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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 29, 2026

8,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $380.69/cwt -9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,900/hd at 762 lb · 1,141 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $452.48/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,849/hd at 630 lb · 835 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,744/hd at 800 lb · 600 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,723 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 40 520.00 $520.00 $2,678 +20.00
545 value added 545 89 517.50 $517.50 $2,820 +15.00
625 value added 625 78 457.50 $457.50 $2,859 +15.42
630 value added 630 585 450.00–460.00 $458.72 $2,890 +16.64
630 630 172 429.00 $429.00 $2,703 -37.00
665–670 value added 668 228 432.50–435.00 $433.35 $2,895 -6.65
680 value added 680 70 435.00 $435.00 $2,958 -5.00
690 690 84 435.00 $435.00 $3,002 +13.47
730 730 260 370.00 $370.00 $2,701 -22.50
755 value added 755 165 386.00 $386.00 $2,914 +17.17
750–775 value added 760 481 378.00–385.00 $382.24 $2,905 +13.41
760 760 75 376.00 $376.00 $2,858 +1.00
760–780 767 420 360.00–385.00 $377.66 $2,897 +2.66
800 800 60 350.00 $350.00 $2,800 -17.50
825 value added 825 126 365.00 $365.00 $3,011 —
850 value added 850 220 357.00 $357.00 $3,034 +2.00
860 value added 860 140 367.50 $367.50 $3,160 +12.50
860 860 230 360.00 $360.00 $3,096 +10.00
925 925 55 340.00 $340.00 $3,145 —
935 value added 935 104 367.50 $367.50 $3,436 —
950 value added 950 195 349.00 $349.00 $3,316 —
975 975 51 352.50 $352.50 $3,437 +18.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–575 572 90 395.00–475.00 $426.28 $2,438 —
645 645 74 390.00 $390.00 $2,516 —
850 850 65 344.00 $344.00 $2,924 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 48 225.00 $225.00 $2,756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 65 490.00 $490.00 $2,524 —
530 530 85 460.00 $460.00 $2,438 —
540 value added 540 88 465.00 $465.00 $2,511 +6.60
575 575 45 450.00 $450.00 $2,588 +5.00
600 value added 600 420 417.50–420.00 $419.52 $2,517 +14.20
625–635 value added 630 159 400.00–412.50 $406.08 $2,558 +0.76
660 value added 660 90 405.00 $405.00 $2,673 —
680 680 86 392.50 $392.50 $2,669 +11.50
715 715 140 355.00 $355.00 $2,538 -8.62
700–740 720 160 345.00–354.00 $349.38 $2,516 -38.12
800 800 600 343.00 $343.00 $2,744 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 30 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs) 90 3,950.00–4,100.00 $4,025.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs) 37 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 37 3,900.00 $3,900.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 37 3,900.00 $3,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1050–1300 1142 Young (2-4 yrs) 113 3,850.00–4,400.00 $4,131.29
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs) 11 4,400.00 $4,400.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs) 40 5,000.00 $5,000.00
1075 1075 (<2 yrs) 12 4,700.00 $4,700.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 120 490.00 $490.00 $1,984 —
515 515 95 445.00 $445.00 $2,292 —
515 515 95 445.00 $445.00 $2,292 —
540 540 270 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 —
680 680 210 361.00 $361.00 $2,455 —
850 850 350 320.00 $320.00 $2,720 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 118 537.50 $537.50 $2,231 —
530 530 190 460.00 $460.00 $2,438 —
550 550 90 464.00 $464.00 $2,552 —
550 550 90 464.00 $464.00 $2,552 —
650 650 77 390.00 $390.00 $2,535 —
755 755 260 345.00 $345.00 $2,605 —

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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
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs) 25 4,950.00 $4,950.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs) 35 4,800.00 $4,800.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 66 4,600.00–5,250.00 $4,925.00 +96.13
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 12 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 (<2 yrs) 38 4,900.00 $4,900.00 —
1100 1100 (<2 yrs) 22 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 (<2 yrs) 10 6,000.00 $6,000.00 —

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Hogs

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
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Slaughter Cattle

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
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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.