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Auction price guide

Cattle auction prices

Historical sold per-head auction records with valuation-ready catalog evidence. Use these as market context, not as a current quote or appraisal.

Sales through Jul 27, 2026 Data release current release Computed Jul 29, 2026
$5,250 median sale
$3,025 to $8,500 middle 50%
1,060 qualified records
120 auctions
Methodology

Creatures includes a public auction record only when it is a sold live animal priced per head and its catalog provides breed, normalized sex, age, identity or description, plus supporting size, registration, or pedigree evidence. Missing registration evidence stays unknown.

Sales through Jul 27, 2026. Data release current release. Computed Jul 29, 2026.

Price trend

Monthly buckets are shown because enough months have at least 10 qualifying records.

$11,500$2,500Aug 2024Jul 2026Aug 2024: 11 recordsSep 2024: 76 recordsOct 2024: 64 recordsDec 2024: 53 recordsJan 2025: 11 recordsFeb 2025: 65 recordsMar 2025: 26 recordsApr 2025: 12 recordsMay 2025: 33 recordsJun 2025: 57 recordsJul 2025: 25 recordsSep 2025: 21 recordsOct 2025: 38 recordsNov 2025: 39 recordsDec 2025: 88 recordsFeb 2026: 27 recordsMar 2026: 53 recordsApr 2026: 81 recordsMay 2026: 217 recordsJun 2026: 18 recordsJul 2026: 34 recordsAug 2024: $11,500, n=11Sep 2024: $4,500, n=76Oct 2024: $4,000, n=64Dec 2024: $4,900, n=53Jan 2025: $8,000, n=11Feb 2025: $6,750, n=65Mar 2025: $4,500, n=26Apr 2025: $5,500, n=12May 2025: $4,750, n=33Jun 2025: $4,250, n=57Jul 2025: $2,500, n=25Sep 2025: $4,000, n=21Oct 2025: $4,500, n=38Nov 2025: $8,500, n=39Dec 2025: $3,300, n=88Feb 2026: $8,500, n=27Mar 2026: $7,000, n=53Apr 2026: $7,000, n=81May 2026: $4,250, n=217Jun 2026: $6,000, n=18Jul 2026: $7,750, n=34

Price summary

Last 23 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.

Median$5,250
Average$7,218
Middle 50%$3,025 to $8,500
Observed range$500 to $150,000
Sample1,060 records across 120 auctions

By sex

Group Records Median Middle 50%
Female 594 $5,750 $3,500 to $9,500
Male 466 $4,820 $2,750 to $7,000

By age band

Group Records Median Middle 50%
Under1year 625 $5,525 $3,500 to $9,750
1to2years 314 $5,500 $3,300 to $7,300
3plusyears 121 $3,250 $1,650 to $5,000

By registration

Group Records Median Middle 50%
Registration unknown 668 $6,000 $3,750 to $9,500
Registered 333 $4,500 $3,000 to $6,800
Unregistered 59 $2,000 $1,300 to $3,000

Cattle breed rows

Breed links appear when enough recent public auction records support a separate guide.

Breed label Records Median Last sale Guide
Highland Cattle 229 $3,500 Jul 6, 2026 Open guide
Miniature Highland 187 $8,500 Jul 27, 2026 Open guide
Wagyu 170 $4,500 May 31, 2026 Open guide
Miniature HighPark 83 $8,500 Jul 6, 2026 Open guide
Highland Cross 81 $6,000 Jul 21, 2026 Open guide
Highpark 49 $3,250 May 26, 2026 Below gate
Limousin 48 $6,750 Apr 7, 2026 Below gate
Simmental 41 $6,500 Apr 18, 2026 Below gate
Hereford 39 $3,000 Apr 20, 2026 Below gate
Akaushi 16 $3,500 May 17, 2026 Below gate
Brahman 16 $7,500 Feb 11, 2026 Below gate
Shorthorn 13 $4,500 Apr 21, 2026 Below gate
Red Angus 11 $7,000 Apr 3, 2026 Below gate
Charolais 9 $9,500 Apr 18, 2026 Below gate
Salers 8 $2,500 Oct 16, 2024 Below gate
Belted Galloway 7 $2,750 May 11, 2026 Below gate
Dexter 7 $750 Dec 10, 2025 Below gate
Gelbvieh 6 $6,250 Nov 2, 2024 Below gate
Aberdeen Angus 5 $800 Dec 10, 2025 Below gate
Galloway 5 $3,500 May 11, 2026 Below gate
Black Angus 4 $5,500 Apr 25, 2026 Below gate
Crossbred 4 $2,500 Dec 5, 2025 Below gate
Highbelt 3 $6,000 Oct 6, 2025 Below gate
Western Heritage 3 $750 Dec 10, 2025 Below gate
British White 2 $4,600 May 22, 2026 Below gate
Chianina 2 $2,300 Dec 6, 2024 Below gate
Fleckvieh 2 $6,000 Apr 5, 2026 Below gate
Longhorn 2 $950 Dec 10, 2025 Below gate
Miniature Hereford 2 $1,600 Sep 6, 2025 Below gate
White Park 2 $740 Jun 23, 2026 Below gate
American 1 $2,500 Oct 15, 2024 Below gate
Highway 1 $61,000 Dec 8, 2025 Below gate
Lowline 1 $500 Dec 10, 2025 Below gate
Speckle Park 1 $6,800 May 22, 2026 Below gate

Recent public auction sales

Animal labels are scrubbed when they appear to identify a farm or program; names tied to a farm or program are not shown.

Sale Date Venue Price
Lot 1 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $32,500
Lot 3 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $17,500
Lot 7 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $17,500
Lot 2 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $17,000
Lot 5 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $12,000
Lot 4 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $9,500
Lot 10 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $9,100
Lot 8 Jul 27, 2026 NEW FRONTIER SALES SERIES IX - JULY 26TH, 11:00AM PST $9,000

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Common questions

Where do these Cattle prices come from?

Creatures computes this guide from live-animal auction records that are sold and priced per head, with breed, normalized sex, age, catalog identity or description, and supporting size, registration, or pedigree evidence. This page uses 1,060 records with sales through Jul 27, 2026.

Why are some breeds not shown as separate price guides?

Breed pages are published only when Creatures can confidently match the auction breed label and enough sold, priced records appear across multiple auctions and recent months.

Are these prices current market quotes?

No. They are historical public auction summaries for the data release shown on the page, not a current quote or appraisal.