Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady with a limited number sold. Next available report will be Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb bulls averaged $282.00/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$282.00

13 head · 932 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	932	282.00	2,628	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

282.00

—

CO average1 barns · 13 hd

282.00

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,559	194.36	3,030	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,599	180.14	2,880	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	166.35	2,734	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	158.76	2,283	244
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,209	143.95	1,741	138

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,098	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2	950–1000	988	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,411	8
Bulls	—	—	1,784	193.98/cwt	185.00–197.50	3,461	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,176	218.68/cwt	200.00–228.00	2,572	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,318	171.20/cwt	158.00–181.00	2,256	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,102	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,562	177.36/cwt	168.00–186.50	2,770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	200.82/cwt	199.00–204.50	3,629	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	144.78/cwt	137.00–148.50	2,192	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,234	228.79/cwt	228.00–230.00	2,823	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,305	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,780	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,891	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	243.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	2,479	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	634	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,807	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	970	241.25/cwt	239.50–243.00	2,340	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,178	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,709	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	718	245.68/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,764	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,285	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,795	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	935	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,281	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,239	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,720	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,492	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	628	269.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,692	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,126	233.85/cwt	233.50–234.50	2,633	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	783	248.99/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,950	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	850–900	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	932	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,628	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,175	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	154.55/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,819	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	107.96/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,162	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	169.60/cwt	165.00–175.50	2,737	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,123	153.41/cwt	148.00–172.00	1,723	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	129.44/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,635	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,599	180.14/cwt	179.50–181.00	2,880	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	157.13/cwt	150.00–161.50	2,305	154
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	161.49/cwt	157.50–164.50	2,732	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,128	194.41/cwt	187.50–201.00	2,193	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	146.12/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,860	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	165.93/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,358	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,402	193.68/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,715	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	158.68/cwt	141.00–179.00	2,798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	981	144.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,414	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	850–900	872	225.00/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,962	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,223	193.65/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,368	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,187	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,139	227.20/cwt	227.00–228.00	2,588	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,430	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1300–1350	1,310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,181	234.92/cwt	232.00–237.00	2,774	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	959	246.63/cwt	245.00–247.50	2,365	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,072	238.04/cwt	237.50–238.50	2,552	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	718	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,010	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	872	248.49/cwt	247.50–249.00	2,167	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,120	238.75/cwt	238.50–239.00	2,674	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,305	210.76/cwt	207.00–214.50	2,750	2

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 178Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 541Last week 404Year ago 352

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	915	239.00	239.00
5	1100–1150	1,139	227.00–228.00	227.20
1	1150–1200	1,175	220.00	220.00
3	1200–1250	1,223	191.00–195.00	193.65
1	1300–1350	1,330	190.00	190.00
1	1350–1400	1,350	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	988	244.00	244.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	634	285.00	285.00
18	700–750	718	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	872	247.50–249.00	248.49
4	950–1000	959	245.00–247.50	246.63
2	1000–1050	1,018	242.00–245.00	243.48
11	1050–1100	1,072	237.50–238.50	238.04
2	1100–1150	1,120	238.50–239.00	238.75
7	1150–1200	1,181	232.00–237.00	234.92
5	1200–1250	1,234	228.00–230.00	228.79
1	1250–1300	1,285	225.00	225.00
1	1300–1350	1,305	213.00	213.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	265.00–270.00	269.40
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	718	245.00–247.00	245.68
6	750–800	783	247.00–250.00	248.99
1	900–950	935	244.00	244.00
4	950–1000	970	239.50–243.00	241.25
1	1050–1100	1,065	234.00	234.00
7	1100–1150	1,126	233.50–234.50	233.85
5	1150–1200	1,178	230.00	230.00
5	1200–1250	1,239	219.50	219.50
1	1250–1300	1,285	217.50	217.50
2	1300–1350	1,305	207.00–214.50	210.76
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	872	222.50–227.50	225.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	932	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	185.00–197.50	193.98
5	—	1,807	199.00–204.50	200.82
2	—	1,763	141.00–179.00	158.68
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	200.00–228.00	218.68
3	—	1,562	168.00–186.50	177.36
8	—	1,402	190.00–197.50	193.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,318	158.00–181.00	171.20
1	—	1,365	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,128	187.50–201.00	194.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,514	137.00–148.50	144.78
154	—	1,467	150.00–161.50	157.13
2	—	1,365	125.00–128.00	126.46
8	—	1,421	162.00–174.00	165.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	150.00–169.00	154.55
8	—	1,076	100.00–120.00	107.96
20	—	1,263	125.00–136.00	129.44
65	—	1,273	137.00–149.00	146.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,614	165.00–175.50	169.60
1	—	1,465	177.50	177.50
19	—	1,692	157.50–164.50	161.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,123	148.00–172.00	153.41
1	—	1,000	200.00	200.00
5	—	981	140.00–145.00	144.17
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	179.50–181.00	180.14

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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