South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

2,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.49/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 467 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.52/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 523 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.91/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 525 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,082	3,158	3,537
Feeder cattle	1,331	2,138	2,497
Slaughter cattle	305	284	495
Replacement cattle	96	93	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	120.00–150.00	$133.95	$288	-21.66
265–285	274	5	147.50–165.00	$156.67	$429	+1.78
305–340	326	21	140.00–162.50	$151.51	$494	-0.20
350–395	369	29	145.00–165.00	$153.15	$565	+2.69
400–445	421	22	137.50–167.50	$150.67	$634	+7.12
450–490	468	15	120.00–156.00	$142.81	$668	+3.95
500–540	525	30	125.00–145.00	$130.91	$687	+0.52
550–590	559	16	125.00–139.50	$135.20	$756	+6.50
600–635	611	10	111.00–125.00	$118.02	$721	-4.18
650–670	663	3	119.00	$119.00	$789	-1.00
725–730	728	2	111.00–113.00	$112.00	$815	-14.00
755	755	2	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	137.50	$137.50	$351	+1.65
305–345	327	14	120.00–145.00	$131.98	$432	-5.36
350–395	375	22	120.00–140.00	$128.08	$480	-8.57
400–445	424	19	115.00–145.00	$129.33	$548	+1.28
450–485	463	14	110.00–140.00	$127.16	$589	-3.76
505–540	529	5	120.00–130.00	$124.39	$658	+1.96
550–595	573	13	112.00–125.00	$120.11	$688	+1.15
610–645	626	4	105.00–115.00	$110.32	$691	-3.22
650–695	673	9	109.00–115.00	$112.98	$760	-4.57
715–745	727	3	100.00–115.00	$106.57	$775	-12.43
755–785	769	4	100.00–111.00	$105.75	$813	-6.21

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	3	108.00–120.00	$115.91	$272	+0.24
255–275	265	5	110.00–125.00	$115.09	$305	-2.56
300–340	326	9	110.00–127.50	$117.93	$384	-2.16
350–390	368	17	100.00–125.00	$112.84	$415	-6.95
415–440	428	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$503	+6.14
450–485	473	3	112.00–121.00	$116.73	$552	+6.73
505–545	528	3	104.00–108.00	$105.96	$559	-4.04
550–585	566	5	100.00–110.00	$105.97	$600	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—
790	790	1	98.00	$98.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	6	105.00–120.00	$112.50	$317	+6.34
300–340	319	5	100.00–117.50	$107.74	$344	+4.05
360–375	369	4	105.00–112.50	$108.72	$401	+2.15
440	440	1	111.00	$111.00	$488	-1.50
465–485	478	4	101.00–110.00	$106.31	$508	+6.26
525–545	535	2	90.00–94.00	$92.04	$492	-17.96
550–595	568	5	90.00–105.00	$97.75	$555	-13.25
600–625	614	4	94.00–105.00	$97.76	$600	+5.31
670–680	677	3	90.00–95.00	$92.66	$627	-5.13
705	705	1	93.00	$93.00	$656	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	270	3	120.00–142.50	$128.98	$348	-0.60
305–345	330	10	125.00–145.00	$132.08	$436	+4.03
350–395	371	13	120.00–134.00	$125.50	$466	-1.80
400–445	426	12	120.00–133.00	$125.21	$533	+1.02
450–495	467	31	115.00–129.00	$120.49	$563	+2.26
500–545	523	31	115.00–123.00	$117.52	$615	-0.94
550–585	559	26	115.00–122.00	$117.77	$658	-2.23
600–640	623	12	103.00–113.00	$108.82	$678	+3.82
695	695	1	102.00	$102.00	$709	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$346	+3.67
305–345	329	10	110.00–125.00	$118.57	$390	+2.25
350–395	378	22	110.00–121.00	$117.29	$443	+0.35
400–445	420	29	108.00–122.50	$113.81	$478	+1.08
450–495	477	13	105.00–113.00	$109.78	$524	-1.10
505–545	527	8	105.00–112.00	$108.45	$572	+0.60
550–595	562	18	100.00–111.00	$106.37	$598	+1.44
600–640	612	15	99.00–105.00	$102.91	$630	+2.63
650–690	672	11	93.00–105.00	$99.82	$671	-1.28
705–710	707	3	94.00–95.00	$94.67	$669	—
750	750	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$754	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	6	100.00–115.00	$104.10	$288	-5.32
310–345	327	8	100.00–115.00	$104.33	$341	-3.73
350–380	364	9	100.00–110.00	$107.41	$391	+1.10
405–445	428	22	100.00–112.50	$106.96	$458	+3.59
460–495	482	8	100.00–108.00	$104.10	$502	+0.37
500–545	517	15	100.00–106.00	$102.34	$529	+1.34
550–595	568	8	100.00–109.00	$104.15	$592	+7.92
605	605	1	102.00	$102.00	$617	+7.04
685	685	1	97.00	$97.00	$664	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	310	4	97.50–100.00	$99.40	$308	+2.87
355–365	358	3	90.00–95.00	$93.35	$334	-1.74
400–445	424	9	90.00–95.00	$93.43	$396	+0.58
455–475	463	3	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$431	+0.08
500–545	523	10	90.00–100.00	$92.43	$483	-0.58
550–595	575	5	90.00–96.00	$93.21	$536	+1.29
600–645	618	5	92.00–99.00	$94.98	$587	+3.21
655–675	665	6	92.00–97.50	$95.00	$632	+3.03
755	755	1	86.00	$86.00	$649	-5.98
860	860	1	83.00	$83.00	$714	—

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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	423	20	110.00–140.00	$129.58	$548	+1.02
450–495	471	28	112.00–140.00	$125.84	$593	+1.28
500–545	528	8	115.00–130.00	$120.66	$637	+2.74
555–595	575	20	114.00–121.00	$116.99	$673	+1.92
605–645	626	7	100.00–115.00	$108.61	$680	+0.59
650–670	660	2	102.00–106.00	$104.03	$687	+0.32
710	710	1	107.00	$107.00	$760	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	23	128.00–165.00	$147.63	$622	+3.85
450–495	468	22	130.00–157.00	$146.84	$687	+5.19
500–540	517	17	128.00–147.50	$138.42	$716	+8.54
560–590	580	3	125.00–132.00	$128.34	$744	+5.34
686	686	8	113.00	$113.00	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	418	5	110.00–120.00	$116.17	$486	+4.95
450–495	479	7	102.50–120.00	$112.21	$537	+4.38
515–535	526	5	110.00–117.00	$112.81	$593	+5.82
550–595	574	7	105.00–110.00	$107.91	$619	+2.81
610–635	629	4	105.00–106.00	$105.25	$662	+1.68
685	685	3	101.00	$101.00	$692	+2.00
705–730	717	3	97.00–99.00	$98.01	$703	—
775	775	1	93.00	$93.00	$721	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	418	3	100.00–102.50	$100.81	$421	+2.76
450–490	461	6	91.00–100.00	$96.11	$443	-2.03
500–540	520	5	90.00–106.00	$94.33	$491	-1.54
550–590	573	3	90.00–105.00	$95.48	$547	+2.07
625–645	635	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$575	-4.01
650–680	663	3	88.00–100.00	$92.63	$614	-0.14
735	735	1	89.00	$89.00	$654	-1.99
770–790	776	5	82.00–90.00	$87.81	$681	-2.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	750.00	$750.00	—
1285–1610	1448	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,069.52	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245–1570	1362	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	847.00–1,285.00	$1,056.06	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1250	1079	80-85%	22	30.00–56.00	$45.98	$496	—
945–2090	1292	80-85%	118	47.00–68.00	$57.77	$746	—
1345	1345	80-85%	1	71.00	$71.00	$955	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1025	834	85-90%	20	31.00–43.00	$38.68	$323	—
685–1380	922	85-90%	38	46.00–57.00	$50.83	$469	+10.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1815	1493	75-80%	12	49.00–64.00	$57.39	$857	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2245	1525	19	50.00–77.00	$69.65	$1,062	—
1000–2220	1645	26	76.00–90.00	$82.06	$1,350	—
1850	1850	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,739	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–990	752	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	52.00–69.00	$58.64	$441

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	408.00	$408.00
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	435.00	$435.00
655–880	746	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	414.00–500.00	$453.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1010	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	485.00–568.00	$516.68
995–1015	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	607.00–721.00	$664.57

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–700	682	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	46.00–48.00	$46.64	$318

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1320	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	767.00–946.00	$849.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	327.00	$327.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1075	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	570.00–825.00	$660.33
885–1060	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–850.00	$786.93
860–1145	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–720.00	$690.09
935–1110	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	530.00–750.00	$645.53
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	588.00	$588.00
1025–1255	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1050–1355	1186	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	660.00–975.00	$815.69
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–730	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	475.00	$475.00
665–860	787	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–525.00	$480.93
690–985	846	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–565.00	$534.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–930	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	456.00–600.00	$523.26

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118–195	149	20	55.00–93.00	$69.98	$104	+40.98
115–193	167	3	30.00–52.50	$47.34	$79	-34.10
220–230	227	3	10.00–20.00	$13.24	$30	—
200–295	250	26	50.00–86.00	$65.04	$163	-17.21
240–293	275	3	55.00–58.00	$55.87	$154	+12.86
310–395	354	8	45.00–54.00	$48.10	$170	—
330–385	357	6	50.00–67.50	$60.79	$217	—
403–440	418	6	30.00–50.00	$40.03	$167	—
410–490	465	7	52.00–77.50	$66.63	$310	+0.81
475	475	4	14.00	$14.00	$66	-51.82
530–584	573	5	40.00–45.00	$44.08	$253	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	42.00	$42.00	$113	+10.97
615	615	1	6.00	$6.00	$37	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	147.50	$147.50	+15.83
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-14.17
80	80	5	170.00–185.00	$177.00	+57.00
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	-50.00
90	90	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+15.00
100	100	2	105.00–152.50	$128.75	-42.25
100	100	2	130.00–175.00	$152.50	-18.50
110–120	112	5	150.00–160.00	$154.00	-43.88
100–135	114	9	155.00–300.00	$234.17	+36.29
150–175	158	3	265.00–300.00	$280.00	+0.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–940	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	790.00–1,175.00	$999.19	—
945–950	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	820.00–975.00	$897.30	—
950–1055	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–940.00	$932.11	+257.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–1180	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–800.00	$790.45	—
1020–1300	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,135.00	$1,086.64	—
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	45.00	$45.00	$155	-7.50
350	350	1	77.50	$77.50	$271	—
475	475	1	52.50	$52.50	$249	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	62.50	$62.50	$238	—
550–575	565	3	59.00–67.00	$61.94	$350	—
645	645	4	55.00–80.00	$73.75	$476	—
720	720	1	80.00	$80.00	$576	—
910	910	1	54.00	$54.00	$491	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	210.00–225.00	$218.33	—
90	90	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	70.00	$70.00	+6.25
25	25	4	70.00	$70.00	+6.25
30–35	31	4	65.00–120.00	$103.75	+12.08
40	40	3	120.00–132.50	$127.50	+0.12
40–45	41	7	85.00–145.00	$132.86	+5.48
45	45	1	72.50	$72.50	-54.88
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+2.69
50	50	2	80.00–140.00	$110.00	-37.31
50	50	5	150.00–160.00	$156.00	+8.69
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+10.00
60	60	2	95.00	$95.00	-60.00
70–75	72	3	97.50–205.00	$169.17	-14.16

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+45.00
60	60	—	—	2	120.00	$120.00	-7.50
70	70	—	—	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	+3.34
70–75	73	—	—	4	75.00–100.00	$86.25	-47.08
75	75	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	+21.67
80	80	—	—	8	85.00–115.00	$103.13	+11.46
80	80	—	—	7	150.00–157.50	$154.64	+62.97
100	100	—	—	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-78.26
100	100	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	-30.76
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	295.00	$295.00	+79.24
100–145	126	—	—	14	140.00–245.00	$196.43	-19.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	120.00	$120.00	+97.50
25	25	7	33.00	$33.00	+10.50
25	25	1	35.00	$35.00	+12.50
30–35	34	7	30.00	$30.00	-12.84
35	35	2	41.00	$41.00	-1.84
48	48	4	42.50	$42.50	-12.50
50–58	56	18	42.50–52.50	$47.50	-30.28
60–65	63	4	30.00–52.50	$43.50	-13.03
73–75	74	7	35.00–75.00	$52.25	-8.41
80–83	82	5	52.50–80.00	$63.26	-14.90
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	-3.16

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–290	266	4	37.50–50.00	$42.68	$114	+26.68
283	283	3	20.00	$20.00	$57	+4.00
335	335	2	28.00	$28.00	$94	—
371	371	6	21.50	$21.50	$80	-12.50
410	410	1	50.00	$50.00	$205	+40.00
413–470	440	23	6.50–27.00	$13.79	$61	+3.79
443–493	474	9	29.00–31.00	$29.22	$139	+4.22
512–520	514	4	15.00–25.00	$17.53	$90	-17.64
505–575	546	15	30.00–37.00	$33.92	$185	-1.25
635–675	655	2	35.00–36.00	$35.52	$233	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	125.00–155.00	$140.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	-5.00
100	100	2	167.50–177.50	$172.50	-34.50
100–135	115	3	185.00–305.00	$255.00	+48.00

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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.