Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

1,689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $471.97/cwt +42.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 561 lb · 88 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $362.56/cwt -16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 778 lb · 79 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $415.58/cwt +20.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,780/hd at 669 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,689	1,300	1,780
Feeder cattle	1,434	1,001	1,475
Slaughter cattle	139	129	190
Replacement cattle	116	170	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold moderately lower according to shape and fill. Few 550-600 lbs being 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 higher except 700-800 lbs being 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifer calves that had any pre-conditioning sold higher with plainer calves being lower. Heifer yearlings sold higher. Trade was steady on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher with few 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher Excellent buyer attendance.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–293	284	7	635.00–640.00	$638.69	$1,814	-51.31
300–333	314	12	620.00–655.00	$640.20	$2,010	-6.15
352–363	356	12	620.00–660.00	$644.13	$2,293	+9.41
363 unweaned	363	9	525.00	$525.00	$1,906	+31.49
362–394	388	15	575.00–582.00	$580.69	$2,253	-19.31
397	397	3	605.00	$605.00	$2,402	+5.00
425 unweaned	425	5	465.00	$465.00	$1,976	-50.00
426 thin fleshed	426	5	610.00	$610.00	$2,599	—
428–447	433	12	495.00–505.00	$498.82	$2,160	-45.32
455–483	473	48	480.00–515.00	$506.88	$2,398	-15.82
501–545	510	10	500.00–520.00	$515.72	$2,630	-24.44
556 thin fleshed	556	69	485.00	$485.00	$2,697	—
568–588	580	19	420.00–447.00	$424.63	$2,463	+4.02
605–615	612	23	420.00–436.00	$433.22	$2,651	+8.90
628	628	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,575	-14.32
660–669	669	75	400.00–416.00	$415.58	$2,780	+37.78
700–708	703	10	377.50–385.00	$380.52	$2,675	-9.48
753–781	778	79	345.00–364.00	$362.56	$2,821	-10.44
810 value added	810	65	361.50	$361.50	$2,928	—
810	810	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,754	-14.00
823	823	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,469	-54.00
851–897	885	21	335.00–341.00	$339.35	$3,003	-21.65
905–922	908	64	335.00–341.50	$340.47	$3,091	—
1125	1125	2	261.00	$261.00	$2,936	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,842	—
416–437	432	57	497.00–517.00	$512.61	$2,214	+37.61
442	442	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,967	—
518–530	524	4	430.00–445.00	$437.59	$2,293	-12.86
578–590	582	10	370.00–395.00	$387.92	$2,258	—
611 thin fleshed	611	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,505	—
611–637	626	12	372.00–387.00	$382.59	$2,395	+2.67
888	888	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,309	—
1210	1210	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,876	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372 thin fleshed	372	3	635.00	$635.00	$2,362	—
392	392	6	540.00	$540.00	$2,117	—
509	509	7	485.00	$485.00	$2,469	—
730	730	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,518	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,416	—
456	456	4	480.00	$480.00	$2,189	—
575	575	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,329	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322 unweaned	322	3	535.00	$535.00	$1,723	—
597	597	3	407.00	$407.00	$2,430	—
880	880	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,640	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–339	338	6	500.00–520.00	$506.61	$1,712	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
245 unweaned	245	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+75.00
265	265	1	1,580.00	$1,580.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,406	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,584	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–278 unweaned	274	5	570.00–575.00	$572.03	$1,567	+62.03
296	296	4	610.00	$610.00	$1,806	+60.59
310–348	322	8	530.00–550.00	$543.38	$1,750	-5.30
323–343	335	5	495.00–500.00	$496.93	$1,665	-51.75
352–377	374	38	520.00–540.00	$536.43	$2,006	+27.02
371–385	378	8	490.00–500.00	$494.91	$1,871	-14.50
423–448	436	30	485.00–500.00	$496.15	$2,163	-14.14
450–470	457	50	480.00–510.00	$502.40	$2,296	+29.87
465	465	2	470.00	$470.00	$2,186	-2.53
520	520	5	410.00–430.00	$422.00	$2,194	-0.51
550 value added	550	23	412.00	$412.00	$2,266	—
552–596	583	28	355.00–385.00	$377.93	$2,203	+32.93
622	622	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,177	-9.71
637	637	11	387.00	$387.00	$2,465	+27.29
678–683	682	9	330.00–337.00	$331.55	$2,261	-50.05
705	705	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,573	—
763	763	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,594	-22.00
907	907	3	255.00	$255.00	$2,313	-57.00
990	990	3	225.00	$225.00	$2,228	—
1025	1025	2	222.00	$222.00	$2,276	—
1077	1077	7	290.00	$290.00	$3,123	—
1195	1195	2	257.00	$257.00	$3,071	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,604	—
401	401	5	445.00	$445.00	$1,784	—
450	450	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,800	—
468–499	490	31	440.00–450.00	$442.77	$2,170	+41.56
510–526	522	9	350.00–385.00	$377.41	$1,970	+2.41
625	625	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	-20.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366 unweaned	366	6	480.00	$480.00	$1,757	+70.00
425	425	2	480.00	$480.00	$2,040	+41.95
483	483	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,642	-75.92
503	503	4	402.00	$402.00	$2,022	+12.00
865	865	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,249	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,121	—
488–490	489	5	345.00–370.00	$355.02	$1,736	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	3	452.50	$452.50	$1,842	—
468	468	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,919	+25.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
215	215	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
257	257	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160 unweaned	160	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
253–270	259	3	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,390.21	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
758	758	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,872	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	595.00	$595.00	$1,696	—
315	315	2	650.00	$650.00	$2,048	—
353	353	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,047	+90.00
416–444	433	10	495.00–515.00	$502.69	$2,177	—
455 unweaned	455	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,161	—
480	480	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,208	+15.00
490	490	2	422.00	$422.00	$2,068	-23.00
505	505	5	425.00	$425.00	$2,146	±0.00
561–583	577	15	375.00–395.00	$380.18	$2,194	—
660–665	663	4	350.00–365.00	$357.47	$2,370	+27.47
674	674	6	337.00	$337.00	$2,271	+7.00
724	724	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,136	—
755	755	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,190	-30.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,183	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	4	445.00	$445.00	$2,172	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
792	792	3	292.00	$292.00	$2,313	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165–195 unweaned	175	3	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,420.00	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,182	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,830	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,740	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	80-85%	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,759	—
933–1505	1026	80-85%	11	155.00–160.00	$158.09	$1,622	—
895–1470	1142	80-85%	49	160.00–178.00	$166.93	$1,906	+4.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,521	—
720–805	773	85-90%	8	120.00–140.00	$134.04	$1,036	—
755–1720	1102	85-90%	19	139.00–160.00	$151.06	$1,665	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878–1100	984	75-80%	4	192.00–220.00	$201.20	$1,980	—
1055–1385	1162	75-80%	7	180.00–192.00	$185.25	$2,153	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,392	—
1110–1375	1243	5	165.00–185.00	$176.89	$2,199	—
1575–1990	1740	6	181.50–198.00	$191.07	$3,325	—
1630–2170	1830	3	166.00–179.00	$171.58	$3,140	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535–715	622	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	325.00–350.00	$337.33	$2,098

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
995 fancy	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,800.00	$3,800.00
990–1125	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,100.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
900–1260	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,790.00
1010–1360	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,650.00
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
965–1087	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,400.00–2,825.00	$2,551.79
815–1315	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,800.00
1035–1290	1172	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,750.00–2,850.00	$2,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
883–1095	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,000.00	$3,000.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
940–1010	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,550.00
1132	1132	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1130	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,337.50
1338 fancy	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,975.00	$3,975.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
785–1010	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,000.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,976

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,866

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
880–1080	980	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,850.00–3,400.00	$3,125.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–840	770	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,150.00
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,311	—
517	517	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,835	—
580	580	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,233	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,968	—

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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
1105–1270	1172	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,100.00	—
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1130–1450	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00–3,450.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–1395	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,900.00	+100.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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
1635	1635	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1555	1243	2	135.00–147.00	$142.51	$1,771	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1360	1298	80-85%	2	147.00–153.00	$150.14	$1,949	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,575	—

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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
910	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,895.00	$2,895.00	—

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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.