North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

3,614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.89/cwt ≈ $591/hd at 519 lb · 93 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.46/cwt ≈ $583/hd at 424 lb · 90 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.04/cwt ≈ $532/hd at 372 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,614	6,225	5,552
Feeder cattle	2,751	—	4,284
Slaughter cattle	616	—	1,063
Replacement cattle	41	—	137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly light to moderate as remnants of Hurricane Delta passed through the region early in the trade week. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 2.00 to 55.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
124	124	1	115.00	$115.00	$143
160–185	170	3	140.00–150.00	$144.95	$246
220–246	229	6	124.00–140.00	$131.66	$302
250–295	272	31	124.00–169.00	$142.18	$387
310	310	1	137.50	$137.50	$426
300–346	329	61	120.00–165.00	$145.32	$478
330 thin fleshed	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462
350–398	372	82	125.00–164.00	$143.04	$532
400–448	424	87	118.00–153.00	$137.80	$584
425 value added	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616
420–448	434	2	119.00	$119.00	$516
470	470	1	132.50	$132.50	$623
450–495	477	29	118.00–144.00	$131.70	$628
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637
500 value added	500	1	141.00	$141.00	$705
500–545	516	40	120.00–139.00	$131.08	$676
550–592	567	29	120.00–134.00	$128.11	$726
575	575	1	125.00	$125.00	$719
600–645	624	65	110.00–131.00	$123.61	$771
650–690	664	14	111.00–125.00	$120.35	$799
688	688	1	100.00	$100.00	$688
700–745	716	15	106.00–128.00	$119.43	$855
750–795	764	18	97.00–124.00	$113.75	$869
825–835	830	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$1,004
842	842	1	97.00	$97.00	$817
878	878	1	112.00	$112.00	$983
905	905	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,059

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
180	180	1	122.50	$122.50	$220
210–245	229	5	122.50–132.50	$127.43	$292
265–290	278	2	135.00–137.50	$136.31	$379
320–340	327	5	120.00–135.00	$132.06	$432
355–390	378	8	117.50–137.50	$130.31	$493
415–445	435	8	115.00–130.00	$125.42	$546
450–495	474	10	117.50–133.00	$128.30	$608
500–545	528	9	115.00–126.00	$121.58	$642
550–585	571	14	114.00–128.00	$122.62	$700
605–645	626	10	114.00–124.00	$118.30	$741
655–698	689	14	113.00–127.00	$116.27	$801
715–725	720	2	112.00–118.00	$115.02	$828
795	795	1	111.00	$111.00	$882
800	800	2	112.00	$112.00	$896
850	850	1	112.00	$112.00	$952

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
185	185	1	135.00	$135.00	$250
225–230	228	2	116.00–126.00	$120.95	$276
285–298	292	4	107.00–120.00	$115.92	$338
300–340	325	5	108.00–130.00	$115.95	$377
355–395	377	19	110.00–140.00	$123.20	$464
400–445	426	11	110.00–118.00	$114.65	$488
460–475	467	3	110.00–115.00	$111.64	$521
545	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627
554–560	556	3	108.00–118.00	$113.68	$632
650–685	668	2	95.00–100.00	$97.43	$651
725	725	2	93.00	$93.00	$674
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
292	292	1	85.00	$85.00	$248
346–348	347	2	92.00–100.00	$96.01	$333
350–394	374	5	90.00–110.00	$100.57	$376
400–445	421	5	90.00–110.00	$100.48	$423
480	480	1	112.50	$112.50	$540
490	490	1	90.00	$90.00	$441
525–545	532	3	101.00–111.00	$107.25	$571
565	565	1	107.00	$107.00	$605
600–645	629	9	95.00–110.00	$105.20	$662
690	690	1	106.00	$106.00	$731
730	730	1	107.00	$107.00	$781
795	795	1	99.00	$99.00	$787

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255	255	1	105.00	$105.00	$268
305 thin fleshed	305	1	92.50	$92.50	$282
345	345	1	105.00	$105.00	$362
355 thin fleshed	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320
390	390	1	95.00	$95.00	$370
430	430	1	105.00	$105.00	$452
465 thin fleshed	465	1	92.50	$92.50	$430
450–495	473	2	109.00–110.00	$109.52	$518
545	545	1	99.00	$99.00	$540
555–585	571	7	105.00–111.00	$108.13	$617
600–620	610	2	95.00–107.00	$100.90	$615
650–685	672	5	100.00–110.00	$104.24	$700

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314
330	330	1	110.00	$110.00	$363
378	378	2	105.00	$105.00	$397
420–445	434	5	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$456
500–545	521	4	70.00–106.00	$87.25	$455
583	583	2	105.00	$105.00	$612
645	645	1	87.00	$87.00	$561

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
136	136	1	111.00	$111.00	$151
170–195	184	3	117.50–135.00	$123.84	$228
200–236	218	5	118.00–149.00	$127.79	$279
275	275	1	127.50	$127.50	$351
264–296	283	14	110.00–137.50	$125.56	$355
300–345	327	33	110.00–137.50	$124.48	$407
366–372	369	3	104.00–106.00	$105.33	$389
350–398	375	52	109.00–137.50	$125.07	$469
400–446	422	63	106.00–133.00	$122.46	$517
450–496	471	50	100.00–132.00	$120.87	$569
500–548	518	89	98.00–130.00	$114.04	$591
530–534	531	4	97.00–115.00	$110.47	$587
550–598	572	42	98.00–124.00	$109.20	$625
575–580	577	6	94.00–116.00	$105.50	$609
614	614	1	86.00	$86.00	$528
600–645	621	45	90.00–110.00	$99.96	$621
653 value added	653	8	117.00	$117.00	$764
652–698	678	26	83.00–108.00	$97.03	$658
706	706	1	70.00	$70.00	$494
700–740	719	15	90.00–107.00	$99.64	$716
750–770	761	5	95.00–101.00	$98.40	$749
800–836	814	15	80.00–104.00	$95.42	$777
822	822	1	70.00	$70.00	$575
860–885	870	4	76.00–97.00	$88.96	$774
980	980	1	63.00	$63.00	$617

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	120.00	$120.00	$294
255–295	279	6	117.50–127.50	$123.68	$345
315–345	332	9	115.00–127.50	$120.55	$400
350–390	370	17	112.50–127.50	$120.89	$447
400–445	425	24	113.00–130.00	$121.28	$515
450–495	470	37	112.50–124.00	$118.68	$558
500–545	525	6	113.00–118.00	$115.35	$606
550–595	572	25	109.00–117.00	$113.68	$650
600–640	606	10	111.00–114.00	$112.59	$682
650	650	1	112.00	$112.00	$728
708	708	2	113.00	$113.00	$800

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
192	192	1	103.00	$103.00	$198
210–245	228	2	100.00–104.00	$101.85	$232
260–266	263	2	109.00–115.00	$111.97	$294
315–340	327	5	105.00–119.00	$110.55	$361
352–395	373	13	93.00–118.00	$108.13	$403
405–440	420	21	86.00–115.00	$107.96	$453
450–495	465	24	100.00–118.00	$111.37	$518
500–545	523	16	83.00–110.00	$101.40	$530
550–585	565	6	104.00–110.00	$107.12	$605
620–645	631	9	85.00–98.00	$91.75	$579
668	668	1	70.00	$70.00	$468
650–695	677	7	75.00–94.00	$84.59	$573
746	746	1	72.00	$72.00	$537
750–785	770	3	70.00–85.00	$78.12	$602
895	895	1	60.00	$60.00	$537

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265–295	282	4	90.00–105.00	$99.45	$280
325–340	330	3	87.00–110.00	$102.10	$337
360–395	378	9	87.00–112.50	$104.31	$394
390	390	1	92.50	$92.50	$361
400–445	423	13	100.00–110.00	$104.60	$442
450–495	481	11	70.00–111.00	$99.89	$480
485	485	1	90.00	$90.00	$436
505–545	524	16	78.00–110.00	$102.33	$536
560–595	575	8	70.00–112.00	$102.35	$589
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522
600–630	618	9	97.00–110.00	$105.11	$650
650	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585
650–695	669	7	100.00–108.00	$104.69	$700
700–730	715	2	102.00–108.00	$104.94	$750
785	785	1	97.00	$97.00	$761
855	855	1	94.00	$94.00	$804

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	112.50	$112.50	$270
275	275	2	102.50–112.50	$107.50	$296
355 thin fleshed	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320
350–390	370	8	95.00–112.50	$105.92	$392
410–445	431	4	100.00–112.00	$106.25	$458
455–495	476	8	99.00–111.00	$102.52	$488
500–545	516	11	90.00–111.00	$101.81	$525
550 thin fleshed	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495
560–595	578	8	90.00–111.00	$102.75	$594
625–645	636	4	95.00–111.00	$103.04	$655
655–690	678	5	95.00–108.00	$101.78	$690
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
290	290	1	110.00	$110.00	$319
310–340	318	4	100.00–110.00	$105.86	$337
355–395	376	9	90.00–110.00	$103.32	$388
405–445	428	8	78.00–108.00	$100.88	$432
465	465	1	72.00	$72.00	$335
465–495	481	9	90.00–109.00	$103.61	$498
505–540	529	7	70.00–108.00	$95.93	$507
550–575	563	2	75.00–85.00	$79.89	$450
550–595	571	8	79.00–106.00	$100.55	$574
610	610	1	66.00	$66.00	$403
655	655	1	65.00	$65.00	$426

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
330	330	1	73.00	$73.00	$241
360	360	1	66.00	$66.00	$238
425	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340
448	448	1	54.00	$54.00	$242
460 thin fleshed	460	1	60.00	$60.00	$276
535 thin fleshed	535	1	62.50	$62.50	$334

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655	655	1	112.00	$112.00	$734

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–445	420	28	134.00–156.00	$142.01	$596
450–498	472	66	119.00–142.00	$129.48	$611
500–546	520	61	107.00–136.00	$123.02	$640
550–596	573	42	100.00–129.00	$118.88	$681
574	574	1	111.00	$111.00	$637
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620
600–646	623	38	100.00–124.00	$112.85	$703
650–698	671	28	94.00–129.00	$107.43	$721
700–745	719	16	90.00–109.00	$102.13	$734
752–790	770	8	88.00–108.00	$97.56	$751
820–828	824	3	88.00–101.00	$95.32	$785
854–890	869	5	85.00–103.00	$95.81	$833
945	945	1	96.00	$96.00	$907
980	980	1	86.00	$86.00	$843
1020	1020	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,010

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488
400–445	424	15	115.00–132.50	$123.59	$524
450–495	471	26	112.50–133.00	$123.63	$582
500–545	524	24	113.00–126.00	$118.80	$623
550–595	570	20	114.00–126.00	$117.36	$669
610–615	613	2	114.00	$114.00	$699
675–695	685	2	113.00–116.00	$114.48	$784
705	705	1	114.00	$114.00	$804

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
430	430	1	100.00	$100.00	$430
450–495	470	31	102.00–123.00	$114.97	$540
500–544	518	14	82.00–115.00	$106.97	$554
550–595	576	13	97.00–114.00	$107.80	$621
630–642	636	2	80.00–98.00	$88.92	$566
645	645	1	85.00	$85.00	$548
650–695	673	6	80.00–95.00	$89.67	$603
702–725	718	4	77.00–80.00	$79.27	$569
835	835	1	75.00	$75.00	$626

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–435	417	6	100.00–112.50	$107.47	$448
440	440	1	90.00	$90.00	$396
455	455	1	90.00	$90.00	$410
458–495	480	8	95.00–112.50	$104.78	$503
500–525	514	7	100.00–112.50	$106.95	$550
540	540	1	90.00	$90.00	$486
550–590	567	3	100.00–110.00	$105.56	$599
600–645	625	13	90.00–110.00	$101.07	$632
625	625	1	90.00	$90.00	$562
655–685	665	6	98.00–109.00	$104.65	$696
700–740	711	8	95.00–104.00	$98.01	$697
714	714	1	56.00	$56.00	$400
750–760	755	2	96.00–103.00	$99.52	$751
840–845	843	2	91.00–94.00	$92.50	$780

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–495	479	11	100.00–110.00	$104.31	$500
505–545	522	7	101.00–108.00	$104.32	$545
550–580	562	13	100.00–109.00	$102.09	$574
620	620	1	94.00	$94.00	$583
665	665	1	75.00	$75.00	$499
980	980	1	75.00	$75.00	$735

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
430 thin fleshed	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462
480	480	1	90.00	$90.00	$432
505–525	515	3	90.00–100.00	$93.33	$481
555–595	578	8	90.00–110.00	$103.66	$599
600–635	611	10	98.00–111.00	$106.36	$650
660	660	1	97.00	$97.00	$640
700–710	705	2	94.00	$94.00	$663
760 thin fleshed	760	1	92.00	$92.00	$699
765	765	1	93.00	$93.00	$711
800	800	1	95.00	$95.00	$760

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555	555	1	70.00	$70.00	$388
825	825	1	76.00	$76.00	$627

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
758	758	1	65.00	$65.00	$493

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
575	575	1	77.50	$77.50	$446

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1060	990	80-85%	2	21.00–32.00	$26.11	$258
905–1335	1116	80-85%	41	36.00–50.00	$44.83	$500
925–1480	1159	80-85%	19	56.00–66.00	$60.31	$699
840–1810	1205	80-85%	142	44.50–61.00	$53.27	$642

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–865 value added	747	85-90%	3	68.00–75.00	$71.25	$532
715–885	800	85-90%	2	28.00–33.00	$30.77	$246
780–1006	845	85-90%	4	55.00–64.00	$60.38	$510
680–1630	971	85-90%	55	29.00–44.00	$36.88	$358
675–1810	1112	85-90%	112	42.00–55.00	$47.65	$530

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1700	1455	75-80%	49	44.00–64.00	$53.12	$773
990–1915	1468	75-80%	26	39.00–51.00	$46.73	$686
1210–1865	1513	75-80%	4	56.00–60.00	$57.26	$866

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1830	1404	28	55.00–80.00	$73.45	$1,031
1300–2130	1731	4	91.00–115.00	$97.27	$1,684
1225–2170	1750	26	78.00–90.00	$82.29	$1,440

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1044–1195	1122	6	54.00–74.00	$64.55	$724
1056–2230	1475	10	70.00–89.00	$78.77	$1,162
1822	1822	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,658

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300–1615	1458	2	72.00–76.50	$74.49	$1,086

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	507.00	$507.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
930–1285	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	450.00–750.00	$602.21
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1300–1310	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	780.00–825.00	$802.41

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–795	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	575.00–685.00	$637.38
735–865	786	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–650.00	$629.78

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–845	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–592.00	$507.09
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	536.00	$536.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
100–145	116	10	145.00–205.00	$180.00
150	150	2	190.00–300.00	$245.00
200	200	1	370.00	$370.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
75	75	1	195.00	$195.00
90	90	1	175.50	$175.50
100–125	108	3	115.00–130.00	$125.00
115	115	1	172.50	$172.50
120–135	127	3	180.00–245.00	$218.33
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00
200	200	1	265.00	$265.00
285	285	1	440.00	$440.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1000	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–800.00	$750.63
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1015–1115	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–885.00	$837.35
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
728	728	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	250.00	$250.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	72.50	$72.50	$174
302	302	1	82.00	$82.00	$248
465	465	1	67.50	$67.50	$314

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
246	246	4	92.00	$92.00	$226
270	270	2	68.00	$68.00	$184
315	315	1	82.50	$82.50	$260
550	550	1	62.50	$62.50	$344
610	610	1	72.00	$72.00	$439
720 thin fleshed	720	1	40.00	$40.00	$288
736	736	1	91.00	$91.00	$670

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365–375	370	2	65.00	$65.00	$240
425	425	1	62.00	$62.00	$264
475	475	2	55.00–82.00	$68.50	$325
515–540	528	2	79.00–84.00	$81.44	$430
1000	1000	1	50.00	$50.00	$500

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355	355	1	77.50	$77.50	$275

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320	320	1	92.50	$92.50	$296

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00
95	95	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00
100–135	113	16	110.00–195.00	$156.88

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
30–35	32	3	45.00–57.00	$51.50
45	45	2	85.00	$85.00
60–65	63	2	85.00–125.00	$105.00
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00
85	85	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00
90–95	92	15	125.00–175.00	$141.33
100	100	3	130.00–165.00	$150.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
170	170	1	212.50	$212.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
20	20	1	55.00	$55.00
30–35	34	7	50.00–80.50	$67.21
40–45	43	11	65.00–135.00	$92.41
55	55	5	82.50–181.00	$123.50
60–65	63	10	85.00–188.50	$133.55
70–75	71	11	84.00–217.00	$144.05
80–85	84	10	125.00–240.00	$169.00
90–95	94	7	125.00–185.00	$138.57
95	95	2	165.00–190.00	$177.50
100–105	101	5	150.00–225.00	$183.00
100–120	108	5	120.00–170.00	$143.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
90–95	93	2	220.50–247.00	$233.75
100–140	118	11	135.00–245.00	$184.09
150	150	1	220.00	$220.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00
150	150	1	360.00	$360.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.