North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

4,542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.42/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 473 lb · 151 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.21/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 527 lb · 150 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.37/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 426 lb · 139 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,542	5,551	6,249
Feeder cattle	3,322	3,359	4,650
Slaughter cattle	901	1,036	854
Replacement cattle	84	94	267

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog reports 17. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate to fairly heavy. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 190.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 180.00 per head.

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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	175.00	$175.00	$324	—
220–245	231	7	142.00–175.00	$161.58	$373	+9.03
255–296	278	20	140.00–186.00	$163.62	$455	+2.22
292–296 fancy	294	2	186.00–191.00	$188.48	$554	-3.95
295	295	2	160.00	$160.00	$472	-1.40
300–345	319	9	155.00–162.50	$159.10	$508	-9.42
300–345	325	61	126.00–187.50	$163.27	$531	-5.25
315–348 value added	337	9	185.00–210.00	$203.39	$685	-9.61
360–366	363	2	150.00–156.00	$152.98	$555	-1.31
350–385 fancy	367	6	182.00–195.00	$189.23	$694	+2.03
350–396	376	65	140.00–185.00	$163.20	$614	-4.51
360–390 value added	383	6	184.00–209.00	$200.60	$768	+6.81
404–445 value added	415	9	182.00–190.00	$189.05	$785	+15.84
415–420 fancy	417	3	202.00–212.50	$207.35	$865	+11.12
400–445	422	52	140.00–185.00	$160.11	$676	-2.89
410–430	422	3	158.00–164.00	$162.06	$684	-0.94
468–475 value added	471	5	179.00–196.00	$185.86	$875	-14.61
460–490 fancy	473	5	172.00–198.00	$182.21	$862	-2.73
450–498	477	50	137.00–185.00	$168.11	$802	+2.60
501–542 value added	516	9	167.00–171.00	$168.49	$869	-17.58
500–548	532	55	120.00–183.00	$165.76	$882	+0.63
560–570 fancy	565	5	176.00–180.00	$177.70	$1,004	—
550–598	581	47	127.00–174.00	$160.86	$935	+4.82
600–648	616	33	126.00–171.00	$150.15	$925	+0.52
600–645	625	3	137.50–143.00	$139.76	$874	-9.87
644 value added	644	12	176.00	$176.00	$1,133	+18.36
650–695	670	15	125.00–157.50	$144.77	$970	+1.81
705–745	723	12	123.00–148.00	$139.98	$1,012	+6.23
752–795	764	20	123.00–157.00	$144.28	$1,102	+6.81
786 value added	786	4	145.50	$145.50	$1,144	—
820–844	839	6	133.50–136.00	$134.16	$1,126	-1.10
855–882 value added	869	6	131.50–134.00	$132.73	$1,153	—
865–875	870	2	120.00–129.00	$124.47	$1,083	-10.57
938 value added	938	4	122.50	$122.50	$1,149	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	227	9	126.00–145.00	$135.44	$307	+6.49
250–295	277	14	120.00–155.00	$135.95	$377	-5.15
300–345	322	6	125.00–164.50	$144.65	$466	+3.57
318–328	323	2	131.00–134.00	$132.52	$428	-8.56
350–395	371	20	121.00–168.00	$142.83	$530	+0.50
350–390	375	4	120.00–128.00	$125.22	$470	-17.11
400–448	423	11	118.00–148.00	$133.68	$565	-1.60
450–452	451	3	162.50–169.00	$166.84	$752	+24.44
500–548	525	18	125.00–170.00	$159.25	$836	+15.35
570	570	1	157.00	$157.00	$895	+21.87
605–610	608	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$866	+13.94
700–735	718	2	120.00–130.00	$125.12	$898	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	115.00–126.00	$120.82	$257	+13.82
250–280	267	5	100.00–135.00	$121.98	$326	+17.21
320–345	333	4	100.00–135.00	$123.63	$412	+2.82
365–395	379	9	105.00–156.00	$139.52	$529	+21.10
400–440	422	5	100.00–106.00	$103.98	$439	-18.90
475	475	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$677	+32.50
525–548	540	3	135.00–140.00	$138.38	$747	—
605	605	1	117.50	$117.50	$711	—
775 thin fleshed	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	—
790	790	1	112.50	$112.50	$889	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	104.00	$104.00	$229	—
360–395	378	2	115.00	$115.00	$435	—
565–585	575	2	105.00–117.50	$111.36	$640	—
585 thin fleshed	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–840	829	4	113.00–119.00	$117.02	$970	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–414	411	2	110.00	$110.00	$452	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	223	4	152.50–157.50	$156.12	$348	+12.61
235–240	238	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$351	+3.96
250–295	271	9	130.00–161.00	$150.37	$408	+8.59
320–325	323	3	137.50–142.50	$139.99	$452	-4.70
304–346	329	34	129.00–170.00	$147.40	$485	+2.71
330–345 value added	336	8	162.50–166.00	$164.69	$553	—
350–399	375	86	131.00–161.00	$146.67	$550	-0.14
360–390 fancy	376	15	145.00–169.00	$159.92	$601	+4.41
360–395	377	10	140.00–145.00	$141.93	$535	-4.88
400–445 fancy	417	7	157.50–164.00	$159.19	$664	+4.13
400–448	426	129	120.00–156.00	$143.77	$612	-1.03
420–435	428	3	135.00–137.50	$135.82	$581	-8.98
450–498	473	145	120.00–159.00	$143.89	$681	+2.58
465–480 value added	474	4	167.00–170.00	$169.02	$801	+14.81
475–480	478	2	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$638	-10.02
502–525 fancy	514	5	135.00–151.00	$143.86	$739	-6.95
500–545	521	102	114.00–155.00	$136.29	$710	-2.30
500–542	524	5	120.00–133.00	$125.11	$656	-6.59
541–546 value added	545	38	154.00–175.00	$156.19	$851	—
550–595	575	67	114.00–165.00	$132.44	$762	-2.96
609 value added	609	4	142.00	$142.00	$865	—
600–645	621	45	105.00–158.00	$122.65	$762	-5.00
655–695	678	28	101.00–137.50	$128.54	$872	+10.06
705–745	725	9	98.00–129.00	$106.20	$770	-4.58
750	750	1	112.00	$112.00	$840	+2.67
875–890	883	2	91.00	$91.00	$804	-24.21
955	955	1	84.00	$84.00	$802	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	130.00	$130.00	$254	—
215–245	232	6	116.00–140.00	$124.65	$289	+1.63
235	235	2	125.00–132.50	$128.75	$303	-0.81
250–295	275	11	110.00–140.00	$130.07	$358	+7.69
275–280	278	2	126.00–130.00	$127.98	$356	+5.60
300–340 thin fleshed	318	6	120.00–130.00	$125.19	$398	—
300–345	323	16	119.00–147.50	$133.40	$431	+6.22
350–395	371	33	116.00–145.00	$131.67	$488	+4.18
400–445	420	27	120.00–140.00	$132.31	$556	+6.04
410–440	422	3	125.00–126.00	$125.35	$529	-0.92
450–455	453	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$549	-7.15
450–495	475	38	114.00–148.00	$134.60	$639	+6.21
500–545	525	31	108.00–142.00	$131.31	$689	+10.97
550–595	576	27	106.00–140.00	$125.49	$723	+4.33
560–595	578	2	122.00–122.50	$122.26	$707	+1.10
600–648	622	18	98.00–134.00	$122.03	$759	+2.33
655–695	671	8	95.00–131.00	$114.85	$771	+2.30
715–730	720	3	86.00–121.00	$108.84	$784	-10.58
835	835	1	93.00	$93.00	$777	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	102.00	$102.00	$357	+3.75
410–425	418	2	82.50–87.50	$84.96	$355	-2.28
430–445	439	4	99.00–101.00	$99.99	$439	-0.87
455–485 thin fleshed	470	2	60.00–75.00	$67.74	$318	-15.35
475–495	480	6	96.00–102.50	$99.44	$477	-7.30
505–540	523	3	82.50–88.00	$85.44	$447	-7.57
515–530 thin fleshed	523	2	60.00–70.00	$65.07	$340	-18.13
515–545	524	6	97.00–100.00	$98.66	$517	+5.65
554–572	563	2	90.00–98.00	$94.06	$530	-9.54
560–585	575	7	102.50–108.00	$105.42	$606	+12.01
605–635	616	4	82.50–105.00	$94.02	$579	-5.72
620–635 thin fleshed	628	2	70.00–75.00	$72.53	$455	+12.53
718–740 thin fleshed	728	4	65.00–83.00	$71.67	$522	-9.80
754–780	767	2	96.00–98.00	$96.98	$744	+7.11
760–790 thin fleshed	775	2	68.00–70.00	$69.02	$535	-3.54
755–795	777	3	85.00–90.00	$88.38	$687	-1.49
815–845	830	5	82.50–93.00	$86.83	$721	—
865–880	873	2	82.50–84.00	$83.24	$727	—
872–884 thin fleshed	878	2	81.00	$81.00	$711	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	100.00	$100.00	$155	—
220–230	225	2	110.00–120.00	$114.89	$259	+6.05
255–295	273	6	100.00–125.00	$110.98	$303	-2.51
305–345	319	7	100.00–130.00	$114.96	$367	+9.85
355–395	376	6	100.00–130.00	$115.08	$433	+11.58
420–445	431	7	100.00–145.00	$117.24	$505	+9.20
465–495	480	5	106.00–136.00	$121.72	$584	+13.02
510–530	522	3	105.00–125.00	$118.48	$618	+8.48
560–590	569	6	90.00–127.00	$108.45	$617	+5.30
605–640	623	6	85.00–128.00	$118.92	$741	—
655	655	2	104.00–110.00	$107.00	$701	—
700	700	1	80.00	$80.00	$560	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	263	3	110.00–116.00	$113.75	$299	+1.78
360–395	371	5	112.50–118.00	$115.76	$429	+3.25
425	425	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	$473	-1.51
453–480	462	3	110.00–111.00	$110.65	$511	-4.40
504–518	511	2	110.00	$110.00	$562	-2.56
505–530	515	7	108.00–119.00	$113.84	$586	+1.28
556–596	566	13	110.00–119.00	$116.98	$662	+2.71
602–618	609	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$672	-1.42
605–620	613	2	115.00–117.50	$116.27	$713	+4.52
600–640 thin fleshed	620	2	100.00–102.50	$101.29	$628	+10.29
660–664	662	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$678	-9.86
665–680	673	2	115.00	$115.00	$774	+2.65
712–744	728	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$782	+0.08

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	108.00	$108.00	$162	—
230	230	1	105.00	$105.00	$242	—
435	435	1	102.50	$102.50	$446	—
485	485	1	100.00	$100.00	$485	—
535 thin fleshed	535	1	65.00	$65.00	$348	—
540	540	1	95.00	$95.00	$513	—
550 thin fleshed	550	1	85.00	$85.00	$468	—
575–590	583	2	105.00–115.00	$110.06	$642	—
625 thin fleshed	625	1	99.00	$99.00	$619	—
645	645	1	115.00	$115.00	$742	—
680	680	1	90.00	$90.00	$612	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270 fancy	265	2	172.50–175.00	$173.77	$460	—
270–285	280	3	157.50–162.00	$159.88	$448	+7.06
305–345	329	8	150.00–155.00	$153.25	$504	-15.16
305–345	330	12	158.00–175.00	$164.83	$544	-3.58
320–340 fancy	333	6	175.00–192.50	$182.09	$606	-0.39
350–390	373	6	150.00–156.00	$152.74	$570	-1.89
350–395	373	22	157.00–175.00	$165.44	$617	+10.81
355–390 fancy	373	5	177.50–185.00	$181.53	$677	-6.06
355–390 value added	374	9	174.00–187.00	$180.37	$675	—
400–445	423	19	150.00–160.00	$154.74	$655	-15.11
405–440 value added	423	15	180.00–198.00	$183.63	$777	—
400–440 fancy	424	7	172.50–183.00	$175.40	$744	-9.75
400–445	425	45	156.00–178.00	$168.87	$718	-0.98
460 value added	460	1	187.00	$187.00	$860	+11.45
454–485 fancy	472	6	156.00–185.00	$175.15	$827	+1.68
450–495	474	106	130.00–177.50	$159.36	$755	+9.32
455–490	479	9	152.50–162.50	$158.33	$758	+8.29
500–545	520	91	125.00–176.00	$155.51	$809	+2.67
500–545	524	6	145.00–160.00	$152.42	$799	-2.49
550–598	569	69	123.00–166.00	$151.38	$861	+6.54
555–595	578	8	145.00–152.50	$149.79	$866	-0.21
570–585 fancy	578	2	169.00–170.00	$169.51	$980	+0.52
603 value added	603	5	163.00	$163.00	$983	—
600–645	620	40	110.00–164.00	$138.58	$859	-6.81
600–645	630	3	140.00–144.00	$142.63	$899	-2.76
650–696	670	25	104.00–151.00	$130.49	$874	-7.15
670	670	2	140.00	$140.00	$938	+2.36
700–740	719	19	99.00–142.00	$119.95	$862	-17.52
755–790	770	5	103.00–114.00	$110.22	$849	-6.30
930–945	935	3	97.00–101.00	$99.34	$929	-6.65
955–995	973	3	90.00–110.00	$102.78	$1,000	—
1020	1020	1	91.00	$91.00	$928	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	274	5	132.50–142.50	$138.56	$380	+2.92
300–330	318	5	130.00–138.00	$135.05	$429	+13.84
325–345	335	4	145.00–147.50	$146.25	$490	+25.04
355–380	370	3	127.50–132.50	$129.99	$481	-0.01
370–385	378	3	142.50–147.00	$144.82	$547	+14.82
400–445	418	6	125.00–136.00	$129.78	$542	+2.99
410–440 fancy	419	4	145.00–147.50	$145.86	$611	+0.47
400–445	423	8	140.00–160.00	$147.87	$625	+21.08
450–495	473	21	116.00–166.00	$139.88	$662	+1.41
455–495	476	6	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$595	-13.44
500–549	530	28	110.00–160.00	$134.15	$711	+8.64
550–556 thin fleshed	553	2	120.00–129.00	$124.48	$688	—
550–590	573	8	130.00–140.00	$134.01	$768	+9.27
570–590 fancy	580	2	144.00–147.50	$145.78	$846	-0.57
610–645	631	10	104.00–145.00	$130.55	$824	-2.82
665–690	674	7	100.00–138.00	$128.61	$867	-6.32
705–738	724	6	90.00–141.00	$118.45	$858	-9.25
755–780	765	3	109.00–127.50	$118.73	$908	+16.07
820–828	824	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$927	—
920	920	1	85.00	$85.00	$782	—
995	995	1	85.00	$85.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	112.50	$112.50	$433	—
450–485	469	4	110.00–120.00	$113.15	$531	-2.94
520–540	530	4	110.00–118.00	$113.46	$601	+1.85
585–595	588	3	100.00–102.50	$100.84	$593	+5.84
610–635	623	2	112.50–115.00	$113.72	$708	-0.48
688	688	3	106.00	$106.00	$729	-7.53
700–740	720	2	100.00	$100.00	$720	—
770–785	778	2	107.00–113.00	$109.97	$856	-7.43
900–904	902	2	99.00–101.00	$100.00	$902	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	128.00	$128.00	$403	—
410–440	425	2	135.00–146.00	$140.69	$598	+13.19
475–485	480	3	104.00–142.50	$128.84	$618	+1.34
525–545	533	5	100.00–142.50	$117.60	$627	+10.63
555–580	566	5	105.00–109.00	$107.71	$610	+5.74
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	+5.00
685 thin fleshed	685	1	85.00	$85.00	$582	—
685–695	688	3	100.00–118.00	$111.03	$764	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	95.00	$95.00	$428	—
515	515	1	96.00	$96.00	$494	—
550	550	1	77.50	$77.50	$426	—
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–585	583	2	80.00–85.00	$82.49	$481	-20.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1600	1134	80-85%	49	55.00–75.00	$64.04	$726	-2.89
815–1660	1172	80-85%	177	65.00–84.00	$73.57	$862	-12.07
1070–1300	1202	80-85%	8	49.00–58.00	$53.81	$647	-24.58
980–1880	1238	80-85%	81	74.00–93.00	$80.76	$1,000	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–975	761	85-90%	20	34.00–50.00	$39.90	$304	—
595–1075	878	85-90%	6	22.00–34.00	$27.31	$240	—
680–1135	889	85-90%	52	30.00–64.00	$52.36	$465	—
680–1085	967	85-90%	66	54.00–79.00	$68.99	$667	-11.83
550–1096	986	85-90%	26	73.00–86.00	$77.49	$764	-3.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1620	1401	75-80%	14	64.00–75.00	$71.21	$998	-0.92
1115–1965	1474	75-80%	79	65.00–83.00	$76.74	$1,131	-9.81
1205–1990	1487	75-80%	40	75.00–90.00	$84.15	$1,251	-2.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1835	1275	15	66.00–102.00	$88.20	$1,125	+0.27
975–2485	1553	57	85.00–114.00	$103.46	$1,607	—
1375–2090	1753	30	110.00–122.00	$115.47	$2,024	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–955	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–900.00	$815.09
920–1000	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–860.00	$802.71
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
905–1085	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	690.00–990.00	$836.54
980–1105	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,050.00	$944.00
945–1450	1111	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–1,080.00	$837.21

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–650.00	$628.75
680–890	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	554.00–770.00	$653.64
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
810–875	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–835.00	$722.03
860–875	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$737.18
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–905	837	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	500.00–675.00	$611.90
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
945 thin fleshed	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1015–1160	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–950.00	$845.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–800	798	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	525.00–675.00	$600.24

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	265.00	$265.00	-30.00
150	150	2	275.00–310.00	$292.50	+35.28

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	-104.82
120–145	129	4	200.00–310.00	$263.75	-6.07
150–175	156	7	200.00–310.00	$272.14	-36.75
200	200	1	340.00	$340.00	+140.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00	+41.06
595–860	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–1,000.00	$877.32	+93.38
785 thin fleshed	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	-40.00
685–980	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,100.00	$1,021.15	—
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+50.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+350.00
940 thin fleshed	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
950–964	957	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$712.41	-262.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
900–950	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,063.51	—
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00	-220.00
970–1250	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,125.00	$1,058.00	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	970.00	$970.00	—
770–780	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,285.00	$1,204.48	—
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00	—
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+165.00
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1104	1104	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
628	628	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00	—
978	978	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	620.00	$620.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	60.00	$60.00	$171	—
325 thin fleshed	325	1	57.50	$57.50	$187	—
360 thin fleshed	360	1	55.00	$55.00	$198	—
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	±0.00
530	530	1	50.00	$50.00	$265	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	123.00	$123.00	$566	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	100.00	$100.00	$300	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	115.00	$115.00	$224	—
255–293	283	7	97.50–109.00	$106.01	$300	—
320–343	339	6	102.00–112.00	$110.43	$374	—
390 value added	390	1	127.00	$127.00	$495	—
395 thin fleshed	395	1	74.00	$74.00	$292	+2.00
400	400	1	97.50	$97.50	$390	-19.04
413 value added	413	4	128.00	$128.00	$529	—
471 value added	471	4	127.00	$127.00	$598	—
535	535	2	100.00	$100.00	$535	+11.00
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—
1050–1090 thin fleshed	1070	2	70.00–75.00	$72.55	$776	—
1125	1125	1	83.00	$83.00	$934	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	—
410–440	425	2	70.00–82.50	$76.47	$325	—
465–470	468	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$491	—
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	—
605–625	615	2	111.00–112.50	$111.74	$687	—
670	670	1	109.00	$109.00	$730	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315 thin fleshed	310	2	75.00–95.00	$85.16	$264	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	+50.00
100–125	114	6	170.00–250.00	$206.67	-4.58

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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)	Exposed	1	160.00	$160.00	-75.00
125	125	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	-50.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	5	55.00–125.00	$92.00	+15.75
30	30	1	105.00	$105.00	-9.29
45	45	4	140.00–170.00	$156.25	+7.86
50–55	53	3	105.00–165.00	$143.33	+1.66
60–65	62	5	135.00–190.00	$159.00	-116.71
70–75	72	5	110.00–225.00	$178.00	+16.75
80–85	82	5	155.00–210.00	$181.00	-141.00
95	95	1	65.00	$65.00	-190.00
100	100	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	-60.83

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	10	65.00–95.00	$78.00	+3.45
20–25	23	19	65.00–110.00	$87.37	-9.30
30–35	32	7	60.00–140.00	$106.43	-14.13
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	-5.00
40	40	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-42.50
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-56.88
50–55	54	5	125.00–165.00	$141.00	-36.78
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	-97.50
60–65	62	9	100.00–195.00	$164.44	-14.31
75	75	1	95.00	$95.00	-96.88
75	75	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	-9.38
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-210.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	-125.00
90	90	3	200.00–255.00	$225.00	+7.50
90–95	93	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	-71.25
115	115	1	245.00	$245.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-41.88
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	-56.88
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	-40.00
100–125	113	32	125.00–310.00	$203.75	-38.31
150	150	2	325.00–355.00	$340.00	+65.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	240.00–275.00	$257.50	-157.50
100–125	108	3	280.00–315.00	$298.33	+8.33
225	225	1	500.00	$500.00	+42.50

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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.