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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

4,725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.15/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 522 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.30/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 568 lb · 136 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.41/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 471 lb · 121 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,725 329 5,488
Feeder cattle 3,468 172 3,666
Slaughter cattle 961 77 1,144
Replacement cattle 123 1 84

No trends available due to most markets being closed previous week for Thanksgiving holiday.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 222 6 162.50–180.00 $166.50 $370
255–298 282 15 140.00–200.00 $163.60 $461 +11.74
300–348 329 44 140.00–202.50 $163.46 $538 +6.38
350–396 374 53 138.00–207.50 $160.50 $600 +10.44
384 384 1 141.00 $141.00 $541 -9.06
400–446 420 71 130.00–202.50 $158.76 $667 +21.78
400–440 420 2 139.00–140.00 $139.48 $586 +2.50
445 value added 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712
455–475 value added 457 13 157.00–185.00 $175.39 $802
450–495 470 55 130.00–180.00 $156.71 $737 +20.81
500–545 523 61 130.00–177.00 $155.20 $812 +18.20
550–595 570 85 128.00–175.00 $155.28 $885
560–599 value added 584 17 162.00–167.00 $164.61 $961
605 value added 605 2 147.00 $147.00 $889
600–645 623 60 120.00–162.00 $141.54 $882
654 thin fleshed 654 1 127.00 $127.00 $831
650–694 669 31 109.00–156.00 $142.87 $956
675–684 value added 681 6 146.00–157.00 $149.63 $1,019
700–735 718 16 120.00–154.00 $136.72 $982
723 value added 723 8 153.50 $153.50 $1,110
750–790 767 7 116.00–140.00 $128.71 $987
765–795 value added 780 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,092
810–820 value added 813 3 135.00–140.00 $138.34 $1,125
818–840 831 6 116.00–135.00 $126.63 $1,052
855 value added 855 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,197
860–890 870 4 112.50–130.00 $121.92 $1,061
905 value added 905 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,186
902–940 925 4 111.00–130.00 $118.79 $1,099
965–990 978 3 113.00–122.00 $118.34 $1,157
1185 1185 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,292
1215 1215 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,215
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
174–182 178 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $215
204–248 230 6 123.00–140.00 $130.42 $300 +3.55
258–298 275 6 130.00–150.00 $136.79 $376
300–346 328 10 120.00–154.00 $131.95 $433 +14.95
355–396 372 19 111.00–152.50 $126.28 $470 +6.24
404–424 thin fleshed 414 2 110.00 $110.00 $455
400–440 422 14 114.00–142.50 $124.96 $527 +6.45
450–472 465 10 114.00–130.00 $121.36 $564
500–545 516 11 110.00–145.00 $124.12 $640
550–595 567 12 113.00–150.00 $135.04 $766
655–695 680 6 110.00–125.00 $120.46 $819
715–730 723 2 113.00–127.00 $120.07 $868
770–795 785 3 110.00–118.00 $113.54 $891
815 815 1 111.00 $111.00 $905
885 885 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,018
1195 1195 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,099
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 95.00 $95.00 $228 -15.00
255 255 1 108.00 $108.00 $275
300–340 316 7 100.00–110.00 $103.90 $328
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 +5.00
400–440 423 7 100.00–125.00 $106.65 $451
500–530 515 2 95.00–100.00 $97.57 $502
555–585 570 2 100.00–109.00 $104.38 $595
670–675 673 2 101.00–108.00 $104.49 $703
830 830 1 87.00 $87.00 $722
870 870 1 87.50 $87.50 $761
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–216 213 2 106.00–119.00 $112.59 $240
258–284 267 3 107.00–111.00 $109.26 $292
372–398 385 2 103.00–110.00 $106.38 $410
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 46.00–70.00 $57.43 $181
735 735 1 55.00 $55.00 $404

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 222 11 120.00–142.50 $134.01 $298
253–298 274 18 120.00–141.00 $133.85 $367
300–345 322 41 120.00–160.00 $137.80 $444
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408
356–392 374 4 119.00–126.00 $123.58 $462
350–398 376 68 121.00–160.00 $139.94 $526
400–448 424 94 120.00–152.50 $134.01 $568 +8.70
450–495 471 121 120.00–152.00 $134.41 $633 +8.80
510–530 520 2 115.00–132.50 $123.58 $643 +2.18
500–545 522 147 117.00–148.00 $132.39 $691 +10.99
539 539 1 114.00 $114.00 $614 -7.40
550–598 568 124 115.00–143.00 $129.62 $736 +4.81
569–580 value added 572 11 140.00–141.00 $140.28 $802
572 572 1 105.00 $105.00 $601 -19.81
600–645 616 74 109.00–135.00 $123.47 $761 +14.26
605–630 value added 621 4 138.00–140.00 $139.24 $865
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 +0.79
610–644 629 3 110.00–113.00 $111.65 $702 +2.44
650–695 669 47 100.00–137.00 $120.36 $805 +0.31
665–678 value added 675 5 140.00–145.00 $144.02 $972
700–735 value added 714 13 130.00–144.00 $138.73 $991
716 716 1 100.00 $100.00 $716
700–745 722 26 90.00–126.00 $112.63 $813
752–795 766 10 93.00–120.00 $103.68 $794 +11.68
770–785 value added 778 2 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $1,051
815–840 828 2 110.00–113.00 $111.52 $923 +16.52
870–880 875 2 93.00–115.00 $104.06 $911
900–935 918 4 102.00–115.00 $108.24 $994
1000–1040 1018 3 101.00–109.00 $104.00 $1,059
1085 1085 1 90.00 $90.00 $976
1180 1180 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,239
1272 1272 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,119
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 214 3 100.00–110.00 $103.23 $221
252–296 274 13 100.00–125.00 $115.59 $317
300–346 328 24 105.00–135.00 $118.40 $388 +3.39
350–395 372 35 100.00–136.00 $117.76 $438 +2.15
400–445 425 38 100.00–133.00 $115.45 $491 +2.13
455–495 476 34 100.00–136.00 $114.56 $545 +1.56
500–545 520 41 94.00–135.00 $113.24 $589
550–595 567 26 100.00–130.00 $108.77 $617
600–643 622 22 85.00–111.00 $101.33 $630 +6.88
642 642 1 80.00 $80.00 $514 -14.45
650–695 669 9 95.00–115.00 $104.97 $702
700–730 715 2 94.00–100.00 $97.06 $694
755–780 771 4 81.00–99.00 $90.23 $696 +6.23
825–845 832 3 85.00–88.00 $85.99 $715
980 980 1 87.00 $87.00 $853
1010 1010 1 92.00 $92.00 $929
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 +7.89
255–265 260 2 90.00–108.00 $99.17 $258 -0.83
300–345 325 10 90.00–110.00 $101.41 $330 -5.95
350–395 373 10 90.00–108.00 $100.28 $374 -6.91
401–445 421 21 85.00–110.00 $102.36 $431 -2.54
450–495 472 15 92.00–110.00 $101.05 $477 -7.98
500–545 524 15 88.00–106.00 $96.98 $508 -9.02
560–585 570 12 90.00–110.00 $99.52 $567
605–640 620 4 90.00–95.00 $93.77 $581
650–670 658 4 90.00–97.50 $92.10 $606
715 715 1 79.00 $79.00 $565
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 135.00 $135.00 $270
255–290 272 3 120.00–127.50 $123.24 $335
360–395 373 3 117.50–120.00 $119.12 $444
455–475 467 3 100.00–115.00 $108.29 $506
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667
785 785 1 102.50 $102.50 $805
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
176–194 185 2 71.00–103.00 $86.22 $160
200–228 213 3 82.00–108.00 $98.41 $210
254–258 256 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $280
348 348 1 90.00 $90.00 $313
412 412 1 97.00 $97.00 $400

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 10 130.00–160.00 $143.22 $318
255–297 278 16 130.00–172.50 $151.87 $422
300–340 318 24 137.00–176.00 $152.67 $485
355–395 373 22 130.00–173.00 $150.26 $560
400–445 424 36 126.00–171.00 $149.20 $633
450–495 475 95 125.00–168.00 $147.06 $699 +20.72
500–548 525 87 122.00–165.00 $146.03 $767
566–570 568 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $679 +1.50
550–598 573 93 118.00–157.50 $137.44 $788 +19.44
574 thin fleshed 574 1 121.00 $121.00 $695
616 thin fleshed 616 1 114.00 $114.00 $702
600–648 622 66 110.00–152.00 $133.79 $832 +29.11
650–695 673 42 111.00–145.00 $124.83 $840 +24.83
700–749 724 37 101.00–132.50 $117.17 $848
760–765 762 6 104.00–117.00 $110.32 $841 +5.32
800–834 815 12 96.00–113.00 $104.04 $848 -4.96
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 -3.00
902–930 916 2 96.00–106.00 $101.08 $926 -1.92
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 +8.00
1130 1130 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,119
1150–1185 1168 2 106.00–108.00 $107.01 $1,250
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 106.00–124.00 $115.11 $234
255–285 271 4 115.00–125.00 $119.86 $325
300–320 312 6 110.00–130.00 $117.58 $367
375–390 381 4 107.00–120.00 $111.69 $426
405–440 423 10 110.00–152.00 $126.64 $536
450–495 475 19 105.00–137.50 $119.69 $569
500–545 523 16 105.00–132.50 $115.08 $602 +7.08
550–590 569 25 106.00–140.00 $118.58 $675 +7.59
605–645 627 10 90.00–125.00 $108.71 $682
655–685 677 11 96.00–110.00 $103.25 $699 +13.25
700–745 729 7 90.00–110.00 $102.96 $751
758 thin fleshed 758 1 82.00 $82.00 $622
760–790 771 7 88.00–117.50 $100.03 $771 +9.03
815–830 823 2 70.00–95.00 $82.61 $680
895–898 897 2 86.00–90.00 $88.00 $789
900–925 913 2 84.00 $84.00 $767
980 980 1 81.00 $81.00 $794
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 101.00 $101.00 $237
270–275 273 2 100.00 $100.00 $273
310–315 313 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $290
355–395 380 4 100.00 $100.00 $380
405–440 426 4 95.00–110.00 $102.66 $437
450–490 473 12 100.00–110.00 $106.16 $502 +0.16
500–545 522 10 90.00–110.00 $97.82 $511 -4.68
555–595 570 5 95.00–105.00 $101.02 $576 +1.40
605–630 614 4 90.00–105.00 $96.31 $591
675–680 678 2 92.00–94.00 $93.00 $631 +9.00
710–740 722 3 93.00–101.00 $97.94 $707
760–785 773 2 88.00–100.00 $94.10 $727
825–845 835 2 80.00–87.00 $83.54 $698
850 850 1 80.00 $80.00 $680
985 985 1 81.00 $81.00 $798
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 1 90.00 $90.00 $436
580 580 1 86.00 $86.00 $499
742 742 1 72.00 $72.00 $534
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 48.00 $48.00 $341

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1410 1117 80-85% 20 50.00–70.00 $59.57 $665
700–2000 1301 80-85% 263 60.00–85.00 $72.27 $940 -7.00
755–2015 1400 80-85% 40 70.00–90.00 $78.14 $1,094
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–1195 856 85-90% 86 30.00–53.00 $44.96 $385 +9.98
500–1620 1057 85-90% 185 50.00–68.00 $60.66 $641
806–1310 1090 85-90% 27 60.00–69.00 $67.84 $739
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1625 1363 75-80% 4 55.00–61.00 $59.06 $805
1214–2150 1480 75-80% 83 63.00–79.00 $69.09 $1,023
1285–2120 1646 75-80% 8 70.00–81.00 $73.02 $1,202

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948–1735 1274 20 70.00–92.00 $80.19 $1,022
1020–2490 1577 70 78.00–104.00 $92.73 $1,462
1065–2305 1787 19 76.00–109.00 $101.12 $1,807

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–990 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–1,450.00 $1,132.81
890–1195 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 750.00–1,025.00 $852.15
830–1580 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 650.00–1,325.00 $984.94
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1110–1545 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 750.00–1,400.00 $1,220.75
1370–1615 1493 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,035.00–1,100.00 $1,070.17
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1215 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–950.00 $770.19
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 112 5 170.00–280.00 $219.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–145 124 10 215.00–310.00 $248.50 +83.50
150–165 158 2 285.00–390.00 $337.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00
835–875 855 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,450.00 $1,437.21
870–990 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,675.00 $1,651.61
964 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
875–1245 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,255.54
990–1130 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,250.00 $1,074.88
935–1385 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,850.00 $1,259.81
1000–1395 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,325.00–1,750.00 $1,513.70
975–1240 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,575.00 $1,494.43
925–1275 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 800.00–1,875.00 $1,322.35
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695–740 718 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 540.00–550.00 $544.84
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00
900–950 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–640.00 $620.54
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655 655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 470.00 $470.00
665 665 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 48.00 $48.00 $149
590 590 1 44.00 $44.00 $260
645 645 1 47.50 $47.50 $306
675 675 1 61.00 $61.00 $412
740 740 1 50.00 $50.00 $370

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 206 5 125.00–137.50 $130.90 $270
575 575 1 60.00 $60.00 $345
790 790 1 71.00 $71.00 $561

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 150.00 $150.00
100–115 107 6 145.00–250.00 $185.83 +3.80

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 60.00 $60.00
45 45 1 145.00 $145.00
55 55 2 100.00–125.00 $112.50 -32.50
60–65 63 4 125.00–165.00 $143.75 -22.50
70–75 72 13 130.00–210.00 $171.92 -13.08
80–85 82 6 165.00–225.00 $195.00 -36.67
90–95 92 5 200.00–230.00 $211.00 -23.17

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 5 25.00–75.00 $42.00 -38.00
20–25 23 10 45.00–70.00 $58.00 +8.00
30–35 33 3 60.00–70.00 $66.67 -10.83
40–45 41 6 80.00–130.00 $99.17 +21.67
50–55 54 7 100.00–165.00 $114.29 -28.21
60–65 61 5 120.00–155.00 $131.00 -19.00
70–75 71 12 145.00–205.00 $170.42 +20.42
80 80 8 165.00–225.00 $211.88 +61.88
90 90 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 +55.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 120.00 $120.00 -45.00
100–120 111 15 120.00–250.00 $194.33 +44.33

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 205.00 $205.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–120 117 6 225.00–330.00 $261.67

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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.