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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jul 31

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 392▲ 32 vs year ago 197 · +16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

539 head

▲ 233 vs last sale 306▲ 54 vs year ago 485 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dress Lean and Boner Slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress Breaker and Premium White slaughter cows traded 2.0 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Next available report will be Thursday, August 7, 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	—	Average	1,617	189.67	3,067	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,564	177.82	2,781	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	168.64	2,695	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,456	151.29	2,203	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	138.61	1,611	100

Every lot

44 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 · Dairy Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2	755	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,842	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small 3	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	2
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	867	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,095	3
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	881	239.62/cwt	239.50–240.00	2,111	4
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	910	233.75/cwt	233.00–234.50	2,127	2
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small 2	943	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,037	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	980	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,352	2
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2-3	1,018	234.75/cwt	234.50–235.00	2,390	2
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,019	232.10/cwt	229.50–233.50	2,365	32
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2-3	1,061	233.75/cwt	233.50–235.00	2,480	6
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,080	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,570	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,080	230.32/cwt	229.00–232.00	2,487	3
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3-4	1,110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,442	1
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,116	234.09/cwt	233.00–234.50	2,612	5
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,125	231.00/cwt	230.50–231.50	2,599	2
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,170	238.75/cwt	238.50–239.00	2,793	2
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,174	233.17/cwt	231.00–233.50	2,737	12
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,180	226.80/cwt	222.50–229.50	2,676	9
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,228	227.19/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,790	10
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,258	225.93/cwt	225.50–226.00	2,842	7
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2-3	1,340	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,801	1
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 2-3	1,360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,115	236.79/cwt	220.00–243.00	2,640	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,592	192.34/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,062	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,606	177.40/cwt	151.00–186.50	2,849	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	181.73/cwt	161.00–186.00	2,984	22
Bulls	—	—	1,793	192.68/cwt	189.00–197.50	3,455	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,008	131.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,323	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,046	181.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,899	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	101.61/cwt	75.00–112.50	1,065	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	154.78/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,653	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	128.00/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,411	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,105	211.46/cwt	201.00–220.00	2,337	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,134	155.07/cwt	141.00–170.00	1,758	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	138.40/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,729	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,357	167.02/cwt	151.00–178.00	2,266	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	164.71/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,268	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,497	136.53/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,044	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	149.34/cwt	145.00–156.50	2,237	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,517	98.20/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,490	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,528	173.24/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,647	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,564	177.82/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,781	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	168.99/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,719	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,739	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,722	7

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 Jul 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 392Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 539Last week 306Year ago 485

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,793	189.00–197.50	192.68
22	—	1,642	161.00–186.00	181.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	190.00–194.00	192.34
4	—	1,115	220.00–243.00	236.79
4	—	1,606	151.00–186.50	177.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	201.00–220.00	211.46
35	—	1,357	151.00–178.00	167.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,528	173.00–176.00	173.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,102	117.00–131.00	128.00
8	—	1,048	75.00–112.50	101.61
44	—	1,249	133.00–144.00	138.40
5	—	1,068	147.00–161.00	154.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,498	145.00–156.50	149.34
3	—	1,517	87.50–107.50	98.20
38	—	1,497	131.00–144.00	136.53
12	—	1,377	158.00–171.00	164.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,739	156.50	156.50
19	—	1,609	161.00–171.00	168.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	126.00–136.00	131.24
4	—	1,046	175.00–190.00	181.53
17	—	1,134	141.00–170.00	155.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	175.00–183.00	177.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	943	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	910	233.00–234.50	233.75
32	1000–1050	1,019	229.50–233.50	232.10
3	1050–1100	1,080	229.00–232.00	230.32
2	1100–1150	1,125	230.50–231.50	231.00
9	1150–1200	1,180	222.50–229.50	226.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	881	239.50–240.00	239.62
2	1000–1050	1,018	234.50–235.00	234.75
6	1050–1100	1,061	233.50–235.00	233.75
5	1100–1150	1,116	233.00–234.50	234.09
12	1150–1200	1,174	231.00–233.50	233.17
1	1300–1350	1,340	209.00	209.00
1	1350–1400	1,360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	244.00	244.00
3	850–900	867	240.00–245.00	241.66
2	950–1000	980	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	238.00	238.00
2	1150–1200	1,170	238.50–239.00	238.75
10	1200–1250	1,228	226.00–229.00	227.19
7	1250–1300	1,258	225.50–226.00	225.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,110	220.00	220.00

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.