North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

6,992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.23/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 425 lb · 257 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.41/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 374 lb · 220 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.40/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 472 lb · 215 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,992	3,646	5,355
Feeder cattle	5,545	2,033	3,945
Slaughter cattle	1,023	691	795
Replacement cattle	189	102	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 11. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 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
200–245	228	19	130.00–170.00	$153.08	$349	+13.54
250–298	276	69	129.00–180.00	$158.22	$437	-6.09
280	280	1	145.00	$145.00	$406	-19.31
305–325	315	3	130.00–140.00	$136.08	$429	-22.61
300–348	327	122	136.00–176.00	$160.60	$525	+1.91
361 value added	361	7	190.00	$190.00	$686	—
350–398	374	209	140.00–174.00	$160.74	$601	+0.04
370–390	384	4	145.00–147.50	$146.24	$562	-14.46
415 thin fleshed	415	1	148.00	$148.00	$614	—
417–426 value added	424	13	170.00–183.00	$180.05	$763	—
400–448	425	113	142.00–173.00	$157.84	$671	+4.10
442	442	1	130.00	$130.00	$575	-23.74
450–495	470	94	137.00–174.50	$157.87	$742	+4.70
450–495	475	5	129.00–143.00	$139.48	$663	-13.69
500–546	525	85	137.50–163.00	$150.02	$788	+7.13
566 value added	566	8	155.00	$155.00	$877	—
550–595	573	65	135.00–157.00	$143.00	$819	+3.38
580	580	1	127.50	$127.50	$740	-12.12
600–645	620	41	120.00–144.00	$135.71	$841	+2.19
650	650	1	121.00	$121.00	$786	-4.00
650–695	670	18	120.00–138.00	$131.34	$880	+6.34
702–745	717	21	112.00–128.00	$120.19	$862	-1.14
745	745	1	117.00	$117.00	$872	-4.33
750–795	768	6	106.00–119.00	$112.83	$867	-1.68
805	805	1	107.00	$107.00	$861	+8.00
875–898	893	5	101.00–103.00	$101.39	$905	-2.61
908–925	911	5	90.00–115.00	$109.93	$1,001	—
975	975	1	95.00	$95.00	$926	+1.00
1010	1010	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,010	-15.00
1145	1145	1	80.00	$80.00	$916	-20.00
1213	1213	4	80.00	$80.00	$970	—
1384	1384	1	73.50	$73.50	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	14	117.50–140.00	$130.45	$284	+0.08
250–295	276	26	115.00–147.50	$135.86	$375	+1.25
305–345	327	25	125.00–145.00	$134.27	$439	+2.97
350–390	378	26	128.00–145.00	$137.30	$519	+1.25
400–445	426	18	127.50–147.50	$141.66	$603	+7.91
450–490	470	16	131.00–147.50	$141.05	$663	+14.90
510–545	528	6	120.00–134.00	$127.78	$675	-0.22
550–595	579	10	118.00–132.00	$125.56	$727	-0.44
585	585	1	120.00	$120.00	$702	-6.00
603–630	610	4	120.00–123.00	$120.77	$737	-0.22
650–690	672	6	114.00–126.00	$120.22	$808	-5.78
710–725	719	4	110.00–116.00	$114.50	$823	—
755–790	773	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$870	—
983	983	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,091	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–236	225	7	120.00–131.00	$123.05	$277	-2.49
250–295	272	8	115.00–140.00	$126.62	$344	+6.20
302–346	330	17	116.00–157.50	$128.04	$423	+1.39
350–396	373	24	114.00–159.00	$129.69	$484	+7.67
400–432	418	15	114.00–140.00	$121.07	$506	+1.07
470–495	483	5	118.00–130.00	$125.07	$604	+9.07
505–540	520	4	120.00–150.00	$135.68	$706	+25.68
575–595	581	5	110.00–133.00	$119.07	$692	+5.06
695	695	1	117.00	$117.00	$813	—
720	720	1	103.00	$103.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240 thin fleshed	219	4	85.00–95.00	$90.00	$197	—
250–285 thin fleshed	270	3	80.00–87.50	$82.31	$222	—
260–295	283	5	97.50–102.50	$99.99	$283	-2.51
300–340	316	6	85.00–115.00	$102.72	$325	—
315–345 thin fleshed	327	3	80.00–90.00	$85.85	$281	+5.85
350 thin fleshed	350	1	90.00	$90.00	$315	—
550 thin fleshed	550	1	92.50	$92.50	$509	—
555–580	565	3	100.00–110.00	$105.75	$597	—
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648	—
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	—
695	695	1	84.00	$84.00	$584	—
705 thin fleshed	705	1	95.00	$95.00	$670	—
710	710	1	104.00	$104.00	$738	-1.00
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	—
865	865	1	90.00	$90.00	$778	—
878	878	3	108.00	$108.00	$948	—
890 thin fleshed	890	1	87.00	$87.00	$774	—
910	910	1	100.00	$100.00	$910	-4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	230	3	100.00–110.00	$104.82	$241	+3.56
230	230	1	90.00	$90.00	$207	-11.26
260 thin fleshed	260	1	90.00	$90.00	$234	—
250–286	269	4	100.00–129.00	$111.19	$299	-1.31
325–335	330	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$359	+13.43
350 thin fleshed	350	1	85.00	$85.00	$298	-5.00
350–380	365	6	100.00–110.00	$104.61	$382	-2.93
410–446	435	5	93.00–110.00	$101.84	$443	+6.84
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	—
565 thin fleshed	565	1	80.00	$80.00	$452	—
630	630	1	103.00	$103.00	$649	+3.00
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715	±0.00
745	745	1	107.00	$107.00	$797	—
755–790	772	3	104.00–108.00	$106.70	$824	—
820–835	825	3	100.00–106.00	$102.98	$850	+0.53

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	115.00	$115.00	$276	—
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	±0.00
320–345	328	3	110.00–138.00	$125.59	$412	+20.59
365–395	380	2	100.00–130.00	$115.59	$439	+11.59
420–435	428	3	100.00–110.00	$105.04	$450	—
480	480	1	106.00	$106.00	$509	-1.53
525–545	535	2	129.00–138.00	$133.42	$714	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	70.00	$70.00	$147	—
300–325	313	2	100.00–112.00	$106.24	$333	—
360–385	373	2	105.00–110.00	$107.58	$401	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	18	130.00–158.00	$146.84	$338	+15.16
250–295	279	67	119.00–157.00	$134.74	$376	-0.69
300–349	326	118	114.00–149.00	$135.66	$442	+3.16
330	330	1	122.50	$122.50	$404	-10.00
350–395	373	168	116.00–148.00	$135.33	$505	+1.56
380 value added	380	1	149.00	$149.00	$566	+4.00
418–435 value added	424	4	140.00–147.00	$143.30	$608	—
400–448	425	250	114.00–145.00	$132.16	$562	+2.90
415–445	430	3	120.00–125.00	$123.28	$530	+4.71
455–495	470	6	122.00–127.00	$125.30	$589	-2.97
450–498	472	209	115.00–141.00	$129.52	$611	+1.25
500–547	520	157	106.00–133.00	$120.79	$628	+4.79
560 value added	560	1	141.00	$141.00	$790	—
550–595	568	120	107.00–134.00	$121.93	$693	+0.76
560–576	569	5	100.00–115.00	$105.37	$600	-15.80
600–648	623	55	100.00–124.00	$113.75	$709	-0.82
630–640	635	2	114.00–117.00	$115.49	$733	+0.92
650–680	665	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$768	+5.85
650–690	670	45	95.00–123.00	$110.33	$739	+0.69
700–745	724	20	90.00–118.00	$103.36	$748	+13.36
750–765	757	3	92.00–105.00	$99.02	$750	+3.72
800–810	805	2	89.00–112.50	$100.82	$812	+12.82
902	902	1	75.00	$75.00	$676	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	15	115.00–127.50	$119.87	$278	-0.99
250–295	272	16	114.00–127.50	$123.30	$335	-0.87
300–345	326	37	115.00–130.00	$122.72	$400	-2.42
350–395	374	49	115.00–130.00	$122.69	$459	+1.42
400–445	423	57	112.50–127.50	$121.44	$514	+0.76
450–495	472	69	111.00–127.50	$120.89	$571	+0.52
500–545	522	32	110.00–121.00	$114.23	$596	-0.28
550–590	567	20	111.00–122.00	$114.00	$646	+0.51
600–640	621	21	108.00–115.00	$110.71	$688	—
655–675	665	3	109.00–115.00	$111.03	$738	+0.54
695	695	1	89.00	$89.00	$619	-21.49
710	710	1	108.00	$108.00	$767	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	11	100.00–110.00	$106.99	$241	+16.99
240	240	1	80.00	$80.00	$192	-21.42
275 thin fleshed	275	1	80.00	$80.00	$220	±0.00
265–290	281	11	90.00–112.50	$103.08	$290	-0.46
300	300	1	86.00	$86.00	$258	-2.73
300–344	319	9	94.00–110.00	$104.72	$334	+15.99
315–325 thin fleshed	320	2	85.00–92.50	$88.69	$284	+0.97
325	325	2	92.50–95.00	$93.75	$305	+5.02
370	370	1	87.50	$87.50	$324	-20.20
350–395	371	12	90.00–112.50	$106.29	$394	-1.41
375	375	1	95.00	$95.00	$356	-12.70
410–446	428	5	88.00–110.00	$102.40	$438	+7.40
430	430	1	80.00	$80.00	$344	-15.00
435 thin fleshed	435	1	90.00	$90.00	$392	—
450–455	453	2	95.00–96.00	$95.50	$433	-9.50
455–465 thin fleshed	460	3	80.00–90.00	$85.87	$395	—
450–495	471	13	97.50–110.00	$103.45	$487	+18.45
500–515 thin fleshed	508	2	90.00–95.00	$92.54	$470	—
510–545	525	14	80.00–112.50	$104.39	$548	+2.09
515–535	525	4	80.00–90.00	$86.29	$453	-16.01
555–595 thin fleshed	575	2	80.00–85.00	$82.41	$474	-5.09
555–595	580	13	98.00–110.00	$104.47	$606	-3.05
570–595	583	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$510	-19.97
590	590	1	87.00	$87.00	$513	-20.52
600–640	614	4	85.00–92.00	$88.71	$545	-14.32
605–645	625	12	98.00–111.00	$104.33	$652	+1.30
665 thin fleshed	665	1	80.00	$80.00	$532	—
650–690	668	12	80.00–95.00	$87.85	$587	-12.89
655–695	671	13	99.00–108.00	$103.25	$693	+2.51
705	705	1	80.00	$80.00	$564	-21.00
700–730	717	3	97.00–102.00	$99.03	$710	-1.97
700–745 thin fleshed	723	2	80.00–82.50	$81.29	$588	-1.74
700–740	723	6	85.00–96.00	$90.64	$655	-10.36
750–785	768	3	86.00–98.00	$92.94	$714	—
780	780	1	103.00	$103.00	$803	—
810–835	822	3	83.00–96.00	$90.40	$743	-10.60
835 thin fleshed	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752	—
885	885	1	86.00	$86.00	$761	—
890	890	1	83.00	$83.00	$739	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	118.00	$118.00	$283	—
264–296	282	14	106.00–122.00	$116.01	$327	+7.07
300–345	320	14	100.00–124.00	$115.53	$370	+4.01
350–398	379	16	91.00–130.00	$118.23	$448	+0.93
404–446	425	19	90.00–125.00	$112.35	$477	+22.35
450–495	477	30	100.00–126.00	$113.41	$541	+3.96
485	485	1	80.00	$80.00	$388	-29.45
506–548	531	11	90.00–118.00	$110.05	$584	+13.50
550–595	573	9	80.00–114.00	$105.91	$607	+19.19
625	625	4	106.00	$106.00	$662	+30.92
665–684	682	8	87.00–94.00	$87.85	$599	+5.55
715	715	1	84.00	$84.00	$601	—
765	765	1	87.00	$87.00	$666	+12.00
820	820	1	70.00	$70.00	$574	-3.00
830	830	1	64.00	$64.00	$531	-9.00
860	860	1	87.00	$87.00	$748	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 thin fleshed	215	1	92.30	$92.30	$198	—
200–248	223	11	72.00–110.00	$98.05	$219	—
250–285	262	7	85.00–110.00	$103.94	$272	-7.34
280–295 thin fleshed	290	3	92.50–97.50	$95.00	$276	+7.76
300–345 thin fleshed	320	3	80.00–92.50	$87.23	$279	—
300–345	322	6	100.00–110.00	$106.65	$343	-3.35
355–385 thin fleshed	372	3	80.00–90.00	$85.77	$319	-4.23
360–390	375	12	97.00–112.50	$105.16	$394	-0.76
405–430 thin fleshed	418	4	80.00–87.50	$85.01	$355	+5.01
400–445	424	11	97.50–112.00	$105.54	$447	—
450–495 thin fleshed	471	6	80.00–90.00	$84.59	$398	+2.09
450–485	473	3	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$497	-5.00
500–535 thin fleshed	516	6	85.00–95.00	$89.32	$461	+4.32
500–540	517	7	100.00–110.00	$106.18	$549	+4.18
550–585 thin fleshed	563	3	85.00–90.00	$87.54	$493	—
560–595	582	9	100.00–111.00	$106.11	$618	+1.42
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	-6.00
605–625	615	3	102.50–104.00	$103.16	$634	+12.16
605–635 thin fleshed	615	3	80.00–91.00	$83.61	$514	+1.11
670–695	683	2	97.00–98.00	$97.49	$666	—
685 thin fleshed	685	1	87.50	$87.50	$599	+3.50
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	+7.00
700–745 thin fleshed	723	2	80.00–81.00	$80.48	$582	—
720–735	728	3	85.00–94.00	$90.97	$662	-2.03
760 thin fleshed	760	1	88.00	$88.00	$669	—
750–785	768	3	97.00–107.00	$103.41	$794	+3.41

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	104.00	$104.00	$172	—
240	240	2	108.00	$108.00	$259	—
260–290	272	3	100.00–110.00	$106.81	$291	-2.19
320–345	328	3	100.00–110.00	$106.50	$349	-1.50
350–385	368	4	104.00–116.00	$110.41	$406	—
405–435	416	5	102.00–112.50	$108.62	$452	+0.62
450–490	468	12	90.00–113.00	$103.56	$485	—
515–545	530	2	103.00–104.00	$103.51	$549	-1.05
565–595	582	3	90.00–102.00	$97.44	$567	-1.95
625	625	1	88.00	$88.00	$550	—
670	670	1	88.00	$88.00	$590	—
750	750	1	67.00	$67.00	$502	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	90.00–102.50	$96.53	$212	—
270	270	1	77.00	$77.00	$208	—
310	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	+5.00
360–385	373	2	107.00–108.00	$107.48	$401	—
590	590	1	72.00	$72.00	$425	—
650 thin fleshed	650	1	50.00	$50.00	$325	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	146.00	$146.00	$533	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	3	150.00–160.00	$154.91	$431	-5.09
315–330	323	2	157.50–160.00	$158.72	$513	+4.72
405	405	1	142.50	$142.50	$577	-9.89
415–435	425	11	125.00–149.00	$140.84	$599	-11.55
400–446	426	97	148.00–170.00	$156.45	$666	+4.06
470 thin fleshed	470	1	147.00	$147.00	$691	—
450–499	471	130	135.00–165.00	$151.05	$711	+4.93
455–496	477	18	131.00–147.50	$140.10	$668	-6.02
500–548	522	133	124.00–154.00	$141.63	$739	+2.63
502–535	522	8	123.00–134.00	$127.78	$667	-11.22
550–590	568	4	120.00–130.00	$125.73	$714	-4.27
550–596	572	106	121.00–150.00	$137.78	$788	+2.17
580 thin fleshed	580	1	130.00	$130.00	$754	—
600–646	624	91	118.00–150.00	$132.41	$826	+6.07
612–645	632	6	107.00–127.50	$117.96	$746	-8.38
650–695	672	30	108.00–130.00	$119.36	$802	+5.49
660–698	679	6	101.00–127.00	$112.12	$761	-1.75
700–745	715	24	96.00–125.00	$113.54	$812	-2.84
720	720	2	114.00–117.00	$115.50	$832	-0.88
750–795	777	9	97.00–113.00	$103.63	$805	-2.59
800–848	819	6	90.00–105.00	$97.08	$795	+7.71
855–898	870	9	88.00–98.00	$92.88	$808	+3.30
925–945	935	2	87.00–93.00	$89.97	$841	-1.40
970–982	976	2	85.00–101.00	$92.95	$907	-6.05
1010	1010	1	96.00	$96.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	—
395	395	1	130.00	$130.00	$514	—
400–445	424	40	130.00–147.50	$139.88	$593	+9.37
450–495	476	71	125.00–148.00	$138.81	$661	+8.96
500–545	519	18	120.00–137.00	$128.26	$666	+1.28
550–595	574	30	119.00–135.00	$127.78	$733	-0.44
600–645	625	22	117.50–127.00	$122.93	$768	+7.63
640	640	1	112.00	$112.00	$717	-3.30
650–695	670	34	113.00–126.00	$120.14	$805	+0.69
700–745	723	12	111.00–117.00	$114.08	$825	-2.44
750	750	1	111.00	$111.00	$832	—
805	805	1	109.00	$109.00	$877	+1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	—
410–435	422	6	100.00–110.00	$102.98	$435	-9.52
415–430	423	2	80.00–85.00	$82.54	$349	-29.96
425–430	428	2	95.00	$95.00	$407	-17.50
450–495	471	9	100.00–115.00	$107.17	$505	+13.47
525	525	1	90.00	$90.00	$472	—
515–540	528	2	100.00–110.00	$105.12	$555	—
565 thin fleshed	565	1	90.00	$90.00	$508	—
565 thin fleshed	565	1	80.00	$80.00	$452	—
550–585	569	7	100.00–113.00	$108.35	$617	+13.95
600–635	612	3	100.00–104.00	$102.62	$628	+4.62
665 thin fleshed	665	1	80.00	$80.00	$532	—
670	670	1	96.00	$96.00	$643	-13.00
655–695	673	5	100.00–113.00	$107.74	$725	-1.26
680	680	1	96.00	$96.00	$653	-13.00
715	715	1	80.00	$80.00	$572	-8.00
705–745	723	6	105.00–110.00	$107.32	$776	+0.82
760 thin fleshed	760	1	92.00	$92.00	$699	—
755–795	771	16	98.00–110.00	$103.91	$801	-0.10
790	790	1	94.00	$94.00	$743	-10.01
805–845	818	6	96.00–106.00	$101.49	$830	+7.49
820 thin fleshed	820	1	80.00	$80.00	$656	-12.00
835–845	840	2	84.00–93.00	$88.53	$744	-5.47
850–885	871	3	96.00–99.00	$97.01	$845	—
887	887	3	97.00	$97.00	$860	—
900 thin fleshed	900	1	93.00	$93.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	97.50	$97.50	$307	—
418–440	424	4	110.00–112.00	$111.48	$473	—
455–470	460	3	107.50–110.00	$109.18	$502	+3.18
465 thin fleshed	465	1	85.00	$85.00	$395	-6.98
505–520	513	4	100.00–110.00	$105.47	$541	+3.98
520–525 thin fleshed	523	2	92.00–95.00	$93.49	$489	—
560 thin fleshed	560	1	95.00	$95.00	$532	—
560–580	570	4	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$598	+2.98
620–635	628	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$675	+4.53
660–695	678	4	102.50–112.50	$108.53	$736	—
695 thin fleshed	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	—
720 thin fleshed	720	1	90.00	$90.00	$648	±0.00
715–745	732	6	101.00–108.00	$106.10	$777	—
750–795	774	4	93.00–108.00	$100.79	$780	-0.87
805	805	1	96.00	$96.00	$773	—
810–845 thin fleshed	821	4	80.00–90.00	$85.48	$702	-7.52
880 thin fleshed	880	1	94.00	$94.00	$827	+14.00
885	885	1	98.00	$98.00	$867	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	134.00–149.00	$141.55	$578	—
454–498	474	10	112.00–132.00	$120.12	$569	-2.00
500–546	523	11	100.00–124.00	$113.80	$595	-3.79
552–590	578	7	104.00–137.00	$118.20	$683	+7.22
640–645	643	2	90.00–138.00	$114.09	$734	+25.83
654–666	660	4	100.00–117.00	$108.77	$718	+33.77
708	708	1	86.00	$86.00	$609	—
808–826	815	3	78.00–82.00	$80.01	$652	—
865	865	1	84.00	$84.00	$727	—
935	935	1	86.00	$86.00	$804	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	118.00	$118.00	$519	+20.50
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	+5.10
545	545	1	100.00	$100.00	$545	-4.60
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	—
620 thin fleshed	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	—
635	635	1	124.00	$124.00	$787	—
825	825	1	72.00	$72.00	$594	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460 thin fleshed	460	1	60.00	$60.00	$276	—
545 thin fleshed	545	1	65.00	$65.00	$354	—
585	585	1	84.00	$84.00	$491	—
650	650	1	82.00	$82.00	$533	—
750	750	1	70.00	$70.00	$525	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1395	1058	80-85%	26	35.00–57.00	$49.97	$529	+0.60
765–1845	1172	80-85%	297	45.00–68.00	$60.75	$712	—
910–1650	1200	80-85%	34	56.00–74.00	$66.18	$794	+2.46
1320	1320	80-85%	1	33.00	$33.00	$436	-37.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–1135	820	85-90%	14	15.00–34.00	$27.86	$228	—
855	855	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$590	—
570–1330	859	85-90%	80	33.00–46.00	$40.97	$352	—
605–1465	991	85-90%	173	38.00–58.00	$52.69	$522	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1580	1308	75-80%	31	45.00–58.00	$52.68	$689	—
1040–1780	1431	75-80%	57	55.00–67.00	$60.53	$866	—
1440 value added	1440	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,238	—
1295–1790	1498	75-80%	14	57.00–73.00	$64.09	$960	+0.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2095	1411	32	55.00–81.00	$73.36	$1,035	+2.38
1000–2375	1603	68	71.00–97.00	$84.73	$1,358	—
1845–2065	1962	5	88.00–95.00	$92.38	$1,812	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–685	624	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	310.00–390.00	$365.01
695	695	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	396.00	$396.00
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	453.00	$453.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
890–970	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–750.00	$650.35
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
875–1510	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	450.00–975.00	$689.68
830–1640	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	498.00–975.00	$719.66
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555–770	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	320.00–550.00	$441.41
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00
545–855	751	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	325.00–650.00	$517.05
725–825	771	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	425.00–625.00	$528.74
710–840	787	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	360.00–600.00	$457.42
815–865	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–475.00	$462.13

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	235.00	$235.00	+33.33
150–185	161	5	240.00–400.00	$281.00	+51.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	132.00	$132.00	-57.00
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	-20.83
100–125	113	10	150.00–225.00	$195.50	+0.50
120–145	130	10	205.00–285.00	$240.00	-42.50
185	185	3	205.00–380.00	$293.33	-106.67
200–225	208	6	325.00–550.00	$451.67	+91.67
295	295	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00	-210.00
874	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	±0.00
920–925	923	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	475.00–625.00	$549.80	-275.20
865–1340	979	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	560.00–975.00	$746.63	-390.63
875–1330	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	610.00–1,040.00	$845.55	-291.71
940–1035	992	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–1,075.00	$931.81	-205.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00	—
630–815	724	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–725.00	$593.91	—
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	930.00	$930.00	—
584–870	727	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–575.00	$494.67	—
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	+400.00
700–850	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	390.00–760.00	$641.55	+191.55
782	782	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	+115.00
790–795	793	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	525.00–635.00	$579.83	-30.17

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
775–950	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	540.00–790.00	$652.32	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
952–1030	991	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–750.00	$737.01	—
1044	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
552	552	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	67.50	$67.50	$253	-4.93
470–475	473	3	42.50–52.50	$47.68	$226	+3.68
530	530	1	52.00	$52.00	$276	—
795	795	1	70.00	$70.00	$556	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	51.00	$51.00	$150	—
395	395	1	40.00	$40.00	$158	—
665	665	1	70.00	$70.00	$466	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	5	80.00–90.00	$85.76	$202	—
275	275	1	95.00	$95.00	$261	+2.50
300–340	325	5	85.00–101.00	$94.38	$307	+6.88
355–370	363	2	85.00	$85.00	$309	-9.57
410–435	423	3	70.00–83.00	$77.80	$329	-11.96
445	445	1	52.50	$52.50	$234	—
475	475	1	50.00	$50.00	$238	-22.50
520–525	523	2	60.00–72.50	$66.22	$346	—
580–595	588	3	56.00–72.50	$66.77	$393	-20.23
600–625	609	4	77.00–83.00	$80.52	$490	-1.52
695	695	1	86.00	$86.00	$598	+14.04
750	750	1	65.00	$65.00	$488	-15.00
810	810	1	79.00	$79.00	$640	-10.00
850–885	871	5	72.00–79.00	$74.98	$653	—
925–947	942	4	70.00–76.00	$71.47	$673	—
950–975	963	2	61.00–65.00	$62.97	$606	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	57.00	$57.00	$217	—
695	695	1	79.00	$79.00	$549	—
800	800	1	80.00	$80.00	$640	—
965	965	1	60.00	$60.00	$579	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	+25.00
150–165	158	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	44	6	90.00–110.00	$96.67	-43.33
50–55	53	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	-35.00
65	65	3	110.00–175.00	$146.67	+11.67
70	70	1	240.00	$240.00	+62.50
90–95	92	5	225.00–245.00	$230.00	-14.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	+5.97
20	20	1	70.00	$70.00	-23.33
30–35	32	3	87.50–115.00	$100.83	+18.95
40–45	43	6	90.00–120.00	$106.33	-2.56
50–55	52	3	105.00–140.00	$123.33	-48.99
60–65	63	5	115.00–160.00	$132.00	-32.03
70–75	71	4	130.00–250.00	$167.50	-69.86
75	75	4	235.00	$235.00	+53.18
80–85	82	3	190.00–225.00	$213.33	+18.33
85	85	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-77.50
90–95	92	3	200.00–220.00	$210.00	+2.50
100–120	106	4	200.00–265.00	$231.25	-17.32

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	94	4	140.00–215.00	$162.50	-34.72
100–125	114	11	125.00–245.00	$186.36	-29.30
150	150	2	300.00	$300.00	+35.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	-19.00
90–95	93	2	199.50–243.00	$221.25	-73.75
120–145	129	4	195.00–330.00	$265.00	-152.00
150–165	155	3	300.00–395.00	$335.00	+35.00
160–195	178	2	399.00–404.00	$401.50	+101.50

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	260.00	$260.00	+32.50
95	95	1	260.00	$260.00	+27.00
100–120	114	33	260.00–300.00	$293.79	—

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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.