North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

4,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.74/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 474 lb · 130 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.07/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 423 lb · 117 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.65/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 520 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,269	4,467	3,646
Feeder cattle	2,514	3,229	2,033
Slaughter cattle	662	813	691
Replacement cattle	67	84	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 3. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; while heifers were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 lower; and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 140.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 80.00 to 150.00.

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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	226	15	147.00–177.50	$161.47	$365	+6.73
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	+5.26
250–298	271	33	150.00–180.00	$165.85	$449	+0.88
315–320 fancy	317	3	185.00–197.50	$190.80	$605	±0.00
306–330 thin fleshed	318	2	160.00	$160.00	$509	—
300–345	319	59	146.00–190.00	$170.40	$544	+0.05
300–345	329	4	160.00–165.00	$163.08	$537	+4.79
315–347 value added	334	5	186.00–187.50	$186.93	$624	+5.93
350–395	374	76	130.00–197.50	$167.30	$626	+11.07
365–385 fancy	379	4	180.00–182.50	$180.64	$685	+3.06
370–385	379	4	160.00	$160.00	$606	-8.49
405 fancy	405	1	185.00	$185.00	$749	+14.28
400–447	426	79	133.00–190.00	$164.84	$702	+3.12
400–445	429	5	152.00–174.00	$161.12	$691	+12.38
430 thin fleshed	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	+14.34
460–475	471	5	150.00–155.00	$151.58	$714	+1.58
450–476 fancy	473	8	180.00–189.00	$187.93	$889	+7.86
450–496	475	58	134.00–190.00	$170.69	$811	+20.69
496 value added	496	5	179.00	$179.00	$888	—
515–516 value added	516	14	169.00	$169.00	$872	-3.39
500–549	531	74	136.00–177.00	$158.89	$844	-0.43
545	545	1	149.00	$149.00	$812	-10.32
558	558	3	137.00	$137.00	$764	-21.50
550–598	576	28	135.00–170.00	$153.87	$886	-4.63
595 thin fleshed	595	1	142.00	$142.00	$845	—
600–645	624	26	126.00–168.00	$148.67	$928	-2.75
630	630	2	134.00	$134.00	$844	+9.35
650–688	657	35	125.00–158.00	$151.90	$998	+2.49
670 thin fleshed	670	1	132.50	$132.50	$888	—
705–735	728	12	120.00–150.00	$140.30	$1,021	+16.78
750–780	770	8	110.00–137.00	$129.89	$1,000	-8.27
800–840	817	8	123.00–140.00	$128.05	$1,046	—
877–890	879	8	110.00–126.00	$123.97	$1,090	-2.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	182	3	135.00–150.00	$141.42	$257	+2.26
205	205	1	122.50	$122.50	$251	-25.42
215–240	228	5	140.00–155.00	$148.60	$339	+17.23
230 thin fleshed	230	1	145.00	$145.00	$334	—
250 fancy	250	1	155.00	$155.00	$388	—
270–290	281	4	135.00–145.00	$139.41	$392	+3.42
290	290	1	122.50	$122.50	$355	-13.49
305 fancy	305	1	152.50	$152.50	$465	—
300–320	309	5	137.50–157.50	$146.98	$454	-1.42
305–325	315	2	120.00–128.00	$123.87	$390	-24.53
345 thin fleshed	345	1	122.50	$122.50	$423	—
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	-14.81
370 thin fleshed	370	1	125.00	$125.00	$462	+4.39
360–395	376	7	132.00–157.50	$143.46	$539	-2.04
380 fancy	380	1	157.50	$157.50	$598	+1.02
385	385	1	130.00	$130.00	$500	-15.50
415–421	419	7	140.00–148.00	$145.74	$611	-2.88
435 fancy	435	1	157.50	$157.50	$685	—
475 fancy	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—
480	480	1	143.00	$143.00	$686	-2.75
675	675	1	119.00	$119.00	$803	—
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—
737	737	2	123.00	$123.00	$907	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	124.00–150.00	$137.12	$374	+2.31
300–345	327	5	114.00–135.00	$125.43	$410	-0.83
372 fancy	372	2	161.00	$161.00	$599	—
350–396	374	11	119.00–150.00	$131.29	$491	+1.40
400–415	408	2	120.00	$120.00	$490	-6.97
470	470	2	120.00	$120.00	$564	-10.96
550	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	+24.00
615	615	1	137.00	$137.00	$843	—
845	845	1	115.00	$115.00	$972	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	114.00	$114.00	$188	—
215–240	228	2	100.00	$100.00	$228	—
250	250	1	104.00	$104.00	$260	-6.00
320 thin fleshed	320	1	97.50	$97.50	$312	—
325	325	1	110.00	$110.00	$358	—
355 thin fleshed	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	—
350–395	383	4	100.00–120.00	$110.03	$421	+0.03
440	440	2	110.00–118.00	$114.00	$502	—
450	450	1	111.00	$111.00	$500	+8.00
500	500	1	96.00	$96.00	$480	—
695	695	1	129.00	$129.00	$897	—
880	880	1	83.00	$83.00	$730	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	112.50	$112.50	$326	+1.70
380	380	1	112.00	$112.00	$426	+2.00
406–415	412	3	102.50–120.00	$111.16	$458	—
823	823	4	108.00	$108.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	105.00	$105.00	$262	—
320–345	333	2	115.00	$115.00	$383	+4.96
395 thin fleshed	395	1	92.50	$92.50	$365	+0.93
460	460	1	102.50	$102.50	$472	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 thin fleshed	345	1	90.00	$90.00	$310	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–185	178	2	140.00–155.00	$147.82	$263	—
210–248	230	11	133.00–155.00	$142.00	$327	-5.50
250–298	274	31	118.00–160.00	$143.84	$394	-4.31
275	275	1	137.50	$137.50	$378	-10.65
280 value added	280	1	172.00	$172.00	$482	—
300–345	324	32	120.00–156.00	$141.29	$458	-7.27
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	-8.53
350–395	373	68	120.00–160.00	$142.40	$531	-6.28
350–390	375	3	135.00–140.00	$136.56	$512	-12.12
395 value added	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	-11.69
406–436 fancy	421	2	147.00–150.00	$148.45	$625	-8.74
400–445	423	112	120.00–162.00	$143.26	$606	-3.28
405–445	428	3	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$567	-14.10
450–497 value added	470	14	148.00–158.00	$152.03	$715	+0.03
460–495	473	6	135.00–142.50	$139.24	$659	-4.01
450–499	474	110	125.00–155.00	$141.75	$672	-1.50
514–517 value added	515	11	148.00–156.00	$150.92	$777	—
500–548	520	90	114.00–156.00	$136.41	$709	+0.26
500–544	525	10	118.00–132.50	$123.14	$646	-13.01
550–595	574	62	116.00–143.00	$129.05	$741	-6.93
565–590	576	4	126.00–128.00	$127.26	$733	-8.72
600–645	625	49	100.00–140.00	$121.53	$760	+8.41
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	+11.88
650–675	662	21	100.00–130.00	$116.00	$768	-5.57
710–745	726	6	90.00–124.00	$104.72	$760	-10.28
758–790	764	9	97.50–124.00	$104.52	$799	-15.64
810	810	1	102.50	$102.50	$830	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	234	4	125.00–135.00	$128.85	$302	-3.15
255–290	278	15	125.00–135.00	$133.22	$370	+11.91
265–290	281	5	117.50–120.00	$119.01	$334	-2.30
290 fancy	290	1	137.50	$137.50	$399	—
300–345	324	20	120.00–137.50	$129.39	$419	-1.49
330–335	333	3	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$408	+4.15
350–395	371	22	116.00–140.00	$132.57	$492	+0.21
410–430 thin fleshed	418	3	115.00–125.00	$119.09	$498	—
415–425	420	2	120.00	$120.00	$504	-12.05
420 fancy	420	1	135.00	$135.00	$567	—
415–445	432	13	125.00–136.00	$130.11	$562	+8.01
460–495	474	5	124.00–135.00	$130.21	$617	+0.80
455–495	478	3	117.50–120.00	$119.14	$569	-10.27
490 fancy	490	1	136.00	$136.00	$666	+0.49
515	515	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$599	-0.02
525 thin fleshed	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	—
500–545	528	9	115.00–132.50	$125.13	$661	+8.86
555	555	1	115.00	$115.00	$638	-8.22
560–595	580	8	120.00–129.00	$124.28	$721	+1.06
625	625	1	115.00	$115.00	$719	-6.94
610–645	628	8	115.00–123.00	$118.94	$747	-3.00
675–695	687	5	115.00–122.00	$117.78	$809	-0.29
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	-0.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	213	3	114.00–120.00	$117.50	$250	-13.48
270–290	281	4	114.00–138.00	$126.08	$354	-2.92
350–390	374	6	115.00–130.00	$124.52	$466	+6.16
405–445	429	6	120.00–140.00	$125.22	$537	+24.50
455–485	473	6	109.00–120.00	$115.27	$545	-3.87
502–540	525	7	102.00–116.00	$110.03	$578	-2.22
555–590	574	8	110.00–116.00	$111.38	$639	-13.76
600–640	620	4	100.00–110.00	$106.26	$659	-14.26
745	745	1	87.00	$87.00	$648	-20.29
770	770	1	85.00	$85.00	$654	-22.53
860	860	1	82.00	$82.00	$705	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	110.00	$110.00	$240	+2.36
375–390	383	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$431	—
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	-13.77
420	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	-33.77
470 fancy	470	1	115.00	$115.00	$540	—
480–490	485	4	97.50–110.00	$104.41	$506	+4.41
515–535	524	4	100.00–113.00	$108.19	$567	+8.19
550–580	565	2	106.00–114.00	$109.89	$621	—
570	570	2	80.00–97.50	$88.75	$506	—
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	+3.98
655–695	675	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$725	+14.90
715	715	1	87.00	$87.00	$622	—
705–745	725	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$801	—
755 thin fleshed	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	—
750–770	762	5	95.00–110.00	$102.20	$779	-7.31
800 thin fleshed	800	1	89.00	$89.00	$712	—
850–890	870	2	101.00–112.50	$106.62	$928	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	74.00	$74.00	$170	—
245	245	1	113.00	$113.00	$277	—
255–275	263	3	106.00–110.00	$107.39	$282	—
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	-9.00
350 thin fleshed	350	1	85.00	$85.00	$298	—
360–370	365	2	110.00	$110.00	$402	+1.90
410–420 thin fleshed	415	2	108.00–112.00	$109.98	$456	—
400–435	417	8	100.00–118.00	$110.62	$461	+5.79
465–480	473	3	100.00–110.00	$105.37	$498	+1.00
525–540	533	3	101.00–110.00	$106.71	$569	-10.74
580–595	586	4	100.00–105.00	$101.24	$593	+11.24
615	615	1	100.00	$100.00	$615	—
655 thin fleshed	655	1	35.00	$35.00	$229	—
885 thin fleshed	885	1	69.00	$69.00	$611	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	110.00	$110.00	$264	—
280 thin fleshed	280	1	85.00	$85.00	$238	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	90.00	$90.00	$270	—
305–335	320	2	100.00–105.00	$102.62	$328	-9.88
360 fancy	360	1	110.00	$110.00	$396	—
355–385	370	3	100.00–102.50	$101.70	$376	-7.50
385 thin fleshed	385	1	80.00	$80.00	$308	—
400–425	410	3	107.50–112.50	$110.38	$453	+9.89
410–440 thin fleshed	425	2	87.50–90.00	$88.71	$377	—
460	460	1	105.00	$105.00	$483	-5.29
485 thin fleshed	485	1	81.00	$81.00	$393	—
535	535	1	95.00	$95.00	$508	-14.50
545	545	2	104.00–110.00	$107.00	$583	-2.50
555	555	1	112.50	$112.50	$624	+4.47
575 thin fleshed	575	1	90.00	$90.00	$518	—
595	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	-18.03
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	+1.26
685 thin fleshed	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	—
700 thin fleshed	700	1	80.00	$80.00	$560	-1.24
705	705	1	97.50	$97.50	$687	-6.48
770 thin fleshed	770	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	$635	—
820	820	1	97.00	$97.00	$795	-7.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405 fancy	403	2	181.00–182.50	$181.75	$732	+1.26
400–445	423	38	152.00–187.00	$165.32	$699	+13.04
425–440	433	2	160.00	$160.00	$693	+7.72
450–495	471	59	135.00–182.50	$159.68	$752	+3.02
450–484 fancy	472	9	177.50–184.00	$179.92	$849	+6.03
450–495	478	13	142.50–160.00	$155.44	$743	+10.93
465–495 value added	480	4	150.00–162.00	$156.07	$749	—
500 value added	500	1	172.00	$172.00	$860	—
510–522 fancy	516	4	160.00–171.00	$166.48	$859	+9.17
500–545	522	67	125.00–170.00	$155.24	$810	+4.87
500–545	525	5	147.50–150.00	$149.33	$784	-1.04
555 fancy	555	1	164.00	$164.00	$910	+19.01
550–595	569	46	124.00–164.00	$147.20	$838	+2.10
574–596 thin fleshed	585	2	128.00–135.00	$131.57	$770	—
600–645	622	43	115.00–159.00	$139.93	$870	-3.18
625–645	635	2	135.00–140.00	$137.54	$873	+13.49
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	-15.18
650–695	671	26	110.00–154.00	$131.13	$880	-4.05
700–745	716	11	100.00–136.00	$120.71	$864	-7.02
764–795	783	6	101.00–128.00	$110.67	$867	-6.13
800–840	823	5	90.00–125.00	$110.14	$906	-2.92
855–885	873	4	87.00–107.00	$97.02	$847	-15.48
900	900	1	105.00	$105.00	$945	±0.00
1000	1000	1	91.00	$91.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 fancy	410	1	157.50	$157.50	$646	+10.07
400–440	420	2	120.00–132.50	$125.95	$529	+2.27
400–445	425	17	133.00–157.50	$146.41	$622	+22.73
420–430 thin fleshed	425	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$512	-3.22
450–495	478	18	130.00–152.00	$141.69	$677	+4.71
485 thin fleshed	485	1	122.50	$122.50	$594	—
515 thin fleshed	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	-1.82
500–540	516	9	120.00–145.00	$135.59	$700	-3.30
520–545	535	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$651	-3.70
555–580	569	4	124.00–130.00	$126.03	$717	+6.03
565–590	573	4	130.00–147.50	$140.46	$805	+20.46
580–585 fancy	583	2	147.00–147.50	$147.25	$858	—
635–640	638	2	132.50–140.00	$136.24	$869	+15.87
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	-0.37
655–690	671	5	120.00–135.00	$128.09	$859	-2.31
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	-10.40
710–745	725	3	116.00–118.00	$116.69	$846	-4.52
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	+3.49
755–785	770	3	115.00–128.00	$120.10	$925	+1.37
805–815	810	3	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$956	—
865	865	1	113.00	$113.00	$977	—
915	915	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,016	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	418	3	147.50–168.00	$154.99	$648	+11.47
480–490	484	4	121.00–149.00	$135.65	$657	-1.58
500–545	519	7	116.00–136.00	$125.46	$651	+0.14
550–595	569	8	110.00–141.00	$127.63	$726	+9.99
615–624	620	3	95.00–113.00	$101.95	$632	—
650–680	665	2	97.00–100.00	$98.47	$655	-17.02
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	-24.51
765	765	1	98.00	$98.00	$750	-21.44
785 thin fleshed	785	1	80.00	$80.00	$628	—
820	820	1	84.00	$84.00	$689	—
855	855	1	84.00	$84.00	$718	-9.03
915	915	1	80.00	$80.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 thin fleshed	410	1	85.00	$85.00	$348	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	80.00	$80.00	$376	—
495	495	1	107.50	$107.50	$532	+0.59
515–540 thin fleshed	528	2	85.00–97.50	$91.10	$481	—
555–595	577	3	100.00–115.00	$107.33	$619	-4.22
585 thin fleshed	585	1	87.50	$87.50	$512	—
600–615	607	3	102.50–115.00	$109.19	$663	—
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
660–695 thin fleshed	678	2	93.00–97.00	$94.95	$644	—
715–740	728	2	100.00–107.50	$103.69	$755	-6.03
890	890	1	87.00	$87.00	$774	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	152.00	$152.00	$654	+28.00
453–485	472	7	108.00–130.00	$115.02	$543	+9.54
505–515	510	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	$544	-3.33
555–565	560	2	110.00	$110.00	$616	—
645	645	1	122.00	$122.00	$787	—
760	760	1	89.00	$89.00	$676	—
980	980	1	75.00	$75.00	$735	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	112.50	$112.50	$461	+0.65
480–485	483	2	104.00–110.00	$107.02	$517	—
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	+1.21
575	575	1	112.50	$112.50	$647	—
675	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	—
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	+3.98

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425 thin fleshed	425	1	70.00	$70.00	$298	—
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	—
495	495	1	116.00	$116.00	$574	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1485	1038	80-85%	23	58.00–68.00	$63.67	$661	—
1040	1040	80-85%	1	45.00	$45.00	$468	—
825–1840	1218	80-85%	172	63.00–82.00	$74.34	$905	+2.02
935–2155	1366	80-85%	147	75.00–102.00	$85.29	$1,165	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–845	768	85-90%	2	66.00–74.00	$69.60	$535	—
665–1025	807	85-90%	3	30.00–31.00	$30.27	$244	-14.50
575–1270	857	85-90%	28	37.00–54.00	$47.43	$406	+19.50
735–1435	969	85-90%	43	53.00–72.00	$61.06	$592	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1400	1325	75-80%	3	64.00	$64.00	$848	—
905–1640	1342	75-80%	22	67.00–81.00	$75.30	$1,011	—
1210–1750	1461	75-80%	39	76.00–97.00	$82.26	$1,202	+2.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1430	1271	8	66.00–88.00	$79.08	$1,005	—
1495	1495	1	40.00	$40.00	$598	—
990–2425	1564	27	90.00–108.00	$99.44	$1,555	+2.87
1255–2380	1869	31	103.00–125.00	$113.91	$2,129	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,006	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
485–740 thin fleshed	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	330.00–460.00	$403.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–900 thin fleshed	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	635.00–648.00	$641.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745 thin fleshed	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
940 thin fleshed	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
970 thin fleshed	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
935–1015	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	785.00–1,075.00	$948.92
925–1055	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,100.00	$1,018.24
960–1070	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	720.00–750.00	$735.81
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00
935–1250	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–1,025.00	$819.70
1050–1125	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–1,100.00	$931.90

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–995	947	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–1,030.00	$848.27

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–135	121	5	255.00–280.00	$269.00	-4.75
150	150	1	295.00	$295.00	+20.00
235	235	1	410.00	$410.00	+110.00
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	17	120.00	$120.00	-130.00
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-200.00
55	55	1	85.00	$85.00	-165.00
60–65	62	3	125.00–140.00	$130.00	-120.00
65	65	1	160.00	$160.00	-90.00
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	-110.00
75	75	8	162.50–205.00	$178.44	-71.56
75	75	3	155.00–165.00	$160.00	-90.00
80	80	1	205.00	$205.00	-45.00
80–85	82	6	165.00–230.00	$180.83	-69.17
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	-55.00
90	90	1	182.50	$182.50	-67.50
90–95	92	3	190.00–235.00	$206.67	-43.33
90–95	93	3	190.00–330.00	$282.50	+32.50
90–95	93	2	150.00	$150.00	-100.00
95	95	1	170.00	$170.00	-80.00
100–110	105	2	135.00–185.00	$160.00	-48.33
100–135	118	2	170.00–250.00	$210.00	+1.67
100–145	119	15	210.00–380.00	$262.33	+54.00
150–190	164	19	245.00–550.00	$334.47	+36.74
165–195	177	7	310.00–395.00	$342.06	+44.33
200–225	213	6	350.00–540.00	$463.33	+28.33
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	-235.00
250	250	1	520.00	$520.00	—

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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
862–1000	924	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,100.00	$965.96	—
895–1200	1031	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–1,150.00	$899.00	-84.72
960–1198	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,277.27	—
916–1270	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–825.00	$724.76	—
1102	1102	Aged (>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
585 thin fleshed	585	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—
694	694	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
715–820	768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	520.00–600.00	$562.74	-372.26
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	-71.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
914	914	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
744	744	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	11	102.00	$102.00	$196	—
475	475	1	63.00	$63.00	$299	—
670	670	1	45.00	$45.00	$302	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	183	2	62.50–87.50	$75.86	$139	—
394	394	1	92.00	$92.00	$362	—
465	465	1	46.00	$46.00	$214	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	88.00	$88.00	$264	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
144 thin fleshed	144	1	52.50	$52.50	$76	—
160	160	1	72.50	$72.50	$116	—
242	242	1	94.00	$94.00	$227	—
270	270	1	100.00	$100.00	$270	—
305	305	1	121.00	$121.00	$369	—
470	470	1	92.50	$92.50	$435	—
512	512	2	98.00	$98.00	$502	—
570	570	1	91.00	$91.00	$519	+2.00
655	655	1	66.00	$66.00	$432	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	71.00	$71.00	$185	—
550	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	—
1000	1000	1	80.00	$80.00	$800	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	64.00	$64.00	$256	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	—
90–95	93	2	135.00–195.00	$165.00	—
100–135	116	12	140.00–235.00	$181.88	-56.12
180	180	2	250.00	$250.00	+5.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	-80.00
60	60	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	360.00	$360.00	+80.00
65	65	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	-105.00
90	90	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	-80.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—
115–145	125	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	270.00–385.00	$316.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–90	85	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	270.00–280.00	$274.71	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	82.50	$82.50	+2.50
20	20	1	80.00	$80.00	±0.00
24	24	19	135.00	$135.00	+55.00
30	30	1	102.50	$102.50	+15.00
30–35	33	8	115.00–137.50	$128.44	+40.94
37	37	5	162.00	$162.00	+77.00
40–45	41	7	140.00–160.00	$147.86	+62.86
40–45	43	4	127.50–132.50	$130.00	+23.75
44	44	4	170.00	$170.00	+63.75
45	45	1	105.00	$105.00	-1.25
52–53	52	10	200.00–224.00	$219.13	+73.57
50–55	53	4	157.50–192.50	$171.25	+25.69
60–65	63	5	190.00–244.00	$222.81	+52.36
70–75	72	3	182.50–205.00	$195.00	+18.50
70–75	75	17	130.00–170.00	$154.71	-15.29
70–76	76	12	235.00–267.00	$264.53	+94.53
80–85	83	2	222.50–232.50	$227.35	+43.46
80–85	83	8	190.00–250.00	$213.13	+29.24
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+31.00
90–92	92	7	220.00–232.50	$230.75	+21.75
100–120	110	2	240.00–355.00	$297.50	+65.50

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	265.00	$265.00	+55.00
110	110	10	270.00	$270.00	+49.37
110–140	115	6	170.00–365.00	$272.19	+51.56
160–173	165	13	170.00–325.00	$264.44	-11.39
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	+10.00
100–130	111	11	150.00–165.00	$156.05	-21.45
100–130	115	12	180.00–245.00	$219.01	+41.51
110–145	124	17	165.00–300.00	$210.59	+33.09

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	21	25.00–57.50	$43.33	-28.03
10–15	14	9	65.00–180.00	$91.11	+19.75
20–25	23	20	45.00–162.50	$93.50	+22.14
20–25	23	4	50.00–70.00	$61.25	-10.11
23–28	24	49	82.50–130.00	$94.13	+22.77
28	28	11	82.50	$82.50	-4.50
30–35	33	20	60.00–160.00	$109.75	+22.75
30–35	33	5	65.00–125.00	$93.00	+6.00
38	38	10	149.00	$149.00	+84.00
40–45	42	32	70.00–207.50	$158.83	+48.08
40–45	43	12	75.00–152.50	$109.17	+29.17
42–47	44	23	145.00–168.00	$156.66	+76.66
45	45	1	120.00	$120.00	+40.00
50–55	52	15	90.00–170.00	$131.83	+61.83
50–55	52	23	100.00–250.00	$183.70	+113.70
50–55	54	6	205.00–215.00	$212.59	+69.38
55	55	4	77.50	$77.50	-65.71
60–65	62	15	130.00–205.00	$167.67	+20.43
60–65	63	19	90.00–170.00	$131.32	-15.92
65–68	68	13	252.50–260.00	$258.89	+92.64
70	70	7	147.50	$147.50	-18.75
70–79	72	13	160.00–215.00	$181.54	+15.29
70–73	73	6	245.00	$245.00	+78.75
70–75	74	17	115.00–195.00	$150.88	-15.37
80	80	1	242.50	$242.50	+112.50
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
80	80	1	107.50	$107.50	-22.50
80	80	1	97.50	$97.50	-32.50
80–85	81	15	130.00–205.00	$174.33	-16.74
80–85	83	22	165.00–285.00	$235.23	+22.23
85	85	1	250.00	$250.00	+37.00
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+5.00
90	90	3	276.00	$276.00	+41.00
90–95	92	5	260.00–360.00	$290.00	+72.50
90–95	94	4	185.00–220.00	$206.25	-11.25
100	100	2	260.00–295.00	$277.50	+67.50
105–110	108	3	195.00–280.00	$222.46	-18.79
118	118	2	160.00	$160.00	-81.25
100–130	122	6	220.00–305.00	$283.33	+42.08

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	13	85.00	$85.00	—
50	50	8	92.50	$92.50	+2.50
50–55	51	7	135.00–157.50	$150.21	+60.21
50–55	53	3	80.00–105.00	$93.33	+3.33
55	55	1	170.00	$170.00	+80.00
60	60	5	172.50–180.00	$176.50	+67.75
60–65	64	5	105.00–157.50	$121.50	+12.75
65	65	16	93.00	$93.00	-107.00
70–75	73	3	145.00–185.00	$163.33	+3.33
70–75	73	6	75.00–155.00	$120.00	-40.00
75	75	1	107.50	$107.50	-52.50
80	80	1	132.50	$132.50	-27.50
80–85	83	4	35.00–170.00	$115.00	-45.00
83–85	83	11	162.00–246.00	$208.62	+48.62
90–95	91	4	130.00–170.00	$153.75	-11.25
90–95	93	3	145.00–160.00	$151.67	-18.33
90–95	93	2	100.00–137.50	$119.26	-50.74
100–120	108	6	115.00–185.00	$151.67	-6.66
100–135	115	26	150.00–350.00	$243.65	+85.32
105–125	117	5	200.00–250.00	$236.87	+78.54
100–140	120	2	145.00–147.50	$146.46	-88.90
120	120	1	75.00	$75.00	-160.36
115–140	128	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-75.36
158	158	10	345.00	$345.00	-3.57

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	70.00	$70.00	—
70–75	73	3	110.00–195.00	$148.33	-81.67
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	-65.00
83	83	2	262.50	$262.50	+32.50
85	85	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	+27.50
90–95	93	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	+55.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	-107.92
110–145	128	10	235.00–480.00	$331.00	+23.08
150–165	155	5	265.00–490.00	$371.00	-159.00
200	200	1	520.00	$520.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	182.50	$182.50	—
100	100	3	167.50	$167.50	—
100–120	110	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	—

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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.