North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

4,623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.63/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 422 lb · 132 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.07/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 477 lb · 128 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.54/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 524 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,623	4,023	4,568
Feeder cattle	2,862	2,950	2,983
Slaughter cattle	865	804	491
Replacement cattle	67	64	424

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with 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
210–245	226	4	215.00–240.00	$229.06	$518	+17.89
267–295	281	8	201.00–245.00	$220.90	$621	+17.03
300–345	327	23	190.00–250.00	$219.81	$719	-3.76
360 value added	360	1	242.50	$242.50	$873	—
350–395	370	28	200.00–245.00	$225.71	$835	+2.13
406–435 value added	421	23	239.00–254.00	$245.69	$1,034	+3.69
400–445	424	31	200.00–247.00	$224.23	$951	-2.24
465–480 value added	471	9	236.00–244.00	$238.24	$1,122	-11.76
450–497	473	69	200.00–245.00	$224.25	$1,061	+1.23
510–545	521	30	190.00–234.00	$211.37	$1,101	-5.60
500–544 value added	526	24	211.00–246.00	$224.90	$1,183	—
555–562 value added	560	4	222.00–223.00	$222.75	$1,247	-11.35
550–597	569	61	190.00–236.00	$213.42	$1,214	-0.19
600–645	620	32	180.00–223.00	$202.42	$1,255	+3.91
659 value added	659	6	219.50	$219.50	$1,447	+9.11
650–693	667	15	160.00–205.00	$188.72	$1,259	-14.50
702–745	721	8	154.00–190.00	$173.57	$1,251	-11.17
735 value added	735	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,316	—
765 value added	765	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,423	—
775–795	786	4	145.00–184.00	$167.84	$1,319	+3.14
805–845	823	3	150.00–170.00	$162.06	$1,334	+2.53
855–890	868	3	150.00–170.00	$163.11	$1,416	+9.76
910	910	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,183	-19.00
940 value added	940	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,570	—
1035–1046	1040	3	115.00–145.00	$128.72	$1,339	-18.28
1065–1090	1073	3	146.00–159.00	$154.27	$1,655	+39.27
1110 value added	1110	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,676	—
1105–1130	1118	2	116.00–136.00	$125.89	$1,407	+1.43
1195	1195	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	222	3	175.00–185.00	$178.98	$397	+3.73
255–274	261	3	182.50–192.50	$188.43	$492	-9.32
305–348	328	6	162.50–195.00	$182.51	$599	+5.58
350–395	363	5	148.00–190.00	$176.14	$639	-19.78
405–445	424	8	163.00–190.00	$177.85	$754	+7.08
460–495	475	13	160.00–200.00	$176.16	$837	+3.31
505–530	513	6	145.00–178.00	$166.19	$853	-10.83
550–585	575	9	145.00–175.00	$159.89	$919	-39.49
600–645	629	4	167.50–178.00	$174.47	$1,097	+18.41
650	650	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,121	+16.41
776	776	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,242	—
860–895	878	2	110.00	$110.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
305–335	318	3	105.00–147.50	$127.34	$405	—
360–395	381	5	115.00–135.00	$122.88	$468	-12.12
400–420	410	2	110.00–117.50	$113.66	$466	-12.34
450–485	465	3	105.00–165.00	$125.65	$584	-9.35
505–540	524	4	108.00–130.00	$120.14	$630	-36.86
570	570	1	117.50	$117.50	$670	-32.62

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	178.00	$178.00	$748	—
458–496	465	7	147.50–177.00	$170.77	$794	+0.77
556–584	570	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$869	+24.94

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374–384	379	2	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$559	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	212	3	164.00–190.00	$177.09	$375	-9.11
255–295	273	27	157.50–208.00	$187.01	$511	+14.00
275 fancy	275	1	212.50	$212.50	$584	—
283 value added	283	5	212.00	$212.00	$600	—
300–345	325	53	167.50–230.00	$191.82	$623	-3.92
350–395 value added	367	19	197.50–233.00	$218.41	$802	+23.41
350–398	375	90	164.00–220.00	$189.92	$712	-0.29
400–420 value added	415	23	197.50–216.00	$204.67	$849	+13.06
400–448	424	109	165.00–219.00	$190.09	$806	+3.26
450–495	476	102	165.00–222.00	$184.49	$878	+1.72
450–490 value added	479	26	198.00–211.00	$202.11	$968	+5.38
508–543 value added	521	14	190.00–205.00	$198.86	$1,036	+6.73
500–545	524	97	159.00–206.00	$184.76	$968	+7.55
550–595	570	79	160.00–199.00	$177.57	$1,012	+3.31
576 value added	576	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,071	—
600–645	616	49	140.00–186.00	$162.38	$1,000	-8.49
603–643 value added	634	9	180.00–206.00	$188.78	$1,197	+11.28
650–698	672	29	140.00–172.00	$157.83	$1,061	-3.92
650–693 value added	682	4	171.00–186.00	$174.57	$1,191	-5.43
706–734	720	2	121.00–123.00	$122.02	$879	-32.25
705–740	722	11	112.50–164.00	$143.94	$1,039	-10.33
750–790	770	11	132.50–173.00	$155.01	$1,194	+5.37
815–845	829	10	127.50–160.00	$145.27	$1,204	-3.11
850 value added	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—
850–890	869	4	131.00–156.00	$149.10	$1,296	+11.10
905–945	918	6	110.00–154.00	$141.63	$1,300	±0.00
970–995	982	5	120.00–147.00	$135.40	$1,330	-7.60
1015–1020	1018	2	126.00–137.00	$131.51	$1,339	—
1075–1080	1078	2	120.00–144.00	$132.03	$1,423	—
1245	1245	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,544	—
1300	1300	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	11	140.00–182.00	$156.32	$361	-0.34
250–298	275	15	140.00–180.00	$162.21	$446	+15.57
300–345	327	18	148.00–174.00	$163.34	$534	+17.54
350–395	375	28	140.00–196.00	$162.46	$609	+7.58
400–446	423	29	140.00–205.00	$159.49	$675	+3.59
450–498	477	38	133.00–176.00	$155.23	$740	+0.61
500–545	524	20	121.00–164.00	$146.63	$768	-1.70
550–590	571	24	130.00–180.00	$149.24	$852	-2.59
605–645	627	7	128.00–155.00	$141.24	$886	+6.65
650–684	668	5	110.00–150.00	$129.14	$863	-9.83
705–710	708	2	125.00–146.00	$135.54	$960	+2.00
755–770	763	3	102.50–125.00	$116.75	$891	-12.74
845	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
960	960	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,104	-0.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	8	117.50–140.00	$127.57	$341	+11.94
305–340	324	6	125.00–145.00	$133.52	$433	+29.00
350–390	372	9	120.00–136.00	$128.71	$479	+2.14
410–445	432	15	108.00–136.00	$122.87	$531	+2.99
470–490	481	7	110.00–137.50	$129.17	$621	+3.29
510–545	527	11	105.00–137.00	$122.36	$645	+6.19
550–580	568	5	109.00–126.00	$118.01	$670	+2.59
620–625	622	3	110.00–114.00	$112.34	$699	+2.12
685	685	1	108.00	$108.00	$740	+0.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204–215	208	3	134.00–187.50	$157.62	$328	+12.62
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	-36.09
300–325	316	5	150.00–185.00	$165.18	$522	+0.22
350–398	374	8	140.00–196.00	$172.73	$646	+5.71
415–436	426	3	140.00–180.00	$160.01	$682	+4.41
450–465	458	2	152.50–170.00	$161.39	$739	-6.62
504–545	525	2	114.00–135.00	$124.09	$651	-25.91
555–590	569	4	132.50–165.00	$148.27	$844	+32.30
610–620	615	3	114.00–147.50	$132.94	$818	—
675	675	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	—
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—
750	750	1	101.00	$101.00	$758	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	201.00	$201.00	$633	+13.46
365	365	1	180.00	$180.00	$657	-1.77
425–446	443	11	180.00–209.00	$194.33	$861	-5.67
490	490	3	170.00–184.00	$179.33	$879	-30.67
585	585	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,141	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	122.00	$122.00	$250	—
380	380	1	162.50	$162.50	$618	+5.50
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	-12.41
640–645	643	2	105.00–120.00	$112.53	$724	-41.47
700	700	1	82.50	$82.50	$578	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–340	322	2	125.00–137.50	$130.90	$421	-7.10
328	328	1	120.00	$120.00	$394	-18.00
644	644	1	83.00	$83.00	$535	—

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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	237	7	205.00–220.00	$208.72	$495	+3.22
250–295	283	30	195.00–230.00	$208.73	$591	-5.54
295 fancy	295	1	242.00	$242.00	$714	-8.00
300–345	323	33	185.00–258.00	$217.11	$701	-1.91
350–396	374	71	185.00–242.00	$215.22	$805	-4.30
355–395 value added	376	5	232.00–250.00	$241.11	$907	-3.89
400–440 value added	415	5	240.00–250.00	$243.97	$1,012	+4.52
400–445	425	72	185.00–238.00	$208.54	$886	-5.25
450–495	471	86	180.00–244.00	$211.57	$996	-2.02
465–480 value added	475	4	230.00–247.50	$239.70	$1,139	-5.30
505–545 value added	520	4	225.00–237.50	$231.56	$1,204	-2.69
500–546	524	84	175.00–222.00	$203.80	$1,068	+0.31
550–555 value added	553	2	225.00–235.00	$229.98	$1,272	+12.48
550–598	572	68	170.00–229.00	$195.13	$1,116	-5.95
600–648	621	53	157.50–217.00	$182.51	$1,133	-6.89
610–640 value added	625	2	215.00–216.00	$215.49	$1,347	—
650–695	670	37	150.00–197.50	$172.42	$1,155	-6.74
710 value added	710	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,242	—
700–748	725	36	134.00–176.00	$155.64	$1,128	-2.59
750–795	773	17	140.00–175.00	$153.08	$1,183	+5.54
802–834	825	10	110.00–154.00	$140.68	$1,161	+1.90
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	+22.22
905–940	920	8	120.00–146.00	$132.71	$1,221	-3.30
1020	1020	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,326	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	217	5	152.50–195.00	$180.09	$391	+8.49
250–290	272	8	164.00–187.00	$174.46	$475	-6.75
300–345	321	16	170.00–220.00	$187.73	$603	+0.83
350–396	374	19	155.00–217.50	$180.84	$676	-0.86
402–448	427	17	140.00–220.00	$183.39	$783	+2.77
450–498	473	24	142.50–217.50	$176.21	$833	-3.93
500–545	521	35	140.00–200.00	$172.53	$899	+4.26
550–595	571	27	149.00–192.00	$169.54	$968	+6.15
600–645	621	10	138.00–185.00	$159.74	$992	+4.65
650–690	664	11	136.00–167.50	$150.75	$1,001	-4.41
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	+1.22
780–796	788	2	126.00–132.50	$129.22	$1,018	—
876	876	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,130	+20.50
940	940	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	212	3	125.00–165.00	$149.37	$317	+17.01
300–345	324	7	108.00–165.00	$143.93	$466	+6.48
365–390	374	7	120.00–155.00	$141.17	$528	-1.43
405–430	418	4	141.00–165.00	$152.51	$637	+10.88
450–495	475	12	112.00–165.00	$141.35	$671	+9.99
500–545	518	9	100.00–150.00	$130.36	$675	-1.35
555–595	575	5	138.00–150.00	$146.16	$840	+23.23
615–635	625	3	105.00–144.00	$118.54	$741	-12.90
650–685	662	3	105.00–129.00	$116.46	$771	-12.27

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	166.00	$166.00	$415	-26.12
308–324	316	2	170.00–180.00	$175.13	$553	—
364–378	371	2	170.00	$170.00	$631	+10.00
405–442	425	7	130.00–170.00	$147.34	$626	-12.66
450–495	478	4	147.50–170.00	$161.75	$773	-7.44
526–532	529	2	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$767	-21.38
564	564	1	145.00	$145.00	$818	-5.00
620–630	625	2	142.00–157.50	$149.81	$936	—
740–745	743	2	138.00–150.00	$144.02	$1,070	+31.09

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	212.00	$212.00	$424	—
300–340	320	2	200.00	$200.00	$640	-20.00
395	395	2	210.00	$210.00	$830	—
445	445	1	200.00	$200.00	$890	-6.00
500	500	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,040	+8.00
780	780	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,209	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	1	132.50	$132.50	$554	—
424–436	430	2	127.50–140.00	$133.84	$576	—
468	468	1	137.50	$137.50	$644	—
504–506	505	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$543	—
570	570	1	127.50	$127.50	$727	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
280	280	1	127.50	$127.50	$357	-22.50

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
345	345	1	126.00	$126.00	$435	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$500	—
935–1485	1130	80-85%	26	60.00–89.00	$84.33	$953	—
730–1945	1219	80-85%	249	75.00–109.00	$94.67	$1,154	-9.35
890–1725	1247	80-85%	68	94.00–123.00	$105.82	$1,320	+9.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–1148	810	85-90%	53	40.00–76.00	$61.30	$497	—
865–1490	1001	85-90%	7	80.00–105.00	$90.53	$906	—
440–1840	1012	85-90%	197	68.00–93.00	$81.71	$827	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1454	1454	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,236	-25.88
1150–2105	1472	75-80%	60	80.00–114.00	$88.75	$1,306	-22.13
1325–2040	1597	75-80%	5	95.00–103.00	$100.05	$1,598	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–2565	1236	8	75.00–102.00	$90.28	$1,116	—
815–2235	1529	57	100.00–120.00	$112.02	$1,713	—
1032–2250	1694	39	110.00–134.00	$122.96	$2,083	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–1115	924	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	685.00–1,125.00	$860.87
805–1350	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	725.00–1,275.00	$1,019.01
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–690	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	430.00–460.00	$445.33

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	123	6	160.00–225.00	$190.83	-26.67
150	150	4	180.00–295.00	$223.75	—
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	—
85	85	5	175.00	$175.00	—
110	110	1	192.50	$192.50	+72.50
110–140	128	12	175.00–360.00	$250.83	-4.17
125–140	130	3	235.00–250.00	$244.62	-10.38
150–170	154	5	200.00–350.00	$280.00	-16.67
155	155	1	340.00	$340.00	+43.33

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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
715–1050	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	820.00–1,350.00	$1,085.75	—
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
890–980	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,690.00	$1,491.12	+716.44
892–1092	1011	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,142.57	—
1050–1065	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	920.00–1,425.00	$1,174.29	-75.71
940–1200	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,740.00	$1,656.54	+406.54
815–1510	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	620.00–1,850.00	$1,387.36	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–755	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.58	—
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
730–865	798	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	425.00–800.00	$628.37	—
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
616	616	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
720–784	752	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,083.78	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	85.00	$85.00	$366	+12.50
515–525	520	2	65.00–75.00	$69.95	$364	—
560	560	1	80.00	$80.00	$448	—
610	610	1	95.00	$95.00	$580	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	118.00	$118.00	$519	—
510	510	1	75.00	$75.00	$382	—
575	575	1	85.00	$85.00	$489	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	105.00	$105.00	$231	-3.94
325	325	1	135.00	$135.00	$439	+1.21
350–380	365	4	125.00–152.00	$137.71	$503	-2.29
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	+10.00
510–545	527	3	125.00–142.00	$133.28	$702	+9.07
555–595	580	4	125.00–145.00	$130.64	$758	+20.88
665	665	1	132.50	$132.50	$881	—
700	700	1	127.50	$127.50	$892	-4.99
958–995	977	2	100.00–124.00	$111.77	$1,092	—
1095	1095	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,204	—
1260	1260	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,285	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	134.00	$134.00	$348	—
468	468	2	120.00	$120.00	$562	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-19.00
100–120	106	14	100.00–215.00	$163.21	-7.67
125–140	135	3	165.00–230.00	$209.94	+39.06
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	±0.00
218	218	5	275.00	$275.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	6	50.00–70.00	$59.17	-25.83
30–35	33	13	65.00–125.00	$89.23	+4.23
40–45	45	12	95.00–160.00	$135.42	+11.42
49	49	4	122.50	$122.50	-1.50
50–55	53	10	115.00–165.00	$143.00	-0.33
55	55	9	130.00–132.00	$131.78	-11.55
60–65	62	30	120.00–200.00	$152.42	+21.92
60–65	63	2	140.00–145.00	$142.60	+12.10
70–75	71	25	125.00–240.00	$164.20	+1.87
70–77	74	6	160.00–182.50	$172.38	+10.05
80–85	82	15	160.00–215.00	$178.33	-5.00
90	90	4	180.00–195.00	$186.25	+2.92
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—
100	100	2	195.00–220.00	$207.50	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	133	3	280.00–290.00	$283.33	—
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	—
170	170	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	118	16	140.00–212.50	$175.63	—
125	125	2	125.00	$125.00	—
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	1	20.00	$20.00	-45.00
10–15	13	4	45.00–55.00	$50.00	-15.00
10–15	14	24	25.00–77.50	$63.13	-1.87
20–25	23	44	50.00–137.50	$92.56	+27.56
20–25	24	7	67.50–100.00	$82.14	+17.14
30–35	31	6	90.00–132.50	$113.75	+42.08
30–35	32	41	60.00–137.50	$111.28	+39.61
30–38	33	31	42.50–71.00	$52.24	-19.43
40–45	41	10	110.00–137.50	$134.00	+41.00
40–45	44	39	80.00–170.00	$128.14	+35.14
40–49	45	62	65.00–109.00	$94.65	+1.65
50	50	2	142.50–152.50	$147.50	+26.25
50–55	52	24	105.00–227.50	$167.71	+46.46
50–56	56	44	80.00–140.00	$113.17	-8.08
60	60	12	137.50–139.00	$138.00	+1.33
60–65	61	10	125.00–247.50	$158.75	+22.08
70–71	71	7	167.50	$167.50	-6.79
70–75	72	10	135.00–260.00	$160.00	-14.29
80–85	81	10	160.00–195.00	$175.00	-40.00
80–85	83	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	+22.50
85	85	2	245.00	$245.00	+30.00
90	90	3	195.00–205.00	$200.00	-15.00
100	100	2	310.00	$310.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	65.00	$65.00	-30.00
50–55	52	6	145.00–162.50	$154.17	+59.17
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+45.00
60	60	1	170.00	$170.00	+75.00
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-25.00
70	70	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	+108.33
70–75	73	5	180.00–187.50	$182.50	+87.50
80	80	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	+80.00
81	81	14	92.50	$92.50	+2.50
85	85	1	237.50	$237.50	+147.50
90	90	1	82.50	$82.50	-7.50
90–95	92	3	100.00–220.00	$141.67	+51.67
100–136	111	10	100.00–155.00	$122.51	-24.49
100–125	111	11	125.00–380.00	$196.36	+49.36

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	7	205.00	$205.00	—
60	60	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	165.00–275.00	$220.00	+30.00
80	80	2	205.00–225.00	$215.00	+25.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-75.00
100–130	115	2	240.00–370.00	$313.48	+98.48

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
48	48	4	110.00–135.00	$122.50	—
95	95	1	185.00	$185.00	—
140	140	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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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.