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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 1, 2026

18,211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.45/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $3,119/hd at 863 lb · 3,726 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $350.56/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $3,197/hd at 912 lb · 1,975 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.34/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,835/hd at 719 lb · 1,529 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 18,211 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 unweaned 500 100 560.00 $560.00 $2,800 ±0.00
560 value added 560 90 505.00 $505.00 $2,828 —
570 unweaned 570 85 495.00 $495.00 $2,822 -35.75
590 590 30 470.00 $470.00 $2,773 -25.00
600 600 63 465.00 $465.00 $2,790 -15.33
610 610 85 475.00 $475.00 $2,898 -5.33
600–635 617 185 450.00–465.00 $458.34 $2,828 -21.99
615–625 value added 621 249 462.50–470.00 $467.17 $2,901 —
625 value added 625 78 452.50 $452.50 $2,828 —
630 value added 630 92 460.00 $460.00 $2,898 —
630 value added 630 75 460.00 $460.00 $2,898 —
650 650 38 455.00 $455.00 $2,958 -4.40
650 value added 650 74 445.00 $445.00 $2,892 +7.50
650–685 value added 666 172 430.00–460.00 $445.65 $2,968 +8.15
665–690 unweaned 676 217 422.50–447.50 $434.31 $2,936 -13.19
680 value added 680 144 440.00 $440.00 $2,992 +2.50
675–690 value added 683 136 432.50–435.00 $433.84 $2,963 -3.66
685 value added 685 70 427.50 $427.50 $2,928 -10.00
685 value added 685 72 460.00 $460.00 $3,151 +22.50
700 value added 700 83 415.00 $415.00 $2,905 -25.00
700 value added 700 80 425.00 $425.00 $2,975 -15.00
710 value added 710 72 432.50 $432.50 $3,071 ±0.00
715–725 718 60 400.00–405.00 $401.68 $2,884 -8.32
720 value added 720 70 435.00 $435.00 $3,132 -10.00
725 unweaned 725 66 400.00 $400.00 $2,900 -27.50
725 725 34 427.50 $427.50 $3,099 +17.50
730 730 40 380.00 $380.00 $2,774 -30.00
730 value added 730 82 415.00 $415.00 $3,030 -30.00
730 730 125 390.00 $390.00 $2,847 -20.00
740 value added 740 65 405.00 $405.00 $2,997 -40.00
750 value added 750 260 415.00–420.00 $418.75 $3,141 +11.75
755 755 435 407.50 $407.50 $3,077 +6.50
790 unweaned 790 65 352.50 $352.50 $2,785 -47.50
825 825 570 381.00 $381.00 $3,143 +10.00
825–835 829 670 382.00–384.00 $383.16 $3,176 +12.16
850 value added 850 116 362.00 $362.00 $3,077 -3.00
850–865 855 174 342.00–364.00 $356.58 $3,049 -11.42
860 860 625 365.00–367.00 $365.88 $3,147 -2.12
850–875 864 1,181 340.00–363.00 $361.37 $3,122 -6.63
850–885 value added 865 1,630 355.00–365.00 $360.29 $3,117 -4.71
900 900 212 351.00 $351.00 $3,159 +5.87
900 value added 900 218 356.00 $356.00 $3,204 +6.00
905–930 value added 912 1,190 346.00–351.00 $349.54 $3,188 -0.46
925 value added 925 295 352.50 $352.50 $3,261 +2.50
930 930 60 340.00 $340.00 $3,162 -11.00
950 950 210 343.00 $343.00 $3,258 +10.07
950 950 25 334.00 $334.00 $3,173 +1.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 value added 645 230 460.00 $460.00 $2,967 —
835 835 330 370.00 $370.00 $3,090 —
885 885 55 351.00 $351.00 $3,106 +9.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 30 323.00 $323.00 $3,311 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 unweaned 480 100 540.00 $540.00 $2,592 -25.00
500 500 25 445.00 $445.00 $2,225 -50.00
500 500 23 450.00 $450.00 $2,250 -45.00
565–570 569 700 487.50–502.50 $500.16 $2,846 +43.37
580 580 54 450.00 $450.00 $2,610 -6.79
585 unweaned 585 82 452.50 $452.50 $2,647 -4.13
585 value added 585 100 450.00 $450.00 $2,632 -25.00
600 600 250 432.50 $432.50 $2,595 +2.50
610–630 616 123 368.00–435.00 $413.59 $2,548 -0.57
625 unweaned 625 76 440.00 $440.00 $2,750 +5.00
650 650 38 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 +40.00
650 650 150 440.00 $440.00 $2,860 +50.00
660 value added 660 74 420.00 $420.00 $2,772 -17.67
665 unweaned 665 73 400.00 $400.00 $2,660 —
690 690 34 407.50 $407.50 $2,812 +36.50
700 unweaned 700 70 385.00 $385.00 $2,695 —
700 700 87 422.50 $422.50 $2,958 +27.50
710 value added 710 67 390.00 $390.00 $2,769 —
710 710 640 400.00 $400.00 $2,840 +5.00
700–725 715 75 385.00–395.00 $391.08 $2,796 -3.92
720 value added 720 70 390.00 $390.00 $2,808 —
715–740 734 270 352.00–402.50 $389.74 $2,861 -5.26
740 740 250 381.00 $381.00 $2,819 -14.00
750 value added 750 65 347.50 $347.50 $2,606 -43.50
810 value added 810 195 349.00 $349.00 $2,827 +1.35
825 825 350 356.00 $356.00 $2,937 +5.00
825–840 829 240 329.00–337.00 $334.97 $2,777 -8.03
850 850 856 335.00–337.00 $336.07 $2,857 -5.93
860 860 220 339.00 $339.00 $2,915 +0.94
880 880 58 332.00 $332.00 $2,922 -3.00
920 920 30 320.00 $320.00 $2,944 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 value added 560 115 495.00 $495.00 $2,772 —
640 value added 640 80 425.00 $425.00 $2,720 —
710–720 716 535 380.00–435.00 $401.41 $2,874 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 18 318.00 $318.00 $3,116 —
1050 1050 48 292.50 $292.50 $3,071 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 80-85% 80 170.00 $170.00 $2,516 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 12 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs) 160 4,025.00 $4,025.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs) 40 4,025.00 $4,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1000–1025 1012 (<2 yrs) 97 4,100.00–4,500.00 $4,300.41

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 32 360.00 $360.00 $2,592 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 37 380.00 $380.00 $2,850 —

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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
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs) 31 5,300.00 $5,300.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs) 33 6,200.00 $6,200.00 —
1475 1475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 35 5,575.00 $5,575.00 —

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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.