Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

2,713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.48/cwt +31.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,686/hd at 721 lb · 294 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.99/cwt +7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,366/hd at 682 lb · 199 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.98/cwt +16.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,557/hd at 616 lb · 173 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,713	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 unweaned	255	4	700.00	$700.00	$1,785	—
310–321	317	5	620.00–650.00	$631.75	$2,003	+135.41
335 unweaned	335	6	555.00	$555.00	$1,859	—
348	348	3	590.00	$590.00	$2,053	—
363	363	4	601.00	$601.00	$2,182	+30.63
396–397	396	11	550.00–560.00	$558.18	$2,210	+25.63
410	410	2	607.00	$607.00	$2,489	+125.69
407–435	427	7	555.00–557.00	$556.46	$2,376	+75.15
425–443 unweaned	435	7	500.00–510.00	$504.18	$2,193	—
453–487	464	23	505.00–555.00	$520.62	$2,416	+62.20
467 unweaned	467	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,102	+32.99
455–498	491	22	475.00–495.00	$491.60	$2,414	+50.46
521	521	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,292	-3.37
521 thin fleshed	521	8	520.00	$520.00	$2,709	—
516–535	524	43	455.00–490.00	$468.22	$2,453	+24.85
551–585	560	12	420.00–422.00	$420.52	$2,355	-10.61
559–573	567	75	438.00–467.00	$457.61	$2,595	+26.48
552–585	580	19	410.00–415.00	$410.50	$2,381	+4.68
600–629	614	157	413.00–420.00	$417.45	$2,563	+22.19
625–641	638	16	390.00–392.00	$390.75	$2,493	-4.51
653	653	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,253	-29.56
651–677	665	91	380.00–396.00	$388.37	$2,583	+13.81
687–688	688	12	371.00–372.00	$371.33	$2,555	+14.39
720	720	19	357.00	$357.00	$2,570	+11.91
708–745	721	267	365.00–384.00	$374.09	$2,697	+29.00
727–731	729	8	355.00–356.00	$355.38	$2,591	+33.74
760–798	786	64	317.00–336.50	$321.53	$2,527	-18.25
805–842	834	76	322.00–341.00	$339.11	$2,828	-11.89
868	868	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,604	+5.00
857–894	891	50	322.00–332.00	$331.22	$2,951	+36.22
925	925	12	297.00	$297.00	$2,747	—
942	942	2	272.00	$272.00	$2,562	—
1158	1158	3	245.00	$245.00	$2,837	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348 unweaned	348	10	445.00	$445.00	$1,549	—
415	415	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,515	-35.00
450–475	465	13	450.00–465.00	$459.10	$2,135	+49.10
512	512	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,355	+113.00
531	531	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,230	+73.00
581–597	591	18	390.00–405.00	$397.62	$2,350	-0.38
609–640	626	27	377.00–393.00	$387.67	$2,427	+31.66
690	690	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,484	+50.00
740	740	3	307.00	$307.00	$2,272	-8.00
812	812	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,030	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468 unweaned	468	4	487.00	$487.00	$2,279	+62.00
512–532	514	20	430.00–445.00	$431.55	$2,218	—
558	558	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,399	—
591	591	15	374.00	$374.00	$2,210	-48.00
650–669	654	32	371.00–387.00	$374.07	$2,446	-50.93

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,670	-115.00
575	575	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,300	+48.00
656	656	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,329	—
670	670	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,546	—
777–796	788	5	326.00–332.00	$328.37	$2,588	+11.37
882	882	2	313.00	$313.00	$2,761	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,220	—
675	675	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,364	—
745	745	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,609	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	465.00	$465.00	$2,162	—
513	513	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,411	—
628	628	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,853	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372 unweaned	372	2	575.00	$575.00	$2,139	—
867	867	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,731	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	580.00	$580.00	$1,827	+75.00
345 unweaned	345	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,846	—
350–388	368	11	510.00–535.00	$519.13	$1,910	+32.13
370–390 unweaned	381	8	475.00–500.00	$483.62	$1,843	-4.80
415–445	437	32	480.00–505.00	$489.89	$2,141	+48.46
425–448	438	10	440.00–455.00	$447.33	$1,959	+5.90
452–495	461	39	445.00–470.00	$454.59	$2,096	+31.65
468–475	471	7	420.00	$420.00	$1,978	-2.94
467–483 unweaned	478	6	410.00–415.00	$411.63	$1,968	+11.20
501 unweaned	501	3	415.00	$415.00	$2,079	—
505–545	526	43	390.00–430.00	$410.85	$2,161	+1.41
550–572	563	113	390.00–440.00	$421.16	$2,371	+65.19
615–637	619	14	345.00–360.00	$356.73	$2,208	-3.71
656–684	679	170	332.00–352.00	$347.61	$2,360	+10.93
692–699	698	29	341.00–344.00	$343.38	$2,397	+6.70
705–738	719	48	320.00–335.00	$327.76	$2,357	+16.76
743	743	5	342.00	$342.00	$2,541	+62.00
757–788	764	13	310.00–334.00	$328.29	$2,508	+17.41
821–830	824	25	304.00–314.00	$307.22	$2,531	—
836	836	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,257	—
859	859	11	270.00	$270.00	$2,319	-24.15
935	935	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,244	-85.64
1013	1013	18	243.00	$243.00	$2,462	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	34	340.00–385.00	$382.35	$1,881	+0.42
546	546	3	352.00	$352.00	$1,922	+10.00
551–597	573	106	360.00–385.00	$371.02	$2,126	+39.35
685	685	7	307.00	$307.00	$2,103	-1.16
834	834	5	270.00	$270.00	$2,252	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377 unweaned	377	7	515.00	$515.00	$1,942	—
562–592	577	4	342.00–370.00	$355.64	$2,052	-9.36
758	758	3	316.00	$316.00	$2,395	—
755–772	771	35	333.00	$333.00	$2,567	—
862	862	4	283.00	$283.00	$2,439	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348 unweaned	334	5	500.00–530.00	$518.78	$1,733	—
408	408	3	452.00	$452.00	$1,844	—
526	526	18	359.00	$359.00	$1,888	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,879	—
432	432	5	467.00	$467.00	$2,017	—
500–530	515	6	407.00–425.00	$415.74	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	4	335.00	$335.00	$1,863	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,190	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,295	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	4	495.00	$495.00	$2,232	+90.00
538	538	11	460.00	$460.00	$2,475	+65.00
605	605	5	388.00	$388.00	$2,347	—
675	675	6	342.00	$342.00	$2,308	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,260	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1505	1023	85-90%	6	115.00–125.50	$121.86	$1,247	—
815–1830	1190	85-90%	32	127.00–143.50	$136.79	$1,628	-4.38
1010–1495	1223	85-90%	3	101.00–110.00	$107.52	$1,315	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1580	1156	80-85%	28	144.00–160.00	$150.33	$1,738	—
1245	1245	80-85%	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,204	—
1140–1505	1323	80-85%	2	138.00–151.00	$143.60	$1,900	-9.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1205	1160	2	134.00–140.00	$136.88	$1,588	—
1355–2015	1640	9	159.50–169.50	$166.83	$2,736	+6.73
1660–2275	1940	4	170.00–185.50	$175.15	$3,398	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–1020	954	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	210.00–300.00	$254.60	$2,429
925–1085	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	205.00–220.00	$212.50	$2,136

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
975–990	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,733.33
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
785–1215	1049	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,325.00
945–1132	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,750.00	$1,541.67
1026–1157	1079	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,862.50
1005–1210	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,120.00
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1181–1355	1253	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,970.00
1280–1483	1399	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,250.00
1387–1540	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,866.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1605	989	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,850.00
945–1165	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,416.67
995–1470	1186	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,800.00–3,300.00	$3,129.17
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1272	1272	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1235–1550	1288	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,883.33
1237–1447	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1347	1347	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1395 fancy	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	4,050.00	$4,050.00
1547	1547	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–960	922	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,550.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1120	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1655	1655	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1531	1531	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
976	976	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–980	876	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	90	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,851.67
866–1067	903	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,841.38
870–1005	907	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	3,400.00	$3,400.00
918	918	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
815–843	833	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,850.00–2,300.00	$2,141.67
815–881	856	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,140.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–750	692	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,680.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,459	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	5	230.00	$230.00	$695	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	35	560.00	$560.00	$2,027	-8.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	275.00	$275.00	$905	—
380	380	5	552.00	$552.00	$2,098	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,404	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1270	1270	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	+600.00
1115–1605	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,850.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1160	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1125–1255	1190	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,625.00	—
1265	1265	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-1,050.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1585	1585	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	+575.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,018	-15.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	42	501.00	$501.00	$1,774	±0.00
520	520	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,648	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	10	184.00	$184.00	$688	-13.00

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	6	193.00	$193.00	$708	-267.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,196	—
777	777	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,580	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.