North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

3,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.89/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 474 lb · 133 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.03/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 572 lb · 79 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.15/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 424 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,478	4,198	3,898
Feeder cattle	2,443	2,653	2,548
Slaughter cattle	646	664	619
Replacement cattle	73	57	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 6.00 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
225	225	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$568	+32.65
288–295	289	7	217.00–240.00	$230.31	$666	+16.19
300–345	326	12	198.00–245.00	$221.83	$723	+8.79
350–395	373	14	200.00–240.00	$224.83	$839	+8.61
390 value added	390	4	221.00	$221.00	$862	-9.08
400–440	424	24	190.00–255.00	$220.31	$934	+9.73
410–449 value added	434	14	221.00–232.50	$225.77	$980	-10.67
455–475 value added	465	3	230.00–235.00	$231.63	$1,077	+4.59
450–496	471	27	195.00–243.00	$211.57	$996	-0.11
500–545	525	33	190.00–225.00	$207.52	$1,089	-3.77
505–540 value added	525	7	210.00–235.00	$222.61	$1,169	-7.82
550–598	563	51	194.00–232.50	$215.78	$1,215	+4.47
550–587 value added	568	12	225.00–239.00	$230.54	$1,309	-6.17
600–648	614	44	170.00–215.00	$203.49	$1,249	+3.84
610–645 value added	626	4	213.00–225.00	$218.16	$1,366	+5.94
650–685	664	17	180.00–207.00	$198.56	$1,318	+3.97
650–685 value added	670	4	202.00–225.00	$208.59	$1,398	—
700–740	721	9	167.50–197.00	$182.80	$1,318	+0.16
750–790	763	8	165.00–192.50	$177.08	$1,351	+1.39
825	825	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,328	+1.97
826 value added	826	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,528	-5.00
863–899	880	10	145.00–169.00	$164.57	$1,448	-5.93
935	935	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,356	-2.12
965	965	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,583	+20.01
1000–1035	1018	3	132.50–145.00	$139.10	$1,416	-7.31
1091	1091	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,538	—
1104–1140	1122	2	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$1,542	+0.46
1586	1586	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–236	236	2	175.00–182.00	$178.51	$421	—
288–295	292	2	160.00–200.00	$179.76	$525	-7.74
300–348	327	8	150.00–205.00	$181.18	$592	+9.84
375–396	386	6	156.00–190.00	$174.21	$672	+0.49
404–445	427	12	150.00–200.00	$174.35	$744	-4.28
450–495	473	19	160.00–193.00	$181.28	$857	+1.88
500–545	524	10	160.00–192.50	$179.06	$938	+4.52
550–590	572	6	160.00–210.00	$182.16	$1,042	+6.57
610–648	642	6	171.00–178.00	$172.11	$1,105	—
650–690	670	2	145.00–160.00	$152.72	$1,023	+22.72
710–715	713	2	120.00–173.00	$146.41	$1,044	—
810	810	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
260	260	1	125.00	$125.00	$325	+9.00
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	-17.62
395	395	1	162.50	$162.50	$642	+32.82
425	425	1	160.00	$160.00	$680	+12.00
470–495	483	6	145.00–168.00	$159.69	$771	-0.31
500–545	526	5	115.00–154.00	$137.64	$724	+6.75
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	+10.00
635–640	638	2	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$798	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–448	434	2	167.50–170.00	$168.79	$733	-9.30
455–480	464	3	150.00–170.00	$161.79	$751	+4.30
585	585	1	167.50	$167.50	$980	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	2	205.00	$205.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	229	7	170.00–202.50	$186.85	$428	-0.81
235–245 fancy	240	2	212.50–217.50	$214.95	$516	—
260–295 fancy	278	2	210.00–212.50	$211.33	$587	-6.17
260–295	280	6	180.00–190.00	$183.69	$514	+2.76
300–348	326	40	170.00–202.00	$186.86	$609	+5.08
310–349 value added	336	9	204.00–217.50	$210.49	$707	-8.41
350–396	377	47	170.00–205.00	$187.81	$708	+0.43
355–395 value added	379	13	201.00–215.00	$207.41	$786	-3.75
400–448 value added	421	11	203.00–208.00	$205.92	$867	—
400–445	425	67	170.00–212.50	$189.89	$807	+5.94
450–495	474	103	160.00–205.00	$185.34	$879	+4.14
450–490 value added	476	30	188.00–203.00	$192.23	$915	-0.80
503–530 value added	509	7	190.00–196.00	$194.39	$989	+8.67
500–545	522	69	160.00–201.00	$183.99	$960	+9.10
552	552	1	147.50	$147.50	$814	-25.32
555–580 value added	565	4	190.00–192.00	$190.50	$1,076	+2.50
550–595	573	74	160.00–192.00	$178.84	$1,025	+6.02
605–646	629	27	144.00–190.00	$169.12	$1,064	+3.29
600–645 value added	634	9	170.00–177.50	$172.05	$1,091	-11.44
634	634	1	145.00	$145.00	$919	-20.83
650–685	663	20	137.50–185.00	$157.11	$1,042	-4.99
715 value added	715	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—
700–749	729	19	130.00–182.00	$158.94	$1,159	-0.22
750 value added	750	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,200	—
750–785	768	7	110.00–170.00	$138.58	$1,064	-6.19
800–847	834	10	117.50–165.00	$152.37	$1,271	+20.52
855–895	873	5	117.00–153.00	$131.08	$1,144	-16.45
925–926	926	2	144.00–148.00	$146.00	$1,352	+28.32
950–995	973	2	113.00–140.00	$126.19	$1,228	+2.11
1024	1024	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,239	-4.62
1050–1075	1063	3	120.00–140.00	$131.26	$1,395	+5.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–248	232	7	150.00–172.50	$158.28	$367	+12.68
250–295	272	9	140.00–172.50	$151.76	$413	-0.32
305–345	324	22	145.00–170.00	$157.68	$511	+4.23
350–398	377	24	140.00–184.00	$160.34	$604	+12.20
400–445	423	28	137.50–197.50	$168.08	$711	+12.46
450–498	472	34	132.50–176.00	$154.52	$729	+0.44
505–540	523	14	142.00–185.00	$160.27	$838	+16.53
555–590	571	12	123.00–178.00	$154.79	$884	+5.71
610–645	625	7	135.00–178.00	$151.56	$947	+5.84
650–690	674	9	122.00–166.00	$140.27	$945	+11.84
760–795	778	3	110.00–130.00	$119.85	$932	+9.26
805	805	1	109.00	$109.00	$877	+7.00
900	900	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	223	3	115.00–120.00	$116.57	$260	-11.43
260–285	271	4	107.50–137.00	$127.01	$344	+21.01
320–335	328	2	130.00–132.50	$131.28	$431	+21.17
350–395	381	7	120.00–137.00	$128.52	$490	—
400–435	418	5	110.00–135.00	$127.95	$535	+3.65
450–490	466	4	110.00–130.00	$120.84	$563	-2.57
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	+13.29
555–595	569	4	110.00–127.50	$118.95	$677	+4.24
625–640	633	3	110.00–119.00	$114.63	$726	+2.80
650–690	674	5	109.00–115.00	$111.21	$750	+3.72
720–725	723	2	105.00–117.50	$111.27	$804	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	160.00	$160.00	$336	+5.52
258–265	261	4	150.00–180.00	$157.62	$411	+3.90
310–348	329	8	135.00–175.00	$153.60	$505	-1.53
350–382	359	4	150.00–166.00	$160.47	$576	-5.46
400–445	419	5	150.00–167.50	$157.71	$661	-4.77
464–495	480	2	140.00–165.00	$152.90	$734	-4.15
540–545	543	2	155.00–157.50	$156.26	$848	+9.19
575–598	592	4	118.00–160.00	$128.19	$759	-36.07
640–645	643	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,013	+10.17
780	780	1	107.50	$107.50	$838	-35.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	+14.90
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	±0.00
352–360	354	4	140.00–142.50	$141.86	$502	—
405–425	415	2	132.00–140.00	$136.10	$565	+3.62
535	535	1	135.00	$135.00	$722	—
605	605	1	132.50	$132.50	$802	—
655	655	1	82.00	$82.00	$537	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	195.00	$195.00	$526	±0.00
365	365	1	185.00	$185.00	$675	-1.76
410–440	425	2	170.00–180.00	$175.18	$745	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	1	130.00	$130.00	$564	—
528	528	1	120.00	$120.00	$634	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	1	122.50	$122.50	$397	—
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–242	221	11	200.00–237.50	$210.25	$465	-0.70
250–295	278	18	200.00–250.00	$218.18	$607	+9.26
300–330 fancy	317	3	232.00–240.00	$234.85	$744	—
300–345	328	25	195.00–245.00	$214.14	$702	+4.53
350–398	373	50	185.00–247.50	$207.49	$774	-1.06
355–390 value added	382	5	221.00–239.00	$228.41	$873	—
400–445	422	47	180.00–245.00	$203.90	$860	-2.77
400–441 value added	428	8	220.00–227.00	$221.78	$949	-15.21
450–498	474	76	180.00–231.00	$206.38	$978	+6.82
500–545	520	58	172.00–216.00	$196.14	$1,020	+2.61
505–540 value added	524	10	209.00–227.50	$218.10	$1,143	-16.59
550–595	575	39	165.00–217.50	$197.40	$1,135	+6.65
600–645	624	21	158.00–207.50	$188.70	$1,177	+4.16
650–698	675	27	157.00–194.00	$178.30	$1,204	+3.70
680 value added	680	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,353	—
710 value added	710	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,292	—
700–745	723	8	135.00–179.00	$162.74	$1,177	-5.86
755–790	776	8	128.00–185.00	$159.23	$1,236	+1.03
808–825	815	6	130.00–170.00	$153.54	$1,251	+4.15
850 value added	850	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,428	—
890–895	893	2	130.00–147.00	$138.52	$1,237	-8.24
915	915	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,427	+18.36
990	990	2	120.00–150.00	$135.00	$1,336	+1.26
1005–1045	1025	2	127.50–130.00	$128.77	$1,320	+4.77
1055	1055	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,361	—
1105	1105	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–242	226	4	162.00–192.50	$180.51	$408	-9.49
250–295	268	10	140.00–192.50	$173.36	$465	-1.06
300–345	329	9	170.00–195.00	$184.33	$606	+14.25
350–396	376	24	140.00–205.00	$177.42	$667	+3.63
400–445	422	27	135.00–210.00	$173.86	$734	+2.63
450–495	471	26	140.00–205.00	$176.29	$830	+7.33
500–545	520	26	130.00–193.00	$175.54	$913	+1.03
550–598	571	25	150.00–195.00	$176.08	$1,005	+8.91
600–645	620	10	120.00–190.00	$170.16	$1,055	+6.41
660–695	680	9	140.00–185.00	$160.06	$1,088	+8.71
720	720	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,080	+3.53
750–766	759	3	130.00–160.00	$140.73	$1,068	-2.65
875	875	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	142.50–167.50	$154.42	$332	—
270–280	275	2	120.00–150.00	$134.73	$371	-20.27
310	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	+15.65
355–395	378	6	137.50–165.00	$151.26	$572	+12.72
430	430	1	130.00	$130.00	$559	-9.09
455–495	471	7	117.00–155.00	$137.75	$649	+2.85
500–535	519	5	106.00–152.50	$135.64	$704	+7.57
560–585	571	7	100.00–155.00	$137.12	$783	+6.91
610	610	1	122.50	$122.50	$747	+4.95
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	+12.05

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–285	273	3	170.00	$170.00	$464	-5.00
310–322	316	2	170.00–195.00	$182.26	$576	-7.74
350–390	373	4	150.00–172.50	$163.35	$609	-3.55
415	415	1	175.00	$175.00	$726	+5.79
462–485	474	4	140.00–177.50	$160.95	$763	+0.58
500–510	504	4	146.00–178.00	$161.81	$816	+8.75
605–630	618	2	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$1,066	+53.69
804	804	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,085	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	220.00	$220.00	$671	—
385–395	390	2	195.00–197.00	$195.99	$764	—
485–490	488	2	200.00–202.50	$201.26	$982	+1.26

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
435	435	1	142.50	$142.50	$620	+12.50
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	—
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	—
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	1	130.00	$130.00	$606	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1354	1039	80-85%	10	70.00–94.00	$84.76	$881	—
725–1935	1220	80-85%	156	80.00–118.00	$101.68	$1,240	+5.01
945–1880	1310	80-85%	70	94.00–133.00	$111.53	$1,461	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–1012	803	85-90%	44	48.00–79.00	$68.45	$550	+6.24
840	840	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$420	-12.21
450–1530	941	85-90%	97	71.00–100.00	$87.05	$819	—
865–1110	988	85-90%	2	89.00–101.00	$95.74	$946	+13.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1096–1850	1388	75-80%	51	90.00–117.00	$100.79	$1,399	+2.62
1130–1920	1496	75-80%	17	95.00–118.00	$110.51	$1,653	—
1400–1915	1600	75-80%	3	91.00–93.00	$92.42	$1,479	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–1790	1236	5	70.00–94.00	$84.59	$1,046	—
995–2245	1480	56	92.00–127.00	$113.78	$1,684	—
920–2286	1721	41	117.00–139.00	$126.86	$2,183	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1120	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	860.00–1,250.00	$1,057.11
980–1090	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,150.00	$1,007.97
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00
1030–1250	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,310.00–1,400.00	$1,359.34
1125–1165	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,310.00	$1,304.91
1110–1195	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,260.00	$1,212.49
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	117	3	160.00–270.00	$223.33	+15.83
150	150	4	200.00–295.00	$261.25	+36.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	5	170.00–250.00	$212.00	+61.70
150–175	163	4	240.00–290.00	$270.00	+42.08

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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
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	-150.00
855–990	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,120.00–1,300.00	$1,203.41	-271.59
680–1225	944	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,140.00–1,700.00	$1,457.44	+127.07
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
980–1255	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00–2,400.00	$1,964.80	—
1045–1200	1111	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,300.13	+25.13
930–1600	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,950.00	$1,536.81	-87.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595–750	682	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–875.00	$729.52	—
615–805	683	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	670.00–840.00	$754.76	—
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
780–875	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,205.74	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	95.00–100.00	$97.58	$505	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	132.50–157.50	$144.72	$482	—
360–395	380	5	120.00–150.00	$142.93	$543	-4.57
405–435	416	5	144.00–155.00	$148.18	$616	+23.18
470–492	474	6	144.00–158.00	$155.58	$737	+21.83
595	595	1	125.00	$125.00	$744	-25.00
775	775	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,038	—
960	960	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,248	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	105.00	$105.00	$436	-19.00
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	—
560–578	572	5	85.00–97.50	$95.03	$544	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	100.00	$100.00	$350	—
600	600	1	82.00	$82.00	$492	—
670	670	1	102.00	$102.00	$683	—
765	765	1	87.50	$87.50	$669	+5.50
825	825	1	88.00	$88.00	$726	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	90.00	$90.00	±0.00
90–95	93	4	100.00–110.00	$107.50	+17.50
100	100	3	75.00–100.00	$90.00	-77.67
100–120	103	13	110.00–240.00	$146.92	-20.75

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	30.00	$30.00	-15.00
20–25	24	10	40.00–60.00	$50.00	+5.89
30–35	34	13	50.00–90.00	$71.15	-12.26
40–45	44	20	75.00–110.00	$93.25	-26.75
50–55	54	10	95.00–135.00	$113.00	-39.56
60–65	63	11	120.00–175.00	$143.64	-0.11
70–75	71	8	140.00–230.00	$185.00	+4.44
80–85	84	17	160.00–255.00	$227.35	+59.85
90	90	24	215.00–245.00	$232.71	+22.71
100	100	4	280.00	$280.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	14	25.00–65.00	$47.14	-3.69
20–25	23	16	40.00–70.00	$53.13	+7.42
25	25	3	30.00	$30.00	-55.00
30–35	32	12	55.00–85.00	$70.00	+16.87
40	40	3	60.00	$60.00	-63.93
40–45	42	7	80.00–110.00	$96.43	-27.50
50	50	3	65.00	$65.00	-24.09
55	55	4	110.00–150.00	$132.50	-8.09
60–65	63	5	130.00–165.00	$149.00	+51.00
70	70	5	135.00–185.00	$159.00	+3.09
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	+38.12
80	80	3	170.00–195.00	$180.00	-1.88
90–95	93	2	210.00–260.00	$235.00	+53.12

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	117.50	$117.50	-4.17
100	100	4	125.00–200.00	$165.00	+17.73
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	-43.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	119	6	265.00–300.00	$279.17	-32.50

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	-20.00
35	35	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	±0.00
40	40	2	80.00	$80.00	+42.50
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	+45.00
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	+60.00
75	75	2	170.00	$170.00	+105.00

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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.