North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 12, 2024

5,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.40/cwt +26.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 561 lb · 278 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.04/cwt +26.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 634 lb · 230 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.94/cwt +26.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 470 lb · 170 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,368	3,289	3,866
Feeder cattle	3,859	1,695	2,694
Slaughter cattle	834	526	766
Replacement cattle	83	64	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, with Steers over 500lbs selling 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 10.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 12.00-15.00 higher, with Bulls over 500lbs selling 10.00-13.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	320.00	$320.00	$784	+27.73
258–295	277	16	225.00–325.00	$283.97	$787	+11.86
300–335 value added	321	3	327.50–335.00	$332.66	$1,068	—
300–345	322	15	255.00–347.50	$311.99	$1,005	+15.05
368 value added	368	4	339.00	$339.00	$1,248	—
350–396	373	31	270.00–335.00	$301.68	$1,125	+7.57
402–445	423	31	232.50–322.50	$291.29	$1,232	+12.65
415–440 value added	432	6	320.00–330.00	$325.69	$1,407	—
450–498	474	116	222.50–312.50	$289.17	$1,371	+25.54
455–485 value added	475	14	292.00–297.00	$294.92	$1,401	—
500–548	524	41	215.00–300.00	$265.06	$1,389	+1.65
522–540 value added	530	17	274.00–283.00	$278.76	$1,477	—
550–595	568	129	210.00–285.00	$276.12	$1,568	+23.83
587 value added	587	12	297.50	$297.50	$1,746	—
600–645	624	125	217.00–269.50	$264.38	$1,650	+23.80
613–632 value added	630	28	266.00–270.50	$269.91	$1,700	—
650–697	671	50	218.00–270.00	$242.82	$1,629	+3.22
702–745	721	95	212.50–258.25	$252.99	$1,824	+22.65
755–796	774	72	211.00–246.75	$243.98	$1,888	+7.98
805–835	831	49	195.00–235.00	$229.78	$1,909	+42.93
860–890	874	4	208.00–230.00	$223.04	$1,949	+20.32
905–930	918	4	215.00–231.00	$220.69	$2,026	—
951–985	958	12	165.00–222.00	$212.93	$2,040	—
1010–1035	1024	10	183.00–212.00	$205.81	$2,107	+41.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,366	—
522–549	541	56	267.00–274.00	$272.73	$1,475	—
645–646	645	46	254.00–256.25	$255.17	$1,646	—
672	672	105	255.00	$255.00	$1,714	—
728	728	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	316	4	190.00–255.00	$221.98	$701	+0.10
355–396	379	6	225.00–267.50	$244.64	$927	+26.21
400–440	416	7	235.00–270.00	$255.62	$1,063	+50.18
458–495	472	8	200.00–252.00	$235.16	$1,110	+23.54
510–545	530	11	200.00–255.00	$227.23	$1,204	+17.69
550–596	568	11	175.00–253.00	$221.04	$1,256	+6.87
610–640	626	4	210.00–240.00	$224.53	$1,406	+69.53
650–695	680	6	175.00–254.00	$203.18	$1,382	+28.18
705	705	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,678	—
755	755	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,789	—
805	805	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,900	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,155	—
465	465	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,209	—
550	550	13	235.00–238.00	$235.23	$1,294	—
646	646	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,421	—
745	745	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,535	—
863	863	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,795	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	190.00	$190.00	$722	+40.00
400–430	423	4	175.00–180.00	$178.82	$756	+28.53
470–485	478	2	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$944	+35.84
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	-15.00
550–590	568	3	175.00–190.00	$181.50	$1,031	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	230.00	$230.00	$932	-2.50
485	485	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,033	—
575–585	580	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,334	+10.00
680–685	683	2	229.00–239.00	$233.98	$1,598	+49.98
765	765	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,675	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–246	221	17	200.00–300.00	$252.72	$559	-0.61
250–295	272	23	220.00–310.00	$268.22	$730	+23.57
300–348	326	44	220.00–295.00	$263.54	$859	+12.78
300–333 value added	328	7	300.00–308.00	$306.96	$1,007	—
350–398	373	62	220.00–290.00	$263.36	$982	+18.14
415–420 value added	418	3	258.00–260.00	$258.66	$1,081	—
400–448	428	155	215.00–275.00	$253.09	$1,083	+13.89
450–498	469	154	220.00–275.00	$250.17	$1,173	+25.81
468–494 value added	478	16	251.00–270.00	$258.37	$1,235	—
503–531 value added	516	22	247.00–262.00	$255.93	$1,321	—
500–545	521	83	210.00–270.00	$236.73	$1,233	+15.56
536	536	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,018	-31.17
550–595	560	250	210.00–260.00	$248.67	$1,393	+25.44
553–575 value added	565	28	246.00–266.00	$255.92	$1,446	—
608	608	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,155	-20.92
602–630 value added	614	10	235.00–255.00	$247.04	$1,517	—
632	632	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,011	-50.92
600–646	635	218	180.00–241.25	$237.15	$1,506	+26.23
655–680 value added	666	5	222.00–231.00	$226.21	$1,507	—
650–696	667	46	182.00–240.00	$216.43	$1,444	+20.05
732	732	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,135	-30.88
703–745	734	92	169.00–228.00	$220.45	$1,618	+34.57
755–792	772	17	160.00–225.00	$195.61	$1,510	+2.07
800–840	830	19	185.00–227.00	$218.50	$1,814	+52.44
850–895	869	10	150.00–211.00	$179.63	$1,561	-5.37
900–942	925	6	163.00–215.00	$188.49	$1,744	+23.44
950–995	978	6	155.00–182.00	$165.45	$1,618	+9.37
1015 value added	1015	1	197.00	$197.00	$2,000	—
1005–1045	1029	5	164.00–182.00	$173.10	$1,781	+7.17
1070	1070	1	192.50	$192.50	$2,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	223	5	225.00–245.00	$234.77	$524	+7.53
260–295	283	7	200.00–225.00	$210.00	$594	-14.14
330–345	338	2	235.00	$235.00	$794	+24.54
350–395	380	14	190.00–235.00	$215.11	$817	+6.18
400–446	428	25	187.00–235.00	$217.79	$932	+9.54
455–495	478	11	190.00–235.00	$211.72	$1,012	+4.19
500–545	519	10	175.00–215.00	$197.39	$1,024	+16.99
550–595	571	10	150.00–200.00	$181.66	$1,037	-5.41
605–640	620	9	175.00–205.00	$190.49	$1,181	+16.38
650–685	669	11	145.00–190.00	$168.20	$1,125	-11.82
700–745	728	6	136.00–167.00	$148.64	$1,082	-5.90
775–795	785	2	162.00–165.00	$163.48	$1,283	+24.47
815–840	828	2	137.00–140.00	$138.52	$1,147	-6.45
855–875	865	3	140.00–157.00	$149.95	$1,297	—
910–935	923	3	136.00–175.00	$154.42	$1,425	+12.68
960	960	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,145	—
548	548	17	252.00	$252.00	$1,381	—
558	558	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,350	—
625	625	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,319	—
725	725	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,559	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	227.50	$227.50	$546	±0.00
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	±0.00
410–430	418	7	220.00–235.00	$223.88	$936	-5.84
455–490	471	5	192.00–229.00	$211.74	$997	-16.50
550–595	581	6	219.00–230.00	$226.20	$1,314	+10.92
610	610	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,296	+4.13
660	660	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	+20.00
700	700	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,365	—
790	790	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,343	—
810	810	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,288	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–440	421	2	167.50–215.00	$192.32	$810	—
450	450	9	150.00–230.00	$221.11	$995	—
542–548	543	7	150.00–214.00	$204.77	$1,112	—
657	657	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,183	—
741	741	5	197.00	$197.00	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	170.00	$170.00	$340	—
335–345	340	2	175.00–195.00	$184.85	$628	+1.08
365–370	368	5	150.00–195.00	$176.96	$651	+5.72
415–420	418	3	165.00–170.00	$168.33	$704	-2.72
455–475	466	4	135.00–195.00	$167.41	$780	+13.39
500–520	510	3	140.00–180.00	$156.93	$800	-2.49
580–585	583	2	140.00–160.00	$149.96	$874	-9.18
670	670	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,038	+30.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	190.00	$190.00	$342	—
266	266	2	195.00–217.50	$206.25	$549	+56.25
345–348	347	2	196.00–197.50	$196.75	$683	+56.82
380–395	388	2	187.50–200.00	$193.87	$752	+16.37
416–445	430	3	200.00–215.00	$210.17	$904	+40.17
465–495	480	2	200.00	$200.00	$960	+44.51
530	530	1	142.00	$142.00	$753	-74.73
575–585	582	3	210.00–215.00	$212.51	$1,237	+32.51
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	—
710	710	1	107.50	$107.50	$763	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	1	125.00	$125.00	$682	—

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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	224	21	245.00–340.00	$287.39	$644	+32.30
255–295	275	23	245.00–325.00	$284.96	$784	+23.32
300–348	325	26	225.00–320.00	$281.38	$914	+7.98
350–395	376	57	230.00–300.00	$275.03	$1,034	+8.68
400–445	421	64	230.00–312.50	$272.93	$1,149	+20.42
470	470	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,128	-5.44
450–496	472	108	220.00–295.00	$260.08	$1,228	+14.64
500–545	521	85	210.00–280.00	$245.68	$1,280	+15.71
542	542	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,220	-4.97
546	546	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,092	-29.97
550–595	570	70	210.00–275.00	$234.48	$1,337	+13.74
600–645	624	61	200.00–257.00	$227.75	$1,421	+20.98
650–695	669	55	195.00–260.00	$219.72	$1,470	+26.11
700–745	717	28	170.00–242.00	$215.99	$1,549	+30.27
758–790	776	19	160.00–210.00	$187.41	$1,454	+13.64
815–845	824	14	160.00–225.00	$190.59	$1,570	+16.18
850–890	874	9	165.00–207.00	$189.60	$1,657	—
905–945	929	7	160.00–197.00	$172.90	$1,606	+20.20
960–975	967	3	150.00–177.50	$165.07	$1,596	+7.85
1048	1048	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,677	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	230.00	$230.00	$540	—
255–295	272	3	210.00–245.00	$230.71	$628	-1.86
315–345	327	11	170.00–270.00	$234.04	$765	-2.74
350–390	370	19	200.00–267.50	$234.02	$866	+14.74
400–440	427	10	225.00–252.50	$238.57	$1,019	+48.57
450–490	471	19	175.00–257.50	$219.20	$1,032	+8.50
510–545	527	13	190.00–237.00	$217.88	$1,148	+25.57
555–595	568	8	170.00–220.00	$198.68	$1,129	+11.40
602–615	609	4	160.00–210.00	$193.11	$1,176	+18.93
650–685	672	7	160.00–197.50	$184.12	$1,237	+20.35
700–730	711	4	150.00–162.50	$154.45	$1,098	+3.27
750–785	768	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,152	-2.00
960–995	972	3	153.00–165.00	$159.40	$1,549	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	230.00	$230.00	$437	—
310–330	320	2	245.00–260.00	$252.27	$807	+7.43
355	355	1	252.50	$252.50	$896	+65.50
405–440	427	3	250.00–262.00	$256.50	$1,095	+12.58
455–481	474	11	247.00–260.00	$252.78	$1,198	+59.93
545	545	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,335	+30.87
565–585	575	2	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$1,280	+15.04
600–625	609	5	219.00–230.00	$221.77	$1,351	+32.56
655–675	665	2	204.00–210.00	$206.95	$1,376	—
705–720	713	2	192.50–200.00	$196.29	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
280–290	285	3	140.00–185.00	$160.26	$457	-29.74
310–315	313	2	175.00–185.00	$180.04	$564	+0.82
385–395	390	5	140.00–200.00	$174.94	$682	-4.56
405–445	430	4	155.00–200.00	$168.94	$726	-0.14
465–495	477	5	165.00–190.00	$181.16	$864	+1.20
500–535	517	8	150.00–200.00	$177.46	$917	+10.82
555	555	2	160.00–200.00	$180.00	$999	+29.87

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	+77.50
360–390	373	3	217.50–237.50	$225.28	$840	+19.11
440–445	443	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,019	+41.02
500–535	518	4	170.00–220.00	$200.29	$1,038	+30.29
575	575	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,021	+3.84
612	612	1	140.00	$140.00	$857	-10.00
715	715	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,305	—
828	828	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,076	+34.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	1	155.00	$155.00	$459	—
400–445	417	3	186.00–197.50	$191.10	$797	+41.10
525–535	530	2	145.00–150.00	$147.48	$782	—
540	540	1	165.00	$165.00	$891	—
590	590	1	135.00	$135.00	$796	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–310	308	2	202.50–227.50	$214.92	$662	—
360	360	1	162.50	$162.50	$585	—
366	366	1	215.00	$215.00	$787	—
520	520	1	142.50	$142.50	$741	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	1	100.00	$100.00	$446	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	80-85%	1	30.00	$30.00	$274	—
705–1420	1030	80-85%	21	100.00–133.00	$123.84	$1,276	—
730–1865	1184	80-85%	293	124.00–159.00	$142.47	$1,687	+25.11
875–2095	1268	80-85%	137	138.00–175.00	$156.49	$1,984	+3.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–1208	936	85-90%	27	80.00–120.00	$97.97	$917	—
530–1295	944	85-90%	84	97.50–139.00	$122.30	$1,155	—
952–1135	1027	85-90%	4	50.00–70.00	$57.52	$591	—
710–1710	1046	85-90%	18	129.00–147.00	$133.30	$1,394	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1980	1411	75-80%	51	125.00–159.00	$142.60	$2,012	—
1306–1954	1483	75-80%	8	110.00–133.00	$124.46	$1,846	—
1190–1810	1518	75-80%	8	139.00–150.00	$145.12	$2,203	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1660	1183	10	120.00–155.00	$143.05	$1,692	—
930–2270	1548	62	140.00–178.00	$163.99	$2,539	—
1040–2335	1656	33	169.00–188.00	$178.60	$2,958	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
500	500	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
740–990	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,325.00	$1,218.06
875–1265	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,536.17
935–1240	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,450.00–2,250.00	$1,760.75
860–1275	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,350.00–2,150.00	$1,711.33
800–1230	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,975.00	$1,765.49
825–1245	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–2,200.00	$1,768.83
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	187.50	$187.50	$694	—
710	710	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,242	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–125	117	3	155.00–225.00	$193.33	-18.34
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	+70.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	+5.00
70	70	7	150.00–180.00	$175.71	+60.71
75	75	1	75.00	$75.00	-75.00
80	80	4	170.00	$170.00	+37.50
90	90	1	90.00	$90.00	-70.00
90	90	4	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+20.00
100–140	114	7	115.00–295.00	$212.86	+44.21
150–155	153	2	270.00–365.00	$317.50	+51.35
200	200	1	345.00	$345.00	—

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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
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—
535–1315	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,400.00–2,800.00	$1,941.90	—
565–1190	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,100.00–2,300.00	$1,794.91	-155.09
650–1485	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,700.00–3,500.00	$2,346.70	+394.18
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	+468.29
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	-1,675.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
715–830	773	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,780.58	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	945.00	$945.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	145.00	$145.00	$362	—
315	315	1	145.00	$145.00	$457	—
480	480	1	180.00	$180.00	$864	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852	852	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,065	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,028	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	1	118.00	$118.00	$669	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85–90	88	2	50.00	$50.00	-50.00
90	90	1	95.00	$95.00	-5.00
100	100	2	115.00–140.00	$127.50	-10.00
130	130	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
150	150	1	115.00	$115.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	20.00	$20.00	-10.00
20–25	23	8	20.00–50.00	$41.25	-15.63
30	30	3	60.00	$60.00	-18.46
30–35	31	7	35.00–75.00	$45.00	-33.46
40	40	8	60.00–70.00	$62.50	-21.91
40–45	43	3	80.00–95.00	$85.00	-12.11
50–55	50	13	100.00–140.00	$110.00	-15.00
60–65	61	10	70.00–130.00	$110.00	-6.00
70	70	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	+3.06
70–75	71	8	80.00–155.00	$135.63	-12.98
80	80	2	170.00–185.00	$177.50	+16.96
130	130	1	195.00	$195.00	-45.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–90	80	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+40.00
150–180	160	14	180.00–260.00	$197.86	-52.14

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–140	123	4	115.00–200.00	$147.50	+13.06
150	150	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	16	20.00–40.00	$30.31	-6.36
15	15	1	10.00	$10.00	-26.67
20–25	23	37	40.00–60.00	$48.78	-4.03
25	25	5	25.00–35.00	$31.00	-19.00
25	25	2	45.00–55.00	$50.00	±0.00
30–35	34	32	60.00–75.00	$70.47	+31.90
35	35	3	35.00–45.00	$41.67	+3.10
40–45	43	4	45.00–55.00	$50.00	-62.58
40–45	43	33	75.00–130.00	$90.76	-21.82
50–55	52	24	90.00–115.00	$105.21	-37.67
55	55	2	95.00	$95.00	-12.50
60–65	60	29	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-12.22
70–75	70	31	115.00–185.00	$145.97	-23.36
80	80	7	160.00–195.00	$176.43	+8.10
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	-10.00
100	100	1	225.00	$225.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	35.00–45.00	$40.00	-44.00
60–65	61	7	50.00–80.00	$67.86	+2.86
70–75	73	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	+31.25
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	+5.00
85	85	1	50.00	$50.00	-50.00
90–95	91	4	90.00–120.00	$105.00	-91.00
100–110	104	20	100.00–155.00	$129.75	+34.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-70.00
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	-135.00
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	-130.00
90	90	3	180.00–200.00	$193.33	-86.67
125	125	1	175.00	$175.00	-53.33
150	150	2	350.00–370.00	$360.00	+90.00

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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.