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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

7,952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $384.73/cwt -21.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,924/hd at 760 lb · 1,026 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.77/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $3,065/hd at 864 lb · 930 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.85/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,960/hd at 832 lb · 635 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,952 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 55 432.50 $432.50 $2,271 —
615 615 20 423.00 $423.00 $2,601 -35.34
625 625 150 430.00 $430.00 $2,688 -28.34
650 unweaned 650 150 465.00 $465.00 $3,022 +30.69
650 value added 650 78 475.00 $475.00 $3,088 +30.00
705 705 60 442.50 $442.50 $3,120 +40.82
700–725 unweaned 707 248 405.00–410.00 $408.59 $2,889 +8.59
710–725 value added 715 200 392.50–445.00 $410.07 $2,932 -22.43
730 730 66 357.50 $357.50 $2,610 -22.50
750 750 40 347.50 $347.50 $2,606 -60.00
750 unweaned 750 65 365.00 $365.00 $2,738 —
750 unweaned 750 125 382.50 $382.50 $2,869 —
755 value added 755 264 430.00–440.00 $437.50 $3,303 +18.75
760 value added 760 350 370.00 $370.00 $2,812 -48.75
780 780 62 350.00 $350.00 $2,730 -57.50
780 780 120 355.00 $355.00 $2,769 -52.50
800 800 60 347.50 $347.50 $2,780 -33.50
850 value added 850 315 355.00 $355.00 $3,018 -7.00
850–880 869 555 330.00–357.50 $353.80 $3,075 -7.57
890 890 60 362.50 $362.50 $3,226 +1.13
930 930 110 325.00 $325.00 $3,022 -15.00
935 935 21 322.50 $322.50 $3,015 -17.50
975 975 156 306.00 $306.00 $2,984 -37.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–740 728 336 385.00–390.00 $386.00 $2,810 —
840 value added 840 380 357.50 $357.50 $3,003 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 437.50 $437.50 $2,297 -7.50
580 unweaned 580 85 435.00 $435.00 $2,523 -17.50
600 600 160 420.00 $420.00 $2,520 -12.50
625 value added 625 80 407.50 $407.50 $2,547 —
640 unweaned 640 98 417.50 $417.50 $2,672 -22.50
650 unweaned 650 95 410.00 $410.00 $2,665 +10.00
650 650 35 422.50 $422.50 $2,746 -7.50
670 670 55 395.00 $395.00 $2,646 -35.00
675 675 285 427.50 $427.50 $2,886 +20.00
725 725 70 357.50 $357.50 $2,592 -32.24
740 740 80 362.50 $362.50 $2,682 -18.50
765 765 26 329.50 $329.50 $2,521 —
780 780 500 373.00 $373.00 $2,909 —
810 810 135 327.50 $327.50 $2,653 -28.50
830 830 120 335.00 $335.00 $2,780 +0.03
840 value added 840 380 372.50 $372.50 $3,129 +23.50
850–885 857 317 327.50–342.50 $338.39 $2,900 -0.61
875–890 880 165 327.50–340.00 $331.71 $2,919 -0.29
925 925 62 312.50 $312.50 $2,891 -7.50
985 985 49 304.00 $304.00 $2,994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 135 352.50 $352.50 $2,608 -48.91
785 785 95 337.50 $337.50 $2,649 —

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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) 114 4,000.00 $4,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 (<2 yrs) 35 4,750.00 $4,750.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 200 445.00 $445.00 $2,670 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 220 450.00 $450.00 $2,925 —

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs) 40 5,000.00 $5,000.00 -1,200.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 70 4,750.00 $4,750.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 76 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs) 29 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —

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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.