South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

2,259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.26/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 469 lb · 44 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $131.01/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 374 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.68/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 475 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,259	2,082	2,681
Feeder cattle	1,597	1,331	1,811
Slaughter cattle	262	305	286
Replacement cattle	104	96	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.50 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, 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
200–215	209	4	155.00–165.00	$159.97	$334	+26.02
250–295	281	8	145.00–160.00	$150.12	$422	-6.55
305 fancy	305	1	177.50	$177.50	$541	—
305–345	326	18	130.00–170.00	$149.88	$489	-1.63
350–395	370	26	135.00–169.00	$155.48	$575	+2.33
365–390 fancy	382	3	167.50–177.00	$173.29	$662	—
400 fancy	400	1	174.00	$174.00	$696	—
400–445	423	14	150.00–165.00	$156.20	$661	+5.53
455–485	468	6	145.00–165.00	$153.46	$718	+10.65
475 fancy	475	1	156.00	$156.00	$741	—
500–545	523	26	135.00–145.00	$138.66	$725	+7.75
533 value added	533	9	140.00	$140.00	$746	—
550–595	566	17	130.00–141.00	$136.29	$771	+1.09
610–646	630	15	120.00–131.00	$126.26	$795	+8.24
650–695	666	7	118.00–123.00	$119.99	$799	+0.99
666 value added	666	4	120.00	$120.00	$799	—
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	+4.00
804 value added	804	18	118.25	$118.25	$951	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	3	130.00–145.00	$138.41	$318	—
250–285	277	9	127.50–145.00	$136.56	$378	-0.94
305–345	327	26	125.00–145.00	$135.32	$442	+3.34
350–395	374	42	120.00–142.50	$131.01	$490	+2.93
400–445	428	15	120.00–145.00	$130.68	$559	+1.35
450–491	475	22	116.00–145.00	$127.68	$606	+0.52
500–545	522	29	117.00–134.00	$126.05	$658	+1.66
550–580	571	9	115.00–133.00	$122.51	$700	+2.40
600–645	625	12	103.00–119.00	$115.15	$720	+4.83
650–695	680	7	105.00–117.00	$112.54	$765	-0.44
700	700	1	112.00	$112.00	$784	+5.43
755–770	760	3	106.00–110.00	$108.34	$823	+2.59

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	9	110.00–125.00	$118.41	$323	+3.32
300–345	320	15	110.00–125.00	$115.75	$370	-2.18
350–395	369	14	110.00–125.00	$118.81	$438	+5.97
485	485	1	124.00	$124.00	$601	+7.27
500–545	521	5	109.00–121.00	$115.26	$601	+9.30
665–668	667	2	105.00–117.00	$111.01	$740	+1.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	105.00	$105.00	$273	-7.50
310–340	328	3	100.00–112.50	$104.80	$344	-2.94
350–375	365	3	95.00–110.00	$102.53	$374	-6.19
410–445	431	4	90.00–100.00	$94.61	$408	-16.39
460–485	473	2	97.00–97.50	$97.26	$460	-9.05
520–540	532	3	95.00–108.00	$102.75	$547	+10.71
625–645	635	3	90.00–103.00	$96.30	$612	-1.46
750	750	1	88.00	$88.00	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	280	8	110.00–128.00	$114.89	$322	-5.11
300–345	321	19	110.00–129.00	$116.78	$375	-1.79
350–395	376	22	110.00–124.00	$117.29	$441	±0.00
400–445	425	33	105.00–121.00	$115.01	$489	+1.20
450–495	469	44	105.00–120.00	$112.26	$526	+2.48
500–545	520	28	100.00–116.00	$108.49	$564	+0.04
550–595	576	22	100.00–114.00	$107.74	$621	+1.37
600–645	624	18	96.00–111.00	$102.10	$637	-0.81
670–695	685	5	100.00–101.00	$100.20	$686	+0.38
700–730	717	3	92.00–100.00	$96.72	$693	+2.05
760	760	1	101.00	$101.00	$768	+0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 fancy	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
250–290	270	2	125.00	$125.00	$338	-3.98
300–345	323	12	120.00–131.00	$125.06	$404	-7.02
350–360 fancy	355	2	137.50–173.00	$155.50	$552	—
350–395	369	17	120.00–135.00	$124.57	$460	-0.93
400–445	420	17	120.00–129.00	$123.64	$519	-1.57
450–495	467	24	118.00–129.50	$123.94	$579	+3.45
500–525	516	20	116.00–125.00	$120.41	$621	+2.89
555–575	559	7	118.00–126.00	$119.84	$670	+2.07
596 value added	596	8	119.50	$119.50	$712	—
650–670	660	2	103.00	$103.00	$680	+1.00
703 value added	703	2	111.00	$111.00	$780	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	226	4	110.00–122.50	$114.67	$259	—
255–295	274	5	102.00–120.00	$107.64	$295	+3.54
305–345	327	17	100.00–115.00	$105.70	$346	+1.37
350–390	373	19	100.00–117.50	$106.16	$396	-1.25
400–445	428	5	100.00–107.50	$102.39	$438	-4.57
460–485	475	10	95.00–105.00	$100.49	$477	-3.61
505–540	526	8	96.00–105.00	$101.72	$535	-0.62
555–595	570	6	97.50–102.50	$100.30	$572	-3.85
600–630	619	4	90.00–95.00	$91.26	$565	-10.74
665	665	1	92.00	$92.00	$612	-5.00
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	110.00	$110.00	$242	—
340	340	1	107.50	$107.50	$366	+8.10
360–395	379	5	90.00–105.00	$98.97	$375	+5.62
405–430	415	5	80.00–100.00	$89.75	$372	-3.68
450–495	471	15	91.00–105.00	$95.36	$449	+2.36
500–540	519	13	85.00–100.00	$94.91	$493	+2.48
550–590	564	15	83.00–98.00	$92.24	$520	-0.97
600–635	619	5	80.00–95.00	$88.86	$550	-6.12
650–690	664	9	90.00–96.00	$92.21	$612	-2.79
700–705	703	2	85.00–94.00	$89.48	$629	—
750–770	760	2	88.00–89.00	$88.49	$673	+2.49
870	870	1	87.00	$87.00	$757	+4.00

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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	419	34	110.00–147.50	$129.13	$541	-0.45
450–495	475	40	111.00–140.00	$126.68	$602	+0.84
505–545	526	30	110.00–133.00	$123.04	$647	+2.38
550–595	572	25	112.00–125.00	$119.96	$686	+2.97
600–645	619	11	105.00–115.00	$109.45	$677	+0.84
655–695	675	10	105.00–116.00	$109.53	$739	+5.50
700–730	713	5	103.00–110.00	$105.83	$755	-1.17
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	407	3	168.00–173.00	$171.14	$697	—
400–445	423	18	140.00–165.00	$153.77	$650	+6.14
450–480	463	15	139.00–159.00	$146.25	$677	-0.59
505–540	518	7	134.00–145.00	$140.23	$726	+1.81
550–595	575	11	126.00–135.00	$130.28	$749	+1.94
600–645	609	13	110.00–133.00	$119.96	$731	—
655–675	669	4	114.00–120.00	$115.76	$774	+2.76
705–725	712	3	111.00–114.00	$112.33	$800	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	11	110.00–125.00	$116.37	$483	+0.20
460–495	479	12	110.00–120.00	$114.58	$549	+2.37
500–545	518	9	105.00–115.00	$108.04	$560	-4.77
550–595	571	12	105.00–115.00	$109.88	$627	+1.97
600–630	613	5	99.00–106.00	$103.82	$636	-1.43
650–695	675	3	90.00–104.00	$96.63	$652	-4.37
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	7	90.00–110.00	$99.24	$415	-1.57
450–495	475	12	90.00–110.00	$97.57	$463	+1.46
500–545	520	8	89.00–107.00	$94.34	$491	+0.01
550–595	573	8	90.00–107.50	$94.07	$539	-1.41
600–645	626	4	90.00–95.00	$92.29	$578	+1.80
660–685	677	3	90.00–92.00	$91.35	$618	-1.28
720–745	736	4	85.00–100.00	$90.76	$668	+1.76
757	757	2	91.00	$91.00	$689	+3.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230–1500	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,185.00–1,500.00	$1,326.92	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	693.00	$693.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1188	80-85%	31	35.00–56.00	$48.89	$581	—
885–2040	1332	80-85%	121	44.00–69.00	$57.10	$761	-13.90
1180–1580	1425	80-85%	4	73.00–74.00	$73.75	$1,051	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1090	865	85-90%	19	34.00–49.00	$40.10	$347	—
645–1900	1049	85-90%	27	45.00–66.00	$54.65	$573	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1845	1429	75-80%	15	49.00–67.00	$59.29	$847	—
1460–1840	1700	75-80%	3	47.00–52.00	$49.15	$836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2230	1392	12	56.00–76.00	$69.03	$961	—
1005–2080	1609	18	77.00–92.00	$83.36	$1,341	—
1870–2095	1960	3	91.00–96.00	$93.74	$1,837	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–755	703	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	516.00–720.00	$648.55
880–1040	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	468.00–508.00	$486.07
865–1095	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	511.00–746.00	$608.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	63.00	$63.00	$457
675–955	812	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	75.00–85.00	$79.67	$647

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–935	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	67.00–82.00	$73.10	$577
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	$415

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1360	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	470.00–652.00	$551.59
1105–1380	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	718.00–828.00	$775.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–845	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	465.00–488.00	$475.74
720–880	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–671.00	$549.45
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	314.00	$314.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1180	969	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–700.00	$641.81
890–1025	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00–675.00	$589.55
980–1085	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	720.00–885.00	$805.64
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
695	695	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
940–990	972	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	525.00–625.00	$583.15
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1145–1300	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	640.00–680.00	$663.50
1320–1330	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	785.00–825.00	$805.08
1745	1745	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	50.00	$50.00	$535
1035–1145	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	58.00–60.00	$58.95	$643
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$636

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$636

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 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
145	145	1	52.50	$52.50	$76	-17.48
140–196	174	9	62.50–82.50	$71.47	$124	+24.13
210–290	255	38	37.50–55.00	$50.51	$129	-14.53
330	330	1	40.00	$40.00	$132	—
330–395	363	2	47.50–67.00	$58.12	$211	-2.67
410	410	1	62.50	$62.50	$256	+22.47
438–494	469	20	18.00–32.00	$26.11	$122	-40.52
505	505	1	42.50	$42.50	$215	—
500–550	525	2	49.00–67.00	$58.43	$307	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	2.00	$2.00	$8	—
510–580	535	3	2.00–11.00	$7.79	$42	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-37.50
65	65	1	122.50	$122.50	+2.50
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	+25.00
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
85	85	4	125.00–140.00	$133.13	+13.13
100	100	3	142.50–157.50	$151.67	+22.92
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	-3.75
110	110	2	175.00	$175.00	+21.00
105–125	115	4	185.00–275.00	$212.50	-21.67
150–175	158	3	210.00–320.00	$258.33	-21.67
190	190	2	285.00	$285.00	+5.00

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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
835–1135	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–1,100.00	$915.02	-17.09
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
805–840	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,125.00	$990.43	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	-211.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216	216	4	77.50	$77.50	$167	—
265	265	1	95.00	$95.00	$252	—
320–335	328	2	60.00–65.00	$62.44	$205	—
356	356	5	89.00	$89.00	$317	+26.50
405	405	1	90.00	$90.00	$364	—
535	535	1	70.00	$70.00	$374	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	60.00–95.00	$70.00	-33.75
40–45	43	5	60.00–145.00	$109.00	-23.86
45	45	1	37.50	$37.50	-35.00
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-25.00
60	60	5	80.00–155.00	$110.50	-54.50
60	60	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
70	70	1	90.00	$90.00	-79.17
70–75	71	4	135.00–230.00	$178.75	+9.58
125	125	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-62.50
75	75	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-82.50
75	75	2	85.00–95.00	$90.00	-65.00
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	+25.00
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	+71.87
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-7.50
100	100	2	175.00	$175.00	+37.50
100–140	117	9	182.50–260.00	$225.28	-69.72
150	150	2	255.00	$255.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15–18	18	6	10.00–20.00	$18.57	-101.43
22–29	27	24	17.50–27.50	$24.18	-95.82
30–35	34	7	32.50–42.50	$39.64	+9.64
30–35	34	8	25.00–37.50	$30.12	+0.12
35	35	15	30.00	$30.00	-11.00
45	45	1	40.00	$40.00	-2.50
50	50	4	57.50	$57.50	+10.00
60–65	63	2	37.50–40.00	$38.80	-4.70
82	82	3	43.00	$43.00	-20.26

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	10.00–45.00	$26.84	$71	-15.84
302–395	341	13	21.00–35.00	$28.14	$96	+0.14
385	385	1	23.00	$23.00	$89	+1.50
410–426	418	11	23.00–39.00	$24.89	$104	-25.11
415–495	445	12	40.00–48.00	$42.55	$189	+28.76
550	550	1	45.00	$45.00	$248	—
530–590	556	6	38.00–45.00	$40.53	$225	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	8	165.00–180.00	$175.00	-65.00
100	100	4	160.00–195.00	$180.00	+7.50
100	100	3	175.00	$175.00	+2.50

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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.