North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

2,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.84/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 474 lb · 93 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.64/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 424 lb · 89 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $175.63/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 524 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,922	4,979	5,189
Feeder cattle	1,902	3,155	3,520
Slaughter cattle	596	963	945
Replacement cattle	49	63	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate demand with moderate offerings, 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
215–245	231	6	150.00–200.00	$171.60	$396	-18.91
256–295	271	15	154.00–202.00	$183.60	$498	-7.62
300–345	324	19	169.00–232.50	$198.31	$643	+0.48
350–398	374	69	150.00–220.00	$195.42	$731	-5.81
400–448	424	64	160.00–220.00	$196.07	$831	-2.62
450–485	462	36	152.00–220.00	$193.71	$895	+3.72
503–546	523	26	161.00–211.00	$194.42	$1,017	+7.83
530 value added	530	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,161	—
550–595	572	14	159.00–195.00	$177.39	$1,015	-0.21
600–648	624	19	138.00–186.00	$168.10	$1,049	-2.96
650–695	675	21	140.00–178.00	$166.52	$1,124	+5.61
700–735	720	23	113.00–173.00	$161.47	$1,163	+5.50
750–793	773	15	136.00–170.00	$153.71	$1,188	-2.55
805–830	818	2	156.00–157.00	$156.51	$1,280	+15.79
855–885	878	4	132.00–151.00	$143.69	$1,262	-9.75
900–945	929	3	120.00–141.00	$132.21	$1,228	-2.79
965–975	970	3	110.00–139.00	$126.96	$1,232	—
1045	1045	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,317	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	6	130.00–166.00	$145.12	$334	+7.80
250–295	275	9	130.00–160.00	$145.09	$399	-2.76
304–336	321	7	121.00–160.00	$138.28	$444	-6.99
350–395	373	19	112.50–174.00	$137.41	$513	-10.61
400–435	420	14	114.00–153.00	$134.57	$565	-9.15
450–490	469	10	115.00–185.00	$137.34	$644	-5.48
500–538	522	6	107.00–140.00	$123.74	$646	-17.78
570–596	583	2	120.00–164.00	$141.51	$825	-7.63
600–625	611	8	112.00–142.00	$130.42	$797	-12.95
680	680	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$850	-13.79
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	-38.79
848	848	1	93.00	$93.00	$789	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	106.00	$106.00	$286	+0.91
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	-11.62
350–385	368	2	100.00–108.00	$104.19	$383	-18.91
430	430	1	104.00	$104.00	$447	-26.97
475–495	483	5	104.00–160.00	$147.70	$713	+47.70
500	500	1	90.00	$90.00	$450	-28.32
575	575	1	106.00	$106.00	$610	-36.50
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–244	231	2	119.00–123.00	$120.89	$279	+16.89
310–348	333	3	110.00–121.00	$115.31	$384	+0.23
366	366	1	121.00	$121.00	$443	-9.00
400–410	405	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$496	+13.85
468	468	1	110.00	$110.00	$515	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	116.00	$116.00	$412	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	9	135.00–170.00	$153.73	$341	+11.33
250–298	278	14	130.00–185.00	$154.44	$429	+6.35
310–335 fancy	323	2	175.00–185.00	$179.81	$581	+10.81
304–345	332	42	120.00–170.00	$149.94	$498	-0.54
360–385 fancy	373	2	175.00–181.00	$178.10	$664	—
350–396	376	54	135.00–176.00	$155.98	$586	+0.17
400–445 fancy	417	8	170.00–185.00	$179.49	$748	—
400–448	424	75	130.00–176.00	$155.45	$659	-0.89
439 value added	439	5	178.00	$178.00	$781	—
446	446	1	134.00	$134.00	$598	-22.34
450–495	473	83	130.00–179.00	$156.01	$738	-0.40
470–492 value added	484	10	160.00–169.00	$163.74	$793	-13.26
500–548 value added	511	9	164.00–165.00	$164.24	$839	-0.76
500–545	521	58	116.00–179.00	$150.91	$786	+1.04
540	540	1	114.00	$114.00	$616	-35.87
550–595	570	44	130.00–166.00	$147.94	$843	+4.87
600–645	622	26	110.00–155.00	$136.11	$847	+0.99
648	648	1	113.00	$113.00	$732	-22.12
650–695	672	18	110.00–148.00	$127.04	$854	-6.98
700–744	722	22	105.00–140.00	$121.23	$875	-3.79
730–748 value added	740	12	131.00–159.00	$150.58	$1,114	+30.58
750–792	770	8	100.00–120.00	$108.75	$837	-5.02
770 value added	770	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,070	—
810–840	822	3	93.00–125.00	$108.29	$890	+5.12
865–890 value added	873	3	141.00–143.00	$141.68	$1,237	+8.68
945	945	1	96.00	$96.00	$907	+1.04
950	950	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,036	+10.44
950 value added	950	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,112	-6.48
1020	1020	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,091	+17.00
1070 value added	1070	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1085	1085	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,166	—
1205	1205	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,193	-3.00
1260	1260	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,210	—
1325	1325	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,524	+19.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	6	115.00–145.00	$127.81	$294	+6.75
272–298	286	8	115.00–135.00	$121.74	$348	-5.39
300–340	320	17	102.50–137.00	$121.80	$390	-1.08
350–395	368	18	107.50–159.00	$130.85	$482	+5.63
400–445	419	23	99.00–160.00	$120.58	$505	-3.73
455–495	468	16	110.00–134.00	$122.72	$574	-0.92
505–540	527	8	102.00–121.00	$114.13	$601	-6.56
550–595	571	6	100.00–131.00	$112.25	$641	-3.94
600–640	620	3	105.00–138.00	$120.47	$747	+14.57
655–695	677	6	100.00–111.00	$105.95	$717	+0.91
700–740	721	4	89.00–112.00	$100.41	$724	+2.35
765–795	780	2	90.00–101.00	$95.39	$744	-9.61

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	207	3	70.00–110.00	$91.49	$189	-14.31
255–290	273	8	75.00–110.00	$88.21	$241	-8.86
310–330	320	7	77.50–110.00	$92.99	$298	-1.98
350–385	363	8	97.50–106.00	$101.28	$368	-3.59
400–440	415	9	80.00–112.00	$95.92	$398	-6.50
455–490	474	5	77.00–134.00	$108.32	$513	+3.73
500–545	522	10	85.00–106.00	$92.80	$484	-14.97
575	575	1	92.50	$92.50	$532	-13.66
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	-7.22
655–690	673	7	72.00–95.00	$86.81	$584	+0.50
760–765	763	2	85.00–99.00	$92.02	$702	+9.02
810–820	818	6	79.00–80.00	$79.16	$648	-15.84

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224	224	1	117.00	$117.00	$262	+21.01
280–298	289	2	90.00–100.00	$95.16	$275	—
328	328	1	88.00	$88.00	$289	—
334–336	335	2	102.00–109.00	$105.49	$353	—
364–380	372	2	83.00–89.00	$85.94	$320	-11.62
366–398	387	3	90.00–100.00	$96.57	$374	-0.99
404	404	1	83.00	$83.00	$335	+12.00
484	484	1	93.00	$93.00	$450	—
534	534	1	90.00	$90.00	$481	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	3	104.00–110.00	$107.88	$402	—
435	435	1	121.00	$121.00	$526	—
480	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	—
550–570	560	2	95.00–115.00	$104.82	$587	—
770	770	1	104.00	$104.00	$801	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	80.00	$80.00	$248	—

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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	231	7	142.50–200.00	$179.80	$415	+9.84
250–295	275	13	150.00–205.00	$170.82	$470	+5.74
305–345	332	16	142.50–212.50	$166.66	$553	-6.84
350–395	373	19	155.00–220.00	$191.91	$716	+11.15
405–447	428	26	155.00–195.00	$175.87	$753	-1.39
450–496	475	61	140.00–215.00	$178.87	$850	-2.71
468–498	485	5	145.00–161.00	$156.38	$758	-25.20
502	502	1	138.00	$138.00	$693	-30.87
500–545	524	72	127.00–204.00	$176.15	$923	+7.28
550–598	571	36	122.00–185.00	$159.67	$912	-2.28
590	590	1	125.00	$125.00	$738	-36.95
600–645	620	34	120.00–188.00	$158.26	$981	+5.59
650–690	665	28	124.00–173.00	$148.11	$985	+5.49
700–735	715	15	110.00–156.00	$138.80	$992	+5.35
750–795	770	17	110.00–145.00	$125.00	$962	+1.17
800–815	808	2	104.00–130.00	$116.88	$944	+7.28
850–895	866	9	100.00–139.00	$114.83	$994	+11.24
900–923	912	5	100.00–127.00	$110.17	$1,005	+13.46
955–995	973	5	110.00–131.00	$116.36	$1,132	+19.18
1005–1015	1010	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$1,187	+0.50
1050	1050	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,050	+7.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	±0.00
255–295	277	6	112.00–145.00	$128.61	$356	+5.34
315–345	332	6	110.00–147.50	$120.21	$399	-5.27
355–375	363	3	106.00–125.00	$115.47	$419	-11.96
410–445	425	8	110.00–137.00	$124.66	$530	-7.02
455–495	481	12	105.00–140.00	$130.11	$626	-1.56
505–545	525	9	114.00–148.00	$128.62	$675	+3.15
550–596	571	10	106.00–150.00	$125.40	$716	-1.58
602–642	622	4	90.00–150.00	$113.92	$709	-11.34
720–730	725	2	110.00–117.00	$113.52	$823	+3.61
765–790	778	2	100.00–106.00	$103.05	$802	—
788	788	1	70.00	$70.00	$552	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	324	4	80.00–105.00	$87.18	$282	-0.62
360	360	1	105.00	$105.00	$378	+8.30
420	420	1	92.50	$92.50	$388	-33.50
470–495	483	2	80.00–100.00	$90.26	$436	-31.65
510–540	525	3	90.00–100.00	$95.90	$503	-11.94
570	570	1	90.00	$90.00	$513	-4.84
620	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	+25.00
960	960	1	72.50	$72.50	$696	-7.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	3	142.50–147.50	$145.02	$522	—
405–440	418	3	115.00–140.00	$124.78	$522	—
480	480	1	140.00	$140.00	$672	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	1	86.00	$86.00	$433	—
658	658	1	80.00	$80.00	$526	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1335	1018	80-85%	8	64.00–69.00	$67.07	$683	—
750–2030	1197	80-85%	184	70.00–94.00	$82.11	$983	—
1030–1780	1371	80-85%	76	81.00–103.00	$90.11	$1,235	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$230	—
830	830	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$573	-12.00
355–1180	833	85-90%	48	34.00–68.00	$49.39	$411	-31.61
430–1600	1017	85-90%	119	50.00–78.00	$68.49	$697	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1186–1240	1213	75-80%	2	64.00	$64.00	$776	—
1145–1825	1472	75-80%	37	74.00–91.00	$84.57	$1,245	—
1460–2030	1732	75-80%	6	88.00–99.00	$92.26	$1,598	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1795	1025	27	74.00–94.00	$84.90	$870	—
910–2310	1500	43	85.00–111.00	$100.74	$1,511	-3.56
1035–2160	1817	19	100.00–122.00	$111.91	$2,033	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1070	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–1,025.00	$844.59
830–1250	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	640.00–1,225.00	$906.17
1050–1065	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–1,075.00	$1,017.91
915–1335	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–1,175.00	$910.13
1055–1370	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,250.00	$1,113.44
895–1515	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	670.00–1,275.00	$1,064.02

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–780	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	515.00–650.00	$575.03
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
755–900	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	530.00–700.00	$628.47
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–125	124	4	190.00–235.00	$216.25	+51.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	167.50–170.00	$168.75	+33.75
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	+20.00
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	+12.50
120–135	127	3	180.00–225.00	$198.33	-23.34
160–180	168	4	280.00–390.00	$340.00	+76.00

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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
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-175.00
865–1160	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	975.00–1,275.00	$1,129.14	-108.16
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-100.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	+275.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	60.00	$60.00	$129	—
390	390	1	53.00	$53.00	$207	-5.95

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	84.00	$84.00	$559	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	—
375–396	387	8	92.00–131.00	$125.76	$487	+10.76
445	445	1	135.00	$135.00	$601	—
451–475	457	4	130.00–141.00	$132.86	$607	+17.86
510	510	1	137.00	$137.00	$699	+37.09
690	690	1	123.00	$123.00	$849	—
750	750	1	85.00	$85.00	$638	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	1	85.00	$85.00	$379	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	24	115.00–240.00	$180.63	-11.87
160	160	1	240.00	$240.00	-25.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	90.00	$90.00	-18.13
45	45	1	80.00	$80.00	-44.17
50–55	52	3	125.00–135.00	$131.67	-10.94
55	55	2	122.50	$122.50	-20.11
60–65	62	9	130.00–180.00	$150.56	-2.48
70–75	70	32	140.00–205.00	$170.39	-1.17
80	80	5	147.50	$147.50	-56.54
80–85	81	22	160.00–215.00	$189.32	-14.72
90	90	4	200.00–220.00	$205.00	-10.75
100–110	102	17	220.00–260.00	$237.06	+2.06

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–130	125	6	230.00–260.00	$243.33	+9.33
190	190	1	290.00	$290.00	+30.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	57.50	$57.50	-52.50
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-30.00
110–140	119	5	150.00–200.00	$168.00	+19.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	11	80.00–117.50	$99.55	+32.88
30–35	33	4	65.00–120.00	$91.88	+12.62
35	35	4	90.00–120.00	$112.50	+33.24
40–45	41	20	85.00–145.00	$125.00	+6.00
50	50	7	122.50–147.50	$131.07	+12.74
50–55	52	20	100.00–175.00	$149.88	+31.55
60	60	2	160.00	$160.00	+0.22
60–65	61	28	130.00–230.00	$169.02	+9.24
70	70	14	135.00–210.00	$161.79	+4.29
70	70	1	142.50	$142.50	-15.00
80	80	9	165.00–230.00	$191.67	-1.90
90	90	3	210.00–230.00	$223.33	-7.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	+15.00
50–55	53	3	100.00–117.50	$108.33	+53.33
60–65	63	2	167.50–172.50	$170.00	+35.00
65	65	1	137.50	$137.50	+2.50
70–75	73	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	+57.50
70–75	74	4	140.00–147.50	$143.75	+28.75
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+123.75
90	90	3	197.50–225.00	$207.50	+82.50
110	110	1	205.00	$205.00	+12.50
100–130	115	11	130.00–295.00	$208.64	+22.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	-70.00
110–125	120	3	225.00–255.00	$240.00	-39.00
150	150	1	325.00	$325.00	+5.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	4	205.00	$205.00	—
100	100	7	210.00–212.50	$211.07	—

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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.