Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

2,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.38/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 660 lb · 95 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.36/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 526 lb · 94 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $223.02/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 729 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,172	1,978	2,436
Feeder cattle	1,656	1,678	1,876
Slaughter cattle	188	176	235
Replacement cattle	328	124	325

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 6.00 higher with the exception of 550-600 lbs being 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were 3.00-12.00 higher except for 700-750 lbs at 3.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 9.00-14.00 higher and heifer yearlings were 4.00-12.00 lower except for 600-650 lbs at 10.00 higher. Trade was very good with good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher with instances 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-10.00 lower. Market was steady with excellent buyer attendance.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	365.00	$365.00	$894	—
270	270	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,094	+55.00
270 unweaned	270	1	367.00	$367.00	$991	—
307–345	326	5	326.00–345.00	$335.56	$1,094	-19.16
357	357	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,214	-20.63
362 unweaned	362	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,068	—
371–385	380	11	350.00–365.00	$358.13	$1,361	-2.50
402–418 unweaned	409	8	298.00–316.00	$308.83	$1,263	—
400–447	438	36	332.00–350.00	$338.89	$1,484	+19.92
457–480 unweaned	464	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,346	-24.00
457–498	478	22	295.00–315.50	$308.40	$1,474	-5.94
502–536	521	65	281.00–296.00	$288.64	$1,504	+10.10
527 value added	527	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,750	+48.00
538	538	27	274.00	$274.00	$1,474	-4.54
563 value added	563	8	284.00	$284.00	$1,599	—
550–594	578	47	258.00–275.00	$264.28	$1,528	-4.51
593	593	5	251.50	$251.50	$1,491	-17.29
600–647	614	36	243.00–257.00	$252.75	$1,552	+5.76
650–686	660	95	233.00–250.00	$239.38	$1,580	+11.87
700–745	727	61	218.00–230.00	$221.75	$1,612	-2.83
736	736	8	212.50	$212.50	$1,564	-12.08
746 value added	746	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,865	—
756–786	771	17	205.00–220.50	$216.03	$1,666	-29.97
803–813	810	11	218.00–220.50	$219.82	$1,781	-18.18
850 fancy	850	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,912	—
885–892	890	12	203.00–204.50	$203.58	$1,812	-13.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	313	8	271.00–285.00	$276.04	$864	—
370	370	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	±0.00
403–436	420	8	290.00–295.00	$292.40	$1,228	-14.07
450 unweaned	450	3	262.50	$262.50	$1,181	—
456	456	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,218	-31.07
496	496	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,438	-8.07
520–540	535	15	270.00–284.00	$279.50	$1,495	+26.86
573–581	578	9	240.50–260.00	$246.94	$1,427	+14.94
625	625	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,488	+17.87
682–688	686	7	211.00–217.50	$215.65	$1,479	—
796	796	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,624	-12.39

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	40	270.00	$270.00	$942	—
365	365	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,069	—
502	502	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,330	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	8	256.00–268.00	$261.18	$1,094	-18.82
455	455	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,101	-21.00
474	474	7	201.00	$201.00	$953	-94.00
560	560	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,282	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,482	—
675	675	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,492	-35.94
728	728	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,653	+5.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	2	200.00	$200.00	$634	-106.00
380	380	4	273.00	$273.00	$1,037	+31.00
410	410	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,066	—
515	515	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,308	+8.00
657	657	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,491	—
845	845	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,766	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165 unweaned	165	1	365.00	$365.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	3	300.00	$300.00	$933	-5.28
348 unweaned	348	4	240.00	$240.00	$835	-22.00
375–380 unweaned	378	4	288.00	$288.00	$1,089	—
352–393	385	10	310.00–315.00	$310.91	$1,197	+4.04
402–406	404	18	302.00–314.00	$308.64	$1,247	+31.97
416	416	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,165	+3.33
435 unweaned	435	3	272.00	$272.00	$1,183	+8.00
451–486	462	41	258.00–278.00	$269.69	$1,246	+15.30
495	495	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,267	+15.31
507–543	522	13	243.00–261.00	$251.26	$1,312	+9.02
552 unweaned	552	4	248.00	$248.00	$1,369	—
552–577	565	29	226.00–244.00	$234.71	$1,326	+6.62
567 value added	567	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,452	—
600–645	629	66	215.00–230.00	$219.83	$1,383	+6.24
652 value added	652	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,669	—
650–695	662	18	207.00–216.00	$215.02	$1,423	+3.31
651–692	672	8	226.50–234.00	$230.14	$1,547	-2.96
665–689	677	30	217.00–225.00	$220.11	$1,490	-12.99
708–746	723	27	210.00–221.00	$216.97	$1,569	+16.97
757–766	762	5	213.00–216.00	$214.81	$1,637	-0.45
817	817	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,732	+13.68
942	942	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,733	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–377	367	4	285.00–286.00	$285.49	$1,048	+39.49
382 unweaned	382	2	250.00	$250.00	$955	-20.00
402–430	418	10	276.00–290.00	$281.10	$1,175	+30.94
420	420	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,071	+4.84
479 unweaned	479	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,130	—
475–495	487	22	239.00–257.50	$249.91	$1,217	—
520–540	528	45	235.00–240.00	$238.66	$1,260	+16.42
640	640	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,350	+64.00
652–673	666	8	209.00–220.00	$212.70	$1,417	+6.70

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	5	261.00	$261.00	$1,161	+45.00
452–462	458	6	200.00–210.00	$206.71	$947	—
503	503	12	236.50	$236.50	$1,190	—
552–560	556	4	209.00–213.00	$210.99	$1,173	—
650–672	659	5	214.00–230.00	$223.47	$1,473	+88.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–447	441	16	254.00–265.00	$261.76	$1,154	—
457 thin fleshed	457	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,152	—
478–490	484	6	209.00–222.00	$215.58	$1,043	—
542	542	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,100	—
677	677	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,361	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,061	—
421	421	4	282.00	$282.00	$1,187	—
490	490	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,107	—
637	637	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,370	-6.04

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594	594	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,342	—
652	652	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,421	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	3	125.00	$125.00	$760	—
675	675	3	92.00	$92.00	$621	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,186	—
512	512	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,229	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,302	—
459	459	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,212	+39.00
520	520	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,030	-34.00
697	697	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,429	—
717–732	729	11	198.00–202.00	$198.72	$1,449	—
772	772	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,467	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
762	762	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,334	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	2	120.00	$120.00	$852	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1645	1231	80-85%	77	112.50–124.00	$116.66	$1,436	+5.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1145	1042	85-90%	7	82.00–96.00	$92.36	$962	-8.17
900–1825	1086	85-90%	43	96.00–110.50	$103.36	$1,122	—
915–1330	1149	85-90%	10	109.00–115.50	$110.74	$1,272	+2.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1840	1675	3	123.00–127.00	$125.46	$2,101	—
1470–2095	1716	7	137.00–148.00	$143.09	$2,455	—
1595–2140	1754	6	150.00–155.50	$152.23	$2,670	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–927	848	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	164.00–203.00	$182.38	$1,547

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,184
970–1205	1071	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	113.00–141.00	$124.08	$1,329
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,330
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,232
1029–1325	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	115.50–143.50	$132.10	$1,524
1025–1435	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	90.00–119.00	$112.59	$1,308
1005–1635	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	115.00–143.50	$130.93	$1,545
1085–1295	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	126.50–140.00	$135.21	$1,674
1110–1418	1261	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	124.50–137.00	$133.78	$1,687
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,393
1180–1660	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$1,619

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1300	1271	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	119.50–120.00	$119.90	$1,524
1080–1575	1277	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	116.00–145.50	$127.00	$1,622
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	120.50	$120.50	$1,548
1235–1400	1318	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	118.00–132.00	$125.00	$1,648
1120–1490	1321	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	111.50–117.00	$115.00	$1,519
1070–1670	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	110.00–149.00	$124.75	$1,684
1100–1438	1354	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	109.50–125.50	$116.27	$1,574
1390	1390	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,668
1395–1510	1453	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	117.00–123.00	$120.00	$1,744
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,682

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1040–1157	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1125–1390	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,850.00
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1120–1695	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,050.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1085	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	116.00–140.00	$127.25	$1,264
930–1200	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	101.00–113.00	$107.07	$1,095
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	113.50	$113.50	$1,283
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,554

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
990	990	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1001–1120	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,825.00	$1,768.75
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,305
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,238
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,368
1377	1377	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,515

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1005–1145	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,825.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	108.50	$108.50	$922
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	106.00	$106.00	$996
960	960	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,056
1412	1412	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,567

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,526
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,345

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	106.00	$106.00	$959
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,050

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
802	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
855	855	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,130
960	960	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,104

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,365

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	18	251.00	$251.00	$1,333	—
630	630	22	241.00	$241.00	$1,518	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	23	277.00	$277.00	$895	-1.00
392	392	19	276.00	$276.00	$1,082	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
857–1530	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,925.00	$1,887.50	—
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1450–1480	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,175.00	—
1460–1610	1510	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,866.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	-475.00
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,075.00	$2,075.00	-275.00
1516	1516	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,910.00	$1,910.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1595	1595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,064	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	2	95.00	$95.00	$524	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	6	230.00	$230.00	$800	—
391	391	13	265.00	$265.00	$1,036	—
406	406	4	240.00	$240.00	$974	—
557	557	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,058	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216	216	6	177.00	$177.00	$382	—
262	262	2	155.00	$155.00	$406	—
366	366	3	230.00	$230.00	$842	—
567	567	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,043	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	5	161.00	$161.00	$581	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
365 unweaned	365	3	365.00	$365.00	—

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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.