New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

3,646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $282.65/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 533 lb · 132 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.71/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 633 lb · 130 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $299.80/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 425 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,646	2,836	2,301
Feeder cattle	2,683	1,815	1,905
Slaughter cattle	484	543	209
Replacement cattle	479	478	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last week steer calves were 11.00 to 20.00 higher with heifer calves 9.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	375.00	$375.00	$694	—
277 thin fleshed	277	8	354.00	$354.00	$981	—
285–296	294	32	317.00–340.00	$335.59	$987	+27.76
333 value added	333	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,149	+16.00
300–348	334	57	302.00–330.00	$323.45	$1,080	-1.33
350–381 unweaned	369	8	300.00–316.00	$305.69	$1,128	+22.70
350–390 value added	370	2	310.00–350.00	$331.08	$1,225	—
350–395	373	33	290.00–340.00	$324.88	$1,212	+11.35
400–442	424	92	271.00–321.00	$304.28	$1,290	+12.04
425	425	11	280.00	$280.00	$1,190	-12.24
430	430	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,268	+2.76
435–445 unweaned	441	5	258.00–275.00	$264.71	$1,167	—
467 value added	467	13	306.00	$306.00	$1,429	-17.00
450–499	477	44	257.00–290.00	$271.24	$1,294	-20.28
500	500	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,275	-19.36
505–542	524	52	240.00–292.00	$272.70	$1,429	-1.66
515–540 value added	540	78	290.00	$290.00	$1,566	—
551–570	566	63	251.00–281.00	$268.70	$1,521	+17.40
605–648	633	109	220.00–270.50	$252.47	$1,598	+15.32
633 value added	633	21	272.50	$272.50	$1,725	—
650–690	661	46	197.00–260.00	$245.84	$1,625	-0.01
700–742	724	53	229.00–246.00	$234.52	$1,698	+3.07
763–797	771	34	220.00–240.00	$234.60	$1,809	+8.63
827	827	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,803	-5.50
867–883	875	10	205.00–210.50	$207.83	$1,819	+15.83
985	985	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,724	—
1153	1153	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,902	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	305.00	$305.00	$747	—
245 thin fleshed	245	1	315.00	$315.00	$772	—
255–285	272	8	270.00–305.00	$282.79	$769	-1.27
325–340	335	3	275.00–293.00	$282.71	$947	+13.18
375–395	382	7	245.00–286.00	$273.52	$1,045	+21.45
407–428	413	13	222.50–274.00	$257.96	$1,065	+8.54
438	438	2	220.00	$220.00	$964	-29.42
455–480	472	11	227.00–255.00	$234.92	$1,109	-14.28
500–535	516	13	222.50–255.00	$240.01	$1,238	-1.37
555–598	579	13	220.00–245.00	$235.76	$1,365	-14.79
605–640	622	14	210.00–241.00	$229.73	$1,429	-0.69
650–692	677	12	202.00–230.00	$219.84	$1,488	+1.66
700–745	719	10	207.00–230.00	$218.49	$1,571	-2.65
770–797	786	11	202.00–222.00	$211.63	$1,663	-11.97
830	830	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,635	+37.00
903–910	905	4	176.00–197.50	$182.40	$1,651	—
1110	1110	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,787	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	207.50	$207.50	$477	-3.05
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	+18.28
375–390	380	3	190.00–235.00	$211.97	$805	-23.00
435	435	1	190.00	$190.00	$826	+12.95
460–480	472	6	172.50–215.00	$191.96	$906	-2.93
511–545	519	11	174.00–220.00	$187.06	$971	-13.12
560–595	567	7	180.00–190.00	$182.95	$1,037	+16.06
600–645	620	5	170.00–208.00	$187.53	$1,163	+20.06
650–680	668	3	150.00–196.00	$175.33	$1,171	-15.67
780	780	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,186	—
815	815	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,483	+9.50
880–885	883	3	171.00–175.00	$172.33	$1,522	+2.33
903–935	919	6	142.00–175.00	$158.21	$1,454	—
1030	1030	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,463	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	—
435	435	3	304.00	$304.00	$1,322	—
566–568	567	13	205.00–276.00	$248.63	$1,410	—
655–670	663	8	221.00–240.00	$230.39	$1,527	—
728	728	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,609	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	2	327.00	$327.00	$840	—
354	354	5	306.00	$306.00	$1,083	—
438	438	2	284.00	$284.00	$1,244	—
463	463	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,204	—
508	508	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,422	—
740	740	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,732	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	4	160.00	$160.00	$952	—
633	633	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,551	—
718	718	3	136.00	$136.00	$976	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–333	331	5	318.00–330.00	$325.25	$1,077	—
425–443	434	4	250.00–260.00	$255.10	$1,107	+0.10
458	458	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,053	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	71.00	$71.00	$302	—
470–483	480	5	85.00–92.00	$90.63	$435	—
545	545	1	77.00	$77.00	$420	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,196	—
723	723	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,453	—
875	875	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,444	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	4	71.00	$71.00	$345	+11.00
595	595	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,059	+112.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,092	-54.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145 unweaned	145	1	350.00	$350.00	—
165–185 unweaned	172	3	300.00–385.00	$346.55	-28.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	—
220 unweaned	220	1	450.00	$450.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
738	738	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,203	—

Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
300	300	1	470.00	$470.00	+170.00
370	370	1	460.00	$460.00	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	157.50	$157.50	$685	—
535	535	1	144.00	$144.00	$770	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	132.50	$132.50	$477	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150 unweaned	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,679	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
375	375	1	375.00	$375.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–246	230	21	237.00–297.00	$286.45	$659	—
295	295	1	270.00	$270.00	$796	—
315 fancy	315	2	300.00	$300.00	$945	—
314–337	319	54	278.00–298.00	$282.73	$902	+12.73
362–390	382	12	234.00–280.00	$260.99	$997	-6.44
400–443	428	48	242.00–289.00	$273.07	$1,169	+7.46
450–497	479	31	237.00–257.00	$248.92	$1,192	+3.92
495 value added	495	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,361	—
520–546	533	18	238.00–261.00	$247.81	$1,321	+10.77
553–597	572	58	202.00–256.00	$237.82	$1,360	-10.80
600–648	631	45	202.00–238.00	$228.29	$1,441	+4.11
657–696	677	25	215.00–240.00	$233.10	$1,578	+26.86
730–745	738	4	201.00–219.00	$209.91	$1,549	-0.62
755–793	790	11	209.00–230.00	$223.15	$1,763	+19.29
860–890	878	5	188.50–190.00	$189.09	$1,660	+1.09
1208	1208	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
270	270	2	292.00	$292.00	$788	+44.81
305–345	328	4	240.00–252.50	$245.45	$805	-1.71
365–385	378	32	210.00–275.00	$245.12	$927	+10.17
400–445	429	37	205.00–255.00	$235.06	$1,008	-14.34
472–490	475	33	220.00–251.00	$240.74	$1,144	+11.17
510–542	531	21	224.00–245.00	$231.23	$1,228	-2.86
550–576	569	12	200.00–237.00	$221.70	$1,261	-1.74
605–648	624	30	193.00–239.00	$215.37	$1,344	+5.86
654–696	670	32	175.00–217.00	$193.31	$1,295	-28.59
705–730	719	20	175.00–205.00	$188.98	$1,359	-7.61
786–795	788	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,497	—
1010	1010	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,818	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	4	310.00	$310.00	$744	—
283	283	8	318.00	$318.00	$900	—
385	385	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,028	+7.00
400	400	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,148	—
461–497	471	10	170.00–230.00	$201.43	$949	—
567–577	569	11	239.00	$239.00	$1,360	—
608	608	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,484	—
673–682	675	8	221.00–228.00	$226.23	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	220.00	$220.00	$473	—
265–285	275	2	200.00	$200.00	$550	-40.00
360–392	384	4	175.00–275.00	$251.56	$966	+91.56
485	485	1	187.00	$187.00	$907	-27.47
515–535	526	4	170.00–185.00	$177.08	$931	-10.45
565–595	578	7	160.00–176.00	$169.72	$981	-18.88
610–649	637	11	165.00–180.00	$167.85	$1,069	—
680	680	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,258	+18.09
703–745	727	10	160.00–173.00	$169.65	$1,233	-12.31
765–795	785	3	150.00–175.00	$163.84	$1,286	+0.85
865	865	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,470	+58.00
925–935	930	2	130.00–167.00	$148.40	$1,380	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	4	272.00	$272.00	$846	—
638	638	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,436	—
740	740	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,547	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	9	252.00	$252.00	$1,326	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722	722	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,271	—
860–870	865	6	181.00–183.00	$182.01	$1,574	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,046	—
540	540	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,237	+3.00
623	623	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	120	2	235.00–325.00	$287.50	—
150	150	2	360.00–400.00	$380.00	—
210–215 unweaned	213	2	360.00–410.00	$384.71	—
300	300	1	300.00	$300.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	77.50	$77.50	$314	—
475–480	478	2	72.50–77.00	$74.74	$357	—
505	505	2	64.00	$64.00	$323	—
695	695	1	50.00	$50.00	$348	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140 unweaned	133	2	300.00–310.00	$305.28	-7.50
165–195 unweaned	180	2	300.00–385.00	$346.04	—
240 unweaned	240	1	300.00	$300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135 unweaned	118	2	250.00	$250.00	—
200 unweaned	200	1	200.00	$200.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672	672	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,250	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	150.00	$150.00	$615	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	290.00	$290.00	$754	—
337	337	18	275.00	$275.00	$927	—
415–430	424	8	195.00–277.00	$242.47	$1,028	—
450–455	454	14	240.00–264.00	$258.90	$1,175	+8.28
510–546	530	11	195.00–245.00	$226.81	$1,202	-9.63
552–566	560	5	228.00–241.00	$235.88	$1,321	+14.90
573 value added	573	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,541	—
610	610	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,022	-36.16
650–695	671	11	175.00–215.00	$198.42	$1,331	-19.36
780	780	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,521	+12.38
800–845	825	6	152.50–189.00	$172.28	$1,421	—
855–897	883	10	84.00–180.00	$162.16	$1,432	-8.08
956–975	958	8	132.00–182.00	$175.64	$1,683	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	418	9	289.00–290.00	$289.22	$1,209	—
546	546	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,305	—
590	590	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,210	—
611	611	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	3	262.50–280.00	$270.21	$1,019	—
430	430	1	230.00	$230.00	$989	+28.00
450–475	463	2	217.50–260.00	$238.18	$1,103	-14.76
515–541	535	4	152.00–251.00	$227.15	$1,215	+17.15
550–598	562	4	197.00–242.00	$214.37	$1,205	-25.87
615–635	623	3	175.00–222.50	$191.74	$1,195	—
675–690	680	3	177.00–215.00	$199.45	$1,356	—
710–740	725	2	200.00–205.00	$202.55	$1,468	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	5	240.00	$240.00	$910	—
430	430	2	201.00	$201.00	$864	—
450–497	463	7	225.00–238.00	$234.02	$1,084	-15.98
638	638	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,085	—
828	828	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,275	+70.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	300.00	$300.00	—
100–130	110	3	275.00–325.00	$309.85	-120.15
140	140	1	275.00	$275.00	-155.00
160–195	178	3	325.00–550.00	$457.48	-32.52
200 unweaned	200	2	475.00–480.00	$477.50	—
200–225	213	2	310.00–925.00	$599.41	—
300	300	4	320.00	$320.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	75.00	$75.00	$405	—
675	675	1	60.00	$60.00	$405	—
775	775	1	77.00	$77.00	$597	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,002	-5.00
885	885	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,240	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	80-85%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,064	-23.00
870–1320	1074	80-85%	7	110.00–116.00	$112.18	$1,205	—
905–1500	1143	80-85%	54	92.50–109.00	$101.05	$1,155	—
975–1465	1259	80-85%	118	99.00–116.00	$109.05	$1,373	+0.96
1055–1575	1304	80-85%	30	107.00–120.00	$111.30	$1,451	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–950	770	85-90%	15	58.00–70.50	$68.62	$528	-5.53
735–940	810	85-90%	3	70.00–78.00	$73.41	$595	-19.09
735–1115	904	85-90%	27	50.00–80.00	$72.08	$652	—
830–1100	955	85-90%	3	86.50–107.00	$95.10	$908	+9.16
930–980	955	85-90%	2	93.00	$93.00	$888	+7.06
795–1465	1025	85-90%	44	76.00–91.00	$84.91	$870	-8.42
800–1470	1084	85-90%	72	85.00–100.00	$94.47	$1,024	—
845–1490	1096	85-90%	36	90.00–100.50	$96.76	$1,060	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902–1815	1346	75-80%	12	97.00–136.00	$112.83	$1,519	+2.27
1075–1615	1373	75-80%	3	115.00–116.00	$115.26	$1,583	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	93.00	$93.00	$986	—
840–1470	1073	4	115.00–152.00	$129.00	$1,384	—
935–1615	1141	19	64.00–113.00	$95.13	$1,085	—
885–1685	1280	28	100.00–125.00	$114.66	$1,468	—
1355	1355	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,734	—
985–2140	1525	39	120.00–137.25	$127.46	$1,944	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–935	844	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	145.00–158.00	$150.75	$1,272
695–1100	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	140.00–168.00	$150.67	$1,436

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–1080	851	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	106.00–125.00	$117.20	$997
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,309

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1145	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00
985–1090	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	950.00–1,250.00	$1,080.00
975–1180	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,466.67
995–1277	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,287.50
775–1385	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,295.00
770–1430	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	875.00–1,750.00	$1,446.15
850–1355	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,335.71
1189	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
755–955	837	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,050.00	$941.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1035	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,440.00	$1,420.00
1045–1210	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,310.00–1,325.00	$1,317.50

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–675	648	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00–850.00	$712.50

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
603	603	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
910–935	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,550.00
885–1055	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	975.00–1,600.00	$1,170.00

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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
975–1000	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,810.00–2,300.00	$2,136.67	+661.67
810–1185	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–2,000.00	$1,425.00	-50.00
995–1090	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–2,550.00	$1,883.33	-232.49
825–1425	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,025.00–3,025.00	$2,328.41	—
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
975–1150	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–2,700.00	$2,218.75	—
1000–1210	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	1,400.00–1,825.00	$1,697.62	—
985–1500	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,650.00–3,200.00	$2,657.14	+1,094.64
925–1285	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,975.00	$1,775.00	-42.86
1000–1655	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,300.00–2,250.00	$1,742.50	-75.36
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1455	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-158.33
965–1200	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,510.00	$1,407.14	-131.19
1105–1135	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,337.50	—
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,685.00	$1,685.00	+5.00
805–1372	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,275.00–1,485.00	$1,450.00	—
1278	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
885–951	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,308.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
658	658	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	500.00	$500.00	—
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	120.00	$120.00	$476	—
466	466	3	120.00	$120.00	$559	-71.00
510	510	4	105.00	$105.00	$536	—
945	945	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,021	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	7	210.00	$210.00	$624	—
300–339	320	22	172.00–206.00	$185.71	$594	+33.71
363–398	388	18	55.00–172.00	$158.06	$613	+25.67
445–448	447	8	160.00–202.00	$179.84	$804	+42.72
472–497	479	17	161.00–197.00	$177.42	$850	+126.91
535	535	4	150.00	$150.00	$802	+51.79
553	553	4	155.00	$155.00	$857	—
665	665	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–925	839	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,400.00–2,200.00	$1,792.86	—
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+558.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.