South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

3,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.88/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 471 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.73/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $476/hd at 422 lb · 48 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.79/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $478/hd at 374 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,158	4,139	2,717
Feeder cattle	2,138	2,861	1,573
Slaughter cattle	284	415	341
Replacement cattle	93	181	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	6	125.00–145.00	$131.74	$287	-5.14
250–295	274	20	120.00–150.00	$135.85	$372	-3.66
300–345	324	28	127.50–145.00	$137.34	$445	-3.91
350–395	374	36	115.00–145.00	$136.65	$511	-4.03
400–445	427	25	110.00–140.00	$128.05	$547	-10.86
450–495	473	18	120.00–140.00	$130.92	$619	-0.49
500–540	521	15	110.00–128.00	$122.43	$638	-3.40
550–595	575	10	115.00–125.00	$118.96	$684	-1.62
605–645	625	9	100.00–121.00	$113.54	$710	-5.14
650–675	663	2	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$779	-1.78
735	735	1	119.00	$119.00	$875	—
750–795	778	3	108.00–114.00	$111.96	$871	-3.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205 fancy	202	3	175.00–202.50	$192.36	$389	-0.14
220–245	230	6	145.00–175.00	$155.61	$358	-4.39
257 fancy	257	1	185.00	$185.00	$475	+5.00
255–295	275	18	140.00–175.00	$154.89	$426	-2.86
310 fancy	310	1	175.00	$175.00	$542	+0.89
300–345	326	18	140.00–170.00	$151.71	$495	-5.28
350–395	368	25	138.00–167.50	$150.46	$554	-8.48
375 fancy	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	+2.36
400–445	416	18	135.00–160.00	$143.55	$597	-11.98
450–490	464	26	125.00–155.00	$138.86	$644	-10.11
505–545	522	21	125.00–145.00	$130.39	$681	-3.85
550–585	567	10	123.00–135.00	$128.70	$730	-1.02
600–630	611	5	120.00–126.00	$122.20	$747	-5.84
665–678	674	3	120.00	$120.00	$809	-5.68
700	700	1	126.00	$126.00	$882	+3.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	4	100.00–135.00	$115.67	$260	-12.50
250–295	275	11	100.00–135.00	$117.65	$324	-8.97
300–345	316	15	110.00–130.00	$120.09	$379	-5.36
350–395	371	26	110.00–130.00	$119.79	$444	-4.54
410–440	428	4	105.00–120.00	$111.29	$476	-13.25
455–480	468	2	110.00	$110.00	$515	-14.42
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	-4.42
735	735	1	107.00	$107.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	1	108.00	$108.00	$38	—
275–295	286	4	100.00–110.00	$106.16	$304	-7.58
300–340	318	4	100.00–107.50	$103.69	$330	-3.17
370–390	381	7	97.50–110.00	$106.57	$406	-2.77
420	420	1	112.50	$112.50	$472	+3.64
470–480	475	2	95.00–105.00	$100.05	$475	-4.16
510	510	1	110.00	$110.00	$561	+2.69
575	575	1	111.00	$111.00	$638	—
605–630	618	2	90.00–95.00	$92.45	$571	-9.22
660–685	671	4	92.00–105.00	$97.79	$656	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—
765	765	1	96.00	$96.00	$734	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	228	6	115.00–125.00	$118.18	$269	-3.30
250–295	273	13	110.00–120.00	$116.33	$318	-4.09
300–345	324	21	110.00–120.00	$116.32	$377	-1.87
350–395	371	38	110.00–121.00	$116.94	$434	-1.31
400–445	422	48	105.00–120.00	$112.73	$476	-2.71
450–495	471	53	105.00–117.00	$110.88	$522	-2.70
500–545	520	43	100.00–114.00	$107.85	$561	-2.09
550–595	569	24	100.00–112.00	$104.93	$597	-4.39
600–640	619	25	94.00–106.00	$100.28	$621	-6.18
655–690	665	12	96.00–108.00	$101.10	$672	-2.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	234	5	125.00–140.00	$131.88	$309	+1.73
255 fancy	255	1	196.00	$196.00	$500	—
260–295	277	11	125.00–135.00	$129.58	$359	-2.53
310 fancy	310	1	162.50	$162.50	$504	—
300–345	327	18	125.00–135.00	$128.05	$419	-1.44
370 fancy	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
350–395	374	45	120.00–139.00	$127.30	$476	-1.02
400–445	424	28	118.00–136.00	$124.19	$527	+0.02
450–489	465	30	115.00–123.00	$118.23	$550	-3.10
485 fancy	485	1	127.50	$127.50	$618	—
500 fancy	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	—
510–528	524	12	111.00–120.00	$118.46	$621	+1.82
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	+0.45
648	648	3	105.00	$105.00	$680	-8.91
698	698	2	102.00	$102.00	$712	-7.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	6	104.00–110.00	$107.51	$248	-7.49
250–285	274	9	100.00–112.50	$109.42	$300	-0.19
300–345	320	20	100.00–112.00	$108.06	$346	+0.50
350–395	376	29	100.00–112.00	$106.31	$400	-2.68
400–445	421	25	100.00–110.00	$103.37	$435	-0.61
450–495	472	27	100.00–111.00	$103.73	$490	-2.71
500–545	522	22	80.00–107.00	$101.00	$527	-2.98
555–585	571	7	90.00–105.00	$96.23	$549	-7.91
600–645	623	2	94.00–96.00	$94.96	$592	-6.79
705	705	1	94.00	$94.00	$663	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	92.00	$92.00	$244	+2.00
320–345	330	4	90.00–100.00	$96.53	$319	-2.89
355–395	376	5	90.00–100.00	$95.09	$358	-2.15
400–445	426	12	90.00–100.00	$92.85	$396	-6.14
450–495	464	20	90.00–98.00	$92.92	$431	-4.29
500–545	527	18	90.00–100.00	$93.01	$490	-4.79
550–590	563	18	85.00–98.00	$91.92	$518	-6.45
600–640	615	12	89.00–96.00	$91.77	$564	-2.49
650–695	672	8	77.50–97.00	$91.97	$618	-0.52
705–730	718	2	84.00–91.00	$87.56	$629	-5.91
750–790	764	4	90.00–93.00	$91.98	$703	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	37	115.00–137.00	$128.56	$550	-8.63
450–495	473	30	120.00–137.50	$124.56	$589	-6.99
500–540	521	29	114.00–125.00	$117.92	$614	-1.98
550–590	569	24	105.00–122.00	$115.07	$655	-2.80
605–645	620	14	103.00–111.00	$108.02	$670	-3.05
655–690	666	7	101.00–107.00	$103.71	$691	-3.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	426	5	92.00–105.00	$98.05	$418	-2.74
450–495	474	14	90.00–110.00	$98.14	$465	-3.42
500–545	524	17	85.00–109.00	$95.87	$502	-3.29
550–585	565	13	85.00–107.00	$93.41	$528	-8.96
600–645	619	15	90.00–100.00	$94.50	$585	-1.79
650–690	667	10	87.00–100.00	$92.77	$619	-1.34
700–720	708	3	88.00–94.00	$90.99	$644	+0.99
760–770	765	2	89.00–92.00	$90.51	$692	—
960	960	1	88.00	$88.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	2	140.00–143.00	$141.50	$566	-25.23
400–445	423	33	134.00–155.00	$143.78	$608	-8.18
450–495	467	27	129.00–150.00	$141.65	$662	-1.26
500–535	513	15	125.00–135.00	$129.88	$666	-1.93
560	560	1	123.00	$123.00	$689	-4.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	16	95.00–117.50	$111.22	$470	-8.01
450–495	472	10	100.00–116.00	$107.83	$509	-7.51
500–545	522	25	100.00–117.50	$106.99	$558	-4.15
550–595	575	19	95.00–110.00	$105.10	$604	-5.87
605–635	618	6	100.00–107.00	$103.57	$640	-0.72
660	660	1	99.00	$99.00	$653	-3.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1475	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	802.00–1,121.00	$990.97	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1615	1196	80-85%	35	34.00–56.00	$47.84	$572	—
960–2145	1236	80-85%	67	44.00–65.00	$52.45	$648	-4.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1335	923	85-90%	22	34.00–48.00	$40.21	$371	-1.67
720–1555	975	85-90%	33	45.00–56.00	$49.59	$484	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1066–1705	1327	75-80%	18	45.00–60.00	$51.67	$686	+1.54
1505–1845	1627	75-80%	3	46.00–53.00	$48.95	$796	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–2390	1353	11	55.00–73.00	$64.09	$867	—
1185–2330	1758	22	70.00–95.00	$80.93	$1,423	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–920	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	57.00–66.00	$60.48	$481
765–865	829	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	61.00–76.00	$71.58	$593
800–860	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	45.00–56.00	$50.70	$421

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
601–665	647	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–885.00	$675.67
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	594.00	$594.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	620.00	$620.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–930	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	468.00–474.00	$471.05
925–1085	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	539.00–725.00	$650.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–655	628	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00
901	901	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–980	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	47.00–69.00	$56.88	$516

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	389.00	$389.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
655–1405	989	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–750.00	$606.61
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	575.00	$575.00
1035–1150	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	640.00–670.00	$655.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	615.00	$615.00
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	705.00	$705.00
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00
855–985	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	470.00–530.00	$501.38

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$633

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	310.00	$310.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	53.00	$53.00	$403

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–740	705	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	335.00–570.00	$446.67
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	456.00	$456.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	29.00	$29.00	$33	—
135–185	154	7	40.00–57.00	$48.09	$74	-5.07
100–195	158	78	62.00–105.00	$81.44	$129	+28.28
200–295	254	42	62.50–130.00	$82.25	$209	-5.86
238–295	259	6	39.00–55.00	$43.01	$111	-45.10
300–395	327	21	62.50–120.00	$79.55	$260	+28.50
300–358	327	22	34.00–58.00	$48.56	$159	-2.49
455	455	1	76.00	$76.00	$346	—
425–485	460	10	60.00–70.00	$65.82	$303	—
500–595	531	7	61.00–70.00	$63.56	$338	+1.61
645	645	1	71.00	$71.00	$458	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–295	268	2	20.00–40.00	$31.03	$83	—
390	390	1	4.00	$4.00	$16	—
525	525	1	10.00	$10.00	$52	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	+23.54
65	65	1	175.00	$175.00	+85.00
70–75	71	7	130.00–160.00	$148.57	+66.07
75	75	6	125.00–145.00	$134.17	-7.50
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	+25.00
80–85	82	6	160.00–180.00	$172.08	+10.83
85	85	3	157.50–195.00	$170.00	+8.75
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	+28.75
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	-26.25
100–110	106	10	150.00–185.00	$171.00	+82.67
100–135	109	4	160.00–255.00	$185.63	+97.30
100–145	114	20	160.00–250.00	$197.88	+14.24
150–190	169	9	180.00–370.00	$279.44	-7.83
200–225	213	2	330.00–415.00	$372.50	+9.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	890.00	$890.00	+264.52
620–915	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	525.00–775.00	$674.18	-51.52
805–910	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–825.00	$758.67	—
810–970	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–740.00	$718.20	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-52.97
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	-208.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
1110–1305	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,368.94	+93.94

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	52.50	$52.50	$168	—
395	395	1	47.50	$47.50	$188	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	75.00	$75.00	$236	—
425	425	1	62.00	$62.00	$264	—
841	841	6	80.00	$80.00	$673	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	60.00–65.00	$63.75	-39.03
30–35	31	12	55.00–105.00	$91.67	-11.11
40–45	40	21	80.00–140.00	$127.38	+15.71
50	50	13	135.00–155.00	$147.31	+30.58
50	50	9	117.50–180.00	$152.78	+36.05
50	50	3	70.00–80.00	$73.33	-43.40
60	60	5	140.00–165.00	$155.00	+12.73
60	60	3	90.00–95.00	$93.33	-48.94
60–65	63	10	125.00–215.00	$194.00	+109.00
70–75	72	3	100.00–225.00	$183.33	+90.83
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-7.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+35.00
70–75	71	12	120.00–175.00	$133.33	-2.50
80	80	3	85.00–100.00	$91.67	-55.06
80–85	83	18	140.00–180.00	$154.44	+41.94
90	90	11	170.00–175.00	$172.27	+32.27
100–140	116	33	180.00–280.00	$215.76	+92.43
150–160	155	4	230.00–300.00	$262.50	+23.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	22.50	$22.50	+1.25
30	30	8	41.00	$41.00	+6.00
33	33	4	17.50	$17.50	-8.75
30–38	35	23	25.00–50.00	$42.84	+2.84
45	45	1	55.00	$55.00	+5.23
50–55	52	14	37.50–60.00	$46.03	-5.38
55	55	9	75.00–85.00	$77.78	+26.37
60–65	63	17	50.00–60.00	$56.53	+6.53
70–77	75	23	55.00–77.50	$60.66	+9.53
80	80	2	95.00–115.00	$105.00	+53.22
80–85	82	3	70.00–85.00	$78.16	+26.38
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	-45.00
90–95	92	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	+27.24
95	95	4	75.00–85.00	$82.50	+26.41

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	16.00	$16.00	$46	-61.50
290	290	1	60.00	$60.00	$174	-17.50
380	380	4	34.00	$34.00	$129	-24.61
390	390	1	72.50	$72.50	$283	+13.89
412	412	9	10.00	$10.00	$41	-1.58
417–490	461	26	22.00–56.00	$27.99	$129	-6.82
485	485	4	25.00	$25.00	$121	-9.81
505–560	525	7	28.00–39.00	$35.17	$185	—
545–565	555	2	62.00–67.00	$64.55	$358	+27.86
735	735	1	45.00	$45.00	$331	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	230.00	$230.00	+86.25
80	80	2	240.00–250.00	$245.00	+75.83
95	95	1	270.00	$270.00	+67.50
100–120	107	5	155.00–300.00	$207.00	-3.83
150	150	3	290.00–330.00	$315.00	—

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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.