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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 211▼ 14 vs year ago 175 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

544 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 361▼ 24 vs year ago 568 · −4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded a little uneven but mostly traded steady to 3.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher while average dress slaughter bulls also traded 1.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, Oct 23, 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	—	Low	1,737	187.13	3,251	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	169.02	2,363	316
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	2,070	167.78	3,473	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,712	166.85	2,856	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	137.74	1,700	144

Every lot

56 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 Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	665	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,878	2
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2-3	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	882	274.16/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,418	6
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	912	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,371	10
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 4	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	918	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,199	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	980	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,342	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3-4	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,039	250.11/cwt	248.50–251.00	2,599	13
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,045	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,404	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2-3	1,063	245.49/cwt	244.50–247.00	2,610	3
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,080	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,511	2
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3-4	1,093	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,405	2
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,094	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,730	9
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2Fancy	1,095	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,847	1
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,130	247.09/cwt	245.00–247.50	2,792	6
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,130	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,701	2
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,164	240.77/cwt	238.50–244.50	2,803	8
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,165	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,749	1
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3-4	1,195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,390	1
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,226	227.21/cwt	224.00–235.50	2,786	8
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2-3	1,233	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,620	1
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2	1,310	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,862	1
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 3	1,375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,647	1
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 2-3	1,380	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,933	1
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2-3	1,425	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,113	207.40/cwt	202.50–212.50	2,308	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	161.59/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	184.60/cwt	182.50–187.00	3,133	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,785	185.96/cwt	183.50–189.00	3,319	3
Bulls	—	—	2,064	192.47/cwt	190.00–197.50	3,973	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	102.20/cwt	69.00–116.00	1,074	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,103	178.43/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,968	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,133	218.67/cwt	195.00–238.00	2,478	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	166.67/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,933	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,188	144.84/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,721	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,291	129.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,675	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	139.36/cwt	134.50–145.00	1,823	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,349	175.43/cwt	161.00–187.00	2,367	133
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	152.69/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,130	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,296	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	139.42/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,140	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	150.70/cwt	146.00–155.50	2,345	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	119.72/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,874	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,583	181.08/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,866	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,781	155.56/cwt	155.50–156.00	2,771	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	161.28/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,903	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,009	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,516	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,119	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,433	5

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 Oct 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 211Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 544Last week 361Year ago 568

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	151.00–169.00	161.59
5	—	1,697	182.50–187.00	184.60
5	—	2,064	190.00–197.50	192.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	183.50–189.00	185.96
2	—	1,113	202.50–212.50	207.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,133	195.00–238.00	218.67
133	—	1,349	161.00–187.00	175.43
11	—	1,395	146.00–158.00	152.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,160	150.00–175.00	166.67
4	—	765	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,188	139.00–149.00	144.84
2	—	1,103	177.00–180.00	178.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	115.00–123.00	119.72
1	—	1,435	160.00	160.00
72	—	1,556	146.00–155.50	150.70
50	—	1,535	133.00–145.00	139.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,051	69.00–116.00	102.20
40	—	1,291	120.00–133.00	129.76
54	—	1,308	134.50–145.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,781	155.50–156.00	155.56
13	—	1,800	157.50–170.00	161.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,119	162.00	162.00
4	—	2,009	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,583	175.00–183.50	181.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	280.00–285.00	282.46
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	890	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	980	239.00	239.00
3	1050–1100	1,063	244.50–247.00	245.49
2	1100–1150	1,130	239.00	239.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	236.00	236.00
1	1200–1250	1,233	212.50	212.50
1	1350–1400	1,380	212.50	212.50
1	1400–1450	1,425	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,093	220.00	220.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
6	850–900	882	274.00–275.00	274.16
10	900–950	912	260.00	260.00
13	1000–1050	1,039	248.50–251.00	250.11
9	1050–1100	1,094	249.50	249.50
6	1100–1150	1,130	245.00–247.50	247.09
8	1150–1200	1,164	238.50–244.50	240.77
8	1200–1250	1,226	224.00–235.50	227.21
1	1300–1350	1,310	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	918	239.00–240.00	239.51
1	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	1350–1400	1,375	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,095	260.00	260.00

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.