Western Video Market Livestock Video Auction results — October 16, 2026

Cottonwood, CA · Sale October 16, 2026

Feeder cattle reported

5,516

5,591 offered · 1.3% passed out

Steers 500–599 lb

$480.48 /cwt

all delivery dates

Steers 700–799 lb

$365.00 /cwt

all delivery dates

Heifers 500–599 lb

$417.91 /cwt

all delivery dates

No true price comparison when comparing to last month's sale. Demand was moderate to good. Less than 2% of the feeder cattle was P.O. this sale. Deliveries are current to November 2026. Current delivery is 14 days from sale date and is up to and including October 30th.
USDA Market News reporter, October 16, 2026

Supply included: 86% Feeder Cattle (36% Steers, 49% Heifers, 10% Beef/Dairy Steers, 5% Beef/Dairy Heifers); 14% Replacement Cattle (80% Bred Heifers, 20% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle over 600 lbs was 55%. Feeder Cattle prices FOB based on net weights after a 1-3% pencil shrink or equivalent, with a 10-25 cent slide > 600 lbs and 20-50 cent slide < 600 lbs.

Feeder steers by delivery month

Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, regular lots, F.O.B., estimated weights, head-weighted by 100-lb band. "From Nov" = delivery starting in November (USDA lists ranges such as Nov–Dec). Current = delivery within about two weeks of the sale. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	All deliveries $/cwt	Current	From Oct	From Nov
500–599 lb	246	555 lb	$480.48	—	$460.0081 hd	$490.53165 hd
600–699 lb	470	622 lb	$423.11	—	$425.74255 hd	$420.00215 hd
700–799 lb	68	725 lb	$365.00	—	—	$365.0068 hd
800–899 lb	75	830 lb	$351.00	—	$351.0075 hd	—

Feeder heifers by delivery month

Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, regular lots, F.O.B., estimated weights, head-weighted by 100-lb band. "From Nov" = delivery starting in November (USDA lists ranges such as Nov–Dec). Current = delivery within about two weeks of the sale. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	All deliveries $/cwt	Current	From Oct	From Nov
400–499 lb	95	495 lb	$465.00	—	—	$465.0095 hd
500–599 lb	275	540 lb	$417.91	—	$425.0080 hd	$415.00195 hd
700–799 lb	500	756 lb	$347.32	—	$331.00160 hd	$355.00340 hd
800–899 lb	130	800 lb	$317.00	$317.00130 hd	—	—
900–999 lb	331	952 lb	$309.63	$308.0061 hd	—	$310.00270 hd

By region of origin

All delivery dates, $/cwt.
Region	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599
North CentralCO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY	—	—	$415.00105 hd
WestAZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA	$480.48246 hd	$365.0068 hd	$419.71170 hd

Price history since 2020

Per sale, all delivery dates, $/cwt

Sales in the last 12 months

Head = feeder cattle USDA reported as sold. Prices are all delivery dates combined.
Sale	Reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599
Oct 16, 2026	5,516	$480.48	$365.00	$417.91
Sep 15, 2026	18,765	$473.26	$389.00	$445.48
Aug 10–Aug 11, 2026	47,783	$508.14	$426.41	$418.65
Jul 13–Jul 15, 2026	106,381	$524.66	$402.43	$483.72
Jun 12, 2026	4,469	—	$390.58	—
May 20, 2026	7,588	$432.50	$372.59	$437.50
May 1, 2026	17,723	—	$403.59	$500.16
Apr 10, 2026	26,705	—	$386.24	—
Mar 10, 2026	4,896	—	—	$490.00
Jan 29, 2026	8,138	—	$374.86	$460.00
Jan 6, 2026	8,642	$493.48	$391.56	$445.00
Dec 2, 2025	11,693	$459.37	$353.98	$380.94
Oct 17, 2025	6,472	$483.10	$380.00	$445.00
Sep 16, 2025	8,897	—	$386.50	$455.00

Source: USDA AMS Market News, “Western Video Market Livestock Video/Internet Auction - Cottonwood, CA” (AMS_3242). Video and internet auctions sell cattle for delivery now or months ahead; weights are seller estimates, prices are F.O.B. with the shrink and slide terms USDA quotes above.