North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

2,732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.10/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 472 lb · 99 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.60/cwt +12.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 523 lb · 79 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.67/cwt +10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 422 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,732	3,748	3,887
Feeder cattle	1,898	2,365	2,594
Slaughter cattle	542	740	707
Replacement cattle	26	47	66

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	250.00–260.00	$255.11	$587	+5.11
270–280	276	5	230.00–272.50	$249.45	$688	+29.66
300–330	317	7	225.00–265.00	$238.51	$756	+8.34
350–385	367	17	223.00–270.00	$248.07	$910	+16.63
405–440 value added	424	4	240.00–246.00	$242.99	$1,030	—
400–445	428	26	211.00–270.00	$233.70	$1,000	+3.52
450–495	474	17	212.00–250.00	$230.30	$1,092	+1.94
455–495 value added	479	12	237.00–255.00	$242.17	$1,160	-3.31
500–540	525	25	200.00–249.00	$224.87	$1,181	-3.85
510–545 value added	532	14	238.00–250.00	$240.39	$1,279	-19.77
550–585 value added	568	15	231.00–260.00	$248.17	$1,410	+21.82
550–595	571	18	209.00–240.00	$229.97	$1,313	+8.71
605 value added	605	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,416	+6.69
600–648	621	27	189.00–252.50	$222.49	$1,382	+7.99
650–695	667	29	195.00–236.00	$221.81	$1,479	+9.48
705–745	723	10	195.00–225.00	$210.03	$1,519	+7.64
700–740 value added	727	3	212.50–222.00	$216.74	$1,576	—
760–783 value added	775	3	212.00–222.00	$218.73	$1,695	+2.93
750–795	776	8	170.00–232.00	$198.39	$1,540	+9.90
820	820	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,394	-22.48
821–835 value added	823	6	210.00–217.00	$215.82	$1,776	—
885	885	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,752	+20.00
900	900	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,778	+28.38
1010	1010	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,879	—
1080	1080	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,447	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	195.00–207.50	$201.82	$444	—
300–335	317	3	180.00–192.50	$187.57	$595	-7.47
360–395	381	7	165.00–235.00	$199.07	$758	+18.61
415–445	429	5	150.00–231.00	$186.98	$802	-12.16
450–480	464	14	167.50–235.00	$197.46	$916	-7.01
500–535	517	7	175.00–230.00	$211.04	$1,091	+8.66
550–590	572	6	180.00–225.00	$198.14	$1,133	-9.18
605–645	620	6	190.00–225.00	$206.28	$1,279	+19.32
655–695	675	3	185.00–189.00	$187.32	$1,264	+30.85
705–725	713	4	142.50–211.00	$161.97	$1,155	+31.97
795	795	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,371	—
890	890	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,335	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	+5.00
365	365	2	167.50–210.00	$188.75	$689	+33.75
420	420	2	147.50–167.50	$157.50	$662	+4.30
450–475	464	4	160.00–190.00	$171.29	$795	+23.79
500–545	522	6	145.00–210.00	$172.46	$900	+19.96
560–565	563	2	152.50–155.00	$153.74	$866	+4.63
600–630	615	2	140.00–142.50	$141.28	$869	—
675	675	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,080	—
745	745	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,229	+12.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	165.00	$165.00	$454	—
365	365	1	200.00	$200.00	$730	+57.75
535–545	540	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$871	—
588	588	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,176	—
600	600	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	—
670	670	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,139	—
715–735	725	2	190.00–195.00	$192.47	$1,395	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	210.00–225.00	$217.41	$902	—
495	495	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,089	—
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,044	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–297	285	17	185.00–212.50	$205.44	$586	+21.02
302–345	325	13	187.50–250.00	$217.06	$705	+26.75
350–395	376	44	183.00–245.00	$207.47	$780	+3.65
379 value added	379	11	237.50	$237.50	$900	+26.26
400–445	422	63	180.00–240.00	$211.94	$894	+10.11
410–440 value added	426	9	209.00–233.00	$225.82	$962	+3.36
450–495	472	80	180.00–235.00	$205.28	$969	+7.65
450–490 value added	473	19	213.00–232.50	$219.95	$1,040	-0.08
505–540 value added	516	4	209.00–222.50	$214.99	$1,109	+2.49
500–548	523	75	170.00–231.00	$201.94	$1,056	+12.27
550–580 value added	566	5	207.00–212.50	$209.67	$1,187	+1.30
550–595	574	53	156.00–225.00	$199.38	$1,144	+9.02
600–623 value added	611	6	202.00–213.00	$207.22	$1,266	+4.14
600–645	623	43	179.00–216.00	$191.53	$1,193	+7.58
655 value added	655	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,277	+1.01
650–695	676	18	172.00–195.00	$184.30	$1,246	+3.92
705–745	721	18	160.00–211.00	$180.27	$1,300	+18.48
735–740 value added	738	2	194.00–199.00	$196.51	$1,450	+13.64
755 value added	755	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	+9.38
750–795	773	6	140.00–177.50	$158.12	$1,222	+7.68
810–840	823	5	155.00–170.00	$165.45	$1,362	+18.28
850–895	874	4	144.00–161.00	$151.14	$1,321	-4.33
930–940	935	2	143.00–161.00	$152.05	$1,422	+16.43
980	980	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,176	-12.50
1010–1045	1025	4	129.00–147.50	$139.65	$1,431	+0.06
1050–1080	1068	5	139.00–149.00	$145.02	$1,549	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	5	140.00–175.00	$159.94	$368	-0.89
255–275	265	5	165.00–185.00	$174.96	$464	+10.48
300–345	327	13	150.00–215.00	$184.49	$603	+19.62
350–395	372	18	170.00–207.50	$182.22	$678	+11.52
400–445	424	19	155.00–215.00	$183.16	$777	+16.87
450–495	477	28	160.00–203.00	$177.65	$847	+8.79
500–545	524	20	160.00–216.00	$185.27	$971	+20.36
550–595	574	9	150.00–205.00	$176.40	$1,013	+2.65
605–635	622	5	150.00–175.00	$164.14	$1,021	+2.54
655–690	674	6	150.00–166.00	$156.05	$1,052	+2.32
705–730	718	2	160.00–162.50	$161.27	$1,158	+24.65
770–795	783	2	122.00–130.00	$126.06	$987	-20.80
830	830	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,195	—
850	850	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	155.00	$155.00	$356	—
250–295	273	2	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$388	+7.04
300–320	310	2	150.00–155.00	$152.58	$473	+14.66
350–395	371	14	122.00–165.00	$144.04	$534	+4.69
400–445	424	11	120.00–166.00	$148.82	$631	+13.70
455–485	466	15	132.50–165.00	$150.34	$701	+13.50
500–545	528	7	125.00–165.00	$151.90	$802	+9.46
585–595	590	3	145.00–150.00	$148.32	$875	+13.43
620–640	633	3	125.00–145.00	$137.25	$869	+1.80
655	655	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	$835	-3.31
720	720	1	132.50	$132.50	$954	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	—
255	255	1	180.00	$180.00	$459	+14.65
355–370	363	2	150.00–180.00	$164.69	$598	-1.15
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	+36.31
490–495	493	2	180.00–183.00	$181.49	$895	+16.15
500–535	509	4	171.00–180.00	$173.37	$882	+0.43
590	590	1	165.00	$165.00	$974	-5.09

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	155.00	$155.00	$426	—
375–395	385	2	132.00–165.00	$148.07	$570	—
545	545	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	$799	—
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	200.00	$200.00	$410	—
250–280	264	4	200.00–210.00	$202.90	$536	+22.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	226	7	197.50–242.50	$223.33	$505	+2.73
252–295	272	15	195.00–242.50	$220.65	$600	+2.58
300–345	326	13	210.00–242.50	$223.97	$730	+3.93
315–345 value added	330	2	275.00–277.00	$276.05	$911	—
350–395	372	39	195.00–242.50	$222.96	$829	+3.86
355–395 value added	378	3	262.00–267.00	$263.70	$997	—
405 value added	405	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,053	—
400–445	423	44	180.00–245.00	$222.11	$940	+2.53
460–475 value added	468	3	230.00–237.50	$232.46	$1,088	—
450–495	472	45	188.00–250.00	$215.84	$1,019	+13.20
500–545	524	43	200.00–232.50	$218.54	$1,145	+19.98
550–595	574	45	172.00–232.00	$213.18	$1,224	+13.60
600–645	617	30	190.00–226.00	$213.11	$1,315	+27.12
630 value added	630	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,465	—
650–695	675	23	155.00–222.50	$195.21	$1,318	+3.03
700–745	716	24	150.00–210.00	$184.97	$1,324	+4.07
750–795	774	10	155.00–204.00	$182.13	$1,410	+11.44
800–840	812	8	164.00–187.00	$168.88	$1,371	+7.35
855–885	870	3	167.50–192.50	$181.57	$1,580	+20.93
910–945	929	4	155.00–172.00	$163.00	$1,514	+12.33
965–990	978	3	143.00–175.00	$159.47	$1,560	+7.59
1030	1030	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,710	+21.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	227	3	172.50–202.50	$187.81	$426	-4.53
250–295	274	4	180.00–212.50	$201.69	$553	+6.05
305–340	322	8	150.00–205.00	$189.06	$609	-1.54
350–395	370	11	180.00–210.00	$192.58	$713	-4.86
400–445	424	17	185.00–225.00	$194.35	$824	+14.73
450–490	473	19	172.50–220.00	$192.29	$910	+13.58
500–545	522	23	150.00–205.00	$189.52	$989	+12.46
550–595	568	26	150.00–200.00	$182.12	$1,034	+11.36
600–645	619	19	130.00–202.50	$176.42	$1,092	+7.71
650–690	669	7	147.00–200.00	$178.16	$1,192	+7.02
700–745	728	4	122.00–185.00	$154.80	$1,127	-9.25
750–795	775	6	135.00–177.50	$152.10	$1,179	+7.90
865	865	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,272	+8.48
930	930	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,311	+7.00
975	975	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	162.50–170.00	$167.43	$398	+16.43
250–270	260	4	157.50–172.50	$167.64	$436	+11.51
320–330	325	2	152.50	$152.50	$496	-0.81
360–390	374	7	145.00–170.00	$159.62	$597	+6.33
400–445	423	6	140.00–164.00	$154.08	$652	+2.85
450–485	460	11	127.00–175.00	$155.58	$716	+8.58
505–545	526	9	110.00–170.00	$146.20	$769	-8.02
550–590	574	9	132.50–165.00	$154.40	$886	-0.56
605–635	618	4	135.00–150.00	$144.92	$896	-11.38
650–695	671	4	145.00–170.00	$156.99	$1,053	+3.06
785	785	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,138	—
830	830	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	—
360	360	1	177.50	$177.50	$639	+3.82
435	435	1	175.00	$175.00	$761	-15.57
450	450	2	150.00	$150.00	$675	-18.08
520	520	1	137.50	$137.50	$715	-15.38
595	595	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	—
620–635	628	2	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$926	-23.82
700	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	+20.00
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—
565–585	575	2	120.00–130.00	$124.91	$718	-1.09
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	±0.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	214.00	$214.00	$428	—
300	300	1	220.00	$220.00	$660	+36.00
375	375	1	205.00	$205.00	$769	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040 value added	1040	80-85%	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,518	—
920–1695	1101	80-85%	21	80.00–94.00	$90.08	$992	—
1225	1225	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$796	—
810–2025	1235	80-85%	196	86.00–112.00	$102.59	$1,267	—
900–1695	1249	80-85%	62	97.00–119.00	$110.55	$1,381	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–800	753	85-90%	3	100.00–110.00	$105.77	$796	—
725–950	827	85-90%	6	45.00–67.00	$61.72	$510	—
675–1180	906	85-90%	19	62.00–85.00	$78.48	$711	—
545–1540	1054	85-90%	69	80.00–99.00	$92.89	$979	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1600	1380	75-80%	15	95.00–116.00	$106.19	$1,465	-4.70
1160–1720	1461	75-80%	31	90.00–109.00	$100.41	$1,467	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1624	971	13	90.00–111.00	$103.51	$1,005	—
810–2135	1447	45	108.00–128.00	$119.40	$1,728	—
1305–2220	1693	23	112.00–141.00	$130.44	$2,208	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–940	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,100.00	$975.67
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
955–1125	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,271.36
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1055–1145	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,288.01
1100–1190	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,202.95
1125–1320	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,450.00	$1,231.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	330.00	$330.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	124	9	170.00–275.00	$218.33	+40.83
150	150	3	270.00–320.00	$300.00	+136.67

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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
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	-179.53
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,475.00	$1,200.00	+26.74
1040–1170	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,627.58	—
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+500.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	+30.00
405	405	1	115.00	$115.00	$466	-35.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	110.00	$110.00	$352	—
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	±0.00
465	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	+26.00
605	605	1	165.00	$165.00	$998	—
665	665	1	130.00	$130.00	$864	—
760–770	765	2	140.00–150.00	$144.97	$1,109	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	117.50	$117.50	$570	—
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	-45.00
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	150.00	$150.00	-15.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	55.00	$55.00	+10.83
30–35	33	3	70.00–75.00	$71.67	+14.45
40–45	43	7	80.00–105.00	$90.71	+29.00
50–55	54	35	95.00–130.00	$112.71	+35.34
60–65	61	33	110.00–135.00	$122.73	+13.16
70	70	6	130.00–160.00	$150.83	+59.58
80	80	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+41.73

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	30.00–35.00	$31.67	-19.58
20–25	22	17	40.00–65.00	$49.12	+0.50
30–35	32	15	55.00–75.00	$66.33	+1.33
40–45	44	8	80.00–95.00	$86.25	-0.81
50–55	53	13	100.00–130.00	$110.38	+0.83
60–65	61	10	115.00–140.00	$123.50	+3.83
70–75	72	6	140.00–180.00	$153.33	+39.16
80–85	83	4	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+55.00
90	90	2	220.00–250.00	$235.00	+105.00
90	90	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	+57.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	4	85.00–120.00	$101.25	+16.25
80–85	81	4	90.00–150.00	$111.25	-20.00
95	95	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	-17.50
100–135	114	15	100.00–235.00	$176.33	-0.05
150	150	3	210.00–260.00	$233.33	+23.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	2	220.00–290.00	$255.00	+85.00

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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.