North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

4,488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.74/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 523 lb · 161 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.55/cwt -17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 624 lb · 125 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.35/cwt -15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 574 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,488	5,275	3,791
Feeder cattle	2,989	3,653	2,800
Slaughter cattle	727	784	671
Replacement cattle	49	37	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest 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
230	230	1	265.00	$265.00	$610	+18.75
270–280	275	2	210.00–280.00	$245.64	$676	+17.49
300–340	322	15	202.00–258.00	$224.65	$723	-13.60
350–390	367	18	210.00–255.00	$230.69	$847	-13.94
400 value added	400	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,000	+19.00
400–449	425	29	205.00–262.00	$229.43	$975	-8.13
450–495	469	54	201.00–269.00	$250.10	$1,173	+2.22
460–490 value added	474	4	240.00–250.00	$244.23	$1,158	-13.72
501–544 value added	519	18	215.00–252.50	$234.75	$1,218	+5.03
503–546	524	45	180.00–262.00	$230.19	$1,206	-26.96
557–580 value added	570	16	220.00–247.00	$237.98	$1,356	+5.01
551–595	571	88	190.00–256.00	$232.48	$1,327	-27.91
600–635 value added	623	22	230.00–239.00	$234.23	$1,459	+2.42
600–649	628	44	190.00–232.00	$217.83	$1,368	-40.01
650–655 value added	651	7	221.50–233.00	$223.28	$1,454	-0.72
650–695	668	74	180.00–239.00	$219.35	$1,465	-25.48
706–735 value added	708	30	217.00–236.25	$234.92	$1,663	—
704–740	720	20	132.00–220.00	$198.77	$1,431	-31.19
750–798	768	8	180.00–200.00	$189.05	$1,452	-53.48
805–845	833	6	170.00–205.00	$183.25	$1,526	-44.59
855–865	860	2	170.00–180.00	$175.03	$1,505	-17.03
1055–1060	1058	2	150.00–181.00	$165.54	$1,751	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	185.00–186.00	$185.52	$442	-12.48
282–295	289	2	182.50–200.00	$191.45	$553	+31.45
305–348	329	9	180.00–245.00	$221.52	$729	+31.52
350–385	363	7	170.00–247.50	$209.60	$761	-2.35
400–425	411	5	180.00–215.00	$195.99	$806	-38.21
455–495	470	13	170.00–240.00	$211.93	$996	+14.66
510–540	528	12	190.00–232.50	$210.24	$1,110	-13.98
555–598	571	24	140.00–228.00	$200.80	$1,147	-6.13
605–640	627	17	168.00–217.50	$196.66	$1,233	-12.97
665–698	684	9	180.00–212.50	$200.94	$1,374	-14.06
725–745	735	2	207.50–209.00	$208.24	$1,531	+29.93
788	788	5	166.00–209.00	$200.40	$1,579	+30.40
830	830	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	100.00	$100.00	$230	—
385	385	1	170.00	$170.00	$654	+34.88
400–440	415	5	130.00–178.00	$150.19	$623	+10.19
465–490	480	3	115.00–167.50	$148.79	$714	-4.88
500–535	518	2	154.00–156.00	$155.03	$803	-0.46
550–560	555	2	114.00–135.00	$124.41	$690	-29.04

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–540	536	4	167.50–180.00	$170.56	$914	—
610	610	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,006	—
745	745	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,118	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	240.00–257.50	$248.86	$1,020	—
655	655	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	140.00	$140.00	$389	—
366–378	372	2	152.50–155.00	$153.77	$572	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	162.50	$162.50	$504	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	10	185.00–215.00	$203.03	$560	-2.63
315 value added	315	1	207.50	$207.50	$654	-13.50
300–345	328	25	180.00–215.00	$199.05	$653	-4.97
350–396	373	72	180.00–245.00	$207.53	$774	+4.56
405–425 value added	415	2	222.50–223.00	$222.76	$924	+5.76
400–448	425	91	170.00–250.00	$200.50	$852	+1.20
450–495	470	94	172.50–226.00	$197.30	$927	-10.22
450–499 value added	476	14	206.00–216.00	$212.63	$1,012	-2.26
500–548	523	136	155.00–217.50	$193.04	$1,010	-10.44
508–545 value added	524	18	202.00–212.00	$206.30	$1,081	-6.65
525 thin fleshed	525	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,160	—
566–580 value added	568	11	206.00–216.50	$214.65	$1,219	-1.38
550–598	575	101	150.00–225.00	$194.36	$1,118	-17.27
606–649 value added	621	41	185.00–214.50	$200.36	$1,244	-8.00
600–648	625	84	150.00–219.00	$185.76	$1,161	-22.25
650–695	666	35	150.00–221.00	$188.94	$1,258	-16.27
700–745	729	21	130.00–185.00	$164.16	$1,197	-30.63
755–780	771	8	130.00–172.00	$158.90	$1,225	-3.99
800–845	817	10	110.00–172.00	$140.43	$1,147	-25.10
935–940	938	2	130.00–153.00	$141.53	$1,328	+3.30
965	965	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,004	-31.00
1005–1020	1012	3	115.00–144.00	$126.97	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–248	229	7	140.00–177.50	$161.43	$370	-9.58
250–295	278	11	150.00–182.50	$168.92	$470	+4.41
300–345	329	12	147.50–217.50	$177.14	$583	+18.57
350–395	375	27	152.50–217.50	$180.93	$678	+11.47
400–445	422	38	140.00–212.50	$170.35	$719	+3.92
450–495	474	47	130.00–207.50	$168.44	$798	-9.95
500–548	521	48	130.00–215.00	$173.85	$906	-4.06
550–595	570	27	136.00–203.00	$164.14	$936	-2.29
605–640	628	21	132.50–201.00	$174.39	$1,095	+2.42
650–695	671	13	130.00–187.50	$162.99	$1,094	+3.91
730–740	735	2	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$1,003	-12.29
755–785	770	2	135.00–151.00	$143.16	$1,102	+8.11
805	805	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	±0.00
874	874	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	227	5	130.00–150.00	$141.37	$321	+14.37
255–290	268	3	130.00–155.00	$137.92	$370	+6.75
345	345	2	105.00–142.00	$123.50	$426	-10.42
365–390	380	3	130.00–155.00	$142.77	$543	+13.52
415–435	425	2	102.50–139.00	$120.32	$511	-18.04
450–495	473	11	125.00–150.00	$137.48	$650	+3.35
500–545	520	13	112.00–145.00	$128.24	$667	-5.86
550–595	582	8	123.00–150.00	$133.97	$780	-1.02
605–635	618	6	110.00–151.00	$127.21	$786	+0.99
650	650	1	106.00	$106.00	$689	—
730–745	737	3	105.00–126.00	$118.26	$872	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,189	—
645	645	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,342	—
665–689	680	8	176.00–187.00	$183.94	$1,251	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	1	140.00	$140.00	$479	—
354–384	369	2	122.50–135.00	$129.00	$476	-21.00
434	434	1	130.00	$130.00	$564	—
510–538	524	2	110.00	$110.00	$576	—
616	616	1	100.00	$100.00	$616	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	1	140.00	$140.00	$347	-40.00
310	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	-20.00
350	350	1	155.00	$155.00	$542	-16.51
400	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	—
454	454	1	145.00	$145.00	$658	-2.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	+17.72
620	620	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,116	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	11	197.50–240.00	$219.24	$609	+1.52
300–346	330	46	187.00–260.00	$226.84	$749	+3.61
350–398	381	55	187.50–255.00	$226.46	$863	+3.30
388	388	1	180.00	$180.00	$698	-43.16
400–448	424	74	189.00–257.50	$216.22	$917	+1.28
450–495	474	75	190.00–242.50	$213.95	$1,014	+3.69
500–546	522	63	175.00–229.00	$202.15	$1,055	+0.16
550–595	575	57	171.00–220.00	$202.22	$1,163	+4.76
600–642	618	50	170.00–226.00	$197.75	$1,222	+13.33
650–695	671	38	140.00–215.00	$186.80	$1,253	+8.33
700–745	722	17	130.00–200.00	$166.80	$1,204	-7.60
750–795	767	20	132.00–180.00	$158.99	$1,219	-6.49
800–845	817	10	133.00–165.00	$149.77	$1,224	-4.33
865–895	883	3	123.00–163.00	$145.12	$1,281	-13.81
905–945	925	6	135.00–160.00	$147.37	$1,363	+8.37
955–990	967	3	120.00–142.00	$132.51	$1,281	-4.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	219	5	160.00–185.00	$174.38	$382	—
250–280	269	8	162.50–250.00	$188.85	$508	+21.35
300–345	327	8	175.00–206.00	$188.42	$616	-3.76
350–395	376	14	162.00–246.00	$191.50	$720	+10.60
400–445	427	23	156.00–230.00	$192.14	$820	+21.36
450–495	474	54	140.00–221.00	$181.96	$862	+5.05
500–548	521	37	122.00–212.50	$176.27	$918	+2.51
550–595	574	34	140.00–196.00	$171.41	$984	+5.75
600–645	622	18	139.00–195.00	$168.03	$1,045	+3.24
650–695	670	13	130.00–185.00	$162.95	$1,092	+4.90
700–745	721	4	130.00–166.00	$145.05	$1,046	-11.66
760–790	774	4	113.00–160.00	$136.74	$1,058	-0.05
810	810	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,158	-11.00
870–875	873	2	110.00–134.00	$122.03	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	150.00	$150.00	$308	+7.07
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	—
330	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	-12.38
365–395	388	7	120.00–175.00	$142.83	$554	+4.56
400–445	424	17	109.00–177.50	$150.95	$640	+20.82
455–495	476	14	102.00–169.00	$143.68	$684	+15.14
500–540	518	10	112.00–170.00	$147.11	$762	+1.27
550–595	576	17	105.00–165.00	$142.93	$823	+4.46
600–645	621	10	107.00–169.00	$146.60	$910	+3.68
650	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	+21.18

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–394	375	3	160.00–165.00	$163.25	$612	-14.47
434	434	1	160.00	$160.00	$694	-7.25
478	478	1	145.00	$145.00	$693	-43.00
544	544	1	120.00	$120.00	$653	-34.76
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	-20.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	1	152.50	$152.50	$403	—
342	342	1	130.00	$130.00	$445	-30.00
384	384	1	150.00	$150.00	$576	—
402	402	1	155.00	$155.00	$623	—
574	574	1	142.50	$142.50	$818	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,126	—
590	590	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,062	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	—
590	590	1	150.00	$150.00	$885	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1690	1029	80-85%	15	70.00–93.00	$87.15	$897	—
735–1960	1191	80-85%	268	94.00–114.00	$103.68	$1,235	—
870–1675	1215	80-85%	77	104.00–122.00	$112.73	$1,370	+10.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1215	929	85-90%	37	56.00–84.00	$75.24	$699	—
645–1590	983	85-90%	17	91.00–106.00	$98.55	$969	+11.27
625–1635	1027	85-90%	128	82.00–100.00	$91.38	$938	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1595	1381	75-80%	10	110.00–118.00	$113.46	$1,567	—
1170–1824	1476	75-80%	22	94.00–112.00	$104.94	$1,549	±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1410	1154	7	92.00–114.00	$107.83	$1,244	—
815–2170	1453	53	114.00–130.00	$123.78	$1,799	+3.18
1285–2114	1746	18	129.00–149.00	$136.04	$2,375	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
910–1235	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,200.00	$1,021.74
1105–1155	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,201.11
1120–1235	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,450.00	$1,319.21
1295–1505	1431	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,510.00	$1,397.27
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,440.00	$1,440.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
685	685	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	121	8	150.00–220.00	$189.38	—
150	150	3	260.00–300.00	$280.00	+30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	82	3	105.00–120.00	$111.67	-98.33
90–95	92	3	135.00–150.00	$141.67	-68.33
115	115	1	200.00	$200.00	-2.34
100–125	117	7	180.00–220.00	$200.00	-24.17
120–140	134	5	190.00–250.00	$214.00	+74.00
150	150	3	270.00–310.00	$293.33	+39.33
160–180	173	3	250.00–330.00	$293.33	+39.33

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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
815–1065	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	900.00–1,350.00	$1,145.68	—
950–1015	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–1,725.00	$1,676.65	—
855–1160	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,550.00	$1,278.07	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-493.27
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-425.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575–680	628	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–890.00	$802.95	—
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
850–900	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–950.00	$877.14	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
656	656	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	1	100.00	$100.00	$726	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	1	114.00	$114.00	$369	—
385	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	—
440	440	1	107.50	$107.50	$473	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	107	5	140.00–160.00	$150.00	+20.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	65.00	$65.00	+30.00
20–25	23	9	30.00–50.00	$37.22	+2.22
30–35	32	16	30.00–70.00	$47.81	-45.76
40–45	41	21	40.00–80.00	$56.79	-66.78
50–55	50	21	60.00–110.00	$75.95	-18.18
60–65	61	20	72.50–160.00	$104.88	-57.91
70–75	72	18	90.00–165.00	$132.22	+2.43
80–85	80	11	100.00–170.00	$137.05	-8.95
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	-36.25
100	100	2	130.00–180.00	$155.00	-25.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	160.00	$160.00	-37.34
150–160	157	3	180.00–220.00	$196.67	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	6	55.00–70.00	$60.83	-9.17
90	90	2	72.50–75.00	$73.75	-26.25
100–120	113	8	100.00–130.00	$113.75	-29.90
150–160	153	3	185.00–190.00	$188.33	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	38	20.00–60.00	$32.11	-10.03
15	15	1	50.00	$50.00	+7.86
20–25	22	74	25.00–70.00	$43.41	-19.92
20–25	22	6	40.00–65.00	$50.00	-13.33
25	25	1	25.00	$25.00	-10.65
30–35	32	47	45.00–90.00	$62.50	-42.84
30–35	33	3	25.00–40.00	$33.33	-51.67
30–35	34	14	60.00–85.00	$69.29	-15.71
40	40	1	50.00	$50.00	-22.74
40–45	43	36	60.00–110.00	$81.39	-39.61
40–45	43	6	80.00–95.00	$90.00	-31.00
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-125.00
50–55	53	22	80.00–130.00	$105.57	-13.61
50–55	53	8	100.00–130.00	$109.38	-9.80
60–65	61	11	110.00–145.00	$121.82	-48.89
60–65	62	18	115.00–165.00	$140.42	-22.66
70–75	71	14	130.00–175.00	$145.71	-14.85
70–75	74	10	130.00–170.00	$148.25	-12.31
75	75	1	50.00	$50.00	-110.56
80	80	5	160.00–170.00	$164.00	-76.00
80–85	81	6	160.00–210.00	$187.50	-52.50
90–95	91	4	180.00–245.00	$215.63	-21.87
100–110	105	2	300.00	$300.00	+30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	55.00	$55.00	+12.50
60–65	63	2	70.00–85.00	$77.50	-57.50
70–75	73	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	-47.50
75	75	5	50.00–65.00	$57.00	-78.00
80–85	82	3	70.00–90.00	$78.33	-14.17
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	+32.50
90	90	2	65.00–90.00	$77.50	-15.00
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	+42.50
95	95	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+32.50
100–115	105	11	120.00–180.00	$147.73	+18.79
100–130	113	6	65.00–90.00	$78.33	-130.24
100–140	116	25	100.00–190.00	$140.80	-67.77
150	150	2	165.00–195.00	$180.00	-42.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	108	4	180.00–300.00	$240.00	-15.00
110–140	118	5	200.00–370.00	$252.00	-3.00
150	150	1	390.00	$390.00	—
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	80.00–100.00	$93.33	-24.67
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	+2.00
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	+4.00
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	+15.53

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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.