Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 9.00 lower, but on very limited receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, September 18, 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	1,696	184.74	3,132	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,713	164.63	2,821	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,775	149.08	2,647	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,447	148.89	2,155	222
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,154	126.61	1,461	219

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	1250–1300	1,256	235.59/cwt	232.00–236.00	2,959	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,103	249.00/cwt	248.50–250.00	2,746	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,240	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,889	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,310	224.00/cwt	221.00–227.00	2,934	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,079	247.54/cwt	244.50–250.00	2,671	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,211	238.61/cwt	238.00–239.50	2,890	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	646	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,164	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,163	243.50/cwt	240.00–248.00	2,832	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,037	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,541	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,310	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,843	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	972	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,483	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,130	241.75/cwt	240.00–243.50	2,732	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	830	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,137	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,078	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,490	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	932	248.10/cwt	241.00–251.50	2,312	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	988	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,470	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,619	184.93/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,994	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,425	199.20/cwt	197.00–201.00	2,839	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,066	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	168.33/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,976	2
Bulls	—	—	2,158	192.38/cwt	190.00–194.50	4,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	3,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	146.74/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,569	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,708	93.31/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,594	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	166.44/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,078	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,870	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	119.85/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,262	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	130.11/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,602	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,170	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,451	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,079	140.26/cwt	131.00–168.00	1,513	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,601	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,065	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,786	150.12/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,681	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	133.39/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,978	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	142.16/cwt	137.50–148.00	2,223	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	88.95/cwt	55.00–107.50	939	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,326	161.48/cwt	144.00–178.50	2,141	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	137.22/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,455	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	850–900	855	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,945	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,135	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,412	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,236	202.21/cwt	181.00–210.00	2,499	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	986	261.50/cwt	259.50–265.00	2,578	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	724	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,172	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,639	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 Sep 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 748Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 406Year ago 464

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	646	335.00	335.00
6	700–750	724	300.00	300.00
8	950–1000	986	259.50–265.00	261.50
2	1000–1050	1,015	260.00	260.00
3	1100–1150	1,103	248.50–250.00	249.00
6	1150–1200	1,163	240.00–248.00	243.50
14	1200–1250	1,211	238.00–239.50	238.61
22	1250–1300	1,256	232.00–236.00	235.59
2	1300–1350	1,310	221.00–227.00	224.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	830	257.50	257.50
3	950–1000	972	255.50	255.50
16	1050–1100	1,079	244.50–250.00	247.54
2	1100–1150	1,130	240.00–243.50	241.75
1	1200–1250	1,240	233.00	233.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	217.00	217.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	932	241.00–251.50	248.10
2	950–1000	988	250.00	250.00
4	1000–1050	1,037	245.00	245.00
7	1050–1100	1,078	231.00	231.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,619	180.00–189.00	184.93
2	—	1,425	197.00–201.00	199.20
1	—	1,215	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	161.00–175.00	168.33
3	—	2,158	190.00–194.50	192.38
1	—	1,950	178.50	178.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	146.00–148.00	146.74
9	—	1,786	149.00–154.00	150.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,708	80.00–110.00	93.31
46	—	1,483	126.00–136.00	133.39
2	—	1,440	149.00	149.00
70	—	1,564	137.50–148.00	142.16
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	166.00–167.00	166.44
1	—	1,720	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	172.00–175.00	173.51
1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,170	124.00	124.00
37	—	1,079	131.00–168.00	140.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,053	113.00–123.00	119.85
118	—	1,231	124.00–136.00	130.11
19	—	1,056	55.00–107.50	88.95
2	—	1,060	137.00–137.50	137.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	129.00	129.00
82	—	1,326	144.00–178.50	161.48
10	—	1,236	181.00–210.00	202.21

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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