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

Nevada · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

2,618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.63/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 774 lb · 1,868 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $260.69/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 661 lb · 220 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.00/cwt ≈ $1,488/hd at 600 lb · 160 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,618

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 297.00 $297.00 $1,485
550 550 90 277.00 $277.00 $1,524
650–685 661 220 258.00–266.45 $260.69 $1,723 +9.69
750 750 68 256.00 $256.00 $1,920 +8.00
775 775 1,800 252.50 $252.50 $1,957 +4.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 277.00 $277.00 $1,385
550 550 90 255.00 $255.00 $1,402
600 600 160 248.00 $248.00 $1,488

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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.