North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

5,316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.41/cwt +20.47 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 429 lb · 219 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.77/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 428 lb · 193 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.56/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 526 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,316	3,802	4,426
Feeder cattle	3,878	2,508	3,304
Slaughter cattle	700	633	838
Replacement cattle	81	94	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good with 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
200–235	218	8	170.00–230.00	$196.80	$429	+2.21
250–295	275	16	176.00–237.50	$206.60	$568	+3.90
320 value added	320	1	232.00	$232.00	$742	—
300–348	332	51	180.00–259.00	$218.71	$726	+10.94
344 fancy	344	5	258.00	$258.00	$888	—
350–398	371	72	170.00–248.00	$215.93	$801	+2.06
373 value added	373	3	239.00	$239.00	$891	+33.50
369–398 fancy	380	13	247.00–257.00	$251.03	$954	—
407–447 fancy	417	12	246.00–248.00	$247.46	$1,032	—
400–447	427	140	170.00–249.00	$214.76	$917	+9.32
408–442	427	3	178.00–180.00	$179.02	$764	-26.42
404–448 value added	437	64	228.00–249.00	$246.76	$1,078	—
450–498	476	76	172.00–237.00	$211.39	$1,006	+7.30
455–497 value added	483	6	219.00–226.00	$222.46	$1,074	—
500–549	522	60	157.50–225.00	$204.82	$1,069	+2.78
506–548 value added	530	46	210.00–236.00	$226.89	$1,203	+1.89
557 value added	557	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,242	+32.00
550–595	571	45	160.00–222.00	$207.45	$1,185	+4.04
600–645	623	30	150.00–206.00	$185.08	$1,153	-3.05
655–696	683	25	155.00–204.00	$179.46	$1,226	-0.98
703–745	715	28	140.00–179.00	$168.97	$1,208	+0.67
710–723 value added	721	7	176.00–181.00	$180.30	$1,300	-5.20
755–795	782	9	120.00–173.00	$163.85	$1,281	+1.49
800–840	822	6	137.00–165.00	$151.07	$1,242	-2.96
850–885	866	6	144.00–160.00	$154.47	$1,338	+16.47
920	920	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,449	+15.85
965–995	983	3	131.00–157.00	$144.23	$1,418	—
1000	1000	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,460	+28.00
1070	1070	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,487	±0.00
1120	1120	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,456	—
1295	1295	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,632	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–246	232	6	130.00–164.00	$151.36	$351	-5.46
250–296	272	20	125.00–215.00	$159.67	$434	+6.27
302–348	323	15	136.00–217.50	$167.98	$543	+5.21
352–397	381	23	137.00–225.00	$173.49	$661	+16.45
400–445	423	27	134.00–227.00	$173.47	$734	+17.23
454–496	470	17	150.00–223.00	$189.94	$893	+34.45
500–545	514	37	132.50–212.50	$183.99	$946	+36.32
550–596	571	18	130.00–210.00	$181.07	$1,034	+19.78
600–640	613	3	116.00–180.00	$139.80	$857	+4.35
650–691	679	6	135.00–157.50	$140.05	$951	-27.95
710–715	713	2	142.50–150.00	$146.26	$1,043	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	132.00–180.00	$154.07	$336	+39.07
255–290	269	5	115.00–190.00	$143.50	$386	—
305–345	332	9	107.00–210.00	$172.73	$573	+34.75
360–395	375	8	100.00–217.00	$155.86	$584	+14.60
415–445	432	6	110.00–177.50	$135.93	$587	+7.56
480–495	488	3	116.00–205.00	$172.49	$842	+69.49
500–525	511	4	95.00–197.50	$165.96	$848	+70.96
590–595	594	6	105.00–172.50	$160.06	$951	—
610–641	637	9	97.50–155.00	$143.78	$916	+36.28
680	680	1	129.00	$129.00	$877	—
720–738	732	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,061	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	+57.50
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	-12.00
360–375	368	2	95.00–175.00	$134.18	$494	—
380–385	383	2	190.00–196.00	$192.98	$739	—
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	—
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
460–475	470	3	120.00–190.00	$164.64	$774	—
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	—
518	518	13	131.50	$131.50	$681	—
525–540	533	3	156.00–176.00	$167.29	$892	—
555	555	1	142.50	$142.50	$791	—
620–635	623	5	131.00–140.00	$132.83	$828	—
660–675	668	2	114.00–122.50	$118.20	$790	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–282	273	4	110.00–131.00	$122.77	$335	-19.73
348	348	1	140.00	$140.00	$487	±0.00
366–396	379	6	120.00–140.00	$130.58	$495	—
414–418	416	2	101.00–144.00	$122.40	$509	—
492	492	1	130.00	$130.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	230	20	140.00–180.00	$160.65	$369	+7.01
255–296	277	28	140.00–196.00	$165.99	$460	+4.80
265–295 fancy	284	6	185.00–210.00	$197.41	$561	-6.03
300–345	322	70	140.00–210.00	$173.16	$558	+3.12
313–345 fancy	325	10	190.00–207.50	$200.21	$651	-3.71
350–395 fancy	374	11	190.00–200.00	$196.30	$734	+0.19
350–398	378	134	140.00–221.00	$183.92	$695	+11.18
400–449	424	153	140.00–222.00	$176.59	$749	+1.68
400–447 value added	443	40	185.00–193.00	$191.91	$850	—
455 fancy	455	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,035	—
455–465 value added	464	11	179.50–186.00	$180.08	$836	—
450–498	477	149	135.00–208.50	$171.33	$817	+0.50
500–548	522	117	134.00–208.00	$161.91	$845	-1.34
508–542 value added	536	45	176.50–180.00	$178.66	$958	—
551–595 value added	563	14	174.00–180.00	$176.49	$994	+6.49
550–595	575	109	136.00–185.00	$159.80	$919	+2.05
616–630 value added	620	4	160.00–166.00	$164.47	$1,020	+3.44
600–645	624	71	119.00–177.00	$150.30	$938	-3.95
650–698	673	39	120.00–161.00	$144.03	$969	+2.69
670–695 value added	680	12	148.00–165.00	$162.40	$1,104	—
705–745	727	19	114.00–149.00	$127.87	$930	-2.44
730 value added	730	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,015	—
755–795	771	10	100.00–132.00	$117.88	$909	-6.57
784	784	1	110.00	$110.00	$862	+7.00
810–845	825	5	90.00–126.00	$113.96	$940	-0.34
856–885	872	3	116.00–120.00	$117.67	$1,026	-3.88
912	912	1	94.00	$94.00	$857	-22.54
902–925	914	3	81.00–114.00	$100.69	$920	-15.85
965–990	981	4	115.00–125.00	$118.24	$1,160	+6.30
1055–1085	1073	3	108.00–123.00	$115.27	$1,237	—
1110	1110	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,454	+18.79
1150	1150	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,357	+7.29
1350	1350	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,526	+10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	232	9	120.00–143.00	$134.96	$313	+6.98
255–298	275	13	110.00–145.00	$132.35	$364	-1.25
300–345	323	33	112.50–195.00	$144.73	$467	+16.74
350–398	372	38	110.00–206.00	$156.29	$581	+27.44
400–445	422	57	110.00–208.50	$160.25	$676	+31.04
450–498	475	49	107.50–206.00	$157.93	$750	+27.99
500–545	522	40	105.00–191.50	$145.80	$761	+15.33
550–595	569	23	102.50–170.00	$133.72	$761	+16.38
600–649	635	35	90.00–151.00	$133.76	$849	+16.48
654–690	677	8	100.00–147.00	$120.74	$817	+7.18
720–730	723	3	90.00–145.00	$108.25	$783	+10.84
775–785	780	2	76.00–105.00	$90.59	$707	-9.41

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	115.00–126.00	$120.13	$285	—
250–275	261	5	80.00–135.00	$103.54	$270	-1.60
300–315	305	5	95.00–175.00	$149.39	$456	+55.51
355–395	377	17	80.00–193.00	$141.99	$535	+48.31
405–445	427	12	103.00–195.00	$147.27	$629	+33.63
450–495	479	16	85.00–197.00	$175.42	$840	+63.58
500–535	520	19	85.00–188.50	$150.80	$784	+40.08
550–595	581	9	82.50–169.00	$134.24	$780	+42.29
605–640	621	9	83.00–122.50	$102.21	$635	-10.19
655–688	669	9	93.00–140.00	$120.89	$809	+21.18
710–725	718	3	90.00–140.00	$108.16	$777	+15.16
795	795	1	84.00	$84.00	$668	-8.00
815	815	1	90.00	$90.00	$734	+10.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	313	6	92.00–130.00	$116.26	$364	—
300–345	318	4	100.00–140.00	$113.07	$360	—
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	-16.00
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	+10.00
405–425	417	3	122.50–150.00	$141.09	$588	+21.09
450–495	469	6	100.00–179.00	$139.28	$653	+17.28
455–495	477	3	126.00–157.50	$142.40	$679	+20.40
530	530	1	136.00	$136.00	$721	+41.35
565–590	575	3	80.00–133.00	$107.62	$619	+17.62
660	660	1	109.00	$109.00	$719	—
650–685	667	3	64.00–125.00	$103.01	$687	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–282	265	3	110.00–121.00	$117.18	$311	+8.48
312–328	319	3	92.50–125.00	$104.92	$335	-8.17
368–376	372	2	110.00–118.00	$113.96	$424	+11.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	227	12	160.00–197.50	$178.84	$406	+0.66
255–290	275	23	165.00–210.00	$184.49	$507	-6.04
300–349	328	56	170.00–232.50	$197.06	$646	+7.19
350–395	375	55	175.00–232.50	$203.28	$762	+11.19
400–445	425	92	170.00–240.00	$206.06	$876	+14.76
450–495	472	103	160.00–239.00	$201.59	$952	+11.23
500–530	515	2	171.00–176.00	$173.57	$894	-14.50
500–545	521	105	150.00–230.00	$189.73	$988	+1.66
564	564	1	163.00	$163.00	$919	-14.81
550–595	570	65	150.00–216.00	$186.01	$1,060	+8.20
614	614	1	132.00	$132.00	$810	-37.21
600–645	621	50	130.00–211.00	$168.13	$1,044	-1.08
650–694	666	37	130.00–196.00	$159.81	$1,064	-4.00
700–745	722	16	112.00–166.00	$142.73	$1,031	+0.15
750–795	776	22	126.00–174.00	$150.48	$1,168	+8.16
800–845	823	14	114.00–160.00	$134.60	$1,108	+9.02
850–895	884	10	115.00–149.00	$130.30	$1,152	+1.29
910–945	924	6	99.00–150.00	$120.53	$1,114	-1.44
965–995	980	2	100.00–142.00	$121.32	$1,189	+5.11
1110	1110	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,443	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	224	4	125.00–157.00	$148.32	$332	-1.27
265–295	280	14	125.00–162.50	$140.89	$394	-12.93
300–340	322	14	125.00–167.50	$147.31	$474	+6.39
350–395	381	18	120.00–167.50	$145.86	$556	+3.27
400–445	421	18	130.00–212.50	$154.85	$652	+1.36
450–495	473	32	115.00–220.00	$155.67	$736	+15.33
500–545	522	36	120.00–202.00	$158.94	$830	+24.89
550–597	579	21	120.00–197.50	$156.44	$906	+31.62
605–640	622	14	100.00–175.00	$138.38	$861	+8.42
654–685	670	6	110.00–165.00	$129.11	$865	-8.64
708–748	733	6	90.00–118.00	$100.39	$736	-14.96
780	780	2	90.00–110.00	$100.00	$780	—
800–842	817	3	90.00–112.00	$99.88	$816	—
855–870	862	3	90.00–116.00	$102.30	$882	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	3	105.00–115.00	$110.18	$312	-2.32
310	310	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$349	+12.70
350–390	368	7	95.00–175.00	$121.18	$446	+18.35
400–445	422	9	92.50–130.00	$112.10	$473	+19.13
450–495	474	11	100.00–202.50	$124.71	$591	+33.29
500–540	517	13	95.00–140.00	$116.80	$604	-12.25
555–595	569	6	110.00–120.00	$114.82	$653	+26.09
615–635	630	4	100.00–114.00	$107.07	$675	+23.07
650–680	670	4	100.00–134.00	$117.26	$786	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	113.00	$113.00	$458	+3.00
505–510	508	3	120.00–124.00	$122.68	$623	—
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—
690	690	1	103.50	$103.50	$714	—
720	720	1	80.00	$80.00	$576	—
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–584	576	2	100.00–118.00	$108.88	$627	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1350	1011	80-85%	13	58.00–79.00	$71.12	$719	+4.16
680–1960	1144	80-85%	208	70.00–100.00	$88.77	$1,016	—
915–2195	1391	80-85%	142	83.00–114.00	$99.73	$1,387	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–890	788	85-90%	3	31.00–48.00	$38.15	$301	—
460–1240	813	85-90%	34	32.00–64.00	$53.34	$434	+4.36
825–884	852	85-90%	4	87.00–95.00	$91.72	$781	—
510–1290	876	85-90%	96	60.00–84.00	$72.97	$639	-29.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036–1930	1421	75-80%	21	80.00–99.00	$90.00	$1,279	-0.99
1195–2105	1495	75-80%	9	84.00–110.00	$99.40	$1,486	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1805	1250	14	75.00–97.00	$90.96	$1,137	—
910–2200	1403	50	87.00–121.00	$106.09	$1,488	—
975–2185	1596	45	95.00–131.00	$119.26	$1,903	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
845–1010	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,250.00	$935.99
795–1025	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	640.00–890.00	$770.53
780–1210	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–1,075.00	$845.90
865–1120	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	810.00–1,070.00	$922.50
940–1235	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–1,000.00	$896.28
995–1520	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	730.00–1,550.00	$1,135.07
1040–1940	1456	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,710.00	$1,428.47

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–650	642	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–600.00	$501.30
615–750	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	485.00–1,000.00	$711.95
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
660–805	733	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	590.00–700.00	$639.56
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
715–840	778	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$627.01

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
500	500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	310.00	$310.00
690–705	698	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–410.00	$404.95

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	128	6	195.00–255.00	$242.50	-4.17
140	140	1	310.00	$310.00	+63.33
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	-40.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+15.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-32.50
85	85	3	125.00–165.00	$145.00	-7.50
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	-15.00
100	100	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-77.50
100–140	120	12	170.00–360.00	$232.08	-35.73
105–145	123	10	170.00–240.00	$210.00	+35.00
150	150	3	260.00–355.00	$305.00	+17.50
150–180	169	4	260.00–450.00	$335.00	+90.00
200	200	1	395.00	$395.00	+105.00

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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
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
755–1025	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	810.00–1,120.00	$955.57	-676.92
710–1155	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,250.00	$1,066.46	-58.54
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-350.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1075	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00	—
1030–1150	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,247.25	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
555–770	696	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–875.00	$738.70	—
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
655–855	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	945.00–1,025.00	$990.30	-9.70
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-25.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	84.00	$84.00	$286	—
430	430	1	125.00	$125.00	$538	—
520	520	1	66.00	$66.00	$343	—
555–570	563	2	115.00–142.50	$128.57	$724	—
610	610	3	127.00	$127.00	$775	+3.00
730	730	1	117.50	$117.50	$858	—
800	800	1	80.00	$80.00	$640	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	52.50	$52.50	$312	-2.50
800	800	2	98.00	$98.00	$784	—
1065	1065	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,022	+0.65

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	54.00	$54.00	$208	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	120.00	$120.00	$246	—
310	310	1	88.00	$88.00	$273	-23.05
386–390	388	2	111.00	$111.00	$431	-17.02
480	480	1	140.00	$140.00	$672	—
550	550	3	105.00	$105.00	$578	-29.67
675–695	688	6	92.00–117.50	$108.32	$745	—
865–880	873	2	116.00–125.00	$120.54	$1,052	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	6	130.00	$130.00	$361	+20.37
602	602	2	135.00	$135.00	$813	+15.00
811	811	6	132.50	$132.50	$1,075	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	75.00	$75.00	$274	—
495	495	1	90.00	$90.00	$446	—
655	655	1	62.00	$62.00	$406	—
810	810	1	82.50	$82.50	$668	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	+30.00
100–130	115	10	125.00–250.00	$184.50	-0.50
110–130	123	12	170.00–290.00	$263.33	+78.33
150	150	1	315.00	$315.00	—
200	200	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	160.00	$160.00	—
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	310.00	$310.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	130.00–150.00	$140.00	—
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	210.00	$210.00	—
100–110	107	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	260.00–280.00	$266.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	310.00	$310.00	+10.00
140	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	445.00	$445.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	6	90.00–130.00	$108.33	+25.00
30–35	34	4	110.00–145.00	$121.25	+11.25
40–45	44	5	95.00–150.00	$123.00	+48.00
50–55	52	5	130.00–195.00	$154.00	-9.89
60–65	63	11	110.00–175.00	$145.91	-47.71
70–75	72	11	145.00–210.00	$171.36	-25.86
80–85	81	8	170.00–230.00	$185.63	-6.87
90–95	91	6	190.00–255.00	$224.17	+31.67
100–110	103	3	190.00–205.00	$196.67	-83.33

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	115	2	150.00	$150.00	-60.95
150–180	165	2	210.00–270.00	$240.00	+24.70

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-1.23
80	80	3	90.00–120.00	$110.00	+3.77
90–95	91	6	120.00–150.00	$135.83	-21.67
100–140	116	9	100.00–200.00	$155.00	-23.85
150	150	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	41	30.00–100.00	$67.32	+19.82
30–35	33	30	60.00–105.00	$80.33	-27.45
35	35	3	65.00–85.00	$75.00	-20.00
40–45	43	6	80.00–145.00	$110.00	-10.56
40–45	43	48	70.00–140.00	$102.40	-18.16
50–55	52	35	95.00–165.00	$122.79	-30.17
50–55	53	6	110.00–210.00	$140.83	-12.13
60–65	61	8	120.00–165.00	$142.50	-24.56
60–65	62	35	100.00–175.00	$145.29	-39.56
70–75	71	11	145.00–210.00	$177.73	-20.84
70–75	72	37	125.00–210.00	$173.31	-25.26
80–85	81	6	160.00–250.00	$210.00	+9.17
80–85	82	16	160.00–220.00	$194.69	-6.14
90–95	92	6	190.00–240.00	$211.67	-28.33
110	110	1	310.00	$310.00	+70.98

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	90.00	$90.00	-12.50
60	60	3	115.00	$115.00	-25.00
65	65	1	65.00	$65.00	-110.00
70	70	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-52.50
70–75	73	4	105.00–135.00	$116.25	-33.75
75	75	1	75.00	$75.00	-75.00
80	80	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-100.00
80–85	84	4	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-55.00
90	90	2	125.00	$125.00	-27.50
90	90	2	125.00–140.00	$132.50	-20.00
100–145	114	23	120.00–265.00	$173.26	-9.82
100–140	114	9	160.00–265.00	$205.56	+22.48
115	115	1	115.00	$115.00	-68.08
150–160	155	2	360.00	$360.00	+55.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–105	103	2	250.00–280.00	$265.00	-55.83
110–130	119	14	250.00–380.00	$321.07	+0.24
210	210	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	95.00	$95.00	—
60	60	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	-5.00
70–75	73	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	-27.50
80–85	82	3	170.00–200.00	$181.67	+6.67
100	100	2	185.00	$185.00	—

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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.