Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly to 4.00 to 10.00 higher with a few sharply higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, August 14, 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	1,688	190.45	3,215	56
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,962	166.73	3,272	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,702	162.66	2,768	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,432	152.55	2,184	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	138.85	1,641	105

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,127	$3,211	25
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,075	$3,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,851	194.63/cwt	187.00–199.50	3,603	22
Bulls	—	—	1,880	202.24/cwt	200.50–204.00	3,802	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,104	3,103.11/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,103	11
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,105	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,045	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,349	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,765	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,260	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,929	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,172	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,830	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	989	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,571	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,118	240.81/cwt	239.00–241.50	2,692	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,062	249.43/cwt	242.00–252.00	2,649	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,068	240.67/cwt	240.00–241.50	2,570	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	857	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,160	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,330	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,303	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,867	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,017	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	969	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,316	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,339	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,645	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	245.34/cwt	243.00–246.50	2,490	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	160.41/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,328	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	150.65/cwt	145.00–157.50	2,180	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,389	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,603	178.13/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,855	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,291	169.15/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,184	25
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,669	189.10/cwt	186.50–194.00	3,156	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,466	176.75/cwt	146.00–185.50	2,591	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	108.88/cwt	75.00–117.50	1,299	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	138.19/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,661	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	126.95/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,495	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,156	158.46/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,832	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	116.70/cwt	102.50–126.00	1,823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	153.01/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,441	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	160.63/cwt	158.00–169.50	2,774	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,082	162.93/cwt	158.50–163.50	3,392	9
Bulls	—	—	1,633	175.27/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,862	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,155	186.80/cwt	182.50–189.00	2,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,048	175.35/cwt	173.00–177.50	1,838	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,607	174.69/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,807	8
Springer Heifers	Common	—	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,175	3,404.27/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,404	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	138.36/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,132	22

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 Aug 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 229Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 539Year ago 599

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,851	187.00–199.50	194.63
5	—	1,880	200.50–204.00	202.24
4	—	1,633	165.00–186.00	175.27
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	205.00	205.00
9	—	1,669	186.50–194.00	189.10
11	—	1,466	146.00–185.50	176.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,451	159.00–163.00	160.41
98	—	1,447	145.00–157.50	150.65
3	—	1,562	102.50–126.00	116.70
22	—	1,541	131.00–144.00	138.36
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	147.00	147.00
25	—	1,291	158.00–179.00	169.15
3	—	1,155	182.50–189.00	186.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	142.50	142.50
21	—	1,156	140.00–168.00	158.46
2	—	1,048	173.00–177.50	175.35
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	177.00–179.00	178.13
9	—	2,082	158.50–163.50	162.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,193	75.00–117.50	108.88
51	—	1,202	134.00–144.50	138.19
22	—	1,178	121.00–131.00	126.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	151.00–155.00	153.01
38	—	1,727	158.00–169.50	160.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,607	172.00–178.00	174.69

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,104	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,103.11
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,800.00	2,800.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,250.00	3,250.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,175	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,404.27
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,035	2,900.00	2,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
4	950–1000	989	260.00	260.00
8	1050–1100	1,062	242.00–252.00	249.43
8	1100–1150	1,118	239.00–241.50	240.81
3	1150–1200	1,172	241.50	241.50
2	1250–1300	1,260	230.00–235.00	232.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	857	252.00	252.00
1	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	243.00–246.50	245.34
3	1050–1100	1,068	240.00–241.50	240.67
4	1300–1350	1,339	197.50	197.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	243.00	243.00
3	950–1000	969	239.00	239.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	233.00	233.00
2	1300–1350	1,303	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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