New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

3,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.12/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,478/hd at 675 lb · 113 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $533.94/cwt +23.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,014/hd at 377 lb · 94 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $366.26/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,806/hd at 766 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,076	2,537	2,721
Feeder cattle	2,470	1,937	1,941
Slaughter cattle	325	292	365
Replacement cattle	281	308	415

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers traded 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Parts of the state did receive much needed moisture early last week . Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

▼ Feeder heifers: steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers traded 2.00-10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–288	282	7	575.00–670.00	$591.41	$1,668	—
322 value added	322	4	690.00	$690.00	$2,222	—
303–348	329	10	615.00–660.00	$637.19	$2,096	+8.88
338–348 unweaned	343	4	545.00–575.00	$559.78	$1,920	-20.22
355 unweaned	355	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,952	—
365	365	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,026	-43.74
365–394	380	23	555.00–605.00	$588.99	$2,238	-9.75
415 unweaned	415	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,158	+15.00
420	420	2	532.00	$532.00	$2,234	-43.03
411–443	424	32	530.00–575.00	$554.05	$2,349	-20.98
447	447	3	520.00	$520.00	$2,324	+5.00
460 unweaned	460	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,955	-71.68
450–491	479	33	500.00–555.00	$521.98	$2,500	-14.69
500–547	531	36	465.00–510.00	$485.54	$2,578	-13.18
553 value added	553	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,876	—
550–596	578	59	435.00–475.00	$453.85	$2,623	-0.28
633	633	8	417.00	$417.00	$2,640	+31.90
610–643	634	44	420.00–445.00	$436.45	$2,767	+51.35
607–645	637	12	400.00–420.00	$417.42	$2,659	+32.32
658 thin fleshed	658	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,764	—
660 value added	660	6	407.00	$407.00	$2,686	-5.91
650–699	681	24	362.00–390.00	$378.61	$2,578	-13.11
700 value added	700	1	422.00	$422.00	$2,954	—
715	715	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,538	-33.80
715–736	730	29	360.00–394.00	$379.48	$2,770	-9.32
756–797	766	89	337.00–370.00	$366.26	$2,806	+5.98
815–845	837	17	335.00–360.00	$345.93	$2,895	+5.93
858	858	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,746	-20.50
855–870	860	43	330.00–354.00	$352.79	$3,034	+12.29
905	905	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,806	-27.00
955	955	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,881	-99.53
970–990	981	5	285.00–300.00	$294.99	$2,894	-1.54
1150	1150	2	275.00	$275.00	$3,162	+58.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	220	5	525.00–535.00	$532.77	$1,172	—
260–267	265	4	525.00–550.00	$531.13	$1,407	—
255–285 unweaned	273	3	485.00–505.00	$496.62	$1,356	—
308 value added	308	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,694	—
310–340	323	4	410.00–525.00	$481.34	$1,555	+24.74
325–348 unweaned	338	5	450.00–465.00	$458.00	$1,548	—
360–396	389	8	540.00–590.00	$578.79	$2,251	—
405–448	434	3	500.00–515.00	$510.33	$2,215	+17.19
470–490	478	5	425.00–490.00	$475.65	$2,274	+100.65
518 unweaned	518	4	450.00	$450.00	$2,331	—
500–542	526	26	365.00–465.00	$440.02	$2,315	+11.99
570	570	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,422	+31.93
552–593	574	22	380.00–428.00	$399.84	$2,295	+6.77
618–645	627	6	340.00–375.00	$359.02	$2,251	-18.27
645	645	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,967	-72.29
660–690	676	7	337.00–370.00	$345.66	$2,337	-49.34
700–725	710	3	330.00–360.00	$343.52	$2,439	+35.55
788–797	793	6	330.00–335.00	$332.49	$2,637	+12.49
815	815	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,828	—
870	870	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,523	+38.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	615.00	$615.00	$2,030	—
370 unweaned	370	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,665	—
430–437	434	10	530.00–560.00	$539.97	$2,343	+9.97
455–457	457	4	525.00–547.00	$541.52	$2,475	—
535	535	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,381	—
555	555	8	492.00	$492.00	$2,731	—
605–608	608	7	425.00–445.00	$427.85	$2,601	-8.83
652	652	9	453.00	$453.00	$2,954	—
655	655	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,424	—
735	735	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,499	-17.00
900	900	1	277.00	$277.00	$2,493	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,239	—
357–385	366	19	455.00–485.00	$459.90	$1,683	—
370 unweaned	370	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,572	—
425	425	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,870	—
460	460	2	415.00–425.00	$420.00	$1,932	—
521–535	524	6	380.00–425.00	$404.09	$2,117	—
595	595	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,726	—
850	850	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,338	—
915	915	1	252.00	$252.00	$2,306	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 unweaned	365	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,642	—
400	400	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,660	—
455	455	2	525.00	$525.00	$2,389	—
520 unweaned	520	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,716	—
540–545	542	3	375.00–450.00	$424.85	$2,303	-20.15
560–570	563	3	430.00–450.00	$443.25	$2,495	—
610	610	1	387.00	$387.00	$2,361	—
656	656	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,263	+2.60
680	680	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,720	+57.60
845	845	2	292.00	$292.00	$2,467	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	510.00	$510.00	$2,218	-66.67
530–535	533	3	410.00–425.00	$414.97	$2,212	-112.03
600–633	625	4	380.00–385.00	$383.80	$2,399	-46.20
660	660	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,640	—
725	725	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,682	—
795	795	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,584	—
800–820	810	2	345.00–352.00	$348.46	$2,823	—
838	838	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,724	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
452	452	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,062	-205.00
705	705	2	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$1,569	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
295	295	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
330	330	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
510–530	520	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.48	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,610	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	185.00	$185.00	$842	—
525	525	1	185.00	$185.00	$971	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,247	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
260 unweaned	260	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-250.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160 unweaned	160	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	225	4	535.00–560.00	$553.33	$1,245	-96.67
250	250	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,325	-9.24
300 value added	300	2	590.00	$590.00	$1,770	—
328–347	335	13	495.00–560.00	$525.86	$1,762	+31.61
369 thin fleshed	369	9	565.00	$565.00	$2,085	—
350–397	376	56	475.00–570.00	$543.81	$2,045	+8.08
376	376	9	495.00	$495.00	$1,861	-40.73
350–395 unweaned	384	14	450.00–515.00	$503.66	$1,934	+16.21
355–395	388	6	520.00–525.00	$524.24	$2,034	+39.24
410–425 unweaned	418	2	435.00–450.00	$442.37	$1,849	—
408–448	431	35	452.00–495.00	$474.88	$2,047	-27.17
433 thin fleshed	433	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,208	—
446 value added	446	7	550.00	$550.00	$2,453	+23.59
465 unweaned	465	1	377.00	$377.00	$1,753	—
468–475	469	15	427.00	$427.00	$2,003	-57.86
453–495	478	45	427.00–465.00	$442.23	$2,114	-42.63
501–546	523	45	385.00–435.00	$409.35	$2,141	-30.97
550–596	565	36	370.00–415.00	$386.71	$2,185	-12.07
585	585	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,106	-38.78
613	613	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,207	-24.27
600–642	615	22	370.00–395.00	$386.14	$2,375	+1.87
647	647	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,362	+5.00
650–690	675	113	330.00–375.00	$367.12	$2,478	+11.35
700–740	718	40	325.00–366.00	$353.56	$2,539	-12.61
740	740	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,035	-65.00
778	778	5	305.00	$305.00	$2,373	-25.00
782	782	68	346.50	$346.50	$2,710	+16.50
805–846	842	11	285.00–310.00	$306.42	$2,580	-38.58
850–895	859	5	320.00–335.00	$331.87	$2,851	-7.71
870	870	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,610	-39.58
930–946	938	6	300.00–320.00	$309.91	$2,907	—
955–956	956	4	260.00–290.00	$282.51	$2,701	-10.49
1080	1080	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,646	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–288	272	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,414	—
315–340	328	9	400.00–500.00	$470.71	$1,544	+40.71
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
350–385	368	2	440.00–450.00	$445.24	$1,638	—
385 unweaned	385	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,232	-85.00
407	407	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,730	+29.58
400–445	428	4	410.00–467.00	$451.95	$1,934	+56.53
465–491	484	16	395.00–435.00	$400.03	$1,936	-32.83
503–545	528	9	375.00–385.00	$377.12	$1,991	-31.61
595–597	596	3	370.00–400.00	$390.02	$2,325	+13.51
600–630	620	3	340.00–345.00	$343.39	$2,129	+1.74
670–695	682	9	325.00–345.00	$335.08	$2,285	-19.92
715	715	2	312.00	$312.00	$2,231	+12.14
764	764	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,216	—
833	833	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,457	-15.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,780	—
360–365	363	2	440.00–540.00	$490.34	$1,780	—
422	422	2	490.00	$490.00	$2,068	-4.73
473	473	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,034	—
501–524	518	14	421.00–443.00	$432.83	$2,242	—
560–592	576	2	345.00–375.00	$360.42	$2,076	-9.58
577 fancy	577	15	460.00	$460.00	$2,654	—
615–640	633	10	365.00–380.00	$369.38	$2,338	+17.38
635	635	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,222	-2.00
687–690	688	3	335.00–387.00	$369.62	$2,543	+24.62
780	780	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,457	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	315	4	455.00–460.00	$457.42	$1,441	—
398	398	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,592	—
415–435	422	3	395.00–405.00	$398.44	$1,681	—
460–480	470	3	280.00–370.00	$338.37	$1,590	—
510–535	527	3	325.00–355.00	$341.61	$1,800	—
550–573	568	5	335.00–355.00	$340.09	$1,932	—
665–695	685	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,089	—
735	735	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,690	—
905	905	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,082	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
405 unweaned	405	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,660	—
458	458	4	447.00	$447.00	$2,047	-3.00
470	470	2	377.00	$377.00	$1,772	-73.00
525	525	2	408.00	$408.00	$2,142	+33.00
557–560	558	3	265.00–394.00	$350.85	$1,958	-19.70
635	635	1	372.00	$372.00	$2,362	+17.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,479	—
415	415	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,764	—
570–575	573	3	332.00–360.00	$341.28	$1,956	—
650–655	651	4	350.00–366.00	$361.98	$2,356	+21.98
700	700	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,170	-65.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	352.00	$352.00	$1,602	—
530	530	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,601	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–135 unweaned	128	5	800.00–950.00	$844.11	—
185 unweaned	185	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	150.00	$150.00	$732	—
565	565	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,045	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
258	258	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
345	345	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
430	430	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
305 unweaned	305	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
190 unweaned	190	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–545	543	—	—	2	425.00–450.00	$437.56	$2,376	-7.32
584	584	—	—	4	445.00	$445.00	$2,599	-8.89
610	610	—	—	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,318	-80.00
630	630	—	—	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,614	-45.00
900	900	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,520	-25.00
798–1255	912	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	190.00–267.00	$207.57	$1,893	-97.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	—	—	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,810	—
525	525	—	—	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,048	—
565–580	573	—	—	2	305.00–335.00	$319.80	$1,832	—
605	605	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,027	—
665	665	—	—	1	357.00	$357.00	$2,374	—
815	815	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,323	—
820	820	—	—	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,394	—
865	865	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,379	—
1070	1070	—	—	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,300	—
1180	1180	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,419	—
1915	1915	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	215.25	$215.25	$4,122	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	—	—	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	+125.00
1295–1310	1303	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,750.00–4,400.00	$4,075.00	—
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,936	—
710	710	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,491	—
870	870	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,349	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,650	—
570	570	1	382.00	$382.00	$2,177	—
1000	1000	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,820	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,646	—
500	500	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210–215 unweaned	213	2	950.00–1,150.00	$1,048.82	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 unweaned	285	1	330.00	$330.00	$940	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–870	773	80-85%	3	170.00–179.00	$175.63	$1,358	—
830–1375	1057	80-85%	29	162.00–178.00	$172.19	$1,820	—
785–1660	1103	80-85%	78	160.00–180.00	$171.53	$1,892	—
870–1580	1151	80-85%	5	160.00–162.00	$160.48	$1,847	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545–650	580	85-90%	3	157.00–170.00	$165.14	$958	—
675	675	85-90%	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	—
665–800	741	85-90%	4	144.00–170.00	$157.51	$1,167	—
780	780	85-90%	1	123.00	$123.00	$959	—
855–890	867	85-90%	3	124.00–140.00	$129.48	$1,123	+5.48
655–1165	873	85-90%	3	147.00–167.00	$156.89	$1,370	+32.89
670–1750	1004	85-90%	28	144.00–163.00	$153.81	$1,544	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1610	1226	75-80%	13	179.00–190.00	$182.94	$2,243	+10.41
1165–1380	1298	75-80%	3	187.50–199.00	$191.29	$2,483	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1260	1133	9	170.00–234.00	$197.66	$2,239	—
1140	1140	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,280	—
1085–1495	1216	4	162.00–192.00	$179.00	$2,177	—
1050–1745	1464	12	186.00–205.00	$195.89	$2,868	—
1330–2245	1700	14	200.00–220.00	$209.71	$3,565	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,254	—
965	965	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,486	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645 fancy	645	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,258
590–1008	832	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	220.00–325.00	$282.91	$2,354
810–1305	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	200.00–300.00	$238.56	$2,588

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–1240	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	225.00–250.00	$241.90	$2,201
845–1190	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	250.00–265.00	$255.22	$2,499

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
595–833	774	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	275.00–320.00	$288.61	$2,234

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,170
688–870	734	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	260.00–297.00	$269.25	$1,976

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,406

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
802–885	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
798–1210	942	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,800.00–3,000.00	$2,666.67
860–1055	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,841.67
875–1075	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,800.00
950–1125	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,875.00
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1010–1275	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,300.00	$2,012.50
975–1375	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,650.00–3,300.00	$3,022.73
875–1320	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,500.00–3,050.00	$2,686.11
935–1380	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,300.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1198–1315	1221	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00
1237	1237	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,550.00	$3,550.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
940–1013	994	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,720.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
885–1390	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,400.00–3,050.00	$2,680.00
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1295–1345	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,525.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1340	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,916.67
1120–1435	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–980	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$2,036
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,664
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,043
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,394

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,781

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–710	700	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,250.00	$2,000.00
693–875	784	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00
842	842	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
515	515	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	16	597.00	$597.00	$1,988	+277.00
411	411	11	565.00	$565.00	$2,322	—
497	497	8	425.00	$425.00	$2,112	—
510	510	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,040	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294–295	294	31	600.00	$600.00	$1,764	—
309–344	329	291	674.00–700.50	$689.12	$2,267	+19.12
475	475	6	437.00	$437.00	$2,076	-18.00
562	562	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,051	-40.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,360	—

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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
820–845	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,750.00	—
1015–1025	1020	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00–2,550.00	$2,500.00	-500.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	+50.00
1060–1100	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,025.00–3,300.00	$3,162.50	+462.50
975–1500	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	2,300.00–3,600.00	$2,827.78	-359.72
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	+1,212.50
885–1590	1266	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–3,525.00	$3,200.00	—
900–1765	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,800.00	$3,400.00	+500.00
1406	1406	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1375–1475	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,250.00–4,350.00	$4,300.00	—
1385–1444 fancy	1439	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	3,050.00–3,350.00	$3,326.92	—
1340–1606	1476	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,000.00–4,800.00	$4,490.00	+590.00
1610–1875	1743	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00–4,000.00	$3,825.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
910–1325	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00–3,500.00	$3,006.25	—
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1530	1530	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	-650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	+250.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,425.00	$3,425.00	—
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1600	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1445	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,302	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,171	—
682	682	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,514	+52.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	6	417.00	$417.00	$1,339	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	37	574.00	$574.00	$1,561	—
311–312	311	113	576.00–580.00	$577.91	$1,797	—
411	411	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,808	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	9	255.00	$255.00	$819	-95.00
323	323	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,017	-35.00
527	527	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,186	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848	848	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,713	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1075	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	3,550.00–3,900.00	$3,725.00	—

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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.