North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

2,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.35/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 519 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.82/cwt +10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 470 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.59/cwt +19.69 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 422 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,751	2,805	3,054
Feeder cattle	1,812	1,693	1,852
Slaughter cattle	626	610	609
Replacement cattle	22	50	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher, with Heifers selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	285.00–295.00	$290.28	$647	+15.39
255–295	279	7	225.00–305.00	$270.21	$754	-6.15
305–345	328	17	237.00–320.00	$281.85	$924	+31.09
350–395	376	39	218.00–315.00	$276.23	$1,039	+32.21
400–448	424	30	225.00–310.00	$275.44	$1,168	+25.43
455–498	478	20	232.00–297.50	$271.42	$1,297	+25.74
500–535	512	22	200.00–291.00	$252.98	$1,295	+14.67
550–595	576	20	210.00–266.00	$245.66	$1,415	+10.80
600–640	619	12	207.00–250.00	$232.95	$1,442	+13.22
650–685	668	6	187.00–230.00	$214.07	$1,430	+5.03
705–745	734	11	170.00–213.00	$202.30	$1,485	+31.47
760–785	770	3	187.50–200.00	$195.86	$1,508	—
805	805	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,143	-17.08
870–890	880	2	179.00–185.00	$181.97	$1,601	—
915	915	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,757	+44.51
995	995	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,741	—
1010	1010	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,717	+24.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	195.00	$195.00	$546	—
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	-3.92
395–398	397	2	232.00–250.00	$241.03	$957	+54.17
410–440	426	4	162.00–228.00	$180.79	$770	+5.46
455–482	468	7	170.00–215.00	$194.80	$912	+14.18
500–545	525	6	185.00–232.50	$215.07	$1,129	+30.32
580–585	583	2	195.00–217.50	$206.30	$1,203	+16.56
600–630	615	4	160.00–215.00	$181.72	$1,118	+10.49
665	665	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,297	+26.52
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	-21.04
840	840	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,302	+25.00
850	850	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	165.00	$165.00	$578	—
420	420	1	135.00	$135.00	$567	-14.76
450–475	463	2	165.00–180.00	$172.70	$800	+39.33
525	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	+25.86
575–590	583	2	120.00–155.00	$137.27	$800	-20.20
620	620	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,023	+25.00
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	+32.44

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	122.00	$122.00	$518	—
678	678	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,119	—
860	860	1	107.50	$107.50	$924	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,053	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	80.00	$80.00	$368	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	219	6	180.00–240.00	$207.81	$455	+12.26
255–295	280	22	180.00–237.50	$211.18	$591	-0.63
300–345	326	25	187.00–255.00	$227.65	$742	+22.53
350–395	377	61	180.00–252.00	$228.41	$861	+20.91
400 value added	400	3	239.00	$239.00	$956	+14.15
400–445	423	64	202.00–247.50	$227.06	$960	+19.66
450–498	470	73	175.00–245.00	$218.82	$1,028	+10.85
500–548	519	80	173.00–230.00	$205.21	$1,065	+1.90
534	534	2	170.00	$170.00	$908	-33.31
563 value added	563	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,194	—
550–598	569	31	177.00–227.50	$198.10	$1,127	+13.73
600–645	614	32	160.00–200.00	$186.27	$1,144	+9.96
650–695	668	30	140.00–197.00	$178.98	$1,196	+23.98
700–745	719	20	150.00–188.00	$167.78	$1,206	+20.74
750–775	763	2	157.00–180.00	$168.31	$1,284	+35.19
825–840	833	4	112.00–142.50	$132.17	$1,101	-3.34
855–895	873	3	122.00–148.00	$131.51	$1,148	-0.76
910–925	918	2	158.00–166.00	$162.03	$1,487	—
955–965	960	2	124.00–130.00	$126.98	$1,219	+2.95
1020	1020	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	5	160.00–185.00	$170.58	$386	-26.92
250–296	277	15	145.00–190.00	$167.66	$464	-2.87
300–345	323	17	150.00–207.00	$182.74	$590	+13.76
350–396	374	19	170.00–230.00	$193.71	$724	+22.32
400–448	426	19	160.00–202.50	$183.62	$782	+13.59
450–495	474	31	150.00–205.00	$178.21	$845	+8.36
500–545	526	26	147.00–198.00	$171.56	$902	+7.60
550–595	572	23	147.00–185.00	$167.50	$958	+8.19
606–635	622	5	135.00–165.00	$155.84	$969	+18.89
650–685	666	10	135.00–157.00	$146.55	$976	+30.55
700–735	722	9	117.00–145.00	$135.99	$982	+11.15
766–780	773	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$908	-13.15
842	842	1	103.00	$103.00	$867	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	170.00	$170.00	$400	+30.35
270–285	277	3	145.00	$145.00	$402	+16.06
305–340	320	4	130.00–175.00	$150.35	$481	+17.10
355–395	377	9	125.00–165.00	$149.09	$562	+12.13
410–445	437	9	110.00–165.00	$138.59	$606	+11.36
450–480	466	7	127.00–155.00	$137.45	$641	+5.83
500–535	519	9	120.00–150.00	$129.54	$672	+0.08
555–575	563	6	135.00–155.00	$140.79	$793	+15.91
600–635	621	5	102.00–132.00	$114.27	$710	+7.53

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	187.50	$187.50	$731	—
406–446	426	2	172.50–175.00	$173.81	$740	+12.15
478–488	482	3	140.00–160.00	$151.70	$731	—
544	544	1	160.00	$160.00	$870	+10.00
580–590	585	3	128.00–140.00	$135.20	$791	—
608–615	612	2	120.00–140.00	$129.94	$795	—
748	748	1	120.00	$120.00	$898	—
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	-1.00
855	855	1	93.00	$93.00	$795	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	172.50	$172.50	$474	—
330	330	1	128.00	$128.00	$422	—
480	480	1	190.00	$190.00	$912	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	1	145.00	$145.00	$467	—
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	—
496	496	1	140.00	$140.00	$694	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	70.00	$70.00	$374	—
630	630	1	100.00	$100.00	$630	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	5	200.00–275.00	$239.03	$540	-13.54
250–295	274	20	218.00–290.00	$253.52	$695	+13.11
300–348	326	29	217.00–290.00	$256.66	$837	+7.34
350–398	377	43	215.00–297.50	$261.54	$986	+16.68
400–445	421	58	210.00–290.00	$250.15	$1,053	+15.23
450–495	468	64	206.00–287.00	$246.55	$1,154	+17.24
500–546	522	54	200.00–270.00	$232.65	$1,214	+14.73
550–595	570	50	185.00–263.00	$225.83	$1,287	+5.55
570–592	586	4	199.00–205.00	$200.71	$1,176	-19.57
600–646	620	32	160.00–222.00	$204.23	$1,266	-3.20
650–695	670	24	155.00–205.00	$186.21	$1,248	+12.78
700–746	720	21	153.00–189.00	$172.42	$1,241	+22.35
750–795	769	12	145.00–175.00	$164.11	$1,262	+25.78
805–835	821	9	142.00–172.00	$159.26	$1,308	+1.09
900–935	918	7	120.00–167.00	$139.74	$1,283	+20.22
985	985	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,202	—
1025	1025	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,322	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	228	5	170.00–235.00	$192.80	$440	+20.38
270–290	279	5	165.00–220.00	$201.68	$563	+8.52
300–345	324	9	180.00–242.50	$211.88	$686	+29.27
355–396	370	17	195.00–250.00	$224.32	$830	+30.02
400–445	430	16	175.00–240.00	$211.05	$908	+20.51
450–495	471	16	165.00–235.00	$198.36	$934	+18.50
500–545	518	22	150.00–225.00	$192.28	$996	+22.06
550–592	577	15	162.00–215.00	$186.55	$1,076	-0.12
600–645	621	15	121.00–190.00	$163.88	$1,018	-2.80
650–685	667	6	147.00–180.00	$161.48	$1,077	+16.69
722–745	735	5	135.00–155.00	$144.00	$1,058	+8.07
756–795	761	8	135.00–140.00	$139.38	$1,061	+14.12
840	840	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	+45.00
260–290	277	7	135.00–170.00	$156.24	$433	+8.08
315–335	323	5	135.00–167.00	$153.37	$495	+14.29
350–390	371	4	160.00–187.00	$175.02	$649	+42.05
405–445	428	4	100.00–170.00	$145.61	$623	+14.90
455–475	465	2	172.00–185.00	$178.36	$829	+43.81
505–545	527	9	120.00–175.00	$154.59	$815	+20.56
550–580	562	6	115.00–170.00	$149.21	$839	+5.36
600–645	628	5	105.00–167.00	$127.70	$802	+5.07

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	200.00	$200.00	$552	+20.00
320–340	330	2	82.00–202.50	$140.42	$463	—
420–446	436	4	140.00–167.50	$156.12	$681	—
498	498	1	150.00	$150.00	$747	-18.77
558	558	1	155.00	$155.00	$865	-1.00
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—
700	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	—
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	+2.00
865	865	1	90.00	$90.00	$778	-36.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	3	220.00–230.00	$223.11	$718	+48.11
415–420	418	2	180.00–212.50	$196.15	$820	—
470	470	1	188.00	$188.00	$884	—
610	610	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,037	±0.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	152.50	$152.50	$433	—
302	302	1	140.00	$140.00	$423	-2.50
476	476	1	147.50	$147.50	$702	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	1	122.50	$122.50	$880	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	92.00	$92.00	$423	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1225	1000	80-85%	7	70.00–93.00	$80.12	$801	—
810–2090	1235	80-85%	174	80.00–115.00	$103.88	$1,283	+1.74
980–2240	1432	80-85%	125	92.00–139.00	$116.60	$1,670	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–1020	833	85-90%	6	52.00–66.00	$61.55	$513	—
460–1225	862	85-90%	18	70.00–80.00	$74.97	$646	+1.52
705–1605	986	85-90%	74	80.00–96.00	$88.87	$876	+2.80
860–1555	1202	85-90%	22	94.00–112.00	$96.32	$1,158	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1860	1477	75-80%	22	95.00–115.00	$106.18	$1,568	—
1270–1975	1513	75-80%	32	80.00–121.00	$100.53	$1,521	—
1812	1812	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,540	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062	1062	65-75%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,381	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–2180	1395	38	90.00–128.00	$115.79	$1,615	—
890–2435	1517	6	100.00–108.00	$104.39	$1,584	-10.75
1055–2220	1696	26	110.00–149.00	$129.77	$2,201	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,518	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
825–1135	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–1,400.00	$1,066.50
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,230.00	$1,230.00
1015–1200	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,375.00	$1,185.43
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	165.00–215.00	$190.00	-37.00
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	-43.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+22.50
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-15.00
100–130	116	5	170.00–225.00	$192.00	-12.04
100–140	120	11	135.00–260.00	$183.18	-20.86
150	150	2	250.00–370.00	$310.00	+7.50
150–180	163	6	215.00–260.00	$239.17	-63.33
250	250	1	305.00	$305.00	—
350	350	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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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
740–1420	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,100.00–2,150.00	$1,455.87	—
955–1315	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00–2,575.00	$2,076.59	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	-20.00
375	375	1	130.00	$130.00	$488	—
505	505	1	123.00	$123.00	$621	+2.40
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	+20.00
905	905	1	90.00	$90.00	$814	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	132.50	$132.50	$702	—
560	560	1	142.50	$142.50	$798	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	175.00	$175.00	+50.00
100–125	113	6	140.00–235.00	$168.33	-6.67

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	85.00–110.00	$95.00	+35.83
30–35	33	3	110.00–142.50	$120.83	+42.08
40–45	43	6	85.00–142.50	$100.42	+0.70
50–55	50	18	100.00–170.00	$127.08	+7.08
60–65	62	5	60.00–175.00	$133.50	-24.76
70–75	71	9	50.00–192.50	$146.67	-40.74
80–85	82	3	130.00–210.00	$178.33	-34.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	—
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140	133	2	170.00–185.00	$177.50	—
150–180	164	5	150.00–240.00	$207.00	-103.00
200	200	3	235.00–300.00	$258.33	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	70.00	$70.00	—
100–140	122	9	120.00–195.00	$159.44	-30.56
150–190	161	8	165.00–230.00	$192.50	—
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	3	65.00–95.00	$76.67	+46.67
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	-10.00
25	25	2	55.00–80.00	$67.50	-17.50
30–35	34	4	65.00–75.00	$71.25	-7.39
35	35	1	87.50	$87.50	+8.86
40–45	42	7	85.00–105.00	$92.86	-25.58
40–45	43	2	110.00–135.00	$122.50	+4.06
50	50	2	127.50–130.00	$128.75	-23.75
50–55	52	10	95.00–145.00	$113.00	-39.50
60–65	61	7	115.00–170.00	$133.57	-33.10
65	65	3	110.00–142.50	$130.83	-35.84
70–75	72	3	155.00–185.00	$165.00	+10.00
70–75	72	15	140.00–200.00	$166.00	+11.00
80	80	8	180.00–210.00	$190.63	-59.37
80	80	3	147.50–197.50	$178.33	-71.67
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	-12.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	-25.00
70–75	73	3	155.00–182.50	$170.00	+60.00
80–85	83	10	75.00–125.00	$97.75	-59.75
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	-17.50
100	100	6	147.50–235.00	$173.75	-9.75
100–140	108	16	100.00–245.00	$178.75	-4.75
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	—
150–180	166	5	185.00–260.00	$225.00	—
200–240	220	2	260.00–310.00	$285.00	—
250	250	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	4	170.00	$170.00	—
75	75	6	180.00–195.00	$190.00	—
120–125	123	4	200.00–300.00	$255.00	-65.00
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	-65.00
180	180	1	270.00	$270.00	-45.00
200	200	1	420.00	$420.00	—

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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.