Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2025-03-20

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 20
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
▲ 493 vs last sale 165▲ 345 vs year ago 313 · +110.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 633▼ 262 vs year ago 543 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 0▲ 43 vs year ago 20 · +215.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Today was the first combined sale so there is not an accurate trend for stocker calves and yearlings but the steers and heifers sold noticeably high across all weight classes. Dairy heifers under 1,000lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and dairy heifers over 1,000 sold 1.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 4.00 lower. The next combined stocker, feeder and slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday March 27, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.60/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −16.65 against this barn's trailing median of $356.25.
Average price
$339.60
58 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.79
vs CO average
+25.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554339.601,88058
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 sale58 hd
339.60
—
CO average2 barns · 101 hd
338.80
+0.79
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
+25.02
This barn, trailing median1 sales
356.25
−16.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,728159.552,7577thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,820137.672,50622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,626133.682,17355
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,400124.321,74193
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,183123.631,46398

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,192$2,6744thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,6503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,6503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,327$2,46811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,585$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,515$3,1252thin

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1301470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4156
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy417464.74/cwt445.00–472.001,93812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1449420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8865
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9174
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy509431.57/cwt420.00–437.502,1979
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530399.81/cwt390.00–402.502,1199
Steers500–550Large 1545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568395.54/cwt390.00–400.002,24718
Steers550–600Large 1568382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593370.00/cwt365.00–375.002,1944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639347.20/cwt340.00–351.002,21919
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662342.02/cwt337.50–346.002,26432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,25812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1754301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2704
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2953
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872278.02/cwt265.00–285.002,42431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2105750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,1622
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1248445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy279480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3396
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,2554
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385424.58/cwt420.00–442.501,63515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,27114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6393
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461381.55/cwt376.00–392.501,75923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481353.90/cwt350.00–355.001,70214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526341.15/cwt337.50–344.001,79426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy544360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy577397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586323.37/cwt320.00–340.001,89522
Heifers600–650Large 1600312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,87512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,59011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy621314.58/cwt311.00–320.001,95415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy684310.21/cwt300.00–315.002,12212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1696270.56/cwt269.00–272.501,88318
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,05817
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,05621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1893246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,1972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5327
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,69311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1498383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,9079
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7763
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0604
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1588370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1897
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1759260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9734
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0212
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 2758210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5926
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2835196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6371
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2879194.75/cwt192.00–198.001,7124
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2-3882184.16/cwt182.50–187.501,6243
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2-3930184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7111
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2942195.74/cwt194.00–197.501,8442
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2983194.18/cwt193.00–196.001,9093
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,026194.03/cwt191.50–197.001,99117
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,067194.19/cwt193.50–194.502,07216
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,107193.83/cwt193.50–194.002,1463
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 21,166193.86/cwt192.00–194.502,2608
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,193141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6822
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 2-31,206187.75/cwt187.50–188.002,2646
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,215190.20/cwt190.00–190.502,3115
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 2-31,310177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660155.39/cwt150.00–160.502,5796
Bulls——2,135184.50/cwt184.50–184.503,9391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,113117.19/cwt116.00–118.501,3042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,130124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154122.75/cwt116.00–127.501,41719
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,162139.43/cwt130.00–149.501,6207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187113.54/cwt105.00–134.001,34826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19397.16/cwt80.00–110.001,1596
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203132.82/cwt128.00–139.001,59837
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,385133.44/cwt128.50–138.001,8482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,389103.88/cwt82.50–107.501,44320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,397132.01/cwt127.00–138.501,84438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404118.48/cwt115.00–126.001,66322
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,425144.94/cwt141.00–150.002,0656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,429144.88/cwt139.00–148.502,0705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,523135.26/cwt134.50–136.002,0602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,549140.24/cwt139.00–142.002,1724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550147.51/cwt147.00–148.002,2862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623140.19/cwt138.50–145.002,2757
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643131.11/cwt124.00–137.502,15440
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,780128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,2781
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,822138.13/cwt132.00–148.002,51721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0832,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1922,673.67/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2982,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3452,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,57510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5852,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1861208.37/cwt195.00–222.501,79412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,026192.51/cwt180.00–199.501,97517
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,139167.99/cwt150.00–177.501,9134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5153,125.00/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1252

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.