North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

3,898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.15/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 521 lb · 122 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.10/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 475 lb · 103 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.08/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 426 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,898	3,990	4,022
Feeder cattle	2,548	2,465	2,475
Slaughter cattle	619	833	760
Replacement cattle	109	96	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 9. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were mixed, 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher; heifers were steady to 4.00 lower; four- and five-weight feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while six-weights were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 40.00 to 85.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 140.00 to 350.00 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
200–245	229	5	146.00–165.00	$152.85	$350	-14.65
255–292	277	6	150.00–175.00	$160.58	$445	-1.99
275–280	278	2	155.00–165.00	$159.95	$445	-2.62
300–346	327	29	140.00–177.50	$163.94	$536	+6.48
352–365 value added	363	11	172.00–191.00	$187.65	$681	—
350–398	375	48	140.00–179.00	$163.85	$614	+1.66
400–445	421	55	132.00–180.00	$161.16	$678	+3.40
410–435	423	4	144.00–150.00	$148.27	$627	-9.49
450–470	456	4	151.00–155.00	$152.53	$696	-12.51
450–495	473	48	150.00–174.00	$162.43	$768	-2.61
460–490 fancy	473	4	173.00–179.00	$175.74	$831	-2.57
490 value added	490	5	173.00	$173.00	$848	—
500–545	521	43	139.00–171.00	$160.72	$837	+4.79
500–545 fancy	523	6	161.00–171.00	$168.09	$879	—
522–524	523	2	141.00–142.00	$141.50	$740	-14.43
503–546 value added	529	10	165.00–176.00	$171.81	$909	+5.16
550–595	563	53	139.00–172.00	$160.87	$906	+4.58
564 value added	564	8	164.50	$164.50	$928	-5.50
570–575 fancy	573	2	170.00–171.00	$170.50	$977	—
615 value added	615	1	156.00	$156.00	$959	-8.50
600–646	622	33	120.00–168.00	$155.66	$968	+3.84
655–698	673	16	133.00–170.00	$149.53	$1,006	+1.90
693 value added	693	18	155.00	$155.00	$1,074	—
700–745	721	8	120.00–145.00	$130.80	$943	-0.39
775–780	778	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,089	+7.87
815–827	825	7	125.00–138.00	$126.83	$1,046	+16.83
850–865	858	2	119.00–122.00	$120.51	$1,034	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	3	133.00–134.00	$133.67	$287	-6.33
250–290	273	8	124.00–150.00	$136.39	$372	-0.27
315–340	322	8	118.00–144.00	$128.83	$415	-1.17
340–345	343	2	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$429	-24.18
350–395	378	14	125.00–147.50	$139.61	$528	+17.03
410–425	418	2	120.00–122.50	$121.23	$507	-14.63
420–440	432	3	118.00–127.00	$121.67	$526	-14.19
470–490	480	2	116.00–130.00	$123.15	$591	-19.35
675	675	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	$937	-6.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–232	231	2	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$321	—
266–286	275	3	130.00–140.00	$134.27	$369	—
310–320	314	6	126.00–143.00	$135.00	$424	+17.00
360–380	370	2	118.00–124.00	$121.08	$448	—
412–434	423	6	126.00–147.50	$132.30	$560	+27.30
414–432	423	2	115.00–120.00	$117.45	$497	+12.45
475	475	2	147.50	$147.50	$701	—
560–575	565	3	137.50–145.00	$140.87	$796	—
610	610	1	146.00	$146.00	$891	—
725	725	1	116.00	$116.00	$841	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	122.00	$122.00	$226	—
260–275	264	5	100.00–132.50	$116.96	$309	-7.43
320–330	323	3	100.00–110.00	$103.30	$334	-17.64
375–390	383	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$418	-29.00
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
540	540	1	132.00	$132.00	$713	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–194	192	2	102.00–110.00	$106.04	$204	—
310–325	318	2	90.00	$90.00	$286	—
372–386	379	2	97.00–99.00	$97.98	$371	-15.95

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	50.00	$50.00	$88	—
285	285	1	115.00	$115.00	$328	+2.34
325	325	1	90.00	$90.00	$292	—
400	400	1	90.00	$90.00	$360	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	135.00–145.00	$139.71	$244	-5.29
225–245	233	5	123.00–145.00	$130.86	$305	-11.00
250–275	262	10	125.00–152.50	$136.05	$356	-1.26
296	296	4	142.50	$142.50	$422	+5.19
305–345	328	17	122.50–150.00	$136.51	$448	-6.45
350–396	379	32	125.00–159.00	$139.33	$528	-4.02
370–395 fancy	381	6	152.50–160.00	$156.14	$595	+0.27
382 value added	382	3	147.00	$147.00	$562	—
408 value added	408	4	149.50	$149.50	$610	—
400–449	427	64	120.00–155.00	$140.58	$600	-1.01
410–440	428	4	140.00–142.50	$140.64	$602	-0.95
450–498	474	99	120.00–152.00	$138.92	$658	-2.41
494 value added	494	4	143.50	$143.50	$709	—
502–548 value added	516	14	144.00–149.00	$146.20	$754	+3.99
500–547	522	108	121.00–150.00	$138.24	$722	-3.10
550–595	568	41	118.00–151.00	$136.46	$775	-0.49
589 value added	589	20	140.50	$140.50	$828	-3.00
600–645	623	22	110.00–142.00	$126.19	$786	-1.11
665–695	679	10	110.00–142.00	$122.23	$830	-3.93
700–733	724	8	100.00–125.00	$117.64	$852	+4.60
750–790	784	17	100.00–115.00	$112.08	$879	-1.25
810–825	821	4	105.00–112.00	$106.73	$876	-21.27
900–945	920	4	96.00–109.00	$103.32	$951	-6.68
950–970	961	4	92.00–111.00	$102.19	$982	—
1010–1020	1015	3	100.00–108.00	$105.00	$1,066	—
1120	1120	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228–246	239	4	120.00–125.00	$121.78	$291	—
264–276	270	2	125.00	$125.00	$338	—
262–292	273	3	114.00–116.00	$114.96	$314	—
308–330	316	4	115.00–129.00	$122.12	$386	+15.79
350–395	373	13	121.00–136.00	$128.71	$480	—
400–440	416	12	114.00–128.00	$122.53	$510	+11.24
450–496	473	16	112.00–129.00	$122.59	$580	+41.39
462–498	483	4	110.00–113.00	$111.23	$537	-2.54
502–536	519	4	93.00–100.00	$96.76	$502	-12.01
515–540	527	12	116.00–127.00	$123.70	$652	+14.93
560–566	563	3	113.00–114.00	$113.67	$640	+13.67
550–590	578	9	100.00–123.00	$116.94	$676	+16.94
610–615	613	2	85.00	$85.00	$521	-24.48
635	635	1	105.00	$105.00	$667	-4.48
665–670	668	2	113.00–119.00	$116.01	$775	+3.84
700–735	712	3	115.00–118.00	$116.69	$831	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	119.00	$119.00	$226	-8.50
240	240	1	116.00	$116.00	$278	-9.18
250–295	272	8	115.00–130.00	$124.20	$338	-2.30
310–340	328	15	112.00–130.00	$119.89	$393	-7.10
350–390	372	9	114.00–130.00	$124.03	$461	-4.20
415–445	429	5	110.00–130.00	$119.53	$513	-9.03
450–475 fancy	466	5	130.00–139.00	$134.80	$628	—
450–490	475	7	116.00–125.00	$119.31	$567	-7.72
500–503 value added	501	7	134.00–137.50	$135.99	$681	—
510–545	525	11	110.00–131.00	$115.14	$604	-17.16
500–540 fancy	526	5	130.00–138.00	$134.79	$709	—
555–590	570	5	110.00–135.00	$123.16	$702	-1.81
605–645	623	8	113.00–132.00	$125.60	$782	-1.77
670–675	673	2	85.00–100.00	$92.47	$622	-30.66
800–815	808	2	97.50–101.00	$99.27	$802	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	115.00	$115.00	$276	-1.10
255–295	274	8	100.00–117.50	$110.53	$303	+0.53
305–335	320	2	100.00–108.00	$103.81	$332	-10.22
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	-17.10
460–485	475	4	105.00–130.00	$113.57	$539	+5.24
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	-7.52
560–580	572	3	100.00–122.00	$107.44	$615	+12.68
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	-6.22
650	650	1	77.50	$77.50	$504	-23.32

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	65.00	$65.00	$120	—
380	380	1	90.00	$90.00	$342	+32.00
400	400	1	90.00	$90.00	$360	-15.00
405	405	1	50.00	$50.00	$202	-55.00
495	495	1	70.00	$70.00	$346	—
580	580	1	102.50	$102.50	$594	+37.50
615	615	2	92.50–97.50	$95.00	$584	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–370	364	2	106.00–107.00	$106.49	$388	-4.76
605	605	2	110.00	$110.00	$666	+4.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	160.00	$160.00	$525	+5.78
360–395	376	6	142.50–174.00	$156.66	$589	-5.08
400–445	423	21	140.00–167.50	$154.02	$652	-8.48
420–445 fancy	433	2	177.00–180.00	$178.46	$773	+1.95
448 value added	448	4	168.00	$168.00	$753	—
450–490	467	5	147.50–152.50	$150.04	$701	-4.21
450–498	473	47	130.00–175.00	$149.18	$706	-5.07
455–495 fancy	480	4	170.00	$170.00	$816	-5.45
500 fancy	500	2	171.00	$171.00	$855	—
500–545	525	56	120.00–170.00	$151.79	$797	-2.15
550–595	570	41	120.00–165.00	$143.23	$816	-4.84
605–645	622	27	120.00–163.00	$140.59	$874	+3.07
650–695	671	16	110.00–137.50	$126.89	$851	+0.35
705–730	715	5	105.00–136.00	$120.71	$863	-6.60
755–775	764	5	100.00–142.00	$117.97	$901	+8.40
810	810	1	119.00	$119.00	$964	+3.78
855–870	863	2	117.00–127.00	$122.04	$1,053	+15.50
990	990	1	99.00	$99.00	$980	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	117.50–137.50	$127.70	$470	—
400–435	415	5	112.50–137.50	$126.37	$524	—
450–495	472	13	116.00–135.00	$123.39	$582	+16.05
506–534	516	3	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$578	+1.97
500–544	521	5	121.00–134.00	$124.91	$651	+14.91
550–590	569	8	112.50–133.00	$127.00	$723	+6.13
600–645	621	6	115.00–130.00	$121.24	$753	—
638–648	643	2	98.00–100.00	$98.99	$637	—
665–684	676	4	110.00–125.00	$115.96	$784	-10.56
770	770	3	110.00–118.00	$114.67	$883	—
812	812	4	112.00	$112.00	$909	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	10	124.00–147.00	$138.23	$587	-9.83
450–490	470	8	118.00–157.00	$133.85	$629	-9.41
500–535	517	9	133.00–155.00	$139.59	$722	+2.97
550–585	576	10	115.00–145.00	$139.95	$806	+11.95
600–622	617	4	128.00–130.00	$129.51	$799	+6.53
610–635	623	2	106.00–119.00	$112.63	$702	-10.35
705–725	715	2	120.00	$120.00	$858	-3.00
825–840	833	2	80.00–89.00	$84.46	$704	-10.54
895	895	1	91.00	$91.00	$814	-7.23
900–945	923	2	80.00–84.00	$82.05	$757	-3.95
980	980	1	85.00	$85.00	$833	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	100.00–103.00	$101.44	$424	-22.22
495	495	1	100.00	$100.00	$495	-24.13
510–520	516	4	100.00–133.00	$110.66	$571	-3.48
555–595	568	10	95.00–110.00	$102.05	$580	-25.73
760	760	1	84.00	$84.00	$638	-6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	112.50–115.00	$113.76	$493	—
450–470	460	3	110.00	$110.00	$506	+0.57

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–684	682	2	65.00–73.00	$68.99	$471	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	98.00	$98.00	$514	-9.40
650	650	1	48.00	$48.00	$312	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1475	1119	80-85%	22	44.00–79.00	$66.16	$740	+1.37
910–1665	1155	80-85%	92	65.00–87.00	$77.65	$897	+2.93
950–1645	1257	80-85%	71	80.00–96.00	$87.73	$1,103	—
1245–1295	1265	80-85%	3	55.00–59.00	$57.02	$721	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1056	900	85-90%	13	39.00–59.00	$51.32	$462	—
690–1385	921	85-90%	43	32.00–68.00	$58.95	$543	-9.38
600–1455	963	85-90%	35	57.00–77.00	$70.48	$679	-6.96
785–1085	987	85-90%	7	78.00–85.00	$80.98	$799	+3.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1815	1437	75-80%	20	80.00–96.00	$87.32	$1,255	+6.52
1245–1945	1481	75-80%	43	70.00–89.00	$81.95	$1,214	—
1305–1950	1542	75-80%	12	70.00–80.00	$76.68	$1,182	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1620	1260	14	77.00–94.00	$88.63	$1,117	—
1055–2360	1549	37	96.00–111.00	$103.85	$1,609	—
1324–2200	1789	28	110.00–126.00	$117.36	$2,100	+3.88

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–798	777	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	710.00–875.00	$762.03
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00
1050–1180	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,080.00	$1,047.04

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	+92.50
100–125	114	8	275.00–300.00	$287.50	+4.17
150–190	170	3	265.00–315.00	$293.33	+128.33
200	200	2	335.00–350.00	$342.50	+47.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	3	140.00–190.00	$170.00	+7.50
110–145	129	8	145.00–220.00	$183.75	-155.89
140	140	1	100.00	$100.00	-239.64
150	150	1	100.00	$100.00	-328.33
150–180	166	13	165.00–270.00	$228.08	+39.95
150–185	168	2	280.00–330.00	$305.00	+116.87
200	200	1	275.00	$275.00	+6.67
250	250	2	275.00–350.00	$312.50	—
300	300	1	335.00	$335.00	—
300–325	313	4	395.00–550.00	$480.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
488–890	658	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	700.00–875.00	$770.83	—
666–672	669	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$862.44	—
732	732	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
688–968	853	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–900.00	$821.75	-103.25
920–950	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	970.00–1,120.00	$1,046.20	+166.42

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
484–500	492	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00–625.00	$599.59	—
410–660	509	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	525.00–625.00	$583.19	—
605–845	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	780.00–790.00	$784.17	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+470.00
695–855	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–950.00	$859.35	+59.35
825–850	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	630.00–730.00	$680.75	-316.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-240.00
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1273	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1154	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	+6.09

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 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
430	430	1	65.00	$65.00	$280	±0.00
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	+61.00
615	615	1	65.00	$65.00	$400	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	104.00	$104.00	$302	—
298	298	1	82.00	$82.00	$244	—
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—
495	495	1	82.50	$82.50	$408	-7.50
560	560	1	50.00	$50.00	$280	—
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	87.50–97.50	$92.50	$370	-7.50
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
196	196	1	82.00	$82.00	$161	—
206	206	1	84.00	$84.00	$173	—
528	528	1	65.00	$65.00	$343	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	120.00–200.00	$160.00	—
100–125	109	11	150.00–215.00	$188.64	+4.89

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	60.00	$60.00	+10.00
35	35	3	125.00	$125.00	+12.50
40–45	43	3	55.00–85.00	$75.00	-44.80
40–45	44	5	145.00–165.00	$155.00	+35.20
50	50	8	55.00–115.00	$90.00	-72.19
50–55	52	12	120.00–225.00	$162.08	-0.11
60	60	10	85.00–170.00	$126.00	-99.92
60–65	63	7	120.00–225.00	$167.14	-58.78
70–75	72	17	145.00–245.00	$193.82	-1.63
70–75	74	6	160.00–175.00	$172.50	-22.95
80	80	4	135.00–215.00	$172.50	+6.73
80–85	81	11	160.00–280.00	$211.82	+46.05
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	+40.00
90	90	4	170.00–255.00	$222.50	+82.50
100–140	116	4	110.00–220.00	$161.25	+33.75
150–170	158	4	150.00–215.00	$180.00	-3.75
200–240	220	8	245.00–280.00	$262.50	+14.17
250	250	1	290.00	$290.00	±0.00
300	300	1	300.00	$300.00	+20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	240.00	$240.00	+153.00
10	10	1	85.00	$85.00	-2.00
10–15	13	9	40.00–90.00	$58.33	-28.67
10–15	13	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	-32.00
20	20	1	75.00	$75.00	-4.11
20	20	5	25.00–35.00	$33.00	-46.11
20–25	22	11	75.00–130.00	$96.36	+17.25
20–25	24	8	40.00–67.50	$55.63	-47.35
25	25	4	80.00–110.00	$87.50	-15.48
30	30	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	+38.33
30–35	33	8	75.00–155.00	$116.88	-10.10
30–35	33	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	-79.48
30–35	33	11	55.00–100.00	$72.73	-54.25
40	40	1	80.00	$80.00	-15.38
40–45	41	4	35.00–55.00	$50.00	-45.38
40–45	43	30	60.00–110.00	$81.83	-70.28
40–45	43	6	115.00–150.00	$131.67	-20.44
40–45	44	21	100.00–225.00	$130.24	+3.24
50	50	3	50.00–60.00	$55.00	-96.25
50	50	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	-41.25
50–55	51	5	135.00–165.00	$147.00	+35.61
50–55	52	18	65.00–125.00	$86.94	-92.91
50–55	53	6	125.00–175.00	$145.83	-34.02
60	60	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-3.75
60	60	2	50.00–65.00	$57.50	-51.25
60–65	62	9	125.00–185.00	$164.33	-12.34
60–65	62	19	85.00–155.00	$129.21	-47.46
65	65	1	175.00	$175.00	-56.00
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	-45.00
70–75	72	23	105.00–170.00	$132.61	-94.89
70–75	73	3	75.00–90.00	$83.33	-144.17
70–75	73	6	185.00–190.00	$188.33	-39.17
70–75	73	6	140.00–195.00	$166.67	-60.83
80	80	5	95.00–210.00	$184.00	-16.00
80	80	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+5.00
80	80	4	80.00–95.00	$83.75	-116.25
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	-60.00
80	80	17	100.00–190.00	$152.94	-47.06
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	-25.00
95	95	2	205.00–265.00	$235.00	+120.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+6.50
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-115.00
90	90	5	135.00–155.00	$144.00	-111.00
90–95	92	3	75.00–140.00	$110.00	-8.33
100–110	103	3	50.00–100.00	$83.33	-69.53
100–140	112	13	120.00–350.00	$198.85	-17.03
100–145	124	34	105.00–195.00	$146.18	-2.12
140	140	3	250.00–270.00	$263.33	+115.03
150	150	1	130.00	$130.00	-90.63
150–190	158	14	135.00–240.00	$191.07	-29.56
180–190	185	2	265.00–275.00	$270.00	+49.37
200–225	213	2	270.00–290.00	$280.00	+1.67
250–255	253	2	275.00–315.00	$295.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
80–85	83	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	+125.00
90	90	1	205.00	$205.00	+120.00
110–125	116	4	155.00–215.00	$187.50	-92.50
125	125	2	275.00–290.00	$282.50	+2.50
120–140	130	2	130.00–170.00	$150.00	-20.00
155	155	1	345.00	$345.00	-5.00
150–175	163	2	220.00–250.00	$235.00	-115.00
170	170	1	190.00	$190.00	-160.00
200–220	210	3	290.00–380.00	$321.67	+46.67
250	250	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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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.