North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

3,505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $408.09/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 521 lb · 129 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $453.67/cwt -11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 424 lb · 106 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $486.03/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 372 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,505	4,286	2,581
Feeder cattle	2,579	3,049	1,865
Slaughter cattle	566	609	510
Replacement cattle	102	98	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold 6.00-9.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold weak, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold steady with a firm undertone, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 8.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate throughout the week on Average quality offerings.

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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	229	6	520.00–640.00	$572.49	$1,311	-77.51
250–295	277	13	560.00–645.00	$615.49	$1,705	+31.74
304–326 value added	315	2	560.00–577.50	$569.06	$1,793	—
300–347	327	19	530.00–635.00	$580.39	$1,898	-39.06
352 value added	352	4	554.00	$554.00	$1,950	—
350–395	376	28	495.00–630.00	$552.56	$2,078	+22.40
400–445	418	37	460.00–550.00	$514.13	$2,149	-6.20
462 value added	462	1	570.00	$570.00	$2,633	—
450–499	477	47	450.00–515.00	$482.47	$2,301	-11.68
500–505 thin fleshed	503	2	515.00	$515.00	$2,590	-3.00
502–509 value added	507	4	515.00	$515.00	$2,611	—
500–545	526	61	425.00–500.00	$460.34	$2,421	+1.94
550–581 value added	573	11	443.00–480.00	$448.37	$2,569	—
550–596	578	36	370.00–475.00	$423.33	$2,447	-10.38
610 thin fleshed	610	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,928	—
600–648	626	34	325.00–442.00	$407.09	$2,548	-9.26
630–646 value added	638	2	385.00–392.50	$388.80	$2,481	-44.00
653–658 value added	654	5	383.00–419.00	$411.76	$2,693	+21.07
655–698	676	16	335.00–411.00	$380.67	$2,573	+7.13
724 value added	724	7	372.00	$372.00	$2,693	—
700–744	726	22	315.00–385.00	$345.47	$2,508	-14.17
760–785	774	12	290.00–360.00	$336.22	$2,602	-9.47
805–849	826	21	295.00–339.00	$327.03	$2,701	-1.10
850–880	859	4	245.00–290.00	$264.86	$2,275	-40.95
1015	1015	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,436	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,210	—
275	275	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,375	—
280–290	283	3	340.00–450.00	$412.06	$1,166	—
300–340	318	3	435.00–495.00	$463.74	$1,475	+19.42
350–390	365	10	340.00–515.00	$446.43	$1,629	+41.46
410–440	429	6	310.00–475.00	$419.30	$1,799	-41.90
455–495	475	6	350.00–439.00	$414.57	$1,969	+14.66
510–530	515	4	333.00–420.00	$380.29	$1,958	-1.48
550–562	556	3	330.00–397.00	$358.91	$1,996	+10.54
610	610	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,860	-21.71
650–666	658	2	325.00–350.00	$337.65	$2,222	+37.65
985–995	989	3	230.00–235.00	$231.66	$2,291	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,616	—
470–498	484	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,105	—
566–575	573	5	401.00–420.00	$404.75	$2,319	—
664	664	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,291	—
728	728	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,439	—
796	796	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,587	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	255.00–265.00	$259.96	$866	-42.66
370–390	380	2	250.00–350.00	$301.32	$1,145	—
515	515	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,442	-7.15
570–595	583	2	200.00–240.00	$219.57	$1,280	-92.99
620	620	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,147	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	535.00	$535.00	$802	—
200–246	231	12	400.00–640.00	$531.29	$1,227	+37.30
275	275	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,375	-5.67
250–295	278	34	410.00–645.00	$566.77	$1,576	+61.10
300–345	325	69	430.00–615.00	$532.05	$1,729	+49.58
326 value added	326	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,630	—
353–380 value added	363	9	503.00–557.00	$524.46	$1,904	—
350–396	373	79	405.00–545.00	$481.65	$1,797	+6.96
413 thin fleshed	413	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,941	—
400–448	424	103	300.00–510.00	$453.19	$1,922	-11.54
465 thin fleshed	465	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,302	+27.42
450–495	472	81	375.00–495.00	$426.92	$2,015	+0.58
500–548	521	125	320.00–442.00	$408.07	$2,126	+6.24
514–538 value added	527	4	405.00–410.00	$408.75	$2,154	-8.99
550–588 value added	560	14	350.00–408.00	$399.62	$2,238	—
560 thin fleshed	560	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,688	—
550–596	568	66	335.00–525.00	$378.08	$2,147	-12.68
600–645	627	50	290.00–390.00	$355.89	$2,231	+15.95
630–646 value added	638	2	350.00–357.50	$353.80	$2,257	+2.17
650–655 value added	654	5	347.50–357.00	$355.11	$2,322	+25.11
650–695	674	45	300.00–360.00	$329.24	$2,219	+4.00
705–745	729	16	275.00–345.00	$313.20	$2,283	-5.06
750 value added	750	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,438	-8.79
750–795	770	20	265.00–335.00	$302.33	$2,328	-9.70
800–845	826	8	275.00–310.00	$294.08	$2,429	+25.77
855–895	869	6	245.00–315.00	$293.05	$2,547	+58.91
900–920	906	4	220.00–275.00	$253.81	$2,300	+2.91
960–996	982	6	207.50–290.00	$241.50	$2,372	-21.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	3	495.00–530.00	$508.98	$1,160	+115.16
250–295	283	9	325.00–480.00	$431.78	$1,222	+48.78
300–345	321	16	305.00–500.00	$421.48	$1,353	-3.80
315–335 thin fleshed	325	2	395.00–405.00	$400.15	$1,300	—
350–395	365	20	205.00–480.00	$384.92	$1,405	-33.53
400–445	429	26	370.00–485.00	$450.63	$1,933	+49.47
450–495	471	23	315.00–430.00	$382.24	$1,800	+22.14
500–540	518	21	285.00–385.00	$342.11	$1,772	-29.65
555–595	571	12	320.00–435.00	$392.39	$2,241	+12.08
600–630	609	5	265.00–315.00	$295.84	$1,802	+33.40
650–695	669	4	255.00–300.00	$282.52	$1,890	+59.86
700–740	725	7	250.00–280.00	$264.86	$1,920	+47.27
765–785	775	4	240.00–250.00	$247.50	$1,918	+13.32
805–845	818	7	177.50–270.00	$213.00	$1,742	+21.00
850–890	869	5	175.00–260.00	$217.58	$1,891	+22.75
900–935	919	4	175.00–206.00	$189.78	$1,744	+9.78
960	960	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,752	+2.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	236	4	260.00–400.00	$339.60	$801	+39.60
250–290	278	5	275.00–350.00	$322.05	$895	+14.93
300–335	319	7	220.00–380.00	$293.58	$937	-40.92
365–395	381	8	200.00–340.00	$280.28	$1,068	-23.53
400–410	404	4	200.00–270.00	$233.81	$945	-65.98
480–490	485	2	195.00–260.00	$227.84	$1,105	-56.16
505–540	518	5	210.00–300.00	$243.73	$1,263	-71.27
585–595	590	2	225.00–300.00	$262.82	$1,551	-2.13
610–630	619	4	202.50–250.00	$229.17	$1,419	—
650	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	+30.06

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,224	—
315–325	320	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	—
420	420	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,701	-17.53
525	525	2	352.00	$352.00	$1,848	-56.10
550–570	563	6	350.00–370.00	$363.37	$2,046	-32.80
565	565	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,441	-141.17

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	—
378–390	384	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,555	+75.00
724	724	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,172	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	390.00	$390.00	$780	—
516	516	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,393	—

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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	227	19	500.00–700.00	$608.02	$1,380	+59.13
255–280 thin fleshed	274	5	625.00–695.00	$644.13	$1,765	+13.16
250–298	279	40	490.00–650.00	$596.15	$1,663	+2.65
322 value added	322	12	546.00	$546.00	$1,758	—
300–345	326	44	445.00–630.00	$555.58	$1,811	-24.77
345 thin fleshed	345	3	575.00	$575.00	$1,984	+35.29
355–380 thin fleshed	366	5	565.00–590.00	$580.23	$2,124	+9.49
350–398	378	79	430.00–585.00	$527.13	$1,993	-19.85
410 thin fleshed	410	1	540.00	$540.00	$2,214	-11.68
400–446	423	74	400.00–565.00	$500.78	$2,118	+8.84
450–498	471	84	395.00–515.00	$472.53	$2,226	+3.64
500–545	523	73	380.00–485.00	$433.56	$2,268	+0.31
529	529	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,746	-103.25
550–596	573	67	340.00–437.00	$404.86	$2,320	-3.11
585 thin fleshed	585	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,837	+20.00
600–645	615	38	330.00–425.00	$387.22	$2,381	+11.01
650–695	666	25	320.00–390.00	$366.56	$2,441	+20.30
700–745	714	13	200.00–355.00	$304.68	$2,175	-10.04
750–795	764	16	215.00–337.00	$299.32	$2,287	-10.05
800–825	811	10	200.00–315.00	$277.37	$2,249	-12.45
875–895	881	5	205.00–257.00	$237.68	$2,094	-27.41
900–935	917	3	230.00–270.00	$248.41	$2,278	-1.39
960–965	963	2	265.00–269.00	$267.01	$2,571	+11.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	500.00–505.00	$502.36	$1,095	—
255–295	279	8	450.00–565.00	$507.17	$1,415	+58.33
300–345	325	14	415.00–540.00	$473.38	$1,538	+14.11
350–390	371	17	330.00–500.00	$455.97	$1,692	-48.05
400–445	423	35	400.00–500.00	$441.91	$1,869	+6.87
425	425	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,062	-185.04
450–495	476	24	205.00–472.00	$399.14	$1,900	-8.30
500–545	523	9	305.00–400.00	$359.15	$1,878	-25.69
550–595	571	14	280.00–370.00	$334.04	$1,907	-11.40
615–635	628	4	270.00–349.00	$311.77	$1,958	-5.05
670–695	687	5	280.00–300.00	$287.92	$1,978	-9.65
700–735	718	2	250.00–260.00	$254.88	$1,830	+1.60
755–795	773	8	185.00–265.00	$231.75	$1,791	-2.37
825	825	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,600	-41.42
890	890	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,092	—
985	985	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,216	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	220	4	250.00–400.00	$343.75	$756	-7.37
250–275	266	4	320.00–455.00	$402.11	$1,070	+77.11
320–345	330	4	250.00–465.00	$350.61	$1,157	-16.86
350–390	371	7	320.00–405.00	$387.81	$1,439	+39.57
400–445	422	10	250.00–395.00	$343.19	$1,448	-4.81
465–485	480	4	300.00–345.00	$319.84	$1,535	+19.61
515–545	528	4	240.00–315.00	$266.79	$1,409	-39.62
555–590	573	3	250.00–300.00	$282.19	$1,617	+9.89
600–620	610	2	225.00–250.00	$237.70	$1,450	-42.30
655–668	664	3	200.00–220.00	$213.42	$1,417	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,575	—
405–446	436	5	390.00–470.00	$442.69	$1,930	+20.23
460–485	475	3	400.00–415.00	$406.72	$1,932	-1.56
515	515	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,008	-85.86
574	574	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,822	—
620	620	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,860	±0.00
682	682	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,739	—
878–882	880	2	190.00–205.00	$197.48	$1,738	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186	186	1	415.00	$415.00	$772	—
266–278	272	2	460.00–465.00	$462.44	$1,258	—
426	426	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,853	+50.00
536	536	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,849	-45.00
580	580	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,088	+40.00
604	604	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,752	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	1	365.00	$365.00	$891	—
376	376	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,466	—
436	436	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,526	—
476	476	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,666	—
670	670	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,440	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1190	1080	80-85%	2	110.00–120.00	$114.49	$1,236	—
925–1520	1186	80-85%	13	125.00–150.00	$143.72	$1,705	—
940–1925	1224	80-85%	31	170.00–200.00	$181.20	$2,218	+36.55
900–2200	1382	80-85%	156	146.00–179.00	$164.92	$2,279	-3.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1245	963	85-90%	24	109.00–132.00	$121.12	$1,166	+1.46
660–1745	1144	85-90%	59	130.00–155.00	$146.38	$1,675	—
725–1715	1206	85-90%	27	156.00–195.00	$160.43	$1,935	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1295	1258	75-80%	3	175.00–178.00	$176.97	$2,226	—
1205–1900	1567	75-80%	38	140.00–166.00	$155.32	$2,434	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–2335	1441	18	140.00–177.00	$162.01	$2,335	—
1015–2060	1576	23	203.00–249.00	$216.06	$3,405	—
928–2180	1602	49	173.00–215.00	$191.86	$3,074	-1.24

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Stock Cows

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
882	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,566

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
865–1150	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,750.00	$2,425.63
715–1450	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,700.00	$2,287.18
700–1445	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	2,100.00–3,700.00	$3,054.94
785–1755	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	2,000.00–3,550.00	$2,845.01
880–1265	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–2,400.00	$1,997.89
840–1365	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,475.00–3,000.00	$2,345.40
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1060–1285	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,749.86
1205–1265	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,734.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,622

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
784–822	803	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,008

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
918	918	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	210.00	$210.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	+3.33

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	—
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
90	90	1	170.00	$170.00	—
100	100	2	165.00	$165.00	—
100–145	124	31	190.00–290.00	$245.32	—
150	150	1	360.00	$360.00	—
200	200	3	380.00–405.00	$391.67	—

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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
660–965	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,637.46	—
735–1185	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00–4,250.00	$3,752.34	—
805–1295	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,925.00–4,150.00	$3,289.78	—
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	+96.58
1085–1575	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,500.00–4,550.00	$3,896.73	—
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,375.00	$4,375.00	+1,200.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,682	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	330.00	$330.00	$693	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	114	8	165.00–245.00	$205.00	-5.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-5.00
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	-10.00
45	45	2	95.00	$95.00	+15.00
45	45	6	180.00–220.00	$199.17	+119.17
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	-173.75
55	55	4	240.00	$240.00	+120.00
60	60	10	240.00	$240.00	-110.00
60–65	61	4	125.00–175.00	$143.75	-27.50
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	-190.00
80–85	83	3	195.00–225.00	$206.67	-21.39
90	90	2	225.00–280.00	$252.50	-3.93

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	-56.85
20–25	21	7	50.00–90.00	$67.86	-28.99
30–35	31	4	70.00–100.00	$77.50	-61.12
30–35	32	11	85.00–125.00	$106.82	-31.80
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	+36.67
40–45	41	4	95.00–160.00	$141.25	+57.92
50–55	54	7	100.00–185.00	$129.29	-59.81
60–65	62	17	125.00–205.00	$155.59	-38.81
70–75	72	22	160.00–195.00	$178.18	-25.57
80–85	83	6	190.00–255.00	$211.67	-45.00
90–95	91	9	205.00–235.00	$223.89	-58.61

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	100.00–130.00	$115.00	—
50–55	53	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	—
60–65	63	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	—
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	—
80	80	2	135.00	$135.00	—
100–140	116	11	135.00–430.00	$252.27	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	160.00	$160.00	—
55	55	1	200.00	$200.00	-22.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	110	4	185.00–250.00	$225.00	-78.00

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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.