North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

4,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.43/cwt +11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 375 lb · 114 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.45/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 419 lb · 107 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.57/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 569 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,547	3,239	2,880
Feeder cattle	2,835	2,216	1,619
Slaughter cattle	769	865	514
Replacement cattle	85	36	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 6. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers were 3.00 to 12.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was mostly good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light to moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 110.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 95.00 to 120.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	223	9	146.00–180.00	$161.11	$359	+20.03
235–240 fancy	238	2	170.00–177.00	$173.54	$413	—
270 fancy	270	3	172.00–175.00	$173.67	$469	—
255–295	280	20	145.00–190.00	$175.57	$492	+2.39
305–340 fancy	317	10	161.00–219.00	$190.72	$605	+20.56
305–346	328	43	150.00–195.00	$171.51	$563	+10.74
335 thin fleshed	335	1	156.00	$156.00	$523	+16.24
360–380	370	2	155.00	$155.00	$574	-8.07
350–396	373	62	146.00–190.00	$170.53	$636	+7.46
360–385 value added	376	17	179.00–206.00	$186.19	$700	—
350–395 fancy	377	31	158.00–218.00	$189.98	$716	+14.17
376–396 thin fleshed	386	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$558	-0.55
400–445 fancy	416	17	154.00–195.00	$179.39	$746	+8.24
400–447	421	50	140.00–194.00	$164.67	$693	+5.86
430–435	433	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$660	-6.32
418–442 value added	438	10	176.00–179.00	$177.89	$779	—
450–495 fancy	463	10	166.00–196.00	$178.60	$827	+8.85
450–495	469	41	143.00–182.00	$168.70	$791	+11.35
510–520 fancy	517	3	166.00–171.00	$168.66	$872	+6.42
500–545	525	38	148.00–169.00	$157.86	$829	+3.77
550–595	574	27	140.00–165.00	$157.03	$901	+10.16
600–645	622	30	141.00–157.50	$150.52	$936	+10.53
655–690	667	27	130.00–145.00	$138.87	$926	+4.22
701–735	713	10	118.00–136.00	$131.88	$940	—
800–830	812	3	125.00–129.00	$127.18	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–170	168	2	137.50–147.50	$142.43	$239	+5.67
200–240	224	9	132.50–141.00	$136.98	$307	+8.17
255–280	267	9	140.00–155.00	$146.41	$391	+4.51
300–340	323	7	147.50–157.50	$152.16	$491	+8.75
350–395	369	9	127.50–156.00	$147.22	$543	+6.00
430–445	438	2	133.00–145.00	$138.90	$608	-0.86
450–490	467	5	130.00–145.00	$137.94	$644	—
565–590	578	2	140.00	$140.00	$809	—
605–630	618	2	125.00	$125.00	$772	—
685–690	688	2	122.00–130.00	$126.01	$867	—
780–790	785	2	115.00–121.00	$118.02	$926	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	222	5	130.00–143.00	$133.27	$296	—
275–290	285	3	130.00–167.00	$150.38	$429	+21.82
302–334	321	6	131.00–141.00	$137.20	$440	+6.15
350–395	366	5	125.00–167.50	$138.44	$507	+10.38
404–430	417	10	122.00–167.50	$137.64	$574	+4.66
500–520	513	3	130.00–152.00	$137.77	$707	-8.41
610–643	626	3	130.00–138.00	$132.60	$830	—
655	655	1	126.00	$126.00	$825	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–190	185	2	112.50–122.50	$117.36	$217	+9.29
260 thin fleshed	260	1	84.00	$84.00	$218	-2.42
255–280	268	2	110.00–115.00	$112.38	$301	—
315–335	325	2	100.00–110.00	$105.15	$342	+6.19
370–390	383	3	114.00–118.00	$116.37	$446	—
550–580	565	2	102.50–107.50	$105.07	$594	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	3	119.00–151.00	$136.79	$383	—
350–385	364	5	109.00–138.00	$117.44	$427	-2.35
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	-7.42
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—
680	680	1	111.00	$111.00	$755	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–246	231	5	118.00–125.00	$122.53	$283	—
270–298	281	3	128.00–130.00	$129.35	$363	—
705–710	708	2	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$743	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–235	219	5	120.00–147.50	$136.72	$299	—
255–295 thin fleshed	275	2	133.00	$133.00	$366	—
250–296	279	22	124.00–154.00	$142.44	$397	+0.17
301–340 fancy	316	13	145.00–156.00	$149.39	$472	-4.59
300–345	327	27	125.00–147.50	$137.53	$450	-0.77
366–390 value added	373	9	156.00–180.00	$158.72	$592	+12.72
350–395	375	56	130.00–158.00	$145.27	$545	+4.07
350–390 fancy	376	6	145.00–154.00	$151.47	$570	—
380–385	383	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$496	-0.33
378–390 thin fleshed	384	2	122.00–124.00	$122.98	$472	—
400–435 fancy	416	4	145.00–154.00	$148.25	$617	+3.25
400–446	419	98	128.00–153.00	$140.72	$590	+0.42
410–445 value added	420	5	150.00–152.00	$150.42	$632	—
450–498	473	65	124.00–147.00	$137.49	$650	-0.49
465–495 fancy	480	4	140.00–148.00	$143.98	$691	—
510–515 fancy	513	2	140.00	$140.00	$718	-3.57
500–545	524	50	121.00–145.00	$132.26	$693	+1.75
526 value added	526	3	135.00	$135.00	$710	—
532–540 thin fleshed	536	2	119.00	$119.00	$638	—
550–569 value added	561	28	130.00–134.00	$132.81	$745	—
550–595	571	67	123.00–138.00	$131.15	$749	+2.89
580 fancy	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	—
582–594 thin fleshed	588	2	119.00	$119.00	$700	—
605 value added	605	10	133.00	$133.00	$805	-9.00
610	610	1	144.00	$144.00	$878	+18.10
600–646	624	35	120.00–132.00	$126.70	$791	+0.80
650–696	678	15	115.00–126.00	$120.27	$815	+5.31
706–735	718	10	100.00–121.00	$113.59	$816	+1.18
762–780	770	3	101.00–105.00	$102.65	$790	+7.65
770 value added	770	1	117.00	$117.00	$901	—
825	825	1	106.00	$106.00	$874	—
860 value added	860	1	102.50	$102.50	$882	—
894	894	2	87.00–89.00	$88.00	$787	—
905	905	1	95.00	$95.00	$860	—
1005 value added	1005	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,005	—
1050–1085 value added	1068	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$1,223	—
1075	1075	1	92.50	$92.50	$994	—
1135	1135	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,124	—
1150 value added	1150	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	8	117.50–135.00	$127.50	$297	+2.50
250–295	268	19	117.50–135.00	$127.60	$342	+10.10
305–345	323	20	122.50–137.00	$129.63	$419	+6.50
350–395	379	13	117.50–130.00	$124.08	$470	+0.59
400–440	430	10	117.50–130.00	$123.45	$531	-0.34
450–495	478	18	120.00–131.00	$125.99	$602	+2.05
505–545	521	17	115.00–127.50	$121.34	$632	+4.43
550–595	574	13	114.00–125.00	$117.96	$677	+2.94
620–645	631	5	114.00–120.00	$116.59	$736	+2.66
665–690	678	4	112.50–120.00	$117.03	$793	+1.27
700–740	723	8	112.00–117.50	$115.55	$835	+5.28
755–785	774	4	110.00–116.00	$113.02	$875	-1.45

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	128.00	$128.00	$237	—
225	225	1	135.00	$135.00	$304	—
254–288	275	7	112.00–130.00	$120.05	$330	-3.26
310–345	324	10	114.00–123.00	$119.04	$386	+1.03
350–395	374	18	110.00–132.50	$118.12	$442	+4.18
400–445	425	12	114.00–130.00	$121.29	$515	+1.28
460–495	483	4	118.00–126.00	$121.80	$588	+0.44
500–545	518	9	107.00–120.00	$115.57	$599	-6.78
555–598	575	8	102.00–124.00	$115.51	$664	—
620–645	633	3	107.00–127.00	$118.96	$753	—
655–685	670	2	112.00–129.00	$120.31	$806	+6.81
755	755	1	95.00	$95.00	$717	—
840	840	1	93.00	$93.00	$781	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–194	176	3	80.00–100.00	$93.74	$165	—
285	285	1	97.00	$97.00	$276	-7.23
325 thin fleshed	325	1	50.00	$50.00	$162	-45.00
370–375	373	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$415	+21.24
400–435	418	9	80.00–110.00	$101.60	$425	-4.33
465–470 thin fleshed	468	2	40.00–42.00	$41.01	$192	—
475–490	481	4	105.00–111.00	$108.52	$522	+3.69
505–545	524	8	105.00–112.00	$109.91	$576	+4.99
550–585	571	7	105.00–112.50	$109.28	$624	—
600–635	616	8	102.50–110.00	$107.82	$664	-2.18
650–695	674	8	100.00–110.00	$103.07	$695	+0.43
705–735	720	2	103.00–111.00	$107.08	$771	—
885	885	2	86.00–89.00	$87.50	$774	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	7	105.00–112.50	$108.71	$307	—
360–380 thin fleshed	367	3	82.50–90.00	$86.68	$318	—
363–385	369	5	102.50–108.00	$106.27	$392	—
400–435 thin fleshed	418	2	85.00–87.50	$86.30	$361	—
440–445	443	2	102.50–110.00	$106.23	$471	—
520–535	530	5	105.00–113.00	$110.09	$583	+6.97
570–590	579	5	100.00–107.00	$103.60	$600	+3.60
580–590 thin fleshed	585	2	93.00–96.00	$94.51	$553	—
605–645	630	5	105.00–112.50	$108.30	$682	—
655–675	665	2	105.00	$105.00	$698	+4.17

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	228	3	100.00–102.00	$101.30	$231	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	74.00	$74.00	$222	—
315–340	328	2	114.00–117.00	$115.56	$379	+4.39
355–390	375	3	100.00–119.00	$111.32	$417	—
410–425	418	2	114.00–117.50	$115.72	$484	+5.47
445 thin fleshed	445	1	87.50	$87.50	$389	—
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	+2.71
480 thin fleshed	480	1	75.00	$75.00	$360	—
505–540	526	6	101.00–104.00	$102.34	$538	-12.69
580 thin fleshed	580	1	72.00	$72.00	$418	—
590	590	1	108.00	$108.00	$637	-1.81
600–605	603	2	100.00–109.00	$104.48	$630	+8.48
662–690	671	9	106.00–110.00	$106.56	$715	—
710	710	1	97.00	$97.00	$689	+5.00
782	782	3	93.00	$93.00	$727	—

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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	426	33	160.00–181.00	$170.07	$724	+9.88
410–445 fancy	433	11	178.00–195.00	$186.48	$807	+7.73
452–480 thin fleshed	463	3	146.00–152.00	$149.33	$691	—
462–463 value added	463	6	175.00–179.00	$178.33	$826	+6.47
450–490 fancy	464	8	144.00–190.00	$175.05	$812	+11.64
450–496	475	51	136.00–177.50	$161.76	$768	+6.29
500–535 fancy	507	6	144.00–179.00	$168.07	$852	+13.70
500–520	513	5	138.00–145.00	$141.58	$726	-6.25
500–545	522	56	128.00–170.00	$156.05	$815	+8.22
550–597	571	47	130.00–161.00	$149.36	$853	+4.15
560–590 thin fleshed	575	2	129.00–132.00	$130.46	$750	—
570–585	578	2	140.00	$140.00	$809	-5.21
600 value added	600	11	145.00	$145.00	$870	—
600–640	618	18	120.00–156.00	$143.03	$884	+23.03
600–640	623	4	130.00–132.50	$130.88	$815	-6.37
650 fancy	650	1	122.00	$122.00	$793	—
655–675	666	7	110.00–133.00	$118.61	$790	-15.27
665–675	671	4	119.00–129.00	$124.02	$832	+1.47
790–795	793	2	109.00–115.00	$112.01	$888	—
1075	1075	1	87.00	$87.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	120.00	$120.00	$492	-17.14
400–445	426	9	140.00–154.00	$145.57	$620	+8.43
450–490	474	7	130.00–147.50	$142.06	$673	+0.29
510–545	524	5	127.50–140.00	$135.01	$707	-5.20
555–590	577	6	130.00–141.00	$135.52	$782	+5.24
570–595 thin fleshed	580	4	117.50–127.50	$123.99	$719	—
610–645	630	7	117.50–130.00	$124.97	$787	+7.45
650–690	671	11	115.00–128.00	$122.09	$819	+0.17
715–735	720	7	112.50–123.00	$116.20	$837	+2.70

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	412	3	140.00–150.00	$146.64	$604	+5.64
450–495	473	13	115.00–147.00	$129.14	$611	-0.86
510–540	528	4	132.00–140.00	$136.81	$722	+9.15
550–560	555	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$697	—
600–645	626	13	111.00–130.00	$121.11	$758	+7.10
660–675	668	2	124.00–134.00	$128.94	$861	+5.47
706–730	718	4	110.00–116.00	$112.75	$810	+3.76
980	980	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,019	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	94.00	$94.00	$404	—
460–495	473	4	104.00–124.00	$112.99	$534	—
505–545	526	5	100.00–120.00	$108.81	$572	+26.81
535 thin fleshed	535	1	70.00	$70.00	$374	—
555–590	579	4	100.00–108.00	$104.48	$605	-5.52
600–615	608	2	105.00–113.00	$109.05	$663	-8.44
650–685	666	4	100.00–115.00	$107.77	$718	+9.02
700–725	710	3	90.00–113.00	$103.42	$734	-6.58
770–790	784	4	85.00–105.00	$97.47	$764	—
820–835	828	2	84.00–102.50	$93.17	$771	—
865–895	883	5	88.00–97.00	$91.20	$805	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	102.50–107.50	$104.91	$435	—
415–445	428	3	85.00–92.00	$89.05	$381	—
455–495	473	5	92.00–115.00	$102.74	$486	-4.77
505–540	526	4	100.00–105.00	$101.20	$532	-3.40
660–695	681	5	103.00–110.00	$107.38	$731	+12.39
700–735	720	5	101.00–112.50	$107.44	$774	+2.46
780–795	787	6	100.00–110.00	$104.82	$825	-4.92
800–805	803	3	100.00–104.00	$102.00	$819	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	102.50–105.00	$103.72	$482	—
500–525	513	2	107.50–110.00	$108.72	$558	—
665–695	683	6	105.00–112.00	$108.17	$739	—
700–725	714	4	105.00–113.00	$109.29	$780	+5.32
750–780	765	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$823	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1475	1409	75-80%	5	60.00–68.00	$63.36	$893	-7.61
1300–1915	1492	75-80%	56	63.00–77.00	$71.33	$1,064	-6.71
1310–2005	1553	75-80%	78	74.00–87.00	$79.45	$1,234	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	1	43.00	$43.00	$492	—
1105–1300	1185	80-85%	7	50.00–64.00	$59.38	$704	-3.30
1100–1385	1196	80-85%	58	63.00–76.00	$68.81	$823	+6.13
1065–1385	1215	80-85%	59	70.00–86.00	$77.50	$942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–990	843	85-90%	12	25.00–48.00	$33.85	$285	-10.76
535–1095	870	85-90%	29	39.00–63.00	$48.58	$423	+18.50
515–1080	928	85-90%	55	51.00–74.00	$63.36	$588	+7.63
740–1095	994	85-90%	19	70.00–86.00	$75.33	$749	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1850	1534	4	70.00–84.00	$75.94	$1,165	—
1015–2420	1769	22	94.00–108.00	$100.24	$1,773	—
1255–2325	1803	20	103.00–116.00	$111.70	$2,014	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1065 thin fleshed	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–690.00	$620.44
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1040 thin fleshed	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
935–1290	1086	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	600.00–1,050.00	$748.35
1090 fancy	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
955–1310	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	650.00–960.00	$811.03
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1105–1170	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–880.00	$829.34

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670 thin fleshed	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
775–835	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	518.00–610.00	$562.29
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
720	720	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	714.00	$714.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	-50.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	145.00	$145.00	—
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	—
70–75	73	7	145.00–270.00	$186.79	—
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	—
80–85	83	2	105.00–165.00	$135.00	—
80–85	84	6	175.00–205.00	$181.67	—
80–88	85	5	165.00–242.50	$217.62	—
90–95	91	4	180.00–320.00	$236.25	—
100–130	113	3	145.00–185.00	$168.33	-41.67
100–125	116	8	130.00–290.00	$187.50	-22.50
100–145	119	21	160.00–350.00	$238.33	+28.33
120–130	126	4	265.00–325.00	$291.93	-3.07
145	145	1	290.00	$290.00	+58.75
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	+2.50
150	150	2	210.00–285.00	$247.50	-40.00
150–185	168	14	220.00–460.00	$313.21	+25.71
170	170	1	320.00	$320.00	+32.50
200–245	217	9	380.00–510.00	$465.00	+115.00
250	250	1	560.00	$560.00	—
250	250	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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
840–945 thin fleshed	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	400.00–475.00	$431.93	—
900 thin fleshed	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	490.00	$490.00	—
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—
995 thin fleshed	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
915–1375	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–1,430.00	$1,188.42	+169.96
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700 thin fleshed	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
685–740 thin fleshed	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–575.00	$514.91	—
685–750	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—
700–780	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–775.00	$748.65	—
865 thin fleshed	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	85.00	$85.00	$318	—
535	535	2	80.00	$80.00	$428	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 thin fleshed	280	1	72.50	$72.50	$203	—
320	320	1	112.00	$112.00	$358	—
465 thin fleshed	465	1	55.00	$55.00	$256	—
510	510	1	105.00	$105.00	$536	+27.00
580	580	1	92.00	$92.00	$534	—
625	625	1	82.00	$82.00	$512	—
700	700	2	50.00–80.00	$65.00	$455	—
890	890	1	82.00	$82.00	$730	—
970	970	2	78.00	$78.00	$757	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	118	4	205.00–255.00	$226.25	+38.75
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	—
260	260	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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	240.00	$240.00	—
100–135	115	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	205.00–275.00	$240.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	50.00	$50.00	-75.00
10–15	11	4	70.00–105.00	$78.75	-46.25
30	30	1	87.50	$87.50	-37.50
30–35	32	3	115.00–140.00	$131.67	+6.67
32	32	13	160.00–167.50	$164.62	+39.62
40–45	43	2	160.00	$160.00	+35.00
48	48	8	182.50–200.00	$193.44	+68.44
50–55	53	2	190.00	$190.00	+20.00
55	55	3	85.00–105.00	$98.33	-71.67
55	55	3	165.00–175.00	$170.00	±0.00
60	60	1	127.50	$127.50	-42.50
60–65	63	6	130.00–260.00	$175.00	+5.00
63	63	13	241.00	$241.00	+71.00
70–75	72	3	185.00–280.00	$225.52	+55.52
70–75	72	9	140.00–310.00	$213.33	+43.33
70–75	73	8	100.00–135.00	$125.63	-44.37
80	80	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-47.50
80–85	82	13	160.00–305.00	$198.85	+23.85
89	89	7	305.00	$305.00	+130.00
90	90	4	180.00–235.00	$216.25	+41.25
95–97	97	9	296.00–314.00	$312.04	+137.04
100	100	1	195.00	$195.00	-46.25
100–110	102	5	210.00–295.00	$240.00	-1.25
100–120	110	2	240.00–265.00	$251.36	+10.11
113–125	114	10	310.00–355.00	$314.93	+73.68

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	1	260.00	$260.00	—
170	170	1	305.00	$305.00	—
165–180	173	5	320.00–390.00	$350.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	137.50	$137.50	—
85	85	1	70.00	$70.00	—
98	98	7	192.50–212.50	$203.93	—
100	100	1	85.00	$85.00	—
110–130	118	5	125.00–185.00	$158.00	—
123	123	2	240.00	$240.00	—
120–145	137	35	210.00–290.00	$255.86	—
150–165	157	8	240.00–350.00	$305.63	—
175	175	2	275.00	$275.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	11	65.00–115.00	$89.09	+39.09
20	20	2	75.00–115.00	$95.00	+45.00
30–35	32	21	65.00–162.50	$122.62	+40.12
32–35	33	18	93.00–97.50	$97.23	+14.73
35	35	2	145.00	$145.00	+62.50
40	40	2	95.00	$95.00	-10.00
40–45	43	18	80.00–242.50	$152.22	+47.22
40–45	44	4	90.00–172.50	$137.50	+32.50
45	45	1	170.00	$170.00	+65.00
50	50	3	128.00	$128.00	-57.00
50–55	52	6	105.00–195.00	$161.25	-23.75
50–55	54	27	120.00–275.00	$176.39	-8.61
52–55	54	29	205.00–230.00	$209.74	+24.74
60	60	2	102.50–165.00	$133.75	-7.50
60–65	62	17	120.00–290.00	$165.29	+24.04
63–65	63	5	222.00–235.00	$224.67	+83.42
65	65	3	105.00–135.00	$123.33	-17.92
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	-20.00
70	70	2	230.00	$230.00	+70.00
70–75	73	18	140.00–360.00	$196.67	+36.67
80	80	13	241.00–268.00	$245.15	+90.15
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	±0.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+55.00
80–85	83	18	160.00–250.00	$212.78	+2.78
90–95	92	3	210.00–215.00	$211.67	-13.33
90–95	93	9	185.00–245.00	$215.00	-10.00
100	100	2	210.00–260.00	$235.00	+2.50
100–145	110	19	200.00–295.00	$248.68	+16.18
110	110	1	290.00	$290.00	+57.50
117	117	3	195.00	$195.00	-37.50
100–145	123	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	-57.50
155–165	160	2	255.00–315.00	$285.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
51–52	51	30	86.00–145.00	$115.98	—
52	52	6	202.50–232.50	$227.50	—
55	55	1	170.00	$170.00	-35.00
60–65	63	2	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-80.00
60–65	64	4	135.00–150.00	$142.50	-62.50
70–75	74	7	130.00–235.00	$158.57	-46.43
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	-25.00
80	80	6	140.00–180.00	$160.00	-45.00
80–85	84	4	100.00–215.00	$178.75	-26.25
88	88	2	280.00	$280.00	+75.00
90–95	91	5	190.00–300.00	$243.00	+38.00
90–95	93	2	140.00–220.00	$180.00	+15.00
95	95	5	185.00	$185.00	+20.00
100–140	119	10	140.00–240.00	$176.50	-21.83
100–145	125	53	155.00–355.00	$242.55	+44.22
105–145	126	17	225.00–360.00	$330.02	+131.69
150–165	153	32	225.00–390.00	$324.69	—
155	155	1	200.00	$200.00	—
155–160	158	2	120.00–155.00	$137.22	—
160	160	4	230.00–300.00	$265.00	—
245	245	1	225.00	$225.00	—
290	290	2	290.00	$290.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	5	137.50	$137.50	—
60–65	61	6	300.00–350.00	$308.33	—
70	70	1	230.00	$230.00	—
85	85	2	195.00–285.00	$240.00	—
95	95	1	175.00	$175.00	—
95	95	1	225.00	$225.00	—
100	100	1	350.00	$350.00	+12.50
115	115	1	215.00	$215.00	-122.50
100–145	127	9	210.00–395.00	$291.67	-45.83
150	150	2	330.00–340.00	$335.00	-50.00
160	160	1	445.00	$445.00	+60.00
220	220	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	8	230.00	$230.00	—

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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.