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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 422 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1420 1334 80-85% 11 183.50–221.00 $190.07 $2,536 -0.20
1391 1391 80-85% 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,947 —
1080–1670 1433 80-85% 89 152.00–179.50 $163.90 $2,349 +11.72
1125–1715 1445 80-85% 59 142.50–151.50 $146.42 $2,116 -5.76
1365–1790 1495 80-85% 8 158.50–173.50 $164.14 $2,454 —
1585 1585 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,981 -9.12
1425–1675 1597 80-85% 27 130.00–140.50 $138.74 $2,216 +4.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1280 1113 85-90% 2 150.00–179.00 $162.32 $1,807 +22.32
1030–1183 1161 85-90% 16 160.00–171.00 $169.49 $1,968 +25.25
885–1284 1167 85-90% 10 137.50–150.00 $141.03 $1,646 -3.21
1000–1290 1175 85-90% 13 125.00–140.00 $129.83 $1,526 -14.41
935–1565 1201 85-90% 8 50.00–115.00 $85.66 $1,029 —
925–1465 1279 85-90% 11 120.00–130.00 $126.28 $1,615 -5.76
925–1495 1288 85-90% 51 131.00–141.50 $137.38 $1,769 +5.34
965–1379 1327 85-90% 8 90.00–115.00 $92.27 $1,224 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1656–1915 1719 22 170.00–176.00 $171.33 $2,945 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1725 1511 75-80% 7 155.00–165.50 $158.81 $2,400 -10.19
1570 1570 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,041 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 169.50 $169.50 $2,678 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,442 —
1080–1710 1395 2 200.00–230.00 $211.61 $2,952 —
1765–2225 1960 8 180.00–190.00 $184.72 $3,621 —
1765–2160 2012 3 175.00–178.50 $177.25 $3,566 —
1895–2190 2074 4 191.50–197.50 $194.04 $4,024 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,750 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,935 —
855–870 863 2 261.00–263.00 $261.99 $2,261 —
925 925 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,396 —
993 993 3 257.50 $257.50 $2,557 -3.01
1060–1083 1074 4 253.50–256.00 $254.12 $2,729 +2.68
1120–1137 1132 7 249.00–250.00 $249.64 $2,826 +0.14
1165–1178 1171 11 245.00–249.50 $247.63 $2,900 +0.14
1275–1277 1277 4 233.50–237.50 $234.50 $2,995 -0.12
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,989 ±0.00
920 920 1 256.00 $256.00 $2,355 -2.82
1013–1040 1022 3 255.00–255.50 $255.33 $2,609 —
1120 1120 1 248.50 $248.50 $2,783 +3.10
1190 1190 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,892 —
1230 1230 1 235.50 $235.50 $2,897 —
1258 1258 6 232.00 $232.00 $2,919 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,781 —
920 920 2 254.50 $254.50 $2,341 —
1015 1015 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,436 -5.00
1325 1325 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,716 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,320 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,425 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.