Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, September 25, 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	1,632	187.75	3,063	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,761	166.86	2,938	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	157.35	2,750	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,487	146.70	2,181	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,207	131.34	1,585	96

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3-4	800–850	845	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,079	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	900–950	926	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,232	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,769	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,213	237.11/cwt	236.00–239.00	2,876	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	763	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,136	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,051	251.44/cwt	251.00–258.00	2,643	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,028	258.36/cwt	257.00–260.00	2,656	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	777	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,020	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	323	1,006.16/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	249.22/cwt	248.50–249.50	2,704	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,126	245.40/cwt	244.50–246.50	2,763	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,171	247.49/cwt	247.00–249.00	2,898	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,048	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,568	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	920	258.82/cwt	255.00–259.00	2,381	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,297	224.28/cwt	224.00–228.00	2,909	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	500–550	531	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,381	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	573	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,547	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,240	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	190.53/cwt	189.00–192.50	3,456	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,950	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,313	190.27/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,498	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,816	180.62/cwt	177.50–186.00	3,280	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,714	168.54/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	152.18/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,181	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,145	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	3,507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,097	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	83.37/cwt	50.00–106.00	916	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	132.04/cwt	124.50–135.50	1,693	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	141.86/cwt	136.50–148.00	2,192	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,075	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,190	144.24/cwt	135.00–164.00	1,716	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,679	165.61/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,781	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	156.45/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,746	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,274	165.82/cwt	148.00–175.00	2,113	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	118.09/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,323	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	134.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,095	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,255	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,146	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,612	184.64/cwt	165.00–206.00	2,976	9
Bulls	—	—	1,436	166.56/cwt	151.00–174.00	2,392	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	971	260.51/cwt	257.00–261.00	2,530	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,273	234.62/cwt	234.50–235.00	2,987	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,360	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,965	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	970	249.01/cwt	248.00–250.00	2,415	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 295Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 468Year ago 600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	260.00	260.00
6	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	246.00	246.00
7	900–950	926	241.00	241.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	763	280.00	280.00
8	950–1000	971	257.00–261.00	260.51
10	1000–1050	1,028	257.00–260.00	258.36
16	1050–1100	1,051	251.00–258.00	251.44
5	1100–1150	1,110	249.50	249.50
5	1150–1200	1,171	247.00–249.00	247.49
8	1200–1250	1,213	236.00–239.00	237.11
4	1250–1300	1,273	234.50–235.00	234.62
1	1350–1400	1,360	218.00	218.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	323	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006.16
2	550–600	573	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	623	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	777	260.00	260.00
22	900–950	920	255.00–259.00	258.82
2	950–1000	970	248.00–250.00	249.01
23	1050–1100	1,085	248.50–249.50	249.22
5	1100–1150	1,126	244.50–246.50	245.40
14	1250–1300	1,297	224.00–228.00	224.28
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	835	257.00	257.00
1	850–900	865	259.00	259.00
2	1000–1050	1,048	245.00	245.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	189.00–192.50	190.53
9	—	1,816	177.50–186.00	180.62
4	—	1,436	151.00–174.00	166.56
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	243.00	243.00
9	—	1,612	165.00–206.00	184.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,433	150.00–157.50	152.18
66	—	1,545	136.50–148.00	141.86
28	—	1,562	130.00–135.00	134.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	180.00–225.00	190.27
24	—	1,274	148.00–175.00	165.82
1	—	1,555	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	166.00–170.00	168.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	163.50	163.50
7	—	1,679	162.00–171.00	165.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,765	147.50	147.50
52	—	1,755	150.00–161.00	156.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,075	180.00	180.00
33	—	1,190	135.00–164.00	144.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	50.00–106.00	83.37
39	—	1,282	124.50–135.50	132.04
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
15	—	1,120	110.00–121.00	118.09

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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