North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

3,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.28/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 376 lb · 80 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.06/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 471 lb · 74 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.17/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 423 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,345	4,547	2,539
Feeder cattle	2,220	2,835	1,635
Slaughter cattle	831	769	692
Replacement cattle	40	85	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 4. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher; heifers were 3.00 to 7.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to 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 15.00 to 220.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 170.00 to 270.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	167.00	$167.00	$392	+5.89
265–295	287	10	160.00–197.50	$181.67	$521	+6.10
315–320 value added	318	2	200.00–210.00	$204.96	$652	—
310–345	328	2	135.00–136.00	$135.47	$444	-36.04
300–349	330	39	160.00–198.00	$177.84	$587	+6.33
305–345 fancy	331	10	180.00–190.00	$182.56	$604	-8.16
360–385	368	3	140.00–150.00	$143.48	$528	-11.52
350–395 fancy	372	6	177.00–194.00	$187.85	$699	-2.13
350–399	376	52	160.00–200.00	$174.57	$656	+4.04
350–398 value added	377	17	175.00–212.50	$185.51	$699	-0.68
356–398 thin fleshed	377	2	150.00–164.00	$156.61	$590	+12.12
400–445 fancy	416	11	168.00–180.00	$174.77	$727	-4.62
400–445	425	41	150.00–198.00	$180.50	$767	+15.83
443 value added	443	5	190.00	$190.00	$842	+12.11
450–496	472	30	150.00–192.00	$167.98	$793	-0.72
450–493 fancy	474	6	170.00–176.00	$170.97	$810	-7.63
459–495 value added	474	7	166.00–197.00	$179.30	$850	—
505–548 value added	514	15	166.00–175.00	$173.44	$891	—
500–548	524	23	152.00–177.00	$163.31	$856	+5.45
558–590	574	15	148.00–164.00	$156.59	$899	-0.44
600–645	620	18	135.00–165.00	$154.59	$958	+4.07
650–690	678	5	131.00–150.00	$142.03	$963	+3.16

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–276	276	3	126.00–153.00	$139.68	$386	-10.70
300–340	327	7	120.00–144.00	$135.74	$444	-1.46
365–395	380	2	172.00–177.00	$174.60	$663	+36.16
405–445	422	5	129.00–143.00	$134.65	$568	-2.99
452–496	478	8	140.00–165.00	$155.81	$745	—
515–520	518	2	163.00–164.00	$163.50	$847	+25.73
545 value added	545	3	143.00	$143.00	$779	—
550–570	560	6	130.00–161.00	$148.28	$830	—
625–630	628	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$857	+3.89
700–740	715	3	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
748 value added	748	2	133.00	$133.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	221	4	127.50–142.50	$135.72	$300	-1.26
260–290	275	2	150.00	$150.00	$412	+3.59
355–395	375	7	130.00–150.00	$138.04	$518	-9.18

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	124.00	$124.00	$409	—
360–395	374	5	116.00–157.50	$134.13	$502	+16.69
965	965	1	100.00	$100.00	$965	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–286	271	2	92.00–100.00	$96.22	$261	-16.16
330	330	1	101.00	$101.00	$333	-4.15
360–390	375	2	100.00–102.00	$101.04	$379	-15.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	142.50–153.00	$147.62	$303	+10.90
250–290	273	14	132.50–152.00	$143.77	$392	+1.33
300–340 fancy	320	4	156.00–166.00	$162.39	$520	+13.00
300–345	332	21	128.00–153.00	$142.20	$472	+4.67
370 value added	370	2	164.00	$164.00	$607	+5.28
365–390 fancy	376	12	160.00–169.00	$163.54	$615	+12.07
350–398	377	35	134.00–152.00	$143.23	$540	-2.04
404 value added	404	5	156.00	$156.00	$630	+5.58
400–415 fancy	407	3	154.00–160.00	$157.30	$640	+9.05
410–435	425	3	120.00–130.00	$124.76	$530	-15.96
400–445	426	54	130.00–155.00	$144.63	$616	+3.91
450 value added	450	4	153.00	$153.00	$688	—
450–495	472	66	129.00–154.00	$143.03	$675	+5.54
465–490 fancy	475	4	148.00–159.00	$152.18	$723	+8.20
504–510 value added	507	10	144.00–146.50	$145.50	$738	+10.50
500–545	524	50	130.00–150.00	$139.24	$730	+6.98
550–590	567	35	124.00–144.00	$134.59	$763	+3.44
555–585 fancy	570	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$805	-8.78
605–620	613	2	120.00–123.00	$121.52	$745	-22.48
600–648	620	29	126.00–139.00	$131.88	$818	+5.18
650–698	675	10	118.00–131.00	$125.10	$844	+4.83
705–725	711	4	120.00–131.00	$124.74	$887	+11.15

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	269	4	120.00–126.00	$122.55	$330	+2.50
315–345	330	9	113.00–131.00	$122.19	$403	+3.15
350–380	362	10	120.00–130.00	$124.45	$451	+6.33
400–446	419	10	115.00–130.00	$122.25	$512	+0.96
405–440 fancy	423	2	134.00	$134.00	$567	—
455–498	476	11	110.00–132.00	$124.09	$591	+2.29
510–545	523	6	124.00–131.00	$127.96	$669	+12.39
550–590	570	10	116.00–127.00	$122.72	$700	+7.21
600–645	624	8	120.00–126.00	$121.48	$758	+2.52
650–690	671	7	110.00–120.00	$115.57	$775	-4.74
700–745	721	9	110.00–117.00	$114.24	$824	—
830	830	1	116.00	$116.00	$963	+23.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	120.00–127.50	$124.05	$270	-3.45
260–280	270	5	130.00–137.50	$132.44	$358	+4.84
305–340	322	7	120.00–132.50	$125.09	$403	-4.54
350–395	371	9	120.00–136.00	$126.80	$470	+2.72
400–435	424	9	120.00–130.00	$124.70	$529	+1.25
450–495	472	3	120.00–130.00	$124.33	$587	-1.66
510–540	531	6	114.00–128.00	$121.16	$643	-0.18
575–595	588	6	117.50–128.00	$121.77	$716	+3.81
600–625	613	2	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$721	+0.96
665–680	673	2	112.50–117.50	$114.97	$774	-2.06
705–725	715	2	111.00–112.00	$111.49	$797	-4.06

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	101.00–110.00	$105.53	$404	-5.79
400–446	417	8	100.00–117.00	$106.29	$443	-9.43
480–490	485	2	110.00	$110.00	$534	±0.00
510–515	513	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$523	-0.33
585	585	1	116.00	$116.00	$679	+8.00
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	—
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	-1.56
700	700	1	101.00	$101.00	$707	+4.00
800	800	1	81.00	$81.00	$648	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204–240	223	3	100.00–106.00	$103.81	$231	—
265	265	1	96.00	$96.00	$254	-1.00
380 thin fleshed	380	1	68.00	$68.00	$258	—
455–475	465	2	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$488	-3.63
620 thin fleshed	620	1	30.00	$30.00	$186	—
625	625	1	55.00	$55.00	$344	-52.82
705–740	723	2	102.50–104.00	$103.23	$746	-3.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	110.00–112.50	$111.23	$361	—
575–585	580	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$587	-2.36
660–685	673	4	102.00–109.00	$105.29	$709	+0.29
785	785	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$777	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–985	905	2	85.00–92.00	$88.81	$804	—
1320–1435	1392	3	124.00–126.50	$125.20	$1,743	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435 fancy	417	7	175.00–185.00	$179.97	$750	-6.51
417–435 value added	420	6	178.00–182.00	$181.31	$762	—
400–445	427	23	160.00–175.00	$166.85	$712	-3.22
450–475	463	2	138.00–140.00	$138.97	$643	-22.79
450–490 fancy	473	6	172.00–182.50	$175.00	$828	-0.05
450–496	477	35	140.00–185.00	$164.19	$783	+2.43
487 value added	487	3	185.00	$185.00	$901	+6.67
500–546	524	53	130.00–170.00	$157.32	$824	+1.27
550–595	569	38	137.00–162.00	$152.01	$865	+2.65
570–590	580	2	142.50–147.00	$144.79	$840	+4.79
600–646	621	36	124.00–153.00	$141.92	$881	+11.04
650–686	667	15	130.00–141.00	$135.52	$904	+16.91
710–736	719	9	120.00–135.00	$127.11	$914	—
755–785	775	5	126.00–127.00	$126.60	$981	+14.59
825–845	835	2	115.00–119.00	$116.98	$977	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	3	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$596	-5.65
460–495	480	5	120.00–143.00	$133.41	$640	+4.27
515–548	534	5	123.00–136.00	$131.73	$703	-5.08
560–590	576	8	128.00–142.00	$134.91	$777	+9.41
600–640	620	3	118.00–135.00	$128.37	$796	+7.26
680–695	686	4	120.00–128.00	$122.78	$842	-6.16
756–798	777	6	109.00–119.00	$113.01	$878	—
832–842	837	2	114.00–116.00	$115.01	$963	—
862–874	868	2	107.00–112.00	$109.52	$951	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	8	125.00–142.50	$132.41	$557	-13.16
415–435 fancy	425	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$600	—
450–485	464	5	130.00–140.00	$135.44	$628	-6.62
470–490 thin fleshed	480	2	117.50	$117.50	$564	—
515–530	521	4	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$742	+7.48
555–575	561	4	125.00–141.00	$132.74	$745	-2.78
625–645	635	2	130.00	$130.00	$826	+5.03
660–695	679	5	119.00–129.00	$123.45	$838	+1.36
715–720	718	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$851	+2.31

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	483	3	105.00–122.00	$112.41	$543	-0.58
515–535	525	2	110.00–114.00	$111.96	$588	+3.15
550–580	563	3	100.00–122.00	$110.59	$623	+6.11
640	640	1	118.00	$118.00	$755	+8.95
670–695	684	4	105.00–117.50	$111.90	$765	+4.13
705–730	715	5	87.00–115.00	$107.66	$770	+4.24
750–785	768	7	80.00–111.00	$95.68	$735	-1.79
805–840	831	5	92.00–110.00	$102.77	$854	+9.60
1120	1120	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–585	578	2	100.00–107.50	$103.70	$599	—
630–635	633	2	108.00	$108.00	$684	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	535	2	99.00–103.00	$101.04	$541	-0.16
870–880	875	2	108.00–111.00	$109.51	$958	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1380	1363	75-80%	2	64.00	$64.00	$872	—
1300–2110	1543	75-80%	108	77.00–87.00	$80.93	$1,249	—
1305–1995	1545	75-80%	54	67.00–76.00	$73.76	$1,140	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1085	899	85-90%	28	40.00–64.00	$52.00	$467	+3.42
905–1045	975	85-90%	4	30.00–46.00	$37.81	$369	-37.52
795–1090	976	85-90%	53	62.00–75.00	$67.79	$662	-7.54
865–1090	1024	85-90%	27	75.00–85.00	$79.74	$817	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1280	1181	80-85%	8	59.00–66.00	$61.38	$725	+2.00
1105–1290	1190	80-85%	42	75.00–85.00	$79.56	$947	+20.18
1100–1300	1217	80-85%	51	66.00–76.00	$71.41	$869	-6.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1650	1232	7	80.00–89.00	$82.29	$1,014	—
1060–2515	1594	25	87.00–107.00	$98.09	$1,564	—
1115–2405	1902	20	102.00–121.00	$112.09	$2,132	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–920 thin fleshed	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	485.00–550.00	$521.28
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,300.00	$1,112.50
965–1105	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$890.04
1035 thin fleshed	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1175–1310	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,011.00	$965.66

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–825	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–575.00	$552.68

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	250.00–315.00	$282.50	—
150	150	2	265.00–335.00	$300.00	+30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	+15.00
100–125	115	3	180.00–210.00	$200.00	+12.50
100–145	123	10	220.00–340.00	$277.00	-14.93
160	160	1	140.00	$140.00	-173.21
150–185	168	10	250.00–410.00	$330.00	+16.79
200–225	208	3	310.00–450.00	$390.00	-75.00

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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
880–895	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–900.00	$862.18	—
1020–1205	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	670.00–1,000.00	$889.77	-298.65
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-238.42

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
652	652	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–525.00	$491.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	60.00	$60.00	$204	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–246	217	4	88.00–107.50	$96.95	$210	—
344	344	1	80.00	$80.00	$275	-32.00
354	354	1	84.00	$84.00	$297	—
576	576	1	114.00	$114.00	$657	+22.00
670	670	1	85.00	$85.00	$570	—
710–735	723	2	82.50–85.00	$83.77	$606	+18.77
785	785	1	83.00	$83.00	$652	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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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	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-52.50
50–55	53	2	140.00–175.00	$157.50	-32.50
65	65	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+5.00
75	75	1	190.00	$190.00	+64.37
80	80	4	210.00–260.00	$237.50	+110.00
90–95	92	5	195.00–340.00	$253.00	+36.75
100–145	118	11	245.00–350.00	$296.82	-18.11

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	8	50.00–90.00	$71.88	-23.12
25	25	1	80.00	$80.00	-15.00
30	30	4	80.00–125.00	$103.75	-18.87
30–35	33	2	80.00	$80.00	-17.23
40–45	43	6	95.00–110.00	$101.67	-50.55
45	45	1	160.00	$160.00	-10.00
50–55	53	6	120.00–160.00	$136.67	-39.72
60	60	3	105.00–150.00	$120.00	-13.75
60–65	62	9	125.00–180.00	$153.89	-11.40
70–75	72	14	140.00–195.00	$163.21	-33.46
70–75	73	2	80.00–120.00	$100.00	-96.67
80	80	3	120.00–200.00	$166.67	-78.48
80	80	13	160.00–195.00	$186.15	-59.00
80–85	83	4	205.00–270.00	$238.75	+25.97
90–95	92	12	205.00–275.00	$242.92	+31.25
100	100	4	230.00–290.00	$267.50	+32.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	3	125.00–205.00	$173.33	-6.67
110	110	1	310.00	$310.00	+133.50
100–125	116	18	170.00–385.00	$260.56	+84.06
150–175	155	5	300.00–400.00	$345.00	+145.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	+30.00
100–125	117	6	285.00–440.00	$360.83	+145.83
150–180	165	2	450.00–480.00	$465.00	+20.00
200	200	1	515.00	$515.00	-35.00

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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.