North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

4,956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.96/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 372 lb · 112 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.97/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 472 lb · 109 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.11/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 518 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,956	4,013	5,623
Feeder cattle	3,739	2,422	4,268
Slaughter cattle	905	852	867
Replacement cattle	100	88	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 9. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower; while heifers were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher; and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 25.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	175.00–200.00	$187.34	$362	+27.34
200–249	230	22	122.00–197.50	$156.18	$359	+5.64
250–298	273	37	123.00–192.00	$163.26	$446	+5.53
300–346	326	85	120.00–182.50	$158.97	$518	+5.37
345 value added	345	1	160.00	$160.00	$552	—
350–385	368	3	140.00	$140.00	$515	-6.02
350–398	372	108	122.00–179.00	$152.26	$566	+6.24
395 value added	395	1	155.00	$155.00	$612	-4.36
400–445	421	83	120.00–169.00	$143.61	$605	+4.06
450–498	475	50	125.00–150.00	$139.31	$662	-0.04
500–545	517	50	115.00–145.00	$132.99	$688	-1.15
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	-4.14
555–580	566	10	120.00–139.00	$130.36	$738	+4.70
555–575	567	3	128.00–132.00	$129.98	$737	+4.32
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$742	+2.00
600–641	624	31	110.00–131.00	$121.53	$758	-3.85
625–635	630	2	121.00–124.00	$122.49	$772	-2.89
653–695	668	13	110.00–126.00	$119.29	$797	-2.01
683–685	684	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$823	-0.97
705–730	720	7	100.00–119.00	$112.05	$807	-7.01
752–795	776	4	104.00–125.00	$112.39	$872	-4.61
812–835	818	4	107.50–115.00	$113.09	$925	-4.36
865	865	1	112.00	$112.00	$969	+2.00
925	925	1	107.00	$107.00	$990	-2.50
960–970	966	3	92.00–103.00	$99.15	$958	—
1092	1092	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$253	+1.02
205–245	230	5	125.00–145.00	$137.71	$317	+5.17
255–285	265	13	120.00–145.00	$132.39	$351	+1.62
305–345	325	7	122.50–142.50	$128.48	$418	-1.77
350–395	375	25	117.50–144.00	$131.19	$492	+1.06
405–445	432	13	114.00–134.00	$127.09	$549	+2.86
450–495	478	12	112.50–133.00	$127.23	$608	+1.29
515–545	534	15	112.50–131.00	$125.78	$672	+1.78
550–595	572	24	115.00–131.50	$126.16	$722	+0.61
605–645	628	16	115.00–124.00	$119.37	$750	+2.41
655–690	670	5	111.00–119.00	$114.21	$765	-2.39
700–745	723	2	115.00–117.00	$116.03	$839	+3.03

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	115.00	$115.00	$224	—
205–240	225	4	118.00–125.00	$121.34	$273	+5.82
250–296	276	6	110.00–137.50	$123.99	$342	+4.19
304–340	322	9	110.00–130.00	$118.32	$381	+0.99
355–394	375	13	110.00–130.00	$117.98	$442	+1.35
400–445	426	13	100.00–121.00	$114.52	$488	-1.55
475–496	483	6	111.00–120.00	$116.64	$563	+5.72
525–545	538	5	111.00–117.00	$114.00	$613	-11.00
565–595	580	3	110.00–120.00	$115.25	$668	+0.15
608	608	1	80.00	$80.00	$486	+4.00
625–630	628	2	107.00–110.00	$108.51	$681	+32.51
680–685	683	2	87.00–97.00	$92.02	$628	—
705	705	1	95.00	$95.00	$670	+32.50
885	885	1	72.50	$72.50	$642	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 thin fleshed	295	1	95.00	$95.00	$280	+2.55
305–325 thin fleshed	317	3	80.00–85.00	$83.29	$264	—
325	325	1	85.00	$85.00	$276	-17.53
330–345	337	3	105.00–110.00	$108.29	$365	+5.76
355–390	371	4	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$389	-5.05
360–390 thin fleshed	375	2	80.00–90.00	$84.80	$318	-5.20
450–465	458	2	100.00	$100.00	$458	-2.50
530–535 thin fleshed	532	3	90.00	$90.00	$479	—
535	535	1	124.00	$124.00	$663	+21.50
560–570 thin fleshed	565	2	90.00	$90.00	$508	—
550–585	568	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$582	—
615	615	1	105.00	$105.00	$646	+2.97
650–680 thin fleshed	668	3	82.50–85.00	$83.50	$558	—
670–690	680	4	95.00–104.00	$99.12	$674	—
715 thin fleshed	715	1	80.00	$80.00	$572	—
705–725	717	3	92.00–104.00	$99.40	$713	+6.40
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	85.00	$85.00	$196	+7.00
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	+10.00
260–295	282	6	84.00–110.00	$105.63	$298	-2.34
310–325	318	2	85.00–95.00	$89.88	$286	—
320–326 thin fleshed	323	2	80.00	$80.00	$258	—
310–342	326	6	90.00–110.00	$102.98	$336	—
370	370	1	85.00	$85.00	$314	+2.50
354–394	376	6	86.00–112.50	$104.01	$391	+21.51
385 thin fleshed	385	1	89.00	$89.00	$343	+9.00
402 thin fleshed	402	1	81.00	$81.00	$326	—
400–420	410	2	94.00–105.00	$99.37	$407	-7.24
520–540	530	2	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$556	+14.91
550–575	564	4	100.00–105.00	$102.61	$579	-5.15
775	775	1	108.00	$108.00	$837	—
860	860	1	93.00	$93.00	$800	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	6	100.00–109.00	$105.02	$295	-4.98
300–340	318	4	100.00–115.00	$107.46	$342	-1.18
360–390	376	8	100.00–112.00	$105.14	$395	+4.40
400–445	428	8	100.00–109.00	$105.77	$453	+2.23
470–485	478	2	80.00–92.00	$86.09	$412	-23.52
510–535	523	2	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$536	-7.44
585	585	1	95.00	$95.00	$556	-15.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	85.00–90.00	$87.59	$191	-12.41
385	385	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	$327	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	92.00–100.00	$96.00	$312	+8.44

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,059	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	130.00	$130.00	$228	-23.05
240	240	1	122.50	$122.50	$294	+17.50
245–248	247	2	117.00–130.00	$123.46	$305	+18.46
250–295	278	17	118.00–163.00	$135.84	$378	+18.78
300–345	328	27	113.00–151.00	$130.67	$429	+10.61
350–390	370	2	126.00	$126.00	$466	+4.93
350–395	370	64	111.00–171.00	$130.65	$483	+9.58
420	420	1	107.00	$107.00	$449	-11.26
400–445	421	68	110.00–140.00	$125.36	$528	+7.10
450–496	471	73	101.00–132.00	$121.43	$572	+6.37
490	490	1	118.00	$118.00	$578	-2.39
500–548	521	79	99.00–126.00	$114.99	$599	+3.23
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	+1.18
550–596	571	50	100.00–120.00	$111.95	$639	+3.27
615	615	1	109.00	$109.00	$670	+12.15
600–648	620	27	93.00–124.00	$107.12	$664	+10.27
650–687	673	25	90.00–117.00	$105.53	$710	+17.08
685 value added	685	10	117.00	$117.00	$801	-9.49
710–748	727	12	80.00–116.00	$98.41	$715	+14.04
734	734	1	78.00	$78.00	$573	-6.37
755–790	771	4	82.00–103.00	$91.27	$704	+6.72
825	825	1	88.00	$88.00	$726	+13.00
865–880	873	2	90.00–98.00	$93.97	$820	+19.97
940	940	1	89.00	$89.00	$837	-5.00
965–973	970	3	86.00–87.00	$86.67	$841	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	120.00	$120.00	$234	-3.28
215–245	233	9	112.00–128.00	$120.07	$280	+3.47
255–290	278	12	115.00–125.00	$120.66	$335	+3.62
300–340	321	27	111.00–130.00	$121.65	$390	+3.39
350–395	376	39	111.00–132.00	$121.56	$457	+0.25
400–445	426	42	110.00–126.00	$118.72	$506	-0.15
450–496	479	50	111.00–124.00	$118.47	$567	+10.47
500–545	524	26	110.00–119.00	$113.64	$595	-0.05
565	565	1	111.00	$111.00	$627	-2.83
550–595	570	16	109.00–119.00	$112.76	$643	-1.07
600–615	603	5	108.00–113.00	$110.81	$668	-0.21
650–675	660	4	97.00–112.00	$105.92	$699	-4.08
750	750	4	97.00	$97.00	$728	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	172	3	110.00–112.00	$110.60	$190	+9.93
175	175	1	95.00	$95.00	$166	-5.67
200	200	1	90.00	$90.00	$180	+5.00
200–240	219	4	100.00–110.00	$106.06	$232	+8.02
230 thin fleshed	230	1	90.00	$90.00	$207	—
260–285	271	9	83.00–112.50	$105.33	$285	-1.19
265–295 thin fleshed	280	2	80.00–82.50	$81.18	$227	-7.09
300–335 thin fleshed	318	2	82.50–90.00	$86.04	$274	+0.98
300–335	320	9	97.50–112.50	$104.87	$336	+2.12
310–340	325	2	80.00–90.00	$85.23	$277	-17.52
355 thin fleshed	355	1	80.00	$80.00	$284	-1.23
350–390	372	9	100.00–112.50	$108.62	$404	+5.99
380	380	1	80.00	$80.00	$304	-22.63
385	385	1	90.00	$90.00	$346	-12.63
405	405	1	80.00	$80.00	$324	-24.27
420	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	-24.27
405–440	423	10	100.00–110.00	$105.96	$448	+17.67
410–445 thin fleshed	430	3	80.00–82.50	$80.86	$348	-3.27
465	465	1	82.50	$82.50	$384	-23.30
450–485 thin fleshed	470	3	90.00–95.00	$91.60	$431	-0.90
450–495	478	17	98.00–110.00	$106.10	$507	+16.46
485–495	488	3	80.00–90.00	$85.00	$415	-4.64
500–545	518	3	80.00–90.00	$86.17	$446	-17.83
500–545	524	31	77.00–110.00	$103.67	$543	-0.33
515–535 thin fleshed	525	3	80.00–92.50	$85.80	$450	—
550–598 thin fleshed	566	4	60.00–92.50	$78.99	$447	-3.01
555–590	576	21	99.00–109.00	$104.28	$601	-0.50
575–585	580	3	86.00–90.00	$88.66	$514	+3.66
600–645	621	14	91.00–106.00	$99.81	$620	-6.05
620–640	631	7	80.00–92.00	$87.46	$552	-0.23
650–695	670	4	94.00–104.00	$98.72	$661	-2.76
650–690	674	9	80.00–95.00	$89.41	$603	-12.07
665–690 thin fleshed	680	4	80.00–90.00	$85.98	$585	+5.98
700–710	706	4	98.00–104.00	$100.74	$711	+16.25
720–730	725	2	80.00	$80.00	$580	-20.00
725 thin fleshed	725	1	91.00	$91.00	$660	—
730	730	1	80.00	$80.00	$584	-20.00
755	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	-11.00
770–780	775	3	82.00–90.00	$86.98	$674	-3.02
865	865	2	83.00–84.00	$83.50	$722	-11.50
865–870	868	2	86.00–87.00	$86.50	$751	-8.50
900	900	1	87.00	$87.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245 thin fleshed	238	2	80.00–82.50	$81.29	$193	—
255–285	270	2	105.00–107.50	$106.32	$287	+3.82
255–295 thin fleshed	273	4	82.50–87.50	$84.44	$231	-5.56
300–345	324	6	95.00–110.00	$102.98	$334	+12.98
335–340 thin fleshed	338	3	90.00–92.00	$90.67	$306	+5.67
350–390 thin fleshed	373	3	80.00–87.50	$82.54	$308	-5.29
385–395	392	3	100.00–112.50	$107.56	$422	-0.67
415–445	434	7	95.00–112.50	$103.32	$448	+0.51
450–485 thin fleshed	466	5	90.00–92.50	$90.49	$422	+2.87
450–495	476	9	97.50–110.00	$102.87	$490	-1.98
495	495	1	83.00	$83.00	$411	-21.85
500–540 thin fleshed	514	6	80.00–96.00	$87.68	$451	+0.61
515	515	1	90.00	$90.00	$464	-11.25
500–545	525	12	99.00–110.00	$103.88	$545	+2.63
550–585 thin fleshed	567	8	80.00–92.50	$87.14	$494	-3.20
550–595	575	18	90.00–108.00	$102.20	$588	-1.18
605–630	613	3	98.00–103.00	$100.04	$613	+5.04
600–645 thin fleshed	623	6	80.00–90.00	$85.65	$534	+0.32
635–640	637	3	80.00–93.00	$87.65	$558	-7.35
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594	-10.97
655–680 thin fleshed	670	4	80.00–90.00	$85.65	$574	—
660–695	679	10	86.00–104.00	$94.91	$644	+6.91
720–725	721	4	91.00–95.00	$92.01	$663	-3.04
700–745 thin fleshed	723	2	80.00	$80.00	$578	-13.00
745	745	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	-15.05
767 thin fleshed	767	3	86.00	$86.00	$660	—
795	795	1	82.00	$82.00	$652	—
855	855	1	85.00	$85.00	$727	—
855 thin fleshed	855	1	80.00	$80.00	$684	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–238	232	3	95.00–106.00	$100.47	$233	+0.47
255–296	281	8	101.00–120.00	$110.92	$312	+2.12
300–340	329	6	90.00–114.00	$103.04	$339	-0.95
365–384	376	3	100.00–105.00	$102.96	$387	-4.32
385	385	1	96.00	$96.00	$370	-11.28
400–445	426	17	90.00–117.00	$108.08	$460	+5.22
450–495	475	19	82.00–117.00	$105.65	$502	+2.73
500–545	522	10	86.00–114.00	$95.69	$500	-3.81
550–585	564	9	85.00–108.00	$100.02	$564	+2.56
604–640	622	13	83.00–111.00	$98.21	$611	+13.80
635	635	1	65.00	$65.00	$413	-19.41
656–685	670	4	70.00–98.00	$84.53	$566	+17.20
726–745	739	9	70.00–80.00	$71.76	$530	—
775	775	1	77.50	$77.50	$601	+5.50
800–845	823	2	70.00–75.00	$72.43	$596	—
868–880	871	4	50.00–72.00	$66.44	$579	+6.44

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	101.00	$101.00	$197	—
225–240	233	3	100.00–110.00	$106.64	$248	-0.36
305–320	315	3	90.00–104.00	$98.80	$311	-1.74
355–390	365	6	100.00–110.00	$104.76	$382	+9.07
400–440	421	10	70.00–110.00	$99.29	$418	-3.76
450–490	471	8	83.00–110.00	$102.27	$482	+4.42
500–525	513	4	96.00–105.00	$100.22	$514	+8.67
570–595	579	6	90.00–104.00	$98.29	$569	+8.82
625	625	1	87.00	$87.00	$544	—
655	655	1	80.00	$80.00	$524	—
730	730	1	70.00	$70.00	$511	—
875	875	1	52.00	$52.00	$455	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	72.00	$72.00	$158	-22.13
285	285	1	69.00	$69.00	$197	—
410	410	1	70.00	$70.00	$287	-5.00
430	430	1	48.00	$48.00	$206	-27.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	81.00	$81.00	$526	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	111.00	$111.00	$577	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	3	149.00–162.50	$156.23	$414	—
335–345	340	2	150.00–160.00	$155.07	$527	+15.07
385	385	1	152.50	$152.50	$587	-9.50
400–445	423	63	133.00–160.00	$141.98	$601	-4.40
450–458	454	2	115.00–134.00	$124.42	$565	-9.22
453–490	461	7	130.00–134.00	$131.45	$606	-2.19
450–495	473	100	120.00–155.00	$134.34	$635	+0.70
516 value added	516	15	126.00	$126.00	$650	—
500–548	518	66	111.00–143.00	$127.44	$660	+0.68
515–530	522	5	118.00–132.00	$126.04	$658	+0.74
560	560	1	131.00	$131.00	$734	+6.04
550–598	577	32	110.00–132.00	$117.12	$676	-0.99
604–645	620	38	100.00–124.00	$112.23	$696	-0.62
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	+7.40
650–695	672	29	97.00–119.00	$105.14	$707	-2.46
700–745	720	17	86.00–109.00	$98.88	$712	+8.53
750–790	767	6	91.00–105.00	$98.01	$752	+11.83
800–842	822	7	84.00–92.00	$87.86	$722	+5.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	132.50	$132.50	$450	+2.50
350–395	380	3	120.00–142.50	$133.17	$506	+18.17
400–445	421	16	117.50–132.50	$124.15	$523	-1.44
450–495	476	42	115.00–134.00	$126.00	$600	+0.22
505	505	1	112.50	$112.50	$568	-10.26
500–545	525	49	115.00–132.00	$124.92	$656	+2.16
550–595	564	44	115.00–131.00	$123.75	$698	+1.84
600–645	621	21	111.00–126.00	$116.82	$725	+0.23
650–665	657	5	112.00–121.00	$115.41	$758	+0.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	110.00	$110.00	$220	—
405–420	413	2	82.50–90.00	$86.32	$357	-19.51
405–440	423	9	100.00–112.50	$107.21	$453	+1.38
430 thin fleshed	430	1	80.00	$80.00	$344	—
450–485	464	10	82.00–110.00	$102.59	$476	+2.39
525	525	1	85.00	$85.00	$446	-10.00
515–545	533	9	103.00–110.00	$107.03	$570	+12.03
535 thin fleshed	535	1	90.00	$90.00	$482	—
555 thin fleshed	555	1	80.00	$80.00	$444	-10.00
565–595	577	12	96.00–107.00	$101.67	$587	-4.19
600–620	610	2	80.00–90.00	$84.92	$518	-18.02
615 thin fleshed	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	±0.00
600–645	623	15	68.00–110.00	$99.50	$620	-3.44
650–690	667	10	96.00–107.00	$103.99	$694	-0.28
685	685	1	92.00	$92.00	$630	-12.27
685 thin fleshed	685	1	87.00	$87.00	$596	+3.00
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	-12.60
700–735	718	3	103.00–105.00	$103.98	$747	+1.38
750–770 thin fleshed	762	3	80.00–92.00	$86.01	$655	—
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	-12.54
805 thin fleshed	805	1	87.00	$87.00	$700	—
840	840	1	82.00	$82.00	$689	-10.00
875	875	1	86.00	$86.00	$752	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	5	110.00–130.00	$121.49	$510	-10.98
472 thin fleshed	472	1	87.00	$87.00	$411	—
455–496	477	13	108.00–125.00	$114.65	$547	+7.95
500–548	520	15	94.00–115.00	$106.46	$554	+3.44
540–548 thin fleshed	544	2	79.00–83.00	$81.01	$441	—
550–590	572	12	90.00–116.00	$104.93	$600	+6.11
600–640	626	7	80.00–103.00	$91.37	$572	-3.65
650–695	671	8	81.00–100.00	$89.83	$603	-0.70
700–736	720	4	80.00–90.00	$86.72	$624	+16.72
750–790	765	6	74.00–89.00	$83.17	$636	+6.16
805 thin fleshed	805	1	87.00	$87.00	$700	—
850	850	1	78.00	$78.00	$663	+16.80
955–995	975	2	65.00–66.00	$65.49	$639	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$450	-11.02
450–495	478	8	100.00–110.00	$104.50	$500	+9.04
505–545	529	15	88.00–109.00	$101.02	$534	+2.53
550–595	572	16	88.00–108.00	$101.54	$581	+1.52
610–620	615	2	80.00–89.00	$84.46	$519	+4.46
675	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	—
745	745	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	—
860	860	1	75.00	$75.00	$645	-3.00
920	920	1	74.00	$74.00	$681	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	-3.73
440–445 thin fleshed	443	2	89.00–91.00	$90.01	$399	—
460–490 thin fleshed	481	5	80.00–89.00	$84.29	$405	-5.71
500	500	1	95.00	$95.00	$475	-7.04
505–520 thin fleshed	513	3	81.00–90.00	$87.05	$447	—
550–575 thin fleshed	563	3	85.00–90.00	$86.70	$488	+0.12
570	570	1	85.00	$85.00	$484	-22.56
580	580	2	90.00–108.00	$99.00	$574	+9.00
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	-11.00
655–675	665	2	98.00–105.00	$101.55	$675	-0.11
660–690 thin fleshed	680	3	85.00–90.00	$86.69	$589	+3.69
715	715	1	98.00	$98.00	$701	-4.47
725–735 thin fleshed	729	4	80.00–90.00	$85.73	$625	-4.27
730	730	1	80.00	$80.00	$584	-22.47
750 thin fleshed	750	1	89.00	$89.00	$668	—
760	760	1	94.00	$94.00	$714	—
815 thin fleshed	815	2	87.00–94.00	$90.50	$738	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	108.00	$108.00	$632	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	101.00	$101.00	$540	+36.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	70.00	$70.00	$385	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1155	1033	80-85%	9	20.00–32.00	$26.89	$278	—
900–1510	1106	80-85%	70	35.00–53.00	$46.05	$509	-0.54
935–1334	1121	80-85%	7	60.00–69.00	$64.12	$719	+17.53
790–1885	1221	80-85%	219	45.00–64.00	$54.88	$670	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$506	—
650–1165	847	85-90%	13	11.00–34.00	$25.00	$212	—
515–1720	994	85-90%	85	30.00–48.00	$39.03	$388	—
700–1915	1114	85-90%	119	31.00–57.00	$49.57	$552	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075 value added	1075	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$860	—
925–1855	1367	75-80%	47	41.00–53.00	$49.35	$675	—
1270–1495	1386	75-80%	4	58.00–62.00	$59.33	$822	—
1010–2035	1478	75-80%	86	45.00–66.00	$54.25	$802	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1925	1336	21	44.00–76.00	$68.47	$915	+1.11
950–2285	1619	62	74.00–93.00	$83.03	$1,344	—
1412–2110	1751	11	86.00–97.00	$91.14	$1,596	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1905	1274	10	61.00–75.00	$70.22	$895	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	69.00	$69.00	$742	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	374.00	$374.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1015	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	470.00–650.00	$571.18
880–1520	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	475.00–1,100.00	$664.12
1045–1090	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	376.00	$376.00
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1030–1345	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	500.00–925.00	$707.93
1000–1320	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00–750.00	$677.49

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	200.00	$200.00
550–780	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	220.00–398.00	$324.39
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
685–845	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	329.00–350.00	$340.60
775–830	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	380.00–498.00	$441.02
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–830	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	525.00–675.00	$602.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	130	3	185.00–255.00	$213.33	—
150–185	168	2	210.00–220.00	$215.00	—
200	200	1	445.00	$445.00	+170.00
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	6	150.00–265.00	$197.50	-77.50
115–145	126	6	175.00–255.00	$215.00	-69.17
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	-140.00
150–185	162	6	185.00–370.00	$245.83	-89.17
200–225	206	4	240.00–410.00	$336.25	+31.25
250	250	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	+135.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00	—
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	-175.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	-325.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-75.00
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-200.00
885–1200	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00–590.00	$583.63	-466.37
965–1150	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–760.00	$595.74	-354.26
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	-75.00
895–1300	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,146.66	+511.22
1158	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-197.28
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-272.28
1090–1310	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,250.00	$1,125.10	—
960–1475	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–1,125.00	$962.82	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
696–784	740	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–425.00	$413.24	-186.76
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
775	775	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	47.50	$47.50	$204	—
735	735	1	47.50	$47.50	$349	—
775	775	1	56.00	$56.00	$434	—
800	800	1	62.00	$62.00	$496	—
905	905	1	59.00	$59.00	$534	-2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	73.00	$73.00	$226	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	4	75.00–85.00	$79.37	$183	—
255–290	274	5	65.00–86.00	$77.53	$212	—
314 thin fleshed	314	1	52.00	$52.00	$163	—
320	320	1	85.00	$85.00	$272	+18.00
370	370	2	74.00	$74.00	$274	—
425	425	2	74.00	$74.00	$314	—
472–485	477	4	62.00–89.00	$72.82	$347	—
556	556	1	59.00	$59.00	$328	+18.00
685	685	1	76.00	$76.00	$521	—
735	735	1	76.00	$76.00	$559	—
825	825	1	66.00	$66.00	$544	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	40.00	$40.00	$482	—
1350	1350	1	55.00	$55.00	$742	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	103.00	$103.00	$319	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	-17.50
95	95	1	155.00	$155.00	+17.50
100–125	111	7	125.00–215.00	$176.43	-3.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	67.50	$67.50	-62.50
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-30.00
60–65	62	3	90.00–110.00	$99.17	-69.93
70–75	73	4	105.00–150.00	$129.38	-48.12
80–85	84	4	125.00–145.00	$132.50	-78.50
90–95	93	6	115.00–190.00	$143.33	-61.09
100–125	106	9	60.00–200.00	$155.56	-65.69

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	91.00	$91.00	-70.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-71.45
50–55	53	4	100.00–130.00	$112.50	-52.50
60–65	63	7	105.00–155.00	$127.86	-70.78
70–75	72	8	120.00–155.00	$141.25	-96.75
80–85	81	4	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-71.67
80–85	82	3	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-51.67
90–95	93	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	-67.50
100	100	5	110.00–145.00	$131.00	-99.00
100–120	104	10	165.00–210.00	$184.00	-46.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	-47.50
90	90	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-32.50
100–145	118	31	135.00–290.00	$195.32	-8.85
150–155	151	4	245.00–285.00	$268.75	+3.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–120	118	2	215.00–270.00	$242.50	—

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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.