Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, October 2, 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	1,885	190.38	3,588	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,719	171.33	2,945	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,525	156.80	2,391	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,456	156.08	2,272	199
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,241	134.06	1,664	119

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—Return to Feed	—	1,120	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,334	190.07/cwt	183.50–221.00	2,536	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,615	11
Bulls	—	—	2,074	194.04/cwt	191.50–197.50	4,024	4
Bulls	—	—	2,012	177.25/cwt	175.00–178.50	3,566	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,132	249.64/cwt	249.00–250.00	2,826	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,277	234.50/cwt	233.50–237.50	2,995	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	955	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,750	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	900–950	905	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,425	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	925	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,396	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	863	261.99/cwt	261.00–263.00	2,261	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,230	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,897	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	920	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,355	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,716	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	993	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,557	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,074	254.12/cwt	253.50–256.00	2,729	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,171	247.63/cwt	245.00–249.50	2,900	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,022	255.33/cwt	255.00–255.50	2,609	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,258	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,919	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,120	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,783	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,341	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1150–1200	1,160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,320	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,190	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,395	211.61/cwt	200.00–230.00	2,952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	184.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,621	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,719	171.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,945	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	158.81/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,400	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,391	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,947	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,433	163.90/cwt	152.00–179.50	2,349	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	146.42/cwt	142.50–151.50	2,116	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	164.14/cwt	158.50–173.50	2,454	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,175	129.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,526	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,327	92.27/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,224	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,981	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,161	169.49/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,968	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,167	141.03/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,646	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,597	138.74/cwt	130.00–140.50	2,216	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	137.38/cwt	131.00–141.50	1,769	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	162.32/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,580	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	85.66/cwt	50.00–115.00	1,029	8

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 674Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 434Last week 347Year ago 389

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,395	200.00–230.00	211.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,074	191.50–197.50	194.04
3	—	2,012	175.00–178.50	177.25
8	—	1,960	180.00–190.00	184.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,334	183.50–221.00	190.07
4	—	1,391	140.00	140.00
89	—	1,433	152.00–179.50	163.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,511	155.00–165.50	158.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	120.00–130.00	126.28
51	—	1,288	131.00–141.50	137.38
2	—	1,113	150.00–179.00	162.32
8	—	1,201	50.00–115.00	85.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,719	170.00–176.00	171.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,445	142.50–151.50	146.42
8	—	1,495	158.50–173.50	164.14
1	—	1,585	125.00	125.00
27	—	1,597	130.00–140.50	138.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,175	125.00–140.00	129.83
8	—	1,327	90.00–115.00	92.27
16	—	1,161	160.00–171.00	169.49
10	—	1,167	137.50–150.00	141.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	169.50	169.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	272.50	272.50
2	850–900	863	261.00–263.00	261.99
1	900–950	925	259.00	259.00
3	950–1000	993	257.50	257.50
4	1050–1100	1,074	253.50–256.00	254.12
7	1100–1150	1,132	249.00–250.00	249.64
11	1150–1200	1,171	245.00–249.50	247.63
4	1250–1300	1,277	233.50–237.50	234.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	920	256.00	256.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	255.00–255.50	255.33
1	1100–1150	1,120	248.50	248.50
1	1150–1200	1,190	243.00	243.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	235.50	235.50
6	1250–1300	1,258	232.00	232.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	920	254.50	254.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,160	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	288.00	288.00

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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