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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report, Cottonwood, CA

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

12,869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.46/cwt -24.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 625 lb · 1,554 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $482.33/cwt -41.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,532/hd at 525 lb · 827 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.55/cwt -48.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,464/hd at 672 lb · 705 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,869 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 value added 467 330 510.00–515.00 $511.53 $2,389 -45.97
475 475 15 490.00 $490.00 $2,328 —
475 475 25 505.00 $505.00 $2,399 —
515–530 value added 523 460 485.00–499.00 $491.32 $2,570 -31.18
520–530 525 187 460.00–465.00 $462.48 $2,428 -62.52
530 value added 530 180 480.00 $480.00 $2,544 -42.50
550 550 90 475.00 $475.00 $2,612 +6.44
560 560 35 405.00 $405.00 $2,268 -63.56
595 595 79 475.00 $475.00 $2,826 +6.44
600 600 52 407.50 $407.50 $2,445 -38.50
600–610 606 55 360.00–403.00 $375.47 $2,275 -70.53
600–615 value added 607 177 430.00–470.00 $452.36 $2,746 -17.64
615–620 value added 617 235 445.00–447.50 $446.70 $2,756 -23.30
615–640 630 735 395.00–435.00 $415.62 $2,618 -4.38
630 630 75 410.00 $410.00 $2,583 -10.00
640 640 225 422.00 $422.00 $2,701 +2.00
650–685 666 149 380.00–405.00 $393.10 $2,618 —
670 670 65 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 —
675–680 value added 677 216 380.00–422.50 $402.04 $2,722 —
690 690 85 380.00 $380.00 $2,622 —
700 value added 700 150 395.00 $395.00 $2,765 -35.00
700 700 70 385.00 $385.00 $2,695 +5.00
700 700 70 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 -15.00
735 735 65 360.00 $360.00 $2,646 -20.00
740 740 52 345.00 $345.00 $2,553 —
740 740 32 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 —
750–790 value added 766 265 347.50–372.50 $361.01 $2,765 -68.99
765–775 768 207 340.00–355.00 $350.25 $2,690 —
775 775 70 335.00 $335.00 $2,596 —
780 780 23 335.00 $335.00 $2,613 —
780 value added 780 75 360.00 $360.00 $2,808 -70.00
785 value added 785 65 360.00 $360.00 $2,826 -70.00
800 800 33 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 —
810 810 57 330.00 $330.00 $2,673 —
835 value added 835 68 355.00 $355.00 $2,964 —
850 value added 850 60 368.00 $368.00 $3,128 -2.00
850 value added 850 60 357.50 $357.50 $3,039 -12.50
850–870 864 250 325.00–355.00 $346.74 $2,996 -13.26
875 875 58 325.00 $325.00 $2,844 -35.00
970 970 240 335.00 $335.00 $3,250 +45.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 467.50 $467.50 $2,338 —
550 550 90 415.00 $415.00 $2,282 —
590 value added 590 80 410.00 $410.00 $2,419 —
700 700 71 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 —
700 700 90 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 —
740 value added 740 85 360.00 $360.00 $2,664 —
775 775 64 336.00 $336.00 $2,604 —
800 800 269 325.00 $325.00 $2,600 —
850 850 75 321.00 $321.00 $2,728 —
850 850 40 312.50 $312.50 $2,656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 108 485.00 $485.00 $2,158 -42.50
450–460 value added 454 230 480.00–495.00 $488.40 $2,217 -25.60
465 465 105 462.50 $462.50 $2,151 —
475 475 76 483.00 $483.00 $2,294 —
475 475 85 465.00 $465.00 $2,209 —
500–525 value added 512 186 420.00–455.00 $437.64 $2,241 —
515 value added 515 90 430.00 $430.00 $2,214 —
520 value added 520 90 412.50 $412.50 $2,145 —
540 540 52 389.50 $389.50 $2,103 —
550–590 570 172 357.50–397.50 $376.80 $2,148 -25.20
570 570 70 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 -22.00
580 580 60 385.00 $385.00 $2,233 -17.00
585 585 82 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 -17.00
600 value added 600 80 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 -25.00
600 600 100 375.00 $375.00 $2,250 -52.50
610 610 64 340.00–361.00 $346.56 $2,114 -80.94
660 660 20 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
660–670 value added 663 241 355.00–380.00 $372.15 $2,467 -42.85
670 value added 670 92 352.50 $352.50 $2,362 -62.50
680 value added 680 200 380.00 $380.00 $2,584 -35.00
680 680 80 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 —
680 680 72 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 —
700 700 33 311.00 $311.00 $2,177 —
700 value added 700 148 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 —
750 value added 750 74 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 —
760 value added 760 65 357.50 $357.50 $2,717 —
765 765 40 319.00 $319.00 $2,440 —
775 775 33 350.00 $350.00 $2,712 —
795 795 80 312.00 $312.00 $2,480 —
800 value added 800 62 347.50 $347.50 $2,780 —
825 825 57 317.50 $317.50 $2,619 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 455.00 $455.00 $2,048 —
510 510 93 385.00 $385.00 $1,964 —
610 value added 610 80 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 —
775 775 40 297.50 $297.50 $2,306 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs) 50 4,250.00 $4,250.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 35 3,900.00 $3,900.00
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 80 3,950.00 $3,950.00
1550 1550 Young (2-4 yrs) 30 3,600.00 $3,600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs) 40 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1750 1750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 28 3,200.00 $3,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1050–1200 1131 (<2 yrs) 326 3,975.00–4,650.00 $4,262.49
1050–1310 1159 (<2 yrs) 255 4,000.00–4,675.00 $4,306.62
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs) 108 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs) 80 3,800.00–3,900.00 $3,850.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 95 412.50 $412.50 $2,124 -41.25
515 515 380 412.50 $412.50 $2,124 -41.25
550 550 90 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 —
550 550 90 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 —
550 550 180 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 —
880 880 384 277.50 $277.50 $2,442 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 180 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 -56.00
550 550 90 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 -56.00
550 550 90 402.50 $402.50 $2,214 -78.50
550 550 90 405.00 $405.00 $2,228 -76.00
550 550 360 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 -56.00

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 60 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs) 20 5,200.00 $5,200.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 64 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —

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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.