North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

2,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.84/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 423 lb · 79 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.49/cwt +14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 374 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.37/cwt +14.68 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 472 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,675	1,408	3,563
Feeder cattle	1,803	487	2,451
Slaughter cattle	607	451	744
Replacement cattle	88	51	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 13. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light to light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to 30.00 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
205–235	214	5	123.00–167.00	$148.99	$319	-11.01
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	-6.35
262–295	281	13	124.00–160.00	$138.04	$388	-8.31
310	310	1	134.00	$134.00	$415	-2.00
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	-6.00
300–345	322	27	136.00–170.00	$153.58	$495	+15.84
354–372	363	3	130.00–135.00	$132.29	$480	+0.29
350–398	374	70	124.00–166.00	$152.21	$569	+14.81
380 value added	380	2	155.00	$155.00	$589	—
400–448	424	45	126.00–164.00	$142.81	$606	+4.54
424–438	431	2	136.00–137.00	$136.51	$588	-1.76
450–495	472	42	128.00–155.00	$144.48	$682	+8.98
503–545	522	23	125.00–152.00	$138.46	$723	+8.67
550–596	575	23	123.00–141.00	$131.47	$756	+5.14
580	580	1	132.00	$132.00	$766	+5.67
600–635	615	13	118.00–134.00	$127.94	$787	+1.94
650–698	668	25	116.00–137.00	$127.74	$853	+12.74
700–744	716	8	102.00–128.00	$121.38	$869	+5.38
765–766	766	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$922	+3.33

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	219	5	116.00–135.00	$122.98	$269	—
270–296	282	5	115.00–130.00	$121.71	$343	—
310–340	325	2	120.00–121.00	$120.52	$392	-1.57
302–345	329	8	115.00–146.00	$128.13	$422	+6.04
350–396	380	14	110.00–137.00	$122.37	$465	—
400–445	422	5	118.00–127.00	$122.29	$516	+8.29
475–495	485	2	114.00–120.00	$117.06	$568	—
545	545	1	117.00	$117.00	$638	—
570	570	1	113.00	$113.00	$644	—
600–640	620	2	117.50–121.00	$119.19	$739	—
705	705	1	108.00	$108.00	$761	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	127.50–142.50	$135.51	$298	+10.51
250–290	273	8	115.00–140.00	$131.27	$358	+3.74
305–340	323	2	120.00–125.00	$122.64	$396	+3.93
355–395	375	9	130.00–143.00	$136.94	$514	+6.94
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	+3.77
515–545	533	3	125.00–130.00	$127.96	$682	+4.33
555	555	1	126.00	$126.00	$699	+16.00
625	625	2	124.00	$124.00	$775	+8.33
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	—
865	865	1	112.00	$112.00	$969	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	1	90.00	$90.00	$198	—
204–240	223	4	100.00–108.00	$104.59	$233	+14.59
254–295	271	5	90.00–110.00	$102.15	$277	-2.85
275–280 thin fleshed	278	2	80.00	$80.00	$222	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	+5.00
310–340	325	2	80.00–95.00	$87.15	$283	—
326	326	1	105.00	$105.00	$342	—
362–394	379	4	105.00–110.00	$107.77	$408	+7.77
380 thin fleshed	380	1	90.00	$90.00	$342	—
434	434	1	109.00	$109.00	$473	—
485	485	1	106.00	$106.00	$514	—
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	1	83.00	$83.00	$188	-21.00
355	355	2	81.00	$81.00	$288	—
408 thin fleshed	408	2	90.00	$90.00	$367	—
760	760	1	93.00	$93.00	$707	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
430	430	1	104.00	$104.00	$447	—
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	—
635	635	1	107.50	$107.50	$683	—
835	835	1	80.00	$80.00	$668	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	130.00	$130.00	$240	—
215–235	225	5	117.50–135.00	$127.31	$286	-2.69
250–295	277	10	110.00–160.00	$136.92	$379	+16.92
300–348	324	28	114.00–137.00	$127.93	$414	+5.64
350–398	374	51	113.00–144.00	$130.13	$487	+5.43
360–390	374	3	111.00–122.00	$114.82	$429	-9.88
400–446	423	78	110.00–144.00	$127.95	$541	+8.57
435	435	1	119.00	$119.00	$518	-0.38
450–495	472	44	105.00–132.00	$122.24	$577	+2.24
480–485	483	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$584	+0.99
500–546	519	51	105.00–126.00	$117.27	$609	+4.79
550–586	561	24	104.00–123.50	$116.43	$653	+12.27
600–648	624	18	97.00–122.00	$110.83	$692	—
660 value added	660	3	131.00	$131.00	$865	—
650–685	664	7	90.00–118.00	$98.83	$656	—
664	664	1	87.00	$87.00	$578	—
710–734	724	4	86.00–112.00	$95.13	$689	—
755–795	775	5	82.00–90.00	$86.23	$668	+2.23
862–878	870	2	80.00–90.00	$85.05	$740	+3.05
1005–1040	1023	2	63.00–75.00	$69.10	$707	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	117.50–127.50	$122.56	$237	—
265–295	278	8	112.50–125.00	$119.04	$331	-4.05
300–340	319	14	117.50–127.50	$122.75	$392	+5.42
350–395	373	19	119.00–127.50	$122.59	$457	+3.07
400–445	424	8	115.00–127.50	$120.53	$511	+2.30
450–495	473	22	112.00–125.00	$119.45	$565	+5.83
505–545	528	11	110.00–116.00	$112.29	$593	+0.29
550–590	562	9	112.00–116.00	$114.45	$643	—
605–610	608	2	108.00–112.00	$109.99	$669	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–180	168	3	101.00–107.50	$103.47	$174	—
225–232	229	3	82.00–112.50	$98.85	$226	+6.35
240	240	1	90.00	$90.00	$216	-11.21
255–290	266	6	88.00–112.50	$103.37	$275	—
280	280	1	97.50	$97.50	$273	—
305–344	322	5	80.00–100.00	$90.71	$292	-8.65
340 thin fleshed	340	1	95.00	$95.00	$323	+13.00
340–345	343	2	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$317	-6.88
350–370	360	2	100.00–107.50	$103.65	$373	-4.21
370–375	373	2	90.00–97.50	$93.72	$350	-14.14
415	415	1	92.50	$92.50	$384	-14.67
425 thin fleshed	425	1	90.00	$90.00	$382	—
400–446	429	8	80.00–110.00	$101.94	$437	-5.23
460–485	475	3	108.00–110.00	$109.33	$519	+1.33
480	480	1	80.00	$80.00	$384	-28.00
505–545	520	4	105.00–110.00	$107.00	$556	+11.00
522	522	1	62.00	$62.00	$324	-34.00
535	535	1	91.00	$91.00	$487	-10.03
550–580	565	9	97.50–112.00	$106.36	$601	+10.36
565	565	1	80.00	$80.00	$452	-16.00
570	570	1	93.00	$93.00	$530	-3.00
610–645	627	6	97.00–104.00	$100.52	$630	-2.96
655	655	1	92.50	$92.50	$606	—
650–695	671	5	80.00–92.00	$84.96	$570	—
665–690	680	3	100.00–104.00	$102.32	$696	—
705–720	713	2	81.00–83.00	$81.99	$585	—
750 thin fleshed	750	1	86.00	$86.00	$645	—
775	775	1	88.00	$88.00	$682	±0.00
820–825	823	2	85.00	$85.00	$700	+8.00
860–895	878	2	90.00–96.00	$92.94	$816	+5.94
945	945	1	103.00	$103.00	$973	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
203–234	213	3	106.00–113.00	$110.44	$235	-11.56
270–298	287	6	97.00–119.00	$108.73	$312	+16.73
312–345	329	5	92.50–119.00	$108.32	$356	+4.02
350–396	369	14	92.00–118.00	$104.71	$386	—
415–445	432	6	110.00–118.00	$114.05	$493	—
448	448	1	80.00	$80.00	$358	—
454–495	479	8	94.00–116.00	$106.84	$512	+12.84
510–542	531	3	82.00–106.00	$97.51	$518	—
570–590	580	3	107.00–109.00	$108.34	$628	—
612	612	1	77.00	$77.00	$471	—
628	628	1	69.00	$69.00	$433	—
662	662	1	82.00	$82.00	$543	—
758–786	772	2	76.00–78.00	$77.02	$595	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	102.50	$102.50	$195	—
262–270	266	2	80.00–110.00	$95.23	$253	—
285 thin fleshed	285	1	82.50	$82.50	$235	-2.50
318–335	327	4	70.00–111.00	$97.40	$318	-11.27
350	350	1	101.00	$101.00	$354	-1.45
350–370	365	4	87.00–95.00	$88.92	$325	-13.53
385 thin fleshed	385	1	95.00	$95.00	$366	+15.00
405–440 thin fleshed	421	4	80.00–90.00	$85.50	$360	-8.18
405–445	425	3	97.50–110.00	$104.36	$444	-4.64
450–462	456	2	76.00–110.00	$92.78	$423	+0.78
475–485 thin fleshed	480	2	80.00–96.00	$87.92	$422	-7.08
505–525	515	2	108.00	$108.00	$556	+5.00
550 thin fleshed	550	1	80.00	$80.00	$440	—
600 thin fleshed	600	1	80.00	$80.00	$480	—
605–630	618	3	97.00–106.00	$100.61	$622	—
660 thin fleshed	660	1	81.00	$81.00	$535	-0.52
680	680	1	101.00	$101.00	$687	—
740	740	1	98.00	$98.00	$725	—
740	740	1	86.00	$86.00	$636	—
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	109.00	$109.00	$294	—
315–335	325	2	100.00	$100.00	$325	-6.00
355–395	376	7	95.00–110.00	$103.16	$388	—
400–425	413	2	104.00–105.00	$104.48	$432	—
470–490	480	3	101.00–108.00	$105.72	$507	+20.72
505–545	523	3	98.00–107.00	$102.98	$539	—
560	560	1	90.00	$90.00	$504	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	68.00–92.00	$79.21	$212	+9.21
395 thin fleshed	395	1	47.50	$47.50	$188	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	122.00	$122.00	$659	—
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	—

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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	425	40	134.00–157.00	$145.68	$619	+6.92
450–495	472	54	125.00–152.00	$140.62	$664	+15.11
460–485	473	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$631	+7.98
500–548	526	46	122.00–146.00	$135.39	$712	+11.39
535–545	540	2	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$697	+5.01
550–598	569	41	118.00–138.00	$129.40	$736	+6.94
595	595	1	124.00	$124.00	$738	+1.54
600–645	620	24	107.00–135.00	$123.04	$763	+5.55
615–625	620	2	126.00–129.00	$127.49	$790	+10.00
655	655	1	119.00	$119.00	$779	+12.45
650–690	667	12	104.00–115.00	$108.91	$726	+2.36
704–748	721	7	96.00–110.00	$104.62	$754	-0.38
755–795	773	8	96.00–109.00	$104.68	$809	+7.59
875–894	885	3	78.00–85.00	$81.02	$717	+11.02
930–944	935	3	70.00–76.00	$73.98	$692	—
964–980	972	2	72.00–79.00	$75.47	$734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	313	3	125.00–140.00	$130.96	$410	—
355–365	360	2	115.00–138.00	$126.34	$455	—
405–435	418	9	120.00–134.00	$125.16	$523	-6.34
450–490	471	9	115.00–137.50	$128.56	$606	+2.27
505–535	521	6	112.50–127.00	$121.54	$633	-0.83
550–590	564	14	121.00–132.00	$127.52	$719	+6.75
605–640	627	5	113.00–125.00	$119.37	$748	-2.63
650–695	675	12	110.00–122.00	$117.08	$790	—
750–770	760	2	112.00–117.00	$114.47	$870	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	136.00	$136.00	$585	+28.00
486	486	1	126.00	$126.00	$612	+8.00
510–545	529	6	104.00–117.00	$112.70	$596	—
555–588	569	4	100.00–114.00	$104.91	$597	—
590	590	1	108.00	$108.00	$637	—
615–634	625	2	100.00–104.00	$101.97	$637	+16.97
660–688	674	2	80.00–100.00	$89.79	$605	—
700–710	705	2	90.00	$90.00	$634	—
765–798	783	4	63.00–88.00	$72.65	$569	—
852–858	855	2	72.00–80.00	$75.99	$650	—
962–975	969	2	60.00–80.00	$70.07	$679	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	432	5	100.00–110.00	$106.10	$458	+4.96
478	478	3	107.00–111.00	$109.67	$524	—
500	500	1	102.00	$102.00	$510	-8.00
525 thin fleshed	525	1	90.00	$90.00	$472	—
585	585	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$614	+0.68
620–636	629	3	70.00–110.00	$83.48	$525	-11.52
664	664	1	60.00	$60.00	$398	-43.49
715–735	725	2	90.00	$90.00	$652	-12.00
750	750	1	85.00	$85.00	$638	—
770–780	775	2	95.00–106.00	$100.46	$779	—
800	800	1	94.00	$94.00	$752	+5.48
805	805	1	102.00	$102.00	$821	+13.48
885	885	1	92.00	$92.00	$814	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	438	3	100.00–105.00	$102.35	$448	—
490–495	493	2	107.50–108.00	$107.75	$531	-2.25
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—
500–540 thin fleshed	520	2	80.00–90.00	$84.81	$441	—
655–680	666	4	60.00–110.00	$93.08	$620	—
720–745	728	3	96.00–104.00	$100.68	$733	—
765	765	1	102.00	$102.00	$780	—
805–845 thin fleshed	822	3	82.00–95.00	$90.21	$742	+6.22
846	846	1	64.00	$64.00	$541	—
855–890 thin fleshed	873	2	80.00–84.00	$82.04	$716	—
895	895	1	90.00	$90.00	$806	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	103.00–114.00	$108.37	$444	—
460	460	1	104.00	$104.00	$478	+6.00
575–590	583	3	50.00–109.00	$88.95	$519	-3.05
995	995	1	71.00	$71.00	$706	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585 thin fleshed	585	1	36.00	$36.00	$211	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1395	1068	80-85%	32	40.00–57.00	$50.67	$541	—
835–2095	1232	80-85%	215	56.00–71.00	$64.36	$793	-9.18
825–1970	1397	80-85%	56	59.00–82.00	$72.85	$1,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1482–1520	1504	75-80%	3	50.00–57.00	$53.69	$807	-2.83
990–1952	1521	75-80%	62	57.00–71.00	$65.33	$994	+8.81
1335–1955	1629	75-80%	26	63.00–83.00	$73.18	$1,192	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–1150	837	85-90%	22	30.00–46.00	$39.20	$328	-2.36
820–870	845	85-90%	2	59.00–61.50	$60.29	$509	—
505–1115	895	85-90%	7	20.00–30.00	$24.94	$223	+3.11
695–1615	997	85-90%	54	46.00–58.00	$54.69	$545	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–2055	1256	18	41.00–84.00	$69.61	$874	—
980–2305	1597	45	70.00–99.00	$88.93	$1,420	—
1290–2205	1822	11	90.00–106.00	$100.79	$1,836	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	1	60.00	$60.00	$900	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–775	710	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	370.00–390.00	$380.92
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
885–925	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–700.00	$675.00
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
915–1080	971	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	575.00–675.00	$617.47
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
980–1140	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–900.00	$806.08
885–1440	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	650.00–1,010.00	$799.78
900–1525	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	700.00–1,125.00	$901.72

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
535–775	669	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	310.00–630.00	$445.27
580–770	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	210.00–550.00	$403.93
605–835	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	330.00–700.00	$544.55
575–830	726	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	340.00–600.00	$476.02

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140–145	143	2	260.00–295.00	$277.50	+55.83
150–185	172	3	240.00–265.00	$251.67	-8.33
200–225	213	2	300.00–315.00	$307.50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	115	5	195.00–265.00	$228.00	-48.33
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	-76.33
150–195	165	12	220.00–345.00	$290.83	-85.84
200–225	208	3	335.00–365.00	$348.33	-211.67

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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
946	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	+51.48
865–1130	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,260.84	—
845–1355	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	625.00–1,390.00	$961.25	—
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,530.00	$1,530.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
560	560	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
645–700	673	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–660.00	$655.20	+235.20
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	-297.37

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–680 thin fleshed	673	2	30.00–36.00	$33.03	$222	—
700	700	1	48.00	$48.00	$336	-14.00
715 thin fleshed	715	1	61.00	$61.00	$436	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	63.00	$63.00	$148	—
355	355	1	75.00	$75.00	$266	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	80.00	$80.00	$436	—
770	770	1	57.00	$57.00	$439	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	38.00	$38.00	$188	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-2.50
90–95	93	2	145.00	$145.00	-10.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
100–125	108	15	135.00–245.00	$187.33	+2.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	-25.00
45	45	1	75.00	$75.00	-26.50
50–55	53	4	100.00–175.00	$142.50	+7.50
65	65	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-35.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	-12.50
80–85	81	6	155.00–175.00	$170.83	+68.33
90–95	93	2	145.00–210.00	$177.50	-2.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	3	39.00–95.00	$59.83	-71.21
40–45	43	4	70.00–120.00	$92.50	-69.71
50–55	51	5	75.00–105.00	$90.70	-101.80
60–65	63	6	115.00–145.00	$130.00	-79.33
70–75	73	6	110.00–190.00	$148.33	-76.85
85	85	1	200.00	$200.00	-20.00
90–95	93	2	120.00–185.00	$152.50	-64.17
90–95	94	8	160.00–280.00	$233.75	+17.08
100	100	1	255.00	$255.00	+8.33
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	-66.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	90.00	$90.00	-91.25
95	95	1	170.00	$170.00	-27.50
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-30.00
100–130	116	8	100.00–280.00	$188.13	-54.16

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	175.00–235.00	$205.00	-105.00
120	120	1	168.00	$168.00	-142.00
150–160	155	2	360.00–370.00	$365.00	-170.00

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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.