South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

3,389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.69/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 472 lb · 89 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.10/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $474/hd at 423 lb · 68 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.38/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 475 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,389	2,196	3,070
Feeder cattle	2,459	1,538	2,113
Slaughter cattle	378	305	436
Replacement cattle	162	103	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 6.00 lower, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	227	3	135.00–157.50	$146.23	$332	-9.25
265–290	280	7	137.50–150.00	$144.27	$404	-9.95
300–345	327	21	135.00–150.00	$143.75	$470	-7.11
350–395	374	29	130.00–150.00	$141.60	$530	-5.10
402–440	424	41	125.00–150.00	$137.08	$581	-6.93
450–495	466	14	125.00–144.00	$135.87	$633	-6.34
500–545	514	20	120.00–130.00	$124.50	$640	-10.59
557–595	567	23	119.00–125.00	$121.12	$687	-12.53
604–635	616	38	115.00–123.50	$119.07	$733	-2.30
650–683	671	5	115.00–118.00	$117.22	$787	-2.10
705–732	730	22	103.00–119.50	$117.50	$858	+1.68
855	855	2	115.00	$115.00	$983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	6	130.00–135.00	$131.31	$305	-7.00
255–295	273	13	125.00–135.00	$132.03	$360	-0.91
300–345	322	37	120.00–140.00	$128.95	$415	-3.49
350–395	375	26	120.00–142.50	$130.28	$489	-0.48
400–440	414	23	117.50–136.00	$124.57	$516	-1.97
450–495	468	18	110.00–127.00	$118.65	$555	-4.78
500–545	520	25	114.00–122.00	$117.62	$612	-1.60
550–595	575	20	107.50–122.00	$115.53	$664	-4.63
600–645	621	28	105.00–115.00	$111.41	$692	-3.78
650–695	672	16	94.00–114.00	$106.58	$716	-7.83
720	720	1	95.00	$95.00	$684	-17.53
760	760	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$794	-7.11

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	115.00–120.00	$117.27	$258	+2.29
270–290	279	5	110.00–120.00	$115.91	$323	-3.79
300–335	316	8	110.00–115.00	$112.84	$357	-6.47
350–390	372	29	103.00–117.50	$112.30	$418	-2.20
420–440	429	8	108.00–115.00	$111.61	$479	-2.16
450–495	480	24	109.00–115.00	$113.82	$546	+4.81
500–545	524	18	100.00–113.00	$108.07	$566	+1.07
550–595	573	9	100.00–114.00	$108.08	$619	-4.92
600–645	626	4	90.00–111.00	$102.71	$643	-5.32
675	675	1	106.00	$106.00	$716	-3.71
720–735	728	2	103.00–106.00	$104.48	$761	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	92.50–100.00	$96.25	$236	-13.75
260–265	263	2	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$276	+5.09
300–345	316	6	97.50–115.00	$105.18	$332	-2.42
355–395	375	9	90.00–110.00	$101.63	$381	-8.37
450–495	470	3	94.00–100.00	$96.44	$453	-6.64
500	500	1	95.00	$95.00	$475	-7.42
600–635	622	5	92.00–100.00	$96.05	$597	-9.95
675–695	685	2	90.00–93.00	$91.48	$627	—
685	685	1	98.00	$98.00	$671	—
710–740	720	3	94.00–96.00	$95.01	$684	—
750–765	760	3	88.00–95.00	$92.70	$705	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	222	3	117.50–132.50	$124.44	$276	+1.77
250–295	271	8	115.00–120.00	$117.75	$319	-1.14
300–335	322	17	110.00–120.00	$115.67	$372	-4.67
350–390	368	17	108.00–117.50	$114.11	$420	-4.13
400–445	423	68	105.00–118.00	$112.10	$474	-2.44
450–495	472	89	103.00–116.00	$109.69	$518	-2.46
500–545	519	31	100.00–113.00	$107.88	$560	-1.89
550–590	572	20	100.00–110.00	$105.28	$602	-4.35
600–645	620	10	100.00–112.00	$103.16	$640	-1.24
650–660	655	4	100.00–104.00	$102.38	$671	-5.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	4	120.00–140.00	$127.98	$298	-5.02
250 fancy	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
260–295	278	7	122.50–135.00	$127.87	$355	+0.12
305–348	331	22	120.00–132.50	$123.36	$408	-6.78
350–398	375	28	120.00–127.00	$122.48	$459	-6.27
400–445	421	27	115.00–129.00	$122.05	$514	-1.47
450–475	459	5	110.00–120.00	$116.34	$534	-5.33
500–545	520	16	108.00–119.00	$113.19	$589	-6.00
550–595	562	23	107.00–115.00	$113.13	$636	-4.11
605–635	614	4	100.00–114.00	$107.42	$660	-7.58
658–662	659	18	114.50	$114.50	$755	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	215	3	110.00–115.00	$112.62	$242	+1.84
260–295	279	9	100.00–115.00	$108.53	$303	-2.81
300–335	319	10	97.50–110.00	$103.75	$331	-4.51
350–390	371	26	100.00–112.50	$107.77	$400	+0.25
400–445	422	13	95.00–105.00	$100.74	$425	-1.85
450–495	472	17	99.00–106.00	$101.45	$479	-3.69
500–545	517	16	95.00–104.00	$99.61	$515	-2.51
550–585	569	7	95.00–100.00	$97.75	$556	-5.85
605–645	626	7	90.00–98.00	$94.31	$590	-11.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	90.00	$90.00	$194	—
255	255	1	97.50	$97.50	$249	—
310–320	313	3	85.00–95.00	$88.64	$277	—
390–395	393	2	90.00–96.00	$93.02	$366	—
400–445	422	9	92.50–98.00	$94.81	$400	+2.96
450–485	472	8	90.00–98.00	$92.70	$438	+0.19
500–545	525	17	90.00–99.00	$94.46	$496	+1.07
550–595	570	21	90.00–100.00	$94.25	$537	+0.92
600–640	620	12	89.00–95.00	$91.58	$568	-0.19
660–685	672	6	88.00–97.00	$93.63	$629	-1.04
710	710	1	94.00	$94.00	$667	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	32	110.00–130.00	$121.38	$517	-1.97
450–498	475	51	110.00–125.00	$118.38	$562	-4.05
500–545	521	49	110.00–120.00	$114.30	$596	-3.38
555–595	575	33	109.00–116.00	$111.95	$644	-2.78
600–640	619	24	100.00–115.00	$106.59	$660	-1.94
650–695	667	10	100.00–115.00	$106.89	$713	+1.89
705	705	2	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$726	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	5	92.00–102.50	$99.48	$417	-0.69
450–490	471	16	90.00–105.00	$95.96	$452	-3.84
500–545	523	21	90.00–97.50	$91.75	$480	-9.12
550–595	569	11	92.00–100.00	$97.25	$553	-4.07
600–640	609	23	89.00–97.00	$90.93	$554	-0.33
650–695	674	6	90.00–98.00	$92.90	$626	+0.48
700–720	710	4	90.00–99.00	$95.00	$674	+4.37
806	806	12	76.50	$76.50	$617	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	32	125.00–148.00	$139.18	$587	-4.49
450–490	463	29	120.00–140.00	$132.76	$615	-7.29
500–520	512	11	115.00–127.00	$123.26	$631	-7.34
560–585	575	4	115.00	$115.00	$661	-12.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	15	97.50–112.00	$105.06	$450	-3.02
450–495	475	24	100.00–114.00	$106.25	$505	+0.39
505–540	523	8	100.00–109.00	$103.11	$539	-5.73
553–585	572	18	100.00–110.00	$102.70	$587	-4.03
600–640	621	5	99.00–105.00	$101.26	$629	-7.47
650–665	658	2	96.00–105.00	$100.45	$661	-3.55
715–745	730	2	90.00–93.00	$91.47	$668	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–910	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	600.00–710.00	$650.94	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1430	1112	80-85%	35	34.00–49.00	$42.00	$467	—
1130–1235	1167	80-85%	3	68.00–72.00	$69.73	$814	+26.49
855–2110	1240	80-85%	154	45.00–64.00	$52.97	$657	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1135	861	85-90%	24	30.00–43.00	$37.34	$321	-13.17
700–1110	929	85-90%	34	44.00–57.00	$47.93	$445	+9.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1510	1280	75-80%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.41	$863	—
1350–1445	1402	75-80%	3	44.00–46.00	$44.99	$631	—
1230–1925	1526	75-80%	24	46.00–64.00	$53.50	$816	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1860	1412	12	53.00–85.00	$66.38	$937	—
1080–2170	1671	25	70.00–93.00	$80.29	$1,342	-1.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–925	829	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	77.00–86.00	$80.28	$666
720–1085	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	63.00–83.00	$74.93	$654
835–1190	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	38.00–60.00	$48.30	$485

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–965	891	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	375.00–510.00	$443.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–780	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	335.00–392.00	$362.75
783	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–865	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	80.00–85.00	$82.72	$689

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1015	934	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	440.00–500.00	$475.34

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–855	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–320.00	$311.52
725–785	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–565.00	$509.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1285	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	571.00–578.00	$574.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	39.00	$39.00	$314
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	79.00	$79.00	$648

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$612
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$648

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–965	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–62.00	$60.99	$584

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
875–1305	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	510.00–910.00	$700.12
995–1220	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	475.00–810.00	$623.94
1010–1315	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	610.00–930.00	$792.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1285	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	535.00–910.00	$704.18
1010–1285	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	630.00–850.00	$730.02
1045–1265	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	630.00–910.00	$772.33
725–1395	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–810.00	$771.13
1105–1425	1248	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–900.00	$772.39

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–970	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	300.00–730.00	$535.24
610–975	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	300.00–650.00	$561.76
675–965	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	375.00–820.00	$659.64
680–950	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–820.00	$700.59
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
775–970	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	475.00–870.00	$675.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1185	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	525.00–600.00	$556.13

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
870–995	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–570.00	$560.23

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–885	813	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	71.00–76.00	$73.72	$599

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	44.00	$44.00	$475

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–130	123	4	32.50–37.50	$35.84	$44	-31.30
105–195	165	13	55.00–77.50	$69.94	$115	+37.16
240 value added	240	1	127.50	$127.50	$306	—
260	260	1	30.00	$30.00	$78	—
205–291	265	16	53.00–82.00	$66.23	$176	—
305–395	334	9	49.00–80.00	$60.82	$203	+35.82

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	48.00	$48.00	$137	—
340	340	1	37.50	$37.50	$128	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	51	5	97.50–112.50	$103.50	+8.50
50–55	53	2	155.00–200.00	$177.50	+82.50
55	55	1	85.00	$85.00	-10.00
60	60	5	72.50	$72.50	-12.50
65	65	1	117.50	$117.50	+32.50
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	+85.00
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	+60.00
85	85	1	157.50	$157.50	+10.00
85	85	2	130.00	$130.00	-17.50
95	95	1	140.00	$140.00	+40.00
100	100	2	130.00–155.00	$142.50	-51.07
100–130	119	7	175.00–300.00	$217.50	+86.67
150–180	155	6	210.00–330.00	$271.67	+2.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
795–935	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$756.55	+71.56
810–955	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–935.00	$780.79	+95.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1115	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–900.00	$847.41	—
1055–1195	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,025.00	$983.30	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-375.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	4	80.00–97.00	$85.60	$233	+23.10
305–336	324	5	81.00–90.00	$87.36	$283	+21.12
350–370	360	2	70.00–80.00	$74.86	$269	+12.36
420	420	1	79.00	$79.00	$332	—
473–490	482	6	75.00–84.00	$79.58	$384	—
623	623	3	83.50	$83.50	$520	+16.00
665	665	3	60.00	$60.00	$399	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	100.00	$100.00	-23.33
30	30	3	30.00–47.50	$40.83	-82.50
30–35	33	6	50.00–100.00	$76.25	-47.08
40–45	41	12	50.00–115.00	$77.08	-42.92
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	-22.50
50	50	5	60.00–70.00	$66.00	-101.50
50	50	14	65.00–130.00	$90.89	-76.61
50–55	53	4	75.00–90.00	$81.25	-86.25
60	60	2	90.00	$90.00	-46.39
60	60	5	130.00–140.00	$135.50	-0.89
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-56.39
60–65	63	2	122.50–235.00	$178.75	+42.36
70	70	4	167.50–170.00	$168.75	+75.00
75	75	4	107.50–130.00	$115.00	+21.25
75	75	1	92.50	$92.50	-1.25
80–85	83	2	115.00–290.00	$202.50	+108.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-75.00
50	50	—	—	12	110.00–135.00	$128.13	+3.13
65	65	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
75	75	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	+15.00
75	75	—	—	2	120.00–155.00	$137.50	+52.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+36.87
80–85	82	—	—	8	130.00–165.00	$146.88	-3.75
90	90	—	—	4	107.50–110.00	$108.75	+8.75
90–95	93	—	—	6	135.00–145.00	$139.17	+39.17
100	100	—	—	13	105.00–130.00	$121.15	-42.85
100–125	108	—	—	18	127.50–230.00	$170.83	+6.83
100–125	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	245.00–290.00	$265.00	+101.00
150	150	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	+42.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	27.50	$27.50	-6.25
25	25	5	32.50	$32.50	-1.25
25	25	11	40.00	$40.00	+6.25
35	35	5	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
36–38	37	14	40.00–50.00	$44.42	+4.42
40–45	44	4	42.50–47.50	$43.64	-1.36
57–58	57	10	67.50–70.00	$68.01	+25.51
83–85	84	3	50.00–70.00	$56.77	-11.56
95	95	1	32.50	$32.50	-35.83

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	37.50	$37.50	$90	—
330–360	346	5	27.00–62.00	$52.77	$183	—
378	378	14	10.00	$10.00	$38	-2.51
404–448	410	14	15.00–15.50	$15.42	$63	-36.79
430	430	1	30.00	$30.00	$129	-22.21
415–485	464	8	20.00–29.00	$22.12	$103	+4.90
525–590	552	13	19.00–29.00	$22.62	$125	-23.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	112.50	$112.50	-50.00
75	75	3	140.00–150.00	$143.33	-19.17
75	75	1	127.50	$127.50	-35.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	167.50–210.00	$188.75	+68.75
80–85	83	4	162.50–170.00	$167.50	-2.50
90	90	1	147.50	$147.50	-22.50
100–125	106	10	160.00–390.00	$265.50	+52.37

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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.