North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

3,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.75/cwt -14.80 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 375 lb · 76 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.99/cwt +9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 472 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.18/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 423 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,005	849	4,946
Feeder cattle	2,015	477	3,220
Slaughter cattle	687	99	1,124
Replacement cattle	115	—	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hogs receipts 8. No price comparison available due to the markets being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 80.00 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
160–185 thin fleshed	173	2	130.00	$130.00	$225	—
195	195	1	170.00	$170.00	$332	—
205–240	228	4	126.00–150.00	$136.69	$312	—
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
250–296	272	21	129.00–168.00	$141.50	$385	-16.94
285–290	288	2	135.00–145.00	$140.04	$403	-18.40
300–345	325	47	130.00–175.00	$156.47	$509	+7.89
355–385	365	3	127.00–135.00	$131.52	$480	-29.01
350–396	375	73	120.00–176.00	$149.46	$560	-11.07
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	-9.77
414–422	418	2	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$533	-12.27
400–448	424	44	120.00–162.50	$143.88	$610	+4.11
450–490	468	35	127.00–154.00	$139.21	$652	+6.28
500–545	523	19	118.00–143.00	$135.87	$711	+9.81
530–545	537	3	120.00–132.00	$128.05	$688	+1.99
550	550	2	130.00	$130.00	$715	+7.61
550–590	573	21	118.00–138.00	$129.44	$742	+7.05
600–648	617	8	113.00–123.00	$116.94	$722	+6.17
615–649	642	5	119.00–124.50	$123.45	$793	+12.68
651–690	662	10	116.00–135.00	$119.66	$792	+5.66
720 value added	720	11	120.00	$120.00	$864	—
700–745	725	4	112.00–116.00	$113.85	$825	—
750–790	777	3	106.00–113.00	$109.61	$852	—
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	—
815	815	1	103.00	$103.00	$839	—
860–890	870	3	82.00–105.00	$95.51	$831	—
905–936	921	2	101.00–102.00	$101.51	$935	—
965	965	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,023	+17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	173	3	120.00–127.50	$124.69	$216	—
200–245	227	11	120.00–145.00	$130.49	$296	—
250–295	269	17	120.00–145.00	$134.48	$362	—
300–345	318	8	120.00–142.50	$128.07	$407	—
355–395	372	13	117.50–140.00	$129.05	$480	—
400–445	421	4	127.50–140.00	$132.59	$558	—
460–495	479	9	115.00–138.00	$127.22	$609	—
500–540	519	13	112.50–133.00	$122.53	$636	—
550–595	575	16	117.00–131.00	$123.24	$709	—
610–645	622	7	112.00–125.00	$118.77	$739	—
657–695	662	11	111.00–118.00	$113.70	$753	—
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	—
771	771	7	110.00	$110.00	$848	—
830–845	838	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$909	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
152–182	172	3	100.00–108.00	$104.59	$180	—
200–235 thin fleshed	218	2	80.00–92.50	$86.75	$189	—
200–245	223	7	100.00–117.50	$105.24	$235	—
255–285	272	3	100.00–110.00	$106.87	$291	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	87.50	$87.50	$262	—
300	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	—
320	320	1	90.00	$90.00	$288	—
302–348	334	5	100.00–115.00	$106.90	$357	—
360 thin fleshed	360	1	90.00	$90.00	$324	—
360	360	1	92.50	$92.50	$333	—
355–375	365	3	110.00–113.00	$111.03	$405	—
400	400	1	105.00	$105.00	$420	—
425	425	1	93.00	$93.00	$395	—
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
505–535	521	4	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$547	—
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	—
625	625	1	80.00	$80.00	$500	—
710 thin fleshed	710	1	96.00	$96.00	$682	—
730	730	1	106.00	$106.00	$774	—
750–755	753	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$779	—
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—
800–825	811	4	94.00–104.00	$97.22	$788	—
830	830	1	87.00	$87.00	$722	—
875	875	1	93.00	$93.00	$814	—
948	948	3	96.00	$96.00	$910	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
124	124	1	106.00	$106.00	$131	—
190	190	1	113.00	$113.00	$215	-6.00
200–245	216	3	103.00–129.00	$117.05	$253	-4.19
265–286	273	6	110.00–126.00	$119.73	$327	-1.51
305–334	317	6	110.00–126.00	$116.47	$369	-5.98
362–384	377	4	106.00–120.00	$116.21	$438	-4.73
390	390	1	98.00	$98.00	$382	-22.94
405–444	429	5	110.00–120.00	$114.79	$492	-1.88
462–490	477	7	115.00–126.00	$119.39	$569	+3.39
510–525	517	3	96.00–122.50	$113.28	$586	—
562–595	574	4	82.00–122.50	$103.67	$595	—
750	750	2	98.00	$98.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	85.00	$85.00	$200	—
315	315	1	105.00	$105.00	$331	—
325–340 thin fleshed	333	2	87.50–89.00	$88.23	$294	—
355	355	1	97.50	$97.50	$346	—
355–390 thin fleshed	373	2	80.00–91.00	$85.76	$320	—
410	410	1	94.00	$94.00	$385	—
415	415	1	105.00	$105.00	$436	—
480–490	485	3	100.00–110.00	$105.69	$513	—
490 thin fleshed	490	1	94.00	$94.00	$461	—
500 thin fleshed	500	1	80.00	$80.00	$400	—
515–545	525	3	100.00–106.00	$103.69	$544	—
735	735	1	88.00	$88.00	$647	—
795	795	1	94.00	$94.00	$747	—
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	—
875–890 thin fleshed	883	2	87.00–90.00	$88.49	$781	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	104.00–110.00	$106.94	$257	+6.62
380	380	1	93.00	$93.00	$353	-13.04
405–433	424	3	106.00–110.00	$107.27	$455	+4.37
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	+3.27

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 thin fleshed	355	1	80.00	$80.00	$284	—
510	510	1	95.00	$95.00	$484	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	135.00	$135.00	$230	—
205–246	234	6	117.00–145.00	$125.63	$294	—
250–292	278	13	112.00–145.00	$129.92	$361	-17.38
316–326	321	2	110.00	$110.00	$353	-33.52
300–348	326	26	112.00–140.00	$128.05	$417	-15.47
350–395	373	35	112.00–138.00	$127.45	$475	-6.50
400–445	423	50	108.00–133.00	$123.18	$521	-4.54
445	445	1	123.00	$123.00	$547	-4.72
450–496	472	49	84.00–132.50	$120.69	$570	-5.58
495	495	1	122.00	$122.00	$604	-4.27
505	505	1	113.00	$113.00	$571	-0.99
500–545	524	34	81.00–125.00	$115.28	$604	+1.29
550 thin fleshed	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	—
550–590	570	17	105.00–120.00	$113.04	$644	-0.07
600–648	618	19	96.00–112.00	$103.67	$641	+2.75
660–685	672	7	94.00–120.00	$103.61	$696	-0.39
700–720	711	4	85.00–96.00	$92.04	$654	+1.62
780	780	1	89.00	$89.00	$694	+9.00
820–840	830	2	65.00–73.00	$69.05	$573	—
885	885	1	55.00	$55.00	$487	—
900–935	917	3	53.00–64.00	$57.07	$523	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150 thin fleshed	150	1	87.50	$87.50	$131	—
170–184	177	2	94.00–110.00	$101.68	$180	—
205–245 thin fleshed	225	2	87.50–95.00	$90.92	$205	—
210–248	230	5	90.00–105.00	$98.79	$227	—
235	235	1	87.50	$87.50	$206	—
260	260	1	82.00	$82.00	$213	—
250–295	273	8	95.00–110.00	$104.15	$284	—
275	275	1	80.00	$80.00	$220	—
296	296	1	77.00	$77.00	$228	—
300–328	317	4	97.50–110.00	$104.45	$331	—
330–340	333	3	90.00–100.00	$95.00	$316	—
350–385 thin fleshed	370	3	92.50–95.00	$94.13	$348	—
375	375	1	85.00	$85.00	$319	—
365–395	380	8	95.00–110.00	$102.85	$391	—
405 thin fleshed	405	1	90.00	$90.00	$364	—
405–445	423	9	80.00–90.00	$85.27	$361	—
405–445	427	14	81.00–110.00	$103.41	$442	—
450 thin fleshed	450	1	85.00	$85.00	$382	—
450–495	469	23	96.00–110.00	$105.49	$495	—
450–490	476	6	80.00–94.00	$85.36	$406	—
505–540	523	11	82.50–96.00	$91.47	$478	—
500–545	525	23	95.00–110.00	$103.22	$542	—
510–545	528	2	90.00	$90.00	$475	—
550–580	566	7	99.00–109.00	$106.05	$600	—
555–585 thin fleshed	570	2	80.00–92.50	$86.41	$493	—
555–595	573	6	85.00–96.00	$91.58	$525	—
585	585	1	84.00	$84.00	$491	—
615	615	1	85.00	$85.00	$523	—
605–645	620	9	80.00–93.00	$87.24	$541	—
615–645	625	3	95.00–103.00	$98.28	$614	—
635 thin fleshed	635	1	85.00	$85.00	$540	—
670 thin fleshed	670	1	88.00	$88.00	$590	—
675–680	678	2	86.00–91.00	$88.49	$600	—
710–730	722	3	90.00–91.00	$90.33	$652	—
705–740	725	4	84.00–91.00	$87.76	$636	—
750–785	768	5	80.00–90.00	$83.93	$645	—
815–825	820	2	80.00–96.00	$87.95	$721	—
875	875	2	91.00–94.00	$92.50	$809	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	—
290	290	1	128.00	$128.00	$371	—
300–345	324	8	112.50–125.00	$119.85	$388	—
350–390	372	16	112.50–127.50	$119.20	$443	—
400–445	425	20	110.00–124.00	$117.09	$498	—
435	435	1	112.00	$112.00	$487	—
455–495	479	14	112.00–122.50	$117.15	$561	—
500–535	514	7	109.00–116.00	$112.89	$580	—
550–570	560	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$619	—
605	605	1	111.00	$111.00	$672	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	3	110.00–115.00	$111.76	$244	-8.24
252–290	276	7	100.00–118.00	$108.81	$300	—
306–335	317	7	87.00–117.50	$103.79	$329	—
355–365	360	2	117.50–118.00	$117.75	$424	+3.05
400–448	422	4	80.00–105.00	$89.51	$378	-24.54
460–495	472	9	70.00–115.00	$104.79	$495	-7.27
510	510	1	40.00	$40.00	$204	-68.51
505–545	530	3	90.00–111.00	$102.50	$543	-6.01
558–598	583	8	80.00–108.00	$98.21	$573	-7.79
600–645	623	2	84.00–90.00	$87.11	$543	+7.11
650–695	671	6	64.00–102.50	$89.02	$597	+9.02
700–715	708	2	71.00–85.00	$77.93	$552	-2.07
778–780	779	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	$565	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 thin fleshed	180	1	90.00	$90.00	$162	—
225	225	1	110.00	$110.00	$248	—
256–280	265	3	85.00–110.00	$101.96	$270	—
265–275 thin fleshed	270	2	85.00–95.00	$90.09	$243	—
300–345	316	8	96.00–110.00	$105.02	$332	—
370 thin fleshed	370	2	82.50–92.50	$87.50	$324	—
380–395	388	3	97.50–112.50	$105.10	$408	—
420–425	423	2	97.00–105.00	$100.98	$427	—
415–445 thin fleshed	431	4	80.00–90.00	$86.93	$375	—
450–490	470	2	102.50–105.00	$103.70	$487	—
475	475	1	82.00	$82.00	$390	—
490 thin fleshed	490	1	90.00	$90.00	$441	—
510	510	1	95.00	$95.00	$484	—
515	515	1	82.50	$82.50	$425	—
505–545	520	7	97.50–110.00	$103.11	$536	—
555 thin fleshed	555	1	85.00	$85.00	$472	—
555–580	568	3	106.00–107.50	$106.82	$607	—
605–615	610	2	80.00–92.50	$86.20	$526	—
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	—
655–690	672	3	80.00–93.00	$87.90	$591	—
730	730	1	93.00	$93.00	$679	—
730–735 thin fleshed	732	3	80.00–92.00	$85.65	$627	—
845	845	1	83.00	$83.00	$701	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	-1.91
260	260	1	108.00	$108.00	$281	+13.00
335–340	338	2	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$363	+4.22
350	350	1	100.00	$100.00	$350	-3.57
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	+5.47
455–497	481	6	50.00–108.00	$89.46	$430	-8.12
500–545	523	3	99.00–103.00	$101.73	$532	+20.73
557–595	569	6	100.00–103.00	$102.15	$581	+3.64
663	663	2	68.00	$68.00	$451	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 thin fleshed	275	1	70.00	$70.00	$192	—
390 thin fleshed	390	1	40.00	$40.00	$156	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	37	122.00–160.00	$143.17	$601	—
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	—
450–498	468	40	118.00–152.00	$134.31	$629	+10.57
460–498	487	12	119.00–137.00	$128.60	$626	+4.86
515–535	524	5	116.00–131.00	$124.83	$654	+5.67
500–548	526	32	115.00–143.00	$127.52	$671	+8.36
555–592	572	6	117.00–133.00	$126.55	$724	+7.68
550–598	573	22	104.00–139.00	$121.64	$697	+2.77
600–648	625	23	100.00–129.00	$109.70	$686	+8.93
620–640	630	2	116.00–119.00	$117.52	$740	+16.75
650–690	671	19	104.00–116.00	$109.74	$736	+13.74
715–742	728	12	89.00–111.00	$100.56	$732	—
755–795	778	5	95.00–109.00	$102.58	$798	+3.58
800–845	813	5	90.00–107.00	$99.81	$811	+4.26
850	850	1	92.50	$92.50	$786	+16.50
926	926	2	74.00–85.00	$79.50	$736	-6.50
960	960	1	75.00	$75.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	22	115.00–137.50	$123.52	$529	—
450–499	476	24	123.00–139.00	$129.72	$617	—
500–545	524	25	114.00–133.00	$122.88	$644	—
550–595	570	11	111.00–133.00	$119.14	$679	—
605–645	620	7	109.00–118.00	$115.10	$714	—
650–665	657	3	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$756	—
730	730	1	114.00	$114.00	$832	—
780	780	1	111.00	$111.00	$866	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	412	3	105.00–112.50	$109.18	$450	—
400–440	420	2	82.50–95.00	$88.45	$371	—
435	435	1	80.00	$80.00	$348	—
445 thin fleshed	445	1	92.50	$92.50	$412	—
450–480	460	5	80.00–96.00	$87.10	$401	—
465	465	1	96.00	$96.00	$446	—
455–495	480	5	100.00–111.00	$107.67	$517	—
490 thin fleshed	490	1	92.50	$92.50	$453	—
505–530	515	4	107.00–112.50	$109.11	$562	—
510–530	518	4	80.00–90.00	$86.26	$447	—
505–535	522	3	80.00–92.50	$86.61	$452	—
525 thin fleshed	525	1	85.00	$85.00	$446	—
555–575	563	3	80.00–95.00	$87.59	$493	—
565–595	578	4	105.00–110.00	$107.11	$619	—
600–630	613	6	82.00–90.00	$87.45	$536	—
600–645	623	4	101.00–110.00	$104.46	$651	—
650–685	668	4	80.00–94.00	$89.31	$597	—
655–695	673	3	102.50–109.00	$106.55	$717	—
700–725	713	3	99.00–105.00	$102.67	$732	—
750–780	769	4	80.00–84.00	$81.00	$623	—
805	805	1	80.00	$80.00	$644	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	—
450–494	480	5	106.00–115.00	$110.58	$531	-6.17
510–540	524	11	93.00–115.00	$106.12	$556	-3.88
550–570	558	6	90.00–110.00	$100.27	$560	-12.09
625–630	628	2	60.00–96.00	$78.07	$490	-20.93
664–685	676	3	72.00–80.00	$74.95	$507	-9.90
700	700	1	82.00	$82.00	$574	—
760–782	772	3	62.00–88.00	$78.47	$606	—
826–840	833	2	80.00–91.00	$85.55	$713	+14.55

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	94.00	$94.00	$395	-13.00
465 thin fleshed	465	1	92.00	$92.00	$428	—
482	482	7	106.00	$106.00	$511	+1.99
545 thin fleshed	545	1	74.00	$74.00	$403	—
555–595	560	10	102.00–109.00	$103.74	$581	+1.26
595 thin fleshed	595	1	21.00	$21.00	$125	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	87.50	$87.50	$363	—
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
460	460	1	94.00	$94.00	$432	—
475–490 thin fleshed	485	3	83.00–92.50	$88.48	$429	—
505–535	520	3	85.00–102.50	$95.67	$497	—
540 thin fleshed	540	1	87.50	$87.50	$472	—
585–590	588	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$603	—
605 thin fleshed	605	1	82.50	$82.50	$499	—
710–715	713	2	98.00	$98.00	$699	—
765 thin fleshed	765	1	85.00	$85.00	$650	—
775	775	1	97.00	$97.00	$752	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 thin fleshed	420	1	50.00	$50.00	$210	—
475	475	1	40.00	$40.00	$190	-40.00
495 thin fleshed	495	1	30.00	$30.00	$148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	64.00	$64.00	$397	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910 value added	910	80-85%	1	70.00	$70.00	$637	—
855–1420	1104	80-85%	37	35.00–52.00	$45.81	$506	—
820–2020	1243	80-85%	271	45.00–66.00	$56.10	$697	-4.90
880–1900	1289	80-85%	40	56.00–71.00	$62.57	$807	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710 value added	710	85-90%	1	72.50	$72.50	$515	—
835	835	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$459	+11.48
580–1555	945	85-90%	19	10.00–28.00	$18.66	$176	—
700–1365	974	85-90%	32	30.00–45.00	$40.17	$391	—
780–1450	1082	85-90%	71	45.00–70.00	$49.73	$538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1845	1466	75-80%	16	40.00–52.00	$48.71	$714	—
1130–1995	1490	75-80%	79	45.00–65.00	$55.02	$820	—
1225–1905	1592	75-80%	15	58.50–65.00	$60.87	$969	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1805	1423	17	54.00–77.00	$70.71	$1,006	—
1108–2205	1624	39	70.00–93.00	$83.06	$1,349	+2.38
1130–1915	1671	12	79.00–97.00	$87.36	$1,460	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1230	1190	2	50.00–65.00	$57.25	$681	—
1290–1820	1658	4	68.00–78.00	$74.71	$1,239	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1015	922	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	523.00–775.00	$649.44
910–1140	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	675.00–975.00	$816.84
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
905–1185	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	710.00–940.00	$839.00
920–1235	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$807.31
870–1470	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	550.00–1,050.00	$754.57
1115–1155	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	350.00–700.00	$528.08
905–1275	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	550.00–1,050.00	$729.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–725	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	580.00–660.00	$621.13
690–830	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	500.00–675.00	$580.31
775–865	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$738.19
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	115	2	225.00–240.00	$232.50	+49.06
150	150	3	220.00–250.00	$236.67	-3.96
200	200	2	255.00–265.00	$260.00	+1.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	82.50	$82.50	—
70	70	1	232.50	$232.50	—
90	90	1	222.50	$222.50	—
100–105	103	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-17.50
140	140	1	350.00	$350.00	+167.50
150	150	1	240.00	$240.00	+40.00
150–195	168	12	230.00–460.00	$321.04	+68.77
200	200	6	345.00–630.00	$442.50	+114.37
250	250	2	305.00–410.00	$357.50	+12.50

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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
1005–1085	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
715–1360	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	640.00–925.00	$821.86	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—
905–1420	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	550.00–1,025.00	$888.15	—
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
838	838	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	275.00	$275.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1096	1096	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	92.50	$92.50	$176	—
200–240	225	4	67.50–100.00	$85.81	$193	—
370	370	1	45.00	$45.00	$166	—
430	430	1	77.50	$77.50	$333	—
705	705	1	47.50	$47.50	$335	—
845	845	1	44.00	$44.00	$372	—
925	925	1	59.00	$59.00	$546	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	59.00	$59.00	$330	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	50.00	$50.00	$268	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
121	121	2	67.00	$67.00	$81	—
165	165	1	66.00	$66.00	$109	—
240	240	1	88.00	$88.00	$211	—
258	258	4	77.50	$77.50	$200	—
325	325	1	80.00	$80.00	$260	—
355	355	1	72.50	$72.50	$257	+13.50
415–440	428	2	61.00–65.00	$63.06	$270	—
445 thin fleshed	445	1	52.00	$52.00	$231	—
685	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	—
710–738	732	12	72.00–94.00	$75.27	$551	—
760	760	1	84.00	$84.00	$638	—
885	885	1	64.00	$64.00	$566	—
905	905	1	85.00	$85.00	$769	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	70.00	$70.00	$231	—
610	610	1	82.50	$82.50	$503	—
750	750	1	54.00	$54.00	$405	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1400	1332	3	48.00–57.00	$52.33	$697	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–130	123	5	135.00–180.00	$154.00	-9.33
150	150	1	185.00	$185.00	-55.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00
55	55	2	137.50	$137.50	+50.00
60–65	63	3	65.00–145.00	$91.67	-36.90
70–75	72	8	155.00–175.00	$170.00	+20.00
80–85	81	18	125.00–207.50	$188.47	+20.61
90–95	94	5	95.00–237.50	$165.50	-0.75
100–120	108	8	105.00–205.00	$151.88	-40.90

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	117	3	162.50–210.00	$178.33	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	1	30.00	$30.00	-25.00
15	15	3	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
25	25	2	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
25	25	1	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
25	25	1	80.00	$80.00	+25.00
35	35	1	60.00	$60.00	-28.00
35	35	1	95.00	$95.00	+7.00
40	40	2	110.00–117.50	$113.75	+18.75
45	45	3	162.50–170.00	$165.83	+70.83
50	50	2	140.00	$140.00	+32.50
50–55	53	6	115.50–200.00	$184.25	+76.75
60	60	3	150.00–187.50	$166.67	+40.00
60–65	63	8	100.00–235.00	$178.06	+51.39
70–75	72	7	110.00–240.00	$191.07	+54.82
80–85	83	2	155.00–290.00	$222.50	+62.50
90–95	92	3	165.00–300.00	$255.00	+92.00
95	95	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+53.50
100–120	104	8	165.00–240.00	$210.63	+57.63

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	162.50	$162.50	+15.00
70	70	2	122.50	$122.50	-25.00
80–85	82	6	160.00–192.50	$172.92	+25.42
90–95	93	2	130.00–192.50	$161.25	+13.75
100–140	117	9	140.00–280.00	$201.11	+7.00
120	120	1	144.00	$144.00	-50.11
150–165	156	5	250.00–345.00	$290.00	+45.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	2	237.50	$237.50	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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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.