North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

3,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.93/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 574 lb · 131 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.54/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 474 lb · 126 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.58/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 523 lb · 114 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,858	4,160	4,096
Feeder cattle	2,701	2,721	2,935
Slaughter cattle	700	715	626
Replacement cattle	68	65	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 6. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher; and feeder bulls were steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 60.00 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
195	195	1	180.00	$180.00	$351	+33.00
225–240	234	5	145.00–155.00	$150.12	$351	+1.03
255–295	278	15	135.00–167.50	$151.79	$422	-6.30
300–345	328	36	131.00–179.00	$156.54	$513	-0.28
330	330	1	137.50	$137.50	$454	-19.32
350–395	376	63	130.00–171.00	$153.33	$577	+3.13
400–447	423	69	130.00–164.00	$147.57	$624	-1.17
430	430	1	145.00	$145.00	$624	-3.74
455–495	476	58	130.00–161.00	$150.61	$717	+2.47
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	-8.14
500–548	519	86	130.00–163.00	$148.34	$770	+28.34
500–545	527	3	135.00–140.00	$137.73	$726	-8.35
567 value added	567	7	147.00	$147.00	$833	-19.50
550–595	572	56	125.00–157.00	$147.22	$842	+0.52
570–575	573	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$776	-11.20
613–620	615	3	126.00–139.00	$130.37	$802	-10.29
600–645	617	54	128.00–156.50	$144.00	$888	+3.34
650–695	671	25	130.00–149.00	$141.86	$952	+7.48
675 thin fleshed	675	1	129.00	$129.00	$871	—
678 value added	678	13	142.00	$142.00	$963	-7.00
690	690	1	128.00	$128.00	$883	+8.00
700–745	711	36	122.00–143.00	$133.85	$952	-1.84
770	770	1	122.00	$122.00	$939	-3.57
750–795	784	12	124.00–143.50	$139.08	$1,090	+13.51
805–848	823	3	119.00–136.00	$126.26	$1,039	+0.07
850–885	859	4	118.00–122.00	$119.03	$1,022	-3.97
1050–1095	1073	2	105.00–108.00	$106.53	$1,143	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	3	122.50–140.00	$133.14	$304	-8.32
235 thin fleshed	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	±0.00
255–290	277	9	122.50–140.00	$135.21	$375	+1.21
280 thin fleshed	280	1	115.00	$115.00	$322	-5.88
295	295	1	123.00	$123.00	$363	-11.00
300–345	321	15	127.50–143.00	$136.01	$437	-2.55
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	-7.92
350–395	370	12	127.50–145.00	$137.13	$507	+4.21
350–390 thin fleshed	371	4	120.00–122.50	$120.84	$448	—
380	380	1	117.50	$117.50	$446	-15.42
410–420 thin fleshed	415	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$488	-2.53
400–445	426	10	125.00–140.00	$130.46	$556	-1.71
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	-13.84
450–490	476	7	122.50–140.00	$129.34	$616	-4.50
500–545	518	6	122.50–135.00	$129.91	$673	+2.59
555 thin fleshed	555	2	122.00	$122.00	$677	+2.00
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	-6.97
555–585	568	5	122.50–130.00	$125.51	$713	+3.54
610–640	627	3	115.00–130.00	$122.62	$769	-0.38
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	—
660–695	678	2	126.00–128.00	$127.03	$861	—
720 thin fleshed	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	—
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	+10.00
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	217	3	120.00–130.00	$126.46	$274	+3.22
260	260	2	130.00	$130.00	$338	+1.14
330–335	333	2	127.00–131.00	$129.02	$430	+10.47
354–394	369	9	115.00–135.00	$127.20	$469	+3.66
420	420	1	124.00	$124.00	$521	+5.23
465–495	485	3	115.00–131.00	$121.40	$589	-0.60
520–530	523	3	111.00	$111.00	$581	—
565–595	585	12	118.00–144.00	$133.91	$783	+6.35
660	660	1	118.00	$118.00	$779	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—
905	905	1	92.00	$92.00	$833	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	97.50	$97.50	$224	—
285	285	1	105.00	$105.00	$299	±0.00
310 thin fleshed	310	1	80.00	$80.00	$248	—
375–385	378	3	112.50–115.00	$114.17	$432	+8.32
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	—
610–635	623	3	100.00–112.50	$106.62	$664	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	+6.00
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	110.00	$110.00	$253	+10.00
260 thin fleshed	260	1	95.00	$95.00	$247	—
350	350	1	105.00	$105.00	$368	—
375–390 thin fleshed	383	2	80.00–95.00	$87.65	$336	+5.64
485 thin fleshed	485	1	80.00	$80.00	$388	—
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	+5.00
640 thin fleshed	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—
690 thin fleshed	690	1	80.00	$80.00	$552	—
830–840 thin fleshed	835	2	80.00–90.00	$85.03	$710	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	—
370–375	373	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$377	-6.01
400	400	1	106.00	$106.00	$424	-2.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	218	3	132.50–137.50	$135.13	$295	-4.10
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	-3.11
250–295	278	13	125.00–147.50	$137.56	$382	+4.45
300–345	321	37	124.00–145.00	$133.73	$429	+1.38
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	-7.35
350–398	375	59	124.00–147.00	$136.40	$512	+4.84
410 fancy	410	1	152.00	$152.00	$623	—
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	-0.41
400–446	422	95	115.00–148.00	$134.57	$568	+4.16
440 thin fleshed	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	—
450	450	1	127.50	$127.50	$574	-1.28
450–498	474	120	124.00–147.00	$133.57	$633	+4.79
452–496 value added	478	3	137.00–140.00	$138.28	$661	—
475–490 thin fleshed	483	2	127.50	$127.50	$616	—
510	510	1	115.00	$115.00	$586	-8.89
500–548	523	105	120.00–143.00	$129.33	$676	+5.44
523 fancy	523	3	148.00	$148.00	$774	—
520–535 thin fleshed	527	3	122.50–124.00	$123.01	$648	—
516–540 value added	528	2	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$699	-8.31
550–598	573	120	114.00–138.00	$127.65	$731	+3.28
581 value added	581	11	131.00	$131.00	$761	-15.00
600–640	617	3	117.00–119.00	$118.01	$728	-5.05
600–646	618	71	106.00–138.50	$125.01	$773	+1.95
630 thin fleshed	630	1	117.50	$117.50	$740	—
650–695	673	40	112.00–135.50	$124.50	$838	+2.45
700–745	715	13	90.00–132.00	$114.23	$817	+4.00
735	735	1	101.00	$101.00	$742	-9.23
750–783	765	6	89.00–118.00	$104.18	$797	+4.12
810	810	1	96.00	$96.00	$778	-33.00
925–935	930	2	86.00–90.00	$88.01	$818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	122.50–127.50	$125.05	$294	-0.95
270–295	283	2	125.00–127.00	$125.96	$356	+3.02
305–345	326	6	120.00–130.00	$125.15	$408	+2.32
340	340	1	115.00	$115.00	$391	-7.83
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	+0.10
350–395	373	15	120.00–132.50	$125.51	$468	+5.61
405–445	421	11	117.50–130.00	$122.62	$516	+2.65
455–485	472	10	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$566	-1.11
500–540	524	10	115.00–118.00	$115.85	$607	+3.55
565–590	577	5	115.00–117.50	$116.20	$670	+2.87
605–640	621	7	110.00–116.00	$114.08	$708	+1.53
665–690	672	5	108.00–116.00	$111.69	$751	-1.80
700–730	717	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	$801	-2.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	1	87.50	$87.50	$276	—
355–385 thin fleshed	375	3	80.00–92.50	$85.66	$321	+3.66
355–395	375	3	100.00–112.50	$107.72	$404	+15.22
405–415 thin fleshed	410	2	80.00	$80.00	$328	-2.99
410–445	423	8	100.00–115.00	$107.76	$456	+5.56
455–485	473	5	100.00–110.00	$105.27	$498	-3.75
460–485	473	2	90.00	$90.00	$426	-19.02
500–545	530	3	100.00–110.00	$104.21	$552	+11.76
570–585 thin fleshed	578	3	80.00–90.00	$86.71	$501	—
570–595	587	3	100.00–110.00	$106.62	$626	+4.66
620–630	623	3	98.00–105.00	$100.98	$629	+12.98
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	+7.00
640 thin fleshed	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—
655	655	1	94.00	$94.00	$616	-7.99
660–690	680	3	102.50–110.00	$106.22	$722	+4.23
680 thin fleshed	680	1	95.00	$95.00	$646	—
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	+5.00
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	-10.00
785	785	1	82.00	$82.00	$644	-7.00
789	789	5	102.00	$102.00	$805	+13.00
805	805	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	+1.00
878–880	878	6	84.00–87.00	$84.50	$742	—
949	949	5	85.00	$85.00	$807	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	119.00–125.00	$121.95	$348	-1.94
300–338	324	6	112.00–127.00	$119.41	$387	+3.92
350–395	378	15	107.00–124.00	$116.74	$441	-0.68
400–440	423	3	115.00–120.00	$116.92	$495	+1.96
450–492	475	5	107.00–122.50	$114.18	$542	+3.34
500–545	526	18	101.00–124.00	$112.51	$592	+2.42
560–588	577	3	100.00–110.00	$103.23	$596	-6.57
750	750	1	85.00	$85.00	$638	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	105.00	$105.00	$194	—
210–248	223	3	100.00–105.00	$101.57	$227	-4.40
260–290	272	3	102.50–107.50	$105.90	$288	+4.74
300	300	1	115.00	$115.00	$345	+12.53
375–395	385	3	100.00–113.00	$108.39	$417	-0.40
400–445	423	2	105.00–110.00	$107.37	$454	+1.16
440	440	1	95.00	$95.00	$418	-11.21
495	495	1	112.50	$112.50	$557	+7.92
505–540	524	4	97.50–110.00	$105.69	$554	+1.94
525–545	535	3	80.00–95.00	$88.40	$473	-15.35
575–595	585	6	105.00–110.00	$109.17	$639	+25.17
585–595	590	2	80.00–88.00	$84.03	$496	+0.03
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	-20.00
625 thin fleshed	625	1	90.00	$90.00	$562	—
620–645	635	6	100.00–112.50	$104.86	$666	-5.14
655–685	670	2	88.00–92.50	$90.20	$604	-14.04
670 thin fleshed	670	1	82.50	$82.50	$553	—
690	690	1	106.00	$106.00	$731	+1.76
695	695	1	85.00	$85.00	$591	-19.24
700–735	718	2	97.50–105.00	$101.16	$726	-4.84
710–730	720	2	92.50–96.00	$94.23	$678	-11.77
750–780	765	2	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$777	-4.47
810–825	818	3	80.00–94.00	$85.01	$695	—
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	-11.00
310	310	1	105.00	$105.00	$326	-5.00
405–445	425	2	102.00–109.00	$105.34	$448	-4.21
450–495	465	7	104.00–125.00	$110.12	$512	+3.35
515 thin fleshed	515	1	51.00	$51.00	$263	—
525–545	535	2	100.00–104.00	$102.04	$546	+2.04
550–585	563	6	100.00–110.00	$103.48	$583	+1.44
625	625	1	87.00	$87.00	$544	—
655–675	665	2	101.00–102.00	$101.49	$675	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	127.50	$127.50	$510	-19.09
400–448	426	40	142.00–165.00	$152.14	$648	+5.55
450–496	469	62	122.00–159.00	$145.25	$681	+6.30
484–488 thin fleshed	486	2	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$615	—
475–495	488	3	140.00–142.50	$140.81	$687	+0.81
500–548	524	74	120.00–155.00	$133.41	$699	+1.98
505–545	525	5	120.00–135.00	$127.35	$669	-4.08
550–595	569	55	119.00–155.00	$133.32	$759	+0.28
560–590	570	5	120.00–133.00	$127.23	$725	-5.81
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	+0.90
600–644	613	31	102.00–145.00	$126.72	$777	+2.62
650–690	665	16	100.00–138.00	$114.77	$763	+0.03
660–690	679	4	120.00–127.00	$123.27	$837	+8.53
720 thin fleshed	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	—
700–745	726	13	87.00–130.00	$108.76	$790	+1.10
750–785	764	4	87.00–143.00	$113.86	$870	+14.03
820	820	2	109.00	$109.00	$894	+6.33
860–890	873	3	92.50–97.50	$95.02	$830	—
902–945	921	4	90.00–96.00	$92.29	$850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	2	118.00–125.00	$121.58	$517	-7.69
400–445	426	19	125.00–145.00	$134.09	$571	+4.82
440–445 thin fleshed	443	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$515	—
450–490	470	28	120.00–144.00	$134.09	$630	+0.18
460–485	475	3	115.00–120.00	$117.54	$558	-2.97
495 thin fleshed	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
520–525 thin fleshed	523	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$608	-3.76
500–545	526	26	120.00–135.00	$128.38	$675	+1.79
510–545	536	5	114.00–120.00	$118.27	$634	-8.32
545	545	1	130.00	$130.00	$708	+3.41
550–570 thin fleshed	560	2	115.00–117.50	$116.27	$651	—
550–595	572	24	119.00–135.00	$125.39	$717	+11.39
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	+3.00
602 thin fleshed	602	2	117.50	$117.50	$707	+2.50
605–630	618	3	110.00–118.00	$115.12	$711	-4.37
600–645	626	10	115.00–130.00	$123.46	$773	+3.97
665–690	676	7	115.00–128.00	$123.25	$833	+2.28
685	685	1	117.00	$117.00	$801	+3.00
700 thin fleshed	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—
755–790	775	4	113.00–118.00	$116.02	$899	—
800–815	808	2	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$929	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	80.00	$80.00	$332	—
415	415	1	85.00	$85.00	$353	-3.00
425–435	430	2	107.50–110.00	$108.76	$468	+20.76
460	460	1	80.00	$80.00	$368	-25.67
450–495	475	9	100.00–112.00	$107.22	$509	+1.55
500–545	531	5	100.00–110.00	$106.12	$563	+25.12
550–595	576	15	100.00–112.00	$106.79	$615	-0.23
605–620	613	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$677	+24.32
635	635	1	82.50	$82.50	$524	-25.00
640 thin fleshed	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—
650–695	674	16	100.00–110.00	$106.94	$721	-1.40
705–745	726	4	108.00–109.00	$108.26	$786	+4.26
760–785	773	2	100.00–105.00	$102.46	$792	+8.46
800–830	812	3	104.00–109.00	$106.30	$863	+16.30
845	845	1	87.50	$87.50	$739	—
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—
855	855	1	92.50	$92.50	$791	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	3	105.00–110.00	$107.66	$436	-22.46
455–495	476	8	100.00–130.00	$117.04	$557	-5.68
505–545	519	11	103.00–129.00	$117.21	$608	+2.03
550–590	570	16	107.00–118.00	$114.71	$654	+2.51
640	640	1	83.00	$83.00	$531	-25.42
650–675	663	7	95.00–106.00	$99.34	$659	—
718–740	725	3	80.00–83.00	$81.98	$594	-10.03
820	820	1	90.00	$90.00	$738	+1.00
850 thin fleshed	850	1	74.00	$74.00	$629	—
975	975	1	80.00	$80.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	1	95.00	$95.00	$380	+11.73
415	415	1	102.50	$102.50	$425	-7.50
450–490	460	4	100.00–112.50	$107.34	$494	-2.66
455–490 thin fleshed	473	2	80.00–95.00	$87.78	$415	—
500–545	525	7	102.50–115.00	$109.60	$575	+6.47
565 thin fleshed	565	1	90.00	$90.00	$508	+6.00
555–590	572	5	107.50–111.00	$109.30	$625	+5.01
610–625 thin fleshed	618	2	80.00	$80.00	$494	-5.00
640–645	643	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$675	-2.05
655–695	675	2	110.00	$110.00	$742	+3.51
710–730	722	3	100.00–110.00	$103.95	$751	-6.05
735	735	1	90.00	$90.00	$662	-20.00
755 thin fleshed	755	1	87.00	$87.00	$657	—
790	790	1	97.50	$97.50	$770	-4.53
800 thin fleshed	800	1	90.00	$90.00	$720	+5.98
870 thin fleshed	870	1	80.00	$80.00	$696	-16.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	1	86.00	$86.00	$344	—
400–430	415	2	112.50–114.00	$113.22	$470	—
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	-8.00
510–520	516	5	101.00–112.00	$107.09	$553	+1.58
550–590	568	3	100.00–110.00	$103.23	$586	+0.96
892	892	3	77.00	$77.00	$687	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485 thin fleshed	485	1	40.00	$40.00	$194	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1630	1081	80-85%	21	57.00–80.00	$63.17	$683	+4.19
870–1785	1181	80-85%	216	59.00–75.00	$68.19	$805	—
920–1600	1216	80-85%	58	67.00–84.00	$76.20	$927	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–845	788	85-90%	3	62.00–64.00	$63.29	$499	—
650–1055	820	85-90%	14	10.00–35.00	$27.16	$223	-37.84
645–1475	838	85-90%	50	34.00–68.00	$43.07	$361	-21.93
680–1955	1016	85-90%	126	50.00–63.00	$56.92	$578	-1.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1660	1277	75-80%	7	57.00–62.00	$60.23	$769	—
1115–1600	1324	75-80%	30	68.00–80.00	$74.29	$984	—
530–1810	1349	75-80%	44	60.00–73.00	$68.52	$924	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2235	1368	14	70.00–88.00	$81.87	$1,120	—
1005–2235	1661	42	80.00–103.00	$95.66	$1,589	—
1360–2340	1883	15	92.00–106.00	$101.68	$1,915	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
895–1135	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–925.00	$832.36
1105 thin fleshed	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
1125 thin fleshed	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	731.00	$731.00
1050–1210	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$880.31
1075–1250	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$858.18
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1065–1485	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	650.00–1,050.00	$901.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670 thin fleshed	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
865–1055	938	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	722.00–1,065.00	$909.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
745–760	753	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	205.00–265.00	$235.00	+18.00
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	-20.00
200	200	3	245.00–280.00	$265.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	140.00–150.00	$144.83	-15.17
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	-25.00
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	+40.00
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	+25.00
95	95	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-34.41
115–120	118	3	150.00–180.00	$163.33	-11.08
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	+18.33
125–135	130	2	260.00–265.00	$262.40	-40.10
135	135	1	210.00	$210.00	-92.50
150–175	158	3	260.00–350.00	$315.00	+126.94
160–175	168	2	310.00–335.00	$321.94	+133.88
200	200	1	420.00	$420.00	+20.00
200–225	213	2	435.00–600.00	$517.50	+264.17

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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
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+135.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1005–1035	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–1,400.00	$1,104.41	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	+175.00
1135–1300	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,174.79	+149.79

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
680–725	703	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–725.00	$664.50	+84.36
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	117.50	$117.50	$288	+37.98
250–295	262	7	75.00–117.50	$95.56	$250	-1.59
430–445	437	3	88.00–105.00	$99.23	$434	—
470	470	1	90.00	$90.00	$423	+12.50
495 thin fleshed	495	1	65.00	$65.00	$322	—
535–545	540	2	98.00–102.50	$100.23	$541	—
575 thin fleshed	575	1	80.00	$80.00	$460	—
665	665	2	99.00	$99.00	$658	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	64.00	$64.00	$669	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	120.00	$120.00	—
90–95	93	2	120.00–210.00	$165.00	—
100–135	114	18	140.00–245.00	$200.56	+36.06
150	150	1	315.00	$315.00	+110.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	2	90.00–92.50	$91.32	-19.46
45	45	3	105.00–145.00	$130.00	+19.22
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	+9.00
55	55	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-18.50
60–65	63	3	150.00–170.00	$158.33	+24.77
60–65	63	2	125.00–130.00	$127.40	-6.16
65	65	2	110.00	$110.00	-23.56
70–75	73	5	120.00–185.00	$162.00	+14.50
70–75	73	2	155.00–170.00	$162.24	+14.74
75	75	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-40.00
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	+13.22
80–85	81	4	120.00–140.00	$131.15	-30.63
80–85	83	4	162.50–190.00	$180.63	+18.85
90–95	92	3	110.00–150.00	$130.36	-17.14
90–95	93	3	165.00–175.00	$168.21	+20.71
100–125	107	11	110.00–255.00	$189.55	+22.47
100–120	110	7	170.00–190.00	$178.08	+11.00
110–115	111	4	160.00–170.00	$163.76	-3.32

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	-41.25
150–180	161	4	185.00–220.00	$202.09	+4.59

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	+22.50
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	+22.50
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	+22.50
100–130	116	9	110.00–160.00	$140.47	-7.24
100–135	120	14	170.00–210.00	$188.24	+40.53

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	4	50.00–80.00	$63.75	-18.75
30–35	32	10	60.00–100.00	$72.50	-19.02
30–35	33	10	70.00–107.50	$81.45	-10.07
30–35	33	2	130.00–180.00	$156.92	+65.40
40–45	43	11	75.00–140.00	$90.91	-30.34
40–45	44	9	65.00–145.00	$98.63	-22.62
45	45	4	135.00–270.00	$175.00	+53.75
50–55	52	12	75.00–140.00	$116.00	-2.30
50–55	53	3	140.00–155.00	$148.13	+29.83
50–55	53	15	100.00–165.00	$117.33	-0.97
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+14.00
60–65	62	7	80.00–135.00	$123.16	-12.84
60–65	62	20	110.00–165.00	$135.25	-0.75
70–75	73	10	120.00–175.00	$161.00	+7.38
70–75	74	8	125.00–160.00	$147.78	-5.84
75	75	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	+23.88
80	80	2	155.00–185.00	$170.00	+11.29
80–85	82	5	175.00–230.00	$201.34	+42.63
80–85	83	9	84.00–170.00	$142.04	-16.67
85	85	2	175.00–220.00	$197.50	+38.79
90–95	93	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	-47.50
90–95	93	6	170.00–285.00	$221.67	-13.33
90–95	93	4	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-70.00
100	100	1	225.00	$225.00	-35.00
100–125	108	3	285.00–350.00	$320.38	+60.38

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	+45.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	+5.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-35.00
95	95	1	225.00	$225.00	+68.12
105	105	1	110.00	$110.00	-76.08
100–130	116	21	135.00–310.00	$222.62	+44.70
100–140	124	18	170.00–320.00	$215.00	+37.08
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	-30.83
165	165	1	325.00	$325.00	+131.36

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	—
90–95	93	4	175.00–285.00	$228.75	—
100	100	3	205.00–300.00	$258.33	+59.16
110	110	1	150.00	$150.00	-49.17

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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.