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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Cottonwood, California · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 12, 2026

4,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $395.62/cwt -11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,856/hd at 722 lb · 788 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.42/cwt +33.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,781/hd at 707 lb · 506 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.66/cwt -41.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 667 lb · 434 head
Cottonwood, CA 7-weight steers sold at $390/cwt, down $18 from the late-April peak of $407 for the class. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,950 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 44 385.00 $385.00 $2,464 -45.00
675 675 90 425.00 $425.00 $2,869 —
675 unweaned 675 75 405.00 $405.00 $2,734 -60.00
700–730 value added 715 372 384.00–400.00 $390.08 $2,789 -19.99
720 value added 720 136 407.50 $407.50 $2,934 -2.57
725–735 732 280 377.50–405.00 $397.22 $2,908 +39.72
750 750 95 390.00 $390.00 $2,925 +42.50
765 765 40 355.00 $355.00 $2,716 +7.50
765 765 70 364.00 $364.00 $2,785 +16.50
780 value added 780 45 357.50 $357.50 $2,788 -12.50
800–810 value added 803 360 372.50–375.00 $374.16 $3,005 —
860 value added 860 57 365.00 $365.00 $3,139 +10.00
875 value added 875 60 355.00 $355.00 $3,106 ±0.00
900–910 value added 903 184 347.50–350.00 $349.26 $3,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 value added 760 30 362.50 $362.50 $2,755 —
815 value added 815 70 337.50 $337.50 $2,751 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 value added 595 80 390.00 $390.00 $2,320 —
615 unweaned 615 80 385.00 $385.00 $2,368 -32.50
620 620 35 363.00 $363.00 $2,251 -57.00
630 630 75 420.00 $420.00 $2,646 ±0.00
655 value added 655 74 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 —
660–675 value added 669 360 377.50–382.50 $380.44 $2,545 —
700 700 275 421.00 $421.00 $2,947 +63.50
700–730 value added 710 101 342.50–364.00 $356.78 $2,533 —
715 715 28 340.00 $340.00 $2,431 -17.50
720 720 102 370.00 $370.00 $2,664 +12.50
750 value added 750 35 337.50 $337.50 $2,531 —
780 value added 780 140 365.00 $365.00 $2,847 —
800 800 60 327.00 $327.00 $2,616 -0.50
850 850 130 330.00 $330.00 $2,805 -8.39
940 value added 940 59 345.00 $345.00 $3,243 —
950 950 54 307.50 $307.50 $2,921 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 value added 740 30 346.00 $346.00 $2,560 —
775 value added 775 63 345.00 $345.00 $2,674 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 30 4,175.00 $4,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs) 54 4,400.00 $4,400.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 200 430.00 $430.00 $2,580 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 225 229.00 $229.00 $3,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 180 440.00 $440.00 $2,860 —

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 97 5,200.00 $5,200.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 103 5,200.00 $5,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 75 297.50 $297.50 $2,112 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs) 197 5,350.00 $5,350.00 —

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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.