North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

2,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.18/cwt +8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 471 lb · 76 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.91/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 423 lb · 69 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.45/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 378 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,805	3,010	4,803
Feeder cattle	1,693	1,725	3,282
Slaughter cattle	610	725	1,142
Replacement cattle	50	46	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold weak, mostly 8.00-10.00 lower, with Feeder Heifers selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 5.00-7.00 lower, with Slaughter Bull selling steady to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	270.00–280.00	$274.89	$619	—
265–285	275	3	260.00–285.00	$276.36	$760	+35.12
300–340	323	16	217.00–280.00	$250.76	$810	-19.81
350–395	371	21	200.00–285.00	$244.02	$905	-13.82
400–445	424	22	215.00–282.50	$250.01	$1,060	-8.05
450–498	475	31	207.00–272.00	$245.68	$1,167	+15.94
500–545	521	41	206.00–272.00	$238.31	$1,242	-13.28
550–595	582	26	207.00–253.00	$234.86	$1,367	-8.48
600–640	621	16	200.00–245.00	$219.73	$1,365	-5.81
660–698	677	21	180.00–227.50	$209.04	$1,415	+1.43
710 value added	710	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,534	—
705–745	731	6	160.00–187.50	$170.83	$1,249	-27.50
815–830	821	4	140.00–178.00	$159.08	$1,306	-15.23
920–945	933	2	147.00–148.00	$147.49	$1,376	+7.15
1005	1005	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,467	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	3	160.00–220.00	$188.92	$627	+1.59
350–390	371	5	175.00–200.00	$186.86	$693	—
410–445	425	5	150.00–190.00	$175.33	$745	-14.99
450–495	461	9	160.00–197.00	$180.62	$833	-18.89
500–545	522	7	162.00–215.00	$184.75	$964	-10.76
555–595	568	8	180.00–200.00	$189.74	$1,078	-12.66
600–645	621	5	150.00–185.00	$171.23	$1,063	-15.61
685–698	694	5	165.00–175.00	$168.48	$1,169	+11.58
705–710	708	2	155.00–177.00	$166.04	$1,176	-8.99
755–780	763	3	120.00–142.50	$129.80	$990	-12.83
810	810	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,053	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	—
335	335	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$444	+2.46
390	390	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	$526	-13.85
400–405	403	3	127.00–165.00	$149.76	$604	-15.06
485–490	487	3	120.00–145.00	$133.37	$650	-4.28
505–545	523	4	130.00–155.00	$139.14	$728	+24.14
550–555	553	2	150.00–165.00	$157.47	$871	+32.80
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	-17.48
675–685	680	2	120.00–135.00	$127.56	$867	-0.98

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	177.50	$177.50	$834	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	229	4	175.00–215.00	$195.55	$448	-19.24
255–290	275	12	182.00–245.00	$211.81	$582	-0.93
300–345	325	20	180.00–235.00	$205.12	$667	-1.83
373 value added	373	6	218.00	$218.00	$813	—
350–398	378	60	180.00–236.00	$207.50	$784	-0.10
405–430 value added	418	2	220.00–230.00	$224.85	$940	-37.65
400–445	423	67	180.00–232.50	$207.40	$877	+5.69
450 value added	450	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,008	-12.65
450–495	471	75	180.00–230.00	$207.97	$980	+10.30
500–545	514	65	180.00–250.00	$203.31	$1,045	+12.50
566	566	2	175.50	$175.50	$993	-4.18
550–590	571	33	167.00–212.00	$184.37	$1,053	+4.69
600–635	614	25	157.50–210.00	$176.31	$1,083	-0.37
610–646 value added	636	9	192.00–196.00	$194.59	$1,238	—
664	664	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,029	-11.04
650–695	673	5	124.00–190.00	$158.95	$1,070	-7.09
700–740	724	8	125.00–184.00	$147.04	$1,065	-8.77
745 value added	745	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,348	—
765–770 value added	768	2	170.00–180.00	$174.98	$1,344	—
755–790	769	5	120.00–165.00	$133.12	$1,024	-6.28
805–810	808	2	131.00–140.00	$135.51	$1,095	+5.04
855–890	866	5	114.00–150.00	$132.27	$1,145	-4.87
950–975	960	3	114.00–130.00	$124.03	$1,191	-5.06
1095	1095	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	1	197.50	$197.50	$438	+35.55
260–295	276	12	140.00–207.50	$170.53	$471	+4.12
305–345	324	18	140.00–207.50	$168.98	$547	-2.72
350–395	371	31	145.00–207.50	$171.39	$636	-1.73
400–446	425	20	137.00–200.00	$170.03	$723	-0.44
450–495	469	20	140.00–190.00	$169.85	$797	-3.31
500–545	524	13	145.00–177.00	$163.96	$859	-4.37
550–595	573	14	132.00–182.50	$159.31	$913	+5.07
600–645	617	10	120.00–162.00	$136.95	$845	-1.56
690	690	2	107.00–125.00	$116.00	$800	-20.45
700–715	708	2	110.00–140.00	$124.84	$884	+7.78
765–790	779	5	108.00–151.00	$130.63	$1,018	+30.63
815	815	1	115.00	$115.00	$937	-12.17
886	886	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	5	120.00–150.00	$139.65	$325	+29.98
250–270	260	4	120.00–145.00	$128.94	$335	-5.74
300–345	321	12	100.00–155.00	$133.25	$428	-12.31
355–395	378	9	117.00–150.00	$136.96	$518	+9.66
420–445	435	3	112.00–140.00	$127.23	$553	-4.08
455–495	471	12	120.00–140.00	$131.62	$620	-2.29
500–545	529	8	120.00–145.00	$129.46	$685	+4.23
550–575	565	6	110.00–135.00	$124.88	$706	+4.49
600–635	613	3	100.00–110.00	$106.74	$654	+6.74

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	1	177.50	$177.50	$412	-3.48
272–280	276	2	100.00–185.00	$141.88	$392	—
432–448	439	3	160.00–165.00	$161.66	$710	—
526	526	1	150.00	$150.00	$789	-34.13
784	784	1	101.00	$101.00	$792	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	1	120.00	$120.00	$521	—
500–542	521	2	120.00–132.50	$126.50	$659	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	230.00	$230.00	$334	—
200–235	218	2	242.00–265.00	$252.57	$551	+34.62
250–298	274	19	205.00–285.00	$240.41	$659	-3.92
300–348	327	20	205.00–290.00	$249.32	$815	+5.74
350–395	368	30	202.00–267.50	$244.86	$901	+2.26
400–445	426	44	200.00–272.00	$234.92	$1,001	-8.90
450–496	474	55	200.00–272.50	$229.31	$1,087	-6.02
500–545	526	41	185.00–260.00	$217.92	$1,146	-7.89
550–595	567	38	180.00–250.00	$220.28	$1,249	+15.08
600–640	618	14	178.00–240.00	$207.43	$1,282	+7.67
655–690	672	10	145.00–240.00	$173.43	$1,165	-14.12
700–744	716	8	132.50–160.00	$150.07	$1,075	-21.13
748	748	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,122	-21.20
755–785	772	5	122.00–150.00	$138.33	$1,068	-10.07
800–820	810	4	145.00–165.00	$158.17	$1,281	+19.18
930–935	933	2	111.00–128.00	$119.52	$1,115	-0.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.42	$384	-2.60
255–295	274	7	160.00–220.00	$193.16	$529	-2.20
300–346	327	12	150.00–217.50	$182.61	$597	-25.07
350–395	377	15	155.00–225.00	$194.30	$733	+4.24
400–445	425	22	155.00–212.00	$190.54	$810	-19.39
450–495	472	17	145.00–215.00	$179.86	$849	-18.14
500–545	520	16	143.00–190.00	$170.22	$885	-9.06
550–590	579	14	160.00–200.00	$186.67	$1,081	+17.59
605–648	625	8	140.00–195.00	$166.68	$1,042	-8.90
650–685	663	8	117.00–170.00	$144.79	$960	-16.22
710–746	726	7	120.00–157.50	$135.93	$987	+1.97
750–770	760	2	107.00–144.00	$125.26	$952	-10.91
800	800	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,000	+1.93
874	874	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,071	—
945	945	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	120.00	$120.00	$264	-35.00
265–295	277	3	140.00–160.00	$148.16	$410	-17.48
305–345	328	4	120.00–155.00	$139.08	$456	-20.70
355–380	368	7	100.00–155.00	$132.97	$489	-28.83
400–440	420	10	110.00–150.00	$130.71	$549	-28.29
450–495	470	12	100.00–155.00	$134.55	$632	-21.31
500–540	521	11	105.00–152.00	$134.03	$698	-11.42
560–595	575	8	132.00–165.00	$143.85	$827	+1.81
600–640	628	8	100.00–157.50	$122.63	$770	-10.62
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	-23.31
815	815	1	110.00	$110.00	$896	—
910	910	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,046	—
990	990	1	100.00	$100.00	$990	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	1	180.00	$180.00	$475	—
460–474	467	2	167.50–170.00	$168.77	$788	+53.77
506	506	1	147.50	$147.50	$746	—
570	570	1	156.00	$156.00	$889	-2.68
760	760	1	113.00	$113.00	$859	—
865	865	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,090	—
938	938	1	106.00	$106.00	$994	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228	228	1	147.50	$147.50	$336	—
336	336	1	142.50	$142.50	$479	—
584	584	1	122.50	$122.50	$715	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	-15.00
620	620	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$564	—
905–1405	1099	80-85%	16	70.00–94.00	$87.60	$963	+27.60
725–1980	1236	80-85%	216	87.00–110.00	$102.14	$1,262	—
890–1980	1347	80-85%	114	90.00–126.00	$113.03	$1,523	+17.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–995	798	85-90%	16	50.00–66.00	$59.53	$475	—
540–1275	896	85-90%	39	64.00–89.00	$73.45	$658	—
585–1430	972	85-90%	58	79.00–92.50	$86.07	$837	—
665–1565	1164	85-90%	29	92.00–100.00	$93.67	$1,090	+3.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1860	1387	75-80%	8	97.00–109.00	$103.92	$1,441	—
1258–2015	1556	75-80%	30	90.00–119.00	$103.23	$1,606	—
1770 value added	1770	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1940	1164	13	85.00–107.00	$102.22	$1,190	—
885–2745	1501	34	100.00–126.00	$115.14	$1,728	—
1172–2215	1915	17	122.00–143.00	$133.68	$2,560	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
815–1460	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	750.00–1,500.00	$1,170.89
955–1295	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,185.61
975–1325	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	950.00–1,475.00	$1,214.52
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–715	698	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–525.00	$512.81

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	123	5	160.00–270.00	$227.00	-30.50
150–175	158	3	250.00–305.00	$273.33	-1.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	+52.50
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	+15.00
80–85	82	3	190.00–200.00	$193.33	+68.33
95	95	2	120.00–155.00	$137.50	+12.50
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	+5.00
105	105	1	120.00	$120.00	-35.00
100–140	113	26	110.00–340.00	$204.04	-0.96
150	150	2	250.00–355.00	$302.50	-22.50

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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
710–1035	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,525.00	$1,376.54	—
755–1135	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,275.00	$1,105.22	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	130.00	$130.00	$335	+8.81
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
494	494	1	140.00	$140.00	$692	+40.00
500–535	513	3	117.00–125.00	$120.60	$619	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
725	725	1	126.00	$126.00	$914	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	5	125.00	$125.00	—
100–125	104	13	140.00–225.00	$175.00	—
150	150	2	205.00	$205.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	24	6	45.00–75.00	$59.17	-35.83
35	35	4	65.00–85.00	$78.75	-11.67
40–45	44	18	85.00–115.00	$99.72	-33.53
50	50	2	120.00	$120.00	+0.88
50–55	51	33	100.00–210.00	$137.27	+18.15
60–65	62	43	115.00–210.00	$158.26	-13.12
70	70	27	135.00–230.00	$187.41	-12.59
80–85	81	30	160.00–280.00	$212.33	+28.58
90	90	5	180.00–220.00	$198.00	-5.75

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	2	310.00	$310.00	-70.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–130	118	4	180.00–210.00	$190.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	30.00	$30.00	-30.00
10–15	14	5	30.00–70.00	$53.00	-7.00
15	15	1	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
20–25	20	19	40.00–85.00	$72.11	+19.61
25	25	2	85.00	$85.00	+18.86
30–35	30	12	80.00–100.00	$94.17	+64.17
30	30	3	65.00–70.00	$66.67	+36.67
30–35	34	11	60.00–125.00	$78.64	-16.79
40	40	1	40.00	$40.00	-86.45
40–45	41	4	70.00–125.00	$83.75	-42.70
40–45	42	16	90.00–165.00	$118.44	-8.01
50–55	51	16	100.00–190.00	$152.50	-0.73
55	55	3	150.00–160.00	$156.67	+38.89
60–65	61	6	115.00–230.00	$166.67	-9.31
70–75	71	7	135.00–175.00	$155.00	-24.00
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	+62.14
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	+2.14
90	90	2	200.00–225.00	$212.50	-17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	85.00	$85.00	-20.00
50	50	2	90.00	$90.00	-15.00
55	55	1	160.00	$160.00	+55.00
65	65	3	130.00	$130.00	+25.00
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	+5.00
70	70	1	210.00	$210.00	+105.00
90	90	2	140.00–175.00	$157.50	+10.00
100–125	110	10	110.00–255.00	$183.50	+31.91
110	110	3	210.00	$210.00	+58.41

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	3	310.00	$310.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	320.00	$320.00	+111.67
150	150	1	315.00	$315.00	-102.50

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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.