New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

5,420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.78/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 578 lb · 264 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.37/cwt +10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 526 lb · 208 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.16/cwt +8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 624 lb · 199 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,420	5,136	3,954
Feeder cattle	4,558	4,390	3,441
Slaughter cattle	418	354	262
Replacement cattle	444	392	251

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly 8.00-21.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 6.00-21.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 8.00-17.00 higher. Feeder heifers 8.00-14.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00-13.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
221–225	222	5	350.00–392.00	$383.48	$851	—
255–290	278	13	285.00–397.00	$368.35	$1,024	+10.83
304–345	319	33	335.00–400.00	$359.68	$1,147	+32.68
313–333 unweaned	323	4	300.00–310.00	$304.85	$985	-15.15
310–342 value added	328	23	365.00–392.00	$382.12	$1,253	—
316–343	331	12	315.00–355.00	$332.01	$1,099	-8.73
343 thin fleshed	343	6	372.00	$372.00	$1,276	—
362 unweaned	362	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,231	+23.00
350–382	374	14	300.00–327.00	$320.28	$1,198	-16.08
355–388 value added	374	17	360.00–387.00	$373.57	$1,397	+12.70
354–397	377	70	318.00–372.00	$350.06	$1,320	+13.70
358–399	387	14	300.00–320.00	$316.52	$1,225	-19.84
400–414 value added	413	13	355.00–378.00	$376.29	$1,554	—
412–421	420	14	307.00	$307.00	$1,289	-13.37
417–445	421	13	300.00–317.00	$314.24	$1,323	-6.13
400–448	424	150	291.00–360.00	$333.78	$1,415	+43.78
450–475 value added	461	7	327.50–350.00	$345.26	$1,592	+18.26
460–477 unweaned	473	8	280.00–282.00	$281.51	$1,332	—
450–496	476	167	285.00–331.00	$305.03	$1,452	+6.45
486	486	3	297.00	$297.00	$1,443	-1.58
500–547	522	135	270.00–319.00	$296.34	$1,547	+14.94
527–537 unweaned	532	4	238.00–244.00	$240.97	$1,282	—
526–549	533	14	276.00–280.00	$278.82	$1,486	+14.00
560 unweaned	560	7	227.50	$227.50	$1,274	+1.70
555–566 value added	565	43	299.00–301.00	$300.77	$1,699	+16.31
550–598	581	206	241.00–297.00	$264.86	$1,539	-4.81
586	586	8	234.00	$234.00	$1,371	-35.67
604–606 value added	605	19	271.00–274.00	$272.26	$1,647	—
602–625	611	5	231.00–232.00	$231.59	$1,415	-19.41
600–648	626	175	238.00–265.00	$258.52	$1,618	+7.52
652	652	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,467	-10.37
653–697	676	151	222.00–253.50	$242.44	$1,639	+52.44
695 value added	695	7	259.00	$259.00	$1,800	—
730 value added	730	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,694	—
705–748	732	110	210.00–245.00	$234.41	$1,716	+3.32
750–788	770	94	200.00–238.00	$230.49	$1,775	+9.06
805–838	826	59	181.00–235.00	$226.38	$1,870	+4.36
835 value added	835	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,920	—
866–892	881	22	207.00–225.25	$215.96	$1,903	+5.51
907–915	909	8	198.00–212.50	$208.85	$1,898	+18.85
1010–1036	1023	9	172.00–180.00	$176.26	$1,803	—
1081	1081	5	190.00	$190.00	$2,054	—
1172	1172	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,770	—
1333	1333	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,866	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	315.00–322.00	$318.82	$701	+43.82
259	259	4	290.00	$290.00	$751	-5.00
255–290	283	6	272.00–302.00	$292.63	$828	-2.37
300–340	329	21	270.00–308.00	$279.60	$920	-15.11
352–397	364	90	260.00–305.00	$278.97	$1,015	+9.33
402–449	430	45	250.00–300.00	$281.84	$1,212	-0.61
458–497	470	27	250.00–280.00	$270.46	$1,271	+3.02
507–518	514	9	230.00–245.00	$234.93	$1,208	-12.91
508–546	521	47	254.00–285.00	$267.69	$1,395	+19.85
568 value added	568	7	269.50	$269.50	$1,531	—
555–590	572	9	211.00–273.00	$246.11	$1,408	+12.33
601–635	619	16	225.00–246.00	$235.27	$1,456	+31.03
665–685	678	6	207.00–244.00	$230.92	$1,566	+10.58
720	720	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,627	+26.17
770–785	778	8	191.00–203.00	$196.96	$1,532	—
805–828	815	11	186.00–210.00	$195.82	$1,596	+10.82
870	870	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,801	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441–442	441	16	206.00–216.00	$214.75	$947	—
477	477	20	240.00	$240.00	$1,145	—
616–633	627	10	206.00–234.00	$218.91	$1,373	—
654	654	16	224.00	$224.00	$1,465	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,306	—
615–647	639	11	240.00–257.00	$251.84	$1,609	—
715	715	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,680	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,007	—
500–505	503	6	222.00–265.00	$250.76	$1,261	—
610–617	614	4	237.00–245.00	$241.02	$1,480	—
890	890	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,549	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–410	408	5	77.00–82.00	$79.01	$322	—
540	540	3	73.00	$73.00	$394	—
595	595	2	67.00	$67.00	$399	—
632	632	2	78.00	$78.00	$493	+10.00
1010	1010	2	96.00	$96.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	+30.00
365–395	380	2	195.00–210.00	$202.20	$768	-27.80
410	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	-15.00
470–493	487	4	222.50–240.00	$235.78	$1,148	—
562	562	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,124	-31.76
697	697	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,499	—
925	925	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,619	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	6	227.00	$227.00	$1,124	—
560	560	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,198	—
612	612	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,132	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—
462	462	2	284.00	$284.00	$1,312	+56.00
600	600	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,314	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	95.00	$95.00	$437	+25.00
505–543	530	3	79.00–90.00	$82.49	$437	—
700	700	4	85.00	$85.00	$595	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	142.00	$142.00	$547	—
605	605	2	106.00	$106.00	$641	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	440.00	$440.00	+22.00
330	330	2	500.00	$500.00	—
405	405	1	400.00	$400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105 unweaned	105	1	300.00	$300.00	—
150 unweaned	150	1	425.00	$425.00	—
265	265	1	425.00	$425.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
405	405	2	460.00	$460.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
265 unweaned	265	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267–295 unweaned	276	3	275.00–287.00	$282.73	$780	—
280–292	288	13	302.00–368.00	$351.32	$1,012	+38.58
304–312 value added	306	12	292.50–356.00	$339.81	$1,040	—
310 unweaned	310	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,008	—
300–338	319	51	260.00–348.00	$329.29	$1,050	+13.79
323–343	338	9	305.00–312.00	$308.42	$1,042	-7.08
360–388 value added	372	9	267.00–290.00	$277.24	$1,031	—
375 unweaned	375	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	+30.08
350–393	381	136	240.00–332.00	$313.48	$1,194	+17.95
415	415	3	284.00	$284.00	$1,179	+1.39
400–448	420	110	240.00–315.00	$290.85	$1,222	+8.24
432	432	3	282.00	$282.00	$1,218	+22.00
405–445 value added	433	10	262.00–290.00	$278.98	$1,208	—
454–499	474	155	232.50–290.00	$267.81	$1,269	+10.75
450–498 value added	479	13	265.00–300.00	$284.63	$1,363	+9.77
480–497	493	20	245.00–257.50	$251.36	$1,239	-5.70
495	495	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,163	-22.06
505 unweaned	505	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,288	—
500–546	526	190	232.00–271.00	$255.98	$1,346	+11.09
530–540 value added	534	6	250.00–280.00	$261.36	$1,396	+9.36
546	546	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,278	-10.89
567	567	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,293	-6.69
550–598	587	118	230.00–258.00	$238.10	$1,398	+9.10
617 value added	617	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,512	—
600–640	620	82	220.00–243.00	$233.65	$1,449	+6.72
634	634	7	211.00	$211.00	$1,338	-15.93
651–690	661	51	210.00–239.25	$233.93	$1,546	+17.18
700–748	719	20	201.00–226.50	$211.88	$1,523	+3.20
750–782	764	38	180.00–230.00	$199.67	$1,525	+1.90
808–840	824	9	161.00–188.00	$175.23	$1,444	-13.49
865–877	871	4	178.00–184.00	$181.02	$1,577	+7.52
935	935	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,646	-4.00
1002	1002	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,623	—
1190	1190	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,785	—
1220–1232	1226	4	128.00–133.00	$130.51	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	247.00	$247.00	$580	+18.77
270–295	283	2	225.00–250.00	$238.05	$674	+12.69
300–335	312	11	230.00–285.00	$253.34	$790	-19.51
345 unweaned	345	3	280.00	$280.00	$966	—
373 value added	373	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,082	—
373–397	384	11	217.00–260.00	$245.11	$941	-21.66
413–445	432	17	246.00–272.00	$256.59	$1,108	+4.05
455–497	482	33	210.00–245.00	$236.52	$1,140	+9.68
514–538	520	16	200.00–225.00	$207.52	$1,079	—
556–585	566	6	224.00–225.00	$224.34	$1,270	-9.15
610–635	628	4	200.00–225.00	$213.90	$1,343	+12.70
667–692	674	7	209.00–234.00	$226.67	$1,528	+39.37
710–720	715	4	201.00–205.00	$202.99	$1,451	—
775–789	786	4	167.00–195.00	$188.09	$1,478	+4.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	200.00	$200.00	$390	—
331	331	32	248.00	$248.00	$821	+35.60
345	345	1	215.00	$215.00	$742	+2.60
350–375	362	9	215.00–240.00	$226.96	$822	+12.23
374	374	60	256.00	$256.00	$957	+41.27
440–443	442	3	200.00–215.00	$210.02	$928	+20.02
450	450	1	200.00	$200.00	$900	+30.34
510–530	520	2	180.00–185.00	$182.45	$949	+2.45
570–590	580	2	157.50–167.50	$162.41	$942	—
620–630	623	3	172.50–180.00	$177.47	$1,106	+12.79
680–698	692	3	160.00–192.00	$181.52	$1,256	+16.48
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	-0.65

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,420	+8.50
630–647	635	22	238.00–240.00	$238.56	$1,515	—
691	691	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,555	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	9	262.00–266.00	$264.75	$1,001	—
513	513	3	157.00	$157.00	$805	—
572	572	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,247	—
610–633	623	6	112.50–220.00	$170.83	$1,064	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	3	224.00	$224.00	$988	-19.50
487–490	489	7	252.00–274.00	$258.26	$1,263	—
530	530	6	239.50	$239.50	$1,269	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	4	72.00	$72.00	$297	—
595–598	597	8	55.00–71.00	$63.64	$380	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	8	213.00	$213.00	$1,361	—
702	702	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,334	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	90.00	$90.00	$396	—
455–470	463	2	60.00–87.50	$73.97	$342	—
535–548	544	3	72.00–82.00	$75.28	$410	—
658–685	665	4	77.50–82.00	$78.66	$523	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	4	194.00	$194.00	$970	—
688	688	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,404	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110 unweaned	110	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	8	321.00	$321.00	$1,252	—
425	425	1	225.00	$225.00	$956	—
490–495	491	5	190.00–257.00	$243.49	$1,196	—
525–543	537	3	237.50–240.00	$239.19	$1,284	+13.67
855	855	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,428	—
925	925	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,480	—
1110	1110	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	352.00	$352.00	$1,197	+2.00
525	525	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,502	—
606 value added	606	5	261.00	$261.00	$1,582	—
823 value added	823	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–780	768	2	117.50–131.00	$124.36	$955	—
870	870	1	100.00	$100.00	$870	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	—
635	635	1	76.00	$76.00	$483	—
710	710	1	104.00	$104.00	$738	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1345	998	80-85%	35	89.00–98.50	$91.37	$912	—
970–1815	1147	80-85%	29	96.00–99.00	$97.33	$1,116	-3.13
925–1555	1157	80-85%	63	91.50–114.50	$101.63	$1,176	+7.21
930–1440	1177	80-85%	7	106.00–114.00	$109.85	$1,293	+15.43

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$532	—
640–1015	755	85-90%	8	85.00–100.00	$89.17	$673	—
660–1420	918	85-90%	10	59.00–72.00	$67.16	$617	-14.84
665–1480	959	85-90%	38	80.00–94.00	$86.22	$827	+9.83
930–1630	1018	85-90%	23	86.00–90.25	$87.90	$895	—
670–1510	1030	85-90%	15	70.00–84.00	$75.06	$773	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1550	1175	75-80%	7	110.00–120.00	$112.00	$1,316	—
970–1738	1200	75-80%	46	102.00–113.00	$105.84	$1,270	-1.63
900–1745	1229	75-80%	27	99.50–102.00	$100.45	$1,235	-7.02

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	65-75%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,182	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,082	—
1085	1085	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,194	—
1015–1735	1262	12	68.00–97.00	$84.00	$1,060	—
1010–2185	1534	32	100.00–119.00	$111.78	$1,715	+5.97
1415–2380	1773	30	117.50–133.00	$125.47	$2,225	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–800	736	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	130.00–155.00	$148.40	$1,092
575–1220	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	120.00–180.00	$151.63	$1,216

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,080
800–870	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$1,148

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–950	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,400.00	$1,181.25
978	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,500.00
961–1185	981	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	860.00–1,200.00	$890.91
1024	1024	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,260.00	$1,260.00
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
905–1165	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,266.67
935–1430	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,450.00	$1,305.00
905–1240	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,000.00–1,800.00	$1,447.89
1107	1107	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1045–1460	1119	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,525.00	$1,312.50
1057–1465	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,250.00–1,725.00	$1,551.19
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
695–970	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,116.67
800–1005	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,260.00	$1,180.00
820–1035	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,500.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$925
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	115.00	$115.00	$857
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,204
1045–1060	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,243
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,299
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,584

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–860	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,212.50

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
717	717	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	485.00	$485.00
752	752	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
530–565	548	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
620	620	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
615–895	846	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	500.00–1,300.00	$1,150.00
1052–1113	1083	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
880	880	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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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
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+315.00
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1137–1230	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,812.50	—
1145–1320	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,737.50	—
1020–1358	1274	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,875.00	$1,768.75	—
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1080–1540	1331	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	1,185.00–2,125.00	$1,839.76	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1317–1323	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,725.00–1,750.00	$1,739.58	—
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
795–905	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00	—
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1025	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00–1,800.00	$1,787.50	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	90.00	$90.00	$312	—
565	565	2	140.00	$140.00	$791	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.