North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

3,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.08/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 518 lb · 69 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.34/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 566 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.96/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 472 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,010	1,273	4,476
Feeder cattle	1,725	730	2,924
Slaughter cattle	725	275	977
Replacement cattle	46	1	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bull selling steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	266	5	190.00–300.00	$241.24	$642	+11.24
300–340	322	19	222.50–295.00	$270.57	$871	+49.53
350–395	372	19	200.00–295.00	$257.84	$959	+29.15
400–438	424	18	200.00–290.00	$258.06	$1,094	+44.50
460–490	474	14	207.00–267.00	$229.74	$1,089	+3.87
500–545	526	37	180.00–272.50	$251.59	$1,323	+31.80
551–585	566	63	180.00–265.00	$243.34	$1,377	+5.04
600–640	619	43	210.00–252.00	$225.54	$1,396	+22.69
650–685	668	16	170.00–235.00	$207.61	$1,387	+12.61
700–746	731	7	170.00–214.00	$198.33	$1,450	—
755–790	772	5	167.00–202.00	$178.18	$1,376	+27.18
800–830	820	4	168.00–182.00	$174.31	$1,429	+21.31
850–870	858	3	147.00–181.00	$162.78	$1,397	—
915–935	923	3	140.00–141.00	$140.34	$1,295	—
970–995	983	4	138.00–156.00	$149.56	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	—
250–280	265	2	175.00–185.00	$179.72	$476	—
315–330	323	2	180.00–195.00	$187.33	$605	-0.17
400–448	429	9	140.00–237.50	$190.32	$816	+25.32
460–485	471	8	185.00–217.50	$199.51	$940	+12.51
500–535	517	9	147.00–225.00	$195.51	$1,011	—
550–595	578	8	155.00–232.50	$202.40	$1,170	—
615–640	627	8	170.00–200.00	$186.84	$1,171	—
655–685	675	5	130.00–182.00	$156.90	$1,059	—
720–730	724	4	145.00–190.00	$175.03	$1,267	—
755–795	775	3	125.00–160.00	$142.63	$1,105	—
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$446	—
355–390	376	4	127.00–165.00	$148.85	$560	—
400–445	425	5	150.00–185.00	$164.82	$700	—
465–475	469	4	110.00–180.00	$137.65	$646	—
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	—
555–570	563	2	100.00–150.00	$124.67	$702	-0.37
610–620	615	2	155.00–160.00	$157.48	$969	—
650–675	660	3	115.00–145.00	$128.54	$848	—
705–740	723	3	120.00–126.00	$123.71	$894	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	217.50	$217.50	$957	—
570	570	1	164.00	$164.00	$935	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,037	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	6	190.00–255.00	$214.79	$503	+14.12
250–295	273	17	180.00–235.00	$212.74	$581	+14.26
305–345	331	17	170.00–237.50	$206.95	$685	-0.46
350–398	374	38	182.00–232.50	$207.60	$776	+4.42
400–445	423	48	175.00–232.50	$201.71	$853	+4.70
435 value added	435	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,142	—
450–470 value added	460	3	235.00–237.50	$236.65	$1,089	—
450–497	473	48	180.00–222.50	$197.67	$935	-9.16
500–545	518	66	165.00–219.00	$190.81	$988	-10.02
522 value added	522	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,148	—
550–595	570	42	167.00–197.50	$179.68	$1,024	-11.03
600–645	622	48	145.00–188.50	$176.68	$1,099	+4.20
654–690	673	16	145.00–182.00	$166.04	$1,117	-1.96
700–745	723	17	115.00–180.00	$155.81	$1,127	-5.47
750–785	763	8	125.00–170.00	$139.40	$1,064	-0.60
800–840	818	9	115.00–148.00	$130.47	$1,067	-4.53
868–895	874	8	115.00–146.00	$137.14	$1,199	+6.00
900–935	913	5	110.00–145.00	$128.73	$1,175	-8.77
955–995	975	4	110.00–142.00	$129.09	$1,259	—
1000–1025	1015	3	110.00–136.00	$120.73	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	185.00	$185.00	$361	—
200–240	227	4	145.00–175.00	$161.95	$368	-10.45
253–295	267	8	155.00–185.00	$166.41	$444	-1.64
300–345	323	18	145.00–197.50	$171.70	$555	+4.87
350–395	378	13	140.00–210.00	$173.12	$654	-2.44
400–445	425	36	148.00–210.00	$170.47	$724	-0.16
450–495	471	18	150.00–207.00	$173.16	$816	+12.59
500–545	521	24	130.00–207.50	$168.33	$877	+16.86
550–590	565	20	120.00–184.00	$154.24	$871	-3.56
605–640	622	10	120.00–167.50	$138.51	$862	+2.55
655–695	671	6	105.00–160.00	$136.45	$916	-13.27
700–745	727	8	100.00–150.00	$117.06	$851	—
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—
805–845	825	2	120.00–134.00	$127.17	$1,049	—
964	964	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	100.00–120.00	$109.67	$250	-15.21
255–290	273	2	130.00–140.00	$134.68	$368	—
330–345	339	4	140.00–152.00	$145.56	$493	+5.60
370–375	373	3	115.00–135.00	$127.30	$475	-12.70
400–445	423	8	115.00–145.00	$131.31	$555	-3.69
455–480	466	7	120.00–146.00	$133.91	$624	-2.43
500–540	512	8	100.00–145.00	$125.23	$641	—
560–595	578	6	110.00–135.00	$120.39	$696	+20.39
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–190	170	2	165.00–175.00	$170.59	$290	—
210–224	215	3	175.00–187.50	$180.98	$389	+12.57
314	314	1	160.00	$160.00	$502	-10.00
350	350	1	177.50	$177.50	$621	—
460–490	478	3	160.00–185.00	$174.86	$836	—
488	488	2	154.00	$154.00	$752	—
515–530	523	3	180.00–187.50	$184.13	$963	+54.13
660	660	1	132.50	$132.50	$874	—
825–828	827	2	120.00–132.50	$126.26	$1,044	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 thin fleshed	340	1	109.00	$109.00	$371	—
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	—
460–490	475	2	120.00	$120.00	$570	—
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	191.00	$191.00	$754	—
420	420	1	210.00	$210.00	$882	—
690	690	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,087	—
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–248	233	7	200.00–227.50	$217.95	$508	-1.46
250–298	280	15	190.00–297.50	$244.33	$684	+25.50
300–345	325	19	190.00–275.00	$243.58	$792	+32.38
350–395	375	22	190.00–275.00	$242.60	$910	+30.35
400–445	422	25	210.00–265.00	$243.82	$1,029	+40.91
450–490	464	30	180.00–264.00	$235.33	$1,092	+23.60
500–545	515	46	192.00–255.00	$225.81	$1,163	+20.22
550–595	572	26	167.00–237.50	$205.20	$1,174	+10.45
600–648	623	16	160.00–237.50	$199.76	$1,245	+19.56
650–695	667	13	162.50–220.00	$187.55	$1,251	+17.69
700–745	724	12	142.00–205.00	$171.20	$1,239	—
750–795	773	5	140.00–165.00	$148.40	$1,147	+23.40
800–825	816	5	130.00–157.00	$138.99	$1,134	—
850–890	875	3	113.00–140.00	$125.81	$1,101	—
915	915	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,098	+1.00
960	960	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,306	—
1040	1040	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,373	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	185.00	$185.00	$305	—
200–245	217	7	150.00–205.00	$175.02	$380	-8.54
260–295	277	4	185.00–205.00	$195.36	$541	+13.72
300–345	319	11	150.00–235.00	$207.68	$662	+33.42
355–390	372	9	140.00–240.00	$190.06	$707	+24.31
400–445	422	28	140.00–239.00	$209.93	$886	+32.67
450–495	474	27	145.00–242.00	$198.00	$939	+27.57
500–545	517	18	140.00–215.00	$179.28	$927	+17.20
555–588	575	14	135.00–207.50	$169.08	$972	+3.39
605–645	625	10	127.00–202.50	$175.58	$1,097	+35.58
650–695	677	10	130.00–190.00	$161.01	$1,090	+6.01
700–725	711	7	120.00–147.00	$133.96	$952	-7.81
750–780	759	5	130.00–152.00	$136.17	$1,034	+11.17
810–845	827	5	115.00–137.50	$123.07	$1,018	-5.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	155.00	$155.00	$377	—
255–290	273	2	155.00–175.00	$165.64	$452	+20.64
335–345	340	2	145.00–175.00	$159.78	$543	+27.07
355–385	370	3	150.00–175.00	$161.80	$599	+33.79
400–445	419	10	115.00–185.00	$159.00	$666	+39.55
460–490	472	9	135.00–180.00	$155.86	$736	+20.86
500–545	526	8	130.00–160.00	$145.45	$765	+34.72
550–595	575	5	125.00–165.00	$142.04	$817	+14.69
600–645	621	11	118.00–145.00	$133.25	$827	—
660–685	678	6	115.00–135.00	$128.31	$870	+18.31

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	170.00	$170.00	$255	—
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	—
445	445	1	164.00	$164.00	$730	—
460–490	473	3	200.00–215.00	$210.14	$994	—
540	540	1	152.00	$152.00	$821	—
565–590	578	2	144.00–180.00	$162.39	$939	—
680	680	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,173	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	135.00	$135.00	$533	-25.00
400–428	410	4	130.00–175.00	$154.13	$632	-10.87
480	480	1	115.00	$115.00	$552	-45.00
552–555	554	3	150.00–166.00	$158.68	$879	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	1	150.00	$150.00	$594	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$648	—
905–1625	1154	80-85%	28	68.00–96.00	$88.94	$1,026	—
780–1935	1317	80-85%	207	80.00–109.00	$95.18	$1,254	-12.79
1010–1810	1373	80-85%	67	92.00–118.00	$105.43	$1,448	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–960	810	85-90%	12	48.00–59.00	$53.99	$437	—
545–1520	931	85-90%	36	59.00–78.00	$68.33	$636	—
680–1480	1056	85-90%	111	75.00–92.00	$82.71	$873	+2.37
825–1575	1160	85-90%	42	87.00–94.00	$90.02	$1,044	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1595	1473	75-80%	12	92.00–108.00	$96.55	$1,422	+15.11
1240–2085	1531	75-80%	43	80.00–100.00	$91.63	$1,403	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1422	1422	65-75%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,706	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1855	1233	20	100.00–111.00	$104.81	$1,292	—
940–2370	1751	42	104.00–124.00	$116.33	$2,037	—
1205–2285	1806	19	121.00–135.00	$128.93	$2,328	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–780	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	690.00–790.00	$742.88
680–800	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	620.00–850.00	$744.32
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1065–1120	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,175.00	$1,059.67
1005–1285	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,207.55
1070–1175	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,097.08
870–1475	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	975.00–1,625.00	$1,226.60
970–1470	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,316.29

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	123	4	225.00–310.00	$257.50	+47.50
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	+45.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-201.43
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-176.43
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	-138.85
100–135	116	8	140.00–275.00	$205.00	-88.85
100–140	126	10	170.00–230.00	$194.50	-99.35
150–190	163	3	280.00–370.00	$325.00	-30.00
160–180	165	4	250.00–370.00	$296.25	-58.75
180	180	1	360.00	$360.00	+5.00
200	200	1	440.00	$440.00	—
200	200	3	400.00–460.00	$430.00	—

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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
900–1100	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,430.00–1,750.00	$1,552.63	—
860–1250	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,210.00–1,900.00	$1,688.71	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	60.00	$60.00	$396	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	110.00–132.00	$121.19	$345	—
350–386	367	3	125.00–160.00	$141.09	$518	—
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	92.50	$92.50	$370	—
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	—
745	745	1	65.00	$65.00	$484	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	230.00	$230.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	177.00	$177.00	$832	—
545	545	1	160.00	$160.00	$872	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	90.00	$90.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	95.00	$95.00	+60.00
30–35	31	12	70.00–100.00	$90.42	+55.42
40–45	44	20	90.00–150.00	$133.25	+58.25
50–55	51	17	50.00–172.50	$119.12	+19.12
60–65	60	29	80.00–200.00	$171.38	+11.38
70–75	71	16	145.00–220.00	$200.00	+23.57
80	80	4	160.00–215.00	$183.75	-15.14
90–95	91	4	175.00–230.00	$203.75	-55.25
100–115	110	9	240.00–330.00	$266.67	+31.67
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	60.00	$60.00	+25.00
15	15	5	30.00	$30.00	-5.00
20	20	2	45.00–60.00	$52.50	-7.05
20–25	23	33	35.00–87.50	$66.14	+6.59
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	-50.00
30–35	32	41	65.00–110.00	$95.43	+0.43
40–45	41	55	90.00–160.00	$126.45	+1.45
50–55	52	48	80.00–172.50	$153.23	+13.23
50–55	53	9	10.00–150.00	$117.78	-22.22
60–65	61	28	95.00–200.00	$175.98	+16.27
60–65	63	9	125.00–150.00	$137.22	-22.49
70–75	71	10	160.00–205.00	$179.00	-4.52
70–75	72	5	155.00–190.00	$176.00	-7.52
80	80	7	175.00–210.00	$187.86	+0.08
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	+7.22
90	90	2	230.00	$230.00	+35.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	105.00	$105.00	-100.00
80	80	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-95.00
90	90	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-55.50
95	95	1	95.00	$95.00	-108.00
100–140	111	33	120.00–200.00	$151.59	-63.41
110–125	118	6	170.00–225.00	$213.33	-1.67
150–180	163	7	220.00–260.00	$245.71	—
200	200	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	108	3	160.00–265.00	$208.33	-16.67
100–140	127	3	205.00–230.00	$218.33	-6.67
150–160	155	2	325.00–510.00	$417.50	—
150–180	160	3	250.00–270.00	$256.67	—

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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.