New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

5,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.65/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 576 lb · 191 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.47/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 618 lb · 185 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $323.12/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 521 lb · 180 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,506	6,697	6,285
Feeder cattle	4,600	5,326	4,265
Slaughter cattle	476	537	567
Replacement cattle	430	834	1,453

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 unweaned	215	1	350.00	$350.00	$752	±0.00
277 unweaned	277	2	340.00	$340.00	$942	-20.00
258–290	280	24	350.00–465.00	$444.53	$1,245	+57.53
330 value added	330	2	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$1,172	-49.68
315–345	333	33	337.00–424.00	$394.24	$1,313	+1.24
327–346 unweaned	335	13	325.00–397.00	$384.79	$1,289	+29.37
350–395	370	23	325.00–425.00	$396.03	$1,465	+14.60
357–397	380	8	382.00–392.00	$385.92	$1,466	+4.49
378–385 fancy	380	3	350.00–367.50	$361.60	$1,374	-2.64
385 value added	385	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,444	+28.00
373–395 unweaned	390	8	375.00–385.00	$382.61	$1,492	+27.73
413–430 value added	426	21	330.00–402.00	$390.41	$1,663	+50.65
428	428	18	348.00	$348.00	$1,489	-23.76
410–448	431	85	305.00–386.00	$357.88	$1,542	-13.88
410–442 unweaned	432	8	314.00–340.00	$321.19	$1,388	-35.16
435	435	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,566	-11.76
460	460	10	322.00–346.00	$335.60	$1,544	-2.84
450–490 value added	471	7	325.00–335.00	$330.69	$1,558	-27.97
453–495	475	54	310.00–377.00	$331.13	$1,573	-7.31
476	476	4	354.00	$354.00	$1,685	+15.56
480 unweaned	480	10	351.00	$351.00	$1,685	+11.00
485–490 fancy	487	3	325.00–330.00	$326.68	$1,591	+5.10
500–525 value added	504	21	315.00–350.00	$338.49	$1,706	+4.46
500–545	520	96	300.00–340.00	$329.97	$1,716	+10.09
512–548 fancy	524	13	310.00–315.00	$311.67	$1,633	-0.41
513–544	528	44	295.00–310.00	$305.15	$1,611	-14.73
520–547	538	6	315.00–317.00	$316.36	$1,702	+3.36
550–553 thin fleshed	552	11	322.00–325.00	$323.91	$1,788	+5.91
563–565 fancy	564	3	305.00–310.00	$308.33	$1,739	-6.67
555–574 value added	568	14	305.00–352.00	$324.30	$1,842	-4.70
550–598	584	137	282.00–318.00	$302.89	$1,769	+3.60
585–596	592	5	292.00–295.00	$293.81	$1,739	+11.30
600–635	614	127	262.00–294.00	$283.69	$1,742	-5.95
605–635 value added	626	22	285.00–330.00	$311.43	$1,950	+16.26
611–644	628	23	268.00–276.00	$272.55	$1,712	+4.87
606–643	632	13	264.00–278.00	$267.49	$1,691	-0.19
650–655 thin fleshed	654	10	270.00–272.00	$271.60	$1,776	—
655 value added	655	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,867	+5.86
655–685	673	101	245.00–278.00	$262.60	$1,767	-1.67
702–715 value added	705	4	250.00–260.00	$257.47	$1,815	—
700–730	712	141	231.00–258.00	$254.93	$1,815	+26.76
707–719 fancy	714	11	239.50–261.00	$251.32	$1,794	—
721–735	729	13	239.00–241.00	$239.76	$1,748	-4.23
763–796	777	27	232.00–249.00	$235.87	$1,833	-10.90
778 value added	778	37	252.50	$252.50	$1,964	—
814–835	817	28	229.00–252.00	$243.57	$1,990	+30.01
857–865	860	7	216.00–220.00	$217.72	$1,872	-15.87
926	926	19	219.00	$219.00	$2,028	+28.90
953–980	962	6	211.00–213.00	$212.32	$2,043	—
1018	1018	3	208.00	$208.00	$2,117	+28.00
1325	1325	3	160.00	$160.00	$2,120	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	264	4	310.00–320.00	$312.61	$825	-59.66
323	323	2	270.00	$270.00	$872	-77.24
302–345	327	15	295.00–367.00	$346.14	$1,132	-1.10
353 fancy	353	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,130	-43.00
363 unweaned	363	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,143	+25.00
358–395	375	14	285.00–367.00	$324.01	$1,215	+22.01
399	399	10	348.00	$348.00	$1,389	+55.67
410–446	425	20	285.00–338.00	$314.54	$1,337	-9.57
445	445	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,344	+12.07
469–491 unweaned	476	9	250.00–251.00	$250.66	$1,193	—
459–499	486	36	295.00–330.00	$318.59	$1,548	-21.41
502	502	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,305	-28.12
522 thin fleshed	522	5	302.00	$302.00	$1,576	—
505–545	529	23	270.00–310.00	$282.01	$1,492	-6.11
522–540	530	9	286.00–296.00	$289.17	$1,533	+1.05
581–586	584	8	258.00–262.00	$260.01	$1,518	-6.96
570–598	586	46	265.00–285.00	$277.17	$1,624	+10.20
594 value added	594	5	297.00	$297.00	$1,764	—
600–645	625	39	222.00–265.00	$250.72	$1,567	+1.14
650–695	681	19	240.00–255.00	$243.28	$1,657	-0.26
740–745	744	9	210.00–227.00	$217.21	$1,616	-4.64
765–790	778	6	212.50–230.00	$227.13	$1,767	+1.82
807–830	812	8	220.00–225.00	$224.24	$1,821	+25.22
865–895	880	2	217.50–224.00	$220.69	$1,942	-3.01
925	925	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,850	+9.27

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	5	220.00	$220.00	$838	—
400	400	2	217.00	$217.00	$868	—
516	516	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,326	—
532	532	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,064	—
555	555	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,610	—
603	603	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	285.00	$285.00	$755	+50.40
405–430	417	7	245.00–285.00	$276.52	$1,153	-3.90
455–490	468	3	255.00–270.00	$263.40	$1,233	+12.53
500–520	510	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	-28.54
575–595	588	3	245.00–255.00	$250.00	$1,470	-0.30
660	660	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	-4.91

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	285.00	$285.00	$855	—
390	390	5	317.00	$317.00	$1,236	—
390	390	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,112	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,001	—
407	407	2	308.00	$308.00	$1,254	—
610	610	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,659	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	114.00	$114.00	$593	+10.00
625	625	1	114.00	$114.00	$712	—
675	675	1	114.00	$114.00	$770	+24.00
710–735	727	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$804	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
402–403	402	5	510.00–650.00	$593.92	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	3	302.00	$302.00	$1,586	+47.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195 unweaned	195	1	540.00	$540.00	+65.00
205–210 unweaned	208	2	500.00–550.00	$524.70	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	3	100.00	$100.00	$578	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238–246	244	7	367.00–386.00	$380.70	$929	+53.35
250–293	281	32	395.00–415.00	$405.87	$1,140	+52.56
273–293 unweaned	284	12	300.00–367.00	$348.02	$988	—
300–327 unweaned	318	5	320.00–361.00	$347.27	$1,104	—
300–333	322	29	300.00–402.00	$376.12	$1,211	+14.45
300–339 value added	326	6	310.00–435.00	$348.34	$1,136	-47.74
330	330	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	+18.33
355–397	369	65	285.00–382.00	$351.27	$1,296	+20.29
370–373 value added	372	3	305.00–315.00	$311.68	$1,159	-13.32
385 fancy	385	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,213	-5.00
385 unweaned	385	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,155	—
400–445	422	76	275.00–330.00	$315.19	$1,330	-4.98
428	428	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,305	-15.17
415–445 value added	437	35	305.00–342.00	$329.16	$1,438	-37.84
455–478 unweaned	474	13	265.00–279.00	$273.29	$1,295	—
450–495	477	130	269.00–312.00	$297.29	$1,418	+3.13
467–490 value added	477	12	305.00–318.00	$312.43	$1,490	-7.63
515 value added	515	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,403	-41.72
500–548	522	136	255.00–300.00	$285.47	$1,490	-2.21
508–544	531	8	275.00–276.00	$275.36	$1,462	+2.28
535–544	539	18	262.00–278.00	$269.57	$1,453	-35.43
550–598	571	117	245.00–284.00	$267.63	$1,528	-18.37
570–583 value added	578	31	270.00–305.00	$293.27	$1,695	—
570–592 fancy	582	11	270.00–272.00	$271.11	$1,578	—
585–595	591	32	242.00–258.00	$253.63	$1,499	+13.63
602–630 value added	606	15	274.00–280.00	$275.56	$1,670	—
613	613	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,490	-13.20
600–643	614	100	240.00–266.00	$258.84	$1,589	+2.64
601–645	628	32	235.00–249.00	$240.98	$1,513	-15.22
648 fancy	648	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,685	+17.50
658–698	680	59	230.00–242.00	$237.30	$1,614	+5.10
700–745	725	27	215.00–237.00	$230.01	$1,668	+0.23
725	725	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,544	-16.78
751–797	768	15	214.00–235.00	$226.47	$1,739	+24.80
802–836	810	56	205.00–224.50	$221.24	$1,792	+15.36
917	917	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,811	+7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	305.00	$305.00	$640	—
252–295	272	9	270.00–332.00	$310.66	$845	+52.89
315–325 unweaned	319	10	286.00–292.00	$288.45	$920	+36.45
312–348	330	31	270.00–330.00	$306.27	$1,011	+5.45
352 thin fleshed	352	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,214	—
375 unweaned	375	2	230.00	$230.00	$862	—
355–395	376	18	270.00–335.00	$315.98	$1,188	+50.81
389	389	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,109	+19.83
395	395	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	+44.83
400–448	419	24	250.00–299.00	$274.66	$1,151	+0.46
430	430	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,140	-9.20
448	448	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,156	-16.20
473 unweaned	473	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,097	—
450–497	480	39	250.00–276.00	$262.72	$1,261	+11.78
510–548	531	53	232.00–262.00	$256.23	$1,361	+6.77
565–595	575	24	235.00–279.00	$252.09	$1,450	+14.98
575	575	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,288	-13.11
642–645	644	14	222.00–232.00	$227.71	$1,466	-4.22
658–678	669	7	200.00–222.00	$211.47	$1,415	+11.47
705–708	708	12	192.00–207.50	$203.04	$1,438	-10.90
825–838	834	3	180.00–210.00	$189.90	$1,584	-17.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	250.00–270.00	$260.11	$619	—
255–285	273	3	235.00–250.00	$244.88	$669	+18.13
365–380	373	2	223.00–242.00	$232.69	$868	+6.66
420–440	426	14	220.00–266.00	$253.00	$1,078	+5.49
460–470	462	7	200.00–225.00	$215.60	$996	-15.17
511–535	519	7	205.00–215.00	$208.29	$1,081	-11.17
562	562	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,405	+33.59
581	581	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,278	+3.59
620–640	630	7	175.00–200.00	$187.23	$1,180	-12.74

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,262	—
623	623	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,452	—
658	658	12	231.00	$231.00	$1,520	+53.50
757	757	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,211	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,051	—
517–545	539	10	262.00–264.00	$263.62	$1,421	-6.38

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,288	—
631	631	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,603	—
697	697	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,603	—
747	747	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,509	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135–145 unweaned	140	2	475.00	$475.00	—
150–185 unweaned	168	2	475.00–550.00	$516.42	+141.42
215–230 unweaned	223	2	475.00	$475.00	+150.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	160.00	$160.00	$536	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
818	818	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,571	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
380	380	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	—	—	4	255.00–285.00	$262.50	$1,037	-76.56
480	480	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,128	-53.00
505–530	513	—	—	3	235.00–300.00	$277.63	$1,424	+27.57
550–590	573	—	—	7	225.00–260.00	$245.38	$1,406	+3.47
630	630	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,260	—
670–695	683	—	—	2	225.00–235.00	$230.09	$1,572	+9.21
760	760	—	—	2	202.00–224.00	$213.00	$1,619	+43.00
807	807	—	—	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,412	-18.68
870–890	883	—	—	3	119.00–140.00	$125.89	$1,112	-57.86
950	950	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,472	-13.00
980–1030	1005	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	156.00–168.00	$162.00	$1,628	—
1070	1070	—	—	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,177	—
1000–1265	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	121.00–182.00	$150.83	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	360.00	$360.00	$918	—
445	445	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,402	—
573	573	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,561	—
706	706	5	267.00	$267.00	$1,885	—
770	770	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,771	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,523	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	2	132.50	$132.50	$1,146	-10.50

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	125.00	$125.00	$831	+17.00
780	780	1	120.00	$120.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135 unweaned	135	1	525.00	$525.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
355	355	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1245	1132	80-85%	5	107.00–114.00	$110.35	$1,249	—
900–1565	1187	80-85%	98	106.00–119.00	$112.16	$1,331	+10.52
850–1845	1220	80-85%	46	96.00–112.00	$104.44	$1,274	—
1235	1235	80-85%	2	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$1,105	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–740	680	85-90%	2	63.00–67.00	$65.18	$443	—
745–1035	893	85-90%	17	80.00–90.00	$85.59	$764	+2.84
720–1320	912	85-90%	30	80.00–95.00	$88.68	$809	-27.32
800–1205	925	85-90%	30	90.00–137.00	$106.66	$987	-9.34
803–1625	1004	85-90%	51	92.00–114.00	$101.11	$1,015	—
735–1298	1008	85-90%	5	75.00–81.00	$78.27	$789	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1380	1050	75-80%	22	118.50–126.00	$121.95	$1,280	+0.26
1610–1660	1627	75-80%	3	98.50–106.00	$101.48	$1,651	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1455	1183	10	112.50–137.50	$124.95	$1,478	—
1035–1820	1480	18	110.00–127.50	$119.06	$1,762	-1.30
1225–1980	1573	26	125.00–140.00	$130.60	$2,054	+0.60
1580–2305	1868	13	136.00–150.00	$142.62	$2,664	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
525–1287	868	(<2 yrs)	Open	46	115.00–212.00	$176.08	$1,528
700–1255	964	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	108.00–212.00	$165.17	$1,592

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
106	106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	$138
670–970	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	160.00–187.00	$169.40	$1,364
558–1065	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	135.00–158.00	$148.60	$1,201

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–905	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,075.00	$1,908.33
825–975	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,933.33
940–1043	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,680.00
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
976–1227	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,000.00–2,850.00	$2,667.86
942–1503	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	1,525.00–2,800.00	$2,328.85
1035–1350	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,460.00–1,850.00	$1,697.39
915–1240	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,750.00–2,150.00	$2,037.50
1125–1410	1199	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,743.75
1025–1510	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,525.00–2,150.00	$1,806.25
1170–1410	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,250.00	$1,900.00
1030–1415	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,600.00–2,125.00	$1,856.82
1296	1296	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1350	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
900–960	930	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,100.00
952	952	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
985–1100	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,675.00
1050 thin fleshed	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
890–1275	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,175.00–1,575.00	$1,386.56
825–1300	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,685.00	$1,572.00
875–1375	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,350.00–2,025.00	$1,675.00
983–1386	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,250.00–1,750.00	$1,449.85
1025–1415 thin fleshed	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.25–1,100.00	$1,055.13
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1315	1315	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
680–810	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–805.00	$740.00
730–835	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	920.00–1,250.00	$1,098.33
973–1020	980	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,407.14
942–1076	1031	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,225.00
1150–1196	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,441.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1115	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	105.00–139.00	$127.60	$1,210
870–1045	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	$1,078
1000–1080	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	$1,144
850–1455	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	104.00–140.00	$113.21	$1,280
930–1500	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	105.00–150.00	$131.33	$1,554
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,433

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,191
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,176
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,311
1226–1425	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	101.00–118.00	$114.60	$1,451
975–1725	1328	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	105.50–115.50	$109.63	$1,456
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,502

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1255	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	106.00–116.00	$109.50	$1,252

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1257	1257	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,546

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
925 fancy	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–830	740	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,525.00–1,725.00	$1,600.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
954–987	965	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,150.00–2,375.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
763	763	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660	660	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,379
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,388

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,001	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–395	366	158	270.00–290.00	$272.72	$998	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	19	300.00	$300.00	$978	—
360	360	68	328.00	$328.00	$1,181	+2.00
405	405	32	332.00	$332.00	$1,345	—
464	464	19	285.00	$285.00	$1,322	—
527	527	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,433	-6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	255.00	$255.00	$849	—

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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
1103–1258	1186	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,550.00–2,950.00	$2,780.00	+780.00
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1158–1376	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,975.00–2,050.00	$1,994.44	—
1445	1445	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	-125.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+175.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1140–1330	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,825.00	-450.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	2	150.00	$150.00	$843	—
710	710	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
762	762	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,067	—
856	856	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,584	—
995	995	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,502	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830–1070	1025	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,785.71	—

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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.