Auction price guide
Hereford 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 Apr 20, 2026. Data release current release. Computed Aug 20, 2026.
Price trend
Trend chart hidden because the monthly and quarterly samples are too thin.
Price summary
Last 7 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.
| Median | $3,250 |
|---|---|
| Average | $3,810 |
| Middle 50% | $2,300 to $4,600 |
| Observed range | $700 to $15,000 |
| Sample | 93 records across 12 auctions |
By sex
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 74 | $3,000 | $2,250 to $3,750 |
| Male | 19 | $6,750 | $4,000 to $7,000 |
By age band
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1to2years | 42 | $3,850 | $3,000 to $7,000 |
| Under1year | 32 | $2,500 | $2,100 to $3,300 |
| 3plusyears | 19 | $2,850 | $950 to $4,000 |
By registration
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | 54 | $3,250 | $2,650 to $4,000 |
| Registration unknown | 39 | $3,000 | $1,000 to $7,000 |
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Other qualifying breed guides from the same public auction release.
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 47n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $9,500 |
| Lot 32n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $8,750 |
| Lot 4n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $7,500 |
| Lot 57n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $7,500 |
| Lot 51n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $7,000 |
| Lot 52n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $7,000 |
| Lot 58n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $7,000 |
| Lot 65n | Apr 20, 2026 | Powell Ranching Polled Hereford Bull Sale 2026 - DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction | $7,000 |
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Common questions
Where do these Hereford 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 93 records with sales through Apr 20, 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.