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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

9,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $453.10/cwt +45.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,772/hd at 612 lb · 1,310 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $469.50/cwt +36.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 566 lb · 1,132 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.72/cwt +32.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,738/hd at 712 lb · 680 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,237 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 110 562.50 $562.50 $2,447 —
450–485 unweaned 470 190 527.50–552.50 $537.57 $2,527 +45.57
500–520 unweaned 510 210 515.00–520.00 $517.33 $2,638 +76.97
525 525 55 445.00 $445.00 $2,336 +15.00
545 unweaned 545 200 477.50 $477.50 $2,602 +42.50
560 560 45 465.00 $465.00 $2,604 +23.88
560 value added 560 270 497.50 $497.50 $2,786 —
550–585 unweaned 563 160 460.00–470.00 $466.10 $2,624 +43.43
565 unweaned 565 190 470.00 $470.00 $2,656 +47.33
570 value added 570 62 445.00 $445.00 $2,536 —
570 570 40 422.50 $422.50 $2,408 -13.19
550–590 unweaned 573 365 412.50–487.50 $459.89 $2,635 +23.89
600 unweaned 600 175 437.50–455.00 $446.00 $2,676 +23.50
600 600 90 440.00 $440.00 $2,640 +17.50
600–625 unweaned 611 525 470.00–474.00 $472.01 $2,884 +63.52
600–625 614 345 442.50–450.00 $445.66 $2,736 +45.66
620 value added 620 90 403.00 $403.00 $2,499 —
635 unweaned 635 85 448.00 $448.00 $2,845 +35.35
650 650 85 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 +55.00
650 650 85 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 +55.00
660 value added 660 156 444.00 $444.00 $2,930 —
675 675 80 418.00 $418.00 $2,822 +7.50
710 710 40 392.50 $392.50 $2,787 +26.50
725 value added 725 270 409.00–411.00 $410.04 $2,973 +34.04
725–740 732 290 390.00–400.00 $395.12 $2,892 +19.12
750–775 768 275 375.00–384.00 $377.40 $2,898 +14.40
790 value added 790 126 400.00 $400.00 $3,160 —
800 800 135 368.00 $368.00 $2,944 +8.00
805 value added 805 57 390.00 $390.00 $3,140 +36.72
810 810 63 350.00 $350.00 $2,835 -2.00
815–825 819 115 336.00–345.00 $341.06 $2,793 -4.94
830 830 125 352.50 $352.50 $2,926 -16.02
850 850 30 322.00 $322.00 $2,737 -8.00
850 value added 850 60 365.00 $365.00 $3,102 +22.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 unweaned 630 85 445.00 $445.00 $2,804 —
710 unweaned 710 77 397.50 $397.50 $2,822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 105 512.50 $512.50 $2,409 +85.76
500 500 35 425.00 $425.00 $2,125 +15.00
500 unweaned 500 100 510.00 $510.00 $2,550 +120.21
530 value added 530 26 425.00 $425.00 $2,252 —
535 535 45 445.00 $445.00 $2,381 +54.97
550 550 40 404.50 $404.50 $2,225 -13.50
550 550 100 455.00 $455.00 $2,502 +37.00
550 unweaned 550 100 450.00 $450.00 $2,475 +62.00
575 value added 575 90 396.00 $396.00 $2,277 —
600 600 90 425.00 $425.00 $2,550 —
600 unweaned 600 50 402.50 $402.50 $2,415 +22.50
600 unweaned 600 169 474.00–476.00 $475.01 $2,850 +95.01
625 625 95 405.00 $405.00 $2,531 —
650 650 80 397.50 $397.50 $2,584 —
685 value added 685 77 405.00 $405.00 $2,774 —
700 700 83 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 +27.50
700 value added 700 210 395.00 $395.00 $2,765 —
700 700 30 374.50 $374.50 $2,622 +52.00
710 value added 710 132 407.50 $407.50 $2,893 —
725 725 75 367.50 $367.50 $2,664 +6.50
725–740 732 150 365.00–393.00 $380.16 $2,783 +19.16
765 765 70 340.00 $340.00 $2,601 +1.00
775 775 230 336.00 $336.00 $2,604 ±0.00
790 value added 790 62 382.50 $382.50 $3,022 —
790 value added 790 190 391.00 $391.00 $3,089 —
800 800 210 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 +22.50
830 value added 830 60 374.00 $374.00 $3,104 +31.00
850 850 28 307.00 $307.00 $2,610 -22.00
860 860 200 325.00 $325.00 $2,795 -27.50
925 925 64 320.00 $320.00 $2,960 +33.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 180 317.00 $317.00 $2,694 -7.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs) 120 4,100.00 $4,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs) 220 3,950.00–4,000.00 $3,987.50

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 360 305.00 $305.00 $2,669 —

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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.