Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, Oct 9, 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	—	Low	1,701	186.44	3,171	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,813	172.49	3,127	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,652	162.48	2,685	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,433	153.20	2,196	170
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	138.17	1,670	117

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,186	$2,842	27

Every lot, as filed

66 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	1050–1100	1,083	244.34/cwt	243.00–245.00	2,646	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,363	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	3,084	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	810	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,207	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1500–1550	1,500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	785	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,178	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,026	254.76/cwt	250.00–258.50	2,614	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,714	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,158	240.00/cwt	238.50–243.50	2,779	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,234	234.09/cwt	232.00–237.00	2,889	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,258	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,831	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	247.67/cwt	242.50–249.50	2,563	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,190	235.13/cwt	234.50–236.50	2,798	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,074	239.63/cwt	239.50–240.00	2,574	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,140	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,622	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	935	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,328	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,111	239.30/cwt	235.50–240.00	2,659	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	960	250.49/cwt	250.00–251.50	2,405	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 2	950–1000	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,033	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,435	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	266.64/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,560	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,173	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	178.04/cwt	176.50–179.00	2,881	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	193.65/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,911	185.76/cwt	182.50–188.50	3,550	9
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,228	2,516.99/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,517	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	1,240	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,171	2,976.27/head	2,725.00–3,085.00	2,976	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,940	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,300	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	174.15/cwt	174.00–174.50	3,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	140.92/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,833	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	92.03/cwt	70.00–111.00	948	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	125.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,488	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,075	131.51/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	928	182.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,692	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,146	159.22/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,825	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,305	202.16/cwt	190.00–230.00	2,638	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,320	165.40/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,183	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,291	149.25/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,927	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	162.59/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,208	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	150.44/cwt	145.00–156.50	2,249	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	118.30/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,700	155.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,534	179.73/cwt	169.50–189.00	2,757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	141.04/cwt	132.00–143.50	2,124	21
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,440	176.18/cwt	175.50–177.00	2,537	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	960	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,184	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,227	182.79/cwt	175.00–200.00	2,243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	145.31/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,501	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	153.61/cwt	150.00–156.50	2,714	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	158.23/cwt	157.50–165.00	2,647	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	900–950	930	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,907	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	700–750	700	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,558	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	873	243.46/cwt	241.00–246.00	2,125	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,460	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	881	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,238	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,289	231.50/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,984	4

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 Oct 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 371Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 434Year ago 316

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	810	272.50	272.50
5	850–900	881	254.00	254.00
15	1000–1050	1,026	250.00–258.50	254.76
3	1050–1100	1,083	243.00–245.00	244.34
9	1100–1150	1,110	244.50	244.50
8	1150–1200	1,158	238.50–243.50	240.00
18	1200–1250	1,234	232.00–237.00	234.09
4	1250–1300	1,289	230.00–232.00	231.50
2	1350–1400	1,363	225.00–227.50	226.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
3	950–1000	960	250.00–251.50	250.49
8	1000–1050	1,035	242.50–249.50	247.67
4	1050–1100	1,074	239.50–240.00	239.63
15	1100–1150	1,111	235.50–240.00	239.30
4	1150–1200	1,190	234.50–236.50	235.13
2	1250–1300	1,258	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	585	265.00–270.00	266.64
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	873	241.00–246.00	243.46
1	900–950	935	249.00	249.00
4	1000–1050	1,033	235.00–236.00	235.75
1	1100–1150	1,140	230.00	230.00
2	1150–1200	1,173	210.00	210.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	700	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	930	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1500–1550	1,500	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	176.50–179.00	178.04
3	—	2,048	191.00–195.00	193.65
9	—	1,911	182.50–188.50	185.76
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	175.50–177.00	176.18
1	—	960	227.50	227.50
3	—	1,227	175.00–200.00	182.79
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	175.00	175.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,795	174.00–174.50	174.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,301	133.00–144.00	140.92
7	—	1,030	70.00–111.00	92.03
30	—	1,185	120.00–131.00	125.61
3	—	1,033	145.00–146.00	145.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	121.00–141.00	131.51
2	—	928	180.00–185.00	182.33
22	—	1,146	144.00–170.00	159.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	190.00–230.00	202.16
37	—	1,320	155.00–175.00	165.40
9	—	1,291	147.50–151.00	149.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	157.00–171.00	162.59
88	—	1,495	145.00–156.50	150.44
4	—	1,303	110.00–122.50	118.30
21	—	1,506	132.00–143.50	141.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	152.00–160.00	155.80
7	—	1,534	169.50–189.00	179.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	150.00–156.50	153.61
19	—	1,673	157.50–165.00	158.23

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,228	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,516.99
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,100.00	2,100.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,171	2,725.00–3,085.00	2,976.27

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