North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

3,875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.58/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 373 lb · 76 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.97/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 423 lb · 73 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.70/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $499/hd at 322 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,875	3,298	4,850
Feeder cattle	2,658	2,319	3,644
Slaughter cattle	712	732	912
Replacement cattle	114	68	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower; feeder bulls were 1.00 to 7.00 lower; five- and six weight heifers were steady to 4.00 lower, while four-weight heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. 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 50.00 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
210–245	229	12	140.00–195.00	$173.81	$398	+39.92
260–280	270	2	135.00	$135.00	$364	-18.19
260–295	278	20	135.00–180.00	$159.42	$443	+6.23
300–345	322	60	135.00–172.50	$155.07	$499	+25.07
340	340	1	132.50	$132.50	$450	-18.82
350–395	373	73	127.00–163.00	$148.84	$555	-6.80
350–395	373	3	141.00–143.00	$142.17	$530	-13.47
400–445	423	31	123.00–157.50	$141.46	$598	-3.74
450–490	471	23	130.00–143.00	$138.15	$651	-2.63
485–490	488	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$656	-6.28
500–545	523	22	120.00–143.00	$132.77	$694	-3.10
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	-6.10
530–540	533	3	120.00–128.00	$123.36	$658	-2.74
550–595	570	12	117.50–136.00	$128.63	$733	-3.37
601–640	616	9	110.00–131.00	$125.08	$770	+6.83
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	-0.56
645	645	1	114.00	$114.00	$735	-11.56
655–695	670	8	100.00–124.00	$114.73	$769	+1.23
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	-8.00
710–725	715	4	104.00–118.00	$110.71	$792	-3.85
750–790	776	4	95.00–110.00	$102.16	$793	-1.81
785	785	1	114.00	$114.00	$895	+10.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	225	4	120.00–137.50	$128.85	$290	-6.67
250–295	274	7	120.00–145.00	$130.37	$357	-2.23
300–345	321	8	130.00–143.00	$137.38	$441	+14.56
355–395	379	18	120.00–143.00	$135.34	$513	-1.49
410–445	434	4	130.00–137.00	$132.16	$574	—
450–495	470	8	125.00–135.00	$130.29	$612	+3.65
500–545	522	7	124.00–130.00	$126.53	$660	-0.67
555–595	573	11	115.00–127.00	$120.79	$692	-5.15
605–630	615	6	113.00–122.00	$117.51	$723	-4.01
660–690	672	6	109.00–123.00	$115.30	$775	-6.68
860	860	1	108.00	$108.00	$929	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	6	117.00–122.00	$119.78	$273	+7.28
305–340	325	11	110.00–140.00	$118.37	$385	-9.60
350–395	367	14	102.00–125.00	$115.13	$423	-5.11
410–445	426	10	110.00–120.00	$114.17	$486	-3.83
450–495	474	7	112.00–120.00	$115.78	$549	-5.22
550–597	589	9	103.00–114.00	$106.01	$624	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	102.50	$102.50	$200	—
200 thin fleshed	200	1	85.00	$85.00	$170	—
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	+8.92
290	290	1	112.50	$112.50	$326	+4.55
315–340	325	5	107.50–112.50	$110.02	$358	+17.02
340 thin fleshed	340	1	90.00	$90.00	$306	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	90.00	$90.00	$306	—
350–395	364	8	99.00–110.00	$105.19	$383	+17.69
360–375	367	3	85.00–95.00	$90.66	$333	+3.16
350–385 thin fleshed	368	2	80.00–90.00	$84.76	$312	—
415	415	1	95.00	$95.00	$394	-4.00
460	460	1	104.00	$104.00	$478	±0.00
495 thin fleshed	495	1	92.50	$92.50	$458	—
515	515	1	101.00	$101.00	$520	+8.50
560–590	575	2	110.00	$110.00	$632	+15.00
620–640	632	3	100.00–110.00	$106.65	$674	+4.14
645	645	2	92.50–96.00	$94.25	$608	-8.26
670–675	673	2	101.00–105.00	$103.01	$693	-5.61
705–730	718	2	107.00–110.00	$108.53	$779	—
735 thin fleshed	735	1	88.00	$88.00	$647	—
745	745	1	91.00	$91.00	$678	—
865 thin fleshed	865	1	91.00	$91.00	$787	—
865	865	2	80.00–91.00	$85.50	$740	-5.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	106.00	$106.00	$238	+2.42
295	295	1	108.00	$108.00	$319	-2.00
300–345	333	5	100.00–110.00	$104.25	$347	-1.29
360–395	384	4	106.00–110.00	$108.74	$418	+2.26
400–435	421	12	100.00–110.00	$105.11	$443	+0.15
450	450	3	90.00–102.00	$98.00	$441	-5.00
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	—
590	590	1	81.00	$81.00	$478	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 thin fleshed	210	1	110.00	$110.00	$231	—
250–295 thin fleshed	273	2	80.00–90.00	$84.59	$231	—
285	285	1	82.50	$82.50	$235	-20.00
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	—
315–320 thin fleshed	318	2	95.00	$95.00	$302	—
360–395	377	3	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$405	-2.47
390 thin fleshed	390	1	85.00	$85.00	$332	—
440	440	1	100.00	$100.00	$440	-5.00
495 thin fleshed	495	1	90.00	$90.00	$446	—
615–620	618	2	100.00	$100.00	$618	+3.00
655 thin fleshed	655	1	90.00	$90.00	$590	—
650–675	663	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$712	-0.95
690	690	1	90.00	$90.00	$621	-18.40
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-0.45
790	790	1	101.00	$101.00	$798	—
810	810	1	102.00	$102.00	$826	+19.00
895	895	1	94.00	$94.00	$841	—
905 thin fleshed	905	2	87.00	$87.00	$787	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	90.00	$90.00	$374	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	225	6	118.00–175.00	$150.04	$338	+26.04
265–295	280	10	110.00–137.50	$130.15	$364	+2.32
290 thin fleshed	290	1	125.00	$125.00	$362	—
300	300	1	120.00	$120.00	$360	-11.20
300–345	320	22	110.00–141.00	$132.70	$425	+1.50
350–360	355	2	125.00–127.50	$126.23	$448	-3.62
350–398	373	43	120.00–140.00	$133.08	$496	+3.23
415–425	420	2	122.50–125.00	$123.74	$520	-2.96
400–445	423	71	117.00–137.00	$127.06	$537	+0.36
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	-0.13
450–495	471	38	110.00–137.00	$122.11	$575	+1.98
460–495	476	5	115.00–123.00	$120.04	$571	-0.09
500	500	1	113.00	$113.00	$565	-3.12
500–545	519	21	98.00–121.00	$112.47	$584	-3.65
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	+0.32
550–595	573	14	93.00–113.00	$106.59	$611	-3.49
600–645	622	13	95.00–107.00	$100.81	$627	-0.80
640	640	1	121.00	$121.00	$774	+19.39
650–674	665	8	84.00–99.00	$94.48	$628	-1.38
700–740	726	5	80.00–90.00	$83.42	$606	-3.27
805	805	2	92.00	$92.00	$741	+5.64
900	900	1	82.50	$82.50	$742	-15.50
1070	1070	1	67.00	$67.00	$717	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	6	97.50–107.50	$103.13	$234	+31.13
255–280	268	3	105.00–112.50	$108.40	$291	+18.40
260–290	275	2	92.50–95.00	$93.68	$258	+3.68
280–290 thin fleshed	285	2	90.00–92.50	$91.23	$260	—
310 thin fleshed	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	+5.00
300–345	328	6	100.00–112.50	$105.42	$346	-0.34
345	345	2	92.00–95.00	$93.50	$323	-12.26
350–390	368	4	80.00–92.00	$87.46	$322	-16.72
360–390 thin fleshed	375	2	82.50–86.00	$84.18	$316	-5.82
350–395	376	12	95.00–110.00	$106.19	$399	+2.01
400	400	1	89.00	$89.00	$356	-2.57
410–430 thin fleshed	420	2	87.50–89.00	$88.27	$371	+0.77
400–445	425	15	100.00–112.50	$105.96	$450	+4.41
450–485	464	4	77.50–92.00	$86.46	$401	-2.75
450–490	473	22	98.00–112.00	$105.51	$499	-1.21
455–490 thin fleshed	473	2	88.00–90.00	$88.96	$421	—
500–540	524	8	85.00–95.00	$91.21	$478	-12.80
515–535 thin fleshed	525	2	81.00–96.00	$88.64	$465	+8.64
500–545	528	26	90.00–111.00	$104.58	$552	+18.25
550–595	568	19	84.00–111.00	$104.06	$591	+16.90
555–595	580	11	81.00–96.00	$90.07	$522	-12.71
600–645	621	18	97.00–110.00	$104.00	$646	+14.02
605–645	629	8	83.00–95.00	$88.92	$559	-1.06
635 thin fleshed	635	1	80.00	$80.00	$508	-16.00
655–670	663	4	97.00–107.00	$101.97	$676	+10.96
650–690	671	6	83.00–96.00	$90.88	$610	-11.62
705–725	715	4	80.00–91.00	$85.28	$610	-8.72
720	720	1	99.00	$99.00	$713	+5.00
745 thin fleshed	745	1	92.00	$92.00	$685	—
765–785	775	2	94.00	$94.00	$728	-3.98
800	800	1	90.00	$90.00	$720	+3.00
810	810	1	84.00	$84.00	$680	-3.00
860–890	875	2	87.00–92.00	$89.54	$783	+7.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	8	115.00–125.00	$118.68	$329	-0.64
305–345	331	12	113.00–126.00	$120.69	$399	-0.93
350–395	375	23	112.50–127.50	$119.84	$449	-1.00
400–445	424	38	110.00–126.00	$120.15	$509	-0.24
450–495	469	45	112.00–125.00	$118.35	$555	+1.61
500–545	516	32	109.00–120.00	$111.77	$577	-1.93
550–585	566	8	108.00–115.00	$110.51	$625	-4.40
600–620	607	5	108.00–110.00	$108.41	$658	-1.10
650	650	2	109.00–113.00	$111.00	$722	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 thin fleshed	180	1	80.00	$80.00	$144	—
205–235 thin fleshed	220	2	80.00–92.50	$85.82	$189	—
220–225	223	2	100.00–110.00	$104.94	$234	—
255–290 thin fleshed	271	4	85.00–97.50	$90.00	$244	—
280–290	285	3	100.00–105.00	$103.36	$295	-6.64
330–340 thin fleshed	335	2	95.00	$95.00	$318	+5.00
335	335	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$352	±0.00
355–380	364	7	100.00–112.50	$106.38	$387	+6.38
350–395 thin fleshed	370	5	80.00–92.50	$85.92	$318	+5.92
375	375	1	81.00	$81.00	$304	-19.00
400–420 thin fleshed	408	6	80.00–92.50	$87.45	$357	+7.45
400–445	416	4	100.00–110.00	$103.92	$432	-3.90
450	450	1	90.00	$90.00	$405	+10.00
450–495	477	10	97.50–110.00	$104.50	$498	+24.50
465–495 thin fleshed	485	7	80.00–95.00	$87.59	$425	+0.06
490	490	1	85.00	$85.00	$416	-23.87
500–535 thin fleshed	515	4	80.00–93.00	$87.92	$453	—
500–545	522	12	100.00–112.50	$105.03	$548	+15.03
550–595 thin fleshed	564	7	80.00–93.00	$86.45	$488	—
570	570	1	95.00	$95.00	$542	-3.00
555–595	578	8	97.00–110.00	$104.30	$603	+6.30
600–630	611	9	95.00–106.00	$101.86	$622	+2.71
660 thin fleshed	660	1	86.00	$86.00	$568	-9.00
710–730	720	2	80.00–90.00	$85.07	$613	+5.07
710–730	720	2	85.00–107.00	$96.15	$692	+16.15
725 thin fleshed	725	1	88.00	$88.00	$638	+8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	111.00–120.00	$115.45	$246	+7.67
250–295	275	9	110.00–118.00	$113.57	$312	+2.60
315–345	330	5	110.00–119.00	$113.65	$375	+1.32
370–395	384	5	108.00–110.00	$109.61	$421	+11.74
405–445	432	8	92.00–115.00	$109.02	$471	+6.21
450–485	468	14	104.00–118.00	$111.74	$523	+6.12
500–540	521	12	86.00–108.00	$100.58	$524	-1.92
555–595	566	8	100.00–106.00	$102.04	$578	+5.11
620	620	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$542	+2.09
655–685	673	6	80.00–90.00	$85.01	$572	+0.17

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	4	100.00–107.00	$101.87	$281	-2.09
305–340	320	6	100.00–107.00	$103.27	$330	-1.51
370–390	382	9	91.00–105.00	$102.08	$390	-1.69
400–440	420	16	90.00–108.00	$103.82	$436	-0.11
450–495	469	7	89.00–108.00	$101.73	$477	-0.01
500–545	523	11	88.00–104.00	$97.06	$508	-3.25
530 thin fleshed	530	1	69.00	$69.00	$366	—
555–580	565	5	85.00–100.00	$91.97	$520	-7.94
590 thin fleshed	590	1	57.00	$57.00	$336	—
615	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	—
730	730	1	75.00	$75.00	$548	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	122.00	$122.00	$586	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	150.00–162.50	$156.30	$474	—
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—
375	375	1	167.50	$167.50	$628	—
402–440	419	5	120.00–130.00	$122.78	$514	-22.68
400–445	426	40	135.00–153.00	$143.21	$610	-2.25
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	-25.46
460	460	1	131.00	$131.00	$603	-3.15
450–495	470	48	116.00–145.00	$132.83	$624	-1.32
450–490	476	8	124.00–133.00	$128.63	$612	-4.05
500–535	515	8	122.00–129.00	$125.42	$646	-2.30
500–545	521	38	108.00–137.00	$124.28	$647	-4.84
555–590	576	8	116.00–130.50	$127.30	$733	+1.75
550–597	577	34	108.00–135.00	$116.64	$673	-8.91
565–595	580	3	122.00–126.00	$123.37	$716	-2.18
600–645	620	14	93.00–128.00	$104.68	$649	-6.38
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	+13.94
670	670	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$797	-1.00
650–695	675	12	90.00–116.00	$101.38	$684	-18.62
708–725	713	4	93.00–109.00	$100.55	$717	-14.45
760–790	775	3	87.00–90.00	$89.02	$690	+2.62
805–830	813	4	89.00–100.00	$95.70	$778	+5.05
855	855	1	79.00	$79.00	$675	-28.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	12	114.00–135.00	$126.93	$539	-3.14
450–495	476	30	115.00–135.00	$127.26	$606	-0.03
500–545	525	40	113.00–132.50	$123.47	$648	-0.13
555 thin fleshed	555	1	91.00	$91.00	$505	—
550–595	571	25	112.00–130.00	$120.37	$687	-4.81
605–645	628	8	114.00–125.00	$117.40	$737	-2.78
660–690	678	6	110.00–117.00	$114.33	$775	-2.85
700–710	705	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$807	+1.61

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	85.00	$85.00	$361	-24.26
415–445	433	3	100.00–107.50	$104.13	$451	-5.13
455	455	1	80.00	$80.00	$364	-25.66
455–480	470	4	100.00–110.00	$102.55	$482	-3.11
475–490 thin fleshed	483	2	87.50–90.00	$88.77	$429	-3.23
505 thin fleshed	505	1	90.00	$90.00	$454	—
525	525	1	94.00	$94.00	$494	-9.46
505–545	527	6	80.00–91.00	$84.75	$447	-18.71
520–545	533	7	100.00–110.00	$104.19	$555	+0.73
550–565	558	4	87.50–95.00	$92.86	$518	-17.14
550–595	573	9	100.00–110.00	$105.39	$604	-4.61
570–585 thin fleshed	580	3	80.00–93.00	$87.62	$508	—
600–640	612	5	90.00–97.50	$93.39	$572	-1.61
615	615	1	95.00	$95.00	$584	±0.00
605–645	629	9	100.00–111.00	$105.53	$664	-1.34
660–690	677	8	100.00–109.00	$104.36	$707	-3.07
695	695	1	87.50	$87.50	$608	-19.93
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	-14.00
740–745	743	4	96.00–110.00	$104.74	$778	+0.74
760	760	1	88.00	$88.00	$669	-13.00
760	760	1	101.00	$101.00	$768	±0.00
750–790	766	9	80.00–94.00	$90.58	$694	+0.58
820	820	1	95.00	$95.00	$779	+7.47
820–825	823	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$728	+0.97
850	850	1	80.00	$80.00	$680	-13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	107.50	$107.50	$430	+1.22
425	425	1	90.00	$90.00	$382	-16.28
465–485 thin fleshed	475	2	95.00	$95.00	$451	+7.50
465–495	483	3	95.00–105.00	$101.59	$491	-8.41
510–520 thin fleshed	515	2	90.00	$90.00	$464	+2.09
500–535	517	3	105.00–110.00	$106.66	$551	-1.47
510–545	532	3	85.00–90.00	$88.31	$470	-19.82
555–560 thin fleshed	558	2	80.00–90.00	$85.02	$474	+2.27
565–595	583	6	97.00–110.00	$104.18	$607	+4.18
610	610	1	88.00	$88.00	$537	-15.90
605–630 thin fleshed	618	2	86.00–98.00	$92.12	$569	—
605–645	623	6	97.50–110.00	$102.87	$641	-1.03
650–690	662	6	100.00–109.00	$104.95	$695	+1.16
675 thin fleshed	675	1	90.00	$90.00	$608	—
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	-13.79
700–730	713	4	95.00–100.00	$96.48	$688	-3.52
730	730	1	85.00	$85.00	$620	-15.00
730 thin fleshed	730	1	83.00	$83.00	$606	-2.02
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	-10.00
750–775 thin fleshed	763	2	85.00–86.00	$85.51	$652	-0.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	479	7	109.00–114.00	$111.56	$534	-1.40
505–545	532	9	104.00–120.00	$111.09	$591	+3.60
550–595	572	15	103.00–114.00	$108.83	$623	+1.25
600–630	619	4	84.00–94.00	$89.51	$554	-14.95
665–695	680	5	80.00–96.00	$89.16	$606	+4.16
725	725	1	85.00	$85.00	$616	+2.59
755–775	765	2	77.00–83.00	$80.04	$612	+1.00
825	825	1	78.00	$78.00	$644	-9.00
890	890	1	70.00	$70.00	$623	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	90.00	$90.00	$392	-12.27
465–495	480	2	100.00–103.00	$101.55	$487	-5.46
500–535	516	5	91.00–109.00	$101.66	$525	+0.89
550–585	571	9	97.00–106.00	$101.89	$582	-1.36
633	633	2	82.00	$82.00	$519	-2.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1570	1143	80-85%	27	40.00–53.00	$45.91	$525	+25.91
1175	1175	80-85%	1	30.00	$30.00	$352	-15.58
790–1785	1192	80-85%	224	45.00–83.00	$57.53	$686	+11.95
920–2005	1271	80-85%	65	60.00–73.00	$66.41	$844	+2.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1170	905	85-90%	15	10.00–26.00	$17.62	$159	—
635–1280	917	85-90%	60	30.00–45.00	$38.79	$356	—
695–1520	1015	85-90%	71	42.00–55.00	$49.68	$504	+0.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1710	1436	75-80%	11	42.00–53.00	$49.77	$715	+1.44
1155–1925	1538	75-80%	72	50.00–64.00	$56.90	$875	+0.11
1175–1855	1582	75-80%	16	56.00–72.00	$65.99	$1,044	+2.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2425	1390	34	29.00–78.00	$66.50	$924	—
1090–2245	1798	39	78.00–92.00	$85.13	$1,531	—
1690–2365	2031	8	85.00–97.00	$91.97	$1,868	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	38.00	$38.00	$496	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	366.00	$366.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–980	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–700.00	$682.25
800–1140	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	400.00–935.00	$711.96
905–1445	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	525.00–910.00	$690.34
965–1180	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–920.00	$832.27
925–1325	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	550.00–850.00	$706.91
1125–1425	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–775.00	$678.99

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–720	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	370.00–475.00	$408.41
785–795	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	670.00–725.00	$697.33
765–800	794	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	550.00–775.00	$689.51
795–805	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	430.00–525.00	$477.20

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	175.00–235.00	$205.00	—
150–180	162	5	180.00–270.00	$221.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	4	116.00–145.00	$130.25	—
65	65	2	145.00–180.00	$162.50	—
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	—
80–85	83	3	175.00	$175.00	—
90	90	1	165.00	$165.00	—
100–120	110	2	125.00–175.00	$150.00	-20.00
110	110	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
115	115	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
100–145	129	11	190.00–310.00	$253.18	+58.18
150–190	164	7	275.00–550.00	$377.86	+135.86
225	225	2	380.00–405.00	$392.50	+87.50

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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
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	-150.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	+190.00
970–1100	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	590.00–1,010.00	$757.77	+307.77
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	+275.00
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00	+320.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	+575.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
970–1235	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,040.00–1,160.00	$1,102.08	+602.08
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,290.00	$1,290.00	+790.00
975–1360	1139	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	650.00–1,300.00	$987.53	+487.53
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	940.00	$940.00	—
995–1555	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,280.00	$1,142.31	—
1090–1420	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,020.00–1,490.00	$1,205.49	—
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00	—
635–820	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–975.00	$789.52	+49.52
750	750	Young (2-4 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
235	235	1	55.00	$55.00	$129	—
420	420	1	51.00	$51.00	$214	-4.00
465	465	1	55.00	$55.00	$256	—
515	515	1	52.50	$52.50	$270	+13.75
545 thin fleshed	545	1	28.00	$28.00	$153	—
550 thin fleshed	550	1	24.00	$24.00	$132	—
550–590	565	6	39.00–59.00	$48.60	$275	—
605 thin fleshed	605	1	21.00	$21.00	$127	—
620	620	1	52.00	$52.00	$322	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	74.00	$74.00	$403	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	68.00	$68.00	$201	—
335	335	1	45.00	$45.00	$151	-47.50
385–395	390	2	68.00–71.00	$69.52	$271	—
425	425	2	63.00–65.00	$64.00	$272	—
450–485	468	2	85.00–91.00	$87.89	$411	—
520–535	528	2	82.50–89.00	$85.80	$453	—
605–610	608	2	76.00	$76.00	$462	—
720–730	725	3	74.00–78.00	$76.66	$556	—
865	865	1	63.00	$63.00	$545	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	118	4	155.00–195.00	$173.75	+3.75

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	—
100–110	105	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	290.00–360.00	$325.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	3	130.00–145.00	$140.00	—
75	75	4	145.00–195.00	$178.75	+28.75
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-25.00
85	85	4	155.00–220.00	$187.50	+37.50
90–95	92	3	170.00–180.00	$176.67	+21.67
105	105	1	140.00	$140.00	-48.33
100–130	115	9	170.00–270.00	$227.50	+39.17
120	120	1	190.00	$190.00	+1.67

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	4	135.00–230.00	$183.75	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	390.00	$390.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	155.00	$155.00	+90.00
20–25	23	6	65.00–115.00	$97.50	+32.50
30	30	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	+24.87
35	35	1	85.00	$85.00	+4.87
40–45	43	12	60.00–265.00	$125.00	+38.00
45	45	2	95.00	$95.00	+8.00
50–55	52	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-7.04
50–55	52	11	120.00–160.00	$140.00	+11.29
60	60	1	105.00	$105.00	-10.00
60–65	63	9	115.00–175.00	$147.78	+32.78
70–75	74	10	130.00–200.00	$167.00	+30.33
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-16.67
80–85	83	9	155.00–265.00	$201.11	+58.61
90–95	93	3	190.00–255.00	$231.67	+58.67
95	95	2	150.00	$150.00	+11.25
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	+61.25
100–110	103	5	200.00–270.00	$243.00	+88.00
100–125	113	2	210.00–225.00	$217.50	-12.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	115.00	$115.00	-60.00
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	-10.00
90	90	3	115.00–140.00	$130.00	-45.00
90–95	93	3	135.00–180.00	$161.67	+22.92
95	95	1	140.00	$140.00	+1.25
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-30.79
100–125	111	14	125.00–235.00	$181.43	+5.64
125–135	130	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	+21.71
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	+45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	175.00–215.00	$201.67	+36.67
100–110	105	2	175.00–205.00	$190.00	-38.13
110	110	1	135.00	$135.00	-93.13
150–185	170	5	260.00–565.00	$339.00	+119.00
200	200	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	—

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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.