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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Feb 20

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 211▼ 134 vs year ago 201 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

352 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 260▲ 7 vs year ago 345 · +2.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 8.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher on very limited receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $239.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.05 against this barn's trailing median of $321.05.

Average price

$239.00

1 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.42

vs CO average

−18.42 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	725	239.00	1,733	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

239.00

—

CO average3 barns · 310 hd

245.42

−6.42

National average87 barns · 4,515 hd

257.42

−18.42

This barn, trailing median1 sales

321.05

−82.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,873	169.63	3,177	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,894	148.78	2,818	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,737	141.82	2,464	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,469	137.06	2,014	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	118.80	1,454	100
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,505	168.00	2,528	1thin

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,899	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,239	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,793	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,030	197.73/cwt	196.50–199.00	2,037	8
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,077	196.64/cwt	195.50–197.50	2,118	7
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,145	3
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,185	196.74/cwt	196.00–197.50	2,331	2
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,232	194.12/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,392	8
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,260	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,432	1
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,304	1
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2-3	1,322	178.72/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,363	7
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 2	1,365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,471	1
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 3	1,385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,216	1
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 3	1,400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,505	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,528	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,857	165.77/cwt	161.00–172.50	3,078	5
Bulls	—	—	1,913	179.28/cwt	176.00–182.00	3,430	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,153	135.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,565	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	110.58/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,296	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,200	175.47/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,106	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	134.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,633	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	124.19/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,547	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,319	144.82/cwt	138.00–146.50	1,910	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	83.94/cwt	57.50–92.50	1,108	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	147.24/cwt	144.50–151.50	2,070	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	137.83/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,058	113
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	127.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,925	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,562	107.08/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,673	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,378	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,731	142.80/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,472	30
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,886	150.14/cwt	149.50–152.00	2,832	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,935	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,748	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,346	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 211Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 352Last week 260Year ago 345

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,100	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	925	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	239.00	239.00
1	900–950	945	201.00	201.00
2	1100–1150	1,125	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,030	196.50–199.00	197.73
7	1050–1100	1,077	195.50–197.50	196.64
3	1100–1150	1,100	195.00	195.00
2	1150–1200	1,185	196.00–197.50	196.74
8	1200–1250	1,232	193.00–196.00	194.12
1	1250–1300	1,260	193.00	193.00
1	1350–1400	1,365	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,280	180.00	180.00
1	1350–1400	1,385	160.00	160.00
1	1400–1450	1,400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1300–1350	1,322	177.00–179.00	178.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,857	161.00–172.50	165.77
2	—	1,913	176.00–182.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	168.00–185.00	175.47
19	—	1,319	138.00–146.50	144.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,246	118.00–130.00	124.19
17	—	1,214	133.00–138.00	134.55
9	—	1,172	105.00–117.00	110.58
21	—	1,320	57.50–92.50	83.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,493	132.00–143.00	137.83
18	—	1,406	144.50–151.50	147.24
30	—	1,509	121.00–130.00	127.56
7	—	1,562	105.00–112.00	107.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,153	130.00–138.00	135.73
1	—	950	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,886	149.50–152.00	150.14
2	—	1,935	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	137.00–139.00	137.99
30	—	1,731	141.00–148.00	142.80
1	—	1,955	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	168.00	168.00

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.