North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

3,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.44/cwt +18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 470 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.52/cwt +22.04 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 428 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.97/cwt +21.42 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 525 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,189	561	2,787
Feeder cattle	1,790	279	1,462
Slaughter cattle	748	121	615
Replacement cattle	14	—	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to most markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays however Slaughter and Feeder classes had a higher undertone.

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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	221	14	149.00–225.00	$162.40	$359	+21.40
250–295	277	11	126.00–220.00	$174.48	$483	+24.48
300–345	328	26	150.00–233.00	$187.18	$614	+53.18
338 thin fleshed	338	1	146.00	$146.00	$493	—
350–395	367	50	140.00–232.00	$185.34	$680	+28.73
378 value added	378	3	176.00	$176.00	$665	—
400–446	419	44	144.00–234.00	$188.66	$790	+29.52
423 value added	423	3	180.00	$180.00	$761	—
434	434	1	137.00	$137.00	$595	-22.14
450–497	473	38	155.00–191.00	$174.91	$827	+15.91
500–545	520	31	150.00–182.50	$164.99	$858	-7.31
550–595	570	11	145.00–185.00	$162.34	$925	—
600–640	621	41	118.00–170.00	$150.18	$933	+7.18
640	640	1	131.00	$131.00	$838	-12.00
650–695	681	19	130.00–164.00	$151.61	$1,032	—
700–735	722	6	131.00–153.00	$142.47	$1,029	—
754–785	760	9	126.00–146.00	$138.39	$1,052	+0.39
830–840	835	3	107.00–141.00	$124.30	$1,038	—
852–890	870	7	103.00–155.00	$121.57	$1,058	—
905–910	908	3	120.00–141.00	$131.19	$1,191	—
1078	1078	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,240	—
1102	1102	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,411	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–246	228	4	129.00–145.00	$136.33	$311	+16.33
250–298	272	7	126.00–155.00	$139.41	$379	+17.70
300–340	323	10	116.00–171.00	$134.86	$436	+16.36
354–394	381	18	117.00–168.00	$136.58	$520	+15.55
400–446	418	13	114.00–142.00	$129.54	$541	+15.08
454–496	480	10	115.00–140.00	$131.60	$632	—
560–580	572	3	120.00–136.00	$126.72	$725	—
670	670	2	116.00	$116.00	$777	—
730	730	3	110.00–118.00	$114.33	$835	—
835–845	840	2	98.00–104.00	$101.02	$849	—
970	970	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,135	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	150.00	$150.00	$240	—
235–240	238	2	115.00–134.00	$124.40	$296	+15.40
250–255	253	2	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$259	+1.52
340	340	2	107.50–140.00	$123.75	$421	+23.75
420–425	422	3	102.00–110.00	$107.31	$453	±0.00
525	525	1	100.00	$100.00	$525	-10.00
560–585	573	2	88.00–99.00	$93.62	$536	—
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–296	283	2	116.00–122.00	$118.86	$336	—
300–332	316	2	100.00–102.50	$101.19	$320	—
364–374	369	2	100.00–112.00	$105.92	$391	—
434–440	437	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$489	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	1	133.00	$133.00	$263	—
205–245	222	13	112.50–180.00	$143.06	$318	—
250–296	277	24	121.00–170.00	$141.12	$391	—
310 fancy	310	1	193.00	$193.00	$598	—
300–345	325	42	110.00–181.00	$154.16	$501	+26.27
350–396	370	51	116.00–186.00	$149.94	$555	+13.97
400–446	428	66	123.00–173.00	$149.52	$640	+22.04
450–495	470	73	123.00–162.50	$146.44	$688	+18.71
500–545	525	66	120.00–174.00	$141.97	$745	+21.42
574	574	1	121.00	$121.00	$695	+0.62
550–598	575	56	110.00–148.00	$132.44	$762	+12.06
600–645	615	31	100.00–139.00	$125.97	$775	+13.36
650–695	668	20	101.00–134.00	$121.90	$814	+13.89
700–748	719	16	103.00–131.00	$116.87	$840	+12.87
754	754	1	106.00	$106.00	$799	-2.45
750–796	767	6	105.00–128.00	$114.29	$877	+5.84
808–845	820	6	105.00–125.00	$116.89	$958	—
860–880	868	3	99.00–110.00	$104.71	$909	—
985	985	1	96.00	$96.00	$946	—
1030	1030	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,184	—
1055–1095	1080	3	94.00–108.00	$101.01	$1,091	—
1177 fancy	1177	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,542	—
1350	1350	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,485	—
1462	1462	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,637	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	110.00	$110.00	$231	-2.84
260–295	272	9	100.00–133.00	$115.29	$314	+4.29
300–348	323	18	105.00–134.00	$116.07	$375	+5.07
350–395	375	17	105.00–150.00	$120.91	$453	+6.10
400–445	429	26	105.00–135.00	$120.50	$517	+3.50
455–495	477	19	105.00–134.00	$118.37	$565	+2.01
500–540	519	11	102.00–134.00	$115.97	$602	+8.97
555–595	577	9	100.00–128.00	$111.37	$643	—
605–645	627	6	110.00–114.00	$110.81	$695	+12.81
655–695	673	12	90.00–110.00	$99.93	$673	+8.93
730–735	734	5	90.00–100.00	$95.41	$700	—
750–795	774	4	86.00–102.00	$94.03	$728	—
995	995	1	90.00	$90.00	$896	—
1100	1100	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,056	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	90.00–110.00	$99.69	$236	—
250–280	260	6	95.00–116.00	$101.60	$264	-8.40
305–340	327	5	87.00–100.00	$94.40	$309	-3.60
355–390	374	7	86.00–132.00	$103.97	$389	—
400–445	424	7	84.00–107.00	$98.56	$418	-3.93
460–480	468	4	90.00–106.00	$98.96	$463	-8.10
500–545	524	8	80.00–118.00	$95.83	$502	-9.15
563–595	579	6	83.00–114.00	$104.11	$603	+2.33
600–640	626	4	88.00–100.00	$92.91	$582	—
670–675	673	2	79.00–80.00	$79.50	$535	—
720	720	2	79.00–92.50	$85.75	$617	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$449	—
450–470	460	2	90.00–97.50	$93.67	$431	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	90.00	$90.00	$234	—
310	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—
840	840	1	69.00	$69.00	$580	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	1	115.00	$115.00	$343	—
316	316	1	110.00	$110.00	$348	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	13	129.00–185.00	$154.65	$353	—
250–290	269	8	132.50–190.00	$160.03	$430	—
300–345	325	26	130.00–207.50	$168.55	$548	—
350–395	365	33	126.00–205.00	$167.95	$613	—
400–445	421	13	157.50–195.00	$170.37	$717	—
450–496	475	52	121.00–190.00	$156.77	$745	+9.32
518	518	1	128.00	$128.00	$663	-10.49
500–548	519	54	116.00–194.00	$152.35	$791	+13.86
524–544	535	3	127.00–129.00	$128.35	$687	-10.14
550–598	575	39	111.00–167.00	$142.13	$817	+16.62
600–645	631	17	105.00–156.00	$134.38	$848	+15.20
650–698	673	32	111.00–158.00	$133.53	$899	+18.61
710	710	1	97.50	$97.50	$692	-10.74
700–745	722	19	110.00–141.00	$130.97	$946	+22.73
752–795	772	4	110.00–123.00	$116.73	$901	+16.73
810–845	832	5	111.00–125.00	$118.98	$990	—
855–882	870	4	91.00–114.00	$103.39	$899	—
900	900	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,044	—
960	960	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,094	—
1005	1005	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,136	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	125.00–155.00	$140.00	$364	—
305–340	328	6	124.00–155.00	$138.30	$454	—
350–395	369	8	109.00–155.00	$132.14	$488	—
415–440	426	5	108.00–147.00	$115.80	$493	—
450–495	472	19	110.00–147.50	$128.31	$606	+10.31
500–540	520	12	117.50–142.50	$123.62	$643	—
560–595	576	16	105.00–140.00	$119.49	$688	+5.49
615–640	625	7	108.00–126.00	$116.51	$728	+21.51
650–695	673	2	110.00–120.00	$114.83	$773	—
700–718	707	4	90.00–107.50	$100.08	$708	+5.08
788	788	1	90.00	$90.00	$709	—
820–840	830	2	84.00–100.00	$92.10	$764	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	115.00	$115.00	$322	—
300–320	310	2	92.50–110.00	$100.97	$313	—
360	360	1	115.00	$115.00	$414	—
400–435	422	3	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$443	—
465–485	475	6	86.00–110.00	$100.61	$478	+0.61
505–545	530	3	84.00–108.00	$92.99	$493	—
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—
610	610	2	84.00–95.00	$89.50	$546	—
660–685	673	2	90.00	$90.00	$606	—
760–795	778	2	80.00–105.00	$92.22	$717	—
825–830	828	2	80.00–85.00	$82.49	$683	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	1	90.00	$90.00	$427	—
504	504	1	80.00	$80.00	$403	—
712	712	1	70.00	$70.00	$498	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	120.00	$120.00	$516	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1295	1070	80-85%	16	57.00–69.00	$64.54	$691	—
735–2130	1238	80-85%	257	62.00–85.00	$74.99	$928	—
970–2275	1449	80-85%	99	73.00–96.00	$83.65	$1,212	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–1325	908	85-90%	55	37.00–59.00	$46.72	$424	—
510–1755	1013	85-90%	128	50.00–70.00	$62.09	$629	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1890	1446	75-80%	43	64.00–82.00	$74.49	$1,077	—
1325–1630	1477	75-80%	5	74.00–85.00	$78.24	$1,156	—
1705–1760	1734	75-80%	3	60.00	$60.00	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1970	1243	18	50.00–88.00	$76.63	$953	—
785–2165	1522	43	81.00–107.00	$95.85	$1,459	—
1065–2365	1876	20	102.00–114.00	$109.01	$2,045	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	-15.00
150	150	4	240.00–265.00	$251.25	-113.75

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	180.00	$180.00	—
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	—
80	80	2	190.00–210.00	$200.00	—
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	—
100	100	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	-44.17
100–140	119	14	165.00–280.00	$238.93	-6.07
150–165	153	6	290.00–330.00	$305.00	-5.00
160	160	2	220.00	$220.00	-90.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
525–985	789	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	490.00–700.00	$598.59	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00	—
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	60.00	$60.00	$174	—
320	320	2	82.50–86.00	$84.25	$270	—
520	520	1	50.00	$50.00	$260	—
630–645	638	2	41.00–50.00	$45.45	$290	—
650	650	1	40.00	$40.00	$260	—
935	935	1	74.00	$74.00	$692	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	87.50	$87.50	$158	—
230	230	1	90.00	$90.00	$207	—
305–325	315	2	76.00–102.50	$89.67	$282	-14.96
352–380	361	4	60.00–92.50	$79.80	$288	-21.20
400–445	420	8	80.00–116.00	$91.36	$384	—
525–545	535	2	64.00–66.00	$64.98	$348	—
652–660	654	7	71.00–79.00	$77.14	$504	—
700	700	1	70.00	$70.00	$490	—
765–790	775	3	58.00–77.00	$65.11	$505	—
820	820	1	65.00	$65.00	$533	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	108	16	120.00–230.00	$171.56	-60.94
110–130	120	2	230.00–270.00	$250.00	+17.50

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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	3	210.00	$210.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	37.50	$37.50	-65.83
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	-23.33
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-18.33
40–45	43	4	90.00–115.00	$105.00	+1.67
50–58	52	28	100.00–146.00	$127.67	+9.89
50–55	54	15	100.00–175.00	$132.83	+15.05
60–65	63	14	120.00–165.00	$145.54	+1.97
62–65	64	30	102.50–166.00	$142.15	-1.42
65	65	3	125.00–165.00	$138.33	-5.24
70	70	7	135.00–179.00	$172.71	-9.11
70–75	71	42	135.00–200.00	$177.68	-4.14
75	75	9	192.50	$192.50	+10.68
80–85	81	25	160.00–245.00	$189.20	-16.43
80–83	81	16	176.00	$176.00	-29.63
90	90	4	220.00–225.00	$222.50	-7.50
90	90	19	215.00–232.50	$231.58	+1.58
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	-40.00
100	100	7	192.00	$192.00	—
100–145	116	10	240.00–285.00	$260.69	—
130	130	1	270.00	$270.00	—
165	165	2	290.00	$290.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	3	270.00	$270.00	—
140	140	1	180.00	$180.00	—
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	—
160	160	1	305.00	$305.00	—
205	205	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	77.50	$77.50	—
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	—
95	95	2	125.00	$125.00	—
110	110	3	195.00	$195.00	—
140	140	1	280.00	$280.00	—
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	—
150	150	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	6	35.00–75.00	$52.50	+2.50
20–25	23	9	50.00–112.50	$79.44	+29.44
25	25	5	75.00–87.50	$80.00	+30.00
25	25	2	52.50	$52.50	+2.50
30–35	33	15	70.00–97.50	$84.67	+34.67
30–35	34	5	70.00–75.00	$73.00	+23.00
35	35	5	75.00–82.50	$78.00	-28.67
35	35	2	95.00	$95.00	-11.67
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-46.67
40–45	41	8	80.00–140.00	$118.44	+11.77
40–45	44	8	85.00–142.00	$132.00	+25.33
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-23.33
50–55	52	11	100.00–180.00	$149.09	+20.76
55	55	5	180.00	$180.00	+51.67
60–65	63	14	110.00–210.00	$160.71	+8.04
65	65	2	217.50–220.00	$218.75	+66.08
70–75	71	16	140.00–240.00	$183.44	+14.27
73–75	75	20	230.00–235.00	$234.76	+65.59
80–85	81	23	150.00–250.00	$198.48	+7.77
90	90	4	215.00–280.00	$247.50	+45.00
93	93	1	250.00	$250.00	+47.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	160.00	$160.00	—
55	55	1	102.50	$102.50	—
60	60	3	152.50–177.50	$169.17	-60.83
60	60	3	100.00–125.00	$115.00	-115.00
60	60	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	-106.67
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	-75.00
70	70	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	-45.00
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	-70.00
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	-10.00
90	90	4	130.00–260.00	$215.00	-15.00
100–130	109	22	130.00–290.00	$185.45	-16.09
120	120	1	185.00	$185.00	-16.54
160	160	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	5	250.00–257.50	$253.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	2	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
90	90	1	310.00	$310.00	+185.00
110–130	114	5	340.00–390.00	$362.00	+59.50

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	179.00	$179.00	—
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	—
100–106	103	21	230.00–260.00	$244.72	—
162	162	3	305.00	$305.00	—

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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.