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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Feb 27

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 67▲ 157 vs year ago 201 · +78.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

681 head

▲ 329 vs last sale 352▲ 336 vs year ago 345 · +97.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady. No trend on feeder heifers as receipts were low. Next available report will by Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.87/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −62.38 against this barn's trailing median of $356.25.

Average price

$293.87

18 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.60

vs CO average

−13.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	293.87	1,594	18thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

293.87

—

CO average4 barns · 391 hd

318.47

−24.60

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−13.14

This barn, trailing median1 sales

356.25

−62.38

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	—	Low	1,649	159.03	2,623	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,751	141.89	2,484	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	139.59	1,939	382
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	135.73	2,287	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,224	121.23	1,484	202

Every lot

67 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 · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	486	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,470	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,543	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	301.10/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,527	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,689	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,726	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,851	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,803	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	195.82/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,612	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	860	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,484	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	209.72/cwt	207.00–212.50	1,814	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	212.00/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,929	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	204.51/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,898	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	196.51/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,886	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,995	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,000	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium 1-2	1,015	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,878	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,962	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,130	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,119	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,939	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium 1	1,240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,263	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	75	738.33/head	625.00–825.00	738	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	213.69/cwt	208.00–218.00	2,069	3
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,962	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,873	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	683	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,161	3
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small 3	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	2
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	809	207.61/cwt	207.50–208.00	1,680	14
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	868	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,710	4
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	910	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,884	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	983	191.49/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,882	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	987	197.36/cwt	194.50–197.50	1,948	21
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,015	194.73/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,977	13
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2-3	1,015	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,939	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,069	194.32/cwt	193.50–196.50	2,077	23
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2-3	1,070	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,038	1
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,123	193.72/cwt	192.50–194.50	2,175	18
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,176	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,281	5
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2-3	1,208	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,259	2
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,218	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.50	2,320	5
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2-3	1,270	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,362	1
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2-3	1,300	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,327	2
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 2-3	1,375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,338	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,098	182.21/cwt	172.50–187.50	2,001	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,372	155.31/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	143.18/cwt	126.00–158.00	2,624	14
Bulls	—	—	2,031	165.84/cwt	162.00–169.50	3,368	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,083	160.86/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,742	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,090	129.37/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,410	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,177	169.60/cwt	157.50–185.00	1,996	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	94.80/cwt	77.50–103.00	1,149	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,223	109.95/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,345	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	122.11/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,567	109
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,294	111.05/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,437	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,331	143.05/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,904	150
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,384	125.82/cwt	121.00–134.50	1,741	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	143.10/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,005	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,465	146.80/cwt	145.00–148.50	2,151	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	131.63/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,961	111
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,536	122.62/cwt	117.50–126.00	1,883	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,588	102.99/cwt	82.50–111.00	1,635	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,850	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	141.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,343	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,668	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,477	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,717	132.49/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,275	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,833	135.28/cwt	135.00–135.50	2,480	2

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 67Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 681Last week 352Year ago 345

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	486	302.50	302.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	313.00	313.00
11	500–550	507	297.50–302.50	301.10
7	550–600	598	282.50	282.50
7	650–700	661	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	865	207.00–212.50	209.72
4	900–950	928	199.00–207.00	204.51
2	950–1000	960	196.00–197.00	196.51
1	1050–1100	1,055	186.00	186.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,240	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	612	282.00	282.00
2	900–950	910	211.00–213.00	212.00
1	950–1000	985	202.50	202.50
2	1000–1050	1,005	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	674	267.50	267.50
3	800–850	823	195.00–197.50	195.82
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	868	197.00	197.00
2	950–1000	983	190.00–193.00	191.49
1	1000–1050	1,015	191.00	191.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	190.50	190.50
2	1200–1250	1,208	187.00	187.00
1	1250–1300	1,270	186.00	186.00
2	1300–1350	1,300	179.00	179.00
1	1350–1400	1,375	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	809	207.50–208.00	207.61
1	900–950	910	207.00	207.00
21	950–1000	987	194.50–197.50	197.36
13	1000–1050	1,015	194.00–197.50	194.73
23	1050–1100	1,069	193.50–196.50	194.32
18	1100–1150	1,123	192.50–194.50	193.72
5	1150–1200	1,176	194.00	194.00
5	1200–1250	1,218	190.00–191.50	190.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	808	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	75	625.00–825.00	738.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	968	208.00–218.00	213.69
1	1050–1100	1,055	186.00	186.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	139.00–145.00	141.05
20	—	1,717	127.00–136.00	132.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,177	157.50–185.00	169.60
1	—	1,595	116.00	116.00
12	—	1,384	121.00–134.50	125.82
150	—	1,331	130.00–155.00	143.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	150.00–180.00	160.86
3	—	1,223	101.00–116.00	109.95
48	—	1,090	120.00–140.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	145.00–148.50	146.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,401	139.00–151.00	143.10
111	—	1,490	127.00–138.00	131.63
47	—	1,536	117.50–126.00	122.62
4	—	1,588	82.50–111.00	102.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,283	115.00–127.00	122.11
20	—	1,212	77.50–103.00	94.80
16	—	1,294	105.00–114.00	111.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	135.00–135.50	135.28
2	—	1,668	147.00–150.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,833	126.00–158.00	143.18
7	—	2,031	162.00–169.50	165.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	172.50–187.50	182.21
3	—	1,372	155.00–156.00	155.31

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.