New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

5,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $298.07/cwt +14.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 619 lb · 319 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $331.27/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 525 lb · 290 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.37/cwt +12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 474 lb · 191 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,498	3,840	4,847
Feeder cattle	4,697	3,338	4,134
Slaughter cattle	378	296	447
Replacement cattle	423	206	266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks, steer and heifer calves sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers traded 6.00-12.00 higher. Feeder Heifers were 5.00-10.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Temperatures dropped across the state, along with light to heavy snow. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	218	3	415.00–455.00	$442.48	$965	—
250–285 unweaned	274	5	335.00–420.00	$389.01	$1,066	+0.06
270–290 fancy	274	7	360.00–370.00	$362.97	$995	-47.03
260–295	282	9	415.00–445.00	$432.58	$1,220	-5.15
305–330 fancy	313	6	345.00–355.00	$352.44	$1,103	-56.21
315–340 value added	332	3	360.00–375.00	$370.25	$1,229	-1.21
300–348	333	35	315.00–435.00	$409.58	$1,364	+1.84
330–347 unweaned	337	9	380.00–406.00	$395.31	$1,332	+28.31
355–375 value added	368	3	360.00–370.00	$366.79	$1,350	-35.90
355–399	375	35	360.00–425.00	$415.68	$1,559	+24.97
372–378 unweaned	375	10	384.00–402.00	$395.04	$1,481	+55.04
365–385 fancy	378	8	355.00–440.00	$384.16	$1,452	-4.56
386–395	389	7	387.00–407.00	$392.81	$1,528	+12.35
410	410	8	375.00	$375.00	$1,538	+25.00
410–411 fancy	411	6	415.00–425.00	$418.33	$1,719	+69.94
403–430 value added	415	38	350.00–417.00	$401.61	$1,667	-7.06
400–447	430	47	325.00–390.00	$374.37	$1,610	+26.16
435–448 unweaned	442	16	360.00–365.00	$361.51	$1,598	+3.51
450–458 fancy	454	9	355.00–400.00	$377.78	$1,715	—
450–465	458	4	330.00–340.00	$334.92	$1,534	-23.96
453–498	474	109	317.00–360.00	$349.52	$1,657	-0.96
477 unweaned	477	2	338.00	$338.00	$1,612	+3.65
455–490 value added	478	22	355.00–385.00	$374.42	$1,790	+20.65
493	493	3	328.00	$328.00	$1,617	-15.75
500–505 value added	504	11	339.00–341.00	$339.91	$1,713	-5.09
513–524 fancy	522	14	330.00–355.00	$338.87	$1,769	+6.40
502–546	526	250	316.00–352.00	$331.64	$1,744	+24.38
513–547	533	15	310.00–315.00	$311.64	$1,661	+4.38
552–587	573	103	310.00–348.00	$323.14	$1,852	+22.07
560–597	576	13	296.00–315.00	$305.92	$1,762	+4.85
571–589	578	15	292.00–305.00	$298.60	$1,726	-2.47
578 fancy	578	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,878	-2.05
602–646 value added	610	78	273.00–332.00	$316.32	$1,930	+27.53
605–612 fancy	610	37	304.00–308.00	$306.52	$1,870	+24.52
603–648	623	191	260.00–299.00	$290.30	$1,809	+22.01
625–641	634	13	277.00–280.00	$278.63	$1,767	+10.34
650–698	675	135	262.00–282.50	$274.35	$1,852	+30.68
707–748	722	27	245.00–266.00	$255.94	$1,848	+1.87
750–792	766	77	244.00–262.00	$252.15	$1,931	+23.48
810–828	826	15	246.00–247.00	$246.87	$2,039	+18.77
850–883	871	23	218.00–238.00	$223.94	$1,951	+3.54
925–943	939	5	200.00–235.00	$228.11	$2,142	-3.18
962	962	2	209.00	$209.00	$2,011	-6.00
1012–1025	1015	5	191.00–208.00	$204.57	$2,076	—
1025	1025	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,876	—
1110	1110	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,998	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	4	351.00	$351.00	$923	+34.14
325–335	330	2	280.00–295.00	$287.61	$949	-79.69
376–382	377	18	340.00–350.00	$348.31	$1,313	+11.10
357–395	379	19	277.00–372.00	$330.27	$1,252	-6.94
380 value added	380	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,159	—
403–442	418	26	275.00–354.00	$344.91	$1,442	+37.48
453–495	474	15	280.00–322.00	$305.59	$1,448	-9.50
493	493	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,380	-22.00
500–543	530	25	292.00–326.00	$297.41	$1,576	+5.41
531	531	27	256.00	$256.00	$1,359	-31.33
543 unweaned	543	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,379	—
550–590	575	29	272.00–295.00	$287.15	$1,651	+57.15
615	615	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,230	-52.43
600–643	636	27	248.00–278.00	$259.83	$1,653	+7.40
650–695	663	11	230.00–260.00	$234.77	$1,557	+24.77
700	700	3	254.00–258.00	$255.33	$1,787	+35.33
767–794	789	13	212.00–244.00	$231.33	$1,825	-2.67
870	870	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,984	—
905	905	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,720	+25.50
1010	1010	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,939	+7.00
1285	1285	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,120	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	3	125.00	$125.00	$439	—
362 unweaned	362	2	177.00	$177.00	$641	—
380–385	383	4	102.00–135.00	$118.39	$453	—
400–445	420	9	100.00–120.00	$110.58	$464	—
520	520	4	113.00	$113.00	$588	—
560–583	574	5	100.00–102.00	$100.78	$578	—
663	663	4	80.00	$80.00	$530	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	255.00	$255.00	$867	+25.00
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	+1.39
465–485	475	3	230.00–265.00	$248.47	$1,180	+3.36
535–537	536	3	235.00–267.00	$256.36	$1,374	+16.36
555–593	580	3	257.00–265.00	$262.45	$1,522	+44.47
650–698	689	12	217.00–237.00	$219.50	$1,512	—
730	730	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,642	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	5	316.00	$316.00	$1,204	—
538	538	14	300.00	$300.00	$1,614	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,231	—
603–633	615	5	210.00–217.00	$214.12	$1,317	—
680	680	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,503	—
723	723	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,764	—
845	845	4	193.00	$193.00	$1,631	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,184	—
653	653	8	229.00	$229.00	$1,495	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	8	243.00	$243.00	$1,244	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	352.00	$352.00	$1,542	+2.00
631	631	3	253.00	$253.00	$1,596	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,823	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	—
585	585	1	120.00	$120.00	$702	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	325.00	$325.00	$780	—
260 unweaned	260	7	340.00	$340.00	$884	—
275–290	283	13	320.00–408.00	$393.59	$1,114	+46.73
325–327 fancy	326	7	372.00–390.00	$384.88	$1,255	+27.48
330 unweaned	330	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,122	-20.00
331 value added	331	6	377.00	$377.00	$1,248	+43.79
320–342	337	33	282.00–362.00	$341.56	$1,151	-11.88
345	345	4	347.00	$347.00	$1,197	-6.44
363 value added	363	4	382.00	$382.00	$1,387	+19.23
354–395	370	45	300.00–380.00	$355.00	$1,314	+19.60
385 unweaned	385	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,278	-3.00
388	388	5	306.00	$306.00	$1,187	-11.00
390–397	396	18	335.00–352.00	$345.40	$1,368	+28.40
407 value added	407	7	360.00	$360.00	$1,465	+24.64
413–424 fancy	422	9	320.00–352.00	$345.03	$1,456	+22.01
423 unweaned	423	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,269	-8.59
400–449	430	85	285.00–342.00	$331.31	$1,425	+5.76
459–485 value added	462	54	295.00–332.00	$315.42	$1,457	-4.58
470–471	471	15	290.00–296.00	$294.40	$1,387	+4.40
450–497	477	97	270.00–320.00	$308.05	$1,469	+13.36
478–495 fancy	484	4	290.00–300.00	$295.44	$1,430	+0.44
476–498	487	21	282.00–290.00	$285.95	$1,393	-8.74
503–543	520	145	275.00–318.00	$303.72	$1,579	+18.10
506–539	533	33	284.00–290.00	$285.15	$1,520	+10.61
556 fancy	556	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,779	+45.00
551–594	563	101	268.00–297.00	$282.01	$1,588	+18.01
571 value added	571	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,713	+7.50
569–592	584	27	260.00–267.00	$264.80	$1,546	+0.80
590	590	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,622	+11.00
602–637	614	58	241.00–282.00	$266.36	$1,635	+14.17
612–620	617	18	248.00–259.00	$253.71	$1,565	+1.52
623 value added	623	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,807	—
647	647	9	249.00	$249.00	$1,611	-3.19
650–698	662	123	240.00–266.00	$256.13	$1,696	+21.89
683 fancy	683	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,789	—
658–690	685	27	248.50–249.00	$248.93	$1,705	+14.69
713 fancy	713	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,889	—
715–746	733	23	230.00–242.00	$232.84	$1,707	+13.34
750–784	770	38	215.00–250.00	$229.04	$1,764	+2.35
775	775	20	215.00	$215.00	$1,666	-11.69
802–828	824	13	215.00	$215.00	$1,772	-1.00
1150	1150	2	177.00	$177.00	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 unweaned	275	1	265.00	$265.00	$729	—
275–299	296	7	275.00–313.00	$307.95	$912	+37.95
318–349	338	13	290.00–330.00	$320.63	$1,084	—
357–396	374	32	270.00–325.00	$296.00	$1,107	+32.13
375–390 value added	379	7	292.00–295.00	$292.88	$1,110	—
403 unweaned	403	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,108	—
408–440	428	34	260.00–307.00	$298.12	$1,276	+26.13
432	432	7	277.00	$277.00	$1,197	+5.01
451–498	477	40	258.00–277.00	$266.00	$1,269	-8.34
502–547	527	39	250.00–285.00	$274.95	$1,449	+24.91
540–548	543	5	250.00–257.00	$252.82	$1,373	+2.78
553	553	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,283	-15.94
555–595	571	29	240.00–265.00	$252.56	$1,442	+4.62
553–590	572	6	226.00–230.00	$227.94	$1,304	-20.00
586 value added	586	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,553	—
600–637	618	42	230.00–256.00	$243.63	$1,506	+9.18
619	619	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,424	-4.45
652–680	662	16	222.00–244.00	$235.42	$1,558	+17.89
718–740	730	7	195.00–230.00	$212.79	$1,553	-6.21
760	760	6	229.50	$229.50	$1,744	—
810	810	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,515	—
1010	1010	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,364	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	255.00	$255.00	$816	—
355	355	1	260.00	$260.00	$923	+9.84
404–438	417	7	217.00–242.00	$234.20	$977	+14.20
465–482	474	7	230.00–250.00	$240.36	$1,139	-14.64
510–530	521	5	220.00–235.00	$226.78	$1,182	+26.78
570–595	585	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,299	-8.44
610–638	623	9	190.00–265.00	$216.14	$1,347	+34.14
650	650	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,313	—
705–722	716	3	180.00–197.00	$185.58	$1,329	—
813	813	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,520	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,032	—
416	416	6	357.00	$357.00	$1,485	—
428	428	3	220.00	$220.00	$942	—
476	476	4	254.00	$254.00	$1,209	—
509–535	519	8	250.00–260.00	$256.13	$1,329	+93.13
555–568	562	6	225.00–252.00	$238.34	$1,339	—
622–637	630	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,071	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,144	—
558–576	565	10	215.00–222.00	$219.15	$1,238	—
729–744	733	17	222.00–223.00	$222.30	$1,629	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–655	653	12	220.00–223.50	$221.45	$1,446	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,107	—
458–471	465	7	294.00–313.00	$302.01	$1,404	+30.01

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,196	—
557	557	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,315	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	90.00	$90.00	$531	—
615–625	620	3	73.00–87.00	$81.63	$506	-20.37

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,214	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	2	202.00	$202.00	$984	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	99.00	$99.00	$455	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115 unweaned	115	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,357	—
470	470	2	132.00	$132.00	$620	-148.06
510–521	515	7	192.00–297.00	$243.38	$1,253	-31.62
550–595	558	16	202.00–275.00	$257.79	$1,438	-12.03
610–646	627	10	230.00–260.00	$251.14	$1,575	—
671	671	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,624	+19.13
700–733	722	3	192.00–230.00	$204.28	$1,475	-17.53
780	780	3	202.00–219.00	$213.33	$1,664	-0.75
820	820	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,271	-59.00
865	865	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,479	—
965–970	969	8	140.00–182.00	$175.49	$1,700	—
1000	1000	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,600	—
1065	1065	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 unweaned	215	1	390.00	$390.00	$838	—
310 unweaned	310	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,116	—
422–435	426	3	320.00–345.00	$336.50	$1,433	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165–190 unweaned	174	4	725.00–925.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	2	132.00	$132.00	$801	—
785	785	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,452	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,131	—
920–925	923	2	140.00–150.00	$145.01	$1,338	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–625	613	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$711	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1090	1060	80-85%	2	135.00–147.00	$141.17	$1,496	+30.35
1190	1190	80-85%	6	115.25	$115.25	$1,371	—
860–1744	1254	80-85%	106	110.50–127.00	$117.83	$1,478	—
865–1845	1271	80-85%	15	106.00–115.00	$110.52	$1,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–730	700	85-90%	3	90.00–95.00	$91.67	$642	—
710–715	713	85-90%	2	80.00–85.00	$82.49	$588	—
700–1405	908	85-90%	17	86.00–100.00	$90.89	$825	+0.09
820–1051	978	85-90%	12	99.00–119.00	$107.93	$1,056	—
810–1535	1016	85-90%	57	91.00–119.00	$108.89	$1,106	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
872–1160	920	75-80%	6	127.00–137.00	$134.90	$1,241	—
915–1660	1166	75-80%	13	105.00–130.50	$124.32	$1,450	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1390	1237	5	115.00–158.00	$135.32	$1,674	—
1200–1756	1416	11	106.00–138.00	$121.97	$1,727	—
1280–2210	1631	14	123.00–144.00	$135.93	$2,217	—
1635	1635	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,224	—
1415–2245	1788	13	140.00–156.00	$150.22	$2,686	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640–1185	849	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	145.00–235.00	$184.10	$1,563
915	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,418
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,006

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
635–825	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–172.00	$164.40	$1,233
610–980	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	140.00–150.00	$144.17	$1,249

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
828–1290	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,815.00
995–1230	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,375.00–1,700.00	$1,486.11
908–1241	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,600.00–1,625.00	$1,611.11
900–1096	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,600.00–2,800.00	$2,650.00
1008–1460	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,735.42
946–1765	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,650.00–2,650.00	$2,254.76
928–1350	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,650.00–2,400.00	$1,988.75
985–1425	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,791.67
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1090–1880	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,875.00–2,550.00	$2,202.27
1495	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1755	1755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
878–965	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,460.00–1,500.00	$1,486.67
853–1010	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,485.00–1,700.00	$1,587.00
960–1090	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,825.00
850–1163	1034	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,471.88
964–1430	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,750.00–2,125.00	$1,901.67
915–1131	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,585.00–1,600.00	$1,597.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00
835–1600	1137	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,175.00–1,575.00	$1,425.00
1030–1159	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,329.17
1142–1185	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,825.00	$1,687.50
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,525.00	$1,525.00
885–1397	1236	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,731.25
1000–1360	1277	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,250.00–1,850.00	$1,656.07
830–1476	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,300.00–1,875.00	$1,632.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
930–1060	995	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
925–1125	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,137.50
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
725–1244	1119	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,025.00–1,850.00	$1,665.63
1120	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1147	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
975–1285	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,566.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1075	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	117.00–140.00	$128.50	$1,154
905–1080	984	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	100.00–119.00	$114.00	$1,122
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,247
965–1050	1009	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	118.00–126.00	$122.50	$1,236
745–1280	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	105.00–117.00	$113.09	$1,173
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,226
1035–1155	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	116.00–125.00	$121.67	$1,324
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,369
925–1455	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	126.00–129.00	$127.50	$1,517
1242	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,478

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,380

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$666

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
949	949	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,800.00	$2,800.00
953–1072	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,884.21
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1108	1108	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	5	206.00	$206.00	$836	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	12	372.00	$372.00	$1,458	—
400	400	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—
400–435	427	52	342.00–351.00	$349.05	$1,490	—
450	450	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,058	—
700	700	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,701	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	38	334.00	$334.00	$1,289	+36.00

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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
885–1150	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,175.00	—
1068	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+550.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1315–1685	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00–2,525.00	$2,412.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1015	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,875.00	-166.67
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	-100.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1455	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	8	220.00	$220.00	$812	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	58	314.00	$314.00	$1,074	—
387	387	51	314.00	$314.00	$1,215	—
423	423	32	265.00	$265.00	$1,121	—
451–489	486	33	245.00–247.00	$246.83	$1,200	—
572	572	15	295.00	$295.00	$1,687	—
671	671	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,778	—
730	730	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,840	—
842	842	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,777	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	4	230.00	$230.00	$704	-70.00
360	360	9	220.00	$220.00	$792	-76.00
426 unweaned	426	14	115.00	$115.00	$490	—
452	452	4	200.00	$200.00	$904	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	5	167.00	$167.00	$367	—
252	252	4	135.00	$135.00	$340	—
327	327	2	185.00	$185.00	$605	—

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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.