Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a few weights sharply higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, September 12, 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	1,647	190.96	3,145	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,825	179.41	3,274	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	173.58	2,712	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	158.64	2,353	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	147.03	1,782	98

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,240	$2,890	70

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,247	2,951.70/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,952	55
Springer Heifers	Common	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,224	2,691.54/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,692	14
Bulls	—	—	1,658	194.75/cwt	191.50–199.00	3,229	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,584	1
Bulls	—	—	2,195	217.84/cwt	213.50–220.00	4,782	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,369	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,752	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	518	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,425	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	743	278.77/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,071	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	1350–1400	1,375	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	3,018	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,535	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	983	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,605	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,255	243.24/cwt	241.00–245.50	3,053	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,448	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,169	249.39/cwt	248.50–249.50	2,915	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,224	243.43/cwt	242.00–244.50	2,980	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,082	247.24/cwt	244.50–249.00	2,675	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	960	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,448	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	862	260.21/cwt	259.00–265.00	2,243	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	550–600	583	228.70/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,333	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,213	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	159.55/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,476	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	145.22/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,859	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	133.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,620	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	177.68/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,544	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	158.60/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,818	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	179.45/cwt	165.00–188.50	3,322	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,825	179.41/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,274	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,428	192.72/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,752	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,678	98.79/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	106.33/cwt	87.50–122.50	1,261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,252	188.83/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,364	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	141.08/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,089	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,478	149.15/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,204	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	185.84/cwt	177.00–192.00	2,843	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,155	159.92/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,847	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,040	136.83/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,423	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,542	176.82/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,727	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	813	262.98/cwt	261.00–265.00	2,138	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	942	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,402	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	172.80/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,692	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	968	204.04/cwt	182.50–217.50	1,975	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,378	168.65/cwt	155.00–182.50	2,324	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,132	248.92/cwt	247.00–254.50	2,818	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,330	223.80/cwt	219.00–225.00	2,977	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	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 Sep 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 288Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 406Last week 436Year ago 434

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	—	1,247	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,951.70
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,224	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,691.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	191.50–199.00	194.75
3	—	2,195	213.50–220.00	217.84
7	—	1,851	165.00–188.50	179.45
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,428	189.00–200.00	192.72
6	—	1,530	177.00–192.00	185.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,735	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,558	171.00–175.00	172.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,552	155.00–166.00	159.55
3	—	1,432	172.00–183.00	177.68
2	—	1,678	85.00–110.00	98.79
26	—	1,481	135.00–151.00	141.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,280	139.00–151.00	145.22
18	—	1,212	125.00–138.00	133.64
5	—	1,146	151.00–165.00	158.60
4	—	1,186	87.50–122.50	106.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	178.00–181.00	179.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	185.00–197.00	188.83
2	—	1,478	146.00–152.00	149.15
30	—	1,378	155.00–182.50	168.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,155	150.00–168.00	159.92
3	—	1,040	132.50–141.00	136.83
3	—	968	182.50–217.50	204.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	171.00–182.00	176.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	813	261.00–265.00	262.98
5	900–950	942	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	240.00	240.00
4	1350–1400	1,369	201.00	201.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
8	700–750	743	275.00–280.00	278.77
5	850–900	862	259.00–265.00	260.21
1	950–1000	960	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	251.00	251.00
3	1200–1250	1,213	227.00	227.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1350–1400	1,375	219.50	219.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
2	950–1000	983	265.00	265.00
8	1050–1100	1,082	244.50–249.00	247.24
9	1100–1150	1,132	247.00–254.50	248.92
9	1150–1200	1,169	248.50–249.50	249.39
7	1200–1250	1,224	242.00–244.50	243.43
2	1250–1300	1,255	241.00–245.50	243.24
5	1300–1350	1,330	219.00–225.00	223.80
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	583	210.00–250.00	228.70
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00

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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