North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

2,704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $304.43/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 423 lb · 76 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.42/cwt +10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 527 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.52/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 472 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,704	821	3,010
Feeder cattle	1,789	425	1,725
Slaughter cattle	732	174	725
Replacement cattle	41	—	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison this week due to limited sales last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	4	395.00–420.00	$407.01	$936	—
260–295	282	5	290.00–435.00	$380.29	$1,072	—
300–345	320	20	250.00–432.50	$376.59	$1,205	+49.69
352–396	383	21	285.00–387.50	$339.70	$1,301	-1.96
400–445	425	44	220.00–355.00	$319.64	$1,358	+11.28
450–495	476	49	250.00–340.00	$305.56	$1,454	-16.93
500–549	529	41	241.00–315.00	$286.14	$1,514	+7.43
550–594	574	22	230.00–295.00	$264.85	$1,520	+5.97
600–644	620	27	212.00–282.00	$251.73	$1,561	-1.77
650–695	675	14	235.00–280.00	$257.03	$1,735	+14.60
710–730	723	4	200.00–232.50	$216.22	$1,563	—
750–790	770	17	215.00–250.00	$229.58	$1,768	—
825	825	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,898	—
850–866	857	3	170.00–235.00	$204.96	$1,757	—
942	942	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,696	—
965	965	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,689	—
1000–1020	1010	2	157.00–170.00	$163.44	$1,651	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	—
315–346	335	6	185.00–280.00	$236.85	$793	—
350	350	1	250.00	$250.00	$875	—
418–420	419	2	250.00–272.50	$261.22	$1,095	+41.22
450–490	471	5	200.00–240.00	$222.00	$1,046	—
500–535	522	3	220.00–235.00	$226.73	$1,184	+37.81
575	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	—
680	680	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,428	—
730	730	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,183	—
965	965	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,303	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,172	—
485	485	2	275.00–277.50	$276.25	$1,340	—
520–545	530	7	271.00–291.00	$287.17	$1,522	—
555–570	565	3	220.00–285.00	$263.72	$1,490	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	160.00	$160.00	$656	—
520	520	1	160.00	$160.00	$832	—
550–595	574	4	130.00–167.00	$144.76	$831	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,023	—
480	480	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,152	—
580	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	305.00	$305.00	$503	—
220–240	231	7	225.00–375.00	$264.31	$611	+21.55
250–296	279	29	230.00–350.00	$285.13	$796	+38.37
300–348	326	43	240.00–330.00	$282.63	$921	+3.22
310–335 value added	330	5	302.00–314.00	$309.31	$1,021	—
375 value added	375	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,155	—
350–395	378	62	240.00–320.00	$282.20	$1,067	-1.00
415–420 value added	418	2	290.00–295.00	$292.51	$1,223	—
400–445	422	64	230.00–312.50	$272.53	$1,150	-9.34
465 value added	465	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,767	—
450–496	472	70	230.00–310.00	$263.88	$1,246	+1.89
500–548	527	75	215.00–285.00	$252.42	$1,330	+10.23
550–595	571	60	200.00–275.00	$241.40	$1,378	+13.03
604	604	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,268	-23.50
600–645	619	25	207.00–260.00	$231.77	$1,435	-1.73
638	638	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,292	-31.00
658–665	662	2	190.00–197.00	$193.48	$1,281	-30.20
650–695	669	19	167.00–228.00	$213.52	$1,428	-10.16
700–745	717	19	160.00–225.00	$200.37	$1,437	-25.88
750–785	766	9	139.00–215.00	$186.22	$1,426	-27.95
800–840	823	6	130.00–180.00	$160.46	$1,321	—
850–890	866	5	140.00–190.00	$157.42	$1,363	—
900–945	926	7	122.00–181.00	$154.48	$1,430	—
950–995	981	6	128.00–169.00	$144.52	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	8	150.00–235.00	$200.46	$439	—
260–295	271	6	170.00–240.00	$223.64	$606	+33.64
302–335	316	4	200.00–235.00	$225.72	$713	—
350–398	375	15	160.00–245.00	$226.92	$851	+21.85
400–445	424	16	190.00–260.00	$227.47	$964	+47.47
450–495	476	15	169.00–235.00	$206.55	$983	+21.55
505–540	524	5	160.00–220.00	$198.86	$1,042	—
550–595	571	10	167.50–225.00	$197.91	$1,130	—
600–640	620	10	140.00–195.00	$162.14	$1,005	-12.90
656–680	670	5	145.00–185.00	$166.86	$1,118	-1.19
720	720	1	125.00	$125.00	$900	-37.91
760–790	772	3	125.00–182.50	$151.19	$1,167	-10.81
825	825	3	120.00–135.00	$125.00	$1,031	—
865–895	885	3	119.00–142.00	$129.19	$1,143	—
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	172.00–185.00	$178.38	$499	—
330–340	335	2	175.00–185.00	$180.07	$603	—
370–395	386	4	150.00–190.00	$169.95	$656	—
400–440	420	7	135.00–185.00	$164.18	$690	—
455–490	473	3	135.00–185.00	$164.82	$780	—
505–545	529	4	120.00–155.00	$139.09	$736	—
550–575	563	3	135.00–150.00	$142.40	$802	—
605–625	615	3	120.00–130.00	$126.39	$777	—
650	650	2	130.00–155.00	$142.50	$926	—
715	715	1	107.00	$107.00	$765	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	239.00	$239.00	$609	—
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
470–490	480	2	257.50–265.00	$261.17	$1,254	—
500–536	529	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,322	—
560–570	563	3	252.50–255.00	$253.50	$1,427	—
775	775	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,240	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	1	220.00	$220.00	$651	—
330–346	338	2	217.50–220.00	$218.72	$739	—
368–380	375	3	220.00–230.00	$223.35	$838	—
420–440	432	3	210.00–237.50	$224.80	$971	—
460–490	475	3	245.00–251.00	$248.72	$1,181	—
500–540	517	3	197.50–230.00	$219.31	$1,134	—
575	575	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	2	202.50–215.00	$208.84	$372	—
210	210	1	200.00	$200.00	$420	—
330	330	1	202.50	$202.50	$668	—
362	362	1	165.00	$165.00	$597	—
358–370	364	2	182.50–212.50	$197.75	$720	—
538–544	541	2	160.00–177.50	$168.80	$913	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	226.00–230.00	$228.00	$1,072	—
545	545	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,158	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	175.00	$175.00	$796	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	8	275.00–425.00	$338.73	$782	+69.70
250–295	278	27	250.00–405.00	$334.65	$930	+66.02
300–345	326	35	245.00–405.00	$326.01	$1,063	+34.62
350–395	374	62	240.00–380.00	$325.92	$1,219	+35.08
400–445	423	76	225.00–350.00	$304.43	$1,288	-1.87
450	450	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,102	-35.42
450–495	471	63	237.00–339.00	$287.49	$1,354	+7.07
500–545	523	66	240.00–304.00	$274.13	$1,434	+8.72
550–596	574	55	225.00–292.50	$263.06	$1,510	+16.78
600–645	622	33	202.00–280.00	$246.70	$1,534	+3.41
650–695	666	19	202.00–257.00	$230.83	$1,537	+0.04
700–746	726	23	180.00–232.50	$209.77	$1,523	-2.73
750–795	778	11	187.00–220.00	$201.88	$1,571	-0.12
800–825	814	7	177.50–217.00	$192.64	$1,568	+10.14
855–895	874	4	157.00–190.00	$173.03	$1,512	—
900–935	921	4	125.00–170.00	$144.09	$1,327	—
950–965	960	4	126.00–169.00	$153.23	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	5	180.00–260.00	$234.54	$532	-5.41
260–295	278	5	215.00–275.00	$253.59	$705	—
310–335	320	11	220.00–287.50	$251.64	$805	—
350–395	375	12	180.00–335.00	$259.50	$973	+29.50
405–446	429	14	170.00–265.00	$239.94	$1,029	+35.69
450–496	468	11	200.00–280.00	$238.54	$1,116	+26.04
510–535	521	13	200.00–289.00	$224.53	$1,170	+54.53
550–595	562	11	160.00–245.00	$210.09	$1,181	-4.91
600–640	619	6	165.00–220.00	$188.92	$1,169	+18.92
670	670	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,380	—
710–745	730	3	152.00–175.00	$166.31	$1,214	-13.69
760–795	778	2	130.00–162.00	$145.64	$1,133	—
834	834	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,334	—
865–880	873	2	153.00–155.00	$153.99	$1,344	-18.01
936	936	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,147	—
954–985	970	2	122.50–140.00	$131.39	$1,274	-16.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	120.00–125.00	$122.59	$255	—
330	330	1	127.00	$127.00	$419	—
355–380	370	3	130.00–175.00	$158.84	$588	+8.84
400–435	413	5	155.00–205.00	$169.70	$701	—
450–495	474	5	169.00–200.00	$181.00	$858	—
510	510	2	129.00–150.00	$139.50	$711	—
585–590	588	2	157.00–190.00	$173.57	$1,021	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	329	3	220.00–252.50	$240.48	$791	—
356	356	1	245.00	$245.00	$872	—
406–430	415	3	230.00–240.00	$235.08	$976	—
480	480	2	232.50–235.00	$233.75	$1,122	—
504–529	514	3	182.50–200.00	$190.80	$981	—
592–594	593	2	180.00–202.50	$191.23	$1,134	—
620	620	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,364	—
680	680	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,326	—
745	745	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,322	—
760	760	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,197	—
868	868	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,085	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	270.00	$270.00	$459	—
295	295	1	280.00	$280.00	$826	—
405–430	420	3	250.00–297.50	$271.03	$1,138	—
465–495	483	3	250.00–300.00	$271.16	$1,310	—
504–540	516	3	220.00–269.00	$237.09	$1,223	—
544	544	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,183	—
552	552	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,228	—
635	635	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,476	—
950	950	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,292	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	2	200.00–220.00	$210.14	$374	—
200–225	213	2	200.00–230.00	$214.12	$456	—
272	272	1	230.00	$230.00	$626	—
342	342	2	210.00–225.00	$217.50	$744	—
366	366	1	220.00	$220.00	$805	—
438	438	1	200.00	$200.00	$876	—
804	804	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,045	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1005	940	80-85%	3	40.00–80.00	$59.11	$556	—
900–1530	1151	80-85%	23	90.00–116.00	$102.85	$1,184	—
955–1715	1239	80-85%	36	120.00–149.00	$137.96	$1,709	+23.43
820–2135	1397	80-85%	306	110.00–139.00	$124.96	$1,746	-9.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1216	959	85-90%	28	66.00–99.00	$82.48	$791	-21.37
565–1390	979	85-90%	21	45.00–80.00	$61.12	$598	-42.73
620–1920	1121	85-90%	74	97.50–118.00	$106.50	$1,194	—
770–1490	1190	85-90%	19	115.00–160.00	$118.56	$1,411	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1490	1381	75-80%	9	130.00–147.00	$135.72	$1,874	—
1330–1554	1415	75-80%	3	110.00–112.50	$111.72	$1,581	—
1250–2040	1545	75-80%	40	110.00–132.50	$119.16	$1,841	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1945	1391	6	110.00–130.00	$118.45	$1,648	—
1050–1818	1547	6	140.00–159.00	$149.72	$2,316	—
1120–2120	1566	47	69.00–159.00	$141.37	$2,214	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–835	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–850.00	$776.76

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–780	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$899.52
790–1330	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,725.00	$1,507.97
855–1150	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,419.40
990–1105	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,136.36
955–1200	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,655.97
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
905–1580	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–2,000.00	$1,745.07
1225–1300	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,975.00	$1,833.42

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	7	160.00	$160.00	+50.00
100	100	1	152.50	$152.50	+17.50
100–140	116	9	160.00–235.00	$200.00	-26.43
190	190	2	295.00–320.00	$307.50	—

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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
915–1050	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,750.00–2,850.00	$2,803.44	—
835–1125	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,475.00–2,800.00	$2,314.35	—
990–1285	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–2,225.00	$2,054.89	—
830–1840	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–2,650.00	$1,956.54	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	120.00	$120.00	$996	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,102	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	200.00–212.00	$206.00	$814	—
400–445	427	5	150.00–245.00	$189.48	$809	—
450–495	459	5	197.00–212.00	$208.76	$958	—
515–535	528	3	140.00–185.00	$168.84	$891	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—
798	798	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,496	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	130.00	$130.00	$696	—
590	590	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,003	—
620	620	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,116	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754	754	1	125.00	$125.00	$942	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	2	150.00	$150.00	-17.14

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	120.00	$120.00	+35.00
40–45	43	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+57.50
45	45	3	75.00–85.00	$78.33	-6.67
60	60	4	160.00–180.00	$167.50	+42.50
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	+23.33
70	70	19	180.00–200.00	$186.58	+19.91
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	133	3	180.00–260.00	$223.33	—
170	170	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	170.00	$170.00	—
140	140	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	3	25.00–60.00	$36.67	-12.83
20–25	22	3	45.00–50.00	$48.33	-1.17
30	30	3	50.00	$50.00	-17.27
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	-27.27
30–35	32	14	65.00–110.00	$97.86	+30.59
30–35	33	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-22.27
30–35	33	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	-9.77
40	40	1	80.00	$80.00	-7.00
50–55	52	3	60.00–80.00	$71.67	-37.26
50–55	53	4	100.00–150.00	$137.50	+28.57
60–65	62	3	165.00–180.00	$171.67	+37.14
70	70	1	107.50	$107.50	-49.62
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	-7.12
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	-27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	60.00	$60.00	—
60–65	63	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	—
70	70	2	105.00	$105.00	—
70	70	2	120.00	$120.00	—
80–85	81	4	100.00–140.00	$130.00	—
100	100	3	70.00	$70.00	-102.31
100–120	114	16	135.00–260.00	$217.81	+45.50
125	125	1	195.00	$195.00	+22.69

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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.