North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

4,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.64/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 526 lb · 128 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.52/cwt -10.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 473 lb · 127 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.20/cwt -13.65 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 425 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,194	4,247	4,445
Feeder cattle	2,936	3,007	2,965
Slaughter cattle	756	650	841
Replacement cattle	51	46	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, with Steers over 500lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 7.00-9.00 lower, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 2.00-3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Bulls over 500lbs selling steady to 2.00 higher; Boning & Lean Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with Breaking Cows selling weak on a light test this week; Slaughter Bulls sold 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
225–240	233	4	220.00–330.00	$273.01	$636	+23.77
255–295	277	10	220.00–340.00	$304.31	$843	+8.37
300–345	324	10	245.00–325.00	$285.05	$924	-3.82
350–398	376	32	230.00–315.00	$273.06	$1,027	-1.20
400–445	428	36	200.00–305.00	$265.24	$1,135	+2.19
450–495	471	43	200.00–290.00	$256.16	$1,207	-2.76
500–545	531	67	212.00–279.00	$243.34	$1,292	+2.25
550–595	575	37	210.00–285.00	$231.61	$1,332	-13.55
582 thin fleshed	582	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,397	—
600–645	622	37	207.00–241.00	$226.79	$1,411	+5.00
665–692	679	12	207.00–235.00	$224.78	$1,526	+4.06
700–745	722	14	200.00–223.00	$211.58	$1,528	-3.04
753–790	766	5	208.00–225.00	$218.44	$1,673	+20.02
805–840	823	2	170.00–212.00	$191.45	$1,576	-12.21
880–895	884	4	217.50–218.00	$217.87	$1,926	+15.87
900	900	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	4	190.00–245.00	$214.13	$617	—
310–340	329	6	200.00–230.00	$213.19	$701	—
380–395	387	3	195.00–227.50	$206.66	$800	-21.54
416–445	434	6	200.00–240.00	$222.19	$964	-12.69
460 thin fleshed	460	23	264.00	$264.00	$1,214	—
470–490	475	4	160.00–220.00	$198.82	$944	-20.55
505	505	2	175.00–197.00	$186.00	$939	-19.89
550–592	571	13	170.00–230.00	$196.44	$1,122	-6.59
600–640	612	5	170.00–215.00	$191.60	$1,173	-4.51
650–695	675	4	150.00–187.00	$175.84	$1,187	+18.34
725–740	733	3	140.00–190.00	$169.84	$1,245	—
790–798	794	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,270	—
800	800	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,416	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	3	135.00–160.00	$143.83	$400	—
310–315	313	2	155.00–190.00	$172.36	$539	+17.36
400–445	428	6	115.00–150.00	$132.20	$566	-33.69
450–497	476	4	150.00–155.00	$151.18	$720	-33.89
585	585	1	155.00	$155.00	$907	-10.37
625	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	-22.50
675	675	1	113.00	$113.00	$763	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–324	320	2	187.50–200.00	$193.84	$620	-6.16
410	410	1	200.00	$200.00	$820	—
450–455	453	2	177.50–197.50	$187.56	$850	—
510	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	+5.00
598	598	1	160.00	$160.00	$957	-20.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	—
365	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
405	405	1	110.00	$110.00	$446	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	1	165.00	$165.00	$746	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	217	6	210.00–230.00	$223.58	$485	-15.81
249 thin fleshed	249	7	225.00	$225.00	$560	—
254–295	278	21	200.00–250.00	$225.34	$626	-10.28
300–345	324	33	210.00–252.50	$226.08	$732	-7.72
350–395	374	85	190.00–255.00	$227.30	$850	-12.06
380	380	1	217.50	$217.50	$826	-21.86
400–445	424	121	195.00–272.50	$220.38	$934	-10.81
440 value added	440	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,082	-15.65
460	460	1	212.50	$212.50	$978	-10.55
450–495	473	126	195.00–235.00	$214.54	$1,015	-8.51
500–548	526	128	180.00–245.00	$211.64	$1,113	-1.89
550–596	567	90	170.00–228.00	$212.15	$1,203	+0.39
600–645	621	60	170.00–219.00	$202.41	$1,257	-1.61
650–695	670	28	170.00–210.00	$187.57	$1,257	-15.91
700–740	720	18	150.00–202.00	$175.90	$1,266	-12.04
760–780	768	4	150.00–197.00	$171.12	$1,314	-3.95
800–840	819	8	140.00–177.00	$159.94	$1,310	-5.94
826	826	1	176.50	$176.50	$1,458	+10.62
850–895	873	6	140.00–150.00	$144.67	$1,263	-6.12
900–945	921	5	137.00–162.00	$152.72	$1,407	+2.77
975–985	980	2	141.00–147.00	$143.98	$1,411	-11.70
1005–1025	1012	3	140.00–145.00	$142.33	$1,440	-34.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	9	150.00–200.00	$179.69	$397	-27.55
255–290	274	9	175.00–200.00	$189.25	$519	-3.59
305–348	328	20	160.00–210.00	$190.57	$625	-12.87
347 thin fleshed	347	12	231.50	$231.50	$803	—
350–395	374	21	160.00–200.00	$183.90	$688	-8.21
400–448	425	56	150.00–220.00	$199.35	$847	+4.01
444	444	1	195.00	$195.00	$866	-0.34
450–496	472	20	150.00–200.00	$183.61	$867	-4.43
500–545	528	25	150.00–195.00	$173.95	$918	-2.94
555–595	576	16	150.00–190.00	$171.18	$986	-0.72
600–640	618	16	140.00–190.00	$166.85	$1,031	+2.88
665–695	681	6	140.00–175.00	$156.13	$1,063	-7.70
702	702	1	140.00	$140.00	$983	-19.02
700–745	717	10	127.00–165.00	$147.36	$1,057	-11.66
760	760	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,079	+0.07
820–838	831	3	137.00–153.00	$143.05	$1,189	+11.05
905	905	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	110.00–140.00	$124.52	$290	-40.48
275–290	282	3	130.00–160.00	$146.39	$413	-21.09
300–345	315	7	120.00–165.00	$139.16	$438	-10.04
350–385	367	10	115.00–165.00	$136.83	$502	-5.93
410–445	425	11	110.00–150.00	$132.93	$565	-4.09
450–490	474	14	105.00–165.00	$137.75	$653	-7.73
500–535	522	6	110.00–150.00	$131.91	$689	-8.84
550–580	565	2	125.00–150.00	$137.17	$775	-5.60
605–630	619	4	110.00–140.00	$128.82	$797	-3.07
650–685	670	4	120.00–127.00	$121.79	$816	-3.21

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–244	230	3	170.00–185.00	$178.45	$410	+0.95
278	278	1	197.50	$197.50	$549	+17.50
300–320	308	4	165.00–180.00	$173.01	$533	—
364–372	368	2	180.00	$180.00	$662	+10.00
434	434	1	160.00	$160.00	$694	-20.15
452–474	465	3	150.00–160.00	$153.24	$713	-16.76
515–520	518	2	125.00–165.00	$145.10	$752	-11.35
626–645	636	2	140.00–150.00	$144.93	$922	—
705	705	1	139.00	$139.00	$980	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	165.00	$165.00	$602	+10.00
420–430	425	2	160.00	$160.00	$680	±0.00
432	432	1	125.00	$125.00	$540	-35.00
460–474	467	2	132.50–140.00	$136.31	$637	—

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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	225	8	250.00–310.00	$270.03	$608	+30.43
250–296	274	25	205.00–300.00	$260.64	$714	+3.77
300–348	320	57	205.00–300.00	$265.39	$849	-4.69
350–398	376	69	210.00–295.00	$262.23	$986	-0.54
400–445	428	69	220.00–284.00	$254.47	$1,089	+4.64
450	450	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,035	-9.95
450–495	473	113	210.00–270.00	$242.41	$1,147	+2.46
502	502	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,004	-30.23
500–545	523	113	195.00–262.50	$230.63	$1,206	+0.40
550–595	573	102	195.00–250.00	$220.15	$1,261	+1.27
600–645	621	54	180.00–245.00	$210.77	$1,309	-2.34
650–695	669	49	170.00–218.00	$202.83	$1,357	+7.46
700–745	725	19	160.00–203.00	$193.06	$1,400	+9.22
750–795	770	15	150.00–196.00	$175.94	$1,355	+6.01
800–844	814	6	150.00–185.00	$161.52	$1,315	-9.78
850–892	871	7	125.00–158.00	$149.76	$1,304	-13.23
900–935	913	4	130.00–180.00	$153.51	$1,402	-18.94
960–985	976	5	155.00–177.00	$164.15	$1,602	+6.50
1035–1045	1040	2	157.00–160.00	$158.51	$1,649	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	202.50	$202.50	$385	—
200–245	225	4	200.00–245.00	$211.33	$475	-6.77
250–294	276	8	180.00–237.50	$208.97	$577	-3.27
300–348	327	13	190.00–237.00	$216.20	$707	+9.23
350–395	371	15	165.00–240.00	$203.77	$756	-15.40
400–445	426	23	150.00–240.00	$207.62	$884	-6.77
428	428	1	180.00	$180.00	$770	-34.39
450–495	472	26	150.00–235.00	$199.25	$940	-7.82
510	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	-35.11
500–545	519	28	152.50–205.00	$183.08	$950	-12.03
550–595	576	21	150.00–210.00	$180.12	$1,037	-6.81
600–645	616	25	140.00–200.00	$177.30	$1,092	+2.15
650–695	673	15	130.00–190.00	$166.96	$1,124	+1.31
700–745	721	10	110.00–180.00	$152.32	$1,098	-11.87
750–792	769	9	125.00–177.50	$148.44	$1,142	-4.63
805–840	823	6	120.00–176.00	$142.32	$1,171	+9.95
852–895	869	5	125.00–145.00	$135.33	$1,176	-4.34
934	934	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,144	-27.50
970	970	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	105.00–150.00	$127.98	$301	-22.02
250–295	272	8	140.00–185.00	$162.85	$443	-0.21
300–345	323	6	137.50–190.00	$160.38	$518	-8.64
355–395	386	8	135.00–190.00	$158.01	$610	-12.43
400–445	429	16	125.00–195.00	$170.99	$734	+11.92
450–495	476	13	125.00–180.00	$152.77	$727	-5.17
505–540	527	8	125.00–167.00	$150.16	$791	-13.11
550–575	564	4	130.00–160.00	$144.31	$814	+1.23
610–645	626	7	130.00–162.50	$146.30	$916	+9.30
655–695	679	5	105.00–125.00	$120.01	$815	-10.55
705–745	725	2	105.00–130.00	$117.84	$854	-2.16
835–840	838	2	110.00–133.00	$121.47	$1,018	-8.53
860	860	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,118	—
990	990	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,238	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–292	283	4	180.00–202.50	$187.51	$531	—
300–340	318	5	182.50–197.50	$189.12	$601	-5.88
360–374	368	4	180.00–200.00	$187.53	$690	-4.32
446	446	1	160.00	$160.00	$714	-16.18
534	534	1	160.00	$160.00	$854	-15.00
682	682	1	140.00	$140.00	$955	—
700	700	1	142.50	$142.50	$998	—
762	762	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,010	—
814	814	1	110.00	$110.00	$895	—
874	874	1	112.50	$112.50	$983	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	1	170.00	$170.00	$520	±0.00
568	568	1	140.00	$140.00	$795	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752	752	1	130.00	$130.00	$978	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1705	1193	80-85%	37	100.00–123.00	$116.01	$1,384	+6.99
927–1630	1259	80-85%	18	135.00–155.00	$142.37	$1,792	—
700–1915	1270	80-85%	275	112.50–144.00	$129.51	$1,645	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–1330	882	85-90%	40	80.00–104.00	$89.19	$787	—
745–1005	894	85-90%	15	60.00–80.00	$72.85	$651	—
525–1710	1040	85-90%	114	100.00–123.00	$111.79	$1,163	—
800–1345	1140	85-90%	21	116.00–127.00	$121.54	$1,386	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1945	1573	75-80%	27	105.00–132.00	$122.91	$1,933	-5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–2525	1341	15	110.00–139.00	$123.62	$1,658	+1.11
1035–2165	1594	57	122.50–158.00	$144.89	$2,310	-0.44
1120–2090	1741	17	151.00–169.00	$157.54	$2,743	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–965	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,490.00–1,600.00	$1,544.13
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1140	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,125.00–1,625.00	$1,428.48
810–1300	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	975.00–1,875.00	$1,467.57
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1060–1115	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,499.37
1025–1250	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,957.14
1130–1215	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,478.62
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	172.50	$172.50	$837	—
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	128	8	150.00–300.00	$219.38	-38.95
130	130	1	150.00	$150.00	-108.33
150	150	1	295.00	$295.00	—
160–180	170	3	250.00–265.00	$258.33	—
200–230	217	3	330.00–400.00	$360.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-85.00
75	75	4	150.00–155.00	$151.25	-33.75
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-85.00
80–85	83	6	170.00	$170.00	-15.00
90–95	92	3	180.00–190.00	$183.33	-1.67
100–140	115	25	165.00–290.00	$206.60	+16.60
120	120	1	180.00	$180.00	-10.00
150	150	1	285.00	$285.00	+21.67

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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
705–1150	901	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,950.00	$1,576.66	-98.34
775–1270	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–2,325.00	$2,022.25	—
890–1560	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00–3,150.00	$2,462.74	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	132.00	$132.00	$337	—
365	365	1	150.00	$150.00	$548	—
450–495	472	3	152.00–185.00	$171.49	$809	-0.51
500–545	521	4	155.00–189.00	$175.90	$916	+53.90
550	550	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,056	—
610–625	618	2	125.00–167.00	$146.26	$904	—
715–725	720	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—
750	750	1	125.00	$125.00	$938	+5.00
850	850	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,479	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	106	14	120.00–190.00	$143.93	+7.57
150	150	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	-28.33
210	210	2	310.00	$310.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	24	8	45.00–75.00	$55.63	-0.37
30–35	34	12	60.00–85.00	$73.75	+1.25
40–45	43	6	65.00–95.00	$83.33	-12.30
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	-55.00
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	-55.00
50	50	3	125.00	$125.00	-30.00
50–55	52	10	100.00–115.00	$105.50	-7.63
60	60	5	140.00–160.00	$144.00	+6.35
60	60	12	120.00–170.00	$129.17	-8.48
70	70	11	130.00–180.00	$160.91	+11.19
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	+30.28
80	80	10	160.00–180.00	$171.50	+9.28
90–95	93	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	+1.67

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	1	210.00	$210.00	-96.67
240	240	1	440.00	$440.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	100.00	$100.00	-34.55

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	5	10.00–50.00	$33.00	+6.75
20–25	22	18	40.00–75.00	$52.78	+3.71
30	30	1	45.00	$45.00	-29.00
30–35	32	14	65.00–95.00	$76.43	-11.20
30–35	32	5	55.00–75.00	$64.00	-23.63
40–45	43	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-4.62
40–45	43	16	80.00–110.00	$90.00	-19.62
50–55	52	28	100.00–150.00	$110.71	-3.96
60–65	61	21	110.00–170.00	$128.81	-9.52
70	70	14	135.00–190.00	$155.36	+2.18
80	80	4	160.00–180.00	$168.75	-33.25
90	90	2	230.00–245.00	$237.50	+35.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	+20.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-35.83
80–85	84	7	95.00–150.00	$142.14	-13.69
90–95	91	10	95.00–180.00	$136.00	-10.25
100–130	109	44	105.00–225.00	$155.23	-36.83
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	-7.50
100–135	114	13	155.00–340.00	$242.69	-39.81

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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.