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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, September 15, 2026

19,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $440.15/cwt -18.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 612 lb · 1,785 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $455.35/cwt -16.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,560/hd at 562 lb · 1,535 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $327.11/cwt -29.57 vs last sale · ≈ $3,133/hd at 958 lb · 1,229 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,406 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 105 544.00 $544.00 $2,258 —
445 445 120 561.00 $561.00 $2,496 —
450 unweaned 450 110 537.50 $537.50 $2,419 +12.58
460–490 469 325 525.00–542.50 $531.90 $2,495 -15.60
500 500 100 526.00 $526.00 $2,630 +41.00
500 500 55 437.50 $437.50 $2,188 -47.50
510 510 88 475.00 $475.00 $2,422 -20.00
500–545 523 705 467.00–517.00 $488.16 $2,553 -1.84
535 535 100 480.00 $480.00 $2,568 -2.67
545 unweaned 545 77 460.00 $460.00 $2,507 -24.17
550 550 50 450.00 $450.00 $2,475 -15.00
550 550 65 430.00 $430.00 $2,365 -35.00
550 unweaned 550 90 457.50 $457.50 $2,516 -27.50
550 550 105 469.00 $469.00 $2,580 +4.00
550–570 556 290 462.00–469.00 $466.77 $2,595 +1.77
560 560 70 449.00 $449.00 $2,514 -59.88
550–590 566 755 436.00–479.00 $456.59 $2,584 -52.29
585–590 588 110 420.00–427.50 $423.39 $2,490 -49.11
600 value added 600 100 432.50 $432.50 $2,595 -65.00
600–620 unweaned 604 1,115 430.00–450.00 $438.73 $2,650 +11.23
620 unweaned 620 80 402.50 $402.50 $2,496 -48.53
620 620 40 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 -70.00
625 unweaned 625 270 468.00–470.00 $468.67 $2,929 +17.64
640 640 180 435.00 $435.00 $2,784 -40.00
650 unweaned 650 85 432.50 $432.50 $2,811 +22.50
650 650 170 417.50 $417.50 $2,714 -17.50
650 unweaned 650 255 466.00 $466.00 $3,029 +56.00
650 unweaned 650 92 397.00 $397.00 $2,580 -13.00
685 unweaned 685 175 395.00 $395.00 $2,706 -1.00
710 710 43 352.50 $352.50 $2,503 -31.50
725 value added 725 134 370.00 $370.00 $2,682 -40.00
730 730 75 389.00 $389.00 $2,840 -28.50
800 800 140 362.50 $362.50 $2,900 -12.50
800 800 60 352.00 $352.00 $2,816 -23.00
800–835 value added 818 120 352.50–365.00 $358.62 $2,934 -13.21
820 820 135 363.00 $363.00 $2,977 +3.00
825 value added 825 60 345.00 $345.00 $2,846 -26.83
825 825 60 352.50 $352.50 $2,908 -7.50
835 835 57 344.00 $344.00 $2,872 -16.00
860 860 256 373.00 $373.00 $3,208 -0.90
860 860 65 357.00 $357.00 $3,070 -16.90
900 900 110 340.00 $340.00 $3,060 -15.47
900 900 670 339.00–340.00 $339.34 $3,054 -16.13
900 900 220 336.00 $336.00 $3,024 -19.47
900 900 220 341.00 $341.00 $3,069 -14.47
950 950 722 320.00–331.00 $330.21 $3,137 -28.96
965 value added 965 295 340.00 $340.00 $3,281 -15.00
970 value added 970 62 305.00 $305.00 $2,958 -50.00
975 975 150 296.00 $296.00 $2,886 -57.60
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 271 336.50 $336.50 $3,365 —
1015 1015 330 342.00 $342.00 $3,471 —
1070 1070 680 306.00 $306.00 $3,274 -31.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–640 unweaned 632 175 404.00–415.00 $409.59 $2,589 -5.41
650 unweaned 650 95 396.00 $396.00 $2,574 —
690 690 37 360.00 $360.00 $2,484 —
800 800 120 357.00 $357.00 $2,856 —
840 840 65 340.00 $340.00 $2,856 —
900 900 530 326.00–336.00 $329.21 $2,963 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 38 220.00 $220.00 $3,355 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 537.50 $537.50 $2,419 +87.50
485 485 80 505.00 $505.00 $2,449 +30.00
490 490 60 430.00 $430.00 $2,107 -28.09
495 unweaned 495 90 445.00 $445.00 $2,203 -5.00
500 500 45 412.50 $412.50 $2,062 -177.50
500–515 508 185 455.00–457.50 $456.30 $2,318 -133.70
515 515 95 455.00 $455.00 $2,343 +10.00
525 525 110 460.00 $460.00 $2,415 +15.00
525 525 45 410.00 $410.00 $2,152 -35.00
555–560 557 60 397.50–402.00 $399.38 $2,225 -53.12
560 560 95 457.50 $457.50 $2,562 +5.00
565–575 unweaned 568 280 375.00–422.00 $395.92 $2,249 -29.08
550–580 570 295 429.00–445.00 $439.77 $2,507 +21.12
575 575 100 427.50 $427.50 $2,458 +8.85
600 600 40 388.00 $388.00 $2,328 -172.00
620 unweaned 620 95 356.00 $356.00 $2,207 -21.50
625 625 90 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 -165.00
640 unweaned 640 160 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 +2.50
660 660 47 332.50 $332.50 $2,194 -36.50
670 670 37 345.00 $345.00 $2,312 -24.00
675 value added 675 75 395.00 $395.00 $2,666 +10.00
690 value added 690 140 350.00 $350.00 $2,415 —
775 775 150 352.00 $352.00 $2,728 +12.00
780 value added 780 65 330.00 $330.00 $2,574 -28.00
800 800 120 333.00 $333.00 $2,664 -26.00
825 825 450 331.00 $331.00 $2,731 -18.79
830 value added 830 218 330.00 $330.00 $2,739 -27.50
840 840 115 322.50 $322.50 $2,709 -23.50
845 845 120 327.50 $327.50 $2,767 -18.50
860 860 560 320.00–323.00 $321.21 $2,762 -48.79
870 870 385 348.00 $348.00 $3,028 +27.00
875 875 65 344.00 $344.00 $3,010 +23.00
880 value added 880 180 350.00 $350.00 $3,080 —
935 935 290 332.00 $332.00 $3,104 -3.00
940 value added 940 56 285.00 $285.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 85 420.00 $420.00 $2,436 —
790 790 125 340.00 $340.00 $2,686 —
825 825 200 328.00 $328.00 $2,706 —
885 885 120 310.00 $310.00 $2,744 -16.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 value added 1035 58 275.00 $275.00 $2,846 —

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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) 225 4,375.00–4,500.00 $4,410.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 50 4,250.00 $4,250.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 50 4,100.00 $4,100.00
1075 1075 (<2 yrs) 50 4,100.00 $4,100.00
1075 1075 (<2 yrs) 50 4,200.00 $4,200.00
1075 1075 (<2 yrs) 82 4,700.00 $4,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 46 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 50 3,850.00 $3,850.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 380 422.50 $422.50 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 200 440.00 $440.00 $2,420 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 450 435.00 $435.00 $2,392 -59.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 200 432.50 $432.50 $2,919 —

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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.