North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

2,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.17/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 472 lb · 104 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $269.03/cwt +22.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 470 lb · 96 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.57/cwt +15.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 525 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,969	2,751	3,231
Feeder cattle	2,120	1,812	2,107
Slaughter cattle	648	626	605
Replacement cattle	35	22	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher, with Heifers selling 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00-4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	240.00	$240.00	$528	-50.28
275–285	278	3	240.00–325.00	$271.41	$755	+1.20
325–343	336	10	240.00–325.00	$297.72	$1,000	+15.87
350–396	377	20	270.00–320.00	$295.14	$1,113	+18.91
380–398 fancy	390	4	317.00–332.00	$324.77	$1,267	—
400–445	418	21	215.00–320.00	$273.81	$1,145	-1.63
405–430 fancy	418	4	307.50–315.00	$310.58	$1,298	—
450–490	473	36	205.00–305.00	$274.66	$1,299	+3.24
480–489 fancy	487	6	310.00–318.00	$314.68	$1,532	—
488 value added	488	2	314.00	$314.00	$1,532	—
500–545	523	32	210.00–289.00	$259.13	$1,355	+6.15
560 value added	560	9	271.00	$271.00	$1,518	—
550–590	568	24	212.00–277.50	$248.47	$1,411	+2.81
600–640	622	29	200.00–255.00	$235.82	$1,467	+2.87
650–695	670	14	200.00–250.00	$221.36	$1,483	+7.29
700–746	723	16	172.00–226.00	$209.60	$1,515	+7.30
755–795	776	6	165.00–225.00	$195.50	$1,517	-0.36
800–835	808	7	170.00–212.50	$190.82	$1,542	+48.82
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	-31.97
900–945	920	8	135.00–210.00	$180.98	$1,665	-11.02
985–990	987	3	135.00–170.00	$157.52	$1,555	-17.48
1000–1020	1013	3	159.00–180.00	$167.92	$1,701	-2.08
1100–1113	1109	9	175.00–177.00	$176.34	$1,956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	150.00–200.00	$175.23	$470	-19.77
315–340	327	3	165.00–205.00	$188.27	$616	+3.27
368–395	384	6	182.00–235.00	$217.05	$833	-23.98
400–445	421	6	170.00–250.00	$223.77	$942	+42.98
455–495	484	4	150.00–180.00	$168.53	$816	-26.27
510–535	522	3	170.00–205.00	$185.29	$967	-29.78
555–575	565	2	225.00–240.00	$232.63	$1,314	+26.33
606–635	621	2	177.00–185.00	$180.91	$1,123	-0.81
725–735	730	2	142.00–170.00	$156.10	$1,140	+11.10
760–785	773	3	140.00–162.00	$152.36	$1,178	—
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	155.00	$155.00	$426	—
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	-20.00
425–445	435	2	155.00–160.00	$157.56	$685	+22.56
470	470	1	132.00	$132.00	$620	-40.70
705	705	1	135.00	$135.00	$952	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–246	229	4	200.00–285.00	$227.07	$520	+19.26
255–298	280	21	200.00–295.00	$232.21	$650	+21.03
300–345	324	45	202.00–265.00	$240.10	$778	+12.45
350–398	374	71	187.00–260.00	$239.15	$894	+10.74
390 value added	390	4	265.00–280.00	$272.50	$1,063	—
405 value added	405	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,023	+13.50
400–448	425	84	210.00–260.00	$234.52	$997	+7.46
464 fancy	464	10	260.00	$260.00	$1,206	—
450–495	473	94	197.50–252.50	$225.89	$1,068	+7.07
500–549	525	96	190.00–262.50	$219.57	$1,153	+14.36
550–595	570	39	197.50–240.00	$214.24	$1,221	+16.14
600–645	617	33	170.00–242.50	$198.75	$1,226	+12.48
640 value added	640	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,392	—
650–695	665	21	145.00–210.00	$173.54	$1,154	-5.44
709–724 value added	711	7	186.00–201.00	$198.82	$1,414	—
702–745	727	14	152.50–190.00	$165.29	$1,202	-2.49
750–795	768	12	126.00–185.00	$157.19	$1,207	-11.12
800 value added	800	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,400	—
810–820	815	2	168.00–177.50	$172.72	$1,408	+40.55
844	844	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,139	+2.83
865–885	875	3	110.00–140.00	$119.89	$1,049	-11.62
900–945	922	4	122.50–185.00	$156.46	$1,443	-5.57
954–995	981	8	124.00–179.00	$164.69	$1,616	+37.71
1025	1025	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,538	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–234	216	7	160.00–230.00	$182.23	$394	+11.65
250–295	279	17	150.00–205.00	$182.73	$510	+15.07
305–345	319	9	150.00–218.00	$182.49	$582	-0.25
350–395	375	22	152.00–220.00	$193.58	$726	-0.13
400–445	425	29	150.00–237.50	$189.87	$807	+6.25
450–490	471	23	150.00–215.00	$185.76	$875	+7.55
500–545	518	25	142.00–230.00	$175.49	$909	+3.93
550–590	567	17	140.00–190.00	$170.34	$966	+2.84
600–640	615	16	135.00–182.00	$157.60	$969	+1.76
650–680	664	5	152.00–195.00	$167.94	$1,115	+21.39
702–725	714	5	117.00–155.00	$131.02	$935	-4.97
760–795	775	3	112.00–145.00	$125.90	$976	+8.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	3	100.00–135.00	$118.69	$279	-51.31
260–290	269	6	140.00–160.00	$145.80	$392	+0.80
315–330	323	2	140.00	$140.00	$452	-10.35
355–395	381	9	115.00–170.00	$139.86	$533	-9.23
400–425	409	4	112.00–145.00	$129.26	$529	-9.33
450–490	472	5	135.00–155.00	$143.55	$678	+6.10
500–545	519	6	120.00–140.00	$129.79	$674	+0.25
560–595	581	7	135.00–155.00	$146.36	$850	+5.57
620–625	623	2	140.00–150.00	$145.02	$903	+30.75

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–275	272	2	162.50–180.00	$171.36	$466	—
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
426–445	436	2	165.00–185.00	$175.22	$764	+1.41
590	590	1	160.00	$160.00	$944	+24.80
615–625	620	2	165.00–167.50	$166.24	$1,031	+36.30
660–678	669	2	120.00–159.00	$139.24	$932	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	185.00	$185.00	$481	+12.50
360	360	1	180.00	$180.00	$648	—
440	440	1	220.00	$220.00	$968	—
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	—
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	—
700	700	1	136.00	$136.00	$952	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–374	367	2	150.00–157.50	$153.68	$564	+8.68
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—
504	504	1	120.00	$120.00	$605	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	7	200.00–310.00	$241.22	$550	+2.19
265–295	280	10	200.00–300.00	$257.67	$721	+4.15
300–345	319	42	210.00–307.50	$274.20	$875	+17.54
351–395	371	53	215.00–315.00	$280.26	$1,040	+18.72
385 fancy	385	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,251	—
400–446	426	49	207.00–320.00	$267.55	$1,140	+17.40
404–448	431	4	250.00–255.00	$252.56	$1,089	+2.41
450–495	470	96	200.00–315.00	$269.03	$1,264	+22.48
500–508	504	2	220.00–227.50	$223.78	$1,128	-8.87
500–545	526	51	200.00–285.00	$245.69	$1,292	+13.04
550–598	571	65	202.00–272.00	$236.32	$1,349	+10.49
600–644	619	38	180.00–240.00	$206.19	$1,276	+1.96
650–695	673	28	165.00–220.00	$195.92	$1,319	+9.71
700–740	719	12	160.00–197.00	$178.84	$1,286	+6.42
750–795	771	16	130.00–180.00	$160.14	$1,235	-3.97
810–825	819	5	120.00–173.00	$148.62	$1,217	-10.64
850–885	868	2	140.00–162.00	$150.78	$1,309	—
905–925	918	5	135.00–150.00	$142.11	$1,305	+2.37
950–995	967	3	125.00–137.50	$132.55	$1,282	+10.55
1020	1020	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,428	+11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–248	239	5	170.00–205.00	$192.87	$461	+0.07
260–292	278	9	180.00–232.50	$203.54	$566	+1.86
300–345	325	10	190.00–250.00	$219.96	$715	+8.08
350–395	367	15	150.00–245.00	$217.10	$797	-7.22
405–445	421	26	162.00–250.00	$210.11	$885	-0.94
450–496	486	21	167.50–232.00	$209.37	$1,018	+11.01
505–548	527	18	160.00–230.00	$200.27	$1,055	+7.99
550–595	577	16	160.00–225.00	$199.08	$1,149	+12.53
600–646	631	12	130.00–205.00	$172.12	$1,086	+8.24
655–696	671	12	135.00–185.00	$155.80	$1,045	-5.68
700–740	719	8	135.00–167.00	$155.81	$1,120	+11.81
770	770	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,055	-2.38
850–890	872	3	120.00–169.00	$146.43	$1,277	—
915	915	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	-25.00
280–290	287	3	145.00–180.00	$164.94	$473	+8.70
300–340	328	8	100.00–185.00	$144.40	$474	-8.97
355–390	374	4	105.00–185.00	$151.91	$568	-23.11
410–440	425	9	135.00–175.00	$154.95	$659	+9.34
450–490	469	5	130.00–150.00	$142.30	$667	-36.06
500–540	531	5	130.00–170.00	$154.90	$823	+0.31
550–595	569	7	130.00–175.00	$157.82	$898	+8.61
600–640	622	6	130.00–157.50	$145.69	$906	+17.99
655–695	680	3	110.00–130.00	$123.19	$838	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214	214	1	195.00	$195.00	$417	—
256	256	1	182.50	$182.50	$467	-17.50
330–344	337	3	167.50–180.00	$172.48	$581	+32.06
372	372	1	160.00	$160.00	$595	—
448	448	1	170.00	$170.00	$762	+13.88
550–566	558	2	157.50–180.00	$168.59	$941	+13.59
645	645	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,096	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	200.00–230.00	$214.91	$920	+18.76
595	595	1	166.00	$166.00	$988	—
608	608	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,155	+20.00
685	685	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,034	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	1	155.00	$155.00	$515	+15.00
372	372	1	150.00	$150.00	$558	—
432	432	1	160.00	$160.00	$691	—
434	434	1	122.50	$122.50	$532	—
536	536	1	117.50	$117.50	$630	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–980	965	80-85%	2	50.00–64.00	$56.89	$549	—
900–1420	1081	80-85%	24	76.00–95.00	$88.14	$953	—
795–2010	1214	80-85%	214	90.00–115.00	$104.23	$1,265	+0.35
940–1990	1279	80-85%	70	101.00–125.00	$114.37	$1,463	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–795	703	85-90%	5	33.00–69.00	$54.78	$385	—
695–1270	939	85-90%	55	55.00–92.00	$74.97	$704	—
560–1585	981	85-90%	73	80.00–97.00	$89.91	$882	+1.04
780–1350	985	85-90%	12	96.00–111.00	$100.73	$992	+11.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1670	1318	75-80%	16	104.00–115.00	$109.29	$1,440	—
1284–1704	1443	75-80%	6	74.00–95.00	$90.11	$1,300	—
1210–1956	1498	75-80%	25	93.00–123.00	$104.46	$1,565	-1.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1608	1038	5	95.00–100.00	$96.84	$1,005	—
850–2195	1525	48	100.00–129.00	$119.90	$1,828	+15.51
1190–2270	1788	21	128.00–145.00	$135.87	$2,429	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–980	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,226.61
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1115–1170	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,298.80
1050–1475	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,175.00–1,750.00	$1,429.59
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–880	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$901.51
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	120	3	190.00–265.00	$220.00	+30.00
150	150	3	255.00–280.00	$270.00	+40.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	-20.00
125–140	133	4	185.00–280.00	$231.25	+48.07
150	150	2	290.00	$290.00	-20.00

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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
685–1195	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,725.00	$1,300.76	-155.11
795–1160	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	975.00–1,550.00	$1,282.52	—
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
990–1145	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00–2,225.00	$2,201.81	+125.22

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1020	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–850.00	$814.84	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	-5.00
415–430	423	2	120.00–140.00	$130.18	$551	—
485	485	1	132.00	$132.00	$640	—
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	-20.00
675	675	1	123.00	$123.00	$830	—
755	755	1	124.00	$124.00	$936	—
840–845	843	2	85.00–106.00	$95.47	$805	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	195.00	$195.00	$682	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	125.00	$125.00	-50.00
100–110	106	5	140.00–185.00	$168.00	-0.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	60.00	$60.00	-35.00
25	25	2	50.00–85.00	$67.50	-27.50
30–35	33	8	65.00–75.00	$71.25	-49.58
40–45	41	5	90.00–105.00	$94.00	-6.42
50–55	52	10	100.00–125.00	$110.50	-16.58
60–65	62	5	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-8.50
70	70	4	135.00–155.00	$145.00	-1.67
80–85	81	4	160.00–195.00	$177.50	-0.83

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	4	25.00–50.00	$36.25	+1.25
20–25	24	4	50.00–65.00	$53.75	-13.75
30–35	33	3	55.00–65.00	$61.67	-9.58
40	40	1	95.00	$95.00	+2.14
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-3.75
60–65	62	13	100.00–170.00	$136.54	+2.97
70–75	73	4	155.00–175.00	$163.75	-1.25
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	-15.63
90	90	2	185.00–235.00	$210.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-90.00
100–145	115	10	135.00–305.00	$193.50	+14.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	155.00	$155.00	-15.00
70	70	3	160.00–180.00	$166.67	-3.33

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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.