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CMS Video/Internet Livestock Auction Market Report

Amarillo, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 7, 2026

11,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.41/cwt ≈ $2,613/hd at 759 lb · 1,025 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.85/cwt ≈ $2,590/hd at 730 lb · 645 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $357.00/cwt ≈ $2,945/hd at 825 lb · 185 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 11,800

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 185 357.00 $357.00 $2,945

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 373.00 $373.00 $2,518
700–740 716 220 358.00–360.00 $359.01 $2,571
725–740 737 425 352.00–356.00 $352.69 $2,599
750 750 210 347.00–350.00 $348.00 $2,610
750–775 761 815 342.00–344.00 $343.48 $2,614
810 810 65 331.00 $331.00 $2,681

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 145 693.00 $693.00 $2,252
325 value added 325 290 689.00 $689.00 $2,239
325 value added 325 145 686.00 $686.00 $2,230
400 value added 400 865 576.00–581.00 $576.84 $2,307
400 400 120 576.00 $576.00 $2,304
400 value added 400 120 570.00 $570.00 $2,280
400 400 286 578.00–604.00 $582.60 $2,330
400 value added 400 120 543.00 $543.00 $2,172
400 400 120 576.00 $576.00 $2,304
425 value added 425 120 517.00 $517.00 $2,197
425 value added 425 120 528.00 $528.00 $2,244
425 value added 425 120 530.00 $530.00 $2,252
450 value added 450 110 510.00 $510.00 $2,295
450 450 110 542.00 $542.00 $2,439
450 450 50 538.00 $538.00 $2,421
500 value added 500 100 471.00 $471.00 $2,355
600 value added 600 160 396.00 $396.00 $2,376
675 675 70 404.00 $404.00 $2,727
675 675 70 404.00 $404.00 $2,727
750 750 65 375.00 $375.00 $2,812

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 290 704.00 $704.00 $2,288
325 325 145 708.00 $708.00 $2,301
325 value added 325 145 701.00 $701.00 $2,278
400 400 120 591.00 $591.00 $2,364
400 400 120 591.00 $591.00 $2,364
400 400 309 593.00–619.00 $599.19 $2,397
400 value added 400 720 615.00 $615.00 $2,460
400 value added 400 120 576.00 $576.00 $2,304
400 value added 400 120 585.00 $585.00 $2,340
400 value added 400 145 596.00 $596.00 $2,384
400 400 120 616.00 $616.00 $2,464
425 value added 425 120 532.00 $532.00 $2,261
425 value added 425 120 545.00 $545.00 $2,316
425 value added 425 120 543.00 $543.00 $2,308
450 450 330 584.00 $584.00 $2,628
450 450 60 553.00 $553.00 $2,488
500 value added 500 100 486.00 $486.00 $2,430
500 500 110 539.00 $539.00 $2,695
600 value added 600 160 415.00 $415.00 $2,490
675 675 70 419.00 $419.00 $2,828
675 675 70 419.00 $419.00 $2,828
750 value added 750 130 371.00 $371.00 $2,782
850 value added 850 70 345.00 $345.00 $2,932
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 507.00 $507.00 $2,282
450 value added 450 110 531.00 $531.00 $2,390

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 450 618.00 $618.00 $1,854
325 value added 325 600 575.00 $575.00 $1,869
325 value added 325 1,050 578.00–579.00 $578.29 $1,879
400 400 70 487.00 $487.00 $1,948
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 value added 270 300 671.00 $671.00 $1,812

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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.