North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

3,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.80/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 525 lb · 168 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.72/cwt +12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 476 lb · 136 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.04/cwt +12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 424 lb · 113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,528	2,704	2,805
Feeder cattle	2,435	1,789	1,693
Slaughter cattle	621	732	610
Replacement cattle	43	41	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers of all weights sold sharply higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold sharply higher, with Bulls over 500lbs selling steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	222	3	300.00–445.00	$380.60	$845	-26.41
265–295	281	10	295.00–395.00	$342.87	$963	-37.42
300–345	320	24	280.00–450.00	$370.33	$1,185	-6.26
350–395	377	49	270.00–420.00	$344.17	$1,298	+4.47
400–446	420	51	270.00–397.50	$341.17	$1,433	+21.53
410–425 value added	422	5	385.00–386.00	$385.81	$1,628	—
438	438	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,402	+0.36
457 value added	457	7	388.00	$388.00	$1,773	—
450–498	476	78	275.00–385.00	$331.52	$1,578	+25.96
522 value added	522	9	337.50	$337.50	$1,762	—
500–545	525	66	259.00–365.00	$310.33	$1,629	+24.19
550–595	575	64	245.00–330.00	$290.81	$1,672	+25.96
600–644	623	44	252.50–309.00	$281.69	$1,755	+29.96
650–690	668	26	222.00–277.00	$255.50	$1,707	-1.53
672 value added	672	11	270.00	$270.00	$1,814	—
700–730	715	19	220.00–256.00	$237.27	$1,696	+21.05
750–790	771	11	231.00–252.50	$239.17	$1,844	+9.59
805–845	831	6	206.00–237.50	$223.67	$1,859	-6.33
850–875	863	3	214.00–220.00	$218.03	$1,882	+13.07
930–940	935	2	200.00–221.00	$210.44	$1,968	+30.44
1005–1020	1011	4	160.00–200.00	$189.05	$1,911	+25.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	270.00–275.00	$272.56	$867	+35.71
350–395	377	7	220.00–322.50	$259.88	$980	+9.88
410–440	426	5	205.00–270.00	$231.53	$986	-29.69
450–490	470	3	200.00–255.00	$232.70	$1,094	+10.70
520–545	528	4	220.00–245.00	$231.39	$1,222	+4.66
550–585	570	3	192.00–225.00	$210.96	$1,202	-9.04
600	600	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	+10.00
475	475	1	145.00	$145.00	$689	—
555–595	570	4	115.00–180.00	$150.34	$857	+5.58

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	4	322.50	$322.50	$974	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	9	240.00–330.00	$279.42	$631	+15.11
250–295	273	28	240.00–365.00	$293.83	$802	+8.70
300–345	324	60	230.00–355.00	$307.42	$996	+24.79
350–398	373	84	255.00–350.00	$303.89	$1,134	+21.69
402–438 value added	413	5	332.50–340.00	$335.44	$1,385	+42.93
400–445	424	108	230.00–327.50	$283.75	$1,203	+11.22
454–475 value added	473	11	322.50–326.00	$325.69	$1,541	-54.31
450–498	476	125	227.00–307.50	$273.50	$1,302	+9.62
500–548	525	161	210.00–280.00	$256.12	$1,345	+3.70
510–532 value added	527	7	268.00–297.50	$272.36	$1,435	—
551–596 value added	560	16	262.00–270.00	$263.64	$1,476	—
550–598	572	87	210.00–277.50	$243.80	$1,395	+2.40
600–645	623	53	195.00–255.00	$231.25	$1,441	-0.52
651 value added	651	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,634	—
650–698	672	43	185.00–262.00	$226.03	$1,519	+12.51
700–745	713	25	175.00–232.00	$212.18	$1,513	+11.81
750–799	770	24	160.00–239.00	$206.53	$1,590	+20.31
800–840	822	11	157.00–204.00	$177.74	$1,461	+17.28
855–895	876	9	125.00–217.00	$180.25	$1,579	+22.83
900–935	918	4	145.00–187.00	$165.86	$1,523	+11.38
965–980	974	5	123.00–167.00	$145.53	$1,417	+1.01
1000	1000	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	222	4	240.00–250.00	$243.58	$541	+43.12
280–295	288	7	170.00–265.00	$215.14	$620	-8.50
304–345	325	11	200.00–255.00	$234.72	$763	+9.00
355–385	368	4	170.00–220.00	$202.93	$747	-23.99
400–445	421	14	160.00–240.00	$209.52	$882	-17.95
452–496	474	17	195.00–240.00	$215.38	$1,021	+8.83
505–540	526	7	170.00–210.00	$196.53	$1,034	-2.33
550–595	576	6	170.00–200.00	$182.37	$1,050	-15.54
605–645	617	9	145.00–190.00	$162.92	$1,005	+0.78
685	685	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,267	+18.14
715–730	721	4	125.00–170.00	$151.31	$1,091	+26.31
766	766	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,072	-11.19
770–790	780	5	138.00–177.00	$151.29	$1,180	+0.10
825	825	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006	-3.00
855–885	868	3	120.00–134.00	$125.75	$1,092	-3.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
250–255	253	2	130.00–170.00	$149.80	$379	-28.58
310–340	325	5	135.00–185.00	$169.65	$551	-10.42
355–390	374	4	100.00–155.00	$139.15	$520	-30.80
400–430	413	6	120.00–195.00	$164.86	$681	+0.68
450–490	477	3	150.00–180.00	$168.15	$802	+3.33
605–630	618	2	120.00–135.00	$127.35	$787	+0.96
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	+8.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–324	315	3	150.00–155.00	$152.56	$481	—
400	400	1	135.00	$135.00	$540	—
462	462	1	165.00	$165.00	$762	—
504	504	1	145.00	$145.00	$731	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–494	481	2	190.00–212.50	$201.55	$969	-47.17

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394–396	395	2	200.00–212.50	$206.27	$815	+8.52

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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	229	15	275.00–450.00	$373.29	$855	+34.56
255–295	282	31	260.00–430.00	$327.04	$922	-7.61
300–345	325	31	295.00–430.00	$360.24	$1,171	+34.23
350–395	371	48	285.00–395.00	$346.31	$1,285	+20.39
418	418	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,275	+0.57
400–446	424	73	230.00–387.50	$321.92	$1,365	+17.49
450–496	475	74	240.00–380.00	$307.62	$1,461	+20.13
500–545	523	61	210.00–325.00	$275.07	$1,439	+0.94
550–595	574	62	235.00–308.00	$262.64	$1,508	-0.42
600–648	620	36	215.00–285.00	$254.08	$1,575	+7.38
620	620	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,380	-24.20
650–695	673	36	210.00–270.00	$240.08	$1,616	+9.25
700–745	721	15	180.00–245.00	$217.68	$1,569	+7.91
750–785	767	17	172.00–236.00	$209.76	$1,609	+7.88
800–835	813	6	180.00–220.00	$195.22	$1,587	+2.58
870–895	884	12	165.00–197.50	$179.10	$1,583	+6.07
914–940	927	2	162.50–175.00	$168.66	$1,563	+24.57
1005–1035	1022	3	140.00–175.00	$154.98	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	270.00	$270.00	$554	+35.46
252–296	271	5	252.50–280.00	$268.20	$727	+14.61
300–345	322	12	205.00–310.00	$268.98	$866	+17.34
355–395	380	13	225.00–325.00	$269.43	$1,024	+9.93
400–440	422	22	200.00–337.50	$263.20	$1,111	+23.26
450–495	468	10	200.00–270.00	$243.71	$1,141	+5.17
500–545	517	10	165.00–250.00	$210.42	$1,088	-14.11
550–595	575	10	180.00–240.00	$220.18	$1,266	+10.09
602	602	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,324	+31.08
655–680	668	2	160.00–220.00	$190.56	$1,273	-15.44
730–744	737	2	180.00–190.00	$184.95	$1,363	+18.64
750–790	767	3	170.00–187.00	$177.49	$1,361	+31.85
810–835	823	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,399	+10.00
896	896	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,299	-8.99
920–940	930	2	130.00–160.00	$144.84	$1,347	+22.34

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	+77.41
360–390	379	5	155.00–207.50	$180.57	$684	+21.73
400–445	426	5	170.00–210.00	$186.81	$796	+17.11
465–480	472	3	150.00–200.00	$178.06	$840	-2.94
545	545	1	125.00	$125.00	$681	-14.50
560–590	577	3	152.00–170.00	$161.45	$932	-12.12
620–645	630	3	155.00–180.00	$163.53	$1,030	—
650–674	662	2	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$927	—
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	1	225.00	$225.00	$477	—
358–386	372	2	260.00–265.00	$262.59	$977	+17.59
404–434	421	4	225.00–240.00	$236.40	$995	+1.32
460–470	465	2	200.00–210.00	$205.05	$953	-28.70
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	+9.20
558	558	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,032	-6.23
626	626	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,096	-45.00
650	650	1	142.50	$142.50	$926	-52.50
830	830	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,224	—
860	860	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,312	+27.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	1	215.00	$215.00	$503	+0.88
422	422	1	232.50	$232.50	$981	+32.50
540	540	1	165.00	$165.00	$891	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	1	145.00	$145.00	$328	—
464	464	1	150.00	$150.00	$696	—
524	524	1	135.00	$135.00	$707	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	175.00	$175.00	$779	-96.03
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–970	958	80-85%	2	70.00–75.00	$72.47	$694	—
830–1740	1176	80-85%	32	88.00–122.00	$116.47	$1,370	+13.62
895–1990	1359	80-85%	242	110.00–141.00	$127.58	$1,734	—
925–1905	1376	80-85%	51	135.00–155.00	$140.50	$1,933	+15.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1295	1021	85-90%	25	70.00–100.00	$88.79	$907	—
585–1525	1026	85-90%	47	98.00–119.00	$109.06	$1,119	—
865–1258	1052	85-90%	14	45.00–79.00	$62.94	$662	—
775–1260	1120	85-90%	10	116.00–122.00	$119.00	$1,333	+12.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1346–1805	1536	75-80%	23	109.00–139.00	$121.06	$1,859	+1.90
1588	1588	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,810	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2005	1316	8	115.00–139.00	$129.17	$1,700	—
1110–2545	1715	55	123.00–162.00	$146.77	$2,517	—
1145–2505	1790	14	150.00–175.00	$158.82	$2,843	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–890	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,053.78
710–1065	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–2,125.00	$1,635.00
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
605–1250	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	625.00–1,875.00	$1,374.45
850–1115	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,445.16
805–1205	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,075.00–1,850.00	$1,615.86
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	2	240.00–275.00	$257.50	+47.50
150	150	2	320.00	$320.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	2	160.00	$160.00	±0.00
90	90	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+25.00
100–145	125	17	180.00–320.00	$249.71	+49.71
150–160	157	3	300.00–360.00	$320.00	+12.50

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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
895–965	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,125.00–2,250.00	$2,185.15	—
855–1100	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,700.00	$1,448.53	-1,354.91
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1095–1200	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,168.35	—
1155–1300	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,275.00–2,400.00	$2,357.27	+400.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
985	985	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,310	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	1	150.00	$150.00	$717	-58.76
525	525	1	145.00	$145.00	$761	-23.84
785–793	791	4	150.00–160.00	$157.52	$1,246	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	147.50	$147.50	$487	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	3	180.00–240.00	$220.00	+70.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	3	50.00	$50.00	-70.00
25	25	1	65.00	$65.00	-55.00
30	30	1	75.00	$75.00	-45.00
35	35	2	105.00	$105.00	-15.00
40	40	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
40–45	44	5	100.00–145.00	$129.00	-13.50
50–55	53	19	150.00–170.00	$155.79	-11.71
60–65	62	21	135.00–205.00	$173.33	+5.83
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	+2.50
70–75	72	9	140.00–210.00	$178.89	-7.69
75	75	1	205.00	$205.00	+18.42
80–85	81	8	220.00–240.00	$223.75	+37.17
90	90	1	260.00	$260.00	+73.42
100	100	1	290.00	$290.00	+135.00
110	110	1	330.00	$330.00	+175.00
125	125	1	230.00	$230.00	+75.00
130	130	1	235.00	$235.00	+80.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–180	165	2	310.00–480.00	$395.00	+155.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	65.00	$65.00	—
80–90	85	2	85.00	$85.00	—
100–145	123	36	110.00–210.00	$153.19	-16.81
150–155	152	3	195.00–260.00	$226.67	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	2	25.00	$25.00	-11.67
10–15	14	8	25.00–60.00	$35.63	-1.04
20–25	21	11	40.00–90.00	$60.45	+12.12
20–25	24	8	45.00	$45.00	-3.33
30–35	31	5	65.00–80.00	$71.00	+31.00
30–35	32	13	60.00–115.00	$78.85	-19.01
35	35	1	45.00	$45.00	±0.00
35	35	1	85.00	$85.00	+40.00
40–45	42	9	80.00–145.00	$98.89	+18.89
40–45	43	8	85.00–110.00	$95.00	+15.00
45	45	3	115.00	$115.00	+35.00
50	50	14	105.00–145.00	$137.50	+65.83
50–55	52	18	120.00–175.00	$157.22	+85.55
60–65	61	11	120.00–190.00	$149.55	-22.12
65	65	8	155.00–165.00	$162.50	-9.17
70–75	70	23	140.00–240.00	$177.83	+27.83
80	80	8	170.00–240.00	$211.25	+46.25
90	90	4	200.00–230.00	$210.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	+50.00
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-15.00
60–65	63	2	110.00–130.00	$120.00	+5.00
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	-15.00
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	+25.00
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	+5.00
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	±0.00
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
110	110	1	165.00	$165.00	-52.81
100–140	111	25	120.00–280.00	$193.40	-24.41

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	—
70	70	2	200.00	$200.00	—
90	90	4	245.00–290.00	$271.25	—
100	100	2	310.00	$310.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	62	3	205.00–250.00	$220.00	—

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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	—
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—
125–130	128	2	260.00–290.00	$275.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	125.00	$125.00	—
60–65	62	3	180.00–195.00	$190.00	—
70	70	4	210.00	$210.00	—

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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.