North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

5,827 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.59/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 473 lb · 137 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.62/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 522 lb · 112 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.08/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 522 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,827	4,725	5,506
Feeder cattle	3,112	3,468	3,622
Slaughter cattle	980	961	1,008
Replacement cattle	57	123	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady. Demand was moderate with moderate offerings, plain to average quality and moderate buyer interest and 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
210–245	226	6	124.00–175.00	$148.10	$335	-18.40
275 fancy	275	1	212.50	$212.50	$584	—
265–296	285	12	135.00–185.00	$148.90	$424	-14.70
305–348	329	41	140.00–195.00	$166.60	$548	+3.14
350–398	373	76	131.00–197.50	$164.07	$612	+3.57
400–448	422	85	130.00–195.00	$163.90	$692	+5.14
438	438	1	140.00	$140.00	$613	-18.76
450–496	471	62	137.00–192.50	$160.62	$757	+3.91
500–545	529	60	129.00–183.00	$158.90	$841	+3.70
524–548 value added	536	10	157.00–166.00	$161.60	$866	—
550–595	572	46	130.00–177.50	$152.01	$869	-3.27
600–645	615	27	123.00–161.00	$144.79	$890	+3.25
640 value added	640	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,037	+15.00
650–695	678	32	121.00–151.00	$140.63	$953	-2.24
710 value added	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	+1.50
718	718	1	116.00	$116.00	$833	-20.72
705–745	722	11	106.00–150.00	$128.94	$931	-7.78
750–794	774	7	112.00–133.00	$121.53	$941	-7.18
780–790 value added	781	11	160.00–161.00	$160.09	$1,250	+20.09
800–830	812	4	118.00–130.00	$122.74	$997	-3.89
814 thin fleshed	814	1	110.00	$110.00	$895	—
810–829 value added	828	18	140.00–162.00	$160.80	$1,331	+22.46
885–895	890	2	111.00–125.00	$118.04	$1,051	-3.88
930	930	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,014	-9.79
1105	1105	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,216	—
1155	1155	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,317	+5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	1	118.00	$118.00	$227	-2.51
210–245	228	6	121.00–140.00	$130.91	$298	+0.49
255–296	278	12	112.00–142.50	$127.14	$353	-9.65
302–334	315	9	119.00–140.00	$128.95	$406	-3.00
360–398	377	15	110.00–160.00	$127.04	$479	+0.76
416 thin fleshed	416	1	115.00	$115.00	$478	+5.00
400–448	428	20	116.00–150.00	$129.17	$553	+4.21
460–495	479	10	110.00–160.00	$130.07	$623	+8.71
500–540	518	7	114.00–132.00	$122.61	$635	-1.51
555–595	564	7	114.00–135.00	$123.35	$696	-11.69
600–625	613	6	110.00–126.00	$117.18	$718	—
675–690	683	2	100.00–120.00	$110.11	$752	-10.35
750–790	770	2	101.00–132.50	$116.34	$896	+2.80
815	815	1	116.00	$116.00	$945	+5.00
925–935	930	2	70.00–99.00	$84.42	$785	—
970–980	975	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$980	—
1050	1050	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,113	—
1190	1190	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,250	+13.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	100.00	$100.00	$210	+5.00
260–295	272	5	95.00–130.00	$111.18	$302	+3.18
315–325	322	3	102.50–150.00	$134.49	$433	+30.59
355–395	374	5	100.00–145.00	$116.41	$435	+11.41
400–445	422	5	90.00–110.00	$102.06	$431	-4.59
460–485	475	5	90.00–140.00	$116.03	$551	—
515–535	525	2	94.00–96.00	$94.98	$499	-2.59
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—
650–680	663	3	90.00–105.00	$98.22	$651	-6.27
1070	1070	1	88.00	$88.00	$942	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–176	170	3	100.00–117.00	$109.28	$186	—
218–248	233	2	90.00–97.50	$93.99	$219	-18.60
290	290	1	91.00	$91.00	$264	-18.26
372–392	382	2	102.00–110.00	$106.10	$405	-0.28
408 thin fleshed	408	1	84.00	$84.00	$343	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	70.00–95.00	$82.70	$252	+25.27
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	+62.57
360	360	1	105.00	$105.00	$378	—
375	375	1	70.00	$70.00	$262	—
370–395	383	3	98.00–105.00	$100.92	$387	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	90.00	$90.00	$346	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	160.00	$160.00	$312	—
200–245	220	16	120.00–167.00	$135.36	$298	+1.35
250–295	275	12	122.50–150.00	$130.97	$360	-2.88
300–348	325	36	120.00–150.00	$131.77	$428	-6.03
350–395	375	56	112.00–153.00	$132.01	$495	-7.93
408–438	423	2	124.00	$124.00	$525	-10.01
400–448	424	95	120.00–153.00	$133.43	$566	-0.58
462 value added	462	3	146.00	$146.00	$675	—
450–498	473	134	114.00–150.00	$134.33	$635	-0.08
500–547	522	106	110.00–138.00	$126.63	$661	-5.76
526	526	1	114.00	$114.00	$600	-18.39
530 value added	530	3	140.00	$140.00	$742	—
530–542	536	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$603	-1.47
550–595	570	48	111.00–146.00	$126.79	$723	-2.83
560–581 value added	576	9	134.75–141.00	$136.10	$784	-4.18
600–645	624	43	101.00–138.00	$121.16	$756	+11.16
634	634	1	106.00	$106.00	$672	-5.65
650–695	673	24	98.00–128.00	$119.37	$803	-0.99
678–685 value added	683	22	132.50–156.00	$148.86	$1,017	+4.84
705–720 value added	713	2	123.00–128.00	$125.47	$895	-13.26
700–745	720	19	90.00–128.00	$113.60	$818	+0.97
733	733	2	92.00	$92.00	$674	-20.63
754	754	1	81.00	$81.00	$611	-22.68
750–775	766	7	80.00–123.00	$111.94	$857	+8.26
810–845	833	4	92.50–108.00	$102.20	$851	-9.32
855–890	872	3	103.00–112.00	$108.39	$945	+4.33
915–945	930	2	96.00–101.00	$98.54	$916	-9.70
980–990	985	2	90.00–102.00	$96.03	$946	—
1015–1045	1033	3	103.00–108.00	$105.64	$1,091	+1.64
1055–1075	1067	3	94.00–106.00	$100.03	$1,067	+10.03
1145	1145	2	96.00–100.00	$98.00	$1,122	—
1240	1240	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,451	—
1325	1325	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,179	—
1350–1370	1360	2	96.00–101.00	$98.52	$1,340	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	97.50–120.00	$109.75	$247	+6.52
250–290	278	8	100.00–123.00	$114.92	$319	-0.67
300–345	323	22	100.00–132.50	$117.46	$379	-0.94
350–395	375	27	110.00–132.50	$115.88	$435	-1.88
400–446	420	31	100.00–128.00	$112.97	$474	-2.48
450–496	475	35	97.50–135.00	$117.51	$558	+2.95
500–545	523	24	100.00–127.50	$111.50	$583	-1.74
550–598	568	41	88.00–130.00	$115.51	$656	+6.74
600–645	624	13	91.00–118.00	$103.46	$646	+2.13
630	630	1	78.00	$78.00	$491	-23.33
650–690	660	5	91.00–117.50	$103.87	$686	-1.10
674	674	1	78.00	$78.00	$526	-26.97
705–745	723	6	90.00–106.00	$99.12	$717	+2.06
755–795	779	4	90.00–101.00	$94.17	$734	+3.94
800–835	820	3	84.00–90.00	$88.05	$722	+2.06
872–875	874	2	82.00–100.00	$91.02	$796	—
1090	1090	1	88.00	$88.00	$959	—
1175	1175	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,058	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	4	100.00–105.00	$101.37	$229	-8.63
255–290	276	6	90.00–100.00	$96.44	$266	-2.73
300–340	323	11	90.00–116.00	$99.39	$321	-2.02
350–395	374	19	91.00–114.00	$99.43	$372	-0.85
400–445	421	20	91.00–117.50	$104.17	$439	+1.81
450–495	477	21	90.00–120.00	$101.68	$485	+0.63
500–545	516	20	90.00–118.00	$102.91	$531	+5.93
550–585	571	15	80.00–124.00	$106.19	$606	+6.67
600–635	615	10	80.00–100.00	$92.13	$567	-1.64
675–680	678	2	90.00–95.00	$92.51	$627	+0.41
720–740	730	2	60.00–80.00	$69.86	$510	-9.14
765–785	775	2	90.00–94.00	$92.03	$713	—
810	810	1	89.00	$89.00	$721	—
905	905	1	80.00	$80.00	$724	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	80.00	$80.00	$176	—
240	240	1	100.00	$100.00	$240	—
260	260	1	82.00	$82.00	$213	—
295 thin fleshed	295	1	85.00	$85.00	$251	—
315	315	1	60.00	$60.00	$189	—
330 thin fleshed	330	1	30.00	$30.00	$99	—
355–395	373	4	70.00–80.00	$77.35	$289	—
370–375	373	2	78.00–90.00	$83.96	$313	—
400–440	415	5	80.00–100.00	$89.83	$373	—
425 thin fleshed	425	1	50.00	$50.00	$212	—
440–445	442	3	70.00–80.00	$75.02	$332	—
455 thin fleshed	455	1	45.00	$45.00	$205	—
455–470	462	3	90.00–100.00	$93.32	$431	—
470	470	1	59.00	$59.00	$277	—
515 thin fleshed	515	1	59.00	$59.00	$304	—
515 thin fleshed	515	1	59.00	$59.00	$304	—
520–535	529	4	95.00–105.00	$99.96	$529	—
575–585	580	2	90.00	$90.00	$522	—
590	590	2	103.00–111.00	$107.00	$631	—
620	620	1	65.00	$65.00	$403	—
730	730	1	65.00	$65.00	$474	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
162–168	165	2	90.00–100.00	$95.09	$157	+8.87
200–216	208	2	102.00–103.00	$102.52	$213	+4.11
200–234 thin fleshed	217	2	81.00–89.00	$84.69	$184	—
290	290	1	97.00	$97.00	$281	-12.50
304–334	319	2	90.00–107.00	$98.90	$315	+8.90
332 thin fleshed	332	1	81.00	$81.00	$269	—
400–426	414	3	80.00–94.00	$85.88	$356	-11.12
488	488	1	90.00	$90.00	$439	—
532	532	1	85.00	$85.00	$452	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	219	7	117.50–162.00	$135.29	$296	-7.93
255–295	277	9	131.00–176.00	$147.77	$409	-4.10
300–345	317	15	128.00–160.00	$142.71	$452	-9.96
350–395	374	32	130.00–166.00	$148.07	$554	-2.19
400–445	429	37	122.00–179.00	$147.47	$633	-1.73
450–495	473	75	120.00–181.00	$146.35	$692	-0.71
500–545	522	101	120.00–165.00	$143.08	$747	-2.95
550–597	577	73	116.00–164.00	$140.29	$809	+2.85
600–645	621	68	100.00–156.00	$136.83	$850	+3.04
654	654	1	108.00	$108.00	$706	-16.83
650–695	668	29	107.00–140.00	$123.08	$822	-1.75
700–745	720	24	94.00–128.00	$114.14	$822	-3.03
750–798	770	17	90.00–123.00	$109.56	$844	-0.76
800–840	817	10	90.00–118.00	$103.09	$842	-0.95
855–896	870	4	97.00–102.00	$99.24	$863	-0.76
950	950	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,016	—
1070	1070	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,091	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	119.00	$119.00	$244	+3.89
250–290	270	4	110.00–120.00	$115.44	$312	-4.42
305–345	325	3	110.00–125.00	$118.03	$384	+0.45
355–390	372	11	110.00–125.00	$113.66	$423	+1.97
400–440	414	11	109.00–162.50	$133.00	$551	+6.36
450–498	475	29	105.00–169.00	$123.76	$588	+4.07
500–548	525	21	100.00–141.00	$114.53	$601	-0.55
550–595	577	14	104.00–144.00	$122.23	$705	+3.65
594 thin fleshed	594	1	86.00	$86.00	$511	—
600–645	625	15	94.00–123.00	$109.12	$682	+0.41
650–695	672	10	90.00–112.00	$103.22	$694	-0.03
700–745	714	7	90.00–106.00	$96.03	$686	-6.93
724 thin fleshed	724	1	78.00	$78.00	$565	—
750–790	772	5	85.00–107.00	$96.36	$744	-3.67
810–840	824	4	81.00–100.00	$89.94	$741	+7.33
855–885	869	6	80.00–90.00	$86.82	$754	-1.18
920–940	933	3	88.00–91.00	$89.34	$834	+5.34
980	980	1	70.00	$70.00	$686	-11.00
1015	1015	1	81.00	$81.00	$822	—
1100	1100	1	85.00	$85.00	$935	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	92.50–100.00	$96.29	$234	-4.71
265–290	282	3	94.00–102.50	$98.98	$279	-1.02
325–335	330	4	92.00–100.00	$96.74	$319	+4.22
365–395	383	7	88.00–100.00	$94.80	$363	-5.20
400–449	431	10	85.00–132.50	$118.45	$511	+15.79
465–495	481	11	90.00–132.50	$102.62	$494	-3.54
500–545	523	12	85.00–135.00	$96.81	$506	-1.01
555–590	568	6	90.00–104.00	$95.93	$545	-5.09
615–645	630	9	80.00–120.00	$106.30	$670	+9.99
655–690	675	6	80.00–100.00	$88.03	$594	-4.97
700–745	721	4	80.00–100.00	$90.62	$653	-7.32
765	765	1	85.00	$85.00	$650	-9.10
810–825	818	2	83.00–90.00	$86.53	$708	+2.99
855	855	1	82.00	$82.00	$701	+2.00
900	900	1	70.00	$70.00	$630	—
955	955	1	80.00	$80.00	$764	-1.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	85.00	$85.00	$344	—
455	455	1	117.50	$117.50	$535	—
470	470	1	107.00	$107.00	$503	—
515–535	522	3	110.00–120.00	$115.06	$601	—
525–535	530	2	95.00–100.00	$97.52	$517	—
560	560	1	90.00	$90.00	$504	—
610–640	625	2	90.00–99.00	$94.61	$591	—
620–630	625	2	85.00	$85.00	$531	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	1	97.00	$97.00	$460	+7.00
486	486	1	81.00	$81.00	$394	-9.00
634	634	1	80.00	$80.00	$507	—
796	796	1	76.00	$76.00	$605	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1065	980	80-85%	4	37.00–44.00	$39.99	$392	—
900–1590	1100	80-85%	46	50.00–63.00	$57.42	$632	-2.15
720–2125	1227	80-85%	290	60.00–87.00	$72.09	$885	—
944–2055	1448	80-85%	55	70.00–95.00	$80.52	$1,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$234	—
830–870	850	85-90%	2	73.00–77.50	$75.30	$640	+30.34
440–1210	921	85-90%	98	30.00–59.00	$45.63	$420	—
645–1690	1043	85-90%	170	45.00–69.00	$61.48	$641	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414	1414	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$848	—
1148–1985	1505	75-80%	58	60.00–76.00	$70.32	$1,058	—
1370–2235	1631	75-80%	9	70.00–77.50	$71.43	$1,165	-1.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–995	957	7	62.00–74.00	$69.31	$663	—
920–1685	1219	31	64.00–93.00	$81.20	$990	—
820–2410	1455	85	79.00–105.00	$93.43	$1,359	—
1195–2295	1698	25	101.00–138.00	$109.24	$1,855	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
840–1295	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	625.00–1,125.00	$927.22
890–1250	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–875.00	$782.68
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
970–1300	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–1,040.00	$901.22
1000–1315	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–1,000.00	$867.42

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–945	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	385.00–600.00	$508.89
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	370.00	$370.00
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
928	928	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	—
105–125	118	8	190.00–245.00	$220.00	+1.00
130	130	1	270.00	$270.00	+51.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	—
60	60	7	112.50–145.00	$140.36	—
65	65	1	160.00	$160.00	—
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	—
70–75	71	4	180.00–220.00	$197.50	—
70–75	73	3	95.00–125.00	$111.67	—
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	—
75	75	4	150.00	$150.00	—
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	—
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	—
80–85	82	5	115.00–140.00	$125.00	—
80–85	83	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	—
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	—
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	—
90	90	3	195.00	$195.00	—
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	—
90	90	4	112.50	$112.50	—
90–95	93	2	145.00–170.00	$157.50	—
90–95	93	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	—
100	100	5	110.00–135.00	$126.00	-122.50
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	+1.50
100–120	110	2	200.00	$200.00	-48.50
105–120	113	6	130.00–145.00	$135.89	-112.61
100–140	118	13	200.00–330.00	$256.54	+8.04
100–140	124	14	200.00–310.00	$231.43	-17.07
125	125	6	170.00	$170.00	-78.50
140	140	1	295.00	$295.00	+46.50
150	150	3	250.00–320.00	$290.00	-47.50
150–175	161	7	250.00–370.00	$307.20	-30.30
150–180	169	5	310.00–405.00	$356.00	+18.50
220	220	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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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
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00	+25.00
860–1325	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–1,300.00	$1,005.79	+180.79
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+44.46
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-438.70
1125–1200	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–980.00	$953.39	—
1625	1625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	430.00	$430.00	-245.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
658	658	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	64.00	$64.00	$134	—
635	635	1	85.00	$85.00	$540	+37.50
650	650	1	40.00	$40.00	$260	-21.00
840	840	1	60.00	$60.00	$504	—
890	890	1	74.00	$74.00	$659	—
905–935	922	3	60.00–72.00	$67.74	$625	—
995	995	1	76.00	$76.00	$756	—
1135	1135	1	71.00	$71.00	$806	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	47.00	$47.00	$157	—
355	355	1	49.00	$49.00	$174	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214	214	1	63.00	$63.00	$135	-67.90
285	285	2	86.00–88.00	$87.00	$248	—
330	330	1	100.00	$100.00	$330	—
360–390	375	2	56.00–102.00	$78.08	$293	—
405–420	415	3	62.00–112.00	$91.55	$380	—
508–515	512	2	40.00–52.50	$46.29	$237	—
565–595	580	5	35.00–90.00	$65.89	$382	+5.89
610–635	623	2	40.00–70.00	$55.30	$345	—
735	735	1	40.00	$40.00	$294	—
755–765	760	2	90.00–107.00	$98.56	$749	+27.56
870	870	1	92.00	$92.00	$800	—
910	910	1	85.00	$85.00	$774	—
1000	1000	1	70.00	$70.00	$700	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	76.00	$76.00	$194	—
615	615	1	92.50	$92.50	$569	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	40.00	$40.00	$248	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	8	62.50	$62.50	—
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
100–110	103	11	110.00–195.00	$145.45	-40.38
110–120	115	2	182.50–210.00	$195.65	+9.82
140	140	1	210.00	$210.00	+24.17
140	140	1	240.00	$240.00	+54.17
160–170	163	3	260.00–270.00	$263.33	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	375.00	$375.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	50.00	$50.00	-10.00
25	25	2	70.00–100.00	$85.00	+25.00
30–35	33	5	50.00–110.00	$78.00	+18.00
35	35	1	62.50	$62.50	+2.50
40–48	43	15	80.00–145.00	$103.46	-41.54
40–45	43	27	90.00–150.00	$124.81	-20.19
50–55	54	22	95.00–165.00	$141.14	+28.64
50–58	55	18	142.50–182.50	$164.83	+52.33
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	-33.75
60–65	61	45	115.00–180.00	$147.33	+3.58
60–63	62	22	127.50–185.00	$148.16	+4.41
68	68	17	207.50	$207.50	+35.58
70–75	73	62	130.00–205.00	$173.63	+1.71
75	75	4	165.00	$165.00	-6.92
75	75	19	209.00	$209.00	+37.08
80–85	82	38	150.00–215.00	$186.58	-8.42
80–89	85	14	200.00–227.50	$213.02	+18.02
90–95	92	29	170.00–210.00	$197.24	-13.76
90–94	93	4	155.00–187.00	$179.26	-31.74
100–140	116	7	132.00–215.00	$166.36	—
130	130	2	270.00	$270.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	130	2	240.00–260.00	$250.00	—
140	140	1	370.00	$370.00	—
150–160	154	5	220.00–400.00	$269.87	—
150–180	168	3	300.00–310.00	$306.67	—
160–190	175	11	230.00–280.00	$242.73	—
200–220	204	5	220.00–320.00	$262.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	60.00	$60.00	—
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	—
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	—
80	80	4	100.00–120.00	$115.00	—
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	—
90	90	6	145.00–155.00	$148.33	—
90	90	3	130.00	$130.00	—
100–140	118	8	140.00–200.00	$174.68	—
100–140	118	8	150.00–220.00	$178.13	—
100–140	124	26	140.00–240.00	$183.85	—
150–160	153	3	270.00–300.00	$283.33	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	6	10.00–20.00	$17.50	-24.50
10–15	10	11	15.00–40.00	$24.09	-17.91
10–15	13	3	55.00	$55.00	+13.00
15	15	5	40.00–55.00	$47.00	+5.00
20–25	22	5	50.00–70.00	$62.00	+4.00
20–25	22	16	45.00–110.00	$79.69	+21.69
20–25	22	10	50.00–110.00	$69.00	+11.00
20–25	23	20	35.00–80.00	$58.00	±0.00
25	25	4	90.00	$90.00	+32.00
25–28	28	8	35.00–45.00	$36.13	-21.87
30	30	1	110.00	$110.00	+43.33
30–32	31	26	52.50–72.50	$58.93	-7.74
30–35	33	16	60.00–140.00	$92.19	+25.52
30–35	34	40	50.00–115.00	$81.50	+14.83
35	35	1	90.00	$90.00	+23.33
35	35	2	110.00	$110.00	+43.33
40–45	43	50	70.00–150.00	$105.50	+6.33
40–45	43	24	70.00–170.00	$127.92	+28.75
40–45	43	6	100.00–130.00	$120.00	+20.83
42–45	43	50	106.00–110.00	$108.16	+8.99
40–44	44	26	92.50–101.00	$100.70	+1.53
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	-39.17
48	48	1	147.50	$147.50	+48.33
50–55	51	34	95.00–190.00	$152.06	+37.77
50–55	52	49	90.00–175.00	$128.88	+14.59
50–55	52	9	110.00–160.00	$138.89	+24.60
50–55	53	33	147.50–155.00	$151.54	+37.25
60	60	4	140.00–170.00	$157.50	+26.50
60–65	61	26	120.00–260.00	$158.08	+27.08
62–63	62	33	185.00	$185.00	+54.00
60–65	63	34	110.00–210.00	$153.09	+22.09
65–68	68	6	200.00–300.00	$216.05	+45.63
70	70	1	235.00	$235.00	+64.58
70–75	72	32	140.00–280.00	$194.22	+23.80
70–75	73	22	130.00–235.00	$175.23	+4.81
75	75	2	270.00	$270.00	+99.58
77	77	7	210.00	$210.00	-1.88
80	80	3	285.00	$285.00	+73.12
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	+38.12
80–85	81	20	160.00–300.00	$200.50	-11.38
80–85	82	16	140.00–260.00	$197.19	-14.69
80–85	83	6	205.00–245.00	$228.33	+16.45
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	+5.00
90	90	3	210.00–215.00	$211.67	+6.67
90	90	3	185.00–300.00	$261.67	+56.67
90–95	91	5	205.00–250.00	$235.00	+30.00
100–120	106	7	200.00–340.00	$232.86	—
120	120	1	40.00	$40.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	80.00	$80.00	—
50	50	2	80.00	$80.00	—
50–55	52	3	110.00–135.00	$121.67	—
50–55	53	3	100.00–120.00	$106.67	—
60	60	7	105.00	$105.00	-15.00
60	60	4	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+5.00
60	60	1	115.00	$115.00	-5.00
60	60	11	107.50–157.50	$112.05	-7.95
60–65	62	3	85.00–120.00	$96.67	-23.33
60–65	64	4	180.00–190.00	$182.50	+62.50
70–75	71	5	90.00–220.00	$174.00	+54.00
70–75	73	3	90.00–150.00	$116.67	-3.33
75	75	2	90.00–170.00	$130.00	+10.00
75	75	2	122.50	$122.50	+2.50
75	75	1	80.00	$80.00	-40.00
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	+60.00
80	80	4	170.00	$170.00	+50.00
80–85	83	4	90.00–130.00	$112.50	-7.50
90	90	3	175.00	$175.00	+55.00
90	90	3	100.00–200.00	$166.67	+46.67
91	91	10	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
95	95	3	90.00–130.00	$115.00	-5.00
100–115	101	12	155.00–190.00	$158.31	-36.02
100–125	105	10	130.00–290.00	$176.00	-18.33
100–140	114	30	135.00–225.00	$175.67	-18.66
120	120	4	230.00	$230.00	+35.67
130	130	1	120.00	$120.00	-74.33
150	150	3	265.00	$265.00	—
150	150	8	225.00–260.00	$255.63	—
190	190	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	-45.00
70	70	5	180.00–190.00	$188.00	-17.00
80–85	83	4	190.00–230.00	$215.00	+10.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	180.00	$180.00	—
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	—
80–85	83	4	270.00–275.00	$272.58	—
90	90	1	320.00	$320.00	—
95	95	1	310.00	$310.00	—
100–125	112	9	200.00–300.00	$256.11	-5.56
110–135	120	5	315.00–420.00	$353.25	+91.58
120	120	1	340.00	$340.00	+78.33
185	185	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	125.00	$125.00	—
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	—
80	80	2	200.00	$200.00	—
150	150	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	5	90.00–130.00	$115.00	—
50–55	52	12	110.00–155.00	$135.00	—
58	58	1	182.50	$182.50	—
65	65	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	—
67	67	1	207.50	$207.50	—
70–75	73	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	—
78	78	7	187.00	$187.00	—
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	—
83	83	3	172.50	$172.50	—
90–94	91	12	187.00–197.00	$195.27	—
90–95	93	2	230.00–260.00	$245.00	—
105–110	108	2	310.00–320.00	$315.00	—
110–120	115	6	235.00–260.00	$246.30	—

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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.