North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

1,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.53/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 476 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.66/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 524 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.08/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 418 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,390	3,500	448
Feeder cattle	918	1,896	270
Slaughter cattle	423	649	108
Replacement cattle	11	25	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Light receipts this week are due to the upcoming Federal Holiday limiting weekly sales

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	279	4	240.00–280.00	$263.21	$734	+28.21
310–336	327	9	253.00–290.00	$268.48	$878	-11.16
350–390	362	9	210.00–272.00	$247.83	$897	-14.52
400–445	430	12	207.00–270.00	$238.59	$1,026	-12.50
450–495	469	12	222.00–257.50	$242.95	$1,139	-0.92
500–540	515	11	195.00–250.00	$225.32	$1,160	+0.02
555–590	576	6	195.00–220.00	$210.36	$1,212	-13.58
600–640	619	8	186.00–225.00	$205.31	$1,271	-10.82
660–680	668	3	204.00–206.00	$205.32	$1,372	-6.78
710–720	714	6	180.00–212.00	$197.21	$1,408	+32.21
925	925	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,295	—
950–995	973	2	146.00–152.50	$149.17	$1,451	—
1020–1045	1033	2	137.00–140.00	$138.48	$1,430	-2.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	172.50	$172.50	$474	-22.50
325–335	330	2	200.00–225.00	$212.31	$701	+12.31
385–390	388	2	200.00–225.00	$212.58	$825	+10.31
430–445	435	3	208.00–225.00	$214.26	$932	+18.13
460–495	476	4	180.00–200.00	$192.57	$917	-15.48
535–540	538	2	160.00–200.00	$179.91	$968	-1.13
550–590	568	3	160.00–170.00	$164.93	$937	-18.26
620–640	633	3	170.00–185.00	$178.42	$1,129	+14.54
650–660	657	3	131.00–165.00	$146.75	$964	-27.23
720–740	730	2	110.00–148.00	$128.74	$940	—
770	770	1	119.00	$119.00	$916	-16.00
845	845	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,039	-34.00
915	915	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,418	+50.00
970	970	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
310–340	325	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$495	—
360–385	375	3	155.00–185.00	$166.29	$624	+35.58
400–445	431	4	117.00–150.00	$133.03	$573	—
455–465	460	2	135.00–155.00	$145.11	$668	-6.32
535	535	1	130.00	$130.00	$696	-7.03
560–580	568	3	120.00–140.00	$129.88	$738	-3.52

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	146.00	$146.00	$650	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	+29.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	3	180.00–200.00	$192.11	$448	+1.28
255–295	280	15	175.00–240.00	$210.30	$589	+13.35
300–340	319	12	172.00–240.00	$197.45	$630	-8.95
350–395	373	32	180.00–230.00	$204.79	$764	+2.57
400–445	418	37	185.00–230.00	$205.08	$857	+1.87
450–498	476	40	180.00–215.00	$195.53	$931	-6.25
500–547	524	38	165.00–210.00	$189.66	$994	-5.11
550–590	572	20	160.00–195.00	$182.69	$1,045	-4.02
600–645	619	18	140.00–196.00	$175.08	$1,084	+14.61
670–675	671	4	140.00–190.00	$163.46	$1,097	+7.02
710–745	722	5	140.00–168.00	$150.71	$1,088	-1.58
755–780	773	4	125.00–170.00	$143.41	$1,109	+1.90
800–825	815	3	118.00–156.00	$131.48	$1,072	-3.28
855	855	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,231	—
945	945	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,228	-0.14
950–995	976	5	104.00–142.50	$121.73	$1,188	-3.02
1005–1025	1015	2	107.00–151.00	$129.22	$1,312	+19.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	150.00–167.50	$159.13	$366	+0.17
250–295	271	8	165.00–185.00	$173.34	$470	+2.41
300–345	326	8	137.00–190.00	$155.46	$507	-6.27
350–390	371	15	155.00–200.00	$173.90	$645	+5.98
400–445	425	13	136.00–192.50	$173.36	$737	+2.73
450–495	476	24	147.00–190.00	$172.34	$820	-0.73
500–545	521	14	145.00–175.00	$162.32	$846	-1.96
550–595	569	14	122.00–160.00	$144.24	$821	-6.56
605–645	626	8	135.00–160.00	$148.43	$929	+7.89
650–690	665	4	121.00–138.00	$131.39	$874	-3.32
705–725	715	2	112.50–125.00	$118.84	$850	+3.63
750–790	765	3	106.00–112.00	$109.70	$839	+5.70
815	815	1	103.00	$103.00	$839	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	135.00–150.00	$143.01	$389	+9.15
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+20.91
350–395	368	5	131.00–150.00	$141.49	$521	+8.84
420–445	430	3	135.00–137.00	$135.65	$583	+1.87
475–485	480	2	111.00–150.00	$130.70	$627	+3.30
500–525	515	3	117.00–127.00	$122.99	$633	-8.00
560–590	575	2	115.00–130.00	$122.70	$706	+5.58
605–635	617	3	105.00–130.00	$119.42	$737	+9.42
660–690	675	2	107.00–120.00	$113.64	$767	+13.64
890	890	1	107.00	$107.00	$952	+1.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	167.50–170.00	$168.72	$641	—
405–430	415	3	106.00–167.50	$145.45	$604	+1.81
485	485	1	118.00	$118.00	$572	-36.00
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	-6.63
645	645	1	122.50	$122.50	$790	—
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	+13.75

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
355	355	1	180.00	$180.00	$639	—
485	485	1	165.00	$165.00	$800	-15.00
685	685	1	136.00	$136.00	$932	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385 thin fleshed	385	1	50.00	$50.00	$192	—
440	440	1	127.50	$127.50	$561	—
450	450	1	84.00	$84.00	$378	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	4	225.00–290.00	$249.98	$707	+25.31
300–345	324	12	182.00–275.00	$233.06	$755	+3.11
350–390	375	17	215.00–267.50	$238.99	$896	-1.55
400–445	420	20	195.00–246.00	$220.04	$924	-13.12
450–495	475	24	200.00–249.00	$223.82	$1,063	+6.34
500–545	525	27	165.00–245.00	$218.36	$1,146	+6.28
550–595	574	30	195.00–226.00	$210.80	$1,210	+9.34
600–635	616	16	185.00–219.00	$200.55	$1,235	+4.10
650–670	660	5	185.00–191.00	$187.18	$1,235	+13.61
705–735	713	5	140.00–160.00	$145.15	$1,035	-10.59
750–790	769	7	126.00–168.00	$140.49	$1,080	+1.70
800–830	811	4	127.00–135.00	$132.40	$1,074	-9.53
865–885	875	2	117.00–135.00	$125.90	$1,102	-10.58
905–935	917	3	118.00–130.00	$122.74	$1,126	-1.41
955	955	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$1,003	-20.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	185.00	$185.00	$407	±0.00
255–280	270	3	170.00–190.00	$179.46	$485	+1.53
300–345	320	10	170.00–200.00	$188.58	$603	-10.55
350–395	374	7	205.00–225.00	$212.53	$795	+16.30
400–435	420	11	175.00–205.00	$190.25	$799	+1.45
450–495	480	7	171.00–200.00	$186.02	$893	+5.02
500–545	525	8	170.00–199.00	$181.80	$954	+4.66
560–595	574	4	155.00–190.00	$180.01	$1,033	+8.56
600–645	619	6	140.00–167.50	$150.90	$934	-6.87
655–690	676	9	135.00–160.00	$147.63	$998	+5.62
705–745	725	2	122.00–153.00	$137.07	$994	+13.51
755–790	773	3	90.00–130.00	$113.23	$875	-12.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	157.50	$157.50	$346	+34.77
255–290	268	3	130.00–155.00	$142.76	$383	+10.66
310	310	1	145.00	$145.00	$450	-15.39
350–380	359	4	125.00–140.00	$132.46	$476	-6.16
400–425	412	5	110.00–170.00	$146.10	$602	+3.73
470–490	477	5	125.00–165.00	$144.83	$691	-7.42
520–545	538	6	127.00–165.00	$146.71	$789	-3.61
555–580	568	2	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$824	+11.38
605–640	625	8	114.00–135.00	$120.68	$754	-23.82
650–670	660	2	110.00–120.00	$114.92	$758	-3.66

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	130.00	$130.00	$488	-48.73
470–490	480	2	165.00–170.00	$167.45	$804	-0.55
530	530	1	127.50	$127.50	$676	-33.69
575	575	1	167.50	$167.50	$963	+32.50
605	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	-30.00
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	+30.00
755	755	1	125.00	$125.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1225	1114	80-85%	11	65.00–82.00	$74.17	$826	—
945–2235	1351	80-85%	49	91.00–113.00	$101.60	$1,373	+9.53
890–2075	1358	80-85%	132	86.00–100.00	$92.93	$1,262	+0.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–875	744	85-90%	6	45.00–61.00	$51.18	$381	—
600–1380	956	85-90%	21	59.00–73.00	$67.69	$647	—
650–1695	1118	85-90%	85	72.00–86.00	$81.28	$909	—
720–1745	1186	85-90%	25	86.00–92.00	$87.90	$1,042	+0.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1480	1309	75-80%	7	91.00–108.00	$96.61	$1,265	+3.35
1440	1440	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,080	—
1260–1770	1523	75-80%	33	84.00–97.00	$90.95	$1,385	-0.44
1690–1905 value added	1798	75-80%	2	112.00–113.00	$112.47	$2,022	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1735	1336	7	100.00–105.00	$101.29	$1,353	—
940–2310	1572	25	100.00–120.00	$112.73	$1,772	—
1740–2135	1893	3	121.00–128.00	$125.05	$2,367	-1.88

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,022	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
1015–1475	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,400.00	$1,165.64

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	-10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	-17.14

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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
940–1080	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,051.73	-361.48
900–1250	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,500.00	$1,301.16	+151.16

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	70.00	$70.00	$308	—
515	515	1	60.00	$60.00	$309	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-2.50
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-13.20
60–65	63	3	130.00	$130.00	-4.07
70	70	2	145.00–180.00	$162.50	+2.42
85	85	2	190.00	$190.00	+16.87
90	90	1	280.00	$280.00	+76.25

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	11	5	30.00–50.00	$40.00	+20.00
20	20	1	55.00	$55.00	+8.33
30	30	2	60.00–85.00	$72.50	-17.50
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	-17.95
55	55	1	130.00	$130.00	+11.15
65	65	2	125.00–180.00	$152.50	+12.00
70	70	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-1.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	+59.17
100–120	107	3	160.00–210.00	$183.33	-3.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	240.00–250.00	$245.00	-42.50

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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.