South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

2,829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.26/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 673 lb · 105 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $142.56/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 375 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.14/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 473 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,829	2,919	3,519
Feeder cattle	2,059	1,925	2,532
Slaughter cattle	325	395	426
Replacement cattle	121	190	155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

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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 fancy	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	+30.00
220	220	1	172.50	$172.50	$380	+19.88
250–295	271	18	150.00–173.00	$164.04	$445	+6.94
300–345	320	52	150.00–172.50	$163.12	$522	+3.68
350–397	372	33	145.00–174.00	$156.34	$582	+1.55
405–445	426	14	150.00–175.00	$163.21	$695	+8.59
455–465	460	4	145.00–164.00	$150.95	$694	-0.77
505–545	521	7	135.00–148.00	$139.89	$729	+0.73
550–586	566	13	126.00–140.00	$132.73	$751	-3.68
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	+15.67
650–655	652	3	119.00–133.00	$123.99	$808	+4.33
670–675 value added	674	102	123.00–129.00	$127.36	$858	—
700–705	703	2	114.00–117.00	$115.51	$812	-0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	13	130.00–157.50	$140.75	$318	+2.60
250–275	265	6	135.00–157.50	$147.81	$392	+16.15
300–345	325	17	130.00–157.50	$139.89	$455	-4.59
350–395	375	60	130.00–156.00	$142.56	$535	+1.69
400–445	421	19	121.00–158.00	$135.67	$571	+0.07
450–485	469	13	125.00–150.00	$133.81	$628	+0.55
500–545	518	17	118.00–137.50	$126.27	$654	+2.68
550–595	574	14	115.00–129.00	$122.80	$705	-0.81
605–645	626	6	114.00–122.00	$117.47	$735	+3.81
650–690	668	6	107.00–119.00	$114.02	$762	+8.76
735–745	740	2	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$770	-4.55
790	790	1	107.00	$107.00	$845	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	4	115.00–125.00	$120.99	$276	-8.01
250–290	271	7	115.00–130.00	$123.68	$335	+4.47
300–345	323	20	110.00–135.00	$123.97	$400	+4.08
350–395	376	23	110.00–138.00	$122.18	$459	-2.80
400–435	423	3	132.50–135.00	$133.29	$564	+14.84
450–470	462	3	116.00–132.50	$123.71	$572	+1.44
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	4	100.00–115.00	$109.42	$253	—
270–290	280	2	100.00–112.50	$106.03	$297	-10.37
300–340	320	5	100.00–110.00	$106.09	$339	-8.53
360–380	370	2	110.00	$110.00	$407	-3.79
415	415	1	98.00	$98.00	$407	-14.57
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	-15.62
510	510	1	103.00	$103.00	$525	-4.55
585	585	1	109.00	$109.00	$638	—
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	+11.76
655	655	1	107.50	$107.50	$704	+8.50
715–740	728	2	96.00–108.00	$101.90	$742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	3	115.00–125.00	$120.15	$274	+2.65
260–295	284	9	110.00–125.00	$115.18	$327	-3.58
305–345	327	16	110.00–121.00	$114.62	$375	-0.17
350–395	369	36	110.00–123.00	$116.84	$431	-0.72
400–445	423	50	105.00–121.00	$114.28	$483	-6.44
450–495	471	42	105.00–120.00	$112.80	$531	+0.78
500–545	526	33	102.50–115.00	$109.10	$574	+0.34
550–595	573	19	100.00–112.00	$107.29	$615	+6.29
600–630	616	9	95.00–108.00	$103.08	$635	+0.62
650–695	668	7	96.00–103.00	$98.55	$658	-2.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	132.50	$132.50	$285	-1.68
270–295	286	7	132.50–140.00	$135.44	$387	-1.05
300–345	325	43	120.00–140.00	$130.65	$425	+0.11
350–395	372	38	120.00–134.00	$128.25	$477	+0.33
400–445	421	27	120.00–132.00	$124.19	$523	-0.22
465 fancy	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	—
450–495	470	41	117.00–129.00	$122.30	$575	+0.76
500–545	516	14	117.00–123.00	$119.39	$616	-0.33
560–580	567	3	114.00–115.00	$114.66	$650	-1.89
600–620	613	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$690	—
670 value added	670	41	113.00	$113.00	$757	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	211	7	105.00–110.00	$107.92	$228	-12.08
250–295	274	8	100.00–112.50	$106.67	$292	-5.98
300–345	328	11	100.00–110.00	$104.73	$344	-3.76
355–395	373	14	100.00–112.50	$105.93	$395	-2.16
400–445	423	12	100.00–110.00	$105.65	$447	-0.29
450–495	467	15	100.00–110.00	$104.24	$487	+1.10
500–540	526	18	100.00–105.00	$102.37	$538	-0.06
550–590	571	9	100.00–107.00	$102.77	$587	+0.64
600–645	623	5	93.00–100.00	$95.98	$598	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	376	5	87.50–100.00	$97.51	$367	-0.27
400–440	418	10	90.00–100.00	$94.34	$394	-3.98
460–485	473	2	93.00–95.00	$93.97	$444	+0.65
500–545	524	5	90.00–95.00	$92.22	$483	-3.52
550–593	572	19	90.00–96.00	$93.35	$534	-0.90
600–640	619	5	90.00–95.00	$92.57	$573	+0.33
660–685	676	4	88.00–94.00	$91.99	$622	-1.78

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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	421	45	115.00–152.50	$139.71	$588	+6.15
450–495	473	53	115.00–149.00	$133.14	$630	+3.78
500–545	526	33	110.00–139.00	$120.28	$633	+2.10
550–595	570	39	105.00–126.00	$117.41	$669	+1.24
605–645	620	18	103.00–117.50	$109.95	$682	+2.29
650–695	666	9	100.00–110.00	$106.40	$709	+6.40
710–715	713	2	100.00–106.00	$103.01	$734	+1.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	32	150.00–171.00	$159.45	$674	+2.49
450–496	470	18	140.00–164.00	$150.53	$707	-6.01
500–540	514	29	129.00–140.00	$133.92	$688	+2.71
550–580	558	12	128.00–136.00	$132.23	$738	+0.97
610–645	628	4	118.00–121.00	$119.75	$752	-0.75
650	650	1	116.00	$116.00	$754	-0.82

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	22	105.00–137.50	$122.24	$515	+5.56
450–495	471	24	105.00–128.00	$119.51	$563	+7.82
500–545	522	8	100.00–114.00	$105.70	$552	-2.37
550–595	581	10	100.00–114.00	$107.47	$624	+2.81
600–630	615	8	100.00–110.00	$107.16	$659	+8.85
655	655	1	97.00	$97.00	$635	-0.65
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	431	11	90.00–118.00	$108.36	$467	+10.61
450–495	467	9	90.00–111.00	$99.57	$465	—
510–545	526	6	91.00–102.00	$95.25	$501	-4.27
565–595	575	8	86.00–110.00	$97.25	$559	+0.54
605–635	616	4	93.00–100.00	$95.73	$590	+4.74
655–695	681	6	85.00–97.00	$90.53	$617	-3.23
710	710	1	96.00	$96.00	$682	—
750–775	763	2	89.00–91.00	$90.02	$687	-2.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1080	932	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	600.00–750.00	$680.77	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	765.00	$765.00	—
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	995.00	$995.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1315	1066	80-85%	22	38.00–56.00	$49.63	$529	—
915–1905	1208	80-85%	124	50.00–75.00	$60.23	$728	+2.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–975	851	85-90%	19	30.00–48.00	$40.35	$343	-0.18
705–1075	879	85-90%	41	49.00–67.00	$55.36	$487	+14.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1750	1475	75-80%	22	51.00–70.00	$59.36	$876	+5.51
1540	1540	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,078	+32.61
1640	1640	75-80%	1	42.00	$42.00	$689	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2500	1526	12	61.00–84.00	$73.10	$1,116	—
1040–2100	1593	35	76.00–98.00	$86.68	$1,381	—
1935	1935	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,877	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–910	809	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	592.00–705.00	$651.78
660–920	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	383.00–626.00	$521.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	592.00	$592.00
1085–1480	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	841.00–1,095.00	$936.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$628
920–1240	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	53.00–77.00	$66.78	$721

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	469.00	$469.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	472.00	$472.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1000–1060	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	490.00–625.00	$580.94
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
855–1415	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	500.00–840.00	$690.74
1045–1395	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	690.00–880.00	$795.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1105–1320	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–750.00	$701.83
1070–1350	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–975.00	$856.61
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–785	771	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	335.00–640.00	$543.83
765–905	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	560.00–765.00	$656.21
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–680	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$552.71
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
730–980	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	360.00–525.00	$456.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
770	770	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	385.00	$385.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–175	131	11	35.00–57.50	$49.57	$65	-12.42
105–195	164	18	53.00–105.00	$76.59	$126	—
205–295	253	48	41.00–90.00	$61.69	$156	+41.69
230–290	272	8	32.50–55.00	$47.45	$129	-2.35
300–390	331	7	32.00–54.00	$42.80	$142	-8.95
300–390	340	14	50.00–85.00	$58.98	$201	+7.23
410–450	428	4	50.00–61.00	$54.46	$233	+0.36
455–485	470	2	40.50–49.00	$44.61	$210	—
520	520	1	55.00	$55.00	$286	±0.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–275	255	5	20.00–27.50	$25.49	$65	+10.49
225–285	262	3	30.00–45.00	$38.95	$102	+23.95
305	305	1	27.50	$27.50	$84	—
440	440	1	10.00	$10.00	$44	—
510–530	520	2	5.00–13.00	$9.08	$47	-4.92

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
65	65	1	112.50	$112.50	-35.00
70–75	71	9	120.00–140.00	$135.28	-4.72
85	85	3	107.50–152.50	$133.33	-19.17
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	+5.00
100–145	118	13	160.00–250.00	$196.73	+5.48
150–170	155	4	255.00–390.00	$306.25	+16.25

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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
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
985–1045	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	835.00–875.00	$854.41	-10.84
1000–1300	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	720.00–940.00	$871.63	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605	605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	370.00	$370.00	—
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
823–925	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–830.00	$758.02	-29.51

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680–880	768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	425.00–500.00	$454.93	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1030–1285	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,225.00	$990.21	-101.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	375.00	$375.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	55.00	$55.00	$429	—
940	940	1	55.00	$55.00	$517	—
960	960	1	54.00	$54.00	$518	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	77.50	$77.50	$531	-0.50
740	740	2	67.00–80.00	$73.50	$544	—
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	100.00–125.00	$108.75	+20.21
30	30	2	52.50	$52.50	-36.04
40	40	1	135.00	$135.00	+15.36
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	-18.75
50	50	6	137.50–165.00	$143.75	+36.25
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-2.50
50	50	3	85.00–110.00	$96.67	-10.83
60	60	4	120.00–215.00	$186.25	+19.58
60	60	4	157.50–160.00	$159.38	-7.29
70	70	2	175.00	$175.00	+25.00
70	70	2	235.00	$235.00	+85.00
85	85	1	265.00	$265.00	+147.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	152.50	$152.50	+60.00
50	50	1	137.50	$137.50	+45.00
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	+10.00
70	70	3	145.00	$145.00	+50.00
80	80	2	155.00	$155.00	+80.00
120–140	131	8	185.00–210.00	$200.63	-27.27
150–165	155	5	220.00–265.00	$247.00	-61.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33–35	33	7	20.00–27.50	$26.37	+8.37
40	40	2	35.00	$35.00	+12.50
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	+10.00
60–68	67	13	30.00–50.00	$39.76	-11.49
80	80	8	65.00	$65.00	+14.11
85	85	2	12.50	$12.50	-38.39
93–95	94	4	80.00–90.00	$85.05	-29.95
95	95	2	40.00	$40.00	-75.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	4	45.00	$45.00	$11	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–260	248	4	37.50–42.50	$39.42	$98	—
265–268	267	3	45.00–52.50	$47.48	$127	+2.48
300	300	1	77.50	$77.50	$232	+53.50
305–395	354	6	24.00–40.00	$30.06	$106	-4.94
427	427	3	15.00	$15.00	$64	-2.11
487	487	10	31.50	$31.50	$153	-2.50
530–535	533	2	55.00–61.00	$58.01	$309	+25.01
665	665	1	66.00	$66.00	$439	+4.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	140.00	$140.00	-115.00
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	-45.00
100–125	105	5	230.00–360.00	$269.00	+79.00
150–175	163	2	400.00–440.00	$420.00	—

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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.