South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

1,716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.64/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 371 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.98/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 475 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.62/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 420 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,716	2,829	2,795
Feeder cattle	1,003	2,059	1,767
Slaughter cattle	240	325	360
Replacement cattle	59	121	205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3 lower, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 5.00 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
235–245	240	2	163.00–175.00	$169.13	$406	-3.37
258–296	275	17	150.00–175.00	$167.96	$462	+3.92
275 fancy	275	1	175.00	$175.00	$481	—
300–345	328	20	150.00–167.00	$156.93	$515	-6.19
350–395	371	42	142.50–164.00	$157.64	$585	+1.30
400–441	427	16	143.00–160.00	$155.36	$663	-7.85
450–498	486	19	143.00–156.00	$149.22	$725	-1.73
500–545	518	14	140.00–145.00	$141.99	$736	+2.10
555–580	576	9	125.00–136.00	$127.28	$733	-5.45
605–635	620	2	118.00–134.00	$126.19	$782	-11.81
706–708	708	22	117.50	$117.50	$832	+1.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	-10.75
275–295	285	2	137.50–140.00	$138.71	$395	-9.10
300–345	329	12	130.00–145.00	$135.67	$446	-4.22
355–395	374	14	125.00–147.50	$136.01	$509	-6.55
401–445	421	16	120.00–146.00	$138.59	$583	+2.92
470–495	483	6	125.00–141.00	$134.31	$649	+0.50
505–548	536	5	120.00–138.00	$130.48	$699	+4.21
550–595	574	6	110.00–130.00	$121.91	$700	-0.89
615–640	628	2	120.00	$120.00	$754	+2.53
650–695	678	4	114.00–118.00	$116.02	$787	+2.00
730–745	737	3	100.00–115.00	$109.71	$809	+5.72
750–760	755	2	93.00–114.00	$103.43	$781	-3.57
800	800	4	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$888	—
850	850	3	106.00	$106.00	$901	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	236	4	110.00–130.00	$121.53	$287	+0.54
255–290	271	9	110.00–125.00	$117.63	$319	-6.05
305–345	327	13	110.00–125.00	$119.13	$390	-4.84
355–390	370	9	117.50–130.00	$122.52	$453	+0.34
400–415	408	3	115.00–122.50	$118.29	$483	-15.00
480–495	485	3	100.00–120.00	$113.40	$550	-10.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	+3.97
335	335	1	95.00	$95.00	$318	-11.09
490	490	1	100.00	$100.00	$490	±0.00
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	+1.00
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	±0.00
655–695	678	3	91.00–99.00	$94.94	$644	-12.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	220	5	130.00–150.00	$136.31	$300	+3.81
250–285	268	2	130.00–131.00	$130.47	$350	-4.97
300 fancy	300	1	157.50	$157.50	$472	—
305–345	330	13	120.00–140.00	$131.28	$433	+0.63
350–385	366	17	120.00–135.00	$127.70	$467	-0.55
400–445	428	27	120.00–130.00	$124.32	$532	+0.13
450–490	468	19	119.00–125.00	$121.93	$571	-0.37
500–540	516	14	118.00–129.00	$125.33	$647	+5.94
580–585	583	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$685	+2.84
612–630	613	21	114.00–121.25	$120.90	$741	+8.38
682–695	690	14	112.50–120.50	$115.32	$796	—
700	700	2	113.00	$113.00	$791	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	125.00–127.00	$126.05	$294	+5.90
255–290	273	8	114.00–140.00	$122.11	$333	+6.93
300–340	323	9	110.00–125.00	$115.68	$374	+1.06
355–395	380	8	114.00–121.00	$117.71	$447	+0.87
405–445	430	11	105.00–129.00	$116.74	$502	+2.46
455–495	477	23	105.00–120.00	$111.50	$532	-1.30
500–545	522	25	105.00–116.00	$110.14	$575	+1.04
550–593	577	20	105.00–115.00	$109.14	$630	+1.85
600–620	609	6	93.00–108.00	$101.00	$615	-2.08
650	650	1	96.00	$96.00	$624	-2.55
700–745	715	3	92.00–98.00	$95.72	$684	—
780	780	1	92.00	$92.00	$718	—
885	885	1	77.50	$77.50	$686	—
900	900	2	95.00	$95.00	$855	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	336	7	100.00–110.00	$104.19	$350	-0.54
350–390	373	12	100.00–113.00	$105.70	$394	-0.23
410–440	423	4	108.00–110.00	$109.51	$463	+3.86
450–495	468	9	100.00–111.00	$103.00	$482	-1.24
505–545	518	5	98.00–105.00	$101.38	$525	-0.99
715–725	720	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$655	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	93.00	$93.00	$344	-4.51
425–445	435	3	90.00–96.00	$92.98	$404	-1.36
455–485	473	5	90.00–95.00	$91.99	$435	-1.98
500–545	529	7	90.00–95.00	$92.43	$489	+0.21
555–570	564	4	90.00–96.00	$93.48	$527	+0.13
600–640	619	8	90.00–95.00	$91.48	$566	-1.09
650–690	670	3	90.00–94.00	$91.37	$612	-0.62
745	745	1	94.00	$94.00	$700	—
770–795	783	2	89.00–90.00	$89.51	$701	—

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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	420	27	115.00–147.50	$136.62	$574	-3.09
450–495	475	30	110.00–144.00	$126.98	$603	-6.16
500–545	519	14	110.00–135.00	$120.97	$628	+0.69
560–595	580	12	105.00–120.00	$112.35	$652	-5.06
605–645	622	8	105.00–114.00	$109.13	$679	-0.82
650–695	677	11	100.00–115.00	$105.95	$717	-0.45
700–745	722	5	100.00–106.00	$103.15	$745	+0.14
760–775	768	2	98.00–99.00	$98.50	$756	—
825	825	1	92.00	$92.00	$759	—
865–890	873	3	87.00–90.00	$88.33	$771	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	14	150.00–164.00	$154.78	$652	-4.67
450–480	467	10	130.00–145.00	$140.85	$658	-9.68
500–545	523	17	126.00–146.00	$139.29	$728	+5.37
555–580	564	9	125.00–138.00	$130.50	$736	-1.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	3	95.00–103.00	$98.04	$400	-10.32
455–475	465	2	90.00–92.50	$91.22	$424	-8.35
510–535	523	2	90.00–91.00	$90.51	$473	-4.74
575–590	583	2	93.00–98.00	$95.53	$557	-1.72
610–640	621	5	90.00–106.00	$94.82	$589	-0.91
655–670	663	2	90.00–97.00	$93.54	$620	+3.01
700	700	1	90.00	$90.00	$630	-6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	430	5	115.00–125.00	$120.37	$518	-1.87
470–480	475	2	111.00–120.00	$115.45	$548	-4.06
505–525	512	3	107.50–114.00	$111.35	$570	+5.65
565–595	583	4	107.00–115.00	$110.70	$645	+3.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2070	2070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	810.00	$810.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1865	1134	80-85%	21	38.00–58.00	$50.77	$576	—
835–1860	1277	80-85%	101	53.00–79.00	$65.05	$831	—
1275–1415	1333	80-85%	6	75.00–77.00	$75.66	$1,009	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1020	896	85-90%	7	40.00–49.00	$43.58	$390	-11.78
900	900	85-90%	1	73.00	$73.00	$657	—
715–1640	1041	85-90%	34	50.00–64.00	$57.70	$601	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2020	1550	75-80%	15	60.00–70.00	$65.74	$1,019	—
1510–1660	1585	75-80%	2	74.00	$74.00	$1,173	—
1530–1680	1603	75-80%	3	54.00–57.00	$56.00	$898	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1770	1650	4	68.00–80.00	$74.93	$1,236	—
1030–2465	1706	23	80.00–96.00	$88.14	$1,504	—
2100	2100	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,079	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–985	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	80.00–92.50	$86.12	$771

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	702.00	$702.00
1100–1225	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	737.00–931.00	$839.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1081	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	467.00–724.00	$618.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–755	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	290.00–325.00	$309.15

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585–770	678	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	290.00–320.00	$307.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
810–935	873	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–450.00	$438.40
810–990	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–850.00	$735.32
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	745.00	$745.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060–1330	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	69.00–79.00	$72.37	$870
1000–1360	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	60.00–78.00	$68.91	$832

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–790	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	375.00–450.00	$425.80
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1015	1015	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 $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1180–1595	1388	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,035.00–1,100.00	$1,072.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$645

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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	30.00	$30.00	$34	-19.57
130	130	1	82.50	$82.50	$107	+32.93
106–195	143	26	40.00–57.00	$48.20	$69	-1.37
113–195	146	18	50.00–71.00	$63.73	$93	+14.16
200–295	222	34	35.00–56.00	$48.36	$107	—
205–285	245	29	40.00–70.00	$57.42	$141	—
260	260	1	65.00	$65.00	$169	+3.31
310–352	336	18	40.00–65.00	$44.95	$151	-14.03
300–363	340	5	30.00–49.00	$42.47	$144	-16.51
430	430	1	49.00	$49.00	$211	-5.46
420–455	439	5	42.00–77.50	$63.40	$278	+8.94
550	550	1	68.00	$68.00	$374	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	37.50	$37.50	$79	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	—
50	50	4	120.00–130.00	$126.25	+16.25
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-50.28
70–75	71	5	125.00–180.00	$157.50	+22.22
75	75	5	110.00–150.00	$134.50	-0.78
80	80	7	155.00–205.00	$191.43	+58.10
85	85	1	145.00	$145.00	+11.67
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	+50.00
100–115	104	4	140.00–210.00	$175.63	+80.63
100–135	115	5	195.00–250.00	$223.00	+26.27
150–175	167	3	270.00–360.00	$320.00	+13.75
255	255	1	405.00	$405.00	—

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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
925–980	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–675.00	$662.86	—
835–1080	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,189.10	—
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+220.59
1035–1585	1234	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,060.00	$1,003.54	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	+219.79
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
1200–1350	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,130.00–1,225.00	$1,178.60	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	92.50	$92.50	$393	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	67.50	$67.50	$378	—
880	880	1	64.00	$64.00	$563	-16.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	75.00–80.00	$77.00	-31.75
30	30	11	100.00–115.00	$104.55	-4.20
40	40	2	90.00	$90.00	-45.00
40	40	4	120.00–132.50	$126.88	-8.12
50	50	2	112.50	$112.50	-31.25
50 fancy	50	1	150.00	$150.00	—
50	50	6	90.00–160.00	$144.58	+0.83
60	60	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-21.25
60	60	2	115.00–240.00	$177.50	-8.75
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	-40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	—
50	50	—	—	2	125.00–157.50	$141.25	-11.25
65	65	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
70–75	71	—	—	5	145.00–150.00	$149.00	+4.00
75	75	—	—	2	140.00–147.50	$143.75	-1.25
75	75	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+15.00
80–85	83	—	—	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+25.00
90	90	—	—	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33	-31.67
100	100	—	—	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	-58.13
100–140	117	—	—	13	170.00–285.00	$219.42	+18.79
150–175	162	—	—	10	210.00–380.00	$253.00	+6.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
31–35	34	15	30.00–37.50	$31.83	+5.46
43–49	46	11	40.00–49.00	$46.02	+11.02
60	60	1	20.00	$20.00	-35.00
70–75	73	4	22.50–44.00	$37.50	-2.26

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	12.00	$12.00	$34	-35.48
290	290	1	37.50	$37.50	$109	-9.98
345	345	1	53.00	$53.00	$183	—
310–393	361	14	27.00–39.00	$31.25	$113	+1.19
413–473	446	9	11.00	$11.00	$49	-4.00
400–484	453	40	28.00–45.00	$35.18	$159	+3.68
410–470	460	6	50.00–54.00	$50.59	$233	+19.09
530–550	537	13	33.00–46.00	$41.47	$223	-16.54
511–591	547	9	50.00–51.00	$50.48	$276	-7.53
608–618	613	5	50.00–55.00	$51.40	$315	—
690	690	1	45.00	$45.00	$310	-21.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	—
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
80	80	3	225.00–230.00	$228.33	+88.33
90	90	2	240.00–250.00	$245.00	+35.00
100	100	2	260.00–270.00	$265.00	-4.00

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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.