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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 22, 2025

7,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.07/cwt +30.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,247/hd at 715 lb · 810 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $314.79/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,448/hd at 778 lb · 754 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $300.71/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,490/hd at 828 lb · 728 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,120 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 +30.00
560 560 87 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 +20.00
600–620 value added 611 176 340.00–366.00 $352.05 $2,151 -2.95
625 625 150 355.00 $355.00 $2,219 +10.00
635 635 90 345.00 $345.00 $2,191 ±0.00
645 unweaned 645 80 355.00 $355.00 $2,290 —
650 unweaned 650 80 348.00 $348.00 $2,262 —
675 unweaned 675 72 333.00 $333.00 $2,248 —
710 value added 710 204 345.00 $345.00 $2,450 +38.80
715 value added 715 132 326.00 $326.00 $2,331 +19.80
750 750 110 318.00 $318.00 $2,385 +33.53
775 value added 775 190 331.00 $331.00 $2,565 +38.00
785 value added 785 392 309.00 $309.00 $2,426 +16.00
790 790 62 296.00 $296.00 $2,338 -19.00
800 value added 800 250 308.00 $308.00 $2,464 +26.00
835 835 72 302.00 $302.00 $2,522 +16.00
840 840 70 296.00 $296.00 $2,486 +10.00
845 value added 845 336 296.00 $296.00 $2,501 +1.00
860 value added 860 60 298.00 $298.00 $2,563 —
870–875 872 320 290.50–294.50 $292.62 $2,552 +12.62
900 900 160 286.50 $286.50 $2,578 -0.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 45 355.00 $355.00 $2,166 —
725 725 130 286.00 $286.00 $2,074 —
730 730 44 317.00 $317.00 $2,314 —
800 800 61 280.00 $280.00 $2,240 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 +10.00
540 540 87 362.00 $362.00 $1,955 +27.00
550–580 value added 563 233 352.00–360.00 $356.50 $2,007 +32.09
565 565 70 333.00 $333.00 $1,881 +7.00
570 unweaned 570 90 338.00 $338.00 $1,927 —
600 600 160 327.00 $327.00 $1,962 -7.50
610 unweaned 610 78 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 —
630 unweaned 630 76 326.00 $326.00 $2,054 —
650 650 90 328.00 $328.00 $2,132 +37.00
660 thin fleshed 660 365 327.00 $327.00 $2,158 —
680 value added 680 80 301.00 $301.00 $2,047 -2.13
700 value added 700 350 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 +36.00
725 725 260 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 —
730 value added 730 200 309.00 $309.00 $2,256 +25.00
770–790 776 260 290.00–296.50 $294.59 $2,286 +3.59
780 value added 780 60 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 +2.00
810 810 60 283.50 $283.50 $2,296 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 33 335.00 $335.00 $2,161 —
675 675 23 302.00 $302.00 $2,038 -3.00
700 700 140 256.00 $256.00 $1,792 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs) 23 187.00 $187.00 $2,094

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs) 31 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs) 31 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 32 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 180 341.00 $341.00 $1,910 —
825 825 380 260.00 $260.00 $2,145 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 170 354.00 $354.00 $2,071 —

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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.