Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, Sept 4, 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	—	High	1,682	188.11	3,164	55
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,810	175.88	3,184	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,764	162.67	2,870	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,462	156.97	2,294	187
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,228	137.06	1,683	124

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,937	202.23/cwt	199.00–208.50	3,917	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,404	179.44/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,519	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,698	159.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	169.32/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,235	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	191.13/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,683	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	96.66/cwt	55.00–121.00	1,208	16
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	1000–1050	1,005	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,060	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,184	247.50/cwt	247.00–248.50	2,930	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,769	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,082	248.87/cwt	248.50–250.00	2,693	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,556	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	944	260.38/cwt	258.00–261.00	2,458	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	988	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,559	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,373	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,979	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	871	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,273	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,033	257.38/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,659	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,925	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,125	248.13/cwt	247.50–248.50	2,791	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,278	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,914	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,068	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,376	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,120	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,380	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	508	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,575	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	240.20/cwt	237.50–244.00	2,930	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,314	168.19/cwt	160.00–174.50	2,210	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,343	77.22/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,037	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,392	149.89/cwt	128.00–156.00	2,086	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,141	151.49/cwt	146.00–177.50	1,729	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	143.67/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,862	55
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,864	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,183	219.96/cwt	219.00–221.00	2,602	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,481	194.37/cwt	190.00–202.50	2,879	12
Bulls	—	—	1,634	171.01/cwt	142.00–186.00	2,794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	124.58/cwt	97.50–142.00	2,001	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	143.98/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,124	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	134.64/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,682	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	971	122.66/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,191	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,130	186.61/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,109	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	927	190.50/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,766	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	168.56/cwt	164.50–173.50	2,780	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,820	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	3,322	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,873	175.00/cwt	174.50–175.50	3,278	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,168	234.41/cwt	234.00–236.00	2,738	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,145	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,811	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,185	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	160.63/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,928	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	162.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,051	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	157.48/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,402	102
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 555Year ago 1,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 751Year ago 536

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,937	199.00–208.50	202.23
15	—	1,927	188.00–196.00	191.13
14	—	1,634	142.00–186.00	171.01
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	177.00–184.00	179.44
2	—	1,183	219.00–221.00	219.96
12	—	1,481	190.00–202.50	194.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	155.00–164.00	159.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	166.00–176.00	169.32
4	—	1,606	97.50–142.00	124.58
27	—	1,475	135.00–149.00	143.98
102	—	1,525	152.00–163.00	157.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,250	55.00–121.00	96.66
55	—	1,296	139.00–150.00	143.67
16	—	1,249	128.00–138.00	134.64
2	—	1,265	160.00–164.00	162.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,314	160.00–174.50	168.19
12	—	1,392	128.00–156.00	149.89
2	—	1,130	179.00–195.00	186.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	75.00–80.00	77.22
23	—	1,141	146.00–177.50	151.49
7	—	971	120.00–138.00	122.66
3	—	927	185.00–197.00	190.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,873	174.50–175.50	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,649	164.50–173.50	168.56
14	—	1,823	152.00–162.00	160.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	182.50	182.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,005	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	871	261.00	261.00
3	1000–1050	1,033	252.00–260.00	257.38
4	1050–1100	1,082	248.50–250.00	248.87
4	1100–1150	1,125	247.50–248.50	248.13
8	1150–1200	1,184	247.00–248.50	247.50
15	1200–1250	1,220	237.50–244.00	240.20
4	1250–1300	1,278	228.00	228.00
3	1300–1350	1,300	225.00	225.00
2	1350–1400	1,373	217.00	217.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	944	258.00–261.00	260.38
4	950–1000	988	259.00	259.00
3	1000–1050	1,035	247.00	247.00
3	1100–1150	1,145	245.50	245.50
5	1150–1200	1,168	234.00–236.00	234.41
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	220.00–225.00	222.46
1	1100–1150	1,120	212.50	212.50
1	1150–1200	1,185	202.50	202.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	262.50	262.50

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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