North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

3,323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.07/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 574 lb · 115 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.70/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 521 lb · 103 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.31/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 475 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,323	4,000	1,902
Feeder cattle	2,254	2,473	1,369
Slaughter cattle	787	790	308
Replacement cattle	38	60	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality 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
220	220	2	202.50–234.00	$218.25	$480	-24.09
250–285	267	5	200.00–245.00	$220.88	$590	-16.77
318 fancy	318	2	260.00	$260.00	$827	—
300–340	321	12	200.00–255.00	$229.99	$738	-4.93
365–390	379	14	200.00–270.00	$227.12	$861	+3.35
400–446	427	21	211.00–250.00	$230.69	$985	-4.07
450–495	475	32	190.00–250.00	$221.48	$1,052	-15.12
508	508	1	170.00	$170.00	$864	-56.01
505–545	526	42	200.00–253.00	$226.37	$1,191	+0.36
550–595	566	20	200.00–239.00	$218.99	$1,239	-6.69
556–588 value added	567	28	229.00–243.50	$234.33	$1,329	-3.94
600–645	618	35	198.00–236.00	$218.54	$1,351	+1.41
620–625 value added	621	7	230.00–236.00	$231.72	$1,439	—
650–690	668	23	163.00–232.00	$211.72	$1,414	-0.01
725 value added	725	9	227.00	$227.00	$1,646	—
700–740	729	15	176.00–211.00	$195.37	$1,424	-7.98
750–795	771	7	163.00–200.00	$185.26	$1,428	-11.99
805–830	819	5	170.00–188.00	$183.77	$1,505	-13.36
855–885	869	5	160.00–191.00	$182.29	$1,584	-2.46
945	945	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,767	+9.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	-90.00
284	284	1	180.00	$180.00	$511	-35.00
300–335	318	2	174.00–184.00	$179.28	$570	-0.64
350–395	374	6	160.00–205.00	$184.57	$690	-7.86
405–448	429	15	157.00–228.00	$195.53	$839	+0.04
450–495	471	14	166.00–215.00	$193.01	$909	-5.13
505–545	526	10	167.50–191.00	$179.86	$946	-16.16
555–595	575	5	160.00–212.50	$189.78	$1,091	-0.69
610–645	628	6	128.00–210.00	$188.15	$1,182	+2.55
665–695	683	4	140.00–200.00	$159.56	$1,090	-11.67
705–725	715	2	134.00–187.50	$160.38	$1,147	-6.09
750–795	778	5	124.00–170.00	$150.91	$1,174	-25.09
830	830	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—
860	860	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,247	—
930	930	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	165.00	$165.00	$610	-10.00
420–425	423	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$603	-9.91
450–490	463	3	125.00–139.00	$130.74	$605	-27.31
505–545	529	4	150.00–168.00	$157.41	$833	+19.43
560–595	580	3	120.00–140.00	$130.20	$755	-35.80
605	605	1	97.00	$97.00	$587	-31.00
660–690	677	3	120.00–144.00	$131.51	$890	-13.32

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	+30.00
485	485	1	136.00	$136.00	$660	—
588	588	1	140.00	$140.00	$823	—
690	690	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,035	—
700	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
515	515	3	130.00	$130.00	$670	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	—
415	415	1	210.00	$210.00	$872	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	177.50–180.00	$178.74	$425	-22.57
260–295	281	9	170.00–202.00	$185.61	$522	-13.39
300–345	328	20	170.00–215.00	$193.33	$634	-15.52
350–398	374	63	172.50–225.00	$192.73	$721	-12.13
355–390 value added	374	6	207.50–220.00	$215.44	$806	—
400–448	423	60	170.00–225.00	$194.08	$821	-8.45
415–440 value added	430	4	202.50–221.00	$211.11	$908	-6.91
455–498 value added	473	12	204.00–220.00	$211.87	$1,002	-4.79
450–498	475	65	170.00–216.00	$195.81	$930	-3.69
509–540 value added	514	9	205.00–220.00	$212.23	$1,091	+10.72
500–548	522	94	150.00–215.00	$195.21	$1,019	+3.49
550–598	574	90	150.00–211.00	$190.37	$1,093	+0.91
560–588 value added	574	25	203.00–217.50	$207.40	$1,190	+5.24
600–645	629	42	147.00–197.00	$180.01	$1,132	-2.05
650–695	669	24	150.00–206.00	$178.27	$1,193	+7.37
678 value added	678	8	198.00	$198.00	$1,342	—
700–745	722	12	150.00–184.00	$164.61	$1,188	+4.36
750–780	768	12	155.00–181.00	$168.06	$1,291	+15.00
800–805	803	2	170.00–173.00	$171.50	$1,377	—
850–895	861	4	159.00–172.00	$166.29	$1,432	+27.53
900–915	905	3	122.00–164.00	$145.36	$1,316	+20.92
968	968	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,210	—
970–994	983	3	120.00–132.00	$124.87	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	227	5	140.00–165.00	$149.91	$340	-21.16
250–296	273	13	137.00–170.00	$157.32	$429	-15.19
300–345	328	21	145.00–192.50	$166.54	$546	-5.29
350–395	373	20	150.00–200.00	$170.24	$635	+0.31
400–445	424	34	150.00–205.00	$168.66	$715	-2.59
450–498	478	27	130.00–202.50	$167.93	$803	-5.52
500–545	526	22	130.00–190.00	$155.28	$817	-22.02
550–595	577	13	152.50–187.50	$166.68	$962	+12.68
616	616	1	120.00	$120.00	$739	-75.63
600–645	622	11	135.00–180.00	$159.30	$991	+19.30
650–680	667	9	126.00–180.00	$155.11	$1,035	-6.13
705–730	717	3	120.00–162.50	$139.23	$998	+2.00
750–775	762	4	127.00–150.00	$134.03	$1,021	+16.57
820	820	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,025	-4.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	122.00–135.00	$128.50	$315	-13.83
255–290	277	3	112.50–137.50	$129.65	$359	-15.32
330	330	1	148.00	$148.00	$488	-17.00
355–370	366	5	100.00–135.00	$122.92	$450	-21.62
405–435	417	3	140.00–155.00	$146.86	$612	+4.65
465–485	473	7	102.00–145.00	$128.04	$606	-18.29
505–530	516	5	120.00–130.00	$124.26	$641	-16.46
565–590	579	6	100.00–135.00	$118.03	$683	-8.30
625–640	633	2	129.00–137.50	$133.20	$843	+6.51
790	790	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,003	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206–240	229	3	157.50–165.00	$162.75	$373	-12.25
254–290	266	4	155.00–190.00	$174.03	$463	-1.57
305–345	329	7	140.00–170.00	$153.64	$505	-6.36
350–380	364	4	145.00–175.00	$162.87	$593	+4.80
400–420	410	2	137.00–180.00	$159.02	$652	-5.80
485–495	490	2	136.00–170.00	$153.17	$751	-4.33
505–535	523	3	155.00–167.50	$159.36	$833	-10.95
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	-40.98
620–630	625	2	135.00–150.00	$142.44	$890	-43.33
652–695	668	6	135.00–168.00	$160.03	$1,069	+0.03

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	116.00	$116.00	$342	—
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
425	425	1	106.00	$106.00	$450	-59.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	1	135.00	$135.00	$505	+0.01
474	474	1	131.00	$131.00	$621	+13.50
512	512	1	120.00	$120.00	$614	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	195.00	$195.00	$838	+2.50
455	455	1	190.00	$190.00	$864	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	234	4	201.00–240.00	$224.81	$526	+21.39
250–295	275	14	210.00–245.00	$225.30	$620	+0.73
300–348	332	23	194.00–240.00	$217.41	$722	-12.43
350–395	374	40	182.00–237.50	$216.16	$808	-5.47
400–445	419	68	180.00–232.50	$208.37	$873	-11.00
450–495	471	55	180.00–231.00	$209.41	$986	-4.79
500–545	524	63	171.00–230.00	$204.95	$1,074	-0.28
550–595	574	75	170.00–226.00	$205.68	$1,181	+2.66
600–645	621	39	142.00–224.00	$204.18	$1,268	+1.49
650–695	674	32	130.00–215.00	$186.60	$1,258	+0.24
700–745	724	21	130.00–199.00	$172.15	$1,246	-6.10
750–790	770	12	136.00–180.00	$166.27	$1,280	+12.74
800–845	820	16	132.00–188.00	$158.23	$1,297	+4.01
855–898	875	7	135.00–162.00	$152.22	$1,332	+2.50
900–930	917	6	135.00–170.00	$148.52	$1,362	+3.19
970–990	980	2	122.00–152.00	$136.85	$1,341	-18.15
1030	1030	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,195	—
1050–1080	1065	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	+5.89
255–294	278	7	170.00–188.00	$177.16	$493	+0.54
300–345	323	16	152.00–197.50	$177.74	$574	-8.74
355–395	374	18	135.00–205.00	$175.54	$657	-9.03
400–445	421	44	135.00–210.00	$181.96	$766	+0.76
450–495	476	30	160.00–218.00	$183.53	$874	+2.78
500–545	521	33	130.00–214.00	$182.66	$952	+9.62
550–595	569	34	128.00–200.00	$172.46	$981	+8.76
600–645	625	14	123.00–198.00	$181.26	$1,133	+17.65
660–690	678	9	120.00–187.00	$168.46	$1,142	+9.34
705–730	718	2	147.50–170.00	$158.95	$1,141	+19.74
734	734	1	105.00	$105.00	$771	-34.21
785	785	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,107	+23.50
810–812	811	2	130.00–152.50	$141.24	$1,145	-3.76
915–920	918	2	125.00–140.00	$132.52	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	125.00	$125.00	$250	-30.00
255–270	263	2	135.00–150.00	$142.29	$374	-2.71
335–345	338	3	103.00–146.00	$131.47	$444	-21.69
350–395	376	10	127.50–165.00	$149.85	$563	+11.99
405–445	423	5	130.00–165.00	$149.23	$631	-4.85
450–495	473	9	115.00–168.00	$153.63	$727	+6.19
500–535	512	6	110.00–165.00	$138.45	$709	-2.67
550–585	564	6	110.00–150.00	$131.03	$739	-3.20
600–630	618	4	120.00–153.00	$129.94	$803	+5.53
655–695	669	5	123.00–152.00	$136.94	$916	—
760	760	1	103.00	$103.00	$783	+3.00
870	870	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,088	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
258	258	1	160.00	$160.00	$413	-33.08
336	336	1	160.00	$160.00	$538	—
352–385	374	4	145.00–170.00	$156.24	$584	-15.44
408–426	420	3	167.00–190.00	$178.49	$750	+19.50
458–480	468	3	120.00–150.00	$132.53	$620	-21.53
512–532	522	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$718	—
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	+33.84
728	728	1	110.00	$110.00	$801	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	3	180.00	$180.00	$482	-32.00
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	—
370	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	—
400–415	408	2	160.00–170.00	$165.09	$674	-34.91

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	157.50–167.50	$162.50	$723	—
515	515	1	136.00	$136.00	$700	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	140.00	$140.00	$386	—
350	350	1	140.00	$140.00	$490	-3.65
634	634	1	97.00	$97.00	$615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–960	955	80-85%	2	49.00–59.00	$53.97	$515	—
900–1265	1048	80-85%	21	74.00–94.00	$86.99	$912	-0.53
730–1930	1208	80-85%	292	85.00–110.00	$98.81	$1,194	—
850–1745	1240	80-85%	73	94.00–126.00	$111.00	$1,376	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–670	638	85-90%	2	55.00–60.00	$57.37	$366	—
845–870	858	85-90%	2	96.00–104.00	$100.06	$859	—
585–1365	867	85-90%	48	58.00–84.00	$72.79	$631	—
655–1600	1030	85-90%	162	75.00–96.00	$87.00	$896	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1690	1398	75-80%	15	95.00–116.00	$107.63	$1,505	—
1198–1910	1481	75-80%	31	85.00–120.00	$101.84	$1,508	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1390	1187	8	90.00–106.00	$99.61	$1,182	+7.82
935–2310	1454	51	93.00–126.00	$117.60	$1,710	—
1034–2175	1681	36	120.00–140.00	$129.76	$2,181	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1075	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	540.00–1,125.00	$914.89
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
950–1220	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–1,300.00	$1,101.38
990–1260	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,256.02
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1110–1225	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–1,060.00	$980.75
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
475–800	676	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–875.00	$741.96
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–135	128	4	155.00–280.00	$233.75	-36.25
150	150	2	210.00–260.00	$235.00	-28.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	-140.00
105–125	117	5	180.00–300.00	$234.00	+72.33
150–165	158	2	210.00–310.00	$260.00	+56.67

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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
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
900–1375	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,125.00–1,500.00	$1,277.48	—
1020–1185	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,776.87	+351.87

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	-325.00
765–880	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,305.24	+355.24

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	80.00	$80.00	$256	-20.00
375	375	1	136.00	$136.00	$510	—
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 thin fleshed	420	1	55.00	$55.00	$231	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	3	112.50–137.50	$121.72	$588	—
620–635	628	2	110.00–126.00	$118.10	$742	+6.10
662–665	664	2	94.00–122.00	$108.03	$717	—
720–735	728	2	114.00–140.00	$127.13	$926	—
775	775	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,046	—
900	900	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	70.00	$70.00	-55.00
80	80	2	60.00	$60.00	-65.00
85	85	11	90.00–95.00	$92.27	-32.73
100–125	106	13	110.00–180.00	$138.85	+13.85

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	65.00	$65.00	-16.56
45	45	3	90.00–100.00	$96.67	-13.33
50–55	53	4	100.00–105.00	$101.25	-17.12
60	60	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-22.00
70–75	71	10	130.00–190.00	$145.50	-13.63
80–85	81	5	160.00–180.00	$167.00	+0.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	15.00	$15.00	-33.33
15	15	1	50.00	$50.00	+6.67
20–25	25	12	45.00–65.00	$52.50	-23.86
25	25	1	30.00	$30.00	-46.36
30–35	33	17	35.00–80.00	$65.59	+10.59
35	35	1	57.50	$57.50	+2.50
40	40	2	47.50–50.00	$48.75	-70.00
40–45	42	16	65.00–135.00	$88.13	-50.76
50–55	54	10	100.00–150.00	$110.50	-55.61
60–65	61	15	115.00–221.00	$137.07	-1.86
70–75	71	11	130.00–210.00	$157.73	-9.49
80–85	81	9	150.00–210.00	$178.33	-32.30
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	-10.63

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-25.00
100–115	103	11	105.00–250.00	$176.82	+24.13
150	150	2	210.00–270.00	$240.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	280.00	$280.00	+120.00

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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.