Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2025-09-25

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Sep 25
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
371 head
▼ 303 vs last sale 674▲ 66 vs year ago 305 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
434 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 347▲ 45 vs year ago 389 · +11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, October 2, 2025.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,885190.383,58818
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,719171.332,94522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,525156.802,3919thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,456156.082,272199
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,241134.061,664119

Every lot

46 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 · Dairy Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 2710272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9351
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 2-3765260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9891
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2863261.99/cwt261.00–263.002,2612
Dairy Heifers900–950Small 3905157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4251
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2-3920256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,3551
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3920254.50/cwt254.50–254.502,3412
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2925259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,3961
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2993257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,5573
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,015240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4361
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 2-31,022255.33/cwt255.00–255.502,6093
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,074254.12/cwt253.50–256.002,7294
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 2-31,120248.50/cwt248.50–248.502,7831
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,132249.64/cwt249.00–250.002,8267
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 3-41,160200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3201
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 21,171247.63/cwt245.00–249.502,90011
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 2-31,190243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,8921
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 2-31,230235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,8971
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 2-31,258232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,9196
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 21,277234.50/cwt233.50–237.502,9954
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 31,325205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7161
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2955288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,7501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,120218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4421
Bulls——Return to Feed1,395211.61/cwt200.00–230.002,9522
Bulls——1,960184.72/cwt180.00–190.003,6218
Bulls——2,012177.25/cwt175.00–178.503,5663
Bulls——2,074194.04/cwt191.50–197.504,0244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113162.32/cwt150.00–179.001,8072
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,161169.49/cwt160.00–171.001,96816
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,167141.03/cwt137.50–150.001,64610
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,175129.83/cwt125.00–140.001,52613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20185.66/cwt50.00–115.001,0298
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,279126.28/cwt120.00–130.001,61511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,288137.38/cwt131.00–141.501,76951
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,32792.27/cwt90.00–115.001,2248
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,334190.07/cwt183.50–221.002,53611
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,391140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9474
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,433163.90/cwt152.00–179.502,34989
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445146.42/cwt142.50–151.502,11659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495164.14/cwt158.50–173.502,4548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511158.81/cwt155.00–165.502,4007
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,580169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,6781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,585125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,597138.74/cwt130.00–140.502,21627
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,719171.33/cwt170.00–176.002,94522

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.