North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

4,659 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.26/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 424 lb · 147 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.53/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 476 lb · 142 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.19/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 519 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,659	4,852	192
Feeder cattle	3,147	3,390	95
Slaughter cattle	758	839	51
Replacement cattle	87	64	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, with steers over 500lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with heifers over 500lbs selling sharply higher; Feeder Bulls of all weights sold steady to 4.00lower; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly 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
200–245	223	5	270.00–400.00	$328.86	$733	-5.79
260–295	283	11	320.00–380.00	$359.99	$1,019	+39.03
300–347	328	35	262.50–365.00	$311.19	$1,021	+14.50
320–346 value added	337	3	310.00–315.00	$311.58	$1,050	+29.08
350–395	378	47	250.00–345.00	$306.40	$1,158	+16.77
400–445	425	59	210.00–325.00	$278.74	$1,185	-0.61
450–495	476	51	215.00–297.00	$257.20	$1,224	-6.12
500–545	524	80	225.00–289.00	$258.63	$1,355	+13.17
550–598	572	73	210.00–276.00	$244.10	$1,396	-25.04
600–645	616	54	200.00–268.00	$241.93	$1,490	+3.78
663–670 value added	665	5	240.00–285.00	$249.67	$1,660	—
650–699	677	39	200.00–250.00	$231.72	$1,569	-18.47
680	680	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,547	-22.69
700–740	724	15	190.00–233.00	$207.80	$1,504	-34.78
750–795	766	15	190.00–233.00	$206.11	$1,579	-20.12
800–840	821	12	175.00–227.50	$196.46	$1,613	+1.44
855–870	863	2	177.50–185.00	$181.28	$1,564	+6.28
900–915	908	2	172.50–200.00	$186.14	$1,690	—
990	990	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,534	-25.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	270	3	225.00–235.00	$231.79	$626	—
300–340	319	4	210.00–245.00	$226.90	$724	+2.52
350–385	372	5	160.00–245.00	$218.71	$814	-8.83
400–445	426	8	200.00–260.00	$223.42	$952	+1.52
455–495	475	10	172.50–255.00	$212.12	$1,008	+0.82
500–525	510	3	185.00–220.00	$197.01	$1,005	-3.95
550–585	562	8	200.00–225.00	$210.57	$1,183	+22.76
612–635	624	3	195.00–220.00	$208.18	$1,299	+14.84
650–675	662	3	160.00–190.00	$176.47	$1,168	-34.53
705–715	710	2	150.00–190.00	$170.14	$1,208	+8.14
765	765	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,438	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	250.00	$250.00	$512	—
380	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	-20.00
425–445	435	2	200.00–210.00	$205.11	$892	-43.04
500–530	517	4	240.00–250.00	$244.99	$1,267	+34.99
575–595	585	3	210.00–224.00	$218.02	$1,275	-26.98
645	645	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,419	-11.24
650–665	655	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	-27.39
700	700	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	150.00–190.00	$170.00	$654	-1.37
400	400	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,048	+130.13
455–490	473	3	150.00–185.00	$171.11	$809	-8.89
542	542	5	175.00	$175.00	$948	—
555–580	572	3	116.00–150.00	$132.91	$760	+0.44
670	670	1	117.00	$117.00	$784	-18.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	—
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	—
520–540	530	3	200.00–230.00	$216.79	$1,149	—
575	575	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,121	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	232	13	220.00–280.00	$253.26	$588	+7.14
250–295	279	29	225.00–280.00	$246.76	$688	-0.96
300–345	323	59	215.00–305.00	$256.70	$829	-4.47
328 value added	328	1	270.00	$270.00	$886	+15.00
364 value added	364	1	267.50	$267.50	$974	—
350–398	373	94	207.50–275.00	$247.73	$924	+25.23
400–448	424	145	202.50–267.00	$237.89	$1,009	+3.28
446 value added	446	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,182	-16.00
458–470 value added	461	4	265.00–270.00	$267.48	$1,233	—
450–499	476	138	200.00–255.00	$230.49	$1,097	+20.49
500–548	519	131	187.50–255.00	$223.19	$1,158	+6.85
550–598	570	94	187.50–249.00	$220.52	$1,257	-12.30
600–645	624	58	160.00–222.00	$208.65	$1,302	+2.33
650–695	669	36	170.00–222.50	$193.68	$1,296	-31.64
700–745	720	21	132.50–210.00	$171.31	$1,233	-34.75
750–795	776	18	120.00–197.00	$159.82	$1,240	-18.72
805–845	824	10	125.00–180.00	$159.56	$1,315	-45.17
850–895	866	8	125.00–150.00	$139.91	$1,212	-28.15
900–945	917	7	130.00–185.00	$152.83	$1,401	+5.81
955–980	968	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,694	+35.55
1005–1025	1015	2	155.00–170.00	$162.57	$1,650	+5.61
1070–1095	1083	2	170.00–172.50	$171.24	$1,855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	230	3	170.00–235.00	$210.62	$484	+6.70
250–298	282	8	180.00–250.00	$213.75	$603	+6.53
302–345	322	18	170.00–239.00	$210.75	$679	-1.07
355–395	376	18	170.00–255.00	$208.66	$785	+15.55
400–445	423	37	170.00–235.00	$198.17	$838	+0.39
450–495	473	39	150.00–235.00	$197.67	$935	+12.25
500–548	520	32	157.00–227.50	$188.63	$981	+13.33
550–595	573	28	140.00–222.50	$192.63	$1,104	+20.15
578	578	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,040	+7.52
600–630	610	14	130.00–213.00	$159.11	$971	-2.63
650–695	678	13	120.00–192.00	$160.22	$1,086	+14.45
720–740	728	5	120.00–165.00	$140.46	$1,023	+3.68
758–795	774	5	120.00–140.00	$132.17	$1,023	-1.13
815	815	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	-12.60
865	865	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,168	+9.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	125.00–150.00	$137.11	$326	—
260–280	270	4	110.00–175.00	$150.40	$406	-11.10
300–345	325	10	110.00–185.00	$154.55	$502	+19.64
350–395	378	12	135.00–195.00	$158.91	$601	+12.10
405–445	425	7	110.00–165.00	$142.55	$606	-7.02
455–495	483	7	115.00–150.00	$136.93	$661	-4.08
500–545	521	7	120.00–155.00	$136.66	$712	+2.36
550–590	576	9	120.00–150.00	$131.04	$755	-6.15
600–640	622	9	105.00–145.00	$126.85	$789	+11.85
670–675	673	3	120.00–135.00	$128.32	$864	+5.72

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–324	315	2	220.00	$220.00	$693	-2.43
360–385	374	5	202.50–240.00	$229.51	$858	+4.51
405–445	425	7	200.00–220.00	$215.06	$914	—
468–480	473	4	195.00–200.00	$198.73	$940	-13.77
518–545	529	5	195.00–210.00	$201.94	$1,068	-6.30
550–595	568	3	195.00–210.00	$201.54	$1,145	+17.90
610	610	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,208	+34.18
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—
725	725	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,232	+9.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	205.00	$205.00	$502	+22.50
290–295	293	2	150.00–192.50	$171.07	$501	—
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	+45.00
350–395	379	4	175.00–215.00	$202.39	$767	+18.48
400–444	432	5	172.50–200.00	$182.72	$789	-16.51
470–475	473	2	170.00–185.00	$177.54	$840	-13.74
525	525	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,050	+11.23
575–588	584	3	155.00–177.50	$170.11	$993	+25.11
625–645	635	2	147.50–160.00	$153.85	$977	—
660	660	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,056	+60.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	+20.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–438	430	2	147.50–150.00	$148.73	$640	—

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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	225	13	250.00–320.00	$278.88	$627	-10.86
250–295	273	26	250.00–387.50	$304.94	$832	+19.72
300–345	326	55	225.00–370.00	$289.72	$944	-3.28
350–397	377	67	240.00–332.50	$278.67	$1,051	-4.05
400–448	426	81	220.00–305.00	$263.44	$1,122	-6.41
470	470	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,081	-19.52
450–496	472	103	205.00–285.00	$249.95	$1,180	+0.43
500–545	522	118	200.00–275.00	$236.76	$1,236	-3.65
550–595	569	70	180.00–260.00	$227.47	$1,294	-0.50
600–645	620	59	180.00–252.50	$214.06	$1,327	+5.22
650–695	667	40	180.00–247.00	$208.42	$1,390	+4.95
702	702	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,123	-29.33
700–745	719	15	150.00–221.00	$176.66	$1,270	-12.67
750–790	766	12	118.00–227.00	$178.75	$1,369	-0.96
800–835	812	14	135.00–185.00	$153.95	$1,250	+4.74
860–895	882	3	135.00–175.00	$149.35	$1,317	-3.07
905–930	918	8	130.00–175.00	$151.14	$1,387	+0.96
950–980	963	5	120.00–177.00	$151.04	$1,455	-7.18
1035	1035	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,811	+32.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	217	3	205.00–225.00	$218.69	$475	+13.64
258–295	274	5	190.00–245.00	$224.72	$616	+4.01
300–345	321	10	175.00–290.00	$219.38	$704	+5.31
360–395	378	17	200.00–290.00	$228.91	$865	+13.90
400–445	423	20	185.00–277.50	$220.95	$935	+4.55
450–495	475	26	150.00–230.00	$204.43	$971	+4.54
500–545	523	25	150.00–220.00	$186.85	$977	-6.27
550–595	574	17	150.00–220.00	$185.40	$1,064	+0.33
600–646	627	18	150.00–200.00	$169.96	$1,066	-6.45
650–695	675	11	135.00–182.00	$158.42	$1,069	-21.58
700–745	731	14	125.00–167.00	$141.79	$1,036	-9.93
760–790	774	7	110.00–157.50	$133.62	$1,034	-19.22
815–845	825	3	120.00–135.00	$125.45	$1,035	-16.93
850	850	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,381	+10.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	150.00–175.00	$162.11	$386	+0.14
285	285	1	165.00	$165.00	$470	-5.00
310–335	327	3	120.00–170.00	$140.94	$461	-4.06
355–395	373	7	145.00–197.00	$167.99	$627	+3.99
400–435	421	7	125.00–170.00	$148.45	$625	-10.48
450–490	471	9	135.00–185.00	$159.23	$750	-12.43
510–530	523	4	120.00–165.00	$138.00	$722	-7.10
550–595	575	4	125.00–155.00	$146.35	$842	-18.65
620–630	625	3	125.00–145.00	$133.35	$833	-10.66
650–695	679	7	115.00–222.00	$150.37	$1,021	+12.89
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	-30.00
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	—
250	250	1	245.00	$245.00	$612	-10.00
302–340	329	4	220.00–275.00	$236.50	$778	+17.91
360–380	368	3	270.00–280.00	$273.44	$1,006	+53.44
380	380	1	217.50	$217.50	$826	-2.50
412–420	416	2	240.00	$240.00	$998	-20.00
450–454	452	2	222.50–227.00	$224.74	$1,016	-9.33
510–545	528	6	230.00–237.50	$233.21	$1,231	+1.25
558–598	576	5	190.00–227.50	$212.86	$1,226	-3.35
610–638	626	3	192.50–220.00	$207.41	$1,298	-10.27
650–668	659	2	180.00–215.00	$197.74	$1,303	+2.74
755–776	766	2	160.00–167.50	$163.80	$1,255	-16.20
934	934	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,214	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	245.00–250.00	$247.56	$800	+62.56
355–393	374	3	180.00–220.00	$204.42	$765	-6.45
400–425	411	4	125.00–171.00	$157.31	$647	-50.10
540–545	543	2	185.00–200.00	$192.47	$1,045	+19.43
560–580	570	2	210.00–215.00	$212.54	$1,211	+33.72
620	620	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,116	-24.00
650	650	1	147.50	$147.50	$959	-9.69
752 thin fleshed	752	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,038	—
770	770	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,136	—
862 thin fleshed	862	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,142	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–364	359	3	160.00–200.00	$184.95	$664	—
412–434	423	5	170.00–200.00	$185.56	$785	+15.56
456	456	1	162.50	$162.50	$741	—
715	715	1	102.50	$102.50	$733	-17.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
384–385	385	2	160.00–180.00	$170.01	$655	+10.01
442	442	3	187.50	$187.50	$829	+12.50
462	462	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	$832	—
584	584	1	162.50	$162.50	$949	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	142.50	$142.50	$513	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1310	1088	80-85%	13	50.00–90.00	$78.02	$849	—
945–1670	1138	80-85%	27	110.00–165.00	$131.01	$1,491	+31.23
925–1715	1175	80-85%	63	90.00–113.00	$103.56	$1,217	—
885–1885	1286	80-85%	242	100.00–140.00	$122.24	$1,572	-10.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–465	445	85-90%	3	45.00–82.50	$64.75	$288	—
505–1365	919	85-90%	36	71.00–98.00	$88.33	$812	+2.12
752–1165	982	85-90%	13	40.00–80.00	$65.35	$642	—
630–1510	1031	85-90%	113	93.00–119.00	$107.33	$1,107	—
785–1595	1056	85-90%	19	114.00–142.50	$119.41	$1,261	+2.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1610	1389	75-80%	8	114.00–126.00	$120.77	$1,677	—
1255–2090	1547	75-80%	27	101.00–140.00	$118.95	$1,840	—
1520–1906	1695	75-80%	3	97.50–110.00	$104.43	$1,770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1365	1151	13	95.00–130.00	$113.74	$1,309	—
1160–2170	1564	15	148.00–166.00	$154.72	$2,420	—
1000–2270	1577	64	121.00–157.00	$136.69	$2,156	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00
750–850	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–970.00	$913.75
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
795–1255	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,775.00	$1,373.52
925–1150	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,775.00–1,925.00	$1,858.13
940–1135	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,609.40
660–1380	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	825.00–2,150.00	$1,577.88
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
900–1405	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,025.00–2,050.00	$1,576.23
1090–1725	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–2,125.00	$1,678.04
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1405	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,551
1106	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,576

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	—
100–145	123	18	160.00–265.00	$219.44	-38.06
140	140	1	190.00	$190.00	-50.00
150	150	1	185.00	$185.00	—
150	150	4	255.00–290.00	$276.25	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	+10.71
70	70	3	120.00	$120.00	+20.71
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	+15.00
80–85	82	3	150.00	$150.00	+65.00
90	90	7	150.00–165.00	$157.86	+37.86
100–140	123	19	150.00–295.00	$223.42	+23.42
150–180	159	7	270.00–380.00	$313.57	+45.24

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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
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
920–1005	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,525.00–2,025.00	$1,695.94	—
930–1050	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,491.67	—
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
760–1300	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00–2,300.00	$1,880.66	+220.73
930–1200	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,234.51	+574.58
780–1610	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–2,625.00	$2,097.62	+437.69
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	+725.49
1090–1270	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,075.00	$2,007.73	-417.27
1230–1355	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,550.00–2,850.00	$2,737.89	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	120.00	$120.00	$564	—
660	660	1	127.50	$127.50	$842	—
760–775	768	2	115.00–142.50	$128.62	$988	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	160.00	$160.00	$336	—
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
430	430	1	185.00	$185.00	$796	—
450–485	464	7	145.00–190.00	$170.08	$789	—
530–545	540	3	155.00–185.00	$165.09	$891	—
555–575	565	3	160.00–180.00	$169.55	$958	-24.95
665	665	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,170	—
765–785	775	2	155.00–179.00	$167.15	$1,295	+57.15

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	180.00	$180.00	$738	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	112	9	125.00–225.00	$167.22	+12.22

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	80.00	$80.00	+23.75
30–36	33	4	60.00–115.00	$92.50	+35.00
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	+22.50
40–45	44	6	90.00–135.00	$117.50	+24.64
50–55	52	20	100.00–165.00	$139.00	+25.11
55	55	1	115.00	$115.00	+10.00
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+17.92
60–65	62	20	130.00–180.00	$160.50	+38.42
70–75	71	31	140.00–200.00	$168.23	+22.29
80–85	81	16	160.00–230.00	$188.13	+46.25
90–95	92	11	135.00–230.00	$213.18	+8.18
110	110	1	235.00	$235.00	+105.00
120–125	124	5	260.00–300.00	$271.00	+126.00
130	130	1	235.00	$235.00	+90.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	5	225.00	$225.00	+51.67
150–160	153	4	240.00–280.00	$250.00	+2.50

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–140	122	17	145.00–230.00	$164.56	+7.06
150–160	156	5	190.00–240.00	$218.00	+23.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	-22.08
10–15	13	6	20.00	$20.00	-14.58
15	15	5	30.00–45.00	$34.00	-1.00
20–25	24	27	40.00–85.00	$64.26	+8.43
25	25	8	50.00–55.00	$52.50	+24.17
25	25	14	35.00	$35.00	+6.67
30–35	32	13	50.00–60.00	$53.85	-10.12
30–35	32	20	60.00–90.00	$70.25	+6.28
30–35	33	20	70.00–115.00	$86.50	+22.53
40	40	1	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
40–45	43	27	85.00–135.00	$111.67	-21.27
40–45	45	12	95.00–115.00	$102.50	-0.83
50	50	4	110.00–120.00	$116.25	+31.25
50	50	2	60.00	$60.00	-25.00
50–55	51	25	95.00–165.00	$129.40	-11.31
60–65	62	25	120.00–205.00	$149.80	+36.34
70	70	19	135.00–180.00	$154.74	-3.59
80–85	81	5	165.00–210.00	$181.00	+2.87

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-30.00
50–55	51	7	45.00–70.00	$53.57	-56.43
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00
60–65	62	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	+13.33
60–65	63	2	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	+50.00
90	90	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-75.00
100–130	111	17	145.00–255.00	$207.06	+60.39
780	780	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	54	4	175.00–180.00	$178.75	+3.75
60	60	2	185.00–215.00	$200.00	+15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	255.00	$255.00	+105.00
90	90	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00
100–125	108	6	175.00–360.00	$246.67	+74.67

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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.