North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

4,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.07/cwt -16.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 574 lb · 99 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.66/cwt +28.66 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 523 lb · 98 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.29/cwt +33.29 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 471 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,394	192	4,725
Feeder cattle	2,958	95	3,468
Slaughter cattle	1,054	51	961
Replacement cattle	40	1	123

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286–298	294	5	202.50–270.00	$237.40	$698	—
300–345	322	17	205.00–272.50	$245.72	$791	+30.72
355–398	379	24	200.00–280.00	$238.98	$906	—
400–445	421	20	202.00–265.00	$238.70	$1,005	—
450–495	476	29	195.00–270.00	$224.90	$1,071	—
500–545	522	36	190.00–242.50	$218.12	$1,139	+11.46
555 value added	555	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	—
550–590	570	47	170.00–236.00	$210.66	$1,201	-3.32
600–648	634	52	167.50–219.00	$199.28	$1,263	—
655–695	674	22	159.00–215.00	$182.11	$1,227	+30.11
702–725 value added	712	7	194.00–213.00	$208.08	$1,482	—
700–748	715	13	150.00–182.00	$173.20	$1,238	+26.20
750–798	779	12	153.00–180.00	$163.80	$1,276	—
772–796 value added	789	11	201.00–205.50	$204.30	$1,612	—
800–830	810	8	137.50–180.00	$167.18	$1,354	—
835 value added	835	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,603	—
940	940	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,354	—
950 value added	950	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,805	—
950–985	971	4	147.00–165.00	$153.99	$1,495	—
1035	1035	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	150.00–165.00	$157.42	$375	—
320–340	332	3	177.50–205.00	$191.11	$634	—
350–360	356	4	180.00–200.00	$192.56	$686	—
400–445	421	10	165.00–212.50	$191.74	$807	—
450–498	478	11	170.00–200.00	$187.96	$898	—
500–545	529	16	165.00–195.00	$178.91	$946	—
550–595	574	8	152.50–190.00	$176.84	$1,015	—
600–640	617	6	144.00–175.00	$156.66	$967	—
655–695	678	5	131.00–175.00	$150.06	$1,017	—
700–740	725	3	113.00–140.00	$127.60	$925	—
768–795	780	8	120.00–175.00	$148.42	$1,158	—
810	810	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	125.00	$125.00	$325	-7.00
305–325	315	3	135.00–148.00	$140.92	$444	—
465–485	475	3	113.00–137.00	$121.65	$578	—
520–530	524	4	126.00–140.00	$132.15	$692	—
550–580	565	4	116.00–132.00	$125.84	$711	—
625–640	632	5	110.00–120.00	$115.38	$729	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–444	435	2	120.00–170.00	$145.55	$633	—
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	—
735	735	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,047	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–246	231	10	180.00–230.00	$210.43	$486	—
250–295	272	25	158.00–232.50	$196.64	$535	—
300–345	326	37	175.00–222.50	$198.65	$648	—
350–396	375	67	170.00–227.50	$197.70	$741	—
360–395 value added	383	4	222.50–230.00	$224.95	$862	—
405–415 value added	410	3	208.00–212.00	$210.35	$862	—
400–445	425	74	172.50–225.00	$197.19	$838	—
450–496	471	95	160.00–225.00	$193.29	$910	+33.29
515–525 value added	520	2	207.00–221.00	$213.93	$1,112	—
500–545	523	96	155.00–216.00	$185.07	$968	+28.07
555–570 value added	562	3	200.00–214.00	$207.70	$1,167	—
550–599	574	96	150.00–202.00	$175.08	$1,005	-17.58
600–640	615	44	140.00–210.00	$167.64	$1,031	-12.32
616–642 value added	630	13	200.00–206.00	$202.71	$1,277	—
650–695	670	38	130.00–175.00	$155.16	$1,040	—
665–674 value added	672	5	194.00–197.50	$196.81	$1,323	—
711 value added	711	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,379	—
700–744	720	31	130.00–180.00	$152.31	$1,097	-3.63
750–795	770	16	130.00–177.50	$149.24	$1,149	-12.76
800–840	816	10	122.00–159.00	$134.34	$1,096	—
860 value added	860	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,471	—
850–890	873	6	125.00–157.50	$141.57	$1,236	+34.57
910–940	926	7	109.00–130.00	$116.83	$1,082	—
960–965	963	2	122.00–135.00	$128.48	$1,237	—
1010	1010	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,111	—
1050–1080	1065	2	109.00–119.00	$114.07	$1,215	—
1190	1190	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	7	142.50–177.00	$155.45	$339	+3.45
250–295	274	10	135.00–190.00	$162.45	$445	+11.47
300–345	326	16	150.00–182.50	$162.17	$529	—
350–395	371	28	140.00–192.50	$166.87	$619	+15.75
400–445	424	32	140.00–180.00	$162.09	$687	+6.27
450–490	469	32	138.00–177.50	$159.43	$748	-1.51
500–545	524	30	127.00–174.00	$156.94	$822	—
550–595	574	28	120.00–170.00	$147.41	$846	+22.41
600–646	627	24	115.00–160.00	$141.25	$886	—
650–690	673	11	110.00–155.00	$126.71	$853	+6.71
698	698	2	118.00	$118.00	$824	—
714	714	1	113.00	$113.00	$807	—
710–745	729	8	102.00–124.00	$116.14	$847	—
755–795	781	4	100.00–112.50	$104.04	$813	—
810–830	818	3	110.00–125.00	$116.06	$949	—
834	834	12	107.00	$107.00	$892	—
850	850	1	112.00	$112.00	$952	—
950	950	1	90.00	$90.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	6	110.00–130.00	$120.43	$277	—
250–290	267	6	110.00–145.00	$122.89	$328	—
305–340	327	8	100.00–150.00	$123.34	$403	-3.66
355–395	378	13	110.00–147.50	$128.11	$484	—
400–445	420	6	110.00–145.00	$129.82	$545	—
450–485	470	10	120.00–141.00	$126.06	$592	—
505–545	524	9	100.00–145.00	$125.98	$660	+15.98
550–590	569	8	100.00–134.00	$119.15	$678	—
600–645	616	8	102.00–125.00	$113.44	$699	—
690	690	1	102.00	$102.00	$704	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	312	3	120.00–130.00	$125.78	$392	—
355–385	372	6	150.00–160.00	$156.22	$581	—
420 thin fleshed	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	—
425–442	437	5	150.00–155.00	$151.01	$660	—
455–490	477	4	140.00–160.00	$152.66	$728	—
510–545	526	6	140.00–150.00	$143.80	$756	—
555–585	572	5	123.00–135.00	$130.17	$745	—
610–635	623	2	110.00–135.00	$122.75	$765	—
650	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	—
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	—
835	835	1	80.00	$80.00	$668	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	—
315–332	326	3	155.00–157.50	$155.80	$508	—
360–385	373	2	165.00–167.50	$166.21	$620	—
405	405	2	156.00	$156.00	$632	—
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	—
510–530	520	2	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$755	—
640	640	1	152.50	$152.50	$976	—
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	—
870–890	880	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$1,140	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–224	211	3	140.00–150.00	$145.19	$306	—
252–288	274	3	130.00–140.00	$136.57	$374	—
342–348	345	2	120.00–150.00	$135.13	$466	—
398	398	1	100.00	$100.00	$398	—
444	444	1	140.00	$140.00	$622	—
474	474	2	127.50–140.00	$133.75	$634	—
584	584	1	100.00	$100.00	$584	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	105.00	$105.00	$336	—
405–445	429	4	110.00–122.50	$116.96	$502	—
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	137.50	$137.50	$626	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	100.00	$100.00	$290	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	227	3	195.00–230.00	$212.46	$482	—
250–295	278	29	200.00–260.00	$227.65	$633	+12.65
300–345	328	30	190.00–260.00	$221.46	$726	—
350–395	375	62	180.00–267.50	$221.76	$832	+11.49
400–445	422	78	182.00–260.00	$215.16	$908	+25.16
450–498	471	81	180.00–245.00	$207.13	$976	—
500–545	524	66	160.00–237.50	$200.74	$1,052	+31.12
550–596	574	57	167.50–225.00	$194.03	$1,114	-4.46
600–645	621	54	150.00–212.50	$179.56	$1,115	—
650–698	670	41	150.00–220.00	$166.99	$1,119	+34.44
700–745	721	21	127.50–165.00	$149.81	$1,080	+24.94
752–795	768	29	119.00–178.00	$150.32	$1,154	—
800–840	820	12	112.00–164.00	$142.37	$1,167	—
860–895	883	11	120.00–155.00	$131.11	$1,158	—
900–945	919	13	105.00–145.00	$123.25	$1,133	—
980–990	985	2	100.00–130.00	$114.92	$1,132	-24.08
1010–1045	1028	3	119.00–130.00	$123.71	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	218	5	154.00–174.00	$162.10	$353	—
255–298	275	11	168.00–210.00	$185.43	$510	+45.43
300–348	326	26	155.00–205.00	$180.37	$588	+31.90
350–395	377	28	147.00–210.00	$186.18	$702	—
400–445	423	30	148.00–210.00	$185.76	$786	+25.24
450–495	475	32	140.00–210.00	$174.70	$830	+33.71
500–545	522	33	140.00–202.50	$172.08	$898	+41.10
550–598	572	21	150.00–190.00	$169.15	$968	—
600–645	619	17	117.50–166.00	$150.85	$934	—
650–690	670	15	128.00–190.00	$146.61	$982	+24.61
700–748	722	10	120.00–145.00	$134.21	$969	—
755–795	775	3	102.00–145.00	$118.93	$922	—
816	816	1	120.00	$120.00	$979	—
850–864	857	2	105.00–120.00	$112.56	$965	—
915–920	918	2	109.00–130.00	$119.53	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	126.00–155.00	$140.67	$300	—
250–285	273	6	110.00–160.00	$132.94	$363	—
305–345	327	10	117.50–155.00	$138.13	$452	—
355–390	378	6	130.00–170.00	$147.85	$559	—
400–440	420	8	110.00–160.00	$125.99	$529	—
450–495	472	18	100.00–176.00	$143.80	$679	—
500–540	520	18	110.00–165.00	$138.47	$720	—
550–590	566	9	117.00–160.00	$142.51	$807	+26.39
600–645	626	8	102.00–136.00	$120.57	$755	—
655–675	665	4	110.00–129.00	$118.23	$786	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–248	237	2	160.00–167.50	$163.58	$388	—
278	278	1	155.00	$155.00	$431	—
320–325	323	2	104.00–130.00	$117.10	$378	—
395	395	1	137.50	$137.50	$543	—
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	—
450–495	473	2	127.50–130.00	$128.81	$609	—
506–526	514	4	125.00–153.00	$140.19	$721	—
572–595	586	3	130.00–131.00	$130.34	$764	—
600 thin fleshed	600	1	79.00	$79.00	$474	—
620–640	630	2	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$850	—
675–695	685	2	128.00–134.00	$130.96	$897	—
846	846	1	110.00	$110.00	$931	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	150.00	$150.00	$398	—
425–440	433	2	150.00–165.00	$157.63	$683	—
455	455	1	165.00	$165.00	$751	—
508	508	2	155.00	$155.00	$787	—
565–590	578	2	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$839	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	145.00	$145.00	$304	—
548	548	1	110.00	$110.00	$603	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	80-85%	1	29.00	$29.00	$277	—
830–1080	972	80-85%	5	50.00–61.00	$55.97	$544	—
810–1470	1107	80-85%	68	63.00–86.00	$79.15	$876	—
710–2150	1317	80-85%	324	70.00–100.00	$91.76	$1,208	—
922–2225	1399	80-85%	75	93.00–118.00	$103.29	$1,445	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–890	739	85-90%	9	38.00–53.00	$45.33	$335	—
460–1140	828	85-90%	62	50.00–73.00	$60.06	$497	-3.17
530–1475	1027	85-90%	171	65.00–87.00	$75.84	$779	—
705–1620	1065	85-90%	49	82.00–96.00	$84.33	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1066–2170	1475	75-80%	56	80.00–114.00	$89.27	$1,317	—
1185–1825	1491	75-80%	11	91.00–108.00	$99.43	$1,483	—
1460–1866	1625	75-80%	3	65.00–89.00	$80.99	$1,316	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1376	1074	29	70.00–108.00	$93.50	$1,004	-13.96
670–2410	1453	72	94.00–120.00	$110.78	$1,610	—
1070–2400	1822	33	118.00–136.00	$125.98	$2,295	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1085	936	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–1,025.00	$795.76
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
845–1325	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–1,100.00	$944.30
1050–1250	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,125.00	$985.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	—
150	150	2	205.00–305.00	$255.00	+25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–140	122	3	135.00–180.00	$163.33	-21.67
125–145	135	3	225.00–280.00	$248.33	+63.33
150	150	2	250.00–370.00	$310.00	+80.00
200	200	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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
735–1080	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,200.00	$1,042.71	—
790–1210	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	830.00–1,250.00	$1,136.95	—
900–1100	991	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,300.00	$1,027.30	—
705–1220	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,875.00	$1,560.91	—
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,710.00	$1,710.00	+410.00
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,300.00	$1,161.43	-138.57

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
600–735	648	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–910.00	$841.95	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
565	565	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204	204	1	120.00	$120.00	$245	—
400	400	1	122.50	$122.50	$490	—
576	576	1	92.50	$92.50	$533	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	112.00	$112.00	$454	—
605–620	613	2	70.00–157.50	$113.21	$694	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	—
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	—
100–115	106	5	120.00–170.00	$143.00	-7.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	45.00–75.00	$60.00	+5.00
30–35	31	7	65.00–90.00	$77.14	+22.14
40–45	43	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	+47.50
50–55	53	26	100.00–155.00	$113.46	+5.96
60–65	61	15	120.00–200.00	$160.00	+35.00
70–75	71	65	130.00–225.00	$172.38	+12.38
80–85	80	20	160.00–205.00	$185.75	+25.75
90	90	6	185.00–220.00	$200.00	+40.00
100–125	102	22	200.00–240.00	$210.68	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	20.00	$20.00	-50.00
20–25	22	5	25.00–50.00	$42.00	-28.00
30–35	34	8	40.00–75.00	$67.50	±0.00
40–45	44	14	80.00–125.00	$98.93	+11.43
50–55	52	10	100.00–180.00	$114.50	-8.00
60–65	62	17	105.00–175.00	$131.76	-8.24
70–75	71	6	135.00–160.00	$146.67	-38.33
80–85	83	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	+22.50
90–95	93	2	195.00	$195.00	+25.00
100	100	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	—
90–95	91	7	100.00–145.00	$111.43	—
100–125	107	6	120.00–230.00	$158.33	+38.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	106	5	200.00–270.00	$239.00	-61.00
150	150	1	445.00	$445.00	—

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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.