North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

4,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.98/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 522 lb · 156 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.03/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 422 lb · 123 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.82/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 572 lb · 110 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,533	3,644	3,462
Feeder cattle	2,970	2,434	2,389
Slaughter cattle	771	535	675
Replacement cattle	61	17	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 4.00-7.00 lower, with Steers over 500lbs selling 2.00-3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 2.00-3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold 6.00-7.00 lower, with Bulls over 500lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 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	245.00	$245.00	$600	-44.99
255–295	281	6	245.00–305.00	$285.43	$802	+4.81
310–345	328	15	250.00–307.50	$278.55	$914	-3.78
350–395	374	24	259.00–310.00	$279.85	$1,047	-22.56
400–445	421	34	220.00–292.50	$262.74	$1,106	-3.77
450–495	479	25	227.00–280.00	$254.81	$1,221	-7.02
500–545	524	45	210.00–268.00	$244.21	$1,280	-2.12
567–573 value added	570	13	250.00–265.00	$256.96	$1,465	-13.04
550–595	572	55	200.00–263.00	$234.99	$1,344	-2.18
600–648	622	40	190.00–253.00	$222.19	$1,382	-8.39
630 value added	630	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,581	-6.59
650–695	669	21	170.00–226.00	$210.78	$1,410	-9.51
678–685 value added	683	20	231.00–246.00	$239.47	$1,636	—
705–730 value added	720	9	222.00–232.00	$224.88	$1,619	—
705–749	736	22	170.00–222.50	$194.57	$1,432	-20.53
755–786	770	9	170.00–222.00	$196.87	$1,516	-0.42
765–775 value added	774	9	225.00–229.00	$225.44	$1,745	—
800–845	813	10	180.00–216.00	$201.03	$1,634	+6.34
885–895	890	3	170.00–205.00	$185.02	$1,647	-2.37
905–945	920	4	168.00–180.00	$173.85	$1,599	—
955–990	972	3	165.00–185.00	$178.34	$1,733	—
1030–1045	1037	3	160.00–179.00	$169.68	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	245.00	$245.00	$698	+33.48
315–340	328	2	185.00–225.00	$204.24	$670	-3.97
350–390	368	8	165.00–245.00	$218.49	$804	+18.49
410–435	417	5	200.00–245.00	$225.05	$938	+11.25
470–480	476	5	205.00–225.00	$216.00	$1,028	+9.84
500–545	529	10	150.00–225.00	$200.10	$1,059	-4.75
550–590	571	10	175.00–215.00	$194.10	$1,108	+8.02
605–645	625	11	145.00–200.00	$183.77	$1,149	+0.37
655–690	677	6	145.00–170.00	$159.83	$1,082	-20.80
705–735	720	2	150.00–167.00	$158.68	$1,142	-19.70
795	795	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,312	-0.53
825	825	2	125.00–140.00	$132.50	$1,093	-33.14
960	960	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,296	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	3	205.00–220.00	$214.32	$799	—
420	420	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,058	—
485	485	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,018	—
538–540	538	6	225.00–240.00	$232.83	$1,253	—
600–645	630	3	217.50–227.50	$222.50	$1,402	—
685–695	690	2	215.00–217.50	$216.24	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	190.00	$190.00	$656	—
375–385	380	2	145.00–200.00	$172.86	$657	—
425–445	437	3	140.00–190.00	$157.90	$690	-18.79
505–545	529	6	150.00–185.00	$170.57	$902	-13.09
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	—
640	640	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,056	+8.06

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	222.50	$222.50	$912	—
570–580	575	2	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$676	—
615–640	628	4	110.00–195.00	$169.65	$1,065	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–248	229	7	217.00–255.00	$238.35	$546	-6.96
250–295	275	21	210.00–280.00	$236.77	$651	-6.77
300–348	323	31	200.00–285.00	$242.61	$784	-5.52
350–398	374	80	210.00–290.00	$244.34	$914	+1.02
405–425 value added	415	2	260.00–261.00	$260.49	$1,081	-5.74
400–445	422	121	200.00–277.50	$236.64	$999	+0.33
450–496	473	92	200.00–250.00	$228.65	$1,082	-3.02
500–545	522	151	200.00–242.50	$220.28	$1,150	-3.31
523 value added	523	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,266	±0.00
555 value added	555	4	230.00–236.00	$234.50	$1,301	±0.00
550–598	573	106	200.00–254.00	$218.23	$1,250	+2.76
602	602	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,023	-35.33
600–645	619	90	175.00–244.00	$210.82	$1,305	+5.49
650–695	670	30	165.00–225.00	$191.40	$1,282	-9.19
700–745	722	21	150.00–210.00	$175.93	$1,270	-13.16
736	736	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,251	-19.09
750–796	775	9	157.50–195.00	$176.28	$1,366	-25.07
802	802	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,243	-21.47
800–845	827	11	156.00–187.00	$173.88	$1,438	-2.59
850–895	871	8	144.00–189.00	$168.17	$1,465	-1.27
920–940	928	3	147.00–165.00	$153.11	$1,421	-21.38
970–990	981	5	145.00–177.00	$163.63	$1,605	-6.57
1020–1045	1032	3	155.00–170.00	$162.94	$1,682	-33.70
1060	1060	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	218	3	200.00–235.00	$211.49	$461	+1.77
255–298	283	7	190.00–235.00	$217.27	$615	+1.38
305–345	323	14	180.00–225.00	$204.97	$662	-3.79
354–395	377	12	172.00–255.00	$210.15	$792	+8.35
400–446	421	27	155.00–225.00	$199.61	$840	+4.95
455–495	477	22	150.00–216.00	$187.12	$893	-3.21
505–545	523	24	135.00–208.00	$181.52	$949	-2.08
550–595	578	24	150.00–207.00	$183.47	$1,060	-4.95
605–645	625	12	150.00–185.00	$171.99	$1,075	-11.07
650–685	657	7	137.00–190.00	$157.15	$1,032	+3.63
706–725	715	4	135.00–152.50	$144.31	$1,032	-13.28
750–775	760	3	140.00–157.00	$149.58	$1,137	-8.74
815–840	830	5	122.00–150.00	$143.22	$1,189	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	125.00–200.00	$163.89	$443	—
300–345	319	7	130.00–210.00	$173.32	$553	—
350–390	370	9	125.00–220.00	$180.29	$667	+26.90
400–440	419	9	147.00–200.00	$176.45	$739	+66.45
456–495	477	6	135.00–207.50	$176.87	$844	+6.87
500–547	529	8	120.00–210.00	$177.91	$941	+52.91
550–593	575	10	110.00–218.00	$181.68	$1,045	+24.33
605–615	610	2	125.00–150.00	$137.40	$838	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	2	212.50–220.00	$216.32	$573	—
335	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	—
385–397	393	6	237.00–247.50	$241.56	$949	—
400–445	425	10	220.00–240.00	$229.73	$976	-0.27
460–490	479	5	220.00–228.00	$225.75	$1,081	+13.75
525	525	3	220.00–231.00	$225.33	$1,183	+13.40
560	560	1	162.50	$162.50	$910	-37.50
550–595	570	12	195.00–230.00	$220.84	$1,259	+20.84
620–632	628	8	170.00–206.00	$192.60	$1,210	+0.60
665–695	681	4	152.50–180.00	$171.73	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	160.00–170.00	$165.23	$355	—
265–295	279	4	185.00–199.00	$189.54	$529	+15.90
300–345	326	9	115.00–167.00	$148.24	$483	-41.76
350–385	374	5	125.00–175.00	$144.46	$540	-30.16
400–445	433	6	125.00–142.00	$131.32	$569	-29.19
450–495	464	7	117.00–175.00	$141.84	$658	-20.63
500–515	508	4	137.00–175.00	$158.03	$803	+5.57
595	595	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,053	—
610–635	624	4	115.00–137.00	$125.47	$783	-21.54
655–660	658	2	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$846	-8.49

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	1	152.50	$152.50	$522	—
386	386	1	160.00	$160.00	$618	—
404–436	420	2	160.00–170.00	$164.81	$692	—
526	526	1	152.50	$152.50	$802	+32.50

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	147.50	$147.50	$575	—
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	—
565	565	1	126.00	$126.00	$712	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	150.00	$150.00	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–248	224	12	240.00–315.00	$272.69	$611	-7.08
255–295	280	19	250.00–290.00	$271.42	$760	-16.65
300–345	323	36	240.00–292.00	$270.11	$872	-6.72
350–398	375	61	230.00–295.00	$266.00	$998	-2.38
402–422	412	2	247.50–250.00	$248.72	$1,025	-3.69
400–449	421	78	190.00–280.00	$245.85	$1,035	-6.56
450–498	473	83	210.00–272.50	$235.83	$1,115	-5.37
500–548	521	84	197.00–257.50	$225.48	$1,175	+0.25
550–595	572	92	195.00–245.00	$218.00	$1,247	-5.03
600	600	1	160.00	$160.00	$960	-55.39
600–645	622	57	180.00–235.00	$211.15	$1,313	-4.24
650–698	675	50	170.00–229.00	$197.08	$1,330	-2.39
700–740	725	34	160.00–215.00	$180.89	$1,311	+1.27
750–795	768	16	160.00–202.00	$180.06	$1,383	-14.97
800–825	810	12	150.00–190.00	$165.93	$1,344	-14.26
850–890	870	7	147.00–170.00	$158.66	$1,380	-16.75
900–934	909	4	120.00–165.00	$150.14	$1,365	-19.86
970	970	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,431	—
1000–1015	1008	2	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$1,502	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	3	200.00–240.00	$221.39	$483	-26.11
270–295	281	10	205.00–255.00	$231.11	$649	-8.89
305–345	332	11	200.00–250.00	$227.78	$756	+1.87
350–395	379	22	175.00–252.50	$218.77	$829	-5.82
400–445	424	23	165.00–255.00	$210.47	$892	+0.52
450–495	474	45	150.00–237.50	$204.18	$968	+0.13
500–545	521	38	155.00–217.50	$185.99	$969	-2.89
550–595	571	43	170.00–207.50	$187.80	$1,072	+1.83
600–645	622	17	160.00–197.00	$182.20	$1,133	+7.84
655–694	673	12	140.00–189.00	$170.60	$1,148	+3.38
705–745	721	7	140.00–170.00	$152.25	$1,098	-13.99
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	-13.38
815–830	823	2	120.00–155.00	$137.34	$1,130	-13.38
850–895	873	2	135.00–145.00	$139.87	$1,221	—
900–906	903	2	125.00–137.50	$131.27	$1,185	—
960	960	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,507	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
350–390	366	7	132.00–200.00	$180.29	$660	+11.96
400–445	414	9	125.00–185.00	$158.34	$656	+0.83
450–495	473	13	130.00–185.00	$162.64	$769	-10.45
500–540	523	19	130.00–185.00	$160.02	$837	+25.07
550–585	571	4	132.00–165.00	$153.32	$875	-1.68
605–620	613	2	135.00–150.00	$142.41	$873	-2.59
675–695	684	4	125.00–142.00	$135.02	$924	—
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	220.00	$220.00	$528	—
375–390	383	3	242.50–260.00	$252.43	$967	—
415–445	431	4	200.00–230.00	$216.65	$934	-20.35
460–496	483	9	220.00–240.00	$224.79	$1,086	—
505–533	526	6	170.00–231.00	$217.33	$1,143	-1.28
555–575	565	2	210.00–230.00	$219.82	$1,242	+24.82
610–625	618	3	172.50–210.00	$194.02	$1,199	+14.02
685–692	690	3	180.00–184.00	$181.32	$1,251	—
755–770	763	2	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$1,240	+32.52
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—
905	905	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,240	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–232	226	3	150.00–200.00	$178.51	$403	—
255–290	267	4	150.00–190.00	$171.88	$459	—
305–310	308	2	142.00–210.00	$175.72	$541	—
374–395	385	6	135.00–189.00	$168.92	$650	-8.53
405–445	418	6	139.00–200.00	$170.46	$713	-14.54
460–480	466	4	145.00–210.00	$169.95	$792	—
500–545	521	4	130.00–215.00	$168.66	$879	-0.47
620–625	623	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$863	+6.49
925	925	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,350	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	3	125.00–135.00	$130.85	$360	—
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	—
475–495	484	4	110.00–167.50	$131.86	$638	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–296	293	2	160.00–167.50	$163.71	$480	—
456–486	475	4	145.00–157.50	$151.18	$718	—
488	488	1	130.00	$130.00	$634	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
732–745	739	2	135.00–137.50	$136.24	$1,007	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	85.00	$85.00	$416	—
510	510	1	147.50	$147.50	$752	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1325	1118	80-85%	2	83.00–88.00	$85.96	$961	—
930–1700	1146	80-85%	31	100.00–122.00	$112.63	$1,291	—
775–1895	1246	80-85%	299	110.00–142.00	$129.71	$1,616	+17.61
1030–1800	1319	80-85%	27	121.00–150.00	$138.51	$1,827	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–900	812	85-90%	10	50.00–80.00	$65.70	$533	-9.56
700–1290	926	85-90%	33	84.00–105.00	$93.38	$865	-35.74
655–1585	1062	85-90%	147	100.00–127.50	$113.87	$1,209	+0.11
720–1535	1072	85-90%	17	124.00–140.00	$126.05	$1,351	+12.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1318–1476	1424	75-80%	6	110.00–115.00	$111.51	$1,588	—
1245–1952	1470	75-80%	36	115.00–140.00	$126.99	$1,867	+2.06
1380–1660	1499	75-80%	6	125.00–137.00	$130.16	$1,951	+5.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1750	1227	19	106.00–146.00	$131.16	$1,609	—
935–2400	1629	67	122.50–168.00	$152.96	$2,492	—
1490–2210	1863	18	157.00–177.00	$167.20	$3,115	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–930	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,137.64
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–925	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–1,350.00	$1,080.57
665–990	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,174.55
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
940–1110	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,775.00	$1,336.56
750–1270	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,225.00–2,025.00	$1,637.14
835–1295	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,750.00	$1,504.11
1020–1225	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,700.00	$1,618.70
1105–1340	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,688.50

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	177.50	$177.50	$568	—
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	108	4	210.00–260.00	$222.50	+20.50
125–130	127	3	230.00–260.00	$246.67	+44.67
150–160	153	3	240.00–300.00	$266.67	+16.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	5	50.00–55.00	$54.00	—
50	50	5	60.00–90.00	$74.00	-26.00
60–65	63	6	75.00–105.00	$100.00	±0.00
70–75	72	3	100.00–120.00	$111.67	+11.67
80–85	81	4	100.00–145.00	$125.00	-15.00
90	90	3	140.00–155.00	$148.33	+23.33
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	+55.00
100–140	115	10	195.00–270.00	$237.00	+24.14
100–140	115	11	100.00–250.00	$152.73	-60.13
150	150	3	260.00–310.00	$286.67	-4.04
160–180	175	4	200.00–380.00	$285.00	-5.71

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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
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	+862.50
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
840–1075	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–2,175.00	$1,880.29	—
655–1155	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,450.00–2,100.00	$1,851.65	—
960–1165	1061	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,975.00	$1,725.03	-281.72
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	-687.50
1060–1295	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,275.00–2,800.00	$2,464.16	—
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
545	545	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
665–690	678	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.27	—
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
775	775	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–700	665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–875.00	$780.26	—
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
260–270	265	2	150.00–160.00	$155.09	$411	—
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	—
880	880	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,232	—
950	950	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,358	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	—
800	800	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,176	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	85.00	$85.00	$442	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	3	225.00	$225.00	$626	—
330	330	2	265.00	$265.00	$874	—
355	355	1	175.00	$175.00	$621	—
435	435	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,131	—
471	471	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,130	—
507–547	514	6	216.00–223.00	$221.76	$1,140	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	4	110.00–135.00	$122.63	$397	—
410–435	423	2	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$603	—
470	470	1	170.00	$170.00	$799	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–435	434	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$684	+4.99
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	-72.58
595	595	1	145.00	$145.00	$863	-53.50
795	795	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,352	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	200.00–230.00	$215.00	+59.37
150–180	168	11	280.00–410.00	$357.73	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	-6.25
20–25	23	9	30.00–65.00	$43.89	-7.36
30	30	2	40.00	$40.00	-28.33
30–35	33	25	40.00–90.00	$64.20	+18.84
40–45	42	15	65.00–110.00	$91.00	-3.17
45	45	1	150.00	$150.00	+80.00
50	50	25	75.00–120.00	$107.20	+2.20
60	60	37	95.00–150.00	$127.03	+2.03
70–75	70	18	117.50–175.00	$129.31	-20.69
80–85	81	6	135.00–200.00	$162.50	-14.17
90	90	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	+10.00
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	130	2	165.00–235.00	$200.00	+5.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–90	76	11	60.00–95.00	$81.36	+0.83
100–120	111	12	120.00–170.00	$134.58	+10.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	11	11	20.00–70.00	$35.00	-0.83
10–15	13	2	35.00–40.00	$37.50	+1.67
20–25	22	51	25.00–75.00	$38.77	-16.53
20–25	24	4	20.00–25.00	$23.75	+6.25
20–25	24	8	45.00–80.00	$63.13	+45.63
25	25	2	50.00	$50.00	+32.50
30	30	2	50.00	$50.00	+17.50
30	30	2	35.00	$35.00	+2.50
30–35	31	42	40.00–95.00	$59.76	+27.26
30–35	32	12	60.00–110.00	$81.67	+4.03
40–45	42	43	50.00–110.00	$76.16	-31.62
40–45	42	8	80.00–120.00	$100.63	-7.15
40–45	43	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	-20.28
40–45	43	6	50.00–75.00	$65.83	-41.95
50–55	51	28	70.00–135.00	$99.82	-28.14
50–55	52	11	100.00–170.00	$133.64	+5.68
60–65	61	13	90.00–155.00	$120.38	-18.79
60–65	61	11	120.00–145.00	$132.27	-6.90
70–75	70	12	140.00–170.00	$153.75	-66.25
70–75	71	14	135.00–210.00	$167.14	-52.86
80–85	80	16	160.00–240.00	$197.50	-27.50
80	80	5	165.00–250.00	$209.00	-16.00
90	90	4	175.00–285.00	$255.00	+30.00
90–95	93	3	210.00–250.00	$233.33	+8.33
100	100	2	290.00–380.00	$335.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	3	40.00–55.00	$45.00	—
40–45	41	16	45.00–75.00	$55.00	—
50	50	4	60.00–80.00	$72.50	-0.83
70	70	2	140.00	$140.00	+30.00
75	75	1	80.00	$80.00	-64.00
80–85	82	3	60.00–75.00	$68.33	-45.00
80–85	83	5	95.00–105.00	$101.00	-12.33
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	-22.50
90	90	1	80.00	$80.00	-62.50
90–95	91	7	90.00–105.00	$98.57	-43.93
100–110	103	4	70.00–105.00	$91.25	-80.11
100–140	114	13	115.00–170.00	$138.46	-32.90
100–130	121	9	170.00–250.00	$205.56	+34.20
150	150	2	295.00	$295.00	+35.00
150–160	156	12	170.00–270.00	$225.00	-35.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	5	140.00	$140.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-165.00
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	-110.00
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	-30.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	-38.75
120–140	132	5	180.00–230.00	$215.00	-65.00
150–160	157	3	250.00–300.00	$268.33	—
175	175	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	—
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.