North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

5,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.22/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 520 lb · 181 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.38/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 475 lb · 172 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.66/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 421 lb · 152 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,349	4,623	4,480
Feeder cattle	3,733	2,862	2,957
Slaughter cattle	913	865	653
Replacement cattle	83	67	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. 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
215–245	228	4	212.00–220.00	$217.62	$496	-11.44
265–295	280	2	222.50–230.00	$226.05	$633	+5.15
300–346	324	26	197.50–240.00	$225.30	$730	+5.49
350–395	378	41	200.00–247.50	$224.93	$850	-0.78
380 value added	380	2	250.00	$250.00	$950	+7.50
408 value added	408	3	234.00	$234.00	$955	-11.69
400–445	426	33	192.50–252.00	$221.41	$943	-2.82
450–475 value added	456	5	210.00–236.00	$218.87	$998	-19.37
450–498	477	87	192.50–255.00	$222.75	$1,063	-1.50
500–548	521	78	180.00–257.00	$219.93	$1,146	+8.56
505–543 value added	523	11	210.00–240.00	$233.63	$1,222	+8.73
551–571 value added	559	14	216.00–250.00	$226.53	$1,266	+3.78
550–598	576	98	180.00–242.00	$216.89	$1,249	+3.47
601–624 value added	616	12	209.00–215.00	$210.95	$1,299	—
600–645	620	95	157.00–233.00	$208.28	$1,291	+5.86
656 value added	656	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,378	-9.50
655–697	678	60	170.00–218.00	$199.68	$1,354	+10.96
715 value added	715	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,401	+17.00
700–742	724	11	160.00–194.00	$173.62	$1,257	+0.05
754–794	783	34	157.50–192.00	$185.49	$1,452	+17.65
804–842	820	6	131.00–172.50	$155.94	$1,279	-6.12
855–885	867	3	155.00–178.00	$165.90	$1,438	+2.79
915–946	934	9	160.00–178.00	$172.09	$1,607	+42.09
950–965	956	3	127.50–161.00	$145.42	$1,390	—
1041	1041	7	166.00	$166.00	$1,728	+37.28
1090	1090	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,395	-26.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	5	170.00–186.00	$178.29	$590	-4.22
390–395	393	2	170.00–190.00	$179.94	$707	+3.80
415–425	420	3	180.00–232.50	$202.71	$851	+24.86
450–495	473	10	177.00–237.50	$207.58	$982	+31.42
505–542	527	14	170.00–243.00	$211.81	$1,116	+45.62
555–590	572	6	153.00–215.00	$178.86	$1,023	+18.97
600–640	619	7	157.50–214.00	$182.59	$1,130	+8.12
665–695	684	5	140.00–170.00	$162.03	$1,108	-10.47
704	704	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,126	—
940	940	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,222	—
1022	1022	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,380	—
1118	1118	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,398	—
1160	1160	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,172	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	158.00	$158.00	$316	—
298	298	1	170.00	$170.00	$507	—
345	345	1	235.00	$235.00	$811	—
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
402–448	425	2	152.00–171.00	$160.99	$684	-17.01
465–470	468	2	150.00–157.00	$153.52	$718	-17.25
500–540	520	4	210.00–220.00	$215.41	$1,120	—
575–580	578	2	174.00–175.00	$174.50	$1,009	+22.06
605–615	608	3	170.00–182.50	$178.29	$1,084	—
690	690	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,276	—
870	870	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	387	3	150.00–155.00	$152.37	$590	+29.49
405–445	427	3	155.00–165.00	$159.94	$683	+46.28
460–490	476	4	131.00–165.00	$150.36	$716	+24.71
585	585	1	135.00	$135.00	$790	+17.50
620–625	623	2	130.00	$130.00	$810	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
425	425	1	235.00	$235.00	$999	—
450–495	475	3	200.00–217.50	$209.45	$995	—
520	520	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,001	—
560–575	568	2	180.00–190.00	$185.07	$1,051	—
640	640	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,248	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	518	3	170.00–177.50	$173.74	$900	—
555–570	559	5	150.00–160.00	$157.96	$883	—
615–625	620	2	135.00–142.50	$138.72	$860	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	1	140.00	$140.00	$333	—
260	260	1	140.00	$140.00	$364	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–242	221	9	166.00–215.00	$188.81	$417	+11.72
245 fancy	245	1	202.50	$202.50	$496	—
250–265 fancy	253	5	196.00–225.00	$209.54	$530	-2.96
250–296	285	20	165.00–202.00	$183.63	$523	-3.38
300–345	327	54	160.00–215.00	$181.51	$594	-10.31
345 value added	345	1	189.00	$189.00	$652	—
350–395	374	103	165.00–220.00	$187.94	$703	-1.98
355–399 value added	382	20	202.00–215.00	$207.35	$792	-11.06
401–445 value added	416	23	195.00–227.00	$212.82	$885	+8.15
400–448	422	129	160.00–217.50	$185.53	$783	-4.56
450–496	475	168	160.00–215.00	$185.15	$879	+0.66
465–495 value added	483	4	190.00–202.00	$195.09	$942	-7.02
500–545	519	171	150.00–223.00	$191.20	$992	+6.44
505–544 value added	533	10	190.00–198.00	$191.64	$1,021	-7.22
550–598	572	141	150.00–207.00	$177.61	$1,016	+0.04
550–590 value added	584	10	191.00–206.00	$192.61	$1,125	+6.61
600–645	621	92	150.00–198.00	$175.34	$1,089	+12.96
650–698	668	58	140.00–180.00	$160.98	$1,075	+3.15
700–745	719	26	134.00–179.00	$162.91	$1,171	+40.89
751–795 value added	762	4	166.00–167.00	$166.74	$1,271	—
750–795	774	13	140.00–161.00	$154.35	$1,195	-0.66
805–835	823	6	114.00–160.00	$138.43	$1,139	-6.84
850 value added	850	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,377	+22.00
865–885	872	3	110.00–143.00	$123.62	$1,078	-25.48
910–930	920	2	134.00–148.00	$141.08	$1,298	-0.55
935 value added	935	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,384	—
1095	1095	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,270	-16.03
1135–1140	1138	2	114.00–117.00	$115.50	$1,314	—
1155	1155	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,455	—
1245	1245	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,494	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	229	7	150.00–170.00	$157.34	$360	+1.02
255–295	277	11	145.00–170.00	$156.61	$434	-5.60
300–345	323	23	132.00–176.00	$156.18	$504	-7.16
350–395	374	25	135.00–200.00	$159.91	$598	-2.55
405–446	429	26	132.50–203.00	$161.05	$691	+1.56
466	466	1	140.00	$140.00	$652	-15.23
450–495	469	35	130.00–202.50	$153.67	$721	-1.56
500–545	525	52	124.00–207.50	$171.10	$898	+24.47
550–595	568	48	120.00–198.00	$172.11	$978	+22.87
600–645	623	22	120.00–179.00	$155.61	$969	+14.37
650–690	668	12	110.00–165.00	$146.52	$979	+17.38
692	692	1	110.00	$110.00	$761	-19.14
705–735	711	11	124.00–157.50	$147.38	$1,048	+11.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–180	160	3	150.00–170.00	$157.50	$252	—
204–210	207	2	146.00–149.00	$147.52	$305	-10.10
256–276	266	4	150.00–184.00	$164.77	$438	+14.77
315–346	331	4	140.00–195.00	$174.12	$576	+8.94
350–390	374	5	187.50–197.00	$191.55	$716	+18.82
410–440	419	23	150.00–190.00	$177.70	$745	+17.69
475–490	483	4	145.00–160.00	$152.51	$737	-8.88
510–545	527	13	130.00–187.50	$170.09	$896	+46.00
551–595	569	11	120.00–167.50	$149.22	$849	+0.95
640–645	643	2	155.00–157.50	$156.25	$1,005	+23.31
655–685	670	5	145.50–157.50	$151.83	$1,017	+1.83
700–720	710	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	+65.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	202.00	$202.00	$576	—
310–345	330	4	200.00–210.00	$206.73	$682	+5.73
350–385	363	6	200.00–214.00	$207.72	$754	+27.72
405–430	414	6	190.00–202.50	$195.42	$809	+1.09
455–488	475	8	186.00–200.00	$196.05	$931	+16.72
510–520	514	5	187.50–198.00	$191.69	$985	—
550–599	592	16	180.00–191.00	$182.54	$1,081	-12.46
670	670	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,206	—
825	825	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	118.00	$118.00	$260	—
275–295	285	4	104.00–137.00	$116.07	$331	-11.50
300–335	318	2	100.00–130.00	$114.17	$363	-19.35
360–385	373	5	107.00–132.50	$122.42	$457	-6.29
410–445	426	9	100.00–130.00	$117.98	$503	-4.89
470–490	479	4	124.00–130.00	$127.22	$609	-1.95
510	510	1	110.00	$110.00	$561	-12.36
565–595	577	5	110.00–127.50	$121.19	$699	+3.18
625–640	631	4	105.00–125.00	$114.44	$722	+2.10
670–680	675	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$827	+14.52

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	3	76.00–160.00	$128.02	$414	—
390	390	2	142.00–145.00	$143.50	$560	-19.00
405–440	422	5	141.00–151.00	$147.41	$622	+17.41
510–545	530	3	140.00–147.50	$144.59	$766	—
585	585	3	110.00–133.00	$123.50	$722	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256	256	1	130.00	$130.00	$333	—
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	—
442	442	1	130.00	$130.00	$575	—
466	466	1	130.00	$130.00	$606	—
598	598	1	120.00	$120.00	$718	—
648	648	1	100.00	$100.00	$648	+17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–246	230	9	197.50–235.00	$213.18	$490	+4.46
254–295	272	32	170.00–235.00	$212.86	$579	+4.13
300 value added	300	1	236.00	$236.00	$708	—
300–349	329	53	192.00–250.00	$214.17	$705	-2.94
350–398	377	77	194.00–247.00	$211.98	$799	-3.24
375–380 value added	378	2	230.00–238.00	$233.97	$884	-7.14
400–446	426	111	180.00–232.50	$207.84	$885	-0.70
440 value added	440	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,003	-15.97
450–495	474	112	180.00–230.00	$205.71	$975	-5.86
500–549	525	120	175.00–222.00	$197.48	$1,037	-6.32
520–540 value added	530	2	222.50–223.00	$222.75	$1,181	-8.81
550–596	572	82	168.00–227.00	$193.91	$1,109	-1.22
565–580 value added	572	3	216.00–226.00	$220.04	$1,259	-9.94
605 value added	605	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,316	+2.01
600–648	623	74	151.00–210.00	$182.07	$1,134	-0.44
650–695	669	45	150.00–199.00	$174.63	$1,168	+2.21
700–748	720	25	140.00–185.00	$162.80	$1,172	+7.16
750–795	774	21	142.50–170.00	$155.32	$1,202	+2.24
810	810	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,174	+4.32
800–845	822	16	120.00–164.00	$141.92	$1,167	+1.24
850–890	874	11	140.00–165.00	$148.68	$1,299	-1.32
900–935	914	9	126.00–146.00	$133.77	$1,223	+1.06
955–995	976	4	120.00–136.00	$128.84	$1,257	—
1075	1075	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	4	160.00–170.00	$166.27	$367	-13.82
265–292	281	9	165.00–190.00	$176.58	$496	+2.12
308–340	321	15	140.00–199.00	$180.80	$580	-6.93
350–390	375	22	162.50–210.00	$183.09	$687	+2.25
400–445	428	29	150.00–209.00	$175.46	$751	-7.93
450–496	474	29	140.00–210.00	$169.05	$801	-7.16
500–545	528	20	135.00–217.00	$173.18	$914	+0.65
550–595	572	19	120.00–190.00	$168.09	$961	-1.45
600–645	625	15	150.00–180.00	$171.61	$1,073	+11.87
665–695	682	8	136.00–180.00	$159.55	$1,088	+8.80
700–745	724	8	110.00–182.00	$138.11	$1,000	+18.11
755–795	772	3	120.00–136.00	$127.97	$988	-1.25
810–840	825	2	110.00–126.00	$118.15	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	140.00–162.50	$151.75	$429	—
320–340	328	3	140.00–160.00	$150.81	$495	+6.88
355–395	378	6	110.00–165.00	$129.09	$488	-12.08
400–440	420	7	112.50–165.00	$133.43	$560	-19.08
455–485	474	6	127.50–155.00	$136.47	$647	-4.88
500–545	520	6	104.00–160.00	$133.95	$697	+3.59
550–595	577	6	100.00–150.00	$131.95	$761	-14.21
600–625	610	4	125.00–140.00	$129.94	$793	+11.40
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	+13.54
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–238	227	2	150.00–220.00	$183.22	$416	—
266–288	277	2	155.00–170.00	$162.20	$449	-3.80
315–332	324	2	162.50–230.00	$195.36	$633	+20.23
350–380	364	3	92.00–185.00	$144.25	$525	-25.75
412–445	429	5	140.00–170.00	$154.68	$664	+7.34
450–495	473	2	179.50–189.00	$184.48	$873	+22.73
510–545	533	5	145.00–180.00	$168.85	$900	+23.82
550–595	577	7	137.00–180.00	$163.99	$946	+18.99
605–625	615	3	162.50–170.00	$165.81	$1,020	+16.00
665–670	668	2	160.00–172.50	$166.23	$1,110	—
724	724	1	100.00	$100.00	$724	-44.02
790	790	1	107.50	$107.50	$849	—
840	840	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,084	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	220.00	$220.00	$506	+8.00
255–295	276	4	198.00–225.00	$211.56	$584	—
330	330	2	219.00	$219.00	$723	+19.00
390–395	392	8	197.50–214.00	$210.19	$824	+0.19
415–440	428	2	200.00–217.50	$208.49	$892	+8.49
465	465	1	192.50	$192.50	$895	—
505–515	510	2	197.50–200.00	$198.76	$1,014	-9.24
570	570	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,186	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	1	145.00	$145.00	$397	—
382	382	1	135.00	$135.00	$516	—
436	436	1	125.00	$125.00	$545	-8.84
478–484	481	2	110.00–130.00	$120.06	$577	-17.44

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	115.00	$115.00	$368	—
560	560	1	68.00	$68.00	$381	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	118.00	$118.00	$413	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1666	1075	80-85%	32	64.00–88.00	$80.05	$861	—
1145–1220	1183	80-85%	2	46.00–62.00	$53.75	$636	—
810–1910	1202	80-85%	290	76.00–106.00	$94.99	$1,142	+0.32
885–2010	1240	80-85%	74	90.00–116.00	$105.59	$1,309	-0.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–885	808	85-90%	5	90.00–107.50	$100.93	$816	+39.63
460–1335	891	85-90%	85	40.00–82.00	$61.39	$547	—
500–1600	995	85-90%	173	70.00–93.00	$82.65	$822	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1376	1376	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,046	—
1160–1695	1408	75-80%	13	94.00–103.00	$98.22	$1,383	—
1175–1985	1445	75-80%	64	80.00–100.00	$90.38	$1,306	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1475	1192	8	86.00–100.00	$92.86	$1,107	—
650–2158	1366	59	88.00–120.00	$110.15	$1,505	—
1110–2205	1687	28	114.00–134.00	$122.41	$2,065	-0.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–910	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	840.00–1,040.00	$930.85
860–920	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$949.16
905–1025	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	870.00–930.00	$901.87
865–1095	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	930.00–990.00	$957.05
795–1425	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	675.00–1,200.00	$944.63
890–1135	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	960.00–1,100.00	$1,052.10
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1140–1580	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,490.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	430.00	$430.00
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	120	3	185.00–210.00	$193.33	+2.50
150	150	1	205.00	$205.00	-18.75

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	80.00	$80.00	-160.00
80–85	82	3	135.00–170.00	$156.67	-83.33
90	90	4	145.00–165.00	$160.00	-15.00
100–140	115	4	180.00–225.00	$193.75	+1.25
100–125	118	4	195.00–225.00	$206.25	+13.75
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	-10.00
150–175	160	7	255.00–320.00	$281.43	-58.57
200	200	1	500.00	$500.00	—
300	300	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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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
725–925	806	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,250.00	$1,097.70	—
635–1090	852	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	800.00–1,625.00	$1,217.49	—
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
920–1155	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,275.00–1,600.00	$1,450.16	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+400.71
980–1230	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,585.90	-70.64
975–1200	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,733.62	+77.08
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	+362.64

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
520–650	585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–580.00	$522.22	—
590	590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00	—
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
630–800	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,397.90	—
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-112.58
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+650.00
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,435.00	$1,435.00	+560.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
768	768	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-108.78

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	92.00	$92.00	$193	—
410	410	1	86.00	$86.00	$353	—
460–475	468	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$526	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	1	110.00	$110.00	$398	—
450	450	1	75.00	$75.00	$338	—
620	620	1	97.50	$97.50	$604	+2.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—
570	570	1	65.00	$65.00	$370	-20.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	125.00	$125.00	$262	+20.00
315–343	333	9	102.50–172.50	$155.17	$517	+20.17
355–390	372	7	121.00–158.00	$141.52	$526	+3.81
415–425	418	3	120.00–137.50	$130.02	$543	—
455–485	470	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$575	-7.58
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	-0.64
705	705	1	131.00	$131.00	$924	+3.50
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	2	75.00–95.00	$84.76	$360	—
480	480	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	$516	—
520–535	528	2	70.00–90.00	$79.86	$422	—
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—
685	685	1	75.00	$75.00	$514	—
930–945	938	2	69.00–88.00	$78.58	$737	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	120.00–130.00	$125.10	$485	—
520–545	533	2	146.00–155.00	$150.39	$802	—
570–590	580	2	117.50–120.00	$118.77	$689	—
615	615	1	157.50	$157.50	$969	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	+90.00
100–140	109	23	105.00–245.00	$167.39	+4.18
150	150	3	180.00–235.00	$211.67	+11.67
180	180	5	310.00–360.00	$350.00	+150.00
210	210	2	380.00	$380.00	+105.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	135.00	$135.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	15	22	25.00–40.00	$34.32	-24.85
20–25	22	16	35.00–55.00	$42.81	-16.36
30–35	32	19	55.00–90.00	$69.21	-20.02
40–45	42	14	65.00–100.00	$83.93	-51.49
50–55	53	14	100.00–155.00	$107.14	-35.86
60–65	61	15	105.00–165.00	$126.67	-25.75
70–75	73	10	115.00–180.00	$150.00	-22.38
80–85	83	7	130.00–185.00	$157.86	-20.47

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–140	135	2	150.00–225.00	$187.50	-95.83
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-35.63
150–160	157	3	250.00–280.00	$266.67	+66.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	3	35.00–50.00	$40.00	-10.00
10–15	13	50	10.00–60.00	$34.45	-15.55
20–25	22	14	40.00–85.00	$52.14	-40.42
20–25	22	66	35.00–85.00	$52.35	-40.21
30–35	32	48	50.00–115.00	$76.77	-34.51
30–35	33	8	60.00–90.00	$69.38	+17.14
40–45	43	6	80.00–130.00	$93.33	-34.81
40–45	43	33	70.00–140.00	$102.27	-25.87
50–55	52	29	100.00–150.00	$123.97	-43.74
50–55	53	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	-66.04
60–65	61	4	115.00–170.00	$153.75	-5.00
60–65	63	16	125.00–150.00	$138.44	-20.31
70	70	5	145.00–170.00	$155.00	-12.50
70–75	72	7	150.00–195.00	$168.57	+8.57
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	-5.00
80–85	82	7	180.00–210.00	$193.57	+18.57
90–95	91	4	225.00–265.00	$238.75	+38.75
100–120	107	3	240.00–330.00	$275.00	-35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	52	3	60.00–75.00	$65.00	-89.17
60–65	62	3	85.00–105.00	$95.00	-45.00
65	65	1	65.00	$65.00	-75.00
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00	-77.50
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	-57.50
80	80	1	55.00	$55.00	-115.00
80–85	82	5	100.00–135.00	$117.00	+24.50
90	90	2	120.00–160.00	$140.00	+57.50
100	100	4	115.00–200.00	$151.25	+28.74
100–110	102	6	80.00–110.00	$97.50	-25.01
100–130	115	14	120.00–195.00	$160.36	+37.85
150–160	155	4	235.00–320.00	$266.25	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	300.00	$300.00	-13.48

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	55.00–80.00	$67.50	-55.00
30–35	33	2	80.00	$80.00	-42.50
40	40	1	90.00	$90.00	-32.50
50	50	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	—
60–65	63	2	145.00–170.00	$157.50	-27.50

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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.