North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

4,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.65/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 425 lb · 191 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.48/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 526 lb · 186 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.55/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 474 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,795	2,922	4,465
Feeder cattle	3,496	1,902	3,229
Slaughter cattle	875	596	813
Replacement cattle	100	49	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand, moderate offerings and average quality.

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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	11	170.00–220.00	$198.32	$448	+26.72
252–296	275	25	157.50–228.00	$201.16	$553	+17.56
300–345	326	46	160.00–235.00	$200.23	$653	+1.92
350–399	373	79	154.00–230.00	$199.07	$743	+3.65
398 fancy	398	6	239.00	$239.00	$951	—
400–448	425	95	162.00–229.00	$197.41	$839	+1.34
450–495	471	93	168.00–220.00	$197.62	$931	+3.91
500–536 value added	517	14	209.00–215.00	$212.26	$1,097	-6.74
500–546	526	73	164.00–213.00	$197.35	$1,038	+2.93
557–565 value added	559	11	200.00–206.00	$204.35	$1,142	—
550–595	570	54	160.00–215.00	$195.06	$1,112	+17.67
600–645	621	47	140.00–202.00	$183.12	$1,137	+15.02
622–624 value added	623	13	180.00–200.00	$191.24	$1,191	—
660–671 value added	671	23	180.00–182.50	$182.39	$1,224	—
655–695	675	22	140.00–189.00	$169.35	$1,143	+2.83
700–745	714	21	125.00–180.00	$159.57	$1,139	-1.90
715–720 value added	718	2	169.00–170.00	$169.50	$1,217	—
750–790	765	10	130.00–165.00	$152.07	$1,163	-1.64
800–845	822	10	130.00–158.00	$148.05	$1,217	-8.46
858–890	872	4	130.00–147.00	$140.42	$1,224	-3.27
945	945	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,342	+9.79
1034–1036	1035	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$1,413	+10.50
1080–1090	1085	2	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$1,465	—
1110	1110	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,565	—
1200	1200	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,704	—
1275	1275	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,836	—
1505	1505	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,836	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	221	4	110.00–185.00	$140.77	$311	-4.35
250–295	273	11	121.00–190.00	$153.78	$420	+8.69
304–345	324	18	120.00–185.00	$150.22	$487	+11.94
350–390	367	32	123.00–197.50	$155.37	$570	+17.96
400–442	424	30	115.00–202.50	$145.24	$616	+10.67
450–496	478	13	120.00–195.00	$151.62	$725	+14.28
504–540	526	9	120.00–168.00	$147.97	$778	+24.23
560–595	575	6	120.00–175.00	$143.98	$828	+2.47
625–630	627	3	111.00–125.00	$116.99	$734	-13.43
685	685	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	+35.00
710–745	730	3	159.00–160.00	$159.34	$1,163	—
765–775	770	3	110.00–118.00	$114.68	$883	—
820	820	2	112.50–116.00	$114.25	$937	+21.25
935	935	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,085	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	222	3	115.00–160.00	$139.06	$309	—
250–280	265	5	80.00–150.00	$109.99	$291	+3.99
350–375	363	7	100.00–144.00	$119.77	$435	+15.58
415–425	420	2	114.00–185.00	$149.08	$626	+45.08
460–495	481	4	100.00–145.00	$116.45	$560	-31.25
505–525	515	2	114.00–165.00	$140.00	$721	+50.00
590	590	1	80.00	$80.00	$472	-26.00
660	660	1	84.00	$84.00	$554	-16.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–276	270	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$352	—
346	346	1	109.00	$109.00	$377	-6.31
364–372	368	2	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$403	-11.51

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	120.00	$120.00	$444	+4.00
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	—
445	445	1	157.00	$157.00	$699	—
545	545	1	122.50	$122.50	$668	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	163.00	$163.00	$391	—

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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	228	13	135.00–185.00	$160.23	$365	+6.50
250–295	278	47	132.50–197.50	$159.54	$444	+5.10
300–348	324	79	130.00–182.50	$156.84	$508	+6.90
350–395	375	143	130.00–190.00	$165.13	$619	+9.15
400–448	424	177	130.00–187.00	$162.37	$688	+6.92
415–442 value added	433	14	179.00–183.00	$179.90	$779	+1.90
450–470 value added	466	13	177.00–185.00	$179.62	$837	+15.88
450–498	475	170	130.00–191.00	$158.02	$751	+2.01
500–524 value added	519	5	174.00–178.00	$177.23	$920	+12.99
500–548	526	181	120.00–174.00	$154.88	$815	+3.97
550–595	569	129	125.00–175.00	$151.93	$864	+3.99
555–592 value added	569	17	155.00–179.00	$166.03	$945	—
600–645	621	62	123.00–162.50	$145.31	$902	+9.20
637 value added	637	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,006	—
658–673 value added	666	9	143.00–162.00	$151.34	$1,008	—
650–695	669	40	110.00–161.00	$136.19	$911	+9.15
700–743	723	19	115.00–141.00	$127.68	$923	+6.45
724	724	1	98.00	$98.00	$710	-23.23
762 value added	762	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,013	-6.00
750–780	768	8	105.00–136.00	$122.93	$944	+14.18
800–835	809	13	102.00–141.00	$123.67	$1,000	+15.38
812	812	1	96.00	$96.00	$780	-12.29
850–890	870	6	96.00–122.00	$108.86	$947	—
905–945	918	3	100.00–104.00	$102.34	$939	+6.34
970	970	2	100.00–123.00	$111.50	$1,082	+2.50
1000	1000	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,150	+8.00
1050	1050	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,186	+5.50
1150–1155	1152	3	103.00–107.00	$105.00	$1,210	—
1200–1230	1209	4	97.00–124.00	$110.32	$1,334	+11.32
1235 fancy	1235	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,494	—
1295	1295	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,567	+25.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–248	224	10	100.00–140.00	$120.83	$271	-6.98
250–295	270	23	105.00–160.00	$125.03	$338	+3.29
300–345	324	25	105.00–142.50	$122.49	$397	+0.69
350–395	376	31	106.00–150.00	$127.38	$479	-3.47
400–448	424	37	105.00–170.00	$132.93	$564	+12.35
450–490	469	23	110.00–150.00	$128.14	$601	+5.42
500–545	519	22	100.00–150.00	$115.35	$599	+1.22
550–580	561	10	100.00–119.00	$109.29	$613	-2.96
600–645	612	10	90.00–125.00	$109.75	$672	-10.72
646	646	1	89.00	$89.00	$575	-31.47
655–680	668	10	106.00–143.00	$120.24	$803	+14.29
700–740	714	4	80.00–102.00	$89.42	$638	-10.99
750–795	768	3	90.00–104.00	$97.85	$751	+2.46
805–825	815	3	89.00–120.00	$102.96	$839	—
925	925	1	92.50	$92.50	$856	—
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	102.00–115.00	$108.35	$228	+16.86
250–295	276	10	75.00–112.00	$94.61	$261	+6.40
300–345	321	11	75.00–110.00	$92.28	$296	-0.71
355–395	374	10	80.00–107.00	$97.87	$366	-3.41
400–445	427	11	85.00–150.00	$103.20	$441	+7.28
450–495	468	9	79.00–147.50	$96.88	$453	-11.44
500–545	523	12	85.00–137.00	$112.37	$588	+19.57
555–585	576	4	85.00–135.00	$110.30	$635	+17.80
605–630	618	4	80.00–120.00	$100.61	$622	+15.61
655–695	670	3	92.50–97.00	$94.87	$636	+8.06
720–725	723	2	77.00–90.00	$83.52	$604	—
750	750	1	90.00	$90.00	$675	-2.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	1	110.00	$110.00	$260	-7.00
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	+4.51
456	456	1	70.00	$70.00	$319	-23.00
454–494	479	4	94.00–103.00	$98.51	$472	+5.51

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	125.00	$125.00	$388	—
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	+4.00
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	—
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+15.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	9	142.00–202.50	$175.29	$384	-4.51
250–295	270	19	152.50–225.00	$182.35	$492	+11.53
300–345	324	35	167.00–228.00	$198.69	$644	+32.03
350–395	370	56	157.50–225.00	$197.89	$732	+5.98
400–445	428	58	160.00–212.50	$190.09	$814	+14.22
450–496	474	105	150.00–217.00	$184.08	$873	+5.21
482	482	1	166.00	$166.00	$800	+9.62
500–548	521	113	145.00–205.00	$177.14	$923	+0.99
550–595	573	92	126.00–194.00	$171.67	$984	+12.00
600–645	622	68	120.00–189.00	$165.11	$1,027	+6.85
650–698	671	47	120.00–183.00	$156.02	$1,047	+7.91
708–728	716	3	99.00–100.00	$99.67	$714	-39.13
700–745	722	32	130.00–171.00	$154.15	$1,113	+15.35
705–736 value added	730	5	167.00	$167.00	$1,219	—
750–795	764	14	112.00–157.00	$139.67	$1,067	+14.67
800–840	818	7	119.00–146.00	$131.28	$1,074	+14.40
850–890	870	5	115.00–128.00	$121.99	$1,061	+7.16
905–945	926	9	105.00–148.00	$119.52	$1,107	+9.35
957–965	960	4	111.00–117.00	$113.76	$1,092	-2.60
1060–1095	1074	4	110.00–142.00	$120.39	$1,293	+20.39
1190	1190	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,595	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	229	8	110.00–157.50	$139.37	$319	+14.37
250–285	264	4	110.00–137.50	$127.50	$337	-1.11
305–330	320	3	120.00–135.00	$125.16	$401	+4.95
355–395	373	13	110.00–165.00	$137.04	$511	+21.57
400–445	419	15	115.00–160.00	$138.71	$581	+14.05
450–496	478	31	110.00–188.00	$143.12	$684	+13.01
500–548	523	21	109.00–170.00	$130.71	$684	+2.09
550–598	578	24	110.00–145.00	$131.40	$759	+6.00
600–645	622	9	105.00–160.00	$125.58	$781	+11.66
652–695	667	8	100.00–168.00	$130.93	$873	—
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	-3.52
795	795	1	107.00	$107.00	$851	+37.00
870	870	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,000	—
995	995	1	81.00	$81.00	$806	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	227	3	104.00–115.00	$109.49	$249	—
255–295	273	7	79.00–96.00	$83.54	$228	—
330–335	333	3	80.00–95.00	$88.33	$294	+1.15
355–375	365	5	80.00–113.00	$99.48	$363	-5.52
420–440	433	4	90.00–144.00	$107.87	$467	+15.37
450–495	469	6	77.50–125.00	$104.73	$491	+14.47
515–535	523	3	75.00–150.00	$100.45	$525	+4.55
570–595	588	4	80.00–167.00	$138.94	$817	+48.94
600–645	623	2	130.00–140.00	$135.18	$842	+40.18
690	690	1	144.00	$144.00	$994	—
700–715	705	4	75.00–110.00	$89.78	$633	—
890	890	1	88.00	$88.00	$783	—
940	940	1	84.00	$84.00	$790	—
1000	1000	1	88.00	$88.00	$880	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	5	150.00–170.00	$161.45	$622	+16.43
425	425	1	135.00	$135.00	$574	+10.22
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	+5.00
550	550	1	122.50	$122.50	$674	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	—
506–524	514	3	90.00–101.00	$96.03	$494	+10.03
630	630	1	81.00	$81.00	$510	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	—
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1565	1058	80-85%	35	59.00–75.00	$67.23	$711	—
1005–1165	1063	80-85%	4	30.00–58.00	$43.99	$468	—
810–1855	1209	80-85%	256	70.00–92.00	$83.13	$1,005	—
990–2135	1437	80-85%	142	80.00–104.00	$91.22	$1,311	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$254	—
545–1315	831	85-90%	49	33.00–65.00	$48.15	$400	-20.85
495–1575	934	85-90%	154	50.00–81.00	$67.70	$632	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1755	1501	75-80%	24	77.00–97.00	$86.31	$1,296	—
1200–1790	1528	75-80%	10	80.00–96.00	$88.77	$1,356	—
1620	1620	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1740	1327	13	70.00–91.00	$82.70	$1,097	—
972–2280	1515	48	88.00–112.00	$103.20	$1,563	+2.46
1325–2215	1816	29	100.00–126.00	$115.67	$2,101	+3.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–960	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	730.00–1,030.00	$897.65
955	955	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
805–1490	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–1,275.00	$845.97
865–1090	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00–930.00	$810.54
865–1030	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–1,050.00	$901.28
780–1205	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–1,150.00	$1,004.78
870–1165	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–1,200.00	$948.86
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
865–1250	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	910.00–1,425.00	$1,193.55
1035–1175	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–1,075.00	$906.02
1070–1200	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,150.00	$987.43

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	530.00	$530.00
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
790–895	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,150.00	$1,000.38
720–1055	856	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–975.00	$719.69
815–985	878	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	570.00–620.00	$598.22
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	8	195.00–265.00	$230.00	+13.75
150	150	5	230.00–255.00	$238.00	—
150–175	163	4	195.00–270.00	$235.00	—
200	200	2	250.00–325.00	$287.50	—
250–275	258	3	300.00–360.00	$323.33	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	108	3	120.00–145.00	$130.00	-40.00
115–125	122	5	250.00–275.00	$257.00	+58.67
150	150	1	370.00	$370.00	+30.00
150	150	2	185.00–310.00	$247.50	-92.50

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-325.00
885–1000	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	885.00–960.00	$920.21	-204.79
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	+595.86
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-225.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	+250.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1075–1240	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,366.09	—
850–1450	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	930.00–1,500.00	$1,353.53	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	+5.00
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	-50.00
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	216	8	47.50–75.00	$55.55	$120	—
390	390	1	63.00	$63.00	$246	—
475	475	1	53.00	$53.00	$252	—
590	590	1	50.00	$50.00	$295	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	87.50	$87.50	$276	-47.50
550	550	1	75.00	$75.00	$412	—
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	—
665	665	1	72.00	$72.00	$479	-51.00
715	715	2	75.00–91.00	$83.00	$593	—
765	765	1	88.00	$88.00	$673	+3.00
900	900	1	85.00	$85.00	$765	—
1260	1260	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,084	—
1365	1365	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,297	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
721	721	4	86.00	$86.00	$620	—
940	940	1	96.00	$96.00	$902	—
1000	1000	1	97.00	$97.00	$970	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	47.50	$47.50	$197	—
750	750	1	66.00	$66.00	$495	—
835	835	1	50.00	$50.00	$418	—
870	870	1	74.00	$74.00	$644	—
900	900	1	75.00	$75.00	$675	—
980	980	1	81.00	$81.00	$794	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100–125	119	5	240.00–270.00	$253.00	+72.37
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	+35.00
150	150	1	210.00	$210.00	-30.00
150	150	2	250.00–290.00	$270.00	+30.00
200	200	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	5	95.00–150.00	$125.00	+45.00
50–55	52	3	125.00–145.00	$131.67	±0.00
60–65	61	6	125.00–175.00	$144.17	-6.39
70–75	72	6	110.00–240.00	$170.00	-0.39
80–85	81	16	122.50–285.00	$195.78	+6.46
90–95	91	5	135.00–260.00	$216.00	+11.00
100–130	115	4	120.00–200.00	$156.25	-80.81
150–175	162	5	150.00–205.00	$184.00	—
275	275	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-103.33

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	+67.50
90	90	1	145.00	$145.00	+65.00
120–125	123	2	155.00–175.00	$165.00	-3.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	30.00–75.00	$50.00	-49.55
15	15	10	80.00	$80.00	-19.55
20–25	22	5	85.00–185.00	$125.00	+25.45
20–25	22	8	40.00–75.00	$61.88	-37.67
30–35	31	7	25.00–140.00	$107.86	+15.98
30–35	33	5	60.00–75.00	$72.00	-19.88
40–45	42	10	82.50–170.00	$127.75	+2.75
40–45	43	6	75.00–95.00	$83.33	-41.67
50–55	51	8	110.00–175.00	$133.75	-16.13
50–55	54	10	60.00–110.00	$98.50	-51.38
60–65	62	7	90.00–180.00	$132.50	-36.52
60–65	63	2	130.00	$130.00	-39.02
70	70	7	130.00–155.00	$140.71	-21.08
70–75	71	13	120.00–180.00	$147.31	-14.48
80	80	12	130.00–245.00	$185.83	-5.84
80	80	4	160.00–200.00	$181.25	-10.42

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	-17.50
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	-27.50
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-72.50
80–85	83	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-75.00
90	90	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	-85.00
90	90	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-67.50
100–120	104	6	145.00–190.00	$168.33	-36.67
100–130	115	9	105.00–180.00	$137.22	-71.42
150–180	156	7	170.00–225.00	$193.57	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	355.00	$355.00	+30.00
150	150	2	270.00	$270.00	-55.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	3	150.00–170.00	$160.00	—
40–45	44	6	130.00–160.00	$140.83	—
50–55	51	4	140.00–175.00	$156.25	—
60–65	63	9	140.00–195.00	$162.22	-42.78
70	70	3	140.00–175.00	$156.67	-48.33
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-45.00
100	100	2	185.00–250.00	$217.50	+6.43

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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.