New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

4,143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $199.08/cwt +13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 679 lb · 186 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.89/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 575 lb · 172 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $222.57/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 519 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,143	3,219	1,580
Feeder cattle	3,307	2,555	1,112
Slaughter cattle	317	310	235
Replacement cattle	519	354	233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with heifer calves very uneven. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

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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	2	284.00	$284.00	$696	—
270–290	278	16	240.00–300.00	$276.24	$768	+30.74
300–345	324	36	237.00–271.00	$260.06	$843	+12.99
310–348 unweaned	329	4	217.00–234.00	$228.41	$751	+3.41
315–345 value added	339	5	260.00–267.50	$262.46	$890	+6.96
350–385 unweaned	368	2	210.00–215.00	$212.38	$782	+10.14
353–395	370	42	220.00–250.00	$234.88	$869	-6.22
350–390 value added	374	31	247.00–271.00	$255.16	$954	+2.29
398	398	6	206.00	$206.00	$820	-35.10
400 value added	400	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,020	—
400–440 thin fleshed	409	10	250.00–257.50	$252.32	$1,032	+2.00
401–423	418	32	190.00–221.00	$213.83	$894	-25.97
400–445	422	83	225.00–249.50	$239.72	$1,012	-0.08
450–498	473	83	220.00–245.00	$232.96	$1,102	-2.08
456–490 value added	482	45	240.00–250.00	$247.76	$1,194	-0.62
482–493	486	5	215.00–216.00	$215.41	$1,047	-19.63
512–520 value added	512	30	232.00–247.00	$246.49	$1,262	+13.98
517	517	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,029	-25.75
503–548	518	78	210.00–240.00	$228.04	$1,181	+3.29
522 thin fleshed	522	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,195	-4.98
507–541	529	32	181.00–206.00	$187.66	$993	-37.09
570	570	13	198.00	$198.00	$1,129	-19.94
550–591	571	90	205.00–238.00	$220.50	$1,259	+2.56
575–587 value added	580	58	236.00–243.50	$240.62	$1,396	+22.21
584	584	11	194.00	$194.00	$1,133	-23.94
612 value added	612	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,359	+3.00
600–646	616	56	184.00–219.00	$201.38	$1,241	-1.96
622–647	643	23	180.00–181.00	$180.83	$1,163	-22.51
656–698	679	184	185.00–214.00	$199.22	$1,353	+13.98
695	695	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,293	+0.76
700–743	725	35	183.00–210.00	$188.49	$1,367	+4.47
779 value added	779	66	194.00	$194.00	$1,511	—
750–785	783	78	165.00–205.00	$187.55	$1,469	+4.29
800–841	834	74	160.00–188.00	$184.89	$1,542	+21.99
866	866	59	184.00	$184.00	$1,593	+8.62
906	906	28	154.50	$154.50	$1,400	—
955–998	969	10	145.00–156.00	$152.42	$1,477	-1.58
1003 fancy	1003	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,585	—
1225–1235	1226	13	137.00–140.00	$139.77	$1,714	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	237.00	$237.00	$581	—
250–295	269	6	210.00–235.00	$230.09	$619	+11.57
305–345	329	5	220.00–232.50	$225.64	$742	+16.13
350–398	380	5	191.00–226.00	$203.81	$774	-6.19
420–445	430	4	207.50–220.00	$215.06	$925	+28.04
465–497	484	7	190.00–212.50	$199.64	$966	+3.53
530	530	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,028	+2.61
553–595	569	11	174.50–215.00	$190.95	$1,087	+1.59
605–635	619	6	169.00–195.00	$179.11	$1,109	-2.83
665–684	681	18	166.00–194.00	$169.75	$1,156	-5.47
715–738	729	6	155.00–190.00	$176.55	$1,287	+2.21
752	752	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,166	-25.97
825–830	828	2	150.00–185.00	$167.55	$1,387	+10.39
875	875	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,619	+25.17
945	945	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	189.00	$189.00	$454	—
250–285	255	7	160.00–178.00	$175.13	$447	—
315–330	323	2	169.00–180.00	$174.37	$563	+9.49
360–390	373	3	160.00–175.00	$168.13	$627	-3.21
405–445	426	16	150.00–187.00	$169.17	$721	-0.77
467–470	468	3	153.00–165.00	$157.02	$735	-15.35
500–538	518	5	134.00–171.00	$155.53	$806	-23.15
560–585	574	7	162.00–175.00	$170.55	$979	-3.74
620	620	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,023	—
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	+19.65
845	845	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,394	+9.00
860	860	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,307	+22.00
970	970	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,455	+25.00
1017	1017	3	151.00	$151.00	$1,536	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	4	62.00–95.00	$78.80	$325	-48.24
460–481	476	4	45.00–65.00	$60.17	$286	+6.17
545	545	2	60.00	$60.00	$327	—
638	638	4	35.00	$35.00	$223	-25.02

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	61.00	$61.00	$345	+3.27
605–640	633	5	50.00–57.00	$55.66	$352	-6.34
673	673	2	58.50	$58.50	$394	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	2	145.00	$145.00	$824	-20.58
615–633	627	3	125.00–135.00	$131.73	$826	—
830	830	1	115.00	$115.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	1	325.00	$325.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
440	440	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	220.00	$220.00	$528	—
255–298	276	20	201.00–232.00	$221.00	$610	—
300–342	328	27	185.00–248.00	$209.59	$687	-12.08
345 value added	345	1	240.00	$240.00	$828	—
355–390 value added	366	10	227.00–238.00	$235.46	$862	+12.12
350–397	370	46	200.00–234.00	$218.01	$807	-4.24
375 thin fleshed	375	12	236.50	$236.50	$887	—
411–430 thin fleshed	412	18	216.00–245.00	$217.68	$897	—
400–447	424	76	192.00–228.00	$214.73	$910	+2.89
425	425	2	205.00	$205.00	$871	-6.84
463–477 value added	472	8	220.00–228.00	$222.94	$1,052	+7.64
450–493	479	80	191.00–215.00	$203.31	$974	-0.91
494 fancy	494	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,087	—
500–545	514	113	190.00–216.00	$209.64	$1,078	+15.67
520 value added	520	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,108	-1.50
559–573 thin fleshed	563	10	207.00–208.00	$207.69	$1,169	—
562–585	568	37	182.00–201.00	$187.90	$1,067	-4.95
561–590 value added	585	84	206.00–214.00	$208.94	$1,222	+4.94
605	605	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,095	+10.00
614 value added	614	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,191	+7.50
601–648	619	40	171.50–190.00	$179.58	$1,112	-0.51
651–691	675	79	168.00–182.50	$179.82	$1,214	+7.48
707	707	22	173.50	$173.50	$1,227	+6.05
702–732	712	21	154.00–171.50	$164.50	$1,171	-2.95
756	756	23	168.00	$168.00	$1,270	+24.82
800–843	829	3	131.00–155.00	$138.72	$1,150	-15.15
933	933	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,381	+8.50
948	948	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,849	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	195.00	$195.00	$478	-30.00
295	295	1	190.00	$190.00	$560	—
305–320	310	3	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$574	-8.67
358–395	365	16	180.50–201.00	$196.79	$718	+0.55
405–445	429	17	176.00–196.00	$181.38	$778	-5.60
450–490	467	49	172.50–197.00	$181.80	$849	+2.66
500–540	524	27	176.00–200.00	$183.21	$960	+1.81
560–570	568	4	167.00–175.00	$171.77	$976	+0.95
600–645	628	10	171.00–189.00	$182.19	$1,144	+4.78
650	650	1	151.00	$151.00	$982	-29.50
785	785	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,295	+5.00
910	910	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	390	4	151.00–170.00	$164.12	$640	-13.33
400–415	410	3	170.00–173.00	$170.98	$701	+15.57
450–490	467	15	141.00–180.00	$163.29	$763	+10.85
530–545	535	3	155.00–160.00	$156.70	$838	+0.91
570–575	572	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$944	+30.00
605	605	2	148.00	$148.00	$895	+3.81
650–698	690	7	151.00–165.00	$161.67	$1,116	+19.14
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	+17.56
750–780	765	2	135.00–155.00	$145.20	$1,111	+10.20
805–845	825	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$1,175	+32.56

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	7	146.00	$146.00	$745	—
610	610	2	163.50	$163.50	$997	—
685	685	2	164.50	$164.50	$1,127	—
796	796	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,242	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	5	166.50	$166.50	$984	—
966	966	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	9	150.00	$150.00	$662	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	4	86.00	$86.00	$518	—
922	922	2	91.00	$91.00	$839	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	132.00	$132.00	$574	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	110.00	$110.00	$566	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155	155	1	460.00	$460.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	1	475.00	$475.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
495	495	1	320.00	$320.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	59.00	$59.00	$360	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	175.00	$175.00	$578	±0.00
408–435	421	5	165.00–183.00	$176.31	$742	—
460–480	469	7	177.00–192.00	$187.06	$877	+7.26
520–537	531	10	175.00–190.00	$187.52	$996	—
555–599	584	12	166.00–190.00	$177.22	$1,035	-4.71
605–625	610	5	154.00–192.50	$162.49	$991	-3.58
658–690	669	8	155.00–182.00	$158.85	$1,063	-11.94
750–790	763	3	150.00–156.00	$152.07	$1,160	-7.93
900	900	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,305	+24.93
955–975	968	3	120.00–155.00	$139.90	$1,354	—
1015	1015	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,076	—
1162	1162	2	90.50	$90.50	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1725	1374	(<2 yrs)	N/A	28	3,700.00–5,300.00	$4,396.43	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	215.00	$215.00	$774	-30.00
420–435	430	3	200.00–227.50	$217.38	$935	+13.72
495	495	1	200.00	$200.00	$990	-22.50
525–540	533	2	216.00–217.00	$216.49	$1,154	+1.16
578	578	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,116	-26.00
630	630	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	-2.00
713	713	7	169.00	$169.00	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	145.00	$145.00	$718	—
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	—
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—
750–770	760	2	90.00–127.00	$108.26	$823	-1.74
895	895	1	110.00	$110.00	$984	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	149.00	$149.00	$648	—
548	548	2	146.00	$146.00	$800	—
580	580	1	121.00	$121.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85 unweaned	85	2	300.00	$300.00	—
145 unweaned	145	1	425.00	$425.00	—
160 unweaned	160	1	475.00	$475.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	62.00	$62.00	$353	—
830	830	1	66.00	$66.00	$548	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	122.00	$122.00	$750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$367	—
695–1135	820	85-90%	21	21.00–61.00	$42.03	$345	—
890–960	937	85-90%	3	75.00–86.00	$79.00	$740	—
760–1250	999	85-90%	14	50.00–66.00	$57.13	$571	-15.13
735–1530	1007	85-90%	32	61.00–82.00	$71.53	$720	—
960–1110	1027	85-90%	3	45.00–80.50	$65.06	$668	—
940–1140	1043	85-90%	10	85.00–89.00	$86.73	$905	—
925–1330	1064	85-90%	39	74.00–85.50	$80.59	$857	+11.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$777	—
915–1325	1121	80-85%	20	85.00–91.00	$88.00	$986	—
835–1430	1163	80-85%	9	90.00–105.00	$98.65	$1,147	+8.93
1050–1285	1213	80-85%	7	97.00–109.50	$104.71	$1,270	+7.83
935–1570	1252	80-85%	47	84.00–104.00	$93.52	$1,171	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1355	1253	75-80%	2	102.00–105.50	$103.61	$1,298	—
1260–1490	1374	75-80%	6	97.00–100.00	$98.45	$1,353	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1675	1253	7	72.00–93.00	$82.71	$1,036	—
1100–2050	1466	17	74.50–105.00	$94.92	$1,392	-8.41
1330–2525	1706	37	94.00–120.50	$110.58	$1,886	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	36.00	$36.00	$468	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1415	1301	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	100.00–109.00	$104.00	$1,353

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$603

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,408

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
896–1060	951	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,272.22
910–1145	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,500.00	$1,334.38
850–1105	1041	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	975.00–1,135.00	$1,015.00
960–1180	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	925.00–1,000.00	$931.25
850–1380	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,125.00–1,900.00	$1,665.79
910–1495	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	910.00–1,325.00	$1,089.00
950–1405	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	1,000.00–1,825.00	$1,591.04
800–1498	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	800.00–1,500.00	$1,245.00
985–1470	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	760.00–1,700.00	$1,381.43
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,460.00	$1,460.00
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
997	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,450.00	$1,450.00
865–1216	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–775	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1236	1236	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1307	1307	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
855–1190	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,187.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
787–788	788	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00	$1,000.00
864–970	879	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,171.43
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-868.75
985–1165	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,640.00	-228.75
995–1275	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00–2,000.00	$1,787.50	—
885–1235	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	1,150.00–1,925.00	$1,614.06	—
1000–1595	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,000.00–1,825.00	$1,507.50	—
990–1500	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,200.00–2,000.00	$1,688.04	—
1000–1525	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,250.00–1,850.00	$1,666.07	—
900–1465	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,275.00–1,925.00	$1,716.07	+206.35

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	975.00	$975.00	—
895	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00	$900.00	—
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1185–1265	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,850.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	10	96.00	$96.00	$658	—
760	760	3	89.00	$89.00	$676	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–465	458	4	115.00–134.00	$124.34	$569	—
622	622	4	130.00	$130.00	$809	—
742	742	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,009	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	5	90.00	$90.00	$200	—
338	338	3	35.00	$35.00	$118	—
440	440	2	60.00	$60.00	$264	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	—
462	462	7	92.00	$92.00	$425	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
771	771	3	119.00	$119.00	$917	—
880	880	1	105.00	$105.00	$924	—
975	975	1	100.00	$100.00	$975	—
1140	1140	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,026	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	2	81.00	$81.00	$467	-38.77

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1095	961	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.