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Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction

California · Cottonwood · Fri, Feb 28
● As filed1,885 headUSDA AMS · slug 3242

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights
19 lots covering 1,885 head for delivery across Current, Mar, Mar-Apr to 3 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough on offer this month for comparison. Current deliveries are cattle that will deliver up to 14 days from the last sale day, up to and including March 14, 2025. Deliveries are current through March.

Current delivery

15 lots · 1,425 head
ClassGradeWeightEst. wtPriceRangeBuyer regionHead
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1None—1,1254,000.00/cwt3,950.00–4,050.00West80
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2None—1,1503,800.00/cwt3,800.00West13
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2None—1,3502,000.00/cwt2,000.00West34
HeifersMedium and Large 1None700–750705277.00/cwt277.00West69
HeifersMedium and Large 1None650–700650324.00/cwt324.00West90
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 1None600–650630333.00/cwt333.00South Central80
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 1None550–600570342.00/cwt342.00South Central90
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 1None550–600550317.00/cwt317.00South Central91
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 1None500–550520323.00/cwt323.00South Central95
HeifersMedium and Large 1None800–850819258.84/cwt258.00–260.00West266
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750700280.00/cwt280.00West140
SteersMedium and Large 1None800–850800265.00/cwt265.00West57
SteersMedium and Large 1None750–800760290.00/cwt290.00West185
SteersMedium and Large 1Source/Aged700–750740307.00/cwt307.00West65
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800750335.00/cwt335.00West70

Mar delivery

3 lots · 370 head
ClassGradeWeightEst. wtPriceRangeBuyer regionHead
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2None—1,1504,050.00/cwt4,050.00West30
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Source/Aged850–900850256.00/cwt256.00North Central310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2None—1,1503,900.00/cwt3,900.00West30

Mar-Apr delivery

1 lot · 90 head
ClassGradeWeightEst. wtPriceRangeBuyer regionHead
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2None—9503,900.00/cwt3,900.00West90

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them
RegionStates
North CentralCO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
South CentralKS, MO, NM, OK, TX
WestAZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA
Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.