North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

6,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.28/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 422 lb · 163 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.02/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 475 lb · 151 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.80/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 371 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,227	5,196	2,809
Feeder cattle	5,000	3,709	1,497
Slaughter cattle	825	652	1,120
Replacement cattle	102	147	81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 7. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 60.00 to 135.00 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
205–246	230	16	130.00–160.00	$145.12	$334	-8.81
262–290	276	2	130.00–148.00	$139.46	$385	-15.02
250–295	277	40	130.00–176.00	$159.89	$443	+5.41
300–345	319	98	136.00–176.00	$157.15	$501	+1.07
320–335	328	2	143.00–147.50	$145.30	$477	-10.78
355 fancy	355	1	175.00	$175.00	$621	-0.16
360	360	1	147.50	$147.50	$531	-5.49
350–395	371	131	130.00–170.00	$154.46	$573	+1.47
360–390 value added	375	2	168.00–174.00	$170.88	$641	—
410 fancy	410	1	169.00	$169.00	$693	-3.61
400–444 value added	420	14	161.00–178.00	$173.25	$728	—
400–448	425	111	130.00–174.00	$150.45	$639	+1.52
435 thin fleshed	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	—
450–495	469	72	136.00–166.00	$150.83	$707	-2.05
453–499 value added	481	78	164.00–175.50	$172.58	$830	—
490	490	1	144.00	$144.00	$706	-8.88
515–525	520	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$689	-12.56
500–545	521	61	134.00–160.00	$145.41	$758	+0.37
546 value added	546	4	160.00	$160.00	$874	—
550–597 value added	566	75	152.00–164.50	$160.33	$907	—
550–595	569	47	130.00–155.00	$143.98	$819	-0.85
600–645	619	41	115.00–148.00	$135.29	$837	-2.39
642 value added	642	14	142.00	$142.00	$912	+1.00
655–685	665	17	116.00–140.00	$130.50	$868	+0.31
681–698 value added	689	13	138.00–139.50	$138.80	$956	+10.80
700–740	717	16	114.00–127.00	$122.61	$879	+0.18
733 value added	733	6	127.00	$127.00	$931	—
751–773 value added	762	18	129.00–130.50	$129.74	$989	—
785–796	792	6	88.00–116.00	$108.47	$859	-9.54
800–830	818	6	100.00–117.00	$108.32	$886	-6.68
821–838 value added	826	10	104.00–114.00	$106.83	$882	—
864	864	1	106.00	$106.00	$916	—
928	928	1	95.00	$95.00	$882	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466–467	467	29	162.00–177.00	$172.87	$807	—
554–560	560	98	137.00–165.00	$162.48	$910	—
645	645	21	138.00	$138.00	$890	—
653	653	90	143.75	$143.75	$939	—
736	736	97	125.00–131.25	$130.54	$961	—
847	847	21	121.00	$121.00	$1,025	—
866	866	6	115.00	$115.00	$996	—
933	933	5	113.00	$113.00	$1,054	—
975	975	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	124.00	$124.00	$229	-1.00
215–245	230	8	120.00–135.00	$123.97	$285	-7.88
250–290	271	12	120.00–149.00	$134.62	$365	-2.19
280 thin fleshed	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
300–345	326	18	115.00–145.00	$134.73	$439	-3.01
360	360	1	90.00	$90.00	$324	-48.49
355–398	379	47	115.00–166.00	$141.39	$536	+2.90
400–447	431	23	125.00–171.00	$150.90	$650	+11.20
450–495	472	20	125.00–150.00	$139.39	$658	+7.54
500–543	536	40	130.00–168.00	$161.04	$863	+27.72
555–590	574	6	120.00–132.00	$125.96	$723	+8.44
630	630	1	113.00	$113.00	$712	-5.22
600–648	636	14	118.00–146.00	$136.38	$867	+18.16
650–695	675	8	115.00–127.00	$122.04	$824	-0.81
715–740	726	6	110.00–121.00	$117.30	$852	+6.12
755–790	770	3	114.00–116.00	$114.65	$883	-2.60
810–830	821	4	110.00–115.00	$113.51	$932	+3.17
870	870	1	109.00	$109.00	$948	-1.96
915–918	917	3	103.00–107.00	$104.33	$957	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	5	110.00–126.00	$118.68	$269	-17.32
260–295	283	9	114.00–147.50	$128.16	$363	+2.89
300–345	324	18	120.00–158.00	$131.88	$427	+13.50
350–398	377	14	116.00–146.00	$130.49	$492	+6.14
410–445	430	20	111.00–135.00	$125.21	$538	-0.47
480	480	1	128.00	$128.00	$614	-2.50
500–540	520	7	113.00–135.00	$122.89	$639	+3.84
575	575	1	125.00	$125.00	$719	+3.84
755	755	1	92.00	$92.00	$695	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	110.00	$110.00	$253	-2.55
245	245	1	92.50	$92.50	$227	-20.05
250–290	273	6	107.50–113.00	$111.38	$304	-1.12
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	-9.37
355–380	370	6	97.50–113.00	$108.68	$402	+3.89
375 thin fleshed	375	1	87.50	$87.50	$328	—
380	380	1	87.50	$87.50	$332	+7.50
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	±0.00
425	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340	-20.00
485 thin fleshed	485	1	85.00	$85.00	$412	+5.00
540	540	1	117.00	$117.00	$632	+11.93
615 thin fleshed	615	1	86.00	$86.00	$529	-3.00
615	615	1	132.00	$132.00	$812	—
705–738	727	3	100.00–114.00	$109.47	$796	—
880	880	1	106.00	$106.00	$933	+4.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	108.00	$108.00	$259	—
250–295	274	7	100.00–124.00	$108.95	$299	-1.05
305–315	310	3	130.00–138.00	$133.04	$412	+33.04
350–385	366	6	100.00–136.00	$119.69	$438	+19.69
375 thin fleshed	375	1	110.00	$110.00	$412	—
400–435	422	3	100.00–111.00	$105.82	$447	-4.18
470	470	1	94.00	$94.00	$442	-20.64
525–540	533	2	110.00	$110.00	$586	—
705 thin fleshed	705	1	50.00	$50.00	$352	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	80.00	$80.00	$200	—
260–290	280	3	142.50–145.00	$144.23	$404	+35.66
305–345	320	4	107.50–140.00	$130.99	$419	+25.99
350	350	2	100.00–107.50	$103.75	$363	—
365–371 thin fleshed	370	7	83.00–95.00	$84.69	$313	-5.31
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—
510 thin fleshed	510	1	92.50	$92.50	$472	—
600	600	1	104.00	$104.00	$624	—
640 thin fleshed	640	1	85.00	$85.00	$544	—
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	-4.21
780	780	1	107.00	$107.00	$835	+1.00
880	880	1	100.00	$100.00	$880	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 thin fleshed	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—
350–390	370	2	120.00–125.00	$122.64	$454	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	83.00	$83.00	$452	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204 fancy	204	1	160.00	$160.00	$326	—
204–240	221	8	117.00–150.00	$130.07	$287	-3.49
250–295	280	34	114.00–153.00	$138.09	$387	+2.54
304	304	1	117.00	$117.00	$356	-18.49
300–345	325	61	120.00–154.00	$134.15	$436	-1.34
352 fancy	352	2	149.00–152.00	$150.50	$530	-3.50
350–361 value added	359	13	140.00–149.00	$143.48	$515	—
350–395	375	111	119.50–150.00	$132.84	$498	-1.38
375–378	377	2	116.00–130.00	$122.97	$464	-11.25
400–425	417	3	122.00–124.00	$123.36	$514	-5.07
400–448	421	128	115.00–143.00	$128.95	$543	+0.52
405–445 value added	429	32	138.00–146.00	$141.36	$606	—
455 thin fleshed	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
452–466	459	2	113.50–114.00	$113.75	$522	-12.96
450–498	467	103	115.00–141.00	$125.49	$586	-1.22
473–487 value added	480	28	140.00–145.00	$140.65	$675	+8.65
505–522	514	2	103.00–116.00	$109.39	$562	-12.38
514 value added	514	4	125.00	$125.00	$642	—
500–547	522	93	108.00–129.00	$120.64	$630	-1.13
555–578	562	5	104.00–116.00	$111.51	$627	-8.55
550–598	570	58	105.00–129.00	$118.08	$673	-1.98
561–586 value added	579	11	122.00–125.00	$124.21	$719	—
604–634 value added	611	10	115.00–119.00	$118.21	$722	+4.21
600–640	620	30	100.00–124.00	$110.98	$688	-2.80
642	642	1	90.00	$90.00	$578	-23.78
650–695	663	24	95.00–117.00	$108.04	$716	-5.74
680 value added	680	1	116.00	$116.00	$789	—
722	722	1	84.00	$84.00	$606	-21.47
700–740	723	8	84.00–110.00	$101.23	$732	-4.24
730 value added	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	—
750–780	760	5	95.00–108.00	$102.83	$782	+24.83
765–782 value added	775	16	104.00–110.00	$107.23	$831	—
821–839	836	11	90.00–107.00	$103.23	$863	+3.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	231	5	115.00–127.50	$122.10	$282	+2.83
250–295	278	10	117.50–128.00	$123.59	$344	+2.55
320 thin fleshed	320	1	124.00	$124.00	$397	+14.00
300–345	323	29	112.00–129.00	$120.42	$389	-2.55
350–395	374	55	114.00–146.00	$127.29	$476	+4.52
400–445	424	38	112.00–126.00	$120.08	$509	-0.33
450–495	470	78	111.00–149.75	$128.71	$605	+8.57
500–545	527	39	110.00–136.50	$124.29	$655	+8.64
550–595	569	28	109.00–122.75	$116.02	$660	+2.79
600–645	631	18	108.00–124.25	$114.75	$724	+3.27
650–695	666	5	109.00–112.00	$110.79	$738	-1.14
714–725	716	11	93.00–109.50	$107.93	$773	-1.07
755	755	1	109.00	$109.00	$823	—
780	780	1	91.00	$91.00	$710	—
883	883	2	105.00	$105.00	$927	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	135.25	$135.25	$606	—
457	457	29	147.00	$147.00	$672	—
549	549	11	124.25	$124.25	$682	—
550	550	79	136.75	$136.75	$752	—
637–645	644	87	122.00–131.00	$130.28	$839	—
737–742	742	43	113.00–121.50	$120.91	$897	—
835–840	840	19	115.00–117.00	$115.10	$967	—
920–926	925	10	110.00–113.00	$112.70	$1,042	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	10	100.00–110.00	$107.60	$242	+4.86
220–245 thin fleshed	233	2	92.00–95.00	$93.42	$218	—
250–290	270	6	93.00–112.50	$104.22	$281	-4.46
290 thin fleshed	290	1	80.00	$80.00	$232	—
300–340	314	9	97.50–112.50	$105.49	$331	-5.72
325 thin fleshed	325	1	95.00	$95.00	$309	+6.50
350–390 thin fleshed	364	6	82.00–95.00	$87.37	$318	-4.51
365–375	372	8	80.00–95.00	$90.86	$338	-15.26
365–390	376	6	102.50–110.00	$105.50	$397	-0.62
405 thin fleshed	405	1	80.00	$80.00	$324	-5.21
405–428	418	10	80.00–110.00	$103.93	$434	-3.14
450 thin fleshed	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	+15.00
455–475	465	2	84.00–85.00	$84.49	$393	-7.48
450–495	469	9	100.00–112.00	$105.78	$496	+13.81
485	485	1	82.00	$82.00	$398	-24.64
515 thin fleshed	515	1	90.00	$90.00	$464	-2.00
505–545	525	15	100.00–112.50	$103.87	$545	-1.51
550–590	563	10	99.00–110.00	$105.37	$593	+0.55
555–575	565	2	87.50–97.00	$92.33	$522	-12.49
600–635	614	7	80.00–97.00	$90.07	$553	-14.98
615	615	1	81.00	$81.00	$498	-24.05
605–630	617	9	98.00–108.00	$104.08	$642	-0.97
650–680	661	7	99.00–110.00	$104.17	$689	+2.80
655–680	668	5	80.00–96.00	$86.81	$580	-14.56
670	670	1	88.00	$88.00	$590	-13.37
705–745	724	6	98.00–106.00	$101.52	$735	-1.48
705–735	726	9	80.00–96.00	$92.54	$672	-10.46
780	780	1	89.00	$89.00	$694	+2.00
790	790	1	107.00	$107.00	$845	+3.50
815	815	1	86.00	$86.00	$701	-0.10
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–235	229	4	107.00–122.00	$114.79	$263	-6.67
258–295	281	10	114.00–126.00	$121.74	$342	+3.40
300–342	325	13	105.00–130.00	$116.70	$379	+2.49
350–395	369	26	100.00–126.00	$116.15	$429	+2.07
410–445	428	13	106.00–131.00	$117.11	$501	+3.17
450–495	476	17	92.00–126.00	$114.81	$546	+6.42
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	-4.83
505–545	523	13	103.00–120.00	$110.37	$577	+5.54
555–595	572	12	100.00–110.00	$106.79	$611	+8.85
600–646	626	5	80.00–103.00	$93.97	$588	-5.66
685–696	691	2	81.00–88.00	$84.53	$584	-9.58
735	735	1	92.00	$92.00	$676	+6.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	110.00	$110.00	$286	+3.74
295 thin fleshed	295	1	85.00	$85.00	$251	-3.41
310–320	317	3	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$354	+6.49
325–330 thin fleshed	328	3	90.00–100.00	$93.35	$306	+0.85
360–365 thin fleshed	363	2	82.50–96.00	$89.30	$324	-1.04
350–395	371	5	105.00–117.50	$109.65	$407	+9.66
405–445	420	12	100.00–117.50	$105.68	$444	+3.46
400–435 thin fleshed	421	5	80.00–95.00	$88.03	$371	+2.57
470 thin fleshed	470	2	87.50	$87.50	$411	-1.54
455–490	472	6	92.00–110.00	$102.15	$482	-4.00
500–515 thin fleshed	510	4	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$472	+5.35
530	530	1	94.00	$94.00	$498	-13.37
520–545	534	4	98.00–112.00	$102.67	$548	-4.70
570 thin fleshed	570	1	95.00	$95.00	$542	+5.64
550–590	573	7	95.50–105.00	$100.40	$575	+10.40
580	580	1	94.00	$94.00	$545	+4.00
605–620 thin fleshed	613	2	80.00–96.00	$88.10	$540	+1.19
600–635	620	3	92.00–99.00	$96.65	$599	-6.20
650–690	664	7	92.00–107.00	$100.02	$664	+0.02
655–675 thin fleshed	665	3	82.00–89.00	$85.30	$567	-6.45
705 thin fleshed	705	1	89.00	$89.00	$627	+6.00
735	735	1	95.00	$95.00	$698	-6.83
765–775 thin fleshed	770	2	85.00–90.00	$87.48	$674	+2.48

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	4	100.00–110.00	$104.24	$243	—
265–295	282	5	100.00–110.00	$105.13	$296	+0.18
300	300	2	100.00	$100.00	$300	-0.73
350–395	384	6	100.00–110.00	$103.75	$398	-0.18
415–445	421	7	97.00–110.00	$105.42	$444	-0.70
455 thin fleshed	455	1	104.00	$104.00	$473	—
475–490	483	3	108.00–110.00	$109.32	$528	+0.99
515–535	526	5	98.00–105.00	$103.21	$543	+0.23
555–585	570	2	100.00–109.00	$104.62	$596	+10.83
650	650	1	50.00	$50.00	$325	-34.51
655	655	1	75.00	$75.00	$491	-9.51

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	100.00	$100.00	$205	-3.95
235 thin fleshed	235	1	50.00	$50.00	$118	—
300–315	308	3	76.00–82.00	$78.34	$241	—
445	445	1	90.00	$90.00	$400	+22.00
605	605	1	60.00	$60.00	$363	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	—
410–427	419	8	137.50–147.50	$144.12	$604	-1.88
400–445	422	51	138.00–163.00	$151.08	$638	+0.88
430 value added	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	+12.50
465	465	1	137.50	$137.50	$639	-8.07
450–498	472	88	127.00–163.00	$144.21	$681	+4.29
480–490	485	2	144.00	$144.00	$698	+4.08
500 thin fleshed	500	1	135.00	$135.00	$675	—
500–545	519	94	122.00–154.00	$140.58	$730	+1.68
520–546	533	2	120.00–132.00	$125.85	$671	-13.05
555–585	569	5	126.00–134.00	$131.23	$747	-4.71
550–596	570	58	119.00–158.00	$132.86	$757	-3.08
600–645	622	54	105.00–145.00	$129.58	$806	-3.10
635–645	640	2	115.00–124.00	$119.54	$765	-4.46
670–680	675	2	100.00–124.00	$111.91	$755	-7.09
655–698	682	31	102.00–135.00	$116.78	$796	-2.22
703–726	709	4	92.00–116.00	$109.36	$775	+1.48
700–745	718	18	96.00–120.00	$112.19	$806	+4.31
750–785	767	9	100.00–116.00	$107.91	$828	+11.68
768	768	1	94.00	$94.00	$722	-2.23
805–845	832	7	94.00–116.00	$101.41	$844	+2.53
870–898	883	6	73.00–104.00	$92.34	$815	+0.33
900–940	922	3	85.00–100.00	$92.38	$852	+1.89
950–988	974	3	78.00–98.00	$90.58	$882	+9.59
1045	1045	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	39	117.00–145.00	$136.73	$574	-1.41
450–495	473	53	112.00–145.00	$135.68	$642	-3.27
500–545	521	37	118.00–143.00	$129.02	$672	-0.26
550–595	575	28	120.00–137.00	$130.33	$749	+5.02
610–645	628	11	110.00–127.00	$119.72	$752	-3.93
660–695	678	9	115.00–121.00	$118.89	$806	-2.97
715–740	728	3	110.00–115.00	$112.00	$815	-0.98
760	760	1	113.00	$113.00	$859	+0.50
830	830	1	95.00	$95.00	$788	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	1	90.00	$90.00	$360	—
400–445	424	5	100.00–107.50	$103.46	$439	+20.96
430	430	1	80.00	$80.00	$344	-2.50
450–480	464	4	102.50–112.50	$107.53	$499	+14.19
465	465	1	90.00	$90.00	$418	-3.34
500–545	520	3	82.50–92.50	$86.79	$451	-20.17
510–540	528	5	85.00–110.00	$99.92	$528	-7.04
555–595	570	5	90.00–110.00	$102.25	$583	+17.25
560–580	570	2	90.00	$90.00	$513	+5.00
595 thin fleshed	595	1	85.00	$85.00	$506	+5.00
615–625	618	6	100.00–106.00	$101.93	$630	-2.61
625 thin fleshed	625	1	80.00	$80.00	$500	—
680	680	1	84.00	$84.00	$571	-23.21
675–695	686	6	104.00–110.00	$106.65	$732	-0.56
705–735	718	3	100.00–110.00	$103.60	$744	-2.40
760	760	1	107.00	$107.00	$813	+2.76
765 thin fleshed	765	1	93.00	$93.00	$711	—
780	780	1	94.00	$94.00	$733	-10.24
805–810	808	2	85.00–92.00	$88.51	$715	-9.97
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	+6.52

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	413	3	132.00–140.00	$135.33	$559	+4.83
450–490	474	12	110.00–151.00	$124.40	$590	+3.52
502–535	519	6	100.00–135.00	$120.39	$625	+5.82
550–595	576	6	114.00–124.00	$118.38	$682	-2.10
600–642	618	10	90.00–130.00	$116.46	$720	+12.34
688	688	1	100.00	$100.00	$688	+7.43
760–768	764	2	84.00–95.00	$89.47	$684	+10.46
840	840	1	86.00	$86.00	$722	+9.03
920	920	1	82.00	$82.00	$754	—
980	980	1	80.00	$80.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445 thin fleshed	445	2	91.00	$91.00	$405	—
450–495	465	5	100.00–110.00	$105.85	$492	+3.38
500–535	523	4	100.00–110.00	$105.17	$550	—
535 thin fleshed	535	1	95.00	$95.00	$508	—
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	-9.17
605–615 thin fleshed	610	2	84.00–87.00	$85.49	$521	-9.51
610–640	625	2	102.00–108.00	$104.93	$656	+18.45
665 thin fleshed	665	1	97.50	$97.50	$648	+8.14
658–690	678	3	68.00–109.00	$94.37	$640	-7.30
710–715	713	2	103.00–106.00	$104.51	$745	+14.51
755–770	762	3	105.00–110.00	$107.34	$818	+6.34
840 thin fleshed	840	1	80.00	$80.00	$672	-15.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	+5.00
455–485	464	9	108.00–140.00	$114.76	$532	+8.32
500–530 thin fleshed	515	2	106.00–110.00	$108.06	$557	+49.06
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	-6.04
550–590	577	3	101.00–108.00	$105.77	$610	+1.78
605–630	618	2	107.00–117.00	$111.90	$692	—
675	675	1	80.00	$80.00	$540	±0.00
800	800	1	85.00	$85.00	$680	—
915	915	1	77.00	$77.00	$705	—
985	985	1	67.00	$67.00	$660	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	69.00	$69.00	$421	—
635	635	1	84.00	$84.00	$533	—
875	875	1	59.00	$59.00	$516	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	29.00	$29.00	$290	—
885–1670	1065	80-85%	30	40.00–55.00	$50.33	$536	+1.89
840–2075	1168	80-85%	250	45.00–68.00	$60.65	$708	+0.24
895–1735	1226	80-85%	78	56.00–77.00	$69.80	$856	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–785	740	85-90%	3	56.00–60.00	$58.59	$434	—
605–1335	849	85-90%	13	24.00–33.00	$30.68	$260	-30.29
565–1495	893	85-90%	60	31.00–54.00	$39.89	$356	-0.40
565–1590	996	85-90%	90	46.00–57.00	$52.03	$518	+0.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1670	1354	75-80%	7	40.00–55.00	$50.36	$682	-12.26
980–1905	1383	75-80%	26	56.00–78.00	$65.57	$907	+2.95
895–2075	1454	75-80%	55	45.00–67.00	$61.09	$888	-5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1965	1370	19	67.00–79.00	$73.73	$1,010	—
1000–2305	1707	62	74.00–94.00	$85.65	$1,462	—
1370–2100	1830	6	74.00–99.00	$91.25	$1,670	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–935	786	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	975.00–1,225.00	$1,116.10
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	320.00	$320.00
955–1025	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$972.35
920–1180	1042	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	500.00–850.00	$722.81
865–1290	1071	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	730.00–1,000.00	$856.14
905–1315	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–900.00	$696.83
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
910–1520	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–875.00	$817.41
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–735	698	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	250.00–400.00	$330.69
660–850	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	469.00–775.00	$641.84
815–845	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–575.00	$562.49
800–845	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	520.00–647.00	$584.35

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	3	120.00–200.00	$173.33	-66.67
150	150	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	-27.50
250	250	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	204.00	$204.00	+110.87
125	125	1	190.00	$190.00	-60.00
120–145	133	2	220.00–280.00	$250.00	±0.00
150–185	168	9	190.00–390.00	$292.78	-26.04
200–225	203	9	305.00–455.00	$394.44	+52.44
250–275	256	4	345.00–590.00	$501.25	+43.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
500–795	688	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	375.00–800.00	$567.34	+67.34
600–795	696	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	475.00–825.00	$653.87	+153.87
794	794	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
950	950	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
875–1150	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	650.00–825.00	$760.53	-414.47
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-25.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	+2.55
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–202	201	2	117.50–120.00	$118.76	$239	—
278	278	1	115.00	$115.00	$320	+45.00
604	604	1	67.00	$67.00	$405	+35.00
680–685	683	2	41.00–65.00	$52.96	$362	—
740–745	743	2	47.00–48.00	$47.50	$353	—
752–754	753	3	60.00–69.00	$63.01	$474	—
805	805	1	60.00	$60.00	$483	—
882–885	884	2	40.00–66.00	$52.98	$468	—
910	910	1	70.00	$70.00	$637	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	1	59.00	$59.00	$197	—
468	468	1	55.00	$55.00	$257	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	53.00	$53.00	$284	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	70.00	$70.00	$238	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	91.00	$91.00	$218	+2.26
280–295	288	2	90.00–95.00	$92.43	$266	-2.57
305–322	314	2	80.00–87.00	$83.59	$262	-5.07
330 thin fleshed	330	1	65.00	$65.00	$214	—
365	365	1	107.50	$107.50	$392	+37.50
410–440	425	2	78.00–85.00	$81.62	$347	—
525	525	1	87.50	$87.50	$459	+12.50
550–555	553	2	85.00	$85.00	$470	+6.00
655–695	677	3	65.00–67.50	$66.48	$450	+1.48
700	700	1	74.00	$74.00	$518	-5.00
780	780	1	75.00	$75.00	$585	—
810	810	1	60.00	$60.00	$486	—
860	860	1	65.00	$65.00	$559	+11.00
1065	1065	1	57.00	$57.00	$607	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	58.00	$58.00	$383	—

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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	±0.00
90–95	93	4	105.00–125.00	$113.75	-24.00
100–125	111	14	120.00–250.00	$169.29	+1.16

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	54.00	$54.00	-51.94
45	45	2	90.00	$90.00	-5.00
50	50	4	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-43.96
60–65	61	4	90.00–126.00	$115.13	-45.74
70–75	72	5	133.00–180.00	$145.60	-31.07
85	85	2	144.50–180.00	$162.25	-24.63
90–95	93	4	152.00–210.00	$181.75	+49.25
100–120	108	5	175.00–250.00	$228.00	-10.36

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	114	9	81.00–177.00	$156.17	-61.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	4	80.00–105.00	$93.75	+6.25
40–45	44	5	70.00–125.00	$108.30	-41.74
50–55	51	4	100.00–115.00	$111.25	-59.11
60–65	63	14	95.00–175.00	$142.50	-48.94
70–75	73	12	125.00–180.00	$151.25	-33.04
80–85	83	9	155.00–195.00	$178.33	-51.67
90–95	93	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	-49.17
90–95	93	3	225.00–260.00	$238.33	+6.66
100–125	106	12	200.00–300.00	$248.75	-6.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-96.25
100–125	111	18	125.00–295.00	$198.33	+45.83
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	+3.33

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–130	118	31	225.00–275.00	$248.39	-16.61

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	123	4	245.00–305.00	$277.50	+34.17
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	-72.50
200–225	218	4	275.00–530.00	$436.25	-18.75

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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.