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Southwest Direct Cattle Report (AZ/CA/NV) Market Report

Nevada · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

11,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,220

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4,860 210.00–220.00 $215.58 $675
325 325 870 195.00 $195.00 $634
325 325 1,595 206.90–210.00 $209.72 $682
350 350 135 198.10 $198.10 $693
350 350 520 178.00 $178.00 $623
350 350 3,240 175.00–212.00 $194.19 $680

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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.