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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

3,646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.89/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 423 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.41/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 470 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.36/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 523 lb · 73 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,646 2,675 4,981
Feeder cattle 2,033 1,803 3,568
Slaughter cattle 691 607 837
Replacement cattle 102 88 116

Current hog receipts 6. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 4.00 to 11.00 higher; heifers mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher; and feeder bulls were 3.00 to 7.00 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 were 5.00 to 100.00 per head.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 222 5 131.00–155.00 $139.54 $310 -9.45
250–295 276 35 128.00–184.00 $164.31 $453 +24.31
300–345 326 33 133.00–180.00 $158.69 $517 +5.11
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 -18.58
365 365 1 138.00 $138.00 $504 +5.71
350–395 372 46 143.00–178.00 $160.70 $598 +8.49
400 fancy 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
400–448 428 54 120.00–169.00 $153.74 $658 +17.23
455–495 474 32 139.00–163.00 $153.17 $726 +8.69
500–545 525 16 135.00–150.00 $142.89 $750 +4.43
555 555 1 131.00 $131.00 $727 -0.47
550–595 571 18 127.00–151.00 $139.62 $797 +8.15
600–645 618 19 122.00–142.00 $133.52 $825 +5.58
630 630 2 116.00 $116.00 $731 -11.94
650–695 664 6 119.00–129.00 $125.00 $830 -2.74
700–735 717 15 116.00–125.00 $121.33 $870 -0.05
750–780 763 4 106.00–121.00 $114.51 $874 -5.82
810–815 814 4 98.00–102.00 $99.00 $806 —
875 875 1 104.00 $104.00 $910 —
975 975 1 94.00 $94.00 $916 —
1005 1005 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,156 —
1055–1095 1075 2 100.00–115.00 $107.64 $1,157 —
1135 1135 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 125.00–136.00 $130.37 $280 -5.14
250–295 270 11 120.00–145.00 $134.61 $363 +3.34
300–345 322 12 120.00–142.50 $131.30 $423 +8.66
355–395 372 13 130.00–142.50 $136.05 $506 -0.89
410–445 428 2 128.00–140.00 $133.75 $572 +13.75
460–495 475 3 115.00–133.00 $126.15 $599 —
510 510 1 128.00 $128.00 $653 +0.04
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 ±0.00
635–645 640 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $774 -3.01
675 675 1 126.00 $126.00 $850 —
825–835 830 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $942 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
183 183 2 121.00 $121.00 $221 —
205–240 223 2 125.00–126.00 $125.54 $280 +2.56
250–285 261 5 116.00–130.00 $120.42 $314 -1.29
315–328 324 3 124.00–128.00 $126.65 $410 +6.13
388–390 389 2 116.00–128.00 $122.02 $475 -0.35
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -2.29
495 495 1 116.00 $116.00 $574 -1.06
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 -7.00
578–580 579 2 110.00–118.00 $114.01 $660 +1.01
624 624 2 90.00–102.00 $96.00 $599 -23.19
780 780 1 96.00 $96.00 $749 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–230 229 2 100.00–102.50 $101.26 $232 -3.33
230 thin fleshed 230 1 97.50 $97.50 $224 +7.50
285 285 1 112.50 $112.50 $321 +10.35
320–344 332 2 91.00–100.00 $95.34 $317 -9.66
372–390 381 3 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $410 -0.23
385 thin fleshed 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 ±0.00
395 395 1 92.50 $92.50 $365 -15.27
406–410 409 3 105.00–110.00 $108.34 $443 -0.66
410 410 1 95.00 $95.00 $390 -14.00
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
620 thin fleshed 620 1 95.00 $95.00 $589 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
815 thin fleshed 815 1 79.00 $79.00 $644 —
830–845 838 2 97.00–108.00 $102.45 $859 —
865 865 1 94.00 $94.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 102.50 $102.50 $302 —
345 thin fleshed 345 1 80.00 $80.00 $276 —
354–370 362 2 80.00–100.00 $90.22 $327 +9.22
420 thin fleshed 420 1 87.50 $87.50 $368 -2.50
495 495 1 102.50 $102.50 $507 —
545 thin fleshed 545 1 89.00 $89.00 $485 —
600 thin fleshed 600 1 80.00 $80.00 $480 —
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
830 thin fleshed 830 1 92.00 $92.00 $764 —
910 910 1 104.00 $104.00 $946 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 —
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 -10.00
310 310 2 105.00 $105.00 $326 —
375 375 1 104.00 $104.00 $390 —
455–465 460 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $495 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 105.00 $105.00 $189 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 224 6 118.00–145.00 $131.68 $295 +4.37
250–296 272 25 115.00–154.00 $135.43 $368 -1.49
305–348 332 40 119.00–146.00 $132.50 $440 +4.57
365 365 1 128.00 $128.00 $467 -2.13
350–398 377 56 116.00–144.00 $133.77 $504 +3.64
385 value added 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 —
400–448 423 83 114.00–140.00 $129.26 $547 +1.31
420–438 429 3 109.00–124.00 $118.57 $509 -9.38
450–495 470 80 111.00–138.00 $128.27 $603 +6.03
470 value added 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
505 value added 505 1 133.00 $133.00 $672 —
520 520 1 116.00 $116.00 $603 -1.27
500–545 523 71 104.00–133.00 $119.22 $624 +1.95
550–596 574 37 100.00–133.00 $121.17 $696 +4.74
600–645 619 25 99.00–128.00 $114.57 $709 +3.74
655–685 669 17 100.00–118.00 $109.64 $733 +10.81
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 -5.13
758–794 787 5 84.00–98.00 $95.30 $750 +9.07
800 800 1 88.00 $88.00 $704 —
875 875 1 89.00 $89.00 $779 +3.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 9 115.00–125.00 $120.86 $272 —
255–290 273 6 120.00–127.00 $124.17 $339 +5.13
315–345 334 10 112.50–142.50 $125.14 $418 +2.39
350–395 372 20 112.50–128.00 $121.27 $451 -1.32
400–445 417 10 114.00–127.50 $120.68 $503 +0.15
445 thin fleshed 445 1 95.00 $95.00 $423 —
450–495 477 18 113.00–125.00 $120.37 $574 +0.92
510–545 525 9 110.00–124.00 $114.51 $601 +2.22
555–580 563 11 109.00–117.50 $113.49 $639 -0.96
670–690 680 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $751 —
749 749 5 110.00 $110.00 $824 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 90.00 $90.00 $207 -8.85
220–246 232 3 99.00–103.00 $101.42 $235 +2.57
260–295 272 6 92.00–110.00 $103.54 $282 +0.17
295 thin fleshed 295 1 80.00 $80.00 $236 —
325–335 330 2 87.50–90.00 $88.73 $293 -1.98
310–342 331 6 90.00–110.00 $100.93 $334 +10.22
325–345 thin fleshed 335 2 80.00–95.00 $87.72 $294 -7.28
370 thin fleshed 370 1 80.00 $80.00 $296 —
355–390 375 6 100.00–111.00 $107.70 $404 +13.98
400–445 423 3 103.00–110.00 $105.20 $445 +3.26
430 430 1 95.00 $95.00 $408 -6.94
455 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 -4.33
480 480 1 85.00 $85.00 $408 +5.00
500–540 517 5 96.00–112.00 $102.30 $529 -4.70
550 550 1 88.00 $88.00 $484 -18.36
560–570 565 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $607 +1.16
560–595 thin fleshed 578 2 87.50 $87.50 $506 —
620–645 628 3 100.00–105.00 $103.03 $647 +2.51
635 thin fleshed 635 1 90.00 $90.00 $572 —
652 652 1 65.00 $65.00 $424 -27.50
650–675 664 4 96.00–108.00 $100.74 $669 +15.78
700 700 1 101.00 $101.00 $707 +19.01
700–740 thin fleshed 720 2 82.00–84.00 $83.03 $598 —
820 820 1 101.00 $101.00 $828 +16.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–285 270 4 108.00–110.00 $108.94 $294 +0.21
305–345 324 4 108.00–114.00 $111.52 $361 +3.20
375–390 381 4 114.00–122.00 $117.30 $447 +12.59
400–444 420 10 90.00–117.00 $107.54 $452 -6.51
425 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 -24.05
455–490 466 6 87.00–118.00 $109.45 $510 +2.61
502–544 530 5 89.00–100.00 $96.55 $512 -0.96
560–574 569 3 80.00–90.00 $86.72 $493 -21.62
602–626 614 2 71.00–79.00 $75.08 $461 -1.92
670–684 677 3 79.00–89.00 $82.30 $557 +0.30
760 760 1 75.00 $75.00 $570 -2.02
785 785 1 77.00 $77.00 $604 -0.02
814 814 1 73.00 $73.00 $594 —
870 870 1 79.00 $79.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 thin fleshed 265 4 80.00–95.00 $87.24 $231 +4.74
275–290 283 2 110.00–112.50 $111.28 $315 +16.05
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 +12.60
365–380 373 2 102.00–110.00 $105.92 $395 +17.00
375–385 thin fleshed 380 2 90.00 $90.00 $342 -5.00
420 thin fleshed 420 1 80.00 $80.00 $336 -5.50
470 thin fleshed 470 1 82.50 $82.50 $388 -5.42
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 +17.22
525 thin fleshed 525 1 85.00 $85.00 $446 —
530 530 1 102.00 $102.00 $541 -6.00
560–590 578 3 103.00–108.00 $104.69 $605 —
605 thin fleshed 605 1 82.50 $82.50 $499 +2.50
620 620 1 91.00 $91.00 $564 -9.61
685 thin fleshed 685 1 84.00 $84.00 $575 +3.00
720–745 733 2 93.00 $93.00 $682 -5.00
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 +5.00
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 109.00 $109.00 $294 ±0.00
310 310 1 108.00 $108.00 $335 +8.00
400 400 1 108.00 $108.00 $432 +3.52
505–530 518 2 102.00–107.00 $104.56 $542 +1.58
560–575 568 2 91.00–108.00 $99.39 $565 +9.39
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 85.00 $85.00 $268 —
575 thin fleshed 575 1 44.00 $44.00 $253 —
830 830 1 46.00 $46.00 $382 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —
300 300 1 154.00 $154.00 $462 —
365–373 370 3 161.00–167.50 $165.36 $612 —
400–445 424 49 138.00–170.00 $152.39 $646 +6.71
430 430 1 133.00 $133.00 $572 -12.68
450–498 477 65 135.00–158.00 $146.12 $697 +12.63
485–486 486 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $617 -6.49
500–546 520 62 129.00–146.00 $139.00 $723 +3.61
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +0.60
550–595 571 58 122.00–148.00 $135.61 $774 +6.21
600–648 619 22 106.00–138.00 $126.34 $782 +3.30
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 +1.00
650–690 666 9 106.00–121.00 $113.87 $758 +4.96
705–748 721 16 81.00–130.50 $116.38 $839 +11.76
755–795 778 6 93.00–119.00 $106.22 $826 +1.54
800–824 811 3 85.00–92.00 $89.37 $725 —
850–896 872 3 84.00–98.00 $89.58 $781 +8.56
900–940 925 3 89.00–93.00 $91.37 $845 +17.39
960 960 1 99.00 $99.00 $950 +23.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 142.50 $142.50 $499 +16.16
415–445 424 7 120.00–135.00 $130.51 $553 +5.35
470–495 486 12 120.00–138.00 $129.85 $631 +1.29
505–540 520 12 121.00–133.00 $126.98 $660 +5.44
550–595 571 10 122.00–133.00 $128.22 $732 +0.70
605–635 621 6 112.00–121.00 $115.30 $716 -4.07
650–695 668 5 112.00–124.00 $119.45 $798 +2.37
705–735 713 4 116.00–118.00 $116.52 $831 —
795 795 2 114.00–118.00 $116.00 $922 +1.53
810 810 1 108.00 $108.00 $875 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 131.00 $131.00 $583 -5.00
465–495 486 4 110.00–133.00 $122.12 $594 -3.88
520–545 530 5 101.00–127.00 $117.59 $623 +4.89
530 530 1 80.00 $80.00 $424 -32.70
562–575 569 2 109.00–113.00 $110.98 $631 +6.07
590 590 1 80.00 $80.00 $472 -28.00
608–642 620 4 85.00–90.00 $88.26 $547 -13.71
678 678 1 75.00 $75.00 $508 -14.79
688 688 1 92.00 $92.00 $633 +2.21
746 746 1 72.00 $72.00 $537 —
778 778 1 70.00 $70.00 $545 -2.65
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 112.50 $112.50 $484 +6.40
456–485 476 4 74.00–110.00 $93.70 $446 -15.97
555–582 567 3 72.00–110.00 $94.40 $535 -10.60
630 630 1 98.00 $98.00 $617 +14.52
675 675 1 109.00 $109.00 $736 +49.00
715 715 1 88.00 $88.00 $629 -2.00
720–730 725 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $772 +16.50
755–780 768 2 94.00 $94.00 $722 -6.46
760–780 770 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $801 +3.55
830 830 1 94.00 $94.00 $780 -8.00
835 thin fleshed 835 1 92.00 $92.00 $768 —
890 thin fleshed 890 1 88.00 $88.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 thin fleshed 473 2 89.00–95.00 $91.98 $435 —
475 475 1 106.00 $106.00 $504 -1.75
500–510 505 2 100.00–103.00 $101.49 $513 +1.49
570–580 575 2 102.00 $102.00 $586 —
640 640 1 103.00 $103.00 $659 —
735 thin fleshed 735 1 90.00 $90.00 $662 —
755–765 760 3 98.00–105.00 $101.66 $773 -0.34
770 thin fleshed 770 1 96.00 $96.00 $739 —
815 thin fleshed 815 1 93.00 $93.00 $758 +2.79
895 thin fleshed 895 1 80.00 $80.00 $716 -2.04
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 97.50 $97.50 $414 -10.87
470–490 480 2 100.00–110.00 $104.90 $504 +0.90
520–540 530 3 100.00–110.00 $104.60 $554 —
800 thin fleshed 800 1 75.00 $75.00 $600 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 38.00 $38.00 $344 —
875–1474 1086 80-85% 26 40.00–58.00 $49.37 $536 -1.30
815–2090 1234 80-85% 271 48.00–71.00 $63.72 $786 -0.64
900–1920 1335 80-85% 67 60.00–80.00 $70.19 $937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1730 946 85-90% 28 29.00–48.00 $38.72 $366 —
670–1670 1032 85-90% 80 43.00–60.00 $54.16 $559 —
730–1670 1070 85-90% 8 13.00–33.00 $27.83 $298 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1782 1475 75-80% 7 56.00–58.00 $56.90 $839 —
1025–1955 1491 75-80% 71 56.00–68.00 $63.27 $943 —
1245–1890 1532 75-80% 16 60.00–82.00 $69.78 $1,069 +4.45

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2565 1418 15 59.00–82.00 $70.98 $1,006 —
1354–2310 1727 9 94.00–106.00 $97.53 $1,684 —
1025–2336 1736 48 80.00–97.00 $87.29 $1,515 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 1 480.00 $480.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1025 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 760.00–810.00 $785.25
785–1310 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–1,310.00 $941.85
960–1220 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–810.00 $772.57
1055–1200 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 670.00–860.00 $771.11
980–1410 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 475.00–1,040.00 $781.08
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1005–1345 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 600.00–1,030.00 $768.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
595 595 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
550–825 689 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 260.00–540.00 $413.40
695–825 778 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–650.00 $582.93
745–845 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 425.00–500.00 $464.86
775–870 823 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 550.00–675.00 $616.11
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00
845–855 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $624.85

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 112 3 185.00–220.00 $201.67 -75.83
185 185 1 230.00 $230.00 -21.67
200–225 208 3 245.00–285.00 $263.33 -44.17

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–55 54 8 140.00–205.00 $169.38 —
61 61 12 189.00 $189.00 —
60–65 63 6 165.00–250.00 $192.50 —
65 65 1 100.00 $100.00 —
70–75 71 6 180.00–225.00 $195.83 —
80–85 83 10 180.00–250.00 $219.00 —
90–95 91 4 225.00–280.00 $247.50 —
110 110 1 135.00 $135.00 -93.00
110 110 1 143.00 $143.00 -85.00
100–125 113 4 165.00–220.00 $195.00 -33.00
115 115 1 180.00 $180.00 -48.00
110–145 128 12 195.00–350.00 $282.50 +82.50
150 150 1 225.00 $225.00 -65.83
155 155 1 210.00 $210.00 -80.83
150–185 168 11 245.00–480.00 $334.55 +43.72
185 185 1 400.00 $400.00 +109.17
200–225 213 2 310.00–410.00 $360.00 +11.67
250–255 252 3 405.00–470.00 $443.33 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 -100.00
932 932 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 -250.00
945–1085 996 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,090.00–1,210.00 $1,137.26 -123.58
880–1260 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 785.00–1,370.00 $1,015.14 +53.89
895–1260 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–1,100.00 $944.40 —
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -580.00
1125–1415 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,530.00 $1,405.98 —
1250–1450 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,107.41 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 -75.00
600–850 766 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 560.00–820.00 $748.17 +223.17
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 +85.00
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 237 3 70.00–82.50 $75.15 $178 —
260–290 278 3 70.00–76.00 $72.08 $200 —
305 305 1 57.50 $57.50 $175 —
350–395 373 3 67.50–77.50 $72.43 $270 —
405 405 1 60.00 $60.00 $243 —
488 488 2 44.00 $44.00 $215 —
578 578 4 50.00 $50.00 $289 —
740 740 1 53.00 $53.00 $392 —
758 758 3 54.00 $54.00 $409 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 92.50 $92.50 $236 —
320 320 1 87.50 $87.50 $280 —
363–375 366 4 87.50–97.00 $94.57 $346 +19.57
400–405 403 2 87.50–92.00 $89.76 $362 —
470 470 1 72.50 $72.50 $341 —
590 590 1 87.00 $87.00 $513 —
615–640 628 2 80.00–84.00 $82.04 $515 —
660–685 673 2 70.00–74.00 $71.96 $484 —
740–745 743 2 79.00–80.00 $79.50 $591 —
750 750 1 80.00 $80.00 $600 —
825 825 1 89.00 $89.00 $734 —
Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 100.00 $100.00 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 85.00 $85.00 $552 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 +62.50

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 200.00–215.00 $207.50 —
105 105 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 360.00 $360.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 230.00–235.00 $232.50 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10–15 12 8 50.00–75.00 $61.56 -18.44
20–25 24 4 75.00–110.00 $83.75 +3.75
33 33 2 100.00–112.00 $106.00 +26.00
30–35 34 5 100.00–120.00 $112.00 +32.00
40–45 42 7 90.00–157.50 $130.71 +55.71
45 45 1 151.00 $151.00 +76.00
45 45 1 140.00 $140.00 +65.00
50–55 53 7 145.00–170.00 $157.50 +15.00
55 55 2 168.00 $168.00 +25.50
55 55 1 117.50 $117.50 -25.00
58 fancy 58 3 185.00 $185.00 —
60–65 61 13 125.00–195.00 $170.58 +23.08
65 65 2 209.00 $209.00 +61.50
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 -12.50
70–75 72 12 135.00–220.00 $177.50 +7.50
80–85 83 17 170.00–220.00 $200.29 +29.46
90 90 1 175.00 $175.00 -2.50
90 90 2 233.00–255.00 $244.00 +66.50
110 110 6 255.00 $255.00 —
110–120 115 2 225.00–234.00 $229.30 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 2 197.50–200.00 $198.75 —
140 140 1 287.50 $287.50 —
145 145 1 235.00 $235.00 —
150 150 2 300.00–650.00 $475.00 —
160 160 1 300.00 $300.00 —
170 170 1 340.00 $340.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 120.00 $120.00 —
85 85 11 190.00 $190.00 —
90 90 1 112.50 $112.50 —
90 90 2 95.00–120.00 $107.50 —
110–115 112 7 115.00–145.00 $132.86 —
110–120 113 3 165.00–205.00 $181.67 —
115 115 1 175.00 $175.00 —
100–140 116 8 137.50–205.00 $160.63 —
115–145 132 9 180.00–225.00 $207.53 —
182 182 3 245.00 $245.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10–15 10 31 45.00–115.00 $61.53 +1.70
20–25 22 9 65.00–110.00 $93.33 +33.50
30–35 31 4 75.00–87.50 $81.88 +22.05
30–35 31 21 75.00–150.00 $113.10 +53.27
31 31 22 96.00 $96.00 +36.17
40 40 17 128.00–130.00 $129.41 +36.91
40–45 42 29 65.00–195.00 $142.76 +50.26
40–45 43 9 75.00–125.00 $108.89 +16.39
45 45 1 100.00 $100.00 +7.50
45 45 16 155.00 $155.00 +62.50
50–55 51 7 80.00–145.00 $118.21 +27.51
50–55 52 14 120.00–230.00 $172.32 +81.62
54 54 30 179.00 $179.00 +88.30
53–55 55 27 158.00–169.00 $167.02 +76.32
60–65 61 5 120.00–175.00 $148.50 +18.50
60–65 62 18 97.50–235.00 $164.03 +34.03
62 62 1 175.00 $175.00 +45.00
68 68 4 237.50 $237.50 +107.50
70–75 72 5 190.00–250.00 $237.36 +89.03
70–75 73 3 285.00 $285.00 +136.67
70–75 75 11 125.00–250.00 $181.82 +33.49
80 80 1 247.50 $247.50 +47.50
80–85 83 7 110.00–255.00 $195.00 -5.00
85 85 1 205.00 $205.00 +5.00
90 90 1 300.00 $300.00 +147.50
90–95 93 6 170.00–295.00 $254.17 +101.67
90–95 93 2 175.00–240.00 $207.50 +55.00
100 100 2 260.00–265.00 $262.50 +7.50
100–110 101 7 220.00–305.00 $248.57 -6.43
115 115 1 275.00 $275.00 +20.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
49 49 12 134.00 $134.00 —
50 50 1 122.50 $122.50 +32.50
55 55 1 130.00 $130.00 +40.00
55 55 1 160.00 $160.00 +70.00
55 55 1 90.00 $90.00 ±0.00
60–65 64 5 145.00–205.00 $170.00 +80.00
70 70 1 112.50 $112.50 +22.50
70–75 71 5 105.00–132.50 $121.50 +31.50
70–75 73 2 170.00–195.00 $182.50 +92.50
80–85 81 4 185.00–265.00 $222.50 +132.50
81 81 5 237.50 $237.50 +147.50
80–85 82 6 120.00–150.00 $134.17 +44.17
90–95 91 9 160.00–230.00 $197.22 +27.22
100 100 1 155.00 $155.00 +25.00
100–145 114 34 160.00–295.00 $215.66 +27.53
117 117 10 233.50 $233.50 +45.37
150 150 2 245.00–285.00 $265.00 —
155 155 6 245.00 $245.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 140.00 $140.00 —
60 60 1 100.00 $100.00 —
60–65 63 2 220.00–272.50 $246.25 —
70–75 73 3 235.00–240.00 $238.33 —
78 78 4 250.00 $250.00 —
80 80 5 195.00–255.00 $219.00 —
90 90 1 295.00 $295.00 —
110 110 1 230.00 $230.00 +25.00
145 145 1 417.00 $417.00 +249.00
150 150 1 300.00 $300.00 -65.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
58 58 1 185.00 $185.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 3 227.50 $227.50 —
90 90 1 233.00 $233.00 —

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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.