North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

5,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.13/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 524 lb · 123 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.77/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 472 lb · 105 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.09/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 571 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,120	4,549	4,681
Feeder cattle	3,420	3,672	3,596
Slaughter cattle	771	619	734
Replacement cattle	54	44	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 0. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; feeder bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher; while feeder heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 90.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 45.00 to 190.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	3	150.00–180.00	$163.46	$291	+8.46
200–240	218	7	144.00–174.00	$162.66	$355	+3.66
270 value added	270	1	148.00	$148.00	$400	—
250–298	275	24	128.00–184.00	$158.29	$435	+7.23
305 fancy	305	2	183.00–184.00	$183.50	$560	—
300–346	322	35	130.00–179.00	$156.69	$505	-0.42
335–345 value added	340	2	177.50–180.00	$178.73	$608	+5.27
350	350	1	127.50	$127.50	$446	-12.50
350–398	374	55	138.00–176.00	$155.27	$581	+0.70
400–445	421	58	130.00–171.00	$148.82	$627	+2.75
450–490	470	42	130.00–159.00	$149.09	$701	+2.73
500–545	518	29	125.00–158.00	$141.01	$730	-3.98
550–595	574	44	130.00–150.00	$142.10	$816	+0.73
600–640	625	36	123.00–146.00	$138.79	$867	+3.27
635	635	1	128.00	$128.00	$813	-7.52
660 value added	660	18	151.50	$151.50	$1,000	—
650–698	678	32	115.00–147.00	$134.69	$913	+7.64
717 value added	717	6	125.00	$125.00	$896	—
700–742	728	16	122.00–139.00	$134.16	$977	+13.44
750–790	769	23	112.00–137.50	$133.64	$1,028	+13.98
800–815	805	6	111.00–129.00	$123.00	$990	+4.83
855–860	858	2	116.00–122.00	$118.99	$1,021	-4.01
920–930	925	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220 thin fleshed	215	3	115.00–117.50	$115.81	$249	-9.19
200–245	229	9	127.50–147.50	$138.33	$317	-2.22
260–280	270	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$331	-14.64
250–290	274	11	125.00–147.50	$132.76	$364	-4.29
295 thin fleshed	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	—
310–330 thin fleshed	317	3	120.00–122.50	$121.68	$386	+1.68
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	-5.00
315–335	325	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$382	-7.58
305–345	329	10	125.00–147.50	$131.69	$433	-6.32
370 thin fleshed	370	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$430	—
350–395	372	10	132.50–147.50	$141.48	$526	+4.86
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454	-21.62
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—
400–445	424	4	130.00–142.50	$137.98	$585	-24.21
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	-14.66
465–490	480	3	132.50–141.00	$135.36	$650	+0.70
500–510	505	2	128.00–132.50	$130.23	$658	+10.23
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	-36.05
525	525	1	117.50	$117.50	$617	-33.55
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	-14.47
595	595	1	131.00	$131.00	$779	+1.53
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-7.43
665–670	669	7	115.00–122.00	$121.01	$810	-3.70
670	670	1	116.00	$116.00	$777	-8.71
715	715	2	123.50	$123.50	$883	-2.88

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	129.00–134.00	$131.55	$309	+4.47
264–298	283	4	120.00–127.00	$123.28	$349	-0.75
300–340	326	8	117.00–145.00	$134.20	$437	+14.29
355–395	377	18	115.00–140.00	$126.27	$476	+3.34
405–440	426	8	120.00–140.00	$128.56	$548	+10.93
460–490	473	12	110.00–140.00	$124.49	$589	-2.10
500–540	528	4	110.00–133.00	$122.94	$649	+2.45
560	560	1	119.00	$119.00	$666	+4.02
618	618	5	107.00	$107.00	$661	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	115.00	$115.00	$267	—
260	260	1	118.00	$118.00	$307	±0.00
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	+18.10
335	335	6	119.00	$119.00	$399	+17.10
375 thin fleshed	375	1	85.00	$85.00	$319	—
360–395	379	5	101.00–122.50	$114.67	$435	+4.67
415 thin fleshed	415	1	119.00	$119.00	$494	—
400–445	428	3	100.00–117.50	$109.14	$467	—
440	440	1	98.00	$98.00	$431	—
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	+3.00
540–545	543	2	102.00–120.00	$111.04	$603	—
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662	±0.00
662	662	2	115.00	$115.00	$761	—
665	665	1	55.00	$55.00	$366	—
735	735	1	95.00	$95.00	$698	—
790	790	1	113.00	$113.00	$893	—
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	-15.00
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310	—
320	320	1	85.00	$85.00	$272	—
375 thin fleshed	375	1	80.00	$80.00	$300	-10.00
360–395	379	4	100.00–110.00	$106.12	$402	+0.56
416–428	422	2	96.00–100.00	$98.03	$414	-36.97
555–565	560	2	102.50–105.00	$103.76	$581	-26.65
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	+4.00
740	740	1	82.50	$82.50	$610	-23.50
820	820	1	106.00	$106.00	$869	-11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 thin fleshed	290	1	115.00	$115.00	$334	—
370 thin fleshed	370	1	82.50	$82.50	$305	—
395	395	1	105.00	$105.00	$415	-3.43
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	—
450	450	1	96.00	$96.00	$432	—
680	680	1	112.50	$112.50	$765	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	—
770–785	778	2	107.50–108.00	$107.75	$838	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	85.00	$85.00	$166	—
335 thin fleshed	335	1	82.50	$82.50	$276	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	—
360	360	1	62.00	$62.00	$223	—
370 thin fleshed	370	1	58.00	$58.00	$215	—
530	530	1	80.00	$80.00	$424	—

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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	225	9	125.00–152.00	$132.70	$299	+10.06
250–296	272	22	120.00–165.00	$138.27	$376	+7.87
300–345	322	28	122.00–161.00	$136.63	$440	+4.87
350–398	373	50	120.00–157.00	$135.19	$504	+0.52
408–418	413	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$444	-27.45
400–448	426	70	114.00–147.00	$128.43	$547	-6.49
470	470	1	123.00	$123.00	$578	+3.70
450–498	472	99	114.00–138.00	$127.36	$601	+8.06
465–492	481	5	102.00–123.00	$115.92	$558	-14.64
500–548	524	123	110.00–135.00	$123.13	$645	-2.71
565	565	1	116.00	$116.00	$655	-8.54
550–595	571	82	107.00–134.00	$122.16	$698	-2.38
600–645	621	51	100.00–130.00	$118.27	$734	-1.70
610–640	625	2	80.00–115.00	$97.92	$612	-22.05
650–695	671	45	95.00–126.00	$116.10	$779	-2.49
700–740	716	9	90.00–121.00	$107.75	$771	+2.51
775–785	780	3	94.00–110.00	$104.37	$814	-9.63
800–840	811	5	98.00–115.00	$107.69	$873	—
860	860	1	85.00	$85.00	$731	-3.00
910	910	1	95.00	$95.00	$864	—
995	995	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,055	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–190	185	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$227	—
215–245	226	5	115.00–127.50	$121.68	$275	—
250–295	273	10	115.00–127.50	$120.92	$330	-6.58
310–345	332	16	114.00–127.50	$122.65	$407	+2.01
350–395	375	11	112.50–127.50	$121.82	$457	+1.16
400–445	418	13	112.50–122.50	$117.19	$490	-12.85
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	-15.04
450–492	474	26	114.00–123.00	$119.34	$566	-0.35
500–535	516	9	109.00–117.50	$114.44	$591	-15.14
525 thin fleshed	525	1	95.00	$95.00	$499	—
550–595	572	11	110.00–122.50	$115.84	$663	—
610–635	623	3	112.00–115.00	$113.17	$705	-9.56
650–660	656	5	110.00–116.00	$113.61	$745	-1.25
700–735	708	5	108.00–116.00	$111.50	$789	-0.15

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$271	-5.05
275–290	283	5	109.00–131.00	$117.41	$332	-2.63
300–348	322	8	113.00–126.00	$118.50	$382	+4.77
354–395	375	10	105.00–120.00	$112.84	$423	-2.73
400–445	426	13	100.00–125.00	$111.89	$477	-4.77
455–480	469	7	110.00–125.00	$115.41	$541	+5.66
515–540	528	8	104.00–115.00	$109.52	$578	-1.31
555–580	568	8	110.00–118.00	$111.02	$631	+0.99
610–645	627	7	97.00–110.00	$103.84	$651	+10.47
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	+20.00
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	107.50–112.50	$110.12	$290	+6.59
310 thin fleshed	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—
335	335	1	92.50	$92.50	$310	-9.62
325–345	336	4	100.00–113.00	$108.81	$366	+6.69
370–395	386	4	110.00–113.00	$110.77	$428	+5.44
425–435	430	3	102.50–111.00	$106.13	$456	+3.82
460	460	1	95.00	$95.00	$437	-18.42
450–495	472	12	100.00–110.00	$104.49	$493	-8.93
510–540	523	7	102.00–112.50	$106.12	$555	-2.35
520–545	533	2	87.50–97.50	$92.38	$492	-16.09
550–595	573	8	100.00–111.00	$107.46	$616	+19.09
575 thin fleshed	575	1	80.00	$80.00	$460	—
570–585	578	2	94.00–95.00	$94.49	$546	+6.12
605 thin fleshed	605	1	92.50	$92.50	$560	—
600–645	621	6	100.00–110.00	$105.17	$653	-2.44
655 thin fleshed	655	1	87.50	$87.50	$573	—
665–670	668	2	90.00–95.00	$92.51	$618	-15.30
660–695	677	3	105.00–112.50	$109.15	$739	+1.34
700–705	703	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$728	-2.51
740	740	1	92.00	$92.00	$681	—
785	785	1	101.00	$101.00	$793	-4.00
820	820	1	84.00	$84.00	$689	-3.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 thin fleshed	280	1	92.50	$92.50	$259	—
320 thin fleshed	320	1	82.50	$82.50	$264	—
325	325	1	105.00	$105.00	$341	-2.44
365 thin fleshed	365	3	92.50–96.00	$93.67	$342	—
380–395	387	3	100.00–106.00	$102.87	$398	-6.40
410–445	424	4	100.00–112.50	$105.69	$448	+3.22
445 thin fleshed	445	1	82.50	$82.50	$367	-8.90
470 thin fleshed	470	1	82.50	$82.50	$388	+2.50
485–490	488	3	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$512	—
500–545	520	6	100.00–110.00	$107.09	$557	+3.55
520 thin fleshed	520	1	80.00	$80.00	$416	-5.00
550–595	572	5	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$600	+0.72
575 thin fleshed	575	1	80.00	$80.00	$460	—
610–635	622	3	105.00–110.00	$106.97	$665	-0.52
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	-12.49
650 thin fleshed	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585	—
650–685	668	3	100.00–111.00	$106.13	$709	—
675	675	1	84.00	$84.00	$567	—
710–735	727	3	100.00–104.00	$102.65	$746	-1.82
755	755	2	101.00–105.00	$103.00	$778	-2.00
755	755	1	92.00	$92.00	$695	-13.00
810	810	1	96.00	$96.00	$778	—
835 thin fleshed	835	1	84.00	$84.00	$701	—
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	84.00–106.00	$94.69	$254	-15.31
330–340	335	2	70.00–109.00	$89.21	$299	-14.26
370–395	383	7	80.00–110.00	$103.47	$396	-4.52
400–440	425	3	100.00–108.00	$103.44	$440	+1.41
410–445	428	2	92.50–96.00	$94.18	$403	-7.85
450–490	469	9	70.00–108.00	$96.34	$452	-7.04
475–480	478	2	83.00–95.00	$88.97	$425	-14.41
500–545	527	7	84.00–104.00	$98.90	$521	-1.60
560 thin fleshed	560	1	90.00	$90.00	$504	—
565–595	582	3	87.00–100.00	$93.26	$543	-11.14
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	1	60.00	$60.00	$189	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 value added	410	1	165.00	$165.00	$676	—
400–445	426	26	134.00–158.00	$150.85	$643	+22.11
450–496	473	52	120.00–154.00	$137.09	$648	-2.37
480–485	483	2	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$671	-0.45
500 value added	500	1	147.00	$147.00	$735	—
500–545	522	62	115.00–147.50	$130.93	$683	+0.51
520–549	539	9	125.00–130.00	$126.14	$680	-0.59
550–580	565	2	128.00–130.00	$128.97	$729	+1.10
550–596	572	59	115.00–150.00	$129.66	$742	+1.79
605–618	612	3	90.00–120.00	$101.24	$620	-23.77
600–645	622	58	94.00–136.00	$115.74	$720	+0.22
650–698	669	28	95.00–134.00	$109.16	$730	-4.29
690	690	1	124.00	$124.00	$856	+1.57
700–745	723	22	94.00–128.00	$105.21	$761	-4.12
750–799	777	11	90.00–100.00	$93.12	$724	-12.06
780	780	1	119.00	$119.00	$928	+13.82
800–848	818	12	84.00–104.00	$93.04	$761	-5.07
945	945	1	97.00	$97.00	$917	+3.51
970	970	1	80.00	$80.00	$776	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	-5.82
410–415 thin fleshed	413	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$490	-0.28
400–445	421	10	130.00–140.00	$135.23	$569	+14.41
420–440	431	4	115.00–125.00	$120.11	$518	-14.68
450–495	467	27	125.00–142.50	$135.53	$633	+1.41
485–490	488	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$573	-16.63
505–520 thin fleshed	513	2	115.00	$115.00	$590	±0.00
500–545	520	25	120.00–133.00	$126.98	$660	-2.25
525–540	530	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$608	-14.56
550–565	558	2	120.00–122.50	$121.27	$677	+1.79
550–590	568	9	120.00–134.00	$127.14	$722	+7.66
570–590 thin fleshed	580	2	115.00	$115.00	$667	—
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	-6.49
600–645	629	5	122.50–125.00	$124.31	$782	+7.98
655–680	668	6	120.00–127.50	$123.02	$822	+5.00
680 thin fleshed	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
705–740	725	4	112.50–118.00	$115.90	$840	-0.53
760–780	768	6	117.00–122.00	$118.83	$913	+3.83
790 thin fleshed	790	1	112.00	$112.00	$885	—
800	800	1	113.00	$113.00	$904	-1.67

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	434	4	106.00–140.00	$130.40	$566	-0.53
440	440	1	118.00	$118.00	$519	-12.93
451–495	473	19	110.00–140.00	$117.15	$554	-8.49
500–544	525	28	97.00–120.00	$111.42	$585	-4.19
550–595	578	22	90.00–118.00	$110.98	$641	-3.91
604–640	623	5	80.00–108.00	$91.08	$567	-9.28
650–677	667	7	90.00–100.00	$94.43	$630	+11.93
700–740	713	7	80.00–88.00	$84.58	$603	-6.50
762–786	774	2	80.00–88.00	$84.06	$651	—
850	850	1	82.00	$82.00	$697	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	3	100.00–111.00	$106.98	$469	-5.52
445	445	1	85.00	$85.00	$378	-27.50
470	470	1	87.50	$87.50	$411	-19.20
455–495	475	2	110.00	$110.00	$522	+3.30
515–540	523	5	105.00–115.00	$110.45	$578	+2.60
515–535 thin fleshed	525	2	85.00–95.00	$90.10	$473	—
540	540	1	80.00	$80.00	$432	-27.85
560	560	1	112.50	$112.50	$630	+20.00
605–640	624	5	100.00–112.00	$104.49	$652	+14.49
655–680	666	6	100.00–112.00	$105.36	$702	-2.12
705–745	725	3	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$779	+2.99
765 thin fleshed	765	1	82.50	$82.50	$631	—
750–795	771	7	69.00–110.00	$93.67	$722	-14.37
775	775	1	95.00	$95.00	$736	-13.04
800–815	808	2	104.00–106.00	$105.01	$848	—
875	875	1	87.00	$87.00	$761	-13.45

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	80.00	$80.00	$332	—
400–440	420	4	110.00–127.50	$123.18	$517	+23.18
460	460	1	80.00	$80.00	$368	-37.31
470–495	487	3	106.00–121.00	$115.59	$563	-1.72
500–540	520	7	100.00–108.00	$103.45	$538	-2.87
550–595	579	11	95.00–107.00	$103.03	$597	-1.10
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	—
800	800	1	73.00	$73.00	$584	—
900–930	915	2	68.00–70.00	$68.98	$631	—
965	965	1	70.00	$70.00	$676	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$449	-3.06
470	470	1	115.00	$115.00	$540	—
510–515	512	3	100.00–112.50	$107.51	$550	-1.51
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	+2.44
605–640	623	2	102.50–110.00	$106.14	$661	+2.26
685 thin fleshed	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	-8.76
700–730 thin fleshed	713	3	80.00–92.50	$87.41	$623	+2.91
730	730	1	107.00	$107.00	$781	+0.58
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	-7.48
775	775	1	91.00	$91.00	$705	-16.48
790 thin fleshed	790	1	85.00	$85.00	$672	—
810–820	815	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$856	+9.97
850 thin fleshed	850	1	97.00	$97.00	$824	—
875	875	1	107.00	$107.00	$936	+10.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	1	47.50	$47.50	$192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1365	1050	80-85%	39	45.00–62.00	$55.94	$587	-3.51
850–1985	1231	80-85%	238	54.50–73.00	$66.77	$822	-1.06
940–1910	1283	80-85%	52	68.00–79.00	$74.16	$951	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–910	753	85-90%	5	10.00–25.00	$18.75	$141	—
630–1258	896	85-90%	33	33.00–52.00	$43.71	$392	+14.00
670–1395	973	85-90%	55	50.00–66.00	$56.03	$545	—
790–1455	1107	85-90%	3	61.00–63.00	$61.48	$681	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270 value added	1270	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$991	—
1015–1440	1272	75-80%	3	52.00–59.00	$55.36	$704	—
990–1995	1348	75-80%	26	57.00–72.00	$64.75	$873	—
1205–1895	1460	75-80%	12	68.00–78.00	$72.53	$1,059	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1820	1228	24	70.00–86.00	$78.64	$966	—
1015–2420	1628	47	85.00–100.00	$92.56	$1,507	—
1445–2150	1834	18	95.00–109.00	$101.78	$1,867	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–920	918	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–565.00	$532.59
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
1035–1325	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	735.00–1,100.00	$939.93
1200–1550	1408	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	770.00–1,340.00	$1,146.69

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
835	835	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–660.00	$580.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	1	190.00	$190.00	-18.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	—
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	—
80	80	2	220.00	$220.00	—
80	80	2	160.00–195.00	$177.50	—
90	90	3	215.00–260.00	$239.17	—
95	95	1	185.00	$185.00	—
100–125	112	3	205.00–300.00	$249.17	+82.17
100–125	112	8	140.00–190.00	$155.00	-12.00
100–140	122	33	100.00–240.00	$176.89	+31.89
150–180	169	18	160.00–260.00	$203.47	-90.82
160–190	178	6	250.00–380.00	$314.17	+19.88
200–220	203	7	145.00–275.00	$217.86	-142.14
200–225	208	6	300.00–390.00	$344.17	-15.83
250–275	257	7	280.00–395.00	$337.86	—
300	300	4	350.00–500.00	$412.50	—
350	350	1	420.00	$420.00	—

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+150.00
905–1115	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,125.00	$1,046.60	—
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1040–1200	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–850.00	$780.36	—
940–1378	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,075.00	$975.85	-254.15
1248	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-255.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	60.00	$60.00	$426	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	87.50	$87.50	$166	—
230	230	1	80.00	$80.00	$184	—
265–295	275	3	80.00–90.00	$83.58	$230	—
345	345	1	75.00	$75.00	$259	-29.06
360	360	1	90.00	$90.00	$324	-11.51
490	490	1	103.00	$103.00	$505	+2.65
520–535	527	5	73.00–101.00	$81.97	$432	-26.00
605	605	1	85.00	$85.00	$514	+4.00
655–670	660	3	98.00–104.00	$101.68	$671	—
690 thin fleshed	690	1	60.00	$60.00	$414	—
705	705	2	96.00–98.00	$97.00	$684	—
750–785	768	2	101.00–102.00	$101.51	$780	—
800–820	809	4	94.00–100.00	$97.99	$793	+3.99
895	895	3	91.00	$91.00	$814	—
900	900	1	90.00	$90.00	$810	—
960	960	1	90.00	$90.00	$864	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	115.00	$115.00	$267	—
335	335	6	119.00	$119.00	$399	—
385	385	1	60.00	$60.00	$231	—
420–448	444	7	80.00–118.00	$112.86	$501	+4.86
493	493	3	115.00	$115.00	$567	+13.00
548	548	3	84.00	$84.00	$460	-19.00
557	557	3	112.50	$112.50	$627	+19.09

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 thin fleshed	390	1	52.50	$52.50	$205	—
410	410	1	84.00	$84.00	$344	—
470	470	1	92.50	$92.50	$435	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	55.00	$55.00	$292	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	-10.00
80	80	6	80.00–95.00	$85.83	-1.67
90–95	93	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	+15.00
95	95	3	105.00–120.00	$111.67	+24.17
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	-90.83
100–125	104	23	110.00–165.00	$135.87	-49.96
100–140	124	5	150.00–205.00	$183.00	-2.83
170	170	1	300.00	$300.00	+95.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	13	50.00–85.00	$65.19	+15.19
30–35	32	7	55.00–95.00	$75.00	+5.00
40–45	41	10	95.00–132.50	$124.25	+49.25
45	45	2	120.00	$120.00	+45.00
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+15.00
50–55	53	6	115.00–175.00	$150.42	+50.42
60–65	62	9	110.00–170.00	$149.17	+18.17
70	70	11	95.00–140.00	$117.73	-40.60
70–75	74	8	130.00–187.50	$146.56	-11.77
80	80	9	95.00–185.00	$127.22	-31.11
80–85	84	9	120.00–262.50	$193.06	+34.73
90	90	1	105.00	$105.00	-53.33
100–140	119	9	110.00–165.00	$128.89	—
150	150	3	115.00–165.00	$131.67	—
220	220	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	—
110–140	125	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	—
150–175	161	7	185.00–550.00	$266.79	—
200–220	210	2	230.00–260.00	$245.00	—
250	250	3	210.00–270.00	$243.33	—
300	300	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	160.00	$160.00	—
140	140	1	227.50	$227.50	—
180	180	1	175.00	$175.00	—
200–240	215	4	160.00–240.00	$203.75	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	6	20.00–75.00	$46.67	+7.67
20–25	21	10	57.50–77.50	$70.75	+14.08
20–25	23	22	40.00–155.00	$86.82	+30.15
30–35	31	35	25.00–132.50	$102.21	+34.29
30–35	32	9	80.00–100.00	$91.67	+23.75
40–45	43	50	40.00–177.50	$129.65	+44.93
40–45	44	6	130.00–140.00	$134.17	+49.45
50	50	1	147.50	$147.50	+42.50
50–55	52	46	60.00–235.00	$138.15	+33.15
60–65	61	47	60.00–250.00	$126.22	-0.45
70–75	71	46	70.00–255.00	$120.22	-27.72
80–85	81	36	75.00–190.00	$132.65	-17.35
90	90	9	85.00–145.00	$117.22	-92.78
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+30.00
100	100	1	285.00	$285.00	—
100–120	108	6	115.00–180.00	$146.67	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	95.00	$95.00	—
50–55	53	9	145.00–165.00	$160.00	—
60	60	8	167.50–177.50	$173.75	+53.75
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	+35.00
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	+80.00
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
75	75	1	57.50	$57.50	-62.50
80	80	3	65.00–160.00	$111.67	-8.33
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	+80.00
80	80	1	185.00	$185.00	+65.00
90	90	4	60.00–155.00	$118.75	-1.25
90–95	93	2	115.00–222.50	$168.75	+48.75
100–125	113	20	130.00–285.00	$192.63	+72.63
100–140	121	28	85.00–230.00	$148.39	-47.55
150	150	2	200.00–255.00	$227.50	+42.50
150–190	164	26	135.00–290.00	$189.42	+4.42
200–240	214	6	145.00–380.00	$254.17	+29.17
250–275	262	3	300.00–315.00	$305.00	—
300	300	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	125.00	$125.00	—
100	100	1	237.50	$237.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	116	7	145.00–270.00	$179.29	-120.71
110–140	123	9	140.00–385.00	$275.56	-24.44
150	150	2	335.00–370.00	$352.50	—
150–190	162	7	160.00–290.00	$195.71	—
200	200	12	235.00–390.00	$366.25	—
250	250	2	375.00–400.00	$387.50	—
300–320	310	2	520.00	$520.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	132.50	$132.50	—
50	50	3	142.50–150.00	$145.00	—

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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.