North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

5,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.52/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 472 lb · 118 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.40/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 521 lb · 117 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.92/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 570 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,427	4,723	4,612
Feeder cattle	3,936	3,293	3,678
Slaughter cattle	784	756	629
Replacement cattle	84	85	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 10. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate to fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 110.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 160.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	167.50	$167.50	$310	—
200–248	228	14	125.00–150.00	$138.09	$315	-9.95
250–295	276	22	137.00–167.50	$154.38	$426	-1.01
300–346	324	51	130.00–168.00	$148.11	$480	-6.64
350–398	371	80	128.00–168.00	$148.12	$550	-2.45
390–395 value added	393	3	170.00–175.00	$172.01	$676	—
400–448	426	58	124.00–158.00	$137.34	$585	-6.45
424–430	427	2	121.00	$121.00	$517	-22.79
450–496	476	66	130.00–155.00	$143.81	$685	-0.32
490	490	1	139.00	$139.00	$681	-5.13
500–546	518	50	127.00–150.00	$139.22	$721	+0.72
520	520	1	126.00	$126.00	$655	-12.50
550–595	573	2	126.00–133.00	$129.36	$741	-7.73
550–595	575	47	120.00–144.00	$136.48	$785	-0.61
600–643	622	57	115.00–142.00	$133.59	$831	+1.44
650–695	678	46	110.00–139.00	$132.24	$897	-4.01
680	680	1	122.50	$122.50	$833	-13.75
702–745	720	32	110.00–134.00	$126.21	$909	+5.70
750	750	1	121.00	$121.00	$908	-7.05
750–790	777	26	107.00–132.00	$125.94	$979	-2.11
805–848	836	22	128.00–134.00	$130.17	$1,088	+3.74
853	853	3	115.00	$115.00	$981	-1.02
960	960	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,200	—
1000	1000	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,080	—
1060	1060	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,145	—
1155	1155	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155 thin fleshed	155	1	120.00	$120.00	$186	—
180	180	1	140.00	$140.00	$252	+7.50
200–240	215	7	130.00–145.00	$138.02	$297	+0.70
245 thin fleshed	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	—
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	-15.84
260–290	273	11	127.50–147.50	$137.58	$376	+1.74
280–285 thin fleshed	283	2	117.50–125.00	$121.22	$343	—
325	325	1	117.50	$117.50	$382	-14.89
305–345	329	13	125.00–145.00	$138.63	$456	+6.24
330–345 thin fleshed	335	4	115.00–120.00	$116.87	$392	—
355–390	373	2	120.00	$120.00	$448	-18.38
360–390	375	2	120.00	$120.00	$450	+4.00
350–395	376	46	122.50–145.00	$136.50	$513	+20.50
365–385 thin fleshed	378	3	112.50–120.00	$115.85	$438	-4.15
400–435 thin fleshed	418	2	117.50–120.00	$118.70	$496	—
400–445	421	7	130.00–142.50	$137.39	$578	+2.25
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	-15.14
450–480	466	10	130.00–142.50	$136.32	$635	+4.36
485 thin fleshed	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	-5.00
500–545	520	11	117.50–132.50	$127.34	$662	-0.26
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	-12.60
540–545	543	2	121.00–127.50	$124.24	$675	-3.36
560 thin fleshed	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—
550–595	576	7	120.00–130.00	$124.73	$718	-4.36
585	585	1	117.50	$117.50	$687	-2.50
610 thin fleshed	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—
600–645	620	6	119.00–125.00	$121.17	$751	+2.85
650–690	671	5	120.00–127.50	$123.28	$827	-0.74
710–730	720	2	111.00–117.00	$114.04	$821	-8.45

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	234	4	124.00–132.50	$128.10	$300	-0.35
274–292	283	5	110.00–145.00	$124.57	$353	+2.32
304–330	310	5	111.00–120.00	$115.68	$359	-7.01
350–395	374	15	110.00–124.00	$117.34	$439	-9.82
380	380	1	124.00	$124.00	$471	-3.16
400–445	421	26	110.00–140.00	$119.73	$504	+2.28
480	480	1	118.00	$118.00	$566	-16.84
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	+3.99
567–595	574	4	127.00–130.00	$127.78	$733	+14.29

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	97.50	$97.50	$205	-17.50
220–235	227	3	100.00–112.50	$104.04	$236	-10.96
250–294	265	3	100.00–110.00	$103.15	$273	—
285 thin fleshed	285	1	92.50	$92.50	$264	—
310–348	328	6	92.00–115.00	$102.58	$336	+11.08
345 thin fleshed	345	1	95.00	$95.00	$328	—
360	360	1	80.00	$80.00	$288	-28.75
355–392	370	9	99.00–107.50	$102.58	$380	-6.17
355–390	373	2	80.00–95.00	$87.85	$328	-20.90
360–385 thin fleshed	373	2	80.00	$80.00	$298	-4.97
408–432	422	5	100.00–110.00	$103.28	$436	+0.89
460	460	1	92.00	$92.00	$423	+12.00
460	460	1	102.00	$102.00	$469	+22.00
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—
555–575	565	2	105.00	$105.00	$593	-1.61
615	615	1	85.00	$85.00	$523	-22.69
615–640	625	3	105.00–112.50	$109.19	$682	+1.50
660	660	1	85.00	$85.00	$561	-20.53
700–730	715	2	105.00–108.00	$106.53	$762	+24.03
735	735	1	86.00	$86.00	$632	-23.81

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	276	7	100.00–132.50	$116.63	$322	+10.80
300–345	323	8	100.00–122.50	$112.39	$363	+5.18
350–385	365	11	100.00–130.00	$108.89	$397	+0.89
405–433	418	12	100.00–118.00	$106.07	$443	-2.25
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	±0.00
530–545	537	3	100.00–110.00	$106.71	$573	-10.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	1	92.50	$92.50	$204	±0.00
235	235	1	105.00	$105.00	$247	+7.50
260	260	1	110.00	$110.00	$286	—
260–285 thin fleshed	273	2	85.00–90.00	$87.39	$239	—
295	295	1	80.00	$80.00	$236	—
305 thin fleshed	305	1	95.00	$95.00	$290	—
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
360–395 thin fleshed	372	3	85.00–92.50	$87.42	$325	—
365–392	385	4	108.00–110.00	$108.47	$418	—
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
465–490	478	2	100.00–107.50	$103.65	$495	—
520–525	523	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$562	+1.66
550–580 thin fleshed	560	3	90.00–93.00	$91.04	$510	—
560–595	579	5	100.00–123.00	$112.53	$652	+3.91
600–605	603	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$657	+2.00
615	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	-27.00
650–680	662	5	102.50–112.50	$107.99	$715	+0.72
670	670	1	95.00	$95.00	$636	-12.27
770–790 thin fleshed	780	2	80.00–90.00	$85.06	$663	—
810	810	1	106.00	$106.00	$859	—
855	855	1	107.00	$107.00	$915	—
870 thin fleshed	870	1	90.00	$90.00	$783	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	3	115.00–120.00	$118.32	$317	—
365–390	379	4	85.00–90.00	$87.49	$332	—
370–395	383	2	110.00–116.00	$112.90	$432	—
435	435	1	90.00	$90.00	$392	—
583	583	2	90.00	$90.00	$525	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–190	183	3	137.50–150.00	$142.41	$261	+9.91
206–240	219	4	120.00–132.50	$126.25	$276	-6.25
260–295	276	13	118.00–144.00	$129.49	$357	-6.64
305	305	1	127.50	$127.50	$389	-3.80
302–345	323	36	108.00–153.00	$126.72	$409	-4.58
350–395	372	44	117.00–149.00	$129.32	$481	-0.03
375	375	1	127.50	$127.50	$478	-1.85
400–445	422	88	106.00–136.00	$125.63	$530	-4.48
450–495	472	114	106.00–136.00	$125.69	$593	-3.88
460–490	478	4	120.00–123.00	$120.74	$577	-8.83
500–546	521	112	106.00–130.00	$121.08	$631	-2.12
500–548	523	5	99.00–115.00	$105.23	$550	-17.97
550	550	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$639	-8.13
550–595	570	90	108.00–135.00	$120.00	$684	-4.38
600–648	624	53	100.00–129.00	$120.09	$749	-0.51
640	640	1	116.00	$116.00	$742	-4.60
650–696	667	50	104.00–130.00	$118.59	$791	+4.00
719	719	5	113.00	$113.00	$812	+2.44
700–740	727	10	91.00–114.00	$100.95	$734	-9.61
760–798	780	12	86.00–115.00	$101.41	$791	+2.45
800–845	815	3	90.00–96.00	$91.96	$749	-20.04
900–910	905	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$946	+13.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	-0.05
250–295	278	14	115.00–127.50	$121.58	$338	+1.17
300–345	326	18	112.50–127.50	$119.66	$390	-6.50
350–395	370	23	115.00–128.00	$122.80	$454	-0.47
400–445	423	30	112.50–123.00	$118.83	$503	-2.38
425 thin fleshed	425	1	115.00	$115.00	$489	—
445	445	1	115.00	$115.00	$512	-6.21
450–495	475	35	113.00–123.00	$118.74	$564	+0.05
505	505	1	92.50	$92.50	$467	-23.40
500–545	520	28	112.00–117.50	$115.02	$598	-0.88
525 thin fleshed	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	—
550–590	569	20	112.00–117.50	$114.64	$652	-0.30
600–646	621	5	110.00–116.00	$112.19	$697	-1.98
685	685	1	114.00	$114.00	$781	+0.85
725	725	2	109.00–111.00	$110.00	$798	-0.50
778–780	779	4	114.50–116.00	$114.88	$895	+5.88

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	112.50	$112.50	$219	—
210	210	1	112.50	$112.50	$236	—
245 thin fleshed	245	1	97.50	$97.50	$239	—
250–292	278	6	90.00–107.50	$100.94	$281	-2.30
290–295 thin fleshed	293	2	80.00–92.50	$86.30	$253	—
304–340 thin fleshed	324	7	80.00–92.50	$86.55	$280	—
315–340	326	7	100.00–110.00	$106.44	$347	+1.25
355	355	1	102.50	$102.50	$364	-4.80
354–370 thin fleshed	359	3	85.00–86.00	$85.66	$308	—
360–395	378	8	98.00–107.50	$102.54	$388	+20.11
410–430	419	7	105.00–110.00	$105.88	$444	+18.67
415–430	425	3	80.00–92.50	$84.22	$358	-17.69
450–494	467	18	84.00–121.00	$103.53	$483	-1.38
475–480 thin fleshed	478	2	82.50–90.00	$86.27	$412	+1.24
455–495	480	4	95.00–97.50	$96.86	$465	+16.86
495	495	1	90.00	$90.00	$446	+10.00
500–540	517	15	100.00–111.00	$106.15	$549	-1.84
540	540	1	90.00	$90.00	$486	±0.00
550–595	572	11	99.00–112.50	$105.78	$605	-0.96
590–595	592	3	94.00–97.50	$95.84	$567	-10.90
605 thin fleshed	605	1	80.00	$80.00	$484	±0.00
600–635	615	10	102.00–110.00	$105.90	$651	+19.13
600–629	619	9	88.00–97.50	$90.48	$560	+3.71
660–685	674	6	98.00–105.00	$100.92	$680	+6.93
655–695	677	5	81.00–97.50	$91.52	$620	-2.47
695 thin fleshed	695	1	86.00	$86.00	$598	—
705–720	716	4	87.50–92.50	$90.64	$649	+1.90
727	727	3	88.00	$88.00	$640	-0.74
700–745	728	3	104.00–110.00	$106.60	$776	+17.86
750	750	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$656	-12.97
765	765	1	96.00	$96.00	$734	-4.47
805–845	825	2	85.00–92.00	$88.42	$729	+3.48
810–845	828	3	100.00–104.00	$101.30	$839	+16.36
850	850	1	102.00	$102.00	$867	+14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	100.00	$100.00	$180	-10.00
230	230	1	87.50	$87.50	$201	-25.00
235 thin fleshed	235	1	82.50	$82.50	$194	—
240	240	1	112.50	$112.50	$270	±0.00
315–345	333	3	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$358	—
335–345 thin fleshed	341	4	90.00–97.50	$94.37	$322	+4.28
352–390 thin fleshed	369	5	87.50–95.00	$90.04	$332	-2.46
365–385	373	3	95.00	$95.00	$354	-11.77
355–390	379	5	103.00–110.00	$108.17	$410	+1.40
420	420	1	82.50	$82.50	$346	-22.27
405–445	423	8	100.00–112.50	$107.81	$456	+3.04
405–443 thin fleshed	429	6	89.00–95.00	$93.17	$400	+3.17
455	455	1	85.00	$85.00	$387	-21.01
450–465 thin fleshed	457	3	90.00–97.50	$94.21	$431	+4.85
455–495	479	11	100.00–112.50	$108.12	$518	+2.11
515	515	1	95.00	$95.00	$489	-11.86
500–535 thin fleshed	521	5	80.00–90.00	$84.93	$442	+2.43
510–545	524	9	100.00–110.00	$106.03	$556	-0.83
555–590	574	8	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$617	+0.05
575 thin fleshed	575	1	95.00	$95.00	$546	+7.43
605–640 thin fleshed	623	4	80.00–94.00	$86.69	$540	-2.07
620–645	630	4	102.50–107.50	$105.64	$666	-0.44
650–670	660	2	102.50–104.00	$103.24	$681	+3.24
655–665 thin fleshed	660	2	90.00	$90.00	$594	-2.36
660	660	1	80.00	$80.00	$528	-20.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	+17.50
740	740	1	97.50	$97.50	$722	+12.50
750–775	763	2	100.00	$100.00	$763	—
800 thin fleshed	800	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	$700	—
800–805	803	2	99.00–103.00	$101.01	$811	+13.01
805	805	1	80.00	$80.00	$644	-8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$292	+12.58
250–295	279	9	105.00–125.00	$115.12	$321	-2.70
300–348	321	10	100.00–120.00	$111.18	$357	-4.49
350–392	370	15	109.00–125.00	$115.49	$427	-1.86
418–435	429	3	100.00–111.00	$104.06	$446	-12.97
450–498	477	17	94.00–119.00	$105.74	$504	-6.64
500–535	520	7	88.00–115.00	$101.15	$526	-7.84
560–585	573	2	106.00–110.00	$108.04	$619	-7.22
615–647	643	8	90.00–117.50	$113.77	$732	+23.77
660–695	683	3	90.00–94.00	$92.64	$633	—
715	715	1	87.00	$87.00	$622	+5.85
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	100.00	$100.00	$150	—
205	205	1	108.00	$108.00	$221	+8.00
265–295	280	2	110.00	$110.00	$308	+10.00
305–330	315	3	92.00–106.00	$97.54	$307	-3.99
355–385	373	4	106.00–110.00	$107.98	$403	+1.25
400–440	415	11	100.00–110.00	$103.47	$429	-3.48
450–495	467	9	90.00–105.00	$100.90	$471	-7.00
505–525	512	5	90.00–106.00	$101.61	$520	-2.72
555–595	570	4	97.00–109.00	$103.91	$592	+4.38

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	96.00	$96.00	$226	—
285	285	1	94.00	$94.00	$268	—
320	320	1	90.00	$90.00	$288	—
430	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	128.00	$128.00	$358	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	19	145.00–155.00	$148.55	$625	+1.28
450–495	473	58	117.00–152.00	$131.59	$622	-3.94
454–494 thin fleshed	474	2	115.00–116.00	$115.48	$547	—
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	-3.00
512	512	2	120.00	$120.00	$614	-7.84
500–548	517	65	109.00–138.00	$123.10	$636	-4.74
500–545	521	6	100.00–130.00	$117.97	$615	-9.87
524–544 thin fleshed	534	2	104.00–107.00	$105.47	$563	—
550–598	570	59	107.00–132.00	$121.38	$692	-5.12
560–588	576	3	104.00–125.00	$110.81	$638	-15.69
605–625	615	2	117.50–121.00	$119.28	$734	+6.83
600–648	620	48	100.00–141.00	$109.63	$680	-2.82
650–698	671	26	99.00–116.00	$105.64	$709	-0.32
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	+14.04
700–748	724	19	90.00–109.00	$100.84	$730	-1.22
750–794	767	6	93.00–100.00	$95.71	$734	-4.83
825–835	830	2	94.00–104.00	$99.03	$822	+4.03
860–882	867	3	92.00–96.00	$93.66	$812	+3.00
1060	1060	1	81.00	$81.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	115.00	$115.00	$477	-18.33
405–430 thin fleshed	418	2	112.50–122.50	$117.65	$492	—
400–445	428	35	120.00–143.00	$133.71	$572	+0.38
450–485	463	6	117.50–127.50	$120.90	$560	-12.10
450–495	476	39	120.00–143.00	$132.66	$631	+17.66
450–495 thin fleshed	479	7	115.00–120.00	$116.47	$558	-1.03
490	490	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$594	+3.12
500–545	523	38	117.50–133.00	$125.83	$658	-2.82
525 thin fleshed	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	-5.00
505–545	526	8	115.00–125.00	$118.66	$624	-9.99
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	-5.79
550–595	568	32	115.00–129.00	$123.29	$700	-2.50
550–585 thin fleshed	570	3	115.00	$115.00	$656	+1.00
565–590	579	5	115.00–120.00	$118.01	$683	+1.24
600–645	621	12	111.00–117.50	$114.50	$711	-6.13
600–645	623	12	115.00–127.00	$119.21	$743	-1.42
615–630 thin fleshed	623	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$710	—
650–680	662	5	115.00–125.00	$119.98	$794	+6.98
655–670	663	2	113.00–117.50	$115.28	$764	+2.28
690 thin fleshed	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	-1.00
715 thin fleshed	715	1	115.00	$115.00	$822	—
810	810	1	107.50	$107.50	$871	-2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	8	97.50–112.50	$106.07	$438	+1.07
420–445	429	6	87.50–95.00	$92.08	$395	-12.92
430 thin fleshed	430	1	85.00	$85.00	$366	—
465	465	1	82.50	$82.50	$384	-25.60
460–480	470	2	90.00–95.00	$92.55	$435	-15.55
475 thin fleshed	475	1	82.50	$82.50	$392	—
456–490	477	10	82.00–110.00	$102.80	$490	-5.30
505–545	516	14	80.00–110.00	$102.37	$528	-0.62
530	530	1	85.00	$85.00	$450	-7.50
550	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	-14.64
555 thin fleshed	555	1	80.00	$80.00	$444	—
550–585	569	9	100.00–112.50	$108.92	$620	-0.72
600–645	618	3	80.00–95.00	$87.46	$541	-19.22
605–630 thin fleshed	618	2	95.00–97.00	$95.98	$593	—
600–645	627	14	100.00–112.50	$106.71	$669	+0.03
640	640	1	95.00	$95.00	$608	-11.68
650 thin fleshed	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585	—
650–695	669	12	100.00–112.50	$106.97	$716	-2.14
670–695	679	4	80.00–85.00	$81.53	$554	-13.47
705–745	720	7	97.50–108.00	$103.28	$744	+23.28
715–740	724	5	87.50–95.00	$92.02	$666	+12.02
720–745 thin fleshed	733	2	90.00–95.00	$92.46	$678	—
750–785	768	8	98.00–107.50	$103.63	$796	—
750–780	768	4	91.00–97.00	$93.27	$716	—
795	795	1	84.00	$84.00	$668	—
805–820	810	4	102.50–107.00	$104.26	$845	+17.90
805–845	827	5	82.50–95.00	$90.09	$745	-11.91
870	870	1	91.00	$91.00	$792	—
895	895	1	102.50	$102.50	$917	—
900	900	1	95.00	$95.00	$855	—
925	925	1	95.00	$95.00	$879	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	3	130.00–135.00	$131.71	$564	—
450–498	467	28	102.00–137.50	$118.60	$554	+2.85
500–548	525	38	95.00–123.00	$110.69	$581	+0.70
550–598	577	32	96.00–115.00	$110.11	$635	-4.74
600–645	619	5	94.00–112.00	$100.28	$621	-3.40
650–695	670	7	90.00–102.00	$99.02	$663	+8.35
700–735	714	4	82.00–90.00	$86.93	$621	-5.34
760–790	770	4	86.00–90.00	$88.97	$685	+4.31
893	893	3	82.00	$82.00	$732	-2.00
905–925	915	2	82.00–85.00	$83.48	$764	+7.48
970	970	2	80.00	$80.00	$776	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	1	80.00	$80.00	$320	—
400–430	415	2	100.00–110.00	$105.18	$436	+5.18
455–475	462	3	105.00–112.50	$109.11	$504	+1.45
465–495 thin fleshed	480	2	85.00	$85.00	$408	—
500–540 thin fleshed	515	4	80.00–92.50	$86.43	$445	-3.57
500–540	524	4	105.00–110.00	$108.77	$570	+1.12
540	540	1	80.00	$80.00	$432	-27.65
555–570 thin fleshed	563	2	85.00–95.00	$89.93	$506	—
565–595	583	3	110.00	$110.00	$641	+15.00
605–645	626	9	100.00–110.00	$102.76	$643	-4.80
600–645 thin fleshed	630	3	82.50–95.00	$87.56	$552	—
645	645	1	92.00	$92.00	$593	-15.56
660	660	1	84.00	$84.00	$554	-17.24
660–685	670	4	105.00–112.50	$110.21	$738	+8.97
675 thin fleshed	675	1	90.00	$90.00	$608	—
710–720	715	3	107.50–110.00	$108.83	$778	+6.31
720–745 thin fleshed	735	3	80.00–97.50	$90.78	$667	+0.78
770 thin fleshed	770	1	80.00	$80.00	$616	—
765–795	778	6	100.00–107.50	$103.56	$806	-3.44
780–785	783	2	91.00–92.50	$91.75	$718	-15.25
800–815	810	3	97.50–105.00	$100.47	$814	+15.47
825 thin fleshed	825	1	80.00	$80.00	$660	-10.00
850	850	1	105.00	$105.00	$892	+24.00
915 thin fleshed	915	1	85.00	$85.00	$778	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	420	3	104.00–125.00	$116.06	$487	—
450–485	465	15	90.00–122.00	$109.79	$511	+3.02
500–545	520	10	83.00–111.00	$103.63	$539	-4.95
550–590	564	11	100.00–110.00	$104.12	$587	-2.67
620–640	630	2	80.00–88.00	$83.94	$529	-17.21
680–690	685	2	89.00–100.00	$94.54	$648	+6.54
955	955	1	75.00	$75.00	$716	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	106.00–110.00	$107.99	$468	—
455–465	460	2	80.00–83.00	$81.48	$375	—
465–485	475	2	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$498	—
615–620	618	2	90.00	$90.00	$556	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	810.00	$810.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–985	948	80-85%	2	38.00–40.00	$39.04	$370	—
870–1855	1126	80-85%	43	44.00–60.00	$53.65	$604	-3.77
810–1925	1213	80-85%	224	54.00–68.00	$61.01	$740	-3.23
1055–1655	1316	80-85%	20	65.00–74.00	$67.81	$892	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1090	861	85-90%	15	10.00–40.00	$29.07	$250	-15.27
635–1365	915	85-90%	83	30.00–50.00	$42.98	$393	—
680–1670	1077	85-90%	118	44.00–62.00	$54.12	$583	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1735	1403	75-80%	70	50.00–69.00	$61.54	$863	—
1160–1665	1456	75-80%	15	53.00–58.00	$55.97	$815	-14.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1855	1306	45	54.00–84.00	$76.62	$1,001	—
1000–2235	1697	44	78.00–99.00	$88.45	$1,501	-2.13
1846–2036	1931	7	90.00–98.00	$93.74	$1,810	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–775	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	478.00–490.00	$484.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1070	947	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	620.00–850.00	$722.42
1005–1145	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	810.00–950.00	$884.56
1065–1145	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–770.00	$741.09
880–1470	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	475.00–960.00	$782.27
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1170–1570	1401	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,025.00	$934.10

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
780–805	793	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–650.00	$600.79
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–815	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	360.00–630.00	$513.12
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	117	3	170.00–240.00	$198.33	-56.67
150–175	161	4	230.00–255.00	$245.00	-5.00
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	4	125.00–155.00	$142.50	+7.50
60–65	63	6	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-7.50
70–75	73	2	125.00	$125.00	+9.20
80	80	2	135.00–155.00	$145.00	+10.00
80–85	83	5	150.00–180.00	$164.00	+15.67
90–95	93	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+40.00
95	95	3	175.00–205.00	$186.67	+51.67
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	±0.00
100–110	103	3	115.00–140.00	$128.33	+3.33
100–145	120	14	185.00–360.00	$250.36	+70.36
150–180	165	5	220.00–780.00	$391.00	+66.97
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	-72.86

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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
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
895 thin fleshed	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	+150.00
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+260.00
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00	—
975–985	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–750.00	$725.13	—
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00	—
1035–1425	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	610.00–1,225.00	$909.79	—
1000–1460	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	750.00–1,475.00	$1,184.68	—
1125–1350	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,625.00	$1,395.59	—
1320–1390	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,350.00	$1,226.90	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–750	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–960.00	$897.32	—
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—
715–800	758	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–975.00	$809.82	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	+225.00
690–790	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–870.00	$837.36	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380 thin fleshed	380	1	32.50	$32.50	$124	—
420–435	428	2	47.50–52.50	$49.96	$214	—
450–455	453	2	37.50–52.50	$45.04	$204	—
465 thin fleshed	465	1	30.00	$30.00	$140	—
500	500	2	42.50–50.00	$46.25	$231	—
550–590	570	3	42.50–55.00	$47.53	$271	—
600–645	623	2	50.00–52.50	$51.20	$319	—
705 thin fleshed	705	1	35.00	$35.00	$247	—
725	725	1	57.00	$57.00	$413	—
860–880	870	2	60.00–68.00	$64.05	$557	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	107.50	$107.50	$199	—
285	285	1	75.00	$75.00	$214	-7.52
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	+21.08
405	405	1	100.00	$100.00	$405	—
455–475	465	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$407	+7.55
490 thin fleshed	490	1	70.00	$70.00	$343	—
555–595	575	2	75.00–97.50	$85.86	$494	+17.86
615–630	620	3	75.00–95.00	$88.39	$548	—
655–685	670	2	69.00–92.50	$80.49	$539	—
755–795	768	4	76.00–97.00	$88.85	$682	—
805–840	823	2	84.00–93.00	$88.40	$728	—
860–875	867	3	86.00–90.00	$88.01	$763	—
905	905	1	88.00	$88.00	$796	—
965	965	1	82.00	$82.00	$791	—
1045	1045	1	85.00	$85.00	$888	—
1055	1055	1	80.00	$80.00	$844	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695 thin fleshed	695	1	45.00	$45.00	$313	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	-32.50
100	100	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-83.25
100–125	108	29	110.00–270.00	$151.90	-28.85
160–170	165	2	220.00–310.00	$265.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	-20.00
35	35	1	35.00	$35.00	-35.00
40–45	44	7	75.00–105.00	$85.00	+15.00
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	+30.00
50–55	53	6	65.00–105.00	$81.67	-30.67
50–55	53	10	100.00–140.00	$110.00	-2.34
60	60	4	105.00	$105.00	+2.50
60–65	63	12	95.00–150.00	$119.58	+29.58
70–75	71	4	75.00–105.00	$90.00	-39.17
70–75	73	20	110.00–160.00	$141.25	+12.08
80–85	83	7	110.00–155.00	$134.29	-23.06
80–85	84	12	115.00–180.00	$160.42	+3.07
90	90	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	-33.33
90–95	91	4	155.00–205.00	$181.25	+11.25
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	-41.44
155	155	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	127	3	180.00–260.00	$216.67	-88.33
150–170	160	2	265.00–280.00	$272.50	+40.09

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	4	120.00–160.00	$140.00	+1.86
100–140	126	13	155.00–245.00	$191.92	+22.19

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	6	60.00–80.00	$70.00	-5.00
20–25	24	10	20.00–95.00	$44.00	-31.00
30–35	33	4	60.00–135.00	$103.75	+35.79
30–35	33	22	50.00–110.00	$82.73	+14.77
35	35	1	20.00	$20.00	-47.96
40–45	42	7	75.00–140.00	$98.57	-12.61
40–45	42	42	55.00–120.00	$93.69	-17.49
50–55	53	26	80.00–135.00	$109.23	+20.31
50–55	53	11	85.00–155.00	$116.36	+27.44
55	55	1	35.00	$35.00	+5.00
60–65	62	17	75.00–165.00	$125.94	+25.09
60–65	64	11	115.00–190.00	$150.45	+49.60
70–75	71	6	120.00–145.00	$130.83	-21.17
70–75	74	16	130.00–260.00	$171.25	+70.05
80	80	7	135.00–165.00	$152.14	-2.58
80–85	83	20	155.00–240.00	$179.50	+24.78
90–95	91	8	100.00–225.00	$175.00	+25.00
90–95	93	2	145.00–175.00	$160.00	+28.35
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	+63.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	100.00–135.00	$117.50	—
45	45	4	70.00–105.00	$82.50	—
50–55	52	6	105.00–135.00	$124.17	-30.83
50–55	52	9	100.00–110.00	$101.11	-53.89
60–65	61	5	80.00–125.00	$109.00	+16.25
60–65	62	6	125.00–150.00	$137.50	+44.75
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	+1.28
70	70	2	140.00–170.00	$155.00	+16.28
75	75	3	125.00–140.00	$130.00	-8.72
75	75	1	45.00	$45.00	-93.72
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	+21.25
80	80	1	20.00	$20.00	-98.75
80–85	83	8	135.00–165.00	$148.75	+30.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-22.19
90–95	91	6	110.00–150.00	$132.50	+10.31
90–95	93	7	135.00–270.00	$180.71	+58.52
100–135	113	8	110.00–165.00	$135.63	-5.73
100–145	117	19	135.00–290.00	$195.13	+53.77
150	150	1	205.00	$205.00	-23.75
150	150	2	225.00–295.00	$260.00	+31.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+126.00
100–145	116	6	250.00–490.00	$385.00	+128.50

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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.