Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $488.56/cwt -27.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,355/hd at 482 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $461.75/cwt +16.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 425 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $430.00/cwt ≈ $2,270/hd at 528 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	965	668	697
Feeder cattle	647	431	466
Slaughter cattle	149	150	178
Replacement cattle	169	87	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 350-450 lbs sold lower with 550-600 lbs being 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 10.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold 16.00-23.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were lower. No comparable numbers or sales of feeder heifers Prices range according to quality, fill, condition and quantity. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with an uneven market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

▲ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold 16.00-23.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were lower
▲ Feeder steers: steer calves 350-450 lbs sold lower with 550-600 lbs being 15.00-20.00 higher
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	7	590.00–610.00	$607.14	$2,034	+7.14
365 value added	365	1	585.00	$585.00	$2,135	—
375 unweaned	375	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,594	-60.00
380–395	384	10	520.00–555.00	$531.54	$2,041	-34.15
403–430	424	15	525.00–540.00	$531.57	$2,254	+12.15
464–488	479	30	490.00–520.00	$501.41	$2,402	-14.86
491 unweaned	491	10	450.00	$450.00	$2,210	—
513–547	530	20	455.00–490.00	$474.00	$2,512	+14.63
564–579	568	21	430.00–465.00	$442.74	$2,515	+57.74
570	570	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,366	+30.00
601 thin fleshed	601	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,644	—
600–628	619	12	415.00–435.00	$422.93	$2,618	+10.93
655	655	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,194	-15.00
660–695	678	2	365.00–375.00	$369.87	$2,508	+19.87
703–748	729	7	365.00–380.00	$371.20	$2,706	+51.20
760–790	770	10	330.00–350.00	$341.37	$2,629	+1.37
800–845	823	2	330.00–350.00	$339.73	$2,796	+9.73
850	850	1	355.00	$355.00	$3,018	+48.00
900	900	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,700	-9.92
1165	1165	1	260.00	$260.00	$3,029	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	615.00	$615.00	$1,937	—
410	410	1	510.00	$510.00	$2,091	—
540	540	1	437.00	$437.00	$2,360	—
565	565	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,373	—
644	644	5	415.00	$415.00	$2,673	+20.00
655	655	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,587	—
660	660	1	362.00	$362.00	$2,389	+52.00
718–745	726	7	350.00–365.00	$354.40	$2,573	+29.40
785	785	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,512	—
1075	1075	1	285.00	$285.00	$3,064	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,824	—
450–465	458	2	445.00–450.00	$447.54	$2,050	+25.24
508	508	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,184	+25.47
565–590	578	3	350.00–385.00	$366.59	$2,119	+21.59
610	610	4	360.00–375.00	$371.25	$2,265	-0.75
680	680	1	327.00	$327.00	$2,224	-15.00
710–730	720	4	320.00–340.00	$328.70	$2,367	—
790	790	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,488	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,154	—
673	673	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,322	—
1275	1275	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,678	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	438	5	425.00–445.00	$441.07	$1,932	-3.93
700	700	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,205	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,914	—
470	470	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,138	—
545	545	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,507	—
755	755	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,620	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
208	208	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,117	—
745	745	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,123	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,480	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,395	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,260	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278 unweaned	278	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,460	—
295	295	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,667	—
320–335 unweaned	328	2	475.00–485.00	$480.11	$1,575	+5.11
333–348	341	9	520.00–535.00	$526.50	$1,795	—
355 unweaned	355	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,456	+10.00
350–393	376	12	510.00–520.00	$511.27	$1,922	+41.64
373–378	376	7	455.00–465.00	$460.75	$1,732	-8.88
420–424 unweaned	423	6	420.00–425.00	$424.17	$1,794	—
400–448	425	26	460.00–490.00	$470.42	$1,999	+55.63
430 value added	430	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,150	—
425–445	435	2	435.00–450.00	$442.67	$1,926	+27.88
453–490	469	14	455.00–480.00	$465.80	$2,185	+33.34
490–493	492	7	400.00–440.00	$417.08	$2,052	-15.38
530–535	531	4	375.00–382.00	$380.24	$2,019	-40.05
536–540	538	11	385.00–425.00	$403.26	$2,170	-17.03
558 thin fleshed	558	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,344	—
550–585	575	13	360.00–395.00	$372.31	$2,141	+16.41
605–615	607	5	330.00–350.00	$345.95	$2,100	-9.26
638–648	642	5	360.00–372.00	$365.84	$2,349	+25.84
711	711	10	347.00	$347.00	$2,467	+20.00
820	820	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,542	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,380	-100.00
350–385	368	2	400.00–425.00	$411.90	$1,516	-16.45
415	415	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,950	+95.00
448	448	6	387.00	$387.00	$1,734	+62.00
465–490	478	2	375.00–390.00	$382.70	$1,829	+42.70
515–535	524	4	300.00–385.00	$337.97	$1,771	-12.03
565–594	588	9	342.00–352.00	$350.72	$2,062	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200–245 unweaned	226	4	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,429.28	—
237–245	239	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+475.00
284	284	8	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	3	485.00	$485.00	$1,683	—
465–470	468	3	445.00–450.00	$448.35	$2,098	—
653	653	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,318	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	400.00–470.00	$436.06	$1,439	—
375–395	385	2	420.00–425.00	$422.44	$1,626	—
480–495	488	2	315.00–375.00	$344.54	$1,681	—
660	660	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,244	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,528	+5.00
380	380	2	410.00–500.00	$455.00	$1,729	—
660–690	675	2	330.00–350.00	$340.22	$2,296	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,570	—
345 unweaned	345	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,052	—
480	480	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,608	—
495	495	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,980	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,275	—
415	415	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,370	—
460	460	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,449	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
355	355	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,208	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,320	—

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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
259	259	—	—	4	625.00	$625.00	$1,619	+80.00
371	371	—	—	17	565.00	$565.00	$2,096	+41.04
433	433	—	—	2	490.00	$490.00	$2,122	+20.00
458	458	—	—	6	415.00	$415.00	$1,901	—
528	528	—	—	24	430.00	$430.00	$2,270	—
578–580	579	—	—	4	375.00–390.00	$378.76	$2,193	+26.31
649	649	—	—	5	337.00	$337.00	$2,187	—
681	681	—	—	17	336.00	$336.00	$2,288	—
755–789	786	—	—	12	315.00–330.00	$316.20	$2,485	—
885–1055	975	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	220.00–242.00	$234.00	$2,282	-41.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	—	—	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,019	—
550–580	565	—	—	2	355.00–365.00	$359.87	$2,033	—
630	630	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,110	—
675	675	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,856	—
1090	1090	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,180	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240 unweaned	240	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
243	243	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
295	295	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,912	—
995	995	1	217.00	$217.00	$2,159	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,261	—
885	885	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,124	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	—
720	720	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,232	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,600	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,838	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	80-85%	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,378	—
835–1630	1127	80-85%	39	154.00–170.00	$163.95	$1,848	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1295	1145	75-80%	27	169.00–183.00	$174.59	$1,999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,378	—
915–1215	1015	85-90%	4	124.00–141.00	$131.93	$1,339	—
860–1130	1023	85-90%	9	140.00–153.00	$146.02	$1,494	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1345	1266	5	200.00–213.00	$206.38	$2,613	—
1235–1450	1374	5	159.00–214.00	$191.09	$2,626	—
1420–1930	1654	14	205.00–225.00	$214.26	$3,544	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
570 fancy	570	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,166
605–1035	767	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	220.00–300.00	$259.00	$1,987
831 fancy	831	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	317.00	$317.00	$2,634
670–1180	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	205.00–265.00	$229.85	$1,961

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
703–810	757	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,100.00–3,300.00	$3,200.00
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,300.00	$3,300.00
780–1220	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,100.00–3,575.00	$3,341.67
1283	1283	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,800.00	$3,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1020–1090	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,550.00
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1100–1245	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,600.00
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00–3,000.00	$2,725.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
990–1175	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,800.00	$2,633.33

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
890–935	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–4,000.00	$3,750.00	—
735–1165	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,050.00	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
780–1515	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,400.00–4,000.00	$3,716.67	-352.83
1070–1230	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	-125.00
870–1286	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,340.00	+215.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-766.67
1195–1245	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,500.00	-166.67
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
895–1045	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,350.00	$4,350.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1113	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,150.00	$3,150.00	-850.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	-550.00
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1520	1520	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1010	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,882	—

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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
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—

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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.