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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 17, 2025

6,972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $472.15/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,695/hd at 571 lb · 448 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $421.69/cwt +20.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,047/hd at 723 lb · 433 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $546.67/cwt +9.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,546/hd at 466 lb · 330 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,972 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 107 535.00 $535.00 $2,354 —
450 value added 450 200 557.50 $557.50 $2,509 —
490 unweaned 490 130 530.00 $530.00 $2,597 -7.57
510 510 93 525.00 $525.00 $2,678 +80.00
525 value added 525 93 522.50 $522.50 $2,743 —
560–585 568 268 460.00–472.50 $468.56 $2,661 +46.06
575 value added 575 180 477.50 $477.50 $2,746 +32.50
600 600 81 446.00 $446.00 $2,676 +6.00
615 615 80 447.00 $447.00 $2,749 +1.34
625 value added 625 81 470.00 $470.00 $2,938 +67.00
635 635 60 420.00 $420.00 $2,667 -25.66
700 700 70 380.00 $380.00 $2,660 -12.50
720 value added 720 80 430.00 $430.00 $3,096 +19.96
715–735 value added 729 283 427.50–435.00 $429.66 $3,132 +19.62
760 value added 760 70 430.00 $430.00 $3,268 +30.00
850 850 115 360.00 $360.00 $3,060 +38.00
860 value added 860 53 370.00 $370.00 $3,182 +5.00
900 900 104 349.00 $349.00 $3,141 —
980 980 39 290.00 $290.00 $2,842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 130 590.00 $590.00 $2,065 —
425 value added 425 110 525.00 $525.00 $2,231 —
440 440 107 527.50 $527.50 $2,321 —
465 value added 465 227 514.00 $514.00 $2,390 —
550 550 90 445.00 $445.00 $2,448 +40.50
550 value added 550 88 475.00 $475.00 $2,612 +79.00
560 560 35 402.00 $402.00 $2,251 -2.50
600 600 80 427.50 $427.50 $2,565 +2.50
625 value added 625 160 425.00 $425.00 $2,656 —
685 value added 685 67 415.00 $415.00 $2,843 +10.00
840 840 74 330.00 $330.00 $2,772 —
1000 1000 18 280.00 $280.00 $2,800 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs) 40 3,950.00 $3,950.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs) 35 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs) 40 3,850.00 $3,850.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 68 3,800.00–3,875.00 $3,836.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs) 150 3,800.00–3,850.00 $3,833.33

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 190 442.50–465.00 $453.75 $2,337 —
515 515 380 455.00–457.50 $455.63 $2,346 —
515 515 380 452.50–455.00 $453.13 $2,334 —
515 515 95 455.00 $455.00 $2,343 —
515 515 95 452.50 $452.50 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 85 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 360 482.50 $482.50 $2,654 —
550 550 90 482.50 $482.50 $2,654 —
550 550 180 477.50 $477.50 $2,626 —
550 550 360 481.00 $481.00 $2,646 —
550 550 90 481.00 $481.00 $2,646 —
660 660 84 427.50 $427.50 $2,822 —
900 900 230 296.00 $296.00 $2,664 —
900 900 115 298.00 $298.00 $2,682 —
975 975 365 283.00–290.00 $285.30 $2,782 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 32 4,475.00 $4,475.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 28 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs) 50 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1475–1500 1487 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 57 4,500.00–4,750.00 $4,626.14 —

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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.