New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

2,957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.40/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 529 lb · 66 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $238.25/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 765 lb · 63 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.05/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 609 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,957	3,305	3,240
Feeder cattle	2,186	2,293	2,509
Slaughter cattle	447	501	377
Replacement cattle	324	511	354

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower; over 500 lbs traded 2.00-6.00 hiigher. Heifer calves traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder Steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222 unweaned	222	6	360.00	$360.00	$799	—
230	230	3	322.00–412.00	$352.00	$810	-52.09
255–285	274	8	340.00–405.00	$380.49	$1,043	-33.23
333 unweaned	333	3	352.00	$352.00	$1,172	—
327–341	335	5	392.00–398.00	$395.66	$1,325	+36.61
343–348 value added	346	4	397.00–400.00	$398.51	$1,379	+4.88
370–393	382	28	360.00–390.00	$379.92	$1,451	+4.62
410 unweaned	410	6	316.00	$316.00	$1,296	-3.00
400–442	429	30	335.00–370.00	$357.20	$1,532	-18.04
449	449	6	328.00	$328.00	$1,473	-47.24
451 value added	451	9	355.00	$355.00	$1,601	-6.14
476–498	482	23	320.00–357.00	$345.46	$1,665	+0.15
505–544	529	66	300.00–334.00	$313.40	$1,658	+1.64
553–591	576	38	278.00–316.00	$291.76	$1,681	+14.15
605–638	622	40	260.00–294.00	$284.03	$1,767	+6.82
650–694	674	36	244.00–275.00	$259.93	$1,752	+5.82
722–725	723	23	230.00–241.50	$239.93	$1,735	-18.68
765	765	63	238.25	$238.25	$1,823	+8.32
803–845	826	42	204.00–225.00	$215.76	$1,782	-16.99
858–880	869	22	218.00–221.00	$219.52	$1,908	—
910	910	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,829	—
950	950	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,834	—
1095	1095	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,774	—
1105–1140	1128	6	169.00–172.00	$171.02	$1,929	—
1220	1220	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,769	—
1390	1390	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–238	237	3	300.00–307.00	$302.31	$716	-27.69
258–290	259	25	290.00–366.00	$362.60	$939	+61.60
300–343	316	15	280.00–335.00	$324.69	$1,026	+23.64
350–370	366	9	305.00–322.00	$317.49	$1,162	+36.98
400–446	425	12	280.00–297.00	$290.48	$1,235	+14.39
450–495	473	29	262.00–367.00	$297.06	$1,405	+13.30
500–535	524	11	272.00–308.00	$284.81	$1,492	-2.10
550–595	583	30	230.00–285.00	$255.30	$1,488	+2.81
610–640	624	4	247.00–262.50	$257.43	$1,606	-17.57
673–680	675	3	205.00–245.00	$218.43	$1,474	—
702–748	732	18	200.00–232.00	$219.30	$1,605	+4.30
756–775	764	8	218.00–232.00	$225.81	$1,725	—
825	825	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,774	—
1015	1015	3	199.00	$199.00	$2,020	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–431	421	6	260.00–324.00	$303.71	$1,279	—
570	570	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,436	—
608–621	614	7	246.00–250.00	$247.74	$1,521	—
725	725	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,595	—
886	886	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,923	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	127	3	500.00–825.00	$716.67	-58.33
170	170	2	725.00	$725.00	+25.00
200–218	210	15	750.00–850.00	$801.00	-149.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	230.00–252.00	$241.44	$905	—
410	410	1	235.00	$235.00	$964	+2.25
465–490	478	2	205.00–235.00	$220.39	$1,053	—
505–510	508	3	187.50–207.50	$194.12	$986	-17.54
550	550	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,331	+74.30
600–635	612	3	227.00–237.00	$231.25	$1,415	—
660–675	670	3	180.00–222.00	$203.96	$1,367	+18.62
820	820	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,312	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,705	—
643	643	10	258.00	$258.00	$1,659	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–528	524	11	250.00–315.00	$292.47	$1,533	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–645	638	2	90.00–97.00	$93.54	$597	—
665–695	681	6	90.00–97.00	$94.35	$643	+3.00
745	745	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,252	+79.60

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	7	297.00	$297.00	$1,515	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,092	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	5	105.00	$105.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	1	300.00	$300.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
480	480	1	500.00	$500.00	-70.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	236	29	330.00–352.00	$346.97	$819	+18.48
258–269	265	8	352.00–353.00	$352.37	$934	+10.22
318–348	336	17	320.00–340.00	$326.91	$1,098	-16.08
352–393	368	16	300.00–334.00	$318.08	$1,171	-1.66
405 value added	405	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,256	—
400–443	425	34	280.00–325.00	$294.00	$1,250	-21.44
447 thin fleshed	447	11	285.00	$285.00	$1,274	—
460–492	475	29	252.00–305.00	$277.51	$1,318	+52.51
500–537	523	38	252.00–280.00	$269.66	$1,410	+3.22
555–595	573	43	225.00–262.50	$249.68	$1,431	-2.72
600–635	609	62	222.00–258.00	$245.05	$1,492	+1.37
650–684	672	24	224.00–265.00	$243.22	$1,634	+15.96
700–728	717	8	217.00–240.00	$228.48	$1,638	+3.58
800–822	809	5	191.00–220.00	$202.79	$1,641	-0.96
902	902	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,714	-10.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	287.50	$287.50	$661	-2.28
250–260	255	2	265.00–285.00	$274.80	$701	-48.27
300	300	1	265.00	$265.00	$795	—
350–390	371	7	257.00–300.00	$278.93	$1,035	+18.93
400–446	436	18	230.00–277.00	$267.31	$1,165	+8.09
455–498	476	11	232.00–260.00	$248.97	$1,185	+5.06
505–545	523	7	220.00–257.00	$236.96	$1,239	+8.68
565–593	583	12	221.00–247.00	$232.57	$1,356	+4.68
621	621	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,435	+4.96
650 thin fleshed	650	11	205.00	$205.00	$1,332	—
652–693	673	13	212.00–230.00	$223.22	$1,502	-2.61
715–722	720	4	202.00–207.50	$204.62	$1,473	-5.15
721 value added	721	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,658	—
792–796	796	21	194.00–210.25	$208.71	$1,661	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,000	—
373–393	383	4	260.00–272.00	$266.16	$1,019	—
428–447	436	7	268.00–270.00	$268.88	$1,172	+21.45
478–490	483	5	256.00–276.00	$267.88	$1,294	-0.12
502–545	507	17	226.00–247.00	$238.69	$1,210	—
702	702	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,587	+75.00
813	813	12	195.00	$195.00	$1,585	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,265	—
590–594	593	13	233.00–246.00	$239.85	$1,422	—
662	662	3	228.50	$228.50	$1,513	+63.50
791	791	18	210.75	$210.75	$1,667	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
415	415	1	197.00	$197.00	$818	+32.00
464–498	474	11	165.00–210.00	$181.90	$862	+1.90
540	540	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	—
593	593	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,133	-9.00
650	650	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,092	—
715	715	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85–90	88	3	425.00–525.00	$491.67	—
120–133	127	4	675.00–700.00	$687.50	-62.50
130 unweaned	130	1	525.00	$525.00	—
150	150	2	550.00	$550.00	-266.67
150–170 unweaned	160	2	525.00–550.00	$536.72	-38.28

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	255.00	$255.00	$905	—
506	506	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,113	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—
773	773	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,623	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	4	103.00	$103.00	$614	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85 unweaned	85	1	400.00	$400.00	—
155–190 unweaned	173	2	510.00–525.00	$516.74	+91.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	300.00	$300.00	$510	—
290	290	5	300.00	$300.00	$870	—
398	398	3	272.00	$272.00	$1,083	—
413–440	420	4	255.00–360.00	$332.48	$1,396	+2.48
450–485	462	19	220.00–330.00	$270.97	$1,252	-33.47
501	501	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,328	-20.00
510–520	515	6	220.00–322.00	$283.47	$1,460	-1.53
571–583	575	6	246.00–248.00	$246.68	$1,418	+1.15
605–626	617	11	222.00–273.00	$239.44	$1,477	-30.56
705–733	724	5	197.50–232.00	$205.90	$1,491	-18.46
770	770	4	187.50–215.00	$194.38	$1,497	+4.38
815–840	823	3	170.00–180.00	$173.40	$1,427	-26.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	750.00	$750.00	—
120 unweaned	120	1	600.00	$600.00	—
130–137	134	5	600.00–775.00	$705.00	+105.00
150–185 unweaned	170	4	560.00–600.00	$584.49	-27.46
205 unweaned	205	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
129 unweaned	129	4	500.00	$500.00	+83.47

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
817	817	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,471	—
945	945	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,252	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1185	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	166.00–175.00	$170.50	$1,978	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	215.00	$215.00	$817	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1635	1089	80-85%	40	108.00–132.00	$113.12	$1,232	—
915–1300	1138	80-85%	24	120.00–132.50	$127.73	$1,454	+4.71
970–1320	1166	80-85%	5	123.00–135.00	$127.64	$1,488	+5.94
903–1605	1212	80-85%	52	114.00–132.50	$123.19	$1,493	-4.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1840	1264	75-80%	103	108.50–138.00	$130.41	$1,648	—
1120–1490	1321	75-80%	16	130.00–139.00	$134.81	$1,781	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–1025	763	85-90%	7	66.00–82.00	$75.16	$573	—
675–1040	832	85-90%	13	69.00–84.00	$77.40	$644	-27.39
765–890	842	85-90%	8	100.00–131.00	$116.78	$983	—
840–885	867	85-90%	8	114.00–115.00	$114.87	$996	+23.87
845–1430	953	85-90%	10	84.00–100.00	$93.55	$892	-17.51
900–1630	1032	85-90%	12	100.00–124.00	$110.15	$1,137	—
920–1305	1055	85-90%	22	101.00–120.00	$108.20	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1275	1152	5	120.00–153.00	$130.05	$1,498	—
1060–1385	1263	3	140.00–146.00	$142.41	$1,799	—
1000–1970	1347	26	100.00–140.00	$120.71	$1,626	—
1120–2015	1569	19	133.00–149.00	$141.45	$2,219	—
1065–2080	1791	18	145.00–159.00	$152.19	$2,726	-2.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
590–1110	802	(<2 yrs)	Open	26	150.00–204.00	$180.21	$1,445
895–1200	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	133.00–195.00	$159.33	$1,692

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640–1000	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	126.00–142.00	$134.00	$1,099
465–1435	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	126.00–150.00	$135.50	$1,343

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
715–960	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,325.00	$1,325.00
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1077	1077	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1140–1215	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,537.50
1009–1466	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,525.00–1,900.00	$1,748.33
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,535.00	$1,535.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
903	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1048	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–815	783	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1575	1575	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,161

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560	560	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–372	360	73	296.00–302.00	$297.53	$1,071	—
401	401	3	292.00	$292.00	$1,171	—

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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
840–843	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,750.00	—
958–970	962	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,566.67	-608.33
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	-1,033.33
815–1150	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,783.33	+113.89
871–1275	1039	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,846.88	+177.44
940–1240	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,485.00–2,300.00	$1,786.67	-563.33
1095	1095	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	-931.94
1037–1146	1099	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,575.00–1,750.00	$1,675.00	-1,556.94
1035–1320	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,800.00	-726.56
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	-413.10
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	-413.10
1070–1245	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–2,125.00	$1,962.50	-700.60
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	+75.00
1085–1450	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
820–855	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,550.00	—
855–935	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,575.00	$1,537.50	—
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	+231.00
985–1060	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	-44.00
1155	1155	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,735.00	$1,735.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1295	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,725.00	—
940–1415	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,200.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	4	140.00	$140.00	$442	—
447	447	2	140.00	$140.00	$626	—
531	531	3	137.00	$137.00	$727	+7.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	5	297.00	$297.00	$814	—
331	331	17	287.00	$287.00	$950	+6.27
361–376	367	23	200.00–278.00	$228.05	$837	—
420	420	24	250.00	$250.00	$1,050	—
540	540	13	212.00	$212.00	$1,145	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
560	560	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.