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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

1,630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $358.20/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 717 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $344.51/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,717/hd at 789 lb · 63 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $448.34/cwt -27.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 426 lb · 61 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,630

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,568
270 270 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 -134.16
266–292 unweaned 283 12 435.00–440.00 $438.44 $1,241
286 286 3 655.00 $655.00 $1,873 +4.50
300–349 328 12 585.00–615.00 $593.62 $1,947 -32.36
351–371 359 32 565.00–600.00 $582.85 $2,092 -27.89
361 361 3 555.00 $555.00 $2,004 -55.74
375 unweaned 375 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,706 -28.93
383–396 385 21 542.00–550.00 $548.43 $2,111 +31.02
413–431 thin fleshed 424 13 570.00–575.00 $573.13 $2,430
407–445 unweaned 426 4 457.00–460.00 $458.43 $1,953 -18.72
426–448 435 27 525.00–552.00 $539.50 $2,347 +35.74
450 value added 450 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,430
456–495 472 43 450.00–480.00 $459.08 $2,167 -14.03
470–497 487 8 430.00–442.00 $437.41 $2,130 -5.44
505–545 517 30 425.00–452.00 $440.01 $2,275 -0.61
535 535 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 -9.68
551–585 564 28 398.00–425.00 $411.70 $2,322 -8.51
580–591 589 19 382.00–390.00 $388.22 $2,287 -13.78
602 thin fleshed 602 8 385.00–390.00 $388.75 $2,340 -11.25
606–622 615 13 367.00–382.00 $374.23 $2,302 -5.51
600–632 618 9 350.00–360.00 $355.35 $2,196 -24.39
620 620 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,244 -17.74
650–682 668 27 344.00–360.00 $351.23 $2,346 -18.66
675–696 688 11 334.00–341.00 $337.54 $2,322 -8.00
707 707 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,390 -7.26
702–729 716 59 355.00–365.00 $363.82 $2,605 +18.56
720–730 724 11 326.00–335.00 $331.70 $2,402 -13.56
763 thin fleshed 763 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,732 -9.00
763–795 790 60 337.00–347.00 $343.84 $2,716 +13.84
817–845 831 20 330.00–347.00 $340.04 $2,826 +19.04
885 885 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,744 -20.14
938–940 939 5 290.00–294.00 $292.40 $2,746
1005–1045 1025 4 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $2,613
1030 1030 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,420
1092 1092 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,621
1130 1130 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,768 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,285
387 387 2 507.00 $507.00 $1,962
409 409 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,493 -76.94
575–595 585 6 370.00–372.00 $371.02 $2,170 -3.30
630–647 641 6 337.00–342.00 $340.36 $2,182 -1.64
650–694 676 5 317.00–332.00 $322.77 $2,182 -10.42
727 727 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,927 -67.00
759 759 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,482 +12.00
835 835 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,422 +39.00
842 842 6 322.00 $322.00 $2,711 +71.00
1010 1010 2 212.00 $212.00 $2,141
1095 1095 2 185.00 $185.00 $2,026
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,491 -195.00
357 357 6 625.00 $625.00 $2,231
430 430 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,365
465 465 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,023
528 thin fleshed 528 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,323
523–543 534 7 370.00–392.00 $382.77 $2,044 +62.77
557–582 565 6 388.00–390.00 $388.69 $2,196 +36.69
637 637 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,102 +10.00
655 655 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,044 -36.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,312
445 445 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,531
510 510 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,275

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 632.00 $632.00 $1,327
233 unweaned 233 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,398
253 253 3 615.00 $615.00 $1,556 +90.00
257 257 2 575.00 $575.00 $1,478 +50.00
267 267 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,308 -93.05
300–340 317 20 490.00–525.00 $510.20 $1,617 -6.04
317 thin fleshed 317 10 565.00 $565.00 $1,791 -15.00
323–340 330 5 455.00–480.00 $465.31 $1,536 -50.93
350 unweaned 350 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,488
355–385 377 30 485.00–515.00 $504.34 $1,901 +8.75
400–430 420 32 455.00–485.00 $473.81 $1,990 +6.20
405–443 426 11 422.00–449.00 $431.52 $1,838 -36.09
435–439 unweaned 437 18 410.00–415.00 $413.34 $1,806
450–457 454 9 380.00–405.00 $388.57 $1,764 -49.95
465 thin fleshed 465 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,046 -75.00
497 497 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,814 -35.00
500–547 521 13 372.00–400.00 $391.50 $2,040 -1.41
542 542 2 366.00 $366.00 $1,984 -1.35
550–590 565 35 336.00–367.00 $357.14 $2,018 +6.64
565 565 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,864 -20.50
607–615 value added 611 4 339.00–348.00 $343.53 $2,099
617 617 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,956 -40.02
607–643 621 14 320.00–335.00 $329.09 $2,044 -27.93
658–677 664 6 315.00–319.00 $317.64 $2,109 -19.12
652–690 665 35 324.00–338.00 $326.08 $2,168 -10.68
700–743 714 20 307.00–322.00 $318.46 $2,274 -1.28
760–780 768 11 306.00–320.00 $310.69 $2,386 -17.73
780 thin fleshed 780 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,769
800 800 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 -19.50
801–843 823 22 317.00–334.00 $328.89 $2,707 +9.39
855–871 868 10 295.00–300.00 $295.99 $2,569 +9.99
945 945 7 250.00 $250.00 $2,362
959 959 5 282.00 $282.00 $2,704 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,262
320 320 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,312
321 unweaned 321 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,091
343 343 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,544
400 400 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,460 -75.00
447 447 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,252
622–648 638 5 310.00–314.00 $312.44 $1,993
679 679 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,139
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,144 -25.00
413 413 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,239
745 745 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,795
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,001
692 692 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,021 -25.55
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
886 886 3 287.00 $287.00 $2,543

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,874 +55.00
392 unweaned 392 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,882
460 460 2 487.00 $487.00 $2,240
622 622 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,065 +32.00
685 685 2 324.00 $324.00 $2,219
735 735 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,418 +9.00
815–900 856 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 175.00–312.00 $258.20 $2,210
910 910 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,184 +30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,919
651 651 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,660
710 710 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 -7.00
1000 1000 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,840 -33.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,484
842 842 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,827
855 855 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,454
910 910 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,956
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,967

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1470 949 85-90% 13 132.00–164.00 $144.88 $1,375
860–1405 1016 85-90% 17 137.50–149.00 $143.02 $1,453
915–1235 1054 85-90% 4 120.00–125.00 $121.09 $1,276
1010–1495 1344 85-90% 17 145.00–149.00 $148.19 $1,992
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1470 1193 80-85% 5 155.00–161.00 $157.15 $1,875 -0.63
865–1750 1308 80-85% 2 167.00–167.50 $167.17 $2,187
1015–1675 1315 80-85% 10 149.00–153.75 $151.56 $1,993

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1275 1260 3 153.75–185.00 $169.68 $2,138
1320–1985 1635 5 160.00–178.50 $172.01 $2,812
1365–2110 1721 9 180.50–190.50 $186.79 $3,215 -0.89
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1570 1475 5 140.00–146.00 $142.80 $2,106

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–925 780 (<2 yrs)Open 3 215.00–311.00 $279.00 $2,176
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 202.00 $202.00 $2,464

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–1515 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,500.00–3,000.00 $2,727.27
995–1145 1026 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,300.00 $2,133.33
950–1130 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,125.00
925–1210 1059 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,200.00–2,850.00 $2,508.33
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,950.00 $3,950.00
907–1333 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 2,200.00–3,000.00 $2,601.56
1020–1225 1111 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,500.00–3,250.00 $2,862.50
975–1305 1116 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 34 1,700.00–2,500.00 $2,264.12
880–1345 1167 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,100.00–2,750.00 $2,450.00
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1190 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 3,250.00–3,300.00 $3,292.86
867–1205 1031 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 2,650.00–3,000.00 $2,817.86
1045 1045 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00
945–1103 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,700.00–3,900.00 $3,750.00
895–1280 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,900.00–3,400.00 $3,200.00
825–1197 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,450.00–2,500.00 $2,460.00
1012–1501 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 2,700.00–3,150.00 $2,946.00
975–1322 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,900.00–3,300.00 $3,022.22
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1132–1310 1210 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,900.00–3,400.00 $3,300.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
967–1561 1363 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,550.00–3,100.00 $2,733.33
1325–1700 1533 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,750.00–3,050.00 $2,962.50
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
807–920 821 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,900.00–2,250.00 $1,943.75
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1028–1370 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,450.00–2,300.00 $2,087.50
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1172–1310 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,450.00–2,150.00 $1,916.67
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1180–1355 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,800.00–2,500.00 $2,400.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
750–1080 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,312.50
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,642
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,952
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
700–865 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,875.00–2,100.00 $2,035.00
855–1100 941 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,400.00–2,850.00 $2,700.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
737 737 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 20 512.00 $512.00 $1,787 -13.00
374 374 9 550.00 $550.00 $2,057
540 540 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,079

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1125 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,300.00–3,450.00 $3,412.50
780–1520 1031 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,800.00–3,500.00 $3,080.00
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00 ±0.00
1085–1292 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,900.00–3,100.00 $3,033.33 -66.67
1095–1445 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00–3,800.00 $3,650.00 -100.00
1165–1450 1333 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 3,100.00–3,800.00 $3,492.86 +147.41
1305–1385 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,550.00 +204.55
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 -350.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1805 1805 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 230.00 $230.00 $842
602 602 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,475
753 753 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,589

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 18 497.00 $497.00 $1,650 +35.00
353–355 355 34 457.00–486.00 $479.21 $1,701 +23.21
411 411 18 447.00 $447.00 $1,837 +65.00
600 600 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,536 -54.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 260.00 $260.00 $840
371 371 9 220.00 $220.00 $816
642 642 16 230.00 $230.00 $1,477
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 14 180.00 $180.00 $1,107
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 305.00 $305.00 $762
432 432 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,102
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 3 255.00 $255.00 $704

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Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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.