Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2025-04-10

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▼ 194 vs last sale 539▲ 129 vs year ago 216 · +59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 497▲ 163 vs year ago 406 · +40.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 40 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers and replacements due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $217.50/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$217.50
1 head · 850 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−32.41
vs CO average
−37.79 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2850217.501,8491thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
217.50
—
CO average3 barns · 28 hd
249.91
−32.41
National average89 barns · 4,752 hd
255.29
−37.79
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—High1,755169.292,97024
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,763154.502,7247thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,608148.442,38657
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,404146.432,056313
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,130135.701,533162

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,615$3,95628
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,367$3,7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,693$3,1002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,100$3,4252thin

Every lot

72 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers0–50Medium and Large 145425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 169516.87/head400.00–625.005176
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8491
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2960200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0781
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,1011
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 170607.59/head550.00–700.006084
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1105650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1165728.79/head600.00–850.007292
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0481
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3761
Bulls1100–1150Medium 1-21,110185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 2-3280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007002
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2-3330247.50/cwt247.50–247.508173
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007652
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2-3383238.73/cwt237.50–240.009142
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3409216.66/cwt210.00–220.008863
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3-4433200.00/cwt200.00–200.008661
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2504227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1475
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3-4580185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0731
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2-3695212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4772
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3755195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4721
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2-3905209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8914
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2976210.98/cwt210.00–215.002,05910
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,029207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,1355
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,045200.75/cwt200.50–201.002,0982
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 2-31,069199.29/cwt190.00–201.502,1308
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,079205.15/cwt202.50–207.002,2146
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,105180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9891
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 2-31,110199.33/cwt199.00–199.502,2133
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,145202.29/cwt201.00–202.502,31621
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 21,150200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,30010
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 2-31,173198.00/cwt197.50–198.502,3232
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,195176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1031
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,220198.49/cwt198.00–199.002,4222
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 2-31,227192.26/cwt190.00–194.502,3594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,205170.54/cwt167.50–173.002,0552
Bulls——Return to Feed1,323151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9982
Bulls——1,553153.70/cwt134.00–160.002,3873
Bulls——1,899169.51/cwt165.50–176.003,21911
Bulls——1,918182.36/cwt178.50–188.503,4986
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed985176.27/cwt161.00–197.501,73620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03684.21/cwt50.00–107.508728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106114.85/cwt110.00–120.001,27013
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,115142.07/cwt126.00–153.501,58451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115138.76/cwt136.00–142.001,5477
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,125125.30/cwt110.00–132.001,4105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213128.41/cwt121.00–132.001,55858
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,236172.75/cwt155.00–190.002,13523
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,343149.70/cwt136.00–164.002,010103
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,373135.45/cwt124.00–143.001,8605
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390150.78/cwt145.50–165.002,09627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447127.60/cwt122.50–132.001,8467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,472140.75/cwt133.00–145.002,072147
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,487148.49/cwt147.00–150.002,20822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,657154.17/cwt154.00–154.502,5553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,686147.86/cwt145.50–151.002,49332
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,717155.58/cwt153.00–162.002,6716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,805110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9861
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,040148.00/cwt148.00–148.003,0191
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3673,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6143,969.06/head3,825.00–3,975.003,96927
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6553,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6933,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002

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.