North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

5,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.61/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 473 lb · 121 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.85/cwt -8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 374 lb · 118 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.77/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 524 lb · 114 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,196	6,992	3,374
Feeder cattle	3,709	5,545	2,649
Slaughter cattle	652	1,023	556
Replacement cattle	147	189	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mixed, 7.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were varied with heavier offerings early in the week and lighter offerings later in the week as severe thunderstorms threatened most of the state. Cattle quality varied, plain to attractive. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to 90.00 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
175	175	1	155.00	$155.00	$271	—
215–245	235	11	125.00–167.50	$153.93	$362	+0.85
250–298	279	55	140.00–174.00	$154.48	$431	+9.48
300–348	325	95	135.00–170.00	$156.08	$507	-4.52
335 fancy	335	1	181.00	$181.00	$606	—
350–395	374	107	135.00–169.00	$152.99	$572	-7.75
355–398	379	8	134.00–147.50	$142.67	$541	-18.07
355–395 fancy	380	3	173.00–177.50	$175.16	$666	—
400–445	421	58	133.00–168.00	$148.93	$627	-8.91
400–439 fancy	425	19	167.00–180.00	$172.61	$734	—
450 thin fleshed	450	1	143.00	$143.00	$644	—
450–498	480	52	124.00–169.00	$152.88	$734	+13.40
480–490 fancy	485	2	162.00–171.00	$166.45	$807	—
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	+9.98
500–545	523	37	122.00–155.00	$145.04	$759	-4.98
523–540 fancy	526	12	161.00–169.00	$161.77	$851	—
550–595	573	52	130.00–159.00	$144.83	$830	+1.83
600–649	620	45	131.00–141.00	$137.68	$854	+1.97
630 value added	630	2	141.00	$141.00	$888	—
667 value added	667	7	128.00	$128.00	$854	—
650–695	672	11	113.00–137.00	$130.19	$875	-1.15
685–690	688	2	123.00–126.00	$124.49	$856	-6.85
700–745	719	19	100.00–130.00	$122.43	$880	+2.24
760	760	1	114.00	$114.00	$866	+1.17
758–785	773	5	114.00–122.00	$118.01	$912	+5.18
805	805	1	115.00	$115.00	$926	+8.00
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	-19.93
1065	1065	1	90.00	$90.00	$958	—
1255	1255	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	—
200–230	213	11	118.00–145.00	$131.85	$281	+1.40
250–295	277	20	120.00–147.50	$136.81	$379	+0.95
300–345	321	29	121.00–148.00	$137.74	$442	+3.47
350–395	374	27	127.50–147.00	$138.49	$518	+1.19
420–440	436	8	137.50–142.50	$139.70	$609	-1.96
450–480	466	11	122.50–144.00	$131.85	$614	-9.20
505–540	516	8	129.00–135.00	$133.32	$688	+5.54
560–570	565	2	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$664	-8.04
600–645	627	5	112.50–124.00	$118.22	$741	-2.55
660–695	685	16	110.00–127.00	$122.85	$842	+2.63
700–720	708	3	110.00–112.50	$111.18	$787	-3.32
750–775	759	4	117.00–118.00	$117.25	$890	+4.69
815–835	823	6	107.00–115.00	$110.34	$908	—
850–885	864	4	106.00–113.00	$110.96	$959	—
1685	1685	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,123	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	130.00	$130.00	$234	—
230	230	1	136.00	$136.00	$313	+12.95
255–275	265	3	121.00–130.00	$125.27	$332	-1.35
310–325	317	3	111.00–124.00	$118.38	$375	-9.66
355–395	375	13	113.00–148.00	$124.35	$466	-5.34
400–445	421	8	113.00–144.00	$125.68	$529	+4.61
464–494	476	5	120.00–137.00	$130.50	$621	+5.43
510–545	528	3	114.00–125.00	$119.05	$629	-16.63
555–580	563	4	114.00–135.00	$121.16	$682	+2.09
610	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	—
686	686	3	115.00	$115.00	$789	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$169	—
225–235	230	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$259	+7.73
270	270	1	112.50	$112.50	$304	+1.31
290	290	1	90.00	$90.00	$261	-21.19
305–335	323	4	105.00–112.50	$109.37	$353	+0.60
345 thin fleshed	345	1	87.50	$87.50	$302	—
365–390	376	8	100.00–111.00	$104.79	$394	+0.18
380	380	1	80.00	$80.00	$304	-24.61
355–395	382	3	82.00–90.00	$85.79	$328	-18.82
435–445	440	2	100.00	$100.00	$440	-1.84
455	455	1	97.50	$97.50	$444	—
490 thin fleshed	490	1	80.00	$80.00	$392	—
520–535	528	2	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$555	+5.07
560	560	1	83.00	$83.00	$465	—
645 thin fleshed	645	1	89.00	$89.00	$574	—
680	680	1	106.00	$106.00	$721	-4.00
685	685	1	82.00	$82.00	$562	-28.00
695 thin fleshed	695	1	80.00	$80.00	$556	—
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	-6.70
875	875	1	102.00	$102.00	$892	—
935	935	1	100.00	$100.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	105.00–112.50	$108.57	$286	+8.58
305	305	1	105.00	$105.00	$320	+2.28
385 thin fleshed	385	1	90.00	$90.00	$346	±0.00
425 thin fleshed	425	1	85.00	$85.00	$361	—
485 thin fleshed	485	1	90.00	$90.00	$436	—
545	545	1	105.00	$105.00	$572	—
590 thin fleshed	590	1	85.00	$85.00	$502	—
645	645	1	84.00	$84.00	$542	-11.00
675 thin fleshed	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	—
690	690	1	104.00	$104.00	$718	+20.00
730–745	738	2	102.50–110.00	$106.21	$784	+2.21
740 thin fleshed	740	1	80.00	$80.00	$592	-15.00
750 thin fleshed	750	1	95.00	$95.00	$712	—
770	770	3	106.00	$106.00	$816	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	±0.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	110.00	$110.00	$297	±0.00
300	300	1	100.00	$100.00	$300	-25.59
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	-15.59
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	+4.96
470–495	483	2	109.00–120.00	$114.64	$554	+8.64
565	565	1	90.00	$90.00	$508	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	12	122.00–150.00	$133.56	$294	-13.28
255 fancy	255	1	157.00	$157.00	$400	—
250–298	277	27	121.00–148.00	$135.55	$375	+0.81
310 thin fleshed	310	1	129.00	$129.00	$400	—
300–348	325	63	120.00–149.00	$135.49	$440	-0.17
330	330	1	152.50	$152.50	$503	+30.00
350 fancy	350	1	154.00	$154.00	$539	—
350–399	373	100	120.00–148.00	$134.22	$501	-1.11
400–445	424	88	120.00–140.00	$128.43	$545	-3.73
410–445	432	5	117.50–124.00	$121.81	$526	-1.47
450–498	473	114	118.00–135.00	$126.71	$599	-2.81
450–495	473	5	121.00–124.00	$122.20	$578	-7.32
480 value added	480	2	132.00	$132.00	$634	—
500–549	524	114	104.00–133.00	$121.77	$638	+0.98
555	555	1	117.00	$117.00	$649	-4.93
550–595	565	51	108.00–129.50	$120.06	$678	-1.87
600–645	618	32	97.00–125.00	$113.78	$703	+0.03
628 value added	628	2	114.00	$114.00	$716	—
656	656	1	90.00	$90.00	$590	-25.49
650–685	666	20	109.00–120.00	$113.78	$758	-1.71
678	678	3	112.00	$112.00	$759	+1.67
700–725	709	14	90.00–112.50	$105.47	$748	+2.11
750	750	1	78.00	$78.00	$585	-21.02
755–795	778	4	78.00–100.00	$86.57	$674	-12.45
831	831	3	100.00	$100.00	$831	-0.82
900–920	910	2	92.50–94.00	$93.26	$849	+18.26
965	965	1	80.00	$80.00	$772	—
1040	1040	1	62.00	$62.00	$645	—
1053	1053	2	74.00	$74.00	$779	—
1170	1170	2	76.00	$76.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	117.00	$117.00	$222	—
205–245	229	17	102.50–127.50	$119.27	$273	-0.60
250–295	273	23	112.50–129.00	$121.04	$330	-2.26
300–348	324	40	112.50–129.00	$122.97	$398	+0.25
335 thin fleshed	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	—
350–395	374	73	112.50–129.00	$122.77	$459	+0.08
400–445	425	73	111.00–130.00	$120.41	$512	-1.03
450–498	472	68	111.00–127.00	$120.14	$567	-0.75
500–545	523	24	110.00–123.00	$115.65	$605	+1.42
550–595	567	20	107.50–119.00	$113.23	$642	-0.77
600–645	624	10	108.00–115.00	$111.48	$696	+0.77
650–693	678	23	109.00–114.00	$111.93	$759	+0.90
720	720	1	109.00	$109.00	$785	+1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	214	4	100.00–105.00	$102.74	$220	-4.25
250–295	268	8	102.50–112.50	$108.68	$291	+5.60
290	290	1	82.50	$82.50	$239	-20.58
305–325	315	2	110.00–112.50	$111.21	$350	+6.49
340 thin fleshed	340	2	80.00–97.00	$88.50	$301	-0.19
350–360	354	4	80.00–92.50	$87.92	$311	+0.42
360–385 thin fleshed	373	4	82.50–97.50	$91.88	$343	—
355–395	376	13	100.00–110.00	$106.12	$399	+11.12
385	385	1	85.00	$85.00	$327	-10.00
400–435	417	9	100.00–111.00	$107.07	$446	+4.67
405–440 thin fleshed	423	2	80.00–90.00	$85.21	$360	-4.79
440–445	443	2	80.00	$80.00	$354	±0.00
450–480	470	5	85.00–100.00	$91.97	$432	-11.48
465–490	481	5	102.50–110.00	$106.64	$513	+3.19
485 thin fleshed	485	1	95.00	$95.00	$461	+9.13
505	505	1	94.00	$94.00	$475	-10.39
510 thin fleshed	510	1	92.00	$92.00	$469	-0.54
505–545	529	14	98.00–110.00	$105.38	$557	+0.99
555–595	576	17	98.00–110.00	$104.82	$604	+0.35
580–590	585	2	92.50–97.50	$95.02	$556	+7.47
620 thin fleshed	620	1	82.00	$82.00	$508	—
605–645	622	10	99.00–110.00	$105.05	$653	+0.72
615–645	631	5	86.00–94.00	$90.38	$570	-13.95
650	650	1	82.50	$82.50	$536	-5.35
650–690	666	11	97.50–109.00	$101.37	$675	+13.52
665–690 thin fleshed	678	2	92.00	$92.00	$624	+12.00
650–695	681	9	85.00–98.00	$92.85	$632	-10.40
720	720	1	103.00	$103.00	$742	+12.36
735	735	1	90.00	$90.00	$662	-0.64
735 thin fleshed	735	1	92.00	$92.00	$676	+10.71
780	780	1	87.00	$87.00	$679	-16.00
785–790	788	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$816	+0.50
805–840	822	5	82.50–90.00	$86.10	$708	-4.30
850 thin fleshed	850	1	80.00	$80.00	$680	—
870	870	1	105.00	$105.00	$914	+19.00
880	880	1	80.00	$80.00	$704	-6.00
885	885	1	89.00	$89.00	$788	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 thin fleshed	240	1	80.00	$80.00	$192	-12.30
250–295 thin fleshed	270	3	80.00–95.00	$88.41	$239	-6.59
290–295	293	2	105.00–107.50	$106.26	$311	+2.32
300–315	308	5	105.00–106.00	$105.19	$324	-1.46
330 thin fleshed	330	1	92.50	$92.50	$305	+5.27
360–395	369	10	95.00–105.00	$99.99	$369	-5.17
350–390 thin fleshed	371	7	89.00–92.50	$90.34	$335	+4.57
400–430	414	7	87.50–110.00	$102.22	$423	-3.32
405–445 thin fleshed	426	4	80.00–97.50	$85.46	$364	+0.45
460–465	463	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$438	-10.50
450–490	471	10	100.00–110.00	$106.15	$500	+1.15
450–490 thin fleshed	473	8	80.00–95.00	$89.04	$421	+4.45
515	515	1	95.00	$95.00	$489	-11.18
500–535 thin fleshed	516	7	80.00–95.00	$87.15	$450	-2.17
500–545	517	10	102.50–112.50	$107.37	$555	+1.19
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	-16.11
565–590	581	7	97.00–110.00	$103.43	$601	-2.68
575–595 thin fleshed	585	4	82.50–92.50	$89.36	$523	+1.82
610	610	1	89.00	$89.00	$543	+4.00
600–635 thin fleshed	612	6	80.00–90.00	$86.91	$532	+3.30
605–645	626	7	96.00–107.00	$102.85	$644	-0.31
670–675	673	2	100.00	$100.00	$673	+2.51
655–695 thin fleshed	681	4	90.00–95.00	$91.75	$625	+4.25
715 thin fleshed	715	1	83.00	$83.00	$593	+2.52
705–735	717	6	101.00–104.00	$101.83	$730	+1.83
755 thin fleshed	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	-3.00
815	815	1	82.00	$82.00	$668	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	236	4	117.00–129.00	$121.46	$287	+3.46
250–286	265	12	113.00–125.00	$118.34	$314	+2.33
305–342	322	7	109.00–121.00	$114.21	$368	-1.32
350–395	372	12	109.00–120.00	$114.08	$424	-4.15
400–448	428	16	106.00–123.00	$113.94	$488	+1.59
460–495	476	9	90.00–116.00	$108.39	$516	-5.02
500–545	523	6	90.00–110.00	$104.83	$548	-5.22
560–590	579	4	90.00–106.00	$97.94	$567	-7.97
600–645	613	9	84.00–107.50	$99.63	$611	-6.37
650–675	664	4	90.00–99.00	$94.11	$625	+6.26
740–745	743	2	82.00–90.00	$85.99	$639	+1.99
790	790	1	80.00	$80.00	$632	-7.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	109.00	$109.00	$191	+5.00
255–260	258	2	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$271	-1.86
305–345	329	7	100.00–105.00	$100.73	$331	-5.77
370–390	380	3	100.00–110.00	$103.93	$395	-6.48
405–445	426	4	100.00–110.00	$106.12	$452	-2.50
455–495	481	7	104.00–110.00	$108.33	$521	+4.77
500–535	523	3	100.00–105.00	$102.98	$539	-0.53
560–595	578	2	92.50–95.00	$93.79	$542	-3.65
595 thin fleshed	595	1	82.50	$82.50	$491	—
605–635	623	4	87.50–101.00	$91.47	$570	+3.47
665–695	680	2	84.00–85.00	$84.51	$575	-3.49
815	815	1	60.00	$60.00	$489	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	100.00–108.00	$103.95	$211	+7.42
395 thin fleshed	395	1	40.00	$40.00	$158	—
420	420	1	68.00	$68.00	$286	—
425 thin fleshed	425	1	86.00	$86.00	$366	—
545	545	1	80.00	$80.00	$436	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	—
510	510	1	112.00	$112.00	$571	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	67.00	$67.00	$469	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	377	3	152.50–157.50	$155.88	$588	—
400 value added	400	1	157.50	$157.50	$630	—
415	415	1	146.00	$146.00	$606	+3.50
405–430 fancy	417	3	167.50–170.00	$168.53	$703	—
400–446	428	57	136.00–165.00	$150.20	$643	-6.25
445	445	1	145.00	$145.00	$645	-11.45
450–465 fancy	460	4	161.00–168.00	$164.00	$754	—
450–495	465	76	126.00–162.50	$145.57	$677	-5.48
450–495	474	4	130.00–147.50	$139.92	$663	-11.13
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-11.63
500–545	523	85	120.00–150.00	$138.90	$726	-2.73
550–595	566	66	120.00–149.00	$135.94	$769	+10.21
575–595	584	4	128.00–134.00	$129.77	$758	-8.01
600–645	619	45	110.00–146.00	$132.68	$821	+0.27
645	645	1	124.00	$124.00	$800	+6.04
650–685	662	9	112.50–134.00	$121.76	$806	+2.40
675	675	2	117.00–121.00	$119.00	$803	-0.36
700–740	716	16	100.00–122.00	$107.88	$772	-5.66
755–795	774	6	90.00–100.00	$96.23	$745	-7.40
822–846	839	8	85.00–105.00	$98.88	$830	+1.80
866–895	879	3	82.00–98.00	$92.01	$809	-0.87
905–925	915	4	87.00–98.00	$90.49	$828	+0.52
978–992	985	2	80.00–82.00	$80.99	$798	-11.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	33	127.00–145.00	$138.14	$587	-1.74
450–495	473	46	129.00–147.00	$138.95	$657	+0.14
500–545	521	26	120.00–135.00	$129.28	$674	+1.02
555–595	576	14	115.00–134.00	$125.31	$722	-2.47
600–645	625	19	120.00–130.00	$123.65	$773	+0.72
650–695	673	25	114.00–128.00	$121.86	$820	+1.72
710–735	720	4	111.00–115.00	$112.98	$813	-1.10
760–765	763	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$858	+1.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	+7.02
420	420	1	82.50	$82.50	$346	-20.48
460–485	472	3	90.00–95.00	$93.34	$441	-13.83
460–495	476	5	97.50–110.00	$105.07	$500	-2.10
505–545	520	6	100.00–110.00	$106.96	$556	+16.96
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	+1.65
560	560	1	85.00	$85.00	$476	-23.35
595 thin fleshed	595	1	80.00	$80.00	$476	-10.00
615–645	633	3	101.00–110.00	$104.54	$662	+1.92
660–675	668	3	85.00–92.50	$87.47	$584	-8.53
660–695	672	5	100.00–112.00	$107.21	$720	-0.53
685 thin fleshed	685	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$634	+12.50
715 thin fleshed	715	1	85.00	$85.00	$608	—
730–740	735	2	106.00	$106.00	$779	-1.32
750–795	774	4	102.00–108.00	$104.24	$807	+0.33
815–830	823	2	96.00–101.00	$98.48	$810	-3.01
850	850	1	95.00	$95.00	$808	-2.01
850–865 thin fleshed	858	3	80.00–91.00	$84.33	$724	—
870	870	1	85.00	$85.00	$740	-12.01

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$559	-11.05
450–495	469	6	117.00–130.00	$120.88	$567	+0.76
500–545	527	10	100.00–128.00	$114.57	$604	+0.77
555–595	575	7	114.00–136.00	$120.48	$693	+2.28
615–648	627	7	93.00–116.00	$104.12	$653	-9.97
665–698	683	5	80.00–100.00	$92.57	$632	-16.20
720	720	1	85.00	$85.00	$612	-1.00
774–790	782	2	78.00–80.00	$79.01	$618	—
805–820	813	2	74.00–80.00	$76.97	$626	-3.04
855–865	860	2	77.00	$77.00	$662	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410 thin fleshed	405	2	85.00–97.00	$91.07	$369	—
425	425	1	92.50	$92.50	$393	-18.98
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	-1.48
455–480	465	3	100.00–107.50	$102.47	$476	-6.71
465–480 thin fleshed	473	2	80.00–85.00	$82.54	$390	-2.46
555 thin fleshed	555	1	80.00	$80.00	$444	-15.00
555–588	572	6	105.00–110.00	$109.17	$624	+4.19
605	605	1	107.00	$107.00	$647	-0.53
625–630	628	2	81.00–92.00	$86.48	$543	-21.05
635 thin fleshed	635	1	95.00	$95.00	$603	—
675–690 thin fleshed	685	3	85.00–95.00	$89.36	$612	-0.64
685–690	687	3	94.00–109.00	$101.67	$698	-6.86
715–720 thin fleshed	718	2	82.00–89.00	$85.51	$614	-4.49
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	-16.10
725–735	728	3	100.00–105.00	$102.67	$747	-3.43
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	+0.21
805 thin fleshed	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	+9.52
855 thin fleshed	855	1	89.00	$89.00	$761	-5.00
865	865	1	95.00	$95.00	$822	-3.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	115.00	$115.00	$477	-3.00
455–495	475	2	105.00–108.00	$106.44	$506	-3.56
505–545	524	7	100.00–114.00	$106.04	$556	+6.04
545 thin fleshed	545	1	59.00	$59.00	$322	—
570–580	575	3	101.00–106.00	$103.99	$598	-1.01
680	680	1	80.00	$80.00	$544	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	56.00	$56.00	$283	—
590 thin fleshed	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945 value added	945	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$709	—
905–1370	1096	80-85%	22	41.00–55.00	$48.44	$531	—
805–1750	1177	80-85%	178	45.00–68.00	$60.41	$711	-0.34
965–1900	1341	80-85%	43	56.00–75.00	$67.98	$912	+34.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–900	781	85-90%	6	20.00–33.00	$27.45	$214	—
800–850	825	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$60.97	$503	+33.11
590–1300	874	85-90%	29	31.00–45.00	$40.29	$352	-0.68
635–1416	974	85-90%	82	45.00–56.00	$51.41	$501	-1.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1820	1388	75-80%	59	54.00–68.00	$62.62	$869	—
1100–1875	1480	75-80%	27	56.00–74.00	$66.09	$978	+2.00
1440–1530	1485	75-80%	2	50.00–54.00	$52.06	$773	-12.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2105	1241	22	63.00–78.00	$71.97	$893	—
1050–2310	1612	55	72.00–96.00	$85.10	$1,372	+0.37
1900–2222	2022	3	90.00–97.00	$94.08	$1,902	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
885–945	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–675.00	$618.01
910–1200	992	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	475.00–725.00	$623.87
925–1170	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–700.00	$653.00
865–1345	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	400.00–975.00	$721.29
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565–795	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	325.00–425.00	$383.46
565–840	703	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	425.00–650.00	$542.49
730–760	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	450.00–570.00	$506.58
690–830	754	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	400.00–575.00	$508.39
685–845	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	425.00–600.00	$496.39
755–855	814	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–675.00	$581.80

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	—
100–130	115	2	202.50–277.50	$240.00	+5.00
120–125	123	3	180.00–235.00	$198.33	-36.67
155	155	1	270.00	$270.00	-11.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	2	125.00–150.00	$137.50	+5.50
60–65	63	4	60.00–120.00	$93.13	-38.87
60–65	63	2	140.00	$140.00	+8.00
60–65	63	2	186.00–198.25	$192.13	+60.13
65	65	1	60.00	$60.00	-72.00
70–75	73	2	231.00–273.75	$252.38	+77.38
70–75	74	7	147.50–270.00	$187.50	+12.50
80–85	82	9	150.00–275.00	$181.11	+6.11
85	85	2	122.50–155.00	$138.75	-36.25
85	85	2	229.50–314.50	$272.00	+97.00
90–95	93	6	165.00–275.00	$212.50	+37.50
95	95	1	299.25	$299.25	+124.25
110	110	1	170.00	$170.00	-25.50
100–145	117	14	200.00–322.50	$243.04	+47.54
125	125	1	250.00	$250.00	+10.00
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	-48.33
150–185	160	17	185.00–520.00	$318.82	+25.49
200–225	212	5	270.00–390.00	$342.00	-109.67
250–275	256	4	350.00–640.00	$457.50	—

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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
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	-275.00
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	-99.80
850–1110	934	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	450.00–1,125.00	$845.13	+295.33
895–980	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–790.00	$703.76	+153.96
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	+329.45
905–1205	1031	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	680.00–1,225.00	$972.45	—
1020–1265	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,286.16	—
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
610–840	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–850.00	$660.56	+66.65
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	+235.33
655–835	744	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	380.00–780.00	$606.84	+112.17
730–785	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	430.00–500.00	$466.27	-175.28
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	±0.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	70.00	$70.00	$175	—
390	390	1	52.50	$52.50	$205	-15.00
630	630	1	32.00	$32.00	$202	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	67.00	$67.00	$338	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	87.50–90.00	$88.74	$211	+2.98
295	295	1	95.00	$95.00	$280	±0.00
315–330	323	2	85.00–92.50	$88.66	$286	-5.72
350	350	1	70.00	$70.00	$245	-15.00
450	450	1	80.00	$80.00	$360	+30.00
505	505	1	75.00	$75.00	$379	+8.78
550	550	1	79.00	$79.00	$434	—
620	620	1	61.00	$61.00	$378	-19.52
685	685	1	65.00	$65.00	$445	-21.00
710	710	1	79.00	$79.00	$561	—
895	895	1	54.00	$54.00	$483	-20.98

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	73.00	$73.00	$369	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	—
95	95	1	137.75	$137.75	—
105	105	1	157.50	$157.50	-30.00
100–125	109	8	145.00–185.00	$168.13	-19.37

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Families

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Aged (>6yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100–115	104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	190.00–360.00	$284.17	—
100–115	106	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	7	230.00–340.00	$265.71	—
110	110	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	215.00–245.00	$230.00	—
110	110	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	11	7	50.00–175.00	$99.29	+2.62
20–25	23	3	77.50–95.00	$86.67	-10.00
30–35	31	8	85.00–130.00	$105.94	+9.27
35	35	1	77.50	$77.50	-19.17
40–45	42	5	80.00–112.50	$95.00	-1.67
40–45	42	10	75.00–170.00	$125.50	+28.83
50–55	50	24	110.00–165.00	$138.96	+16.46
60	60	1	115.00	$115.00	-31.67
60–65	62	23	110.00–192.50	$160.87	+14.20
70–75	72	9	130.00–232.50	$176.67	-63.33
80–85	83	8	120.00–242.50	$186.88	-43.12
90	90	10	130.50–255.00	$186.60	-43.40
90–95	91	5	100.00–142.50	$132.50	-97.50
100–140	110	25	170.00–295.00	$238.36	—
110	110	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	200.00	$200.00	—
120–145	133	2	205.00–230.00	$217.50	—
140	140	1	320.00	$320.00	—
145	145	1	400.00	$400.00	—
150–180	163	4	260.00–290.00	$270.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	3	100.00–130.00	$111.67	—
90	90	2	60.00–80.00	$70.00	—
90–95	93	5	95.00–122.50	$109.50	—
100–110	103	3	50.00–105.00	$80.00	—
100–115	104	13	110.00–160.00	$137.88	—
100–125	115	4	150.00–187.50	$167.50	—
100–140	122	14	160.00–260.00	$187.86	—
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	10	70.00–170.00	$94.50	+27.00
20–25	25	13	60.00–120.00	$96.35	+26.35
25	25	2	102.50	$102.50	+32.50
30–35	33	5	77.50–100.00	$87.50	-13.33
30–35	33	32	90.00–140.00	$123.78	+22.95
40	40	4	92.50–130.00	$119.38	+13.05
40–45	43	45	90.00–185.00	$150.04	+43.71
50–55	52	20	115.00–200.00	$170.36	+47.03
50–55	53	6	90.00–160.00	$137.92	+14.59
60	60	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	+35.50
60–65	63	26	125.00–310.00	$191.44	+59.44
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-42.50
70–75	72	14	130.00–277.50	$184.29	+16.79
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	-73.33
80–85	83	9	165.00–322.50	$230.00	+16.67
90–95	92	3	200.00–250.00	$231.67	+21.67
100–145	122	15	215.00–285.00	$255.00	+23.75
100–145	124	4	245.00–290.00	$273.13	+41.88
150	150	5	220.00–290.00	$264.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	82.50	$82.50	—
50–55	53	2	95.00–105.00	$100.00	—
55	55	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	—
60	60	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-35.00
70	70	1	132.50	$132.50	-30.00
70	70	1	228.75	$228.75	+66.25
70–75	73	3	165.00–180.00	$171.67	+9.17
80–85	82	10	150.00–232.50	$180.25	+17.75
80–85	84	6	140.00–180.00	$167.08	+4.58
90–95	91	4	150.00–225.00	$196.25	+33.75
95	95	1	175.00	$175.00	+12.50
110–125	118	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	-33.86
100–145	124	21	125.00–405.00	$238.81	+52.45
150	150	3	225.00–330.00	$261.67	-38.33

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	-20.00
80	80	1	292.00	$292.00	+92.00
80	80	1	215.00	$215.00	+15.00
100–110	107	3	240.00–250.00	$243.33	-21.67
160–175	168	2	355.00–490.00	$422.50	+21.00
220	220	1	455.00	$455.00	—

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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.