New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

2,685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $318.57/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 522 lb · 132 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.14/cwt +17.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 626 lb · 95 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.72/cwt +16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 467 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,685	2,957	3,129
Feeder cattle	1,981	2,186	2,440
Slaughter cattle	418	447	476
Replacement cattle	286	324	213

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers mostly 6.00-15.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly 5.00-7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	400.00	$400.00	$780	—
205	205	1	405.00	$405.00	$830	+53.00
250–298	282	3	390.00–400.00	$392.96	$1,108	+12.47
287 unweaned	287	3	337.00	$337.00	$967	—
300–340	313	18	325.00–362.00	$346.85	$1,086	-48.81
303–348 value added	329	9	375.00–438.00	$417.17	$1,372	+18.66
349 thin fleshed	349	4	339.00	$339.00	$1,183	—
360–380 unweaned	371	11	305.00–377.00	$340.49	$1,263	—
365–398	387	30	367.00–410.00	$399.27	$1,545	+19.35
407 value added	407	7	375.00–395.00	$386.43	$1,573	—
415–448	432	32	304.00–372.00	$352.78	$1,524	-4.42
461 value added	461	8	350.00	$350.00	$1,614	-5.00
450–494	466	51	320.00–387.00	$354.54	$1,652	+9.08
500–549	517	93	290.00–346.00	$323.28	$1,671	+9.88
514–530	517	17	301.00–317.00	$303.90	$1,571	-9.50
546	546	22	310.00	$310.00	$1,693	-3.40
553	553	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,410	-36.76
552–585	561	12	286.00–314.00	$294.62	$1,653	+2.86
583	583	5	272.00	$272.00	$1,586	-19.76
605–647	616	43	262.00–292.00	$274.22	$1,689	-9.81
660–698	683	18	240.00–259.00	$253.58	$1,732	-6.35
700–723	709	15	240.00–249.00	$245.23	$1,739	+5.30
750–797	778	5	227.00–240.00	$234.99	$1,828	-3.26
802	802	5	231.50	$231.50	$1,857	+15.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	315.00–317.00	$316.00	$774	+13.69
280	280	1	295.00	$295.00	$826	-67.60
325–340	333	2	285.00–310.00	$297.22	$990	-27.47
355–385	370	4	285.00–315.00	$298.34	$1,104	-19.15
435–445	441	11	245.00–307.00	$275.49	$1,215	-14.99
450–495	473	27	275.00–324.00	$301.28	$1,425	+4.22
500–540	516	17	252.00–308.00	$275.18	$1,420	-9.63
560–597	585	18	242.00–270.00	$256.62	$1,501	+1.32
610–645	625	11	230.00–259.00	$242.22	$1,514	-15.21
670–695	683	2	230.00–245.00	$237.64	$1,623	+19.21
700	700	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,715	+25.70
750–770	754	9	206.00–240.00	$233.93	$1,764	+8.12
945	945	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,748	—
1015	1015	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,756	-26.00
1055	1055	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,688	—
1125–1145	1135	2	166.00–180.00	$172.94	$1,963	—
1250	1250	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	1	260.00	$260.00	$881	—
400–435	424	7	200.00–240.00	$233.27	$989	-1.73
455–495	478	6	225.00–250.00	$240.82	$1,151	+20.43
505–520	514	5	200.00–290.00	$254.63	$1,309	+60.51
595	595	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,380	—
625–635	630	4	195.00–222.00	$202.96	$1,279	-28.29
1022	1022	5	167.00	$167.00	$1,707	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,217	—
456	456	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,710	—
607	607	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,663	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
525	525	2	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
595	595	2	85.00	$85.00	$506	—
770–798	784	4	90.00–115.00	$102.72	$805	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	144.00	$144.00	$648	—
575	575	2	100.00	$100.00	$575	—
655	655	3	90.00	$90.00	$590	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
660	660	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,414	—
570	570	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160 unweaned	160	1	675.00	$675.00	—
180–190	185	2	800.00	$800.00	+75.00
240	240	1	800.00	$800.00	-1.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,365	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	352.00	$352.00	$898	-0.37
300–340	325	22	316.00–340.00	$330.12	$1,073	+3.21
352–391	370	38	285.00–340.00	$324.30	$1,200	+6.22
405 value added	405	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,316	+15.00
400–447	426	29	272.00–317.00	$302.47	$1,289	+8.47
452 value added	452	23	312.00–320.00	$319.30	$1,443	—
455–490	473	54	260.00–296.00	$282.83	$1,338	+5.32
500–540	520	55	260.00–282.00	$273.77	$1,424	+4.11
550–573	564	48	245.00–284.00	$275.30	$1,553	+25.62
619	619	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,486	-5.05
600–640	626	83	224.00–275.50	$265.34	$1,661	+20.29
645	645	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,548	—
659–692	674	19	222.00–249.50	$239.01	$1,611	-4.21
700–733	721	11	208.00–232.00	$224.38	$1,618	-4.10
818	818	25	214.50	$214.50	$1,755	+11.71
937	937	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,827	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	300.00	$300.00	$675	+12.50
293	293	4	340.00	$340.00	$996	—
325–340	333	2	260.00–262.00	$261.02	$869	-3.98
355–395	381	17	252.00–332.00	$295.99	$1,128	+17.06
419 value added	419	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,299	—
415–447	431	19	240.00–307.00	$284.51	$1,226	+17.20
450–497	476	20	220.00–255.00	$238.58	$1,136	-10.39
500–545	520	23	217.00–258.00	$234.44	$1,219	-2.52
565–598	581	21	219.00–253.00	$241.72	$1,404	+9.15
623–640	630	10	217.00–255.00	$235.85	$1,486	+4.85
650–685	660	5	207.00–228.00	$217.52	$1,436	-5.70
720–740	726	7	204.00–211.00	$208.96	$1,517	+4.34
770	770	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,571	-4.71

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	280.00	$280.00	$700	—
338	338	2	260.00	$260.00	$879	-42.00
370	370	2	326.00	$326.00	$1,206	+59.84
413	413	2	156.00	$156.00	$644	-112.88
482	482	7	288.00	$288.00	$1,388	+20.12
500–540	510	11	224.00–272.00	$258.26	$1,317	+19.57
606–612	607	14	258.00	$258.00	$1,566	—
670	670	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—
765	765	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	212.00	$212.00	$551	—
392–398	395	6	215.00–287.00	$250.77	$991	—
443–445	444	3	230.00–254.00	$245.98	$1,092	+48.98
450–493	468	6	175.00–226.00	$195.77	$916	+13.87
500–530	509	9	168.00–210.00	$192.50	$980	+2.50
650	650	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,060	-5.00
708	708	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,140	-34.00
765	765	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,270	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–379	377	15	302.00–345.00	$307.55	$1,159	—
627	627	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,718	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	5	160.00	$160.00	$608	—
625	625	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,000	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	282.00	$282.00	$1,204	—
693	693	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,511	-10.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	700.00	$700.00	+12.50
160–185	170	4	775.00–875.00	$817.21	+267.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85 unweaned	85	1	385.00	$385.00	-15.00
120 unweaned	120	2	300.00–325.00	$312.50	—
288	288	2	525.00	$525.00	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851	851	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,549	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	95.00	$95.00	$390	—
623	623	2	80.00	$80.00	$498	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	190.00	$190.00	$846	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	120.00	$120.00	$514	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
345	345	2	525.00	$525.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	-57.48
480	480	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,426	+26.03
505–545	525	2	252.00–282.00	$266.43	$1,399	-17.04
560–580	571	12	202.00–247.00	$234.93	$1,341	-11.75
610–643	625	9	232.00–251.00	$242.61	$1,516	+3.17
650–690	670	2	235.00–242.00	$238.40	$1,597	—
705–730	718	2	200.00–245.00	$222.11	$1,595	+16.21
760	760	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,117	-47.38
880	880	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,329	—
900–903	902	3	165.00–174.00	$171.01	$1,543	—
965–970	968	2	141.00–157.00	$148.98	$1,442	—
1098	1098	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	2	500.00	$500.00	-205.00
150–190	169	4	810.00–900.00	$847.04	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	6	159.00	$159.00	$983	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,172	—
760–1040	933	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	145.00–210.00	$173.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,604	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,242	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1100	1030	80-85%	2	119.00–131.00	$124.59	$1,283	—
860–1625	1045	80-85%	36	110.00–124.50	$115.68	$1,209	—
910–1565	1182	80-85%	63	118.00–132.00	$126.17	$1,491	-1.47
860–1495	1208	80-85%	6	110.00–146.00	$124.67	$1,506	+1.48
910–1618	1214	80-85%	20	123.00–131.00	$127.40	$1,547	+4.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093	1093	75-80%	3	135.50	$135.50	$1,481	—
1010–1655	1245	75-80%	56	126.00–145.00	$132.81	$1,653	—
1075–1425	1288	75-80%	41	130.00–133.50	$130.79	$1,685	+0.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–625	598	85-90%	4	95.00–104.00	$99.87	$597	—
650	650	85-90%	2	126.00	$126.00	$819	—
660–803	725	85-90%	11	85.00–114.00	$103.29	$749	—
660–860	740	85-90%	3	79.00–97.00	$85.27	$631	—
675–1085	840	85-90%	17	72.00–105.00	$93.43	$785	-23.35
715–1120	935	85-90%	14	91.50–112.50	$105.70	$988	—
905–990	962	85-90%	3	110.00–116.00	$112.57	$1,083	+19.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1175	1125	2	85.00–130.00	$106.50	$1,198	—
1000–1420	1169	7	106.00–133.00	$121.35	$1,419	-8.70
1095–1980	1435	29	123.00–149.00	$140.71	$2,019	—
1155–2020	1690	23	145.00–160.00	$153.17	$2,589	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1265	837	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	155.00–200.00	$174.92	$1,464
670–1265	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	145.00–190.00	$166.63	$1,661
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,151

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1045	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	140.00–157.00	$146.33	$1,210
725–1250	876	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	127.00–150.00	$138.00	$1,209

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
930–1055	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,600.00	$1,550.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
750–1300	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,616.67
990–1305	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,310.00–1,825.00	$1,587.50
1100–1280	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,627.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,287
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,507

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–950.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,161

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–870	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,350.00
970	970	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887	887	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
900–1125	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,066.67	+280.00
945–1505	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,850.00–2,200.00	$2,031.25	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	+850.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	+400.00
915–1385	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,750.00–2,675.00	$2,218.18	+255.68
1250–1290	1270	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,425.00–2,525.00	$2,475.00	+275.00
1125–1346	1272	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,625.00–2,200.00	$1,816.67	-383.33
1200–1625	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,194.44	-5.56
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1185–1250	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,757.14	—
1410	1410	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–985	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00–1,850.00	$1,791.67	+241.67
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	+250.00
885–1000	923	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,625.00	$1,408.33	—
989	989	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
915–1145	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,689.17	-10.83
1135	1135	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
1000–1045	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,950.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1385	1385	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+275.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	4	220.00	$220.00	$609	-77.00

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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.