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.
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.
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 |
| Sample | 1,060 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.