North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

4,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.99/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 472 lb · 120 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.40/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 426 lb · 110 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.17/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 523 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,104	4,146	4,339
Feeder cattle	2,864	2,698	2,979
Slaughter cattle	685	683	788
Replacement cattle	24	41	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate with moderate offerings, plain to 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
220–246	235	3	123.00–151.00	$141.93	$334	-7.09
260–298	285	21	130.00–165.00	$150.83	$430	-6.51
300–345	327	31	130.00–172.50	$156.77	$513	+6.30
355–365 fancy	360	2	182.00–187.50	$184.79	$665	—
350–398	377	78	135.00–177.50	$157.61	$594	+7.49
394	394	1	141.00	$141.00	$556	-9.12
415 fancy	415	1	182.00	$182.00	$755	—
400–445	421	72	130.00–177.00	$155.92	$656	+10.14
406–448	433	4	133.00–140.00	$137.95	$597	-7.83
450–499	469	37	138.00–172.50	$158.64	$744	+10.35
500–545	522	46	125.00–166.00	$147.22	$768	+25.22
540 fancy	540	1	177.00	$177.00	$956	—
550–595	563	33	130.00–160.00	$147.52	$831	+2.94
600–645	619	26	121.00–148.00	$139.85	$866	+0.52
650–695	669	19	115.00–148.00	$136.06	$910	-5.49
703 value added	703	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,019	—
705–749	730	18	111.00–140.00	$129.53	$946	+4.86
750–794	770	10	116.00–138.00	$130.33	$1,004	+0.71
805–845	823	11	130.00–133.00	$131.63	$1,083	+2.54
855–880	870	3	120.00–129.00	$122.95	$1,070	-0.05
905–940	925	3	111.00–125.00	$117.39	$1,086	+7.42
985–990	988	2	114.00–120.00	$116.99	$1,156	+10.99
1035	1035	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,118	—
1085	1085	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,280	—
1100	1100	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,287	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	1	121.00	$121.00	$232	—
210–245	225	7	114.00–138.00	$124.47	$280	-10.53
255–295	271	7	123.00–139.00	$130.17	$353	-7.31
310–348	332	7	118.00–140.00	$132.39	$440	-5.54
352–398	373	14	111.00–141.00	$125.98	$470	-10.53
400–444	428	10	111.00–135.00	$123.77	$530	-3.34
458–496	469	7	124.00–132.00	$129.92	$609	+1.61
522–530	526	2	110.00–125.00	$117.56	$618	—
585–587	586	3	110.00–114.00	$111.33	$652	-26.07
602–620	611	2	91.00–106.00	$98.39	$601	-34.68
795	795	1	83.00	$83.00	$660	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$352	—
320–340	333	4	134.00–150.00	$140.98	$469	+15.18
355–390	373	2	120.00–125.00	$122.38	$456	-2.62
405–440	424	4	123.00–139.00	$132.16	$560	+12.42
490	490	4	120.00–137.00	$128.00	$627	+8.00
520–545	532	3	110.00–136.00	$122.58	$652	+1.04
550–580	565	3	122.00–135.00	$129.78	$733	-1.18
640	640	1	107.50	$107.50	$688	-30.50
655–660	658	2	102.00–109.00	$105.51	$694	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	+5.50
750–755	753	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$836	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	110.00	$110.00	$319	-15.57
310–320	315	2	104.00–110.00	$107.05	$337	-16.15
385	385	2	110.00	$110.00	$424	-11.04
435–445	440	3	105.00–110.00	$107.00	$471	-7.89
470–490	480	2	100.00–104.00	$101.96	$489	-10.09
775	775	2	100.00	$100.00	$775	-15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176	176	1	95.00	$95.00	$167	—
278–292	284	3	100.00–113.00	$107.72	$306	—
310	310	1	89.00	$89.00	$276	—
380	380	1	93.00	$93.00	$353	—
430	430	1	105.00	$105.00	$452	—
484	484	1	107.00	$107.00	$518	—
574	574	1	96.00	$96.00	$551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	217	3	124.00–155.00	$134.59	$292	+4.59
250–298	279	18	120.00–144.00	$131.13	$366	-2.87
300–345	323	35	125.00–148.00	$134.70	$435	-1.00
350–395	373	80	120.00–152.50	$138.39	$516	+5.04
366–386	376	2	126.00	$126.00	$474	-7.35
402–430	419	4	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$504	-15.46
400–445	426	106	120.00–149.00	$135.97	$579	+0.26
450–498	471	115	119.00–148.00	$135.51	$638	+2.45
498 fancy	498	5	147.00	$147.00	$732	+2.00
500–545	518	83	117.00–143.00	$131.04	$679	+5.05
536–538	537	2	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$580	-17.99
552	552	1	114.00	$114.00	$629	-10.26
550–598	568	88	110.00–137.00	$125.72	$714	+1.46
600–646	627	46	95.00–135.00	$119.90	$752	+3.35
650–695	670	27	100.00–130.00	$116.33	$779	-1.13
652–698	677	3	96.00–98.00	$97.36	$659	-20.10
715 value added	715	1	134.00	$134.00	$958	—
700–745	723	17	91.00–135.00	$118.92	$860	+6.75
750–795	770	11	84.00–125.00	$104.58	$805	-5.70
800–848	833	10	100.00–110.00	$104.88	$874	+19.16
855–895	872	8	92.00–102.00	$99.49	$868	+9.90
924	924	1	91.00	$91.00	$841	-22.03
950	950	1	100.00	$100.00	$950	+20.77
1020	1020	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,071	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	110.00–120.00	$115.10	$276	-12.90
250–295	273	19	100.00–120.00	$111.98	$306	—
300–340	317	14	105.00–127.50	$115.57	$366	-2.28
350–395	363	11	120.00–135.00	$124.61	$452	+11.94
400–445	424	12	108.00–135.00	$120.99	$513	+6.28
450–495	480	20	109.00–128.00	$121.41	$583	+2.66
500–545	522	16	110.00–127.50	$119.63	$624	+6.51
550–595	574	15	105.00–119.00	$110.40	$634	-0.80
600–640	621	12	102.00–116.00	$109.47	$680	-1.70
650–685	660	6	105.00–116.00	$110.58	$730	-3.42
700–735	717	3	100.00–109.00	$104.62	$750	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–236	226	4	111.00–121.00	$117.23	$265	—
250–286	265	4	110.00–130.00	$119.98	$318	-1.93
310–340	321	11	110.00–126.00	$116.61	$374	-2.35
350–396	370	5	111.00–121.00	$116.66	$432	-3.36
400–448	421	9	109.00–122.00	$115.24	$485	-4.02
455–490	470	11	97.00–123.00	$111.78	$525	-6.17
500–540	523	11	102.00–120.00	$111.07	$581	-4.41
550–594	570	9	90.00–113.00	$106.32	$606	-12.26
632	632	1	90.00	$90.00	$569	-21.49
653–662	657	5	81.00–94.00	$90.61	$595	-10.62

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	100.00	$100.00	$230	-7.92
250–270	260	2	100.00	$100.00	$260	-8.73
330–345	337	3	104.00–109.00	$105.97	$357	+1.02
355–370	361	7	100.00–111.00	$105.13	$380	-3.34
400–445	430	11	100.00–110.00	$106.01	$456	+4.07
450–455	452	3	100.00–110.00	$105.34	$476	+0.20
500–530	520	8	99.00–100.00	$99.87	$519	-1.14
550–595	571	8	92.00–108.00	$101.52	$580	-5.23

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	1	106.00	$106.00	$235	—
270–282	275	3	90.00–100.00	$96.73	$266	—
294 thin fleshed	294	1	77.00	$77.00	$226	—
338	338	1	91.00	$91.00	$308	—
368	368	1	101.00	$101.00	$372	—
454	454	1	90.00	$90.00	$409	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	5	142.00–156.00	$148.13	$341	—
255–295	273	16	130.00–160.00	$147.13	$402	-0.87
305–345	326	22	135.00–155.00	$145.63	$475	+5.58
350–395	370	21	140.00–157.50	$149.16	$552	+2.21
373 fancy	373	8	162.00	$162.00	$604	—
400–445	424	49	140.00–160.00	$151.64	$643	+6.43
450–498	473	96	123.00–160.00	$142.69	$675	+3.83
500–548	523	99	120.00–164.00	$136.17	$712	+2.17
550–596	570	62	119.00–148.00	$132.16	$753	+1.53
600–648	619	65	100.00–135.00	$121.48	$752	+0.63
634–640	637	2	100.00–108.00	$103.98	$662	-16.87
650–695	668	32	100.00–129.00	$114.75	$767	-1.24
700–746	720	18	91.00–129.00	$109.09	$785	-6.32
752–795	770	9	90.00–111.00	$103.51	$797	+10.54
800–828	812	4	98.00–102.50	$100.74	$818	+7.74
850–865	859	3	90.00–95.00	$92.99	$799	+22.99
905–930	920	3	90.00–111.00	$100.36	$923	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	122.00	$122.00	$287	—
255–295	275	2	120.00–134.00	$127.51	$351	—
310–340	327	7	115.00–130.00	$124.98	$409	+9.62
350–395	370	11	110.00–130.00	$122.20	$452	+4.82
400–445	420	15	115.00–135.00	$124.22	$522	+10.01
450–495	474	14	119.00–137.50	$127.47	$604	+10.00
500–545	527	13	107.00–127.50	$115.36	$608	+1.33
550–595	574	21	110.00–130.00	$121.01	$695	+11.54
600–645	624	12	105.00–120.00	$113.48	$708	+11.26
650–685	667	8	94.00–118.00	$107.60	$718	+7.60
700–730	712	3	100.00–110.00	$106.01	$755	-2.99
750–770	760	2	90.00–95.00	$92.53	$703	-7.47

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–498	479	12	109.00–121.00	$117.32	$562	-14.67
484	484	1	100.00	$100.00	$484	-31.99
500–545	523	15	100.00–118.00	$110.84	$580	-7.86
550–595	576	15	96.00–118.00	$108.01	$622	-14.83
605–640	625	8	90.00–100.00	$94.02	$588	-12.93
654–698	667	7	80.00–100.00	$92.05	$614	-16.03
728–746	738	3	85.00–90.00	$86.67	$640	-9.37
752–772	763	3	80.00–90.00	$85.96	$656	-1.34
872	872	1	86.00	$86.00	$750	—
892	892	1	77.00	$77.00	$687	—
920	920	1	70.00	$70.00	$644	-10.00
965	965	1	89.00	$89.00	$859	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	475	4	93.00–109.00	$103.12	$490	-10.21
505–545	520	3	102.00–108.00	$105.01	$546	-4.76
555–595	578	5	100.00–108.00	$103.62	$599	-2.02
685	685	1	86.00	$86.00	$589	-18.87
780	780	1	80.00	$80.00	$624	+8.53
850	850	1	74.00	$74.00	$629	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–498	481	3	92.00–101.00	$96.73	$465	—
518	518	1	70.00	$70.00	$363	—
562	562	1	80.00	$80.00	$450	—
686–698	692	2	64.00–69.00	$66.48	$460	—
708–744	731	3	70.00–75.00	$72.02	$526	—
776	776	1	74.00	$74.00	$574	—
846	846	1	76.00	$76.00	$643	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1298	1131	80-85%	25	51.00–65.00	$58.80	$665	—
960–1785	1245	80-85%	20	74.00–86.00	$78.95	$983	+8.90
635–2065	1261	80-85%	217	61.00–79.00	$70.56	$890	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–1205	922	85-90%	27	35.00–51.00	$45.15	$416	—
555–1650	1035	85-90%	123	49.00–66.00	$58.89	$610	-1.85
1140–1145	1143	85-90%	2	64.00	$64.00	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1780	1344	75-80%	57	60.00–73.00	$66.93	$900	—
1270–1555	1425	75-80%	3	71.00–75.00	$73.13	$1,042	—
1248–2134	1691	75-80%	2	55.00	$55.00	$930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1500	1230	11	75.00–88.00	$83.91	$1,032	—
690–2276	1502	53	70.00–105.00	$93.10	$1,398	+7.42
1044–2095	1546	7	100.00–108.00	$103.88	$1,606	+18.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
845–980	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	670.00–750.00	$718.86
970–1005	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	630.00–760.00	$687.34
865–1140	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$723.67
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
945–1320	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–850.00	$747.05

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	225.00	$225.00	+75.00
180	180	1	222.50	$222.50	-15.83

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	240.00–260.00	$250.00	+82.50
90	90	2	97.50–110.00	$103.75	-3.75
90	90	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	+167.50
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
100–140	113	7	117.50–170.00	$136.43	-4.82
100–140	124	10	150.00–380.00	$254.00	+99.00
150–185	164	6	285.00–440.00	$362.50	+137.50
160–175	165	3	215.00	$215.00	-10.00
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	—
200	200	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
990–1020	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,040.00	$968.96	—
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–920	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	755.00–875.00	$817.73	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	2	75.00	$75.00	$306	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	32.00	$32.00	$107	—
380	380	1	38.00	$38.00	$144	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	50.00–68.00	$59.33	$188	—
375–395	385	2	57.00–65.00	$61.10	$235	—
435	435	1	60.00	$60.00	$261	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	70.00	$70.00	$161	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	91.00	$91.00	$278	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	109	8	145.00–280.00	$212.50	+52.70
140	140	1	270.00	$270.00	+110.20

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	50.00	$50.00	+10.00
30–35	34	5	80.00–115.00	$108.00	+43.00
40–45	41	8	70.00–147.50	$87.81	+8.64
50–55	51	4	100.00–160.00	$140.00	+32.64
60–65	62	10	85.00–187.50	$148.25	+10.00
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	+50.70
70–75	70	37	110.00–210.00	$169.73	+16.11
80–85	81	14	105.00–260.00	$200.71	+18.21
90	90	4	222.50–270.00	$250.63	+46.34
100–120	103	6	120.00–270.00	$185.42	+32.92

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–140	138	4	280.00–340.00	$317.50	—
140	140	1	170.00	$170.00	—
150–180	160	3	165.00–260.00	$205.83	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	—
100–140	123	19	147.50–260.00	$220.92	+30.92
120–140	130	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-67.50
150–160	155	4	160.00–185.00	$172.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	30.00	$30.00	-5.83
10–15	11	4	45.00–75.00	$56.25	+20.42
10–15	13	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	+19.17
20–25	22	11	35.00–85.00	$58.18	-16.82
20–25	24	21	50.00–112.50	$87.60	+12.60
30–35	31	17	60.00–125.00	$87.79	+19.75
30–35	32	5	45.00–85.00	$72.50	+3.33
30–35	33	2	107.50–115.00	$111.25	+42.08
35	35	1	70.00	$70.00	+35.00
40	40	1	135.00	$135.00	+87.50
40–45	42	14	60.00–125.00	$76.79	-15.35
40–45	42	27	85.00–160.00	$116.85	+24.71
50–55	51	15	65.00–110.00	$81.17	-65.54
50–55	52	39	100.00–200.00	$128.78	+10.45
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+33.50
60–65	61	23	115.00–160.00	$132.17	-0.33
60–65	62	10	65.00–130.00	$88.50	-44.00
70–75	71	15	135.00–270.00	$186.33	+17.76
70–75	72	5	90.00–127.50	$108.50	-60.07
80	80	4	160.00–180.00	$173.75	+38.75
80	80	7	100.00–190.00	$147.86	+12.86
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	+85.00
95	95	1	260.00	$260.00	+155.00
100	100	3	200.00–290.00	$258.33	-41.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	142.50	$142.50	+50.05
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	+105.00
80	80	1	95.00	$95.00	-15.42
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	+129.58
90–95	93	4	100.00–125.00	$115.00	+40.00
100	100	2	60.00–82.50	$71.25	-116.02
100–125	110	23	140.00–300.00	$194.57	+7.30
100–140	114	7	90.00–180.00	$130.36	-33.60
150–160	155	2	155.00–200.00	$177.50	—
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	—
95	95	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	180.00	$180.00	-10.00
70	70	1	250.00	$250.00	+60.00
80	80	3	285.00–300.00	$290.00	+100.00
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	+35.00
100	100	10	145.00–390.00	$346.50	+196.50
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	—
250	250	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	110.00–170.00	$136.67	+16.67
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	-15.00
120–140	123	7	170.00–227.50	$219.29	—

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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.