North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

5,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.43/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 425 lb · 134 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.83/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 524 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.57/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 470 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,481	4,729	5,551
Feeder cattle	2,992	3,268	3,359
Slaughter cattle	981	1,078	1,036
Replacement cattle	145	121	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand and moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	5	192.50–220.00	$206.94	$464	+12.55
250 fancy	250	1	240.00	$240.00	$600	—
250–295	276	19	189.00–252.50	$218.26	$602	+9.14
300–345	313	19	184.00–250.00	$224.81	$704	+3.36
310–315 fancy	313	2	234.00–235.00	$234.50	$734	-24.30
350–395	370	38	200.00–258.00	$224.98	$832	+2.61
381–385 value added	384	35	259.00–266.00	$259.99	$998	—
400–448	428	34	185.00–247.00	$218.53	$935	+3.60
415–443 value added	436	11	240.00–244.00	$242.27	$1,056	—
450–480 value added	460	23	222.00–252.00	$243.54	$1,120	—
450–495	473	42	184.00–243.00	$215.23	$1,018	-3.94
500–535	520	16	171.00–239.00	$217.98	$1,133	+8.76
515–535 value added	531	15	224.00–240.00	$234.75	$1,247	—
555 value added	555	23	224.00	$224.00	$1,243	+10.00
550–595	573	45	186.00–236.00	$215.96	$1,237	+4.80
600–645	617	27	160.00–230.00	$208.44	$1,286	+1.73
655 value added	655	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,376	+14.37
650–695	662	21	161.00–215.00	$195.45	$1,294	+4.06
700–725 value added	713	2	180.00–182.50	$181.27	$1,292	—
705–745	721	6	134.00–189.00	$163.55	$1,179	-10.72
750–785	762	9	160.00–182.00	$171.68	$1,308	+1.02
763 value added	763	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,419	—
800–845	822	5	152.50–171.00	$163.71	$1,346	-3.68
870	870	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,262	-30.00
905–945	921	5	110.00–160.00	$138.83	$1,279	+13.83
965	965	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,476	+19.00
1025	1025	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,445	—
1060–1065	1063	2	105.00–118.00	$111.52	$1,185	—
1250	1250	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	170.00	$170.00	$366	-5.21
255–295	279	4	150.00–171.00	$160.40	$448	-7.19
310–348	327	6	175.00–202.50	$186.98	$611	+18.71
360–395	375	11	155.00–197.50	$179.16	$672	+18.79
400–445	423	11	161.00–199.00	$185.96	$787	+21.83
450–490	470	14	145.00–198.00	$180.64	$849	+16.50
505–540	524	11	160.00–198.00	$179.12	$939	+12.59
550–590	570	12	140.00–197.50	$163.82	$934	+25.82
625–645	635	4	154.00–195.00	$170.50	$1,083	+18.67
685–690	688	2	175.00–180.00	$177.49	$1,221	+35.72
965–972	969	2	112.00–129.00	$120.53	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	120.00	$120.00	$288	-5.00
255–295	275	2	135.00–140.00	$137.32	$378	+11.32
305–340	324	4	131.00–154.00	$143.70	$466	+21.57
375–385	380	2	110.00–130.00	$120.13	$456	-19.26
415–435	425	2	130.00–134.00	$131.95	$561	+9.99
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581	-3.00
580–595	585	3	120.00–142.50	$128.29	$750	+0.35
600	600	1	148.00	$148.00	$888	+47.02
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	+22.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–216	209	4	152.00–187.50	$174.63	$365	+3.23
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
310	310	1	156.00	$156.00	$484	-51.50
408	408	1	170.00	$170.00	$694	+14.98
570	570	1	170.00	$170.00	$969	+5.00
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—
770	770	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–214	212	2	102.50	$102.50	$217	-37.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	17	160.00–227.00	$188.17	$429	+13.44
250 fancy	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
250–298	277	48	162.50–216.00	$187.54	$519	-0.17
300–345	323	56	160.00–220.00	$188.76	$610	-0.93
310–340 fancy	328	5	200.00–215.00	$207.88	$682	-11.49
350 fancy	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	-20.00
350–395	374	99	160.00–220.00	$183.48	$686	-2.54
400–448	425	111	154.00–206.00	$183.33	$779	+0.59
405–446 value added	427	23	194.00–215.00	$201.41	$860	+5.41
450–485 value added	457	10	191.00–206.00	$193.96	$886	—
450–495	471	95	150.00–204.00	$180.27	$849	+5.50
500–549	523	104	150.00–195.00	$170.59	$892	+2.61
505–543 value added	531	9	184.00–198.00	$186.13	$988	-0.87
566–575 value added	567	10	180.00–183.00	$182.70	$1,036	+3.18
550–598	570	53	148.00–208.00	$171.65	$978	+7.40
603–620 value added	613	8	155.00–187.00	$177.10	$1,086	+8.60
600–645	623	28	134.00–187.50	$164.67	$1,026	+7.47
660–674 value added	669	6	164.00–167.00	$164.99	$1,104	+17.99
650–695	670	17	124.00–182.00	$152.78	$1,024	+5.41
709–730 value added	714	16	135.00–169.50	$163.67	$1,169	—
700–740	720	12	127.50–158.00	$143.61	$1,034	+3.56
750–790	770	9	114.00–154.00	$133.69	$1,029	+9.05
760–795 value added	778	2	140.00–145.00	$142.56	$1,109	—
805–815 value added	810	2	131.00–152.50	$141.82	$1,149	—
800–825	811	9	105.00–157.00	$131.91	$1,070	+1.07
851–880 value added	857	6	127.00–152.50	$135.33	$1,160	—
885	885	1	110.00	$110.00	$974	-16.94
910–922	918	3	113.00–127.00	$122.37	$1,123	+23.37
950–985	967	9	110.00–123.00	$119.34	$1,154	+11.34
1000	1000	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,220	+6.38
1070–1085	1078	2	117.00–136.00	$126.57	$1,364	-0.40
1145	1145	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,488	—
1165	1165	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	17	135.00–160.00	$148.65	$331	-9.48
250–295	276	21	130.00–200.00	$147.93	$408	-9.24
300–345	330	20	137.50–205.00	$167.15	$552	+16.23
350–390	370	27	130.00–170.00	$154.10	$570	+0.97
400–446	422	39	125.00–167.50	$153.23	$647	+4.63
450–490	471	21	120.00–192.50	$152.92	$720	-0.26
500–545	521	19	121.00–187.50	$142.67	$743	-0.66
550–595	573	13	120.00–150.00	$136.68	$783	-5.30
605–625	613	9	120.00–168.00	$139.07	$852	+10.34
665–685	675	2	130.00–138.00	$134.06	$905	+11.72
705–725	715	2	107.50–112.00	$109.72	$784	-12.52
750–775	760	3	107.50–120.00	$114.54	$871	-10.58
800	800	1	114.00	$114.00	$912	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	227	2	144.00–170.00	$155.77	$354	+18.37
260–290	272	5	138.00–176.00	$165.51	$450	+31.80
305–345	320	3	175.00–185.00	$179.79	$575	+28.77
352–395	380	7	140.00–190.00	$180.48	$686	+11.85
415–445	433	5	130.00–191.00	$178.49	$773	+36.45
452	452	1	115.00	$115.00	$520	-24.36
450–495	474	6	120.00–175.00	$156.55	$742	+17.19
500–540	526	7	99.00–157.50	$132.52	$697	-34.83
555–585	569	4	160.00–175.00	$166.89	$950	+1.23
600–622	610	9	135.00–164.00	$147.03	$897	-5.19
655–660	658	2	130.00–140.00	$135.02	$888	+10.41
705	705	1	137.00	$137.00	$966	+19.50
755–770	763	2	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$953	+7.45
800	800	1	115.00	$115.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	225	3	115.00–135.00	$126.63	$285	+16.86
250–290	272	3	120.00–137.00	$129.29	$352	+5.20
310–345	326	7	110.00–130.00	$125.29	$408	+12.23
360–395	373	5	110.00–136.00	$122.48	$457	+11.95
410–440	426	6	105.00–120.00	$113.49	$483	+1.10
455–495	477	11	101.00–137.00	$118.27	$564	-4.62
500–540	521	10	92.50–134.00	$109.77	$572	-4.40
555–590	573	4	100.00–115.00	$105.12	$602	-2.36
620–645	635	3	109.00–118.00	$112.36	$713	+3.13
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	-1.00
700–735	718	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$722	-3.49

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	205.00	$205.00	$543	-3.00
365–375	371	4	191.00–207.50	$200.23	$743	+12.23
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	-16.43
450–495	474	5	170.00–193.00	$179.89	$853	+4.06
500–540	521	8	168.00–194.00	$183.88	$958	+4.88
555	555	1	170.00	$170.00	$944	—
675	675	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,053	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	150.00–156.00	$152.90	$341	—
340	340	1	155.00	$155.00	$527	-1.00
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	+28.00
450–480	465	4	135.00–160.00	$151.26	$703	—
510 thin fleshed	510	1	96.00	$96.00	$490	—
610–620	617	3	100.00–125.00	$113.41	$700	—
650–660	655	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$704	—
725–740	733	2	87.50–93.00	$90.28	$662	—
810–830	820	2	73.00–90.00	$81.60	$669	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–296	278	2	117.50–134.00	$126.28	$351	—
316	316	1	121.00	$121.00	$382	—
398	398	1	112.50	$112.50	$448	+1.38
404	404	1	125.00	$125.00	$505	—
460	460	1	97.00	$97.00	$446	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 thin fleshed	235	1	92.00	$92.00	$216	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	1	100.00	$100.00	$334	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	19	195.00–230.00	$207.83	$478	+17.29
250–295	272	41	190.00–247.50	$212.82	$579	+12.97
295 fancy	295	1	240.00	$240.00	$708	+2.52
305 fancy	305	2	237.50	$237.50	$724	+8.50
300–345	326	81	199.00–245.00	$220.47	$719	+14.03
360–390 fancy	371	4	244.00–250.00	$248.51	$922	+4.68
350–395	374	100	185.00–242.50	$215.50	$806	+4.58
405 fancy	405	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,033	+17.46
400–448	421	81	176.00–240.00	$210.66	$887	+5.60
425–449 value added	444	7	240.00–248.00	$246.34	$1,094	—
455 value added	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	—
450–470 fancy	459	4	230.00–235.00	$231.97	$1,065	-1.31
450–495	470	93	178.00–234.00	$213.17	$1,002	+12.37
500–545	519	79	161.00–224.00	$199.18	$1,034	+5.27
515–520 value added	519	7	227.50–230.00	$229.65	$1,192	+1.25
550–595	568	67	162.00–227.00	$196.81	$1,118	+7.38
575 value added	575	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,351	+10.00
610 value added	610	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,305	+9.00
600–645	617	43	138.00–205.00	$178.36	$1,100	+2.49
650 value added	650	2	182.50–190.00	$186.25	$1,211	—
650–695	665	20	147.00–190.00	$166.41	$1,107	-1.24
700–740	724	22	120.00–180.00	$156.89	$1,136	+5.22
750–795	772	19	120.00–174.00	$147.00	$1,135	+0.14
800–845	818	7	120.00–160.00	$136.01	$1,113	+5.99
850 value added	850	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,381	+7.50
850–895	869	4	115.00–145.00	$124.82	$1,085	-10.04
900–945	927	5	110.00–127.00	$119.30	$1,106	-6.22
950–995	961	7	103.00–129.00	$115.28	$1,108	-8.72
1000	1000	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,200	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	9	150.00–191.00	$169.40	$383	+1.53
260–295	281	12	147.00–190.00	$167.31	$470	-2.99
305–345	322	15	160.00–197.50	$180.60	$582	+18.86
350–395	373	32	160.00–200.00	$178.34	$665	+3.82
400–445	424	38	147.00–196.00	$178.14	$755	+14.04
450–495	467	46	150.00–198.00	$175.97	$822	+11.36
500–545	519	22	131.00–185.00	$165.49	$859	+0.79
550–595	573	30	136.00–188.00	$165.98	$951	+11.81
600–645	627	10	134.00–185.00	$160.35	$1,005	+9.97
650–698	678	15	122.00–161.00	$141.34	$958	+2.54
700–745	719	4	104.00–145.00	$125.90	$905	+7.38
808–832	820	2	116.00–120.00	$117.97	$967	+12.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	3	125.00–150.00	$134.45	$307	+32.45
250–290	275	3	110.00–125.00	$119.05	$327	+9.05
300–335	316	4	130.00–150.00	$141.42	$447	+28.03
360–385	370	4	130.00–150.00	$141.93	$525	+19.65
400–440	421	11	128.00–150.00	$138.04	$581	—
450–490	476	9	110.00–145.00	$122.01	$581	-15.50
500–540	520	7	104.00–130.00	$118.97	$619	-2.95
550–595	573	8	110.00–140.00	$127.06	$728	+5.55
600–640	625	4	108.00–130.00	$120.55	$753	+1.08
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	-10.00
730	730	1	106.00	$106.00	$774	—
825–830	828	2	90.00–99.00	$94.51	$783	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	147.50–195.00	$170.67	$350	-4.33
396	396	1	177.00	$177.00	$701	-5.17
410–425	418	2	168.00–180.00	$174.11	$728	+16.08
468–498	487	5	140.00–200.00	$160.32	$781	+9.08
512	512	1	105.00	$105.00	$538	-41.62
505–534	517	4	139.00–157.00	$148.23	$766	+1.61
570–575	573	3	155.00–190.00	$176.73	$1,013	+53.24
630	630	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,071	+10.00
655–690	673	2	106.00–141.00	$123.04	$828	-36.70
705–715	710	2	144.00–162.50	$153.32	$1,089	+3.32
752–765	757	3	86.00–162.00	$132.80	$1,005	+17.12
822	822	1	102.00	$102.00	$838	+16.98
960	960	1	87.50	$87.50	$840	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	150.00	$150.00	$638	±0.00
495	495	1	147.00	$147.00	$728	—
540	540	1	160.00	$160.00	$864	—
555	555	1	159.00	$159.00	$882	—
620–625	623	2	120.00–142.50	$131.20	$817	—
670	670	2	116.00	$116.00	$777	—
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	—
770	770	1	93.00	$93.00	$716	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–446	426	2	110.00–119.00	$114.71	$489	—
520–544	532	2	90.00–92.00	$90.98	$484	—
588	588	1	100.00	$100.00	$588	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
485–490	488	2	212.50–216.00	$214.26	$1,046	—
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	+17.42
635	635	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,232	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	1	122.50	$122.50	$461	-5.49
582	582	1	80.00	$80.00	$466	-20.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–875	794	85-90%	4	90.00–100.00	$95.60	$759	+52.12
540–1525	844	85-90%	69	40.00–72.00	$58.63	$495	+0.45
435–1685	983	85-90%	271	63.00–95.00	$83.15	$817	-1.52

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1150	1023	80-85%	7	52.00–59.00	$55.08	$563	—
905–1275	1073	80-85%	16	66.00–83.00	$75.09	$806	-1.22
935–1670	1180	80-85%	64	84.00–119.00	$100.06	$1,181	+2.96
680–2055	1187	80-85%	228	70.00–112.00	$96.94	$1,151	-0.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178	1178	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$942	—
1110–2095	1465	75-80%	70	83.00–104.00	$92.73	$1,358	+13.16
1040–1725	1485	75-80%	15	90.00–103.00	$96.63	$1,435	+17.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1800	1226	13	76.00–99.00	$91.81	$1,126	—
720–2330	1436	65	94.00–121.00	$111.75	$1,605	—
1540–2260	1873	25	105.00–141.00	$123.02	$2,304	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1295	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	825.00–1,250.00	$1,005.20
715–1125	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	700.00–1,175.00	$947.81
915–1175	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,400.00	$1,233.07
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
955–1125	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–1,125.00	$1,017.98
1040–1105	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$924.24

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–725	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–490.00	$468.36
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
630–860	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	450.00–775.00	$615.75
775–800	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–650.00	$548.41
690–920	806	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	400.00–825.00	$688.18
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	121	24	140.00–260.00	$196.04	-8.96
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	72.50	$72.50	—
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	—
80	80	6	100.00	$100.00	—
85	85	1	155.00	$155.00	—
85	85	1	180.00	$180.00	—
90	90	2	180.00–210.00	$195.00	—
100–145	119	9	150.00–265.00	$221.38	-15.62
100–140	121	19	170.00–350.00	$256.71	+19.71
125	125	1	260.00	$260.00	+23.00
150–180	164	5	250.00–510.00	$365.00	+130.00
170–175	173	3	230.00–325.00	$272.07	+37.07

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+350.00
665–1330	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	700.00–1,925.00	$1,401.60	+124.44
920–1100	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,136.33	-595.47
725–1405	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,450.00	$1,181.58	-550.22
935–1110	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,634.48	-97.32
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	+91.89
810–1465	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,150.00–2,150.00	$1,731.41	—

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	640.00	$640.00	—
580–860	722	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	780.00–1,050.00	$867.20	—
685–820	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,300.00	$1,152.08	+282.82
635–1135	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–1,125.00	$926.26	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	-10.00
460–465	463	2	110.00–117.00	$113.48	$525	—
515–540	527	3	100.00–125.00	$115.19	$607	-14.81
550–560	555	2	115.00–123.00	$118.96	$660	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	75.00	$75.00	$150	—
260	260	1	110.00	$110.00	$286	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	112.50	$112.50	$281	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	85.00–117.50	$100.36	$276	-29.64
310	310	1	118.00	$118.00	$366	-5.84
375–395	383	3	90.00–127.50	$108.84	$417	-27.16
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	—
450–495	478	6	85.00–134.00	$114.72	$548	—
505	505	1	122.00	$122.00	$616	—
560–595	571	4	87.50–137.50	$110.35	$630	—
605–615	610	2	112.00–120.00	$115.97	$707	—
650–690	668	3	92.50–142.00	$121.69	$813	—
720–730	725	2	121.00–128.00	$124.48	$902	—
760	760	1	123.00	$123.00	$935	—
835	835	1	119.00	$119.00	$994	—
895	895	1	83.00	$83.00	$743	—
910	910	1	100.00	$100.00	$910	—
1235	1235	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,149	—
1345	1345	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,076	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340	-14.00
507	507	2	80.00	$80.00	$406	—
715	715	1	74.00	$74.00	$529	-44.25

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	4	110.00–155.00	$132.50	—
100–120	106	17	125.00–330.00	$182.35	-32.65
120–130	127	3	152.50–180.00	$170.83	-44.17
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	—
200	200	1	330.00	$330.00	—

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Families

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	220.00	$220.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	230.00–250.00	$242.00	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–90	84	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	250.00–260.00	$255.71	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	40.00–45.00	$43.33	-19.17
20–25	24	10	60.00–87.50	$78.25	+15.75
30	30	11	35.00	$35.00	-31.43
30–35	31	53	51.00–60.00	$52.17	-14.26
30–35	34	34	65.00–102.50	$94.78	+28.35
40–45	42	52	85.00–90.00	$89.60	-29.57
40–45	43	19	80.00–130.00	$109.47	-9.70
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	+12.50
50–55	52	20	90.00–160.00	$121.00	-1.50
51–52	52	19	112.50	$112.50	-10.00
60–65	62	15	110.00–180.00	$142.00	-2.47
62	62	3	76.00	$76.00	-68.47
62–67	65	13	130.00–152.50	$139.73	-4.74
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	+25.53
70–75	72	17	125.00–260.00	$182.06	+26.29
70–73	72	3	165.00–175.00	$171.76	+15.99
80	80	2	195.00–210.00	$202.50	+25.36
80–85	81	8	160.00–200.00	$180.63	+3.49
90	90	5	195.00–250.00	$233.00	+28.00
95	95	1	220.00	$220.00	+15.00
100–120	116	19	260.00–320.00	$281.45	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	4	240.00	$240.00	—
125	125	1	210.00	$210.00	—
150	150	8	230.00	$230.00	+95.00
150–160	155	2	330.00	$330.00	+195.00
200	200	2	310.00–330.00	$320.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	17	70.00	$70.00	—
75	75	19	40.00	$40.00	—
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	—
80	80	3	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	9	60.00	$60.00	—
100	100	14	100.00	$100.00	-90.00
100–147	125	30	185.00–290.00	$252.76	+62.76
120–140	127	6	170.00–210.00	$180.00	-10.00
165	165	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	8	50.00–85.00	$67.19	+3.86
20	20	41	22.50–27.50	$26.77	-8.23
20–25	22	31	40.00–110.00	$75.81	+14.56
20–25	24	27	42.50–50.00	$48.60	-12.65
20–25	25	26	60.00–90.00	$73.08	+11.83
30–35	32	21	35.00–132.50	$83.33	+23.33
30–35	34	27	90.00–117.50	$110.28	+50.28
30–39	34	25	56.00–92.50	$69.11	+9.11
35	35	9	41.00	$41.00	-19.00
40–45	40	11	90.00–132.50	$111.59	+76.59
40–45	42	38	75.00–165.00	$129.21	+39.21
40–46	43	66	70.00–90.00	$78.33	-11.67
46	46	9	51.00	$51.00	-39.00
50–55	51	4	145.00–152.50	$148.13	+40.00
50–55	51	22	100.00–180.00	$145.11	+36.98
50–57	53	39	90.00–135.00	$117.95	+9.82
60–65	61	16	120.00–220.00	$140.16	+9.80
60–65	64	26	135.00–150.00	$138.36	+8.00
65	65	23	67.50	$67.50	-62.86
70	70	4	162.50–200.00	$181.25	+7.92
70–75	71	19	135.00–280.00	$195.26	+21.93
75	75	1	290.00	$290.00	+116.67
80	80	1	335.00	$335.00	+80.00
80–81	81	6	125.00–150.00	$145.88	-40.48
80–85	82	12	165.00–300.00	$242.50	+56.14
84	84	4	84.00	$84.00	-102.36
90–95	92	3	220.00–260.00	$245.00	-16.25
90–95	93	2	190.00–250.00	$220.00	-41.25
93	93	2	240.00	$240.00	-21.25
95	95	1	500.00	$500.00	+238.75
111	111	5	280.00	$280.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	102.50	$102.50	+1.25
55	55	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	+71.25
55	55	3	120.00–125.00	$122.50	+21.25
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	+23.75
60–65	63	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	+45.42
60–65	63	6	180.00–195.00	$184.58	+83.33
70	70	3	145.00–150.00	$148.33	+47.08
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	-6.25
70–75	73	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+103.75
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	+3.75
80	80	7	65.00	$65.00	-36.25
80	80	1	177.50	$177.50	+76.25
90	90	2	150.00	$150.00	+28.57
90	90	2	90.00	$90.00	-31.43
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	+78.57
90–95	92	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33	+1.90
100	100	2	195.00	$195.00	+70.00
100–120	104	15	130.00–270.00	$187.67	+47.67
100–125	113	6	140.00–150.00	$144.44	+4.44
160–173	167	2	170.00–190.00	$179.61	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	4	197.50	$197.50	—
70	70	1	222.50	$222.50	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	260.00	$260.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	-40.00
80	80	4	340.00	$340.00	+120.00
85	85	3	227.50	$227.50	+7.50
90	90	1	360.00	$360.00	+140.00
100	100	1	350.00	$350.00	+42.50
140	140	1	360.00	$360.00	+170.00
150	150	1	400.00	$400.00	+200.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	62	21	167.50–175.00	$171.43	+21.43
70–75	71	4	145.00–195.00	$182.50	-11.50

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	7	175.00	$175.00	—

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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.