North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 1, 2024

1,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.83/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 478 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.83/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 528 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $211.73/cwt -12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 468 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,273	1,390	3,186
Feeder cattle	730	918	1,790
Slaughter cattle	275	423	748
Replacement cattle	1	11	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the Federal Holidays, too few records for a price comparison for Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady on a light test, with Slaughter Bulls selling firm on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	230.00	$230.00	$685	-33.21
340–344	343	5	205.00–225.00	$221.04	$758	-47.44
356–388	377	4	212.00–235.00	$228.69	$862	-19.14
400–435	423	3	205.00–220.00	$213.56	$903	-25.03
454–480	462	8	220.00–229.00	$225.87	$1,044	-17.08
526 value added	526	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,157	—
510–546	533	9	205.00–242.00	$219.79	$1,171	-5.53
550–590	568	12	217.00–245.00	$238.30	$1,354	+27.94
610–645	630	4	187.50–220.00	$202.85	$1,278	-2.46
650	650	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,268	-10.32
760	760	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,148	—
828	828	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	1	187.50	$187.50	$641	-24.81
420	420	1	165.00	$165.00	$693	-49.26
473	473	3	187.00	$187.00	$885	-5.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	102.00	$102.00	$301	—
585–595	590	2	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$738	-4.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	1	170.00	$170.00	$751	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206–236	217	3	197.50–205.00	$200.67	$435	+8.56
270–298	291	5	192.50–205.00	$198.48	$578	-11.82
312–348	328	10	190.00–223.00	$207.41	$680	+9.96
350–398	371	22	187.50–220.00	$203.18	$754	-1.61
404–446	422	22	180.00–222.00	$197.01	$831	-8.07
450–498	478	51	190.00–225.00	$206.83	$989	+11.30
500–548	528	26	175.00–217.00	$200.83	$1,060	+11.17
550–595	575	13	175.00–220.00	$190.71	$1,097	+8.02
612–645	630	12	159.00–192.00	$172.48	$1,087	-2.60
670	670	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,126	+4.54
722–732	727	2	157.50–165.00	$161.28	$1,173	+10.57
795	795	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	-3.41
846	846	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,142	+3.52
856–870	860	4	105.00–140.00	$131.14	$1,128	-12.86
928	928	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,276	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206–224	215	2	170.00–175.00	$172.40	$371	+13.27
260–290	273	4	145.00–185.00	$168.05	$459	-5.29
300–340	327	9	140.00–185.00	$166.83	$546	+11.37
353–398	378	14	155.00–187.50	$175.56	$664	+1.66
400–445	426	9	165.00–177.50	$170.63	$727	-2.73
450–495	471	6	140.00–182.00	$160.57	$756	-11.77
505–525	515	6	127.00–167.00	$151.47	$780	-10.85
556–590	569	7	140.00–170.00	$157.80	$898	+13.56
600–640	624	4	120.00–155.00	$135.96	$848	-12.47
655–660	658	2	142.50–157.00	$149.72	$985	+18.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	207	3	115.00–140.00	$124.88	$259	—
310–315	313	2	135.00–145.00	$139.96	$438	-0.04
360	360	1	140.00	$140.00	$504	-1.49
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	-0.65
480–490	485	2	127.50–145.00	$136.34	$661	+5.64
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	-22.70

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–238	224	2	167.00–170.00	$168.41	$377	—
288	288	1	160.00	$160.00	$461	—
304	304	1	170.00	$170.00	$517	—
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204–228	217	3	140.00–155.00	$148.19	$322	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	185.00	$185.00	$342	—
210–244	230	7	205.00–225.00	$219.41	$505	—
270–288	278	7	200.00–227.50	$218.83	$608	-31.15
310–346	324	16	200.00–222.50	$211.20	$684	-21.86
350–395	373	20	200.00–230.00	$212.25	$792	-26.74
405–445	427	15	190.00–220.00	$202.91	$866	-17.13
450–495	468	25	190.00–227.50	$211.73	$991	-12.09
500–545	522	24	180.00–227.50	$205.59	$1,073	-12.77
550–595	573	11	180.00–207.50	$194.75	$1,116	-16.05
600–635	617	13	160.00–192.50	$180.20	$1,112	-20.35
654–690	669	7	160.00–185.00	$169.86	$1,136	-17.32
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	-15.49
900	900	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,071	-3.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–242	240	3	160.00–195.00	$183.56	$441	-1.44
252–290	271	8	150.00–197.50	$181.64	$492	+2.18
305–345	321	10	150.00–202.00	$174.26	$559	-14.32
350–385	369	9	140.00–185.00	$165.75	$612	-46.78
400–435	417	10	157.00–187.50	$177.26	$739	-12.99
455–498	478	13	150.00–187.00	$170.43	$815	-15.59
500–535	513	3	150.00–172.00	$162.08	$831	-19.72
574–595	586	4	150.00–185.00	$165.69	$971	-14.32
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-10.90
655	655	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	+7.37
700–730	719	4	130.00–150.00	$141.77	$1,019	+4.70
770	770	1	125.00	$125.00	$962	+11.77
830–845	838	2	122.50–134.00	$128.20	$1,074	—
852	852	1	93.00	$93.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	+2.24
305–345	330	3	127.50–140.00	$132.71	$438	-12.29
360–385	373	3	110.00–140.00	$128.01	$477	-4.45
410–445	425	4	107.50–130.00	$119.45	$508	-26.65
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	-9.83
505–525	517	3	100.00–117.50	$110.73	$572	-35.98
555–580	567	3	120.00–142.50	$127.35	$722	-17.76
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	-4.92

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212–242	222	3	132.50–150.00	$142.05	$315	—
266	266	1	155.00	$155.00	$412	—
300–322	314	3	142.50–150.00	$146.60	$460	—
370	370	1	155.00	$155.00	$574	—
426	426	1	150.00	$150.00	$639	—
660–670	665	2	80.00–102.50	$91.17	$606	—
850	850	1	70.00	$70.00	$595	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	165.00–170.00	$167.38	$351	—
314–322	318	2	167.50–175.00	$171.20	$544	—
376	376	1	160.00	$160.00	$602	+30.00
418	418	1	165.00	$165.00	$690	—
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	-7.45
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	+2.50
792	792	1	100.00	$100.00	$792	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518–542	530	2	110.00–117.50	$113.67	$602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1460	1122	80-85%	12	80.00–89.00	$86.28	$968	+12.11
865–2015	1213	80-85%	72	84.00–100.00	$95.05	$1,153	—
940–2320	1311	80-85%	72	101.00–122.00	$107.97	$1,415	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1004	862	85-90%	15	45.00–74.00	$64.44	$555	—
1034	1034	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$569	—
800–1290	1070	85-90%	13	74.00–91.00	$80.34	$860	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1284	1284	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,361	—
1154–1706	1413	75-80%	10	87.00–100.00	$92.33	$1,305	+17.33
1350–1580	1468	75-80%	3	80.00–84.00	$81.44	$1,196	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1595	1433	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,505	—
1040–1895	1554	13	107.00–128.00	$119.87	$1,863	+7.14
1520–2345	1876	8	135.00–149.00	$140.27	$2,631	+15.22

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,431	—
1500	1500	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,890	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	121	4	200.00–220.00	$210.00	+30.00
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	7	275.00–315.00	$301.43	—
100–125	106	13	195.00–315.00	$293.85	—
150–165	158	2	300.00–410.00	$355.00	+65.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
792	792	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	140.00	$140.00	$343	—
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	157.50	$157.50	$346	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	5	160.00–190.00	$180.00	—
120–130	125	2	180.00–210.00	$195.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	35.00	$35.00	-37.50
45	45	1	75.00	$75.00	+2.50
50	50	7	100.00	$100.00	-5.00
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	+15.00
65	65	1	160.00	$160.00	+30.00
70	70	7	140.00–220.00	$176.43	+13.93
80–85	82	9	160.00–240.00	$198.89	+8.89
90	90	5	215.00–270.00	$259.00	-21.00
100	100	2	235.00	$235.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	115	2	140.00–260.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	35.00	$35.00	-5.00
20–25	23	11	40.00–100.00	$59.55	+4.55
25	25	1	70.00	$70.00	+15.00
30	30	1	80.00	$80.00	+7.50
30–35	33	6	65.00–120.00	$95.00	+22.50
40	40	1	125.00	$125.00	+40.00
40–45	42	9	85.00–160.00	$130.56	+45.56
50–55	51	15	100.00–200.00	$140.00	+10.00
60–65	62	17	115.00–210.00	$159.71	+7.21
70–75	73	27	140.00–260.00	$183.52	+18.52
80–85	81	9	145.00–275.00	$187.78	+22.78
90	90	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	+30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	40.00–80.00	$60.00	—
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	—
65	65	2	170.00	$170.00	-20.00
70–75	71	4	180.00–220.00	$205.00	+15.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+20.00
90–95	91	5	145.00–230.00	$203.00	+13.00
100–135	116	8	125.00–290.00	$215.00	+31.67

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	200.00	$200.00	—
90	90	3	270.00	$270.00	—
100	100	3	280.00–290.00	$286.67	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	180.00	$180.00	—
50	50	2	195.00–210.00	$202.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	110	3	150.00–270.00	$225.00	-20.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	260.00	$260.00	—

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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.