North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

3,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.61/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 522 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.21/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 472 lb · 102 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.84/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 422 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,990	4,480	4,804
Feeder cattle	2,465	2,957	3,154
Slaughter cattle	833	653	915
Replacement cattle	96	65	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 20. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 6.00 to 9.00 lower; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower; and feeder bull were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand , market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 60.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 80.00 to 400.00 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
190	190	2	150.00–152.50	$151.25	$287	-25.81
230	230	1	167.50	$167.50	$385	+8.62
260–298	279	13	150.00–170.00	$162.57	$454	-1.62
295	295	1	154.00	$154.00	$454	-10.19
300–345	325	19	132.00–175.00	$157.46	$512	-11.22
350–395	375	39	134.00–180.00	$162.19	$608	-3.17
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	-15.36
400–446	427	45	136.00–187.00	$157.76	$674	-1.68
455–465 fancy	462	3	173.00–181.00	$178.31	$824	—
450–495	472	26	140.00–178.00	$165.04	$779	-0.37
475–480	478	2	151.00	$151.00	$722	-2.01
503–511 value added	509	7	164.50–167.50	$166.65	$848	-3.85
500–535	522	3	151.00–159.00	$155.93	$814	+3.35
500–545	531	47	130.00–174.00	$161.81	$859	+1.47
553 value added	553	3	170.00	$170.00	$940	±0.00
550–595	568	43	144.00–171.00	$156.29	$888	-8.26
600–640	617	21	146.00–165.00	$151.82	$937	-7.87
620 value added	620	2	164.50	$164.50	$1,020	—
652–695	672	12	127.00–158.00	$147.63	$992	-2.83
700–730	719	5	118.00–138.00	$131.19	$943	-5.03
765–785	771	7	112.00–138.00	$132.13	$1,019	-8.44
820–825	823	2	110.00	$110.00	$905	-18.00
915–938	936	14	118.00–126.00	$125.44	$1,174	—
950	950	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,045	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	130.00	$130.00	$234	-20.00
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	+6.50
255–295	277	8	114.00–150.00	$136.66	$379	+2.51
274–295	281	3	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$343	-12.15
300–340	320	2	130.00	$130.00	$416	-3.77
302–345	329	6	136.00–162.50	$149.14	$491	+15.37
345 fancy	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500	—
355–395	370	12	120.00–167.50	$147.61	$546	+17.27
370–395	383	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$469	-24.78
404–440	422	8	124.00–145.00	$135.86	$573	-5.88
460–495	475	8	132.00–148.00	$142.50	$677	+2.45
500–545	518	7	141.00–160.00	$149.46	$774	+7.28
510–535	518	3	120.00–135.00	$128.86	$667	-13.32
530 fancy	530	1	148.00	$148.00	$784	—
550–590	570	2	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$746	-7.28
560–595	578	4	135.00–150.00	$141.94	$820	+3.70
610–645	633	4	134.00–145.00	$139.68	$884	-5.34
685	685	1	145.00	$145.00	$993	+4.12
700 value added	700	3	140.00	$140.00	$980	—
735	735	1	130.00	$130.00	$956	+36.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	125.00	$125.00	$294	—
255–295	273	4	111.00–130.00	$124.39	$340	—
300–330	313	5	114.00–125.00	$120.94	$379	-0.33
355–385	377	9	100.00–155.00	$138.02	$520	+5.02
455	455	1	135.00	$135.00	$614	-6.00
560–580	570	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$755	+1.83
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	110.00	$110.00	$324	+18.53
352–390	365	3	112.00–115.00	$113.93	$416	+1.91

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	110.00–115.00	$112.66	$313	—
398	398	2	135.00	$135.00	$537	+4.00
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	118.00	$118.00	$372	—
445	445	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$467	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	145.00	$145.00	$232	-0.41
215–230	223	2	135.00	$135.00	$301	-3.68
210–245	228	8	131.00–152.00	$141.86	$323	+3.18
255–290	273	9	130.00–154.00	$137.31	$375	+0.94
300–345	319	26	135.00–150.00	$142.96	$456	+2.96
335–345	340	2	134.00–138.00	$135.97	$462	-5.06
350–360 fancy	355	3	150.00–160.00	$155.87	$553	—
350–390	371	4	131.00–136.00	$133.20	$494	-12.93
350–396	376	48	124.00–157.50	$143.35	$539	-2.78
410–420 fancy	415	2	148.00–156.00	$152.05	$631	-6.40
400–445	422	83	126.00–156.00	$141.59	$598	-5.38
450–490 fancy	470	2	148.00–149.00	$148.52	$698	—
455–480	470	3	132.50	$132.50	$623	-13.16
450–498	472	97	122.00–155.00	$141.33	$667	-4.33
500–525	513	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$685	-0.49
500–545	520	89	120.00–154.00	$141.34	$735	-2.23
515–540 fancy	523	3	150.00–153.00	$151.33	$791	—
517–539 value added	531	19	140.00–144.50	$142.21	$755	—
554 value added	554	5	143.50	$143.50	$795	—
550–595	569	56	120.00–147.00	$136.95	$779	-3.72
600–647	623	34	110.00–157.50	$127.30	$793	-1.62
650–690	669	32	116.00–135.00	$126.16	$844	+2.30
705–745	721	9	100.00–125.00	$113.04	$815	+1.73
756–785	765	10	100.00–125.00	$113.33	$867	+10.33
819	819	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,048	+44.00
850–860	852	13	90.00–111.00	$107.74	$918	—
920	920	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,012	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$204	—
200–240	220	5	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$275	-0.84
250–295	267	3	120.00–125.00	$123.44	$330	-3.81
250–290	271	9	120.00–135.00	$126.50	$343	-0.75
300–345	324	18	120.00–137.50	$126.99	$411	-1.74
356–386	371	2	114.00–116.00	$114.96	$427	-13.06
350–395	372	13	118.00–147.50	$128.23	$477	+0.21
400–445	421	22	119.00–142.00	$128.56	$541	-1.57
460–476	468	2	111.00–118.00	$114.56	$536	-6.13
450–498	472	21	120.00–144.00	$127.03	$600	+6.34
500–545	526	27	120.00–142.50	$132.30	$696	+0.36
530–540	535	2	80.00–84.00	$81.98	$439	-49.96
550–595	573	31	110.00–135.00	$124.97	$716	-5.74
600–645	623	18	121.00–135.00	$127.37	$794	+1.17
650–695	675	13	110.00–130.00	$123.13	$831	+1.28
710–730	723	4	95.00–120.00	$111.22	$804	—
750–796	773	2	102.00–107.00	$104.43	$807	—
780	780	1	106.00	$106.00	$827	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216–230	224	3	107.00–118.00	$112.78	$253	+1.84
250–270	260	2	115.00–119.00	$117.08	$304	+3.60
326–330	329	3	98.00–102.00	$100.01	$329	-12.72
325–345	335	4	110.00–116.00	$112.74	$378	+0.01
360–398	378	7	106.00–118.00	$111.25	$421	—
400–445	423	3	70.00–72.50	$70.88	$300	—
515–545	525	3	105.00–112.00	$109.06	$573	—
570–595	578	3	114.00	$114.00	$659	+5.03
610–640	630	11	100.00–110.00	$105.86	$667	-8.66
650–695	672	9	100.00–109.00	$106.98	$719	+14.73
670–695 fancy	685	3	114.00–118.00	$115.98	$794	—
703	703	3	103.00	$103.00	$724	-8.15
840	840	1	95.00	$95.00	$798	-7.49
865	865	1	93.00	$93.00	$804	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	208	3	110.00–120.00	$116.10	$241	+10.10
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	-6.74
310–335	323	7	108.00–120.00	$114.03	$368	+6.03
385–395	390	2	90.00–110.00	$100.13	$391	-3.08
410–435	423	6	105.00–125.00	$117.10	$495	+19.24
450–475	465	3	100.00–115.00	$108.33	$504	-3.98
510–520	515	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$554	-14.23
550–570	560	2	80.00–109.00	$94.76	$531	+1.25
605–640	624	5	120.00–124.00	$121.22	$756	—
650–665	657	3	97.50–105.00	$100.82	$662	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	4	103.00–115.00	$106.33	$347	—
400–425	413	2	110.00–112.50	$111.29	$460	—
455–495	475	2	80.00–82.50	$81.20	$386	-23.90
480–485	483	2	110.00–117.50	$113.77	$550	+8.67
505–535	518	3	105.00–115.00	$108.77	$563	—
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—
600–605	603	2	105.00–114.00	$109.48	$660	-4.50
650–675	665	4	105.00–116.00	$112.17	$746	-3.93

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	105.00–108.00	$106.43	$346	—
355	355	1	58.00	$58.00	$206	—
425	425	1	105.00	$105.00	$446	—
420–435	428	2	70.00–80.00	$74.91	$321	—
520	520	1	97.50	$97.50	$507	—
580	580	1	65.00	$65.00	$377	-35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	7	150.00–164.00	$155.01	$425	-8.00
310–330 fancy	320	2	160.00–173.00	$166.70	$533	-14.72
305–345	323	6	150.00–157.50	$154.22	$498	-0.06
350–395 fancy	368	4	170.00–176.00	$172.77	$636	-8.51
350–385	370	3	150.00	$150.00	$555	-4.47
350–395	373	9	157.00–167.50	$161.74	$603	+7.27
400–445	425	27	150.00–187.00	$162.50	$691	+5.31
410–440 fancy	425	6	175.00–180.00	$176.51	$750	-0.29
400–445	433	5	150.00–155.00	$151.95	$658	-5.24
450–480 fancy	463	3	173.00–177.50	$175.45	$812	+11.26
450–495	476	49	130.00–172.00	$154.25	$734	-3.81
485–495	490	2	150.00	$150.00	$735	-2.13
500–545	520	53	127.00–165.00	$153.94	$800	-1.29
550–595	573	41	121.00–170.00	$148.07	$848	-2.07
600–647	623	26	110.00–159.00	$137.52	$857	-3.31
650–690	668	16	106.00–148.00	$126.54	$845	-9.22
700–745	718	9	100.00–145.00	$127.31	$914	+0.39
755–785	770	4	100.00–117.50	$109.57	$844	-3.63
800–840	820	2	104.00–127.00	$115.22	$945	+6.67
855–875	865	2	103.00–110.00	$106.54	$922	+2.67
920	920	1	93.00	$93.00	$856	-4.63
985	985	1	91.00	$91.00	$896	+2.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	225	3	140.00	$140.00	$315	—
250–280	265	8	130.00–147.50	$140.65	$373	-0.21
300–335	322	6	140.00–145.00	$143.60	$462	+8.42
350–395	373	9	136.00–143.00	$140.77	$525	+3.56
393	393	3	128.00	$128.00	$503	-9.21
400–445	428	19	135.00–170.00	$148.06	$634	+0.16
425–435	430	2	122.50–127.50	$124.97	$537	-22.93
450–470	458	3	122.50–132.50	$126.63	$580	-13.63
450–495	476	39	120.00–157.50	$143.26	$682	+16.80
500–540	522	34	112.00–155.00	$136.62	$713	-5.85
505–545	526	6	124.00–132.00	$128.02	$673	-14.45
505–542 fancy	533	4	147.00–148.00	$147.76	$788	+1.27
550–596	569	28	118.00–147.50	$137.13	$780	+4.30
558–590	570	5	125.00–130.00	$128.00	$730	-4.83
615–630 fancy	623	2	142.50–145.00	$143.73	$895	—
620–638	632	3	122.00–125.00	$122.98	$777	-2.39
605–647	633	43	112.00–145.00	$132.27	$837	+6.90
650–666	657	3	120.00–128.00	$123.03	$808	-1.64
655–680 fancy	665	3	141.00–144.00	$142.65	$949	—
650–690	678	8	126.00–137.00	$129.04	$875	-1.72
742	742	3	123.00	$123.00	$913	-0.97
795	795	1	109.00	$109.00	$867	—
815	815	1	95.00	$95.00	$774	+7.66
850–885	868	2	85.00–112.00	$98.23	$853	+16.23
940	940	1	86.00	$86.00	$808	-1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$340	—
450–495	467	3	107.50–112.50	$109.43	$511	—
535	535	1	119.00	$119.00	$637	—
550–590	570	2	108.00–112.50	$110.33	$629	-2.68
640	640	1	114.00	$114.00	$730	+3.03
658–680	669	2	110.00–118.00	$114.07	$763	+15.31
705–722	713	4	110.00–119.00	$115.77	$825	—
750–788	768	5	110.00–119.00	$114.63	$880	+21.08
778–784	781	2	94.00–102.00	$97.98	$765	+4.43
820	820	1	80.00	$80.00	$656	-11.51
810–848	826	4	100.00–108.00	$103.77	$857	+12.26
858–862	860	2	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$929	+6.03
945	945	1	83.00	$83.00	$784	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	417	3	112.00–130.00	$123.66	$516	-31.17
450–485	472	7	105.00–140.00	$124.13	$586	-10.45
520–545	530	3	104.00–135.00	$114.14	$605	-12.05
570–590	579	4	110.00–136.00	$127.78	$740	+18.35
635	635	1	133.00	$133.00	$845	-7.00
685	685	1	115.00	$115.00	$788	+10.80
700–735	713	3	77.50–114.00	$92.49	$659	+30.49
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—
810	810	1	80.00	$80.00	$648	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$404	—
455–485	470	2	102.50–112.50	$107.34	$504	—
468–482	475	2	75.00–76.00	$75.49	$359	—
530–535	533	2	110.00	$110.00	$586	—
550–585	570	3	109.00–129.00	$120.87	$689	—
670–690	680	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$860	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	105.00–115.00	$109.94	$445	+33.94
495	495	3	112.50–118.00	$114.33	$566	-25.67
505–545	525	2	105.00–110.00	$107.40	$564	+2.03
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	-2.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1405	1125	80-85%	45	54.00–71.00	$64.79	$729	+11.61
1095–1215	1142	80-85%	7	27.00–60.00	$53.77	$614	+0.59
820–1825	1150	80-85%	120	65.00–84.00	$74.72	$859	-0.26
900–1805	1203	80-85%	104	80.00–95.00	$83.64	$1,006	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–925	800	85-90%	10	41.00–55.00	$46.52	$372	—
615–1090	892	85-90%	62	40.00–64.00	$57.57	$514	+9.29
665–1090	936	85-90%	66	60.00–76.00	$68.33	$640	+1.37
525–1095	987	85-90%	53	73.00–91.00	$77.44	$764	+0.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1760	1413	75-80%	68	80.00–96.00	$86.95	$1,229	+17.30
995–1905	1437	75-80%	53	71.00–85.00	$80.80	$1,161	+11.15
1278–2035	1441	75-80%	18	70.00–76.00	$74.01	$1,066	+4.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
942–2230	1459	16	76.00–99.00	$89.72	$1,309	—
1000–2345	1583	41	90.00–113.00	$103.05	$1,631	—
1160–2220	1754	39	104.00–126.00	$113.48	$1,990	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1205	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	620.00–990.00	$861.94
995–1175	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	760.00–920.00	$864.64
1000–1545	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	770.00–1,175.00	$1,018.52

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1210	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–1,000.00	$949.01
1070–1250	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,075.00	$1,011.70
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–875	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$814.06
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
920–990	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–900.00	$815.71

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1655	1655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	107.50	$107.50	—
120–145	128	3	245.00–340.00	$283.33	+13.33
120–140	133	3	120.00–160.00	$141.67	-128.33
150–180	158	4	130.00–215.00	$165.00	—
150–165	158	2	245.00–265.00	$255.00	—
200	200	1	295.00	$295.00	-45.00
200–220	207	3	230.00–275.00	$255.00	-85.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
100	100	2	145.00–180.00	$162.50	-22.50
100–135	119	5	185.00–247.50	$216.50	+55.39
100–140	119	5	140.00–175.00	$155.50	-5.61
120–125	121	4	170.00–190.00	$183.75	+22.64
110–145	131	7	277.50–390.00	$339.64	+178.53
150–180	160	3	285.00–500.00	$428.33	+93.33
150–190	164	8	140.00–235.00	$188.13	-35.00
200–225	208	3	190.00–370.00	$268.33	-47.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00	—
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00	—
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
740–875	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	790.00–1,120.00	$934.91	—
765–860	813	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,130.00	$1,068.80	+236.33
785–890	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–1,260.00	$997.55	+165.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00	—
922–1205	1022	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	700.00–1,310.00	$1,042.90	—
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00	—
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
540	540	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-66.19
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+170.00
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
885–975	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–950.00	$879.78	-349.97

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1170	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–1,125.00	$947.08	-233.31
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00–925.00	$893.91	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00	—
600–690	642	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–725.00	$693.05	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1160	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,392.30	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	720.00	$720.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	65.00	$65.00	$273	-3.75
540	540	1	54.00	$54.00	$292	—
760	760	1	55.00	$55.00	$418	—
1025	1025	1	95.00	$95.00	$974	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	70.00	$70.00	$224	—
395	395	1	90.00	$90.00	$356	—
580	580	1	82.50	$82.50	$478	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	65.00	$65.00	$166	—
340	340	1	100.00	$100.00	$340	—
362	362	2	99.00	$99.00	$358	+26.50
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	—
613	613	3	85.00	$85.00	$521	—
690	690	1	89.00	$89.00	$614	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	2	72.00–75.00	$73.50	$423	—
600	600	1	70.00	$70.00	$420	—
995	995	1	88.00	$88.00	$876	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	1	90.00	$90.00	$421	-26.35
515	515	1	104.00	$104.00	$536	-8.00
805	805	1	108.00	$108.00	$869	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256	256	1	65.00	$65.00	$166	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	104	8	125.00–255.00	$183.75	-15.42

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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	-16.67
25	25	2	75.00–77.50	$76.25	+9.58
30–35	34	8	55.00–145.00	$112.50	+72.50
40–45	42	25	75.00–170.00	$119.80	+13.41
50–55	50	16	80.00–240.00	$162.19	+18.16
60–65	62	19	100.00–330.00	$225.92	+61.62
70–75	73	11	100.00–360.00	$195.45	-23.93
80–85	81	11	70.00–240.00	$165.77	-107.75
90	90	2	140.00	$140.00	-100.00
100–140	114	11	75.00–165.00	$127.50	-61.76
150–180	158	8	140.00–240.00	$183.75	-0.42
200–210	203	3	220.00–275.00	$248.33	—
250	250	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	—
300	300	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	157.50	$157.50	—
120–140	130	2	232.50–250.00	$241.25	—
150	150	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	5	60.00–130.00	$87.00	+28.25
10–15	15	29	15.00–100.00	$64.14	+9.14
15	15	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	+10.00
20–25	22	9	65.00–105.00	$79.11	-6.17
20–25	23	30	70.00–127.00	$102.98	+17.70
20–25	23	4	60.00–105.00	$77.50	-7.78
30	30	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-1.17
30–35	31	24	70.00–147.50	$126.98	+50.81
30–35	31	11	50.00–130.00	$78.18	+2.01
35	35	2	135.00–160.00	$147.50	+87.50
40–45	41	13	70.00–155.00	$95.38	-13.21
40–45	43	32	105.00–185.00	$152.11	+16.24
40–45	44	5	90.00–160.00	$127.00	-8.87
50	50	16	115.00–177.50	$151.25	+36.25
50–55	51	9	85.00–135.00	$111.39	-3.61
50–55	52	17	130.00–215.00	$179.85	+64.85
60	60	6	55.00–142.50	$108.75	+20.42
60–65	63	3	155.00–190.00	$176.67	-4.16
60–65	64	10	145.00–270.00	$231.00	+50.17
70	70	1	165.00	$165.00	-14.38
70–75	71	8	95.00–180.00	$136.56	-42.82
70–75	73	2	175.00–280.00	$227.50	+48.12
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	-30.00
80–85	83	2	160.00–215.00	$187.50	+32.50
90	90	1	225.00	$225.00	-15.00
95	95	1	115.00	$115.00	-125.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+60.00
60	60	4	170.00–182.50	$179.38	+74.38
60–65	63	2	107.00–140.00	$123.50	+18.50
80–85	82	3	200.00–255.00	$235.00	+175.00
90	90	1	255.00	$255.00	+122.50
90–95	93	3	110.00–125.00	$118.33	-14.17
100–105	102	7	130.00–175.00	$152.86	-68.02
100–130	112	17	110.00–300.00	$215.88	-5.00
100–140	117	22	52.50–265.00	$148.30	+6.16
150–190	160	4	160.00–300.00	$220.63	+63.49
200	200	6	160.00–335.00	$278.33	+3.33

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	310.00	$310.00	—
70	70	4	350.00–360.00	$357.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	170.00	$170.00	-57.50
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-142.50
100–140	121	4	215.00–340.00	$280.00	+83.33
120–140	131	4	135.00–190.00	$170.00	-70.00
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	+86.67
150	150	3	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-108.33
200	200	1	275.00	$275.00	-105.00
300	300	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	110.00	$110.00	-50.00
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-40.00
80	80	2	110.00–170.00	$140.00	-100.00
110	110	1	82.50	$82.50	-157.50
160–190	177	3	175.00–250.00	$213.33	-37.47

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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.