Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dress Lean and Boner Slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress Breaker and Premium White slaughter cows traded 2.0 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Next available report will be Thursday, August 7, 2025.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,617	189.67	3,067	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,564	177.82	2,781	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	168.64	2,695	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,456	151.29	2,203	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	138.61	1,611	100

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,793	192.68/cwt	189.00–197.50	3,455	9
Bulls	—	—	1,642	181.73/cwt	161.00–186.00	2,984	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,592	192.34/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,062	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,115	236.79/cwt	220.00–243.00	2,640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,105	211.46/cwt	201.00–220.00	2,337	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,528	173.24/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,647	17
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	750–800	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 2	900–950	943	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,037	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,125	231.00/cwt	230.50–231.50	2,599	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,720	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,116	234.09/cwt	233.00–234.50	2,612	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,061	233.75/cwt	233.50–235.00	2,480	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,018	234.75/cwt	234.50–235.00	2,390	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	881	239.62/cwt	239.50–240.00	2,111	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,174	233.17/cwt	231.00–233.50	2,737	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	980	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,352	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,170	238.75/cwt	238.50–239.00	2,793	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	867	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,095	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,258	225.93/cwt	225.50–226.00	2,842	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,228	227.19/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,790	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,340	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,801	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	230.32/cwt	229.00–232.00	2,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,357	167.02/cwt	151.00–178.00	2,266	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	128.00/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,411	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	149.34/cwt	145.00–156.50	2,237	88
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,606	177.40/cwt	151.00–186.50	2,849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	101.61/cwt	75.00–112.50	1,065	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,722	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,008	131.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	138.40/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,729	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,564	177.82/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	154.78/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	98.20/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	168.99/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,719	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1100–1150	1,110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,442	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,019	232.10/cwt	229.50–233.50	2,365	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	136.53/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,044	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	164.71/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,268	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,046	181.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,899	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,134	155.07/cwt	141.00–170.00	1,758	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,570	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	755	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,842	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	233.75/cwt	233.00–234.50	2,127	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,180	226.80/cwt	222.50–229.50	2,676	9

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Jul 31, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 392Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 539Last week 306Year ago 485

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,793	189.00–197.50	192.68
22	—	1,642	161.00–186.00	181.73
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	190.00–194.00	192.34
4	—	1,115	220.00–243.00	236.79
4	—	1,606	151.00–186.50	177.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	201.00–220.00	211.46
35	—	1,357	151.00–178.00	167.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,528	173.00–176.00	173.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,102	117.00–131.00	128.00
8	—	1,048	75.00–112.50	101.61
44	—	1,249	133.00–144.00	138.40
5	—	1,068	147.00–161.00	154.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,498	145.00–156.50	149.34
3	—	1,517	87.50–107.50	98.20
38	—	1,497	131.00–144.00	136.53
12	—	1,377	158.00–171.00	164.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,739	156.50	156.50
19	—	1,609	161.00–171.00	168.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	126.00–136.00	131.24
4	—	1,046	175.00–190.00	181.53
17	—	1,134	141.00–170.00	155.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	175.00–183.00	177.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	943	216.00	216.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	910	233.00–234.50	233.75
32	1000–1050	1,019	229.50–233.50	232.10
3	1050–1100	1,080	229.00–232.00	230.32
2	1100–1150	1,125	230.50–231.50	231.00
9	1150–1200	1,180	222.50–229.50	226.80
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	881	239.50–240.00	239.62
2	1000–1050	1,018	234.50–235.00	234.75
6	1050–1100	1,061	233.50–235.00	233.75
5	1100–1150	1,116	233.00–234.50	234.09
12	1150–1200	1,174	231.00–233.50	233.17
1	1300–1350	1,340	209.00	209.00
1	1350–1400	1,360	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	244.00	244.00
3	850–900	867	240.00–245.00	241.66
2	950–1000	980	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	238.00	238.00
2	1150–1200	1,170	238.50–239.00	238.75
10	1200–1250	1,228	226.00–229.00	227.19
7	1250–1300	1,258	225.50–226.00	225.93
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,110	220.00	220.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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