North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

3,762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.99/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 524 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.90/cwt -4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 573 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.04/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 422 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,762	5,714	4,681
Feeder cattle	2,732	4,392	3,362
Slaughter cattle	827	713	830
Replacement cattle	42	99	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate with moderate offerings, average quality and moderate buyer interest and market activity.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–238	224	2	150.00–167.50	$158.20	$354	-14.42
250–295	275	11	120.00–174.00	$152.87	$420	-9.95
300–340	323	10	130.00–180.00	$159.25	$514	-3.36
350–395	376	41	144.00–187.50	$164.58	$619	-5.15
390 thin fleshed	390	1	197.50	$197.50	$770	—
405–445	426	31	130.00–185.00	$155.62	$663	-10.05
450–498	473	24	132.00–180.00	$160.94	$761	-4.31
500–545	529	38	130.00–175.00	$155.93	$825	-8.02
540 thin fleshed	540	1	167.00	$167.00	$902	—
553–585	564	16	137.00–169.00	$157.35	$887	+0.20
600 value added	600	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,056	—
600–648	623	38	108.00–164.00	$147.15	$917	-10.72
656	656	1	124.00	$124.00	$813	-32.46
650–685	666	11	115.00–159.00	$141.29	$941	-15.17
683 value added	683	12	173.00	$173.00	$1,182	—
712–747	728	10	108.00–153.00	$131.25	$956	-17.69
750–785	768	6	127.50–142.00	$135.06	$1,037	+2.10
800–835	818	3	108.00–135.00	$122.56	$1,003	-21.74
850–870	859	4	100.00–125.00	$116.95	$1,005	—
910	910	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,160	-16.50
1090	1090	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,210	+1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	321	5	164.00–170.00	$166.86	$536	—
350–395	373	9	145.00–170.00	$160.26	$598	—
420–445	431	5	132.50–159.00	$145.31	$626	-0.53
455–495	474	13	122.50–157.00	$140.67	$667	-17.00
500–545	526	14	120.00–153.00	$137.15	$721	-22.04
550–595	573	12	135.00–156.00	$140.83	$807	+0.68
600–645	625	10	123.00–149.00	$133.87	$837	-17.96
650–695	678	7	125.00–145.00	$133.57	$906	-7.36

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	-12.34
322–344	333	2	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$458	+0.43
358–395	370	7	130.00–165.00	$143.05	$529	-3.66
410–445	433	6	121.00–152.00	$138.07	$598	-2.42
482–485	484	2	131.00–142.00	$136.52	$661	-9.51
500–535	513	3	120.00–147.50	$137.61	$706	-12.43
556–585	573	8	123.00–148.00	$142.10	$814	+0.48
632	632	1	114.00	$114.00	$720	-26.86
626–642	634	2	109.00–113.00	$111.03	$704	-29.83
845	845	1	103.00	$103.00	$870	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	108.00–125.00	$114.26	$318	-15.10
325–340	333	2	100.00–145.00	$123.01	$410	+2.32
350–380	364	7	100.00–150.00	$122.91	$447	-6.05
410–440	426	4	104.00–135.00	$114.92	$490	-15.08
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	-6.68
515	515	1	102.00	$102.00	$525	-25.65
575	575	1	89.00	$89.00	$512	-52.71
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	—
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–346	336	2	107.50–118.00	$112.91	$379	+0.93
418	418	1	113.00	$113.00	$472	-26.03
536	536	1	113.00	$113.00	$606	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	95.00–100.00	$97.35	$363	-22.65
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	-20.00
500	500	1	65.00	$65.00	$325	-38.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	1	77.50	$77.50	$304	—
604	604	1	70.00	$70.00	$423	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	144.00	$144.00	$389	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	136.00	$136.00	$320	+1.03
256–295	275	5	134.00–141.00	$136.98	$377	-4.76
302–344	322	12	136.00–163.00	$151.35	$487	+3.54
350–395	375	39	129.00–168.00	$146.91	$551	+2.11
400–445	422	45	127.00–163.00	$144.04	$608	-0.85
450–495	468	34	120.00–151.00	$137.54	$644	-3.09
500–545	524	56	120.00–146.00	$132.99	$697	-4.47
550–598	573	53	120.00–145.00	$131.90	$756	-5.14
600–640	616	45	100.00–142.00	$124.77	$769	-4.41
650–695	673	22	100.00–130.00	$120.89	$814	-10.59
700–730	711	16	107.00–135.00	$119.48	$850	-1.61
860–870	865	2	98.00–109.00	$103.53	$896	-3.25
955	955	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,050	—
1070	1070	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,263	-1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	4	135.00–153.00	$143.67	$409	-5.19
305–345	327	12	130.00–149.00	$138.08	$452	-0.28
350–395	366	8	126.00–147.00	$137.38	$503	+0.51
405–445	425	12	125.00–147.00	$133.88	$569	-3.58
450–495	463	29	122.50–148.00	$130.07	$602	-5.09
500–545	521	17	117.00–138.00	$127.34	$663	-6.37
550–595	571	19	115.00–139.00	$127.77	$730	-3.39
610–640	624	8	112.00–137.00	$126.26	$788	-4.70
650–695	669	8	110.00–130.00	$117.59	$787	-8.68
700–730	718	5	123.00–131.00	$126.60	$909	+1.75

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224–230	227	2	123.00–126.00	$124.48	$283	-3.98
275–295	282	3	112.00–128.00	$120.00	$338	-12.14
305–345	323	7	110.00–132.00	$122.42	$395	-6.77
365–395	380	3	112.00–121.00	$115.96	$441	-9.11
400–445	416	6	110.00–128.00	$120.59	$502	-8.92
464–495	475	9	107.00–137.50	$126.73	$602	+4.08
508–535	520	10	108.00–120.00	$115.42	$600	-7.12
550–595	560	27	90.00–133.00	$122.83	$688	-0.53
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	-30.10
610–640	628	4	110.00–126.00	$116.18	$730	+1.08
655–675	665	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$768	+3.35
702–730	711	6	83.00–113.00	$103.14	$733	+13.14
765	765	1	106.00	$106.00	$811	+7.54

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	105.00	$105.00	$236	-12.58
310–340	323	3	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$347	-4.44
360–390	373	3	107.00–110.00	$108.15	$403	+8.02
400–445	428	5	87.00–110.00	$101.37	$434	-11.02
450–480	467	11	107.00–127.50	$121.15	$566	+6.88
500–530	515	3	80.00–115.00	$101.39	$522	-7.92
550–590	571	4	101.00–121.00	$115.48	$659	+2.51
620–640	630	4	109.00–116.00	$111.28	$701	+5.28
720	720	1	102.50	$102.50	$738	+24.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	70.00	$70.00	$147	—
290	290	1	80.00	$80.00	$232	-20.00
355	355	1	62.50	$62.50	$222	+7.50
410	410	2	80.00–84.00	$82.00	$336	-3.00
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	-7.50
460–495	482	3	80.00–93.00	$86.19	$415	-6.15
480–490	485	3	105.00–110.00	$108.02	$524	+15.68
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	+10.22
590	590	1	90.00	$90.00	$531	-19.26
670	670	1	85.00	$85.00	$570	+2.25

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	1	101.00	$101.00	$240	—
262–270	266	2	86.00–103.00	$94.37	$251	-17.63
436	436	1	92.00	$92.00	$401	-58.00
488	488	1	80.00	$80.00	$390	-45.54
654	654	1	74.00	$74.00	$484	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	1	88.00	$88.00	$338	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	9	145.00–175.00	$168.28	$535	-9.87
355–390	374	11	147.50–175.00	$163.82	$613	-10.68
400–445	422	18	140.00–170.00	$156.67	$661	-10.04
450–495	476	36	130.00–165.00	$148.20	$705	-0.67
500–545	520	36	125.00–168.00	$143.64	$747	+19.64
550–595	570	33	120.00–159.00	$139.35	$794	+0.55
600–645	621	34	110.00–153.00	$131.18	$815	+1.17
644	644	1	113.00	$113.00	$728	+12.00
650–695	672	22	103.00–143.00	$125.22	$841	-4.74
684	684	1	106.00	$106.00	$725	-23.96
700–747	720	13	100.00–138.00	$114.24	$823	-6.54
770–785	777	3	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$800	-12.87
800–845	823	2	95.00–102.00	$98.60	$811	-15.90
870–874	872	2	93.00–109.00	$100.98	$881	-8.66
946	946	1	94.00	$94.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	165.00–180.00	$172.25	$393	+4.29
300–305	303	2	167.00–168.00	$167.50	$508	+5.83
350–390	371	8	125.00–165.00	$147.90	$549	-8.38
400–440	419	10	120.00–155.00	$142.69	$598	-7.62
450–495	471	19	125.00–150.00	$137.96	$650	-7.30
500–545	518	19	110.00–144.00	$127.84	$662	-11.61
550–595	574	17	115.00–149.00	$129.70	$744	-7.76
600–640	625	7	115.00–137.00	$129.92	$812	-6.97
650–695	672	9	117.00–135.00	$127.96	$860	-2.71
705–715	710	2	126.00–134.00	$130.03	$923	-4.02
765–795	778	3	110.00–117.00	$114.37	$890	-10.66

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	149.00	$149.00	$626	-8.71
450–495	477	13	100.00–143.00	$127.34	$607	-14.23
510–536	523	7	100.00–147.50	$123.29	$645	-11.63
548	548	1	82.00	$82.00	$449	-52.92
550–594	569	11	103.00–140.00	$116.01	$660	-4.44
600–635	621	5	101.00–150.00	$129.01	$801	+12.45
650–695	671	7	88.00–134.00	$110.23	$740	-10.81
755–766	761	2	85.00–102.00	$93.44	$711	—
815–830	823	2	90.00–95.00	$92.52	$761	-5.48
850	850	1	99.00	$99.00	$842	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	120.00–131.00	$125.40	$537	-6.38
460–495	473	7	106.00–130.00	$119.90	$567	-6.46
500–530	519	5	102.00–131.00	$122.81	$637	+0.86
550–560	555	2	100.00–130.00	$114.86	$637	-3.04
605–645	622	5	115.00–124.00	$119.65	$744	+2.19
650–695	673	3	104.00–120.00	$111.15	$748	+5.96
715	715	1	112.50	$112.50	$804	-2.50
785	785	1	90.00	$90.00	$706	+12.52
810–840	828	3	74.00–93.00	$85.13	$705	+0.13
865	865	1	85.00	$85.00	$735	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	106.00	$106.00	$435	-12.87
465	465	1	117.50	$117.50	$546	+5.84
490	490	1	102.50	$102.50	$502	+0.52
500	500	1	80.00	$80.00	$400	-12.80
525–545	532	3	110.00–120.00	$114.24	$608	+21.44
565	565	1	117.00	$117.00	$661	+14.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–492	471	2	82.50–99.00	$90.38	$426	—
556–570	563	2	80.00–90.00	$84.94	$478	—
774	774	1	78.00	$78.00	$604	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1215	1072	80-85%	3	48.00–52.00	$50.74	$544	-16.32
810–1534	1126	80-85%	39	54.00–74.00	$65.99	$743	+20.90
790–2005	1239	80-85%	129	70.00–85.00	$76.83	$952	—
965–1525	1277	80-85%	20	81.00–107.00	$85.26	$1,089	-2.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–730	677	85-90%	3	86.00–88.00	$86.56	$586	—
660–885	801	85-90%	8	30.00–50.00	$39.21	$314	-16.98
600–1235	929	85-90%	30	37.00–66.00	$53.13	$494	-15.98
740–1430	1019	85-90%	43	57.00–73.00	$64.80	$660	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1532	1388	75-80%	4	64.00–71.00	$68.31	$948	—
1110–1885	1432	75-80%	35	73.00–87.00	$78.59	$1,125	+3.90
1190–1585	1433	75-80%	13	80.00–95.00	$86.34	$1,237	+11.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
974–1895	1414	11	70.00–96.00	$90.51	$1,280	—
940–2400	1490	41	82.00–110.00	$103.24	$1,538	—
1090–2080	1652	20	99.00–122.00	$110.03	$1,818	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1890	1709	6	108.00–113.00	$110.76	$1,893	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	68.00	$68.00	$697	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–955	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–925.00	$737.99
975–1085	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–975.00	$882.83
1145–1240	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$901.00
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1000	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–750.00	$658.40

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	225.00	$225.00	+45.00
165–185	175	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	+5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	+65.00
120–125	123	2	175.00–235.00	$205.00	-22.50
150–180	159	6	225.00–295.00	$261.67	+28.34
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	+85.00
260	260	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
895–1120	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,325.00	$1,091.12	+180.02
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-86.10
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+96.62
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	+216.73

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–865	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–700.00	$627.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	63.00	$63.00	$183	—
475	475	1	30.00	$30.00	$142	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	70.00	$70.00	$259	-7.50
495	495	1	79.00	$79.00	$391	—
580	580	1	75.00	$75.00	$435	—
680	680	2	58.00	$58.00	$394	-30.19

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	50.00	$50.00	$245	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	3	185.00–255.00	$218.33	-2.26

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	3	120.00–150.00	$140.00	-3.15
60–65	61	8	125.00–170.00	$147.50	+9.87
70–75	72	8	140.00–175.00	$161.25	-6.73
80	80	8	170.00–210.00	$183.13	+12.57

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	15.00–20.00	$18.33	-20.67
20–25	23	4	50.00–80.00	$68.75	-3.00
40–45	44	4	100.00–120.00	$107.50	-14.17
50–55	53	13	110.00–140.00	$128.46	-19.29
60–65	63	13	125.00–215.00	$149.62	+21.05
70–75	72	9	130.00–195.00	$165.00	+0.83
80–85	81	5	165.00–215.00	$202.00	-58.00
80–85	83	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	-55.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	+70.00
100–130	111	30	115.00–260.00	$178.33	-15.96
155	155	1	250.00	$250.00	+45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	215.00	$215.00	-90.00
80–85	83	2	235.00–255.00	$245.00	-60.00

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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.