New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

6,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $272.07/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 473 lb · 265 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.17/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 472 lb · 199 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.17/cwt -10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 525 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,285	6,473	6,158
Feeder cattle	4,265	5,375	4,638
Slaughter cattle	567	630	672
Replacement cattle	1,453	468	848

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Heifers were mostly 2.00-8.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady 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
220–243	235	3	310.00–315.00	$311.56	$732	+5.56
255–280	267	6	262.00–325.00	$302.79	$808	-3.13
315–328 value added	319	6	345.00–347.00	$346.32	$1,105	+20.67
310–345	326	42	300.00–342.00	$317.28	$1,034	+7.34
353 thin fleshed	353	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,183	—
356–395 value added	372	32	318.00–337.00	$327.72	$1,219	+4.51
380	380	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	+1.23
350–398	383	84	270.00–335.00	$305.65	$1,171	+6.88
388 unweaned	388	2	294.00	$294.00	$1,141	—
406 unweaned	406	6	272.00	$272.00	$1,104	+4.46
400–448	417	114	257.00–307.00	$279.56	$1,166	-1.50
406–430 value added	422	44	295.00–317.00	$309.93	$1,308	+4.94
400–441 fancy	426	8	277.00–290.00	$281.58	$1,200	—
451–467 value added	464	107	266.00–307.00	$280.02	$1,299	-24.98
470	470	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,260	-6.96
450–499	479	149	236.00–305.00	$267.32	$1,280	+14.60
494 unweaned	494	5	247.00	$247.00	$1,220	+14.53
505	505	18	223.00	$223.00	$1,126	-40.16
503–527 value added	517	32	266.00–277.00	$270.43	$1,398	-6.57
505–548	529	120	232.00–280.00	$255.60	$1,352	-7.56
535 unweaned	535	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,230	—
545	545	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	-38.21
552–598	575	81	210.00–254.00	$235.93	$1,357	-5.66
553–583 value added	577	98	245.00–263.00	$251.65	$1,452	-11.00
590	590	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,180	-41.59
602–648	627	86	210.00–240.00	$227.39	$1,426	+20.39
633 value added	633	11	246.00	$246.00	$1,557	—
635–637	635	11	204.00–205.00	$204.82	$1,301	-2.18
677 value added	677	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,523	—
655–696	680	76	190.00–227.00	$201.49	$1,370	-12.14
707–749	725	145	186.00–220.00	$195.48	$1,417	-9.24
755–798	778	90	186.00–212.00	$202.73	$1,577	+2.78
803–832	810	18	183.50–196.00	$184.82	$1,497	-6.42
852–868	859	19	158.00–196.00	$186.62	$1,603	+9.07
963	963	5	171.00	$171.00	$1,647	—
1022	1022	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,788	—
1140	1140	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,596	—
1167	1167	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	5	275.00	$275.00	$641	+36.26
250–285	271	11	240.00–300.00	$270.66	$733	+0.80
305–340	321	12	250.00–285.00	$266.66	$856	+36.58
350–396	384	14	223.00–250.00	$238.23	$915	-12.31
400–445	425	31	230.00–267.00	$246.36	$1,047	-1.29
460	460	2	185.00	$185.00	$851	-63.12
457–483	475	21	227.50–267.00	$251.01	$1,192	+2.89
505–547	536	22	182.00–250.00	$215.66	$1,156	-17.25
554–595	575	30	190.00–235.00	$215.58	$1,240	-5.86
603–641	624	15	155.00–199.00	$185.47	$1,157	-16.37
660–675	663	7	162.00–192.00	$170.34	$1,129	-24.91
700–740	725	6	160.00–196.00	$182.41	$1,322	-1.86
761–770	762	8	147.00–195.00	$153.06	$1,166	-28.75
845	845	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,521	+3.35
1005	1005	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,447	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	23	230.00–240.00	$232.17	$808	—
350 unweaned	350	7	177.00	$177.00	$620	—
351	351	49	238.00	$238.00	$835	—
424–428	425	9	214.00–220.00	$216.01	$918	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	150.00	$150.00	$477	—
360	360	3	140.00	$140.00	$504	—
413	413	3	84.00	$84.00	$347	+12.00
543	543	2	53.00	$53.00	$288	-3.00
555–556	556	7	56.00	$56.00	$311	+7.48
585	585	2	30.00	$30.00	$176	-18.52
670	670	2	70.00	$70.00	$469	—
710	710	2	45.00	$45.00	$320	—
740	740	2	72.00	$72.00	$533	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	278	3	200.00–220.00	$212.16	$590	+27.28
300	300	1	222.00	$222.00	$666	—
365–385	375	2	172.00–177.00	$174.57	$655	-36.84
405–435	413	4	200.00–202.50	$200.61	$829	-30.26
480–490	487	3	160.00–170.00	$166.71	$812	-40.14
501	501	4	176.00	$176.00	$882	-23.99
570	570	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,069	-15.64
626	626	1	155.00	$155.00	$970	-18.41
675	675	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,188	+10.40
710–730	720	2	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$1,170	+9.64
775	775	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,093	-25.33
930	930	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,386	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	5	296.00	$296.00	$1,332	—
506	506	12	263.00	$263.00	$1,331	—
840	840	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,470	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
315	315	2	240.00	$240.00	$756	—
514–546	524	10	201.00–210.00	$207.18	$1,086	+14.18

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,059	—
489	489	6	193.00	$193.00	$944	-17.00
595	595	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	60.00	$60.00	$297	+1.86
500–545	521	5	47.00–68.00	$59.27	$309	—
595	595	1	74.00	$74.00	$440	-6.00
617	617	3	74.00	$74.00	$457	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	2	130.00	$130.00	$620	—
598	598	2	90.00	$90.00	$538	—
600–628	614	4	150.00–172.00	$160.75	$987	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	290.00	$290.00	$995	—
430	430	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,247	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	185.00	$185.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100 unweaned	100	1	375.00	$375.00	—
155–190 unweaned	173	2	275.00	$275.00	-125.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,114	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
175 unweaned	175	1	425.00	$425.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 unweaned	210	1	270.00	$270.00	$567	—
245	245	1	280.00	$280.00	$686	+50.00
278 value added	278	2	295.00	$295.00	$820	—
260–292	279	9	237.00–275.00	$254.31	$710	-16.84
305–345 value added	318	12	244.00–262.50	$246.21	$783	-34.99
300–348	325	42	230.00–305.00	$276.83	$900	+8.19
350–371 value added	364	21	244.00–300.00	$276.45	$1,006	-8.35
355–398	387	80	216.00–280.00	$265.00	$1,026	+2.01
387 unweaned	387	5	245.00	$245.00	$948	—
400–447	426	91	212.00–262.00	$247.40	$1,054	-5.74
405–445 value added	438	71	246.00–271.00	$262.61	$1,150	+0.85
448 unweaned	448	2	210.00	$210.00	$941	—
471 fancy	471	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,130	—
453–496	472	188	212.50–259.00	$235.64	$1,112	-4.05
473–495	484	6	212.50–220.00	$216.34	$1,047	-23.35
509–537 value added	514	17	235.00–258.00	$252.55	$1,298	-2.45
505–546	523	89	205.00–239.00	$225.43	$1,179	-8.73
533	533	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,066	-18.00
545 unweaned	545	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,128	—
557 thin fleshed	557	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,315	—
552–578 value added	561	16	227.50–239.00	$232.86	$1,306	-2.14
555–595	574	79	200.00–224.00	$208.31	$1,196	-10.79
580	580	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,114	-27.10
590	590	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,150	-24.10
615 thin fleshed	615	5	214.00	$214.00	$1,316	—
603–648	629	55	181.00–212.00	$200.46	$1,261	-9.54
665 value added	665	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	-61.00
650–695	676	151	176.00–198.00	$188.80	$1,276	-5.97
703–737	714	80	171.00–198.75	$188.82	$1,348	+10.85
750–795	783	45	140.00–181.00	$171.55	$1,343	-11.47
818–845	824	22	166.00–175.00	$171.42	$1,413	-0.98
860	860	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,462	—
974	974	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,529	+16.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	290	5	202.50–255.00	$239.57	$695	+38.89
305–345	334	6	200.00–260.00	$233.40	$780	+7.76
350–394	365	26	194.00–259.00	$236.99	$865	+14.77
405–440	425	13	190.00–220.00	$205.60	$874	-11.59
452–489	468	27	180.00–216.00	$200.40	$938	+12.83
500–545	507	12	180.00–207.00	$192.37	$975	-13.80
550–590	571	9	174.00–209.00	$186.34	$1,064	-4.36
610–620	615	2	180.00–189.50	$184.79	$1,136	+7.98
654–678	661	11	160.00–175.50	$171.78	$1,135	-5.49
720	720	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,170	-6.68
751–765	758	15	140.00–170.00	$155.40	$1,178	-15.37
805–843	835	5	156.00–180.00	$160.63	$1,341	—
885	885	2	146.50	$146.50	$1,297	-15.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	277	3	175.00–180.00	$178.28	$494	+6.23
300–345	332	11	150.00–185.00	$167.28	$555	-0.68
350–393	369	11	152.00–218.00	$199.20	$735	+22.84
410–415	413	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$712	-15.15
470–485	477	3	160.00	$160.00	$763	-0.13
535	535	1	152.00	$152.00	$813	-16.02
560–590	573	5	165.00–180.00	$170.54	$977	-0.08
660–679	676	6	150.00–172.00	$153.58	$1,038	+3.58
715	715	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,022	+8.00
840	840	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	-3.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	5	240.00	$240.00	$679	—
323–342	331	7	210.00	$210.00	$695	—
388	388	2	200.00	$200.00	$776	—
408–431	423	6	180.00–195.00	$190.18	$804	—
508	508	3	175.00	$175.00	$889	—
574	574	13	130.00	$130.00	$746	—
645	645	3	122.00	$122.00	$787	—
807	807	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,089	—
968	968	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,471	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	200.00	$200.00	$670	—
350	350	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,004	—
441	441	5	252.00	$252.00	$1,111	—
488	488	2	160.00	$160.00	$781	—
503	503	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,132	—
713	713	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,298	—
951	951	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,331	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	2	210.00	$210.00	$542	—
397	397	2	200.00	$200.00	$794	—
438	438	2	210.00	$210.00	$920	+18.12
565	565	2	160.00	$160.00	$904	-35.00
642	642	2	141.00	$141.00	$905	-84.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	32.50–46.00	$39.25	$161	—
524–530	525	6	40.00–45.00	$40.84	$214	—
550	550	1	45.00	$45.00	$248	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	250.00	$250.00	$745	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	5	70.00	$70.00	$296	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	1	190.00	$190.00	—
105–135 unweaned	117	3	180.00–250.00	$228.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	148.00	$148.00	$648	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	3	162.00	$162.00	$666	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
380	380	3	230.00	$230.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200 unweaned	200	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	5	288.00	$288.00	$1,025	+50.13
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	-31.54
452 value added	452	11	268.00	$268.00	$1,211	—
472–495	486	15	200.00–231.00	$220.87	$1,073	+30.87
515–548	522	9	190.00–240.00	$208.89	$1,090	-13.87
560–570	565	10	170.00–218.00	$206.66	$1,168	+16.66
620–645	633	2	155.00–182.00	$168.77	$1,068	-27.23
692	692	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,246	+8.00
711	711	4	178.50	$178.50	$1,269	+27.27
813–819	816	11	147.00–156.00	$151.89	$1,239	+29.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	—	—	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,092	—
670–685	676	—	—	5	176.00–185.00	$179.65	$1,214	—
798	798	—	—	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,468	-1.00
863	863	—	—	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,225	-38.00
860–1100	1020	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	110.00–142.00	$126.75	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
143	143	—	—	4	310.00	$310.00	—
1075–1190	1133	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,375.00	—
1310–1375	1337	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,383.33	-1,951.45
1875	1875	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	—
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	—
525	525	1	124.00	$124.00	$651	-80.00
570–580	575	2	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$719	—
740	740	1	122.00	$122.00	$903	—
810	810	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,053	-19.78

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	295.00	$295.00	$885	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	65.00	$65.00	$458	+20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–800	714	85-90%	4	63.00–76.00	$69.39	$495	—
720–1170	964	85-90%	25	80.00–91.00	$86.30	$832	+16.61
905–1045	975	85-90%	6	48.00–70.00	$61.32	$598	-8.37
1050	1050	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$472	—
625–1665	1059	85-90%	36	65.00–78.00	$74.13	$785	—
940–1580	1097	85-90%	55	83.00–87.25	$86.18	$945	+7.51
760–1825	1111	85-90%	111	78.00–90.50	$82.67	$918	-1.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1215	963	80-85%	8	89.00–103.00	$96.86	$933	—
1040	1040	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$967	—
805–1580	1161	80-85%	77	92.00–104.00	$95.70	$1,111	+6.95
1170	1170	80-85%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,252	+18.25
830–1820	1180	80-85%	56	84.00–94.00	$90.65	$1,070	+3.24
1050–1765	1268	80-85%	23	87.50–89.50	$88.30	$1,120	-5.69
1025–1650	1305	80-85%	14	94.50–109.00	$97.93	$1,278	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1630	1247	75-80%	11	100.00–110.00	$103.53	$1,291	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1125	1078	65-75%	3	118.00–128.00	$122.77	$1,323	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1330	1096	4	85.00–94.00	$89.66	$983	—
1115	1115	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,104	—
1000–1755	1402	28	80.50–97.00	$91.25	$1,279	+8.00
1115–1915	1456	52	95.00–107.50	$102.37	$1,491	—
1065–2150	1617	32	107.00–119.00	$110.98	$1,795	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1575	1402	3	74.50–85.50	$80.19	$1,124	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–842	814	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	120.00–131.00	$125.50	$1,022
520–1175	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	30	126.00–182.00	$160.38	$1,395

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–788	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	107.00–114.00	$111.67	$849

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
877	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1112	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00
920–1465	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,350.00–1,950.00	$1,750.00
1051–1375	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	950.00–1,250.00	$1,202.73
1172 thin fleshed	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1023–1273	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,225.00
888–1605	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	133	1,000.00–1,800.00	$1,630.75
1164–1410	1222	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,097.46
895–1695	1244	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	800.00–1,625.00	$1,437.02
1264	1264	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,650.00	$1,650.00
900–1621	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	98	1,100.00–1,850.00	$1,704.59
1147–1472	1291	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	116	1,225.00–1,575.00	$1,368.41
1356	1356	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1406 thin fleshed	1406	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1040–1640	1434	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,450.00–1,775.00	$1,702.86
1196–1593	1443	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	1,250.00–1,625.00	$1,464.02
1380–1504	1451	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,608.33
1546	1546	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1653	1653	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1875	1875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–905	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,308.33
925–1005	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,112.50
850–1205	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,150.00–1,410.00	$1,250.94
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00	$850.00
1028–1150	1070	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	925.00–1,225.00	$1,043.75
715–1274	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,094.53
985–1247	1137	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	925.00–1,110.00	$1,093.75
985–1188	1138	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,150.00	$1,068.75
908–1387	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,225.00–1,575.00	$1,351.19
1095–1300	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,175.00	$1,092.50
1125–1445	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,212.31
1206–1475	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,253.13
1480 fancy	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
995–1110	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	985.00–1,250.00	$1,117.50
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00	$850.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1008–1156	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,775.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1020–1598	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,375.00–1,675.00	$1,536.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–890	791	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–960.00	$801.25
835–950	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$987.50
880–1212	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	800.00–1,225.00	$1,086.25
1182	1182	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
715–850	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–1,100.00	$1,055.00
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1405	1405	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
790–1175	989	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,375.00	$1,155.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–940	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	106.00–135.00	$120.00	$940
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,205

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1015	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,245.00
700–1070	913	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,125.00
909–1090	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,563.33
926	926	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00
866–1016	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,644.32
942 thin fleshed	942	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00
885–1091	969	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,655.00
945–1136	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,241.67
1121	1121	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	835.00	$835.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
888	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	825.00	$825.00
900–985	943	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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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
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
840–1395	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,575.00	$1,370.00	+95.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-268.75
1085–1285	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,450.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1085–1325	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–1,800.00	$1,737.50	—
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
950–1645	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,888.04	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1355	1355	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1130–1625	1389	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,808.33	—
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1605	1605	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1035–1215	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,608.33	—
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
2030	2030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	8	40.00	$40.00	$95	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	5	75.00	$75.00	$224	—
435	435	1	85.00	$85.00	$370	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379–380	379	15	90.00–95.00	$93.66	$355	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
192	192	6	285.00	$285.00	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	4	130.00	$130.00	$723	—

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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.