New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

4,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.86/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 625 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.08/cwt -24.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 531 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.49/cwt -16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 485 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,506	3,918	2,611
Feeder cattle	3,219	2,629	2,095
Slaughter cattle	530	708	367
Replacement cattle	757	581	149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers were not well tested. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly 3.00-13.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–296	281	8	280.00–408.00	$354.78	$997	-10.22
310–315	312	3	275.00–355.00	$328.05	$1,024	-9.92
355 unweaned	355	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,001	—
358–392	384	11	267.50–418.00	$340.71	$1,308	+13.50
400–447	425	33	260.00–320.00	$279.59	$1,188	-26.74
450–490	472	54	250.00–306.00	$276.28	$1,304	-18.04
525 unweaned	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	—
510–546	531	76	246.00–276.00	$262.11	$1,392	-24.81
550–595	571	23	246.00–270.00	$256.60	$1,465	-15.13
610–648	629	25	230.00–263.00	$250.93	$1,578	-5.04
650–697	678	42	216.00–248.00	$232.14	$1,574	-9.96
718	718	8	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$1,723	+10.98
760–775	769	5	219.00–235.00	$228.67	$1,758	-7.93
806–825	819	71	170.00–240.00	$236.24	$1,935	+16.24
841	841	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,859	+1.00
890	890	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288–295	291	13	365.00–438.00	$387.27	$1,127	-22.92
318 unweaned	318	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,049	—
315–334	323	14	360.00–395.00	$387.48	$1,252	-5.34
308–333 value added	325	6	397.00–407.00	$400.16	$1,301	+10.16
373–399	387	28	350.00–416.00	$381.42	$1,476	-7.49
402–429 value added	419	13	375.00–387.00	$382.57	$1,603	-17.43
403–449	429	51	302.00–372.00	$343.45	$1,473	-18.99
418–443	431	4	305.00–322.00	$313.75	$1,352	-48.69
460–480	475	37	309.00–329.00	$325.95	$1,548	-3.91
488 value added	488	9	367.00	$367.00	$1,791	+14.94
508–513 value added	509	7	310.00–320.00	$317.12	$1,614	-37.88
505–543	518	59	277.00–310.00	$302.21	$1,565	-7.45
570–582	581	17	240.00–266.00	$263.00	$1,528	-32.30
605–645	628	63	250.00–275.00	$265.87	$1,670	-1.80
689–698	691	10	240.00–264.00	$259.15	$1,791	+19.15
723–725	725	9	239.00–245.00	$240.33	$1,742	-10.56
757–760	758	9	238.00–243.00	$239.11	$1,812	-3.95
988	988	2	210.00	$210.00	$2,075	—
1091	1091	6	190.00	$190.00	$2,073	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	366	4	250.00–262.50	$253.20	$927	-24.25
400	400	1	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
520–546	540	10	220.00–245.00	$230.43	$1,244	-20.42
599	599	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,444	-3.48
611–646	619	13	239.00–244.00	$240.20	$1,487	—
655–695	689	7	201.00–232.00	$227.79	$1,569	+8.79
705–745	725	2	196.00–200.00	$197.94	$1,435	—
752	752	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,459	-5.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130 unweaned	130	1	400.00	$400.00	—
165 unweaned	165	1	525.00	$525.00	+65.00
205 unweaned	205	1	550.00	$550.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
413–425	417	3	675.00	$675.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
225	225	2	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	267.00	$267.00	$854	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	2	212.00	$212.00	$2,003	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–285	279	8	327.00–386.00	$342.07	$954	+32.07
300–343	312	19	310.00–362.00	$322.35	$1,006	-15.03
352–389	376	32	287.00–356.00	$310.65	$1,168	-13.55
403–445	427	28	270.00–316.00	$288.74	$1,233	-2.92
427 value added	427	3	292.00	$292.00	$1,247	—
428	428	6	253.00	$253.00	$1,083	-38.66
438	438	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,104	-39.66
461 value added	461	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,342	—
455–498	487	71	252.00–290.00	$261.55	$1,274	-16.07
503–546	524	68	260.00–280.00	$274.86	$1,440	+7.34
527	527	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,349	-11.52
533	533	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,343	-15.52
550–597	564	28	230.00–270.00	$259.27	$1,462	-8.13
616	616	14	226.00	$226.00	$1,392	-14.18
605–648	620	40	241.00–253.00	$249.49	$1,547	+9.31
635–640	637	20	230.00–240.00	$235.98	$1,503	-4.20
643 unweaned	643	5	233.00	$233.00	$1,498	—
674	674	44	230.00	$230.00	$1,550	-7.72
705–728	714	10	223.00–237.00	$231.29	$1,651	-1.61
753–780	766	10	220.00–226.00	$223.87	$1,715	-22.88
803	803	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,606	—
816–838	822	7	205.00–212.00	$207.04	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	280.00	$280.00	$630	-22.50
275	275	9	265.00–382.00	$369.00	$1,015	+89.00
324–340	326	8	250.00–290.00	$284.79	$928	+9.15
400–444	422	22	230.00–265.00	$252.87	$1,067	-11.13
452–495	483	51	235.00–268.00	$248.11	$1,198	-3.37
505–545	518	49	220.00–250.00	$240.33	$1,245	-18.96
555–586	577	9	225.00–253.00	$239.07	$1,379	-1.47
610–625	619	10	223.00–226.00	$224.18	$1,388	+4.06
725	725	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,689	—
797	797	12	203.00	$203.00	$1,618	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	200.00	$200.00	$510	—
305–315	313	4	220.00–232.00	$229.07	$717	+9.07
430	430	1	200.00	$200.00	$860	-23.30
456–491	475	9	212.00–231.00	$222.90	$1,059	+30.90
560–565	563	2	180.00–192.00	$186.03	$1,047	—
605–640	634	6	193.00–207.00	$199.30	$1,264	—
678–685	679	13	208.00–211.00	$208.23	$1,414	—
755	755	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	750.00	$750.00	—
105–135	123	3	700.00–775.00	$741.67	+86.67
153–173	162	9	625.00–885.00	$747.78	-77.22
195 unweaned	195	1	550.00	$550.00	-50.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
348	348	2	625.00	$625.00	—
400	400	1	600.00	$600.00	—
495	495	1	625.00	$625.00	—
550	550	1	575.00	$575.00	—
615	615	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–140 unweaned	123	3	325.00–400.00	$353.38	-112.92
170 unweaned	170	1	400.00	$400.00	-136.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,270	-1.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,307	+54.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	60.00	$60.00	$276	-35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 unweaned	205	1	315.00	$315.00	$646	-35.00
255–260	258	2	417.00–420.00	$418.49	$1,080	+58.49
350	350	2	342.00	$342.00	$1,197	-48.00
415–446	438	4	301.00–306.00	$304.82	$1,335	—
508	508	4	278.00	$278.00	$1,412	—
558–586	578	11	245.00–325.00	$266.05	$1,538	—
625	625	21	246.00	$246.00	$1,538	—
702	702	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,544	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	295.00	$295.00	$752	—
300–315 unweaned	308	2	280.00	$280.00	$862	—
330	330	1	280.00	$280.00	$924	-10.00
380	380	1	257.00	$257.00	$977	—
415–440	427	3	245.00–265.00	$255.20	$1,090	-29.80
450–465	454	6	220.00–285.00	$255.61	$1,160	-49.93
524–535	526	5	245.00–270.00	$250.08	$1,315	-4.92
588–598	591	8	200.00–247.00	$240.58	$1,422	-26.83
605–630	618	3	195.00–240.00	$222.98	$1,378	-44.02
725	725	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,225	-76.00
810	810	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,061	—
920	920	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,509	+4.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	—	—	2	650.00	$650.00	—
115	115	—	—	2	800.00	$800.00	+155.56
160–175	170	—	—	3	700.00–900.00	$825.00	+50.00
225–235	230	—	—	4	710.00–1,050.00	$880.00	-45.00
1060–1220	1125	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,133.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125 unweaned	113	—	—	3	325.00–475.00	$383.09	-70.81
155 unweaned	155	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—
435	435	—	—	2	600.00	$600.00	—
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	210.00	$210.00	$693	—
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
370	370	2	685.00	$685.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–733	720	85-90%	10	80.00–94.00	$92.68	$667	+15.93
740	740	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$703	-22.43
900–960	909	85-90%	17	108.00–137.50	$127.49	$1,159	+13.57
650–1220	937	85-90%	19	96.00–106.50	$103.88	$973	+5.54
900–1150	999	85-90%	26	119.00–128.50	$122.16	$1,220	—
780–1300	1010	85-90%	65	108.00–134.00	$115.52	$1,167	—
1055	1055	85-90%	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,240	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1355	1127	80-85%	28	115.00–122.00	$119.27	$1,344	-5.01
890–1560	1162	80-85%	87	121.00–133.00	$126.61	$1,471	-4.13
1185	1185	80-85%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,766	+18.26
1315	1315	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,578	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1610	1206	75-80%	81	137.00–145.00	$140.31	$1,692	+8.02
1030–1485	1209	75-80%	9	128.50–134.00	$131.49	$1,590	-0.80
1099–1853	1345	75-80%	23	117.00–139.50	$133.27	$1,792	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1715	1359	8	115.00–140.00	$128.41	$1,745	+1.70
1360	1360	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,931	+15.29
1000–2195	1413	25	133.00–163.00	$150.72	$2,130	—
1370–2000	1658	15	158.00–187.00	$168.14	$2,788	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610	610	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	131.00	$131.00	$799
610–1185	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	123.00–166.00	$145.52	$1,218
665–960	847	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	154.00–170.00	$162.79	$1,379
900–985	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	182.00–186.00	$183.91	$1,734

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–905	808	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	130.00–192.00	$169.19	$1,367
620–935	846	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	137.00–178.00	$170.70	$1,444

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00
1050–1120	1082	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,625.00
1000–1270	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,691.67
1363	1363	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1245–1775	1614	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,825.00–2,275.00	$2,157.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1472	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,907.14
1133–1560	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,825.00–2,300.00	$2,120.83
1135–1515	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,227
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,150
1005–1125	1062	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	120.00–129.00	$124.00	$1,317
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,619
1179–1740	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	118.00–131.00	$124.50	$1,818

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–775	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,025.00	$912.50
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–845	833	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,437.50

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	6	280.00	$280.00	$930	—
416	416	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,132	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–385	375	61	332.00–336.00	$333.44	$1,250	—
428	428	10	306.00	$306.00	$1,310	—
511	511	10	276.00	$276.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	50	316.00	$316.00	$1,160	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	+225.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+10.00
845–1125	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,400.00–1,720.00	$1,531.43	+162.68
983	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00	-43.75
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
900–1100	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	2,450.00–3,000.00	$2,688.25	—
1100–1375	1241	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	108	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,698.04	—
1100–1350	1321	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	117	2,700.00–3,575.00	$3,478.59	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–1055	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–1,775.00	$1,625.00	—
1144	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
835–1455	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,250.00	$2,100.00	—
810–1515	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,625.00	$1,437.50	—
1130–1487	1257	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,038.75	-201.25
1388–1395	1389	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,300.00	-660.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1403	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1346–1525	1406	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,500.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	6	290.00	$290.00	$861	—
539	539	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,245	—
587	587	14	220.00	$220.00	$1,291	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	4	280.00	$280.00	$742	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
965	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	-50.00

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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.