South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

1,871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.08/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 421 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.17/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 467 lb · 59 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.59/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 376 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,871	2,893	2,071
Feeder cattle	1,235	1,798	1,251
Slaughter cattle	250	475	499
Replacement cattle	80	230	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 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
235	235	1	162.50	$162.50	$382	+2.14
250–295	270	17	151.00–175.00	$162.35	$438	+6.85
285 fancy	285	1	182.50	$182.50	$520	+3.75
300 fancy	300	1	174.00	$174.00	$522	—
300–345	323	24	155.00–172.50	$161.32	$521	+2.61
355–385 fancy	368	4	170.00–180.00	$176.12	$648	+3.62
355–395	382	30	150.00–170.00	$159.10	$608	+1.60
415 fancy	415	1	170.00	$170.00	$706	—
400–445	420	19	150.00–172.50	$158.98	$668	+1.56
450–490	475	28	144.00–163.00	$153.02	$727	+2.07
500–545	521	24	140.00–159.00	$147.97	$771	-2.45
555–590	569	13	141.00–157.00	$145.86	$830	+3.75
605–643	623	26	133.00–141.00	$138.08	$860	+1.14
650–695	666	29	124.00–147.00	$137.04	$913	+8.77
710–747	735	15	122.00–132.00	$124.26	$913	+4.26
770	770	2	127.00	$127.00	$978	+15.00
848	848	3	118.50	$118.50	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	234	6	150.00–157.50	$154.09	$361	+7.08
255–295	279	18	135.00–155.00	$145.81	$407	+2.54
315 thin fleshed	315	1	141.00	$141.00	$444	—
305–345	319	6	137.50–155.00	$148.36	$473	+7.21
350–395	371	28	135.00–155.00	$145.97	$542	+4.93
405–435	418	11	125.00–150.00	$139.48	$583	-0.42
470–495	481	4	137.00–150.00	$144.32	$694	+5.24
500–540	518	7	130.00–145.00	$136.50	$707	+3.38
565–595	581	5	127.50–138.00	$131.70	$765	+2.96
600–620	608	3	130.00–133.00	$131.33	$798	+5.01
650–665	657	3	117.50–125.00	$122.51	$805	+8.25
715–735	726	5	110.00–115.00	$112.99	$820	—
802–846	826	7	105.00–114.00	$110.65	$914	—
880–893	888	5	104.00–111.50	$106.97	$950	—
940	940	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,025	—
1080	1080	4	105.50	$105.50	$1,139	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	4	127.50–132.50	$129.97	$299	+2.95
255–290	266	7	120.00–135.00	$127.54	$339	+0.92
300–345	326	14	120.00–135.00	$127.97	$417	+0.30
350–385	370	3	122.50–137.50	$130.17	$482	+4.24
400–435	423	3	125.00–145.00	$133.43	$564	+8.85
475	475	1	118.00	$118.00	$560	-7.00
545	545	1	117.50	$117.50	$640	-4.88
600–625	613	2	118.00–122.00	$120.04	$736	—
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	314	4	105.00–120.00	$113.13	$355	+0.87
435	435	1	117.50	$117.50	$511	+5.01
555–575	565	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$636	+0.53
813	813	2	95.00	$95.00	$772	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235 fancy	223	3	155.00–162.50	$159.20	$355	-15.80
205–245	228	10	129.00–145.00	$138.87	$317	+6.93
250–275 fancy	263	2	150.00–167.50	$159.17	$419	—
255–290	275	19	130.00–155.00	$138.24	$380	+6.48
300–335 fancy	318	2	147.50–150.00	$148.68	$473	+8.68
300–340	325	23	125.00–147.50	$132.82	$432	+0.72
350–395	375	30	127.50–142.00	$133.70	$501	+2.20
365–395 fancy	381	4	147.50–171.00	$158.25	$603	+20.25
400–445	421	66	125.00–144.00	$134.08	$564	+5.82
450–498	467	59	121.00–144.00	$133.17	$622	+6.86
500–545	521	31	122.50–137.50	$128.97	$672	+4.90
525 fancy	525	1	144.00	$144.00	$756	—
550–595	567	18	120.00–133.00	$125.20	$710	+1.85
610–625	618	4	115.00–124.00	$118.47	$732	+0.76
633 value added	633	2	118.00	$118.00	$747	—
653–693	680	21	112.50–119.00	$114.35	$778	+0.64
715	715	1	115.00	$115.00	$822	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	125.00–127.50	$126.24	$294	+5.52
250–295	283	6	115.00–155.00	$126.68	$359	+8.06
300–345	327	14	115.00–127.50	$121.09	$396	-0.24
355–395	379	10	119.00–125.00	$123.53	$468	+3.48
400–445	420	23	105.00–127.00	$120.61	$507	+2.83
450–495	469	14	115.00–127.50	$120.56	$565	+5.66
500–540	522	15	112.00–122.50	$118.10	$616	+5.22
550–595	576	11	105.00–125.00	$116.28	$670	+3.79
615–635 thin fleshed	625	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$653	—
600–645	626	7	104.00–116.00	$109.61	$686	+2.10
670–690	675	4	101.00–108.00	$104.72	$707	-2.42
710–740	727	3	97.00–106.00	$102.33	$744	-1.00
755	755	1	97.50	$97.50	$736	-1.35
810–820	815	2	96.00–106.00	$101.03	$823	—
880	880	1	94.00	$94.00	$827	—
990	990	1	92.00	$92.00	$911	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	122.50	$122.50	$251	—
255–290	273	2	110.00–120.00	$115.32	$315	+4.01
335–345	340	4	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$377	+1.35
350–395	371	9	105.00–124.00	$112.57	$418	+2.87
425–435	430	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$490	+2.79
465–485	475	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$534	+2.45
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	±0.00
550–595	580	3	108.00–115.00	$112.26	$651	-0.24
625–630	628	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$697	—
695	695	1	99.00	$99.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	222	3	100.00–112.50	$107.89	$240	—
325	325	1	108.00	$108.00	$351	+10.24
355–385	374	5	100.00–112.50	$106.93	$400	+5.17
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	+3.31
465–475	470	2	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$494	+5.05
550–575	563	2	98.00–100.00	$98.98	$557	-0.17

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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	429	29	125.00–145.00	$137.45	$590	+2.10
450–495	470	22	121.00–145.00	$136.97	$644	+1.60
500–545	529	18	124.00–140.00	$130.99	$693	+3.43
555–590	573	9	120.00–128.00	$124.22	$712	-1.45
610–645	628	5	112.50–127.00	$120.53	$757	+3.92
655–685	673	3	112.00–124.00	$117.74	$792	+3.79
700–745	728	5	104.00–118.00	$111.95	$815	-1.68
760–790	774	4	105.00–114.00	$109.21	$845	+3.22
960	960	1	90.00	$90.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	16	150.00–162.50	$154.59	$649	+6.27
450–495	471	16	141.00–156.00	$149.02	$702	+3.36
500–545	514	25	135.00–155.00	$141.05	$725	+2.12
550–599	576	20	135.00–146.00	$137.44	$792	+2.76
600–640	625	13	126.00–138.00	$130.29	$814	+3.44
660–680	672	5	124.00–130.00	$126.98	$853	+1.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	4	105.00–116.00	$108.49	$453	—
470–490	476	4	107.50–117.50	$111.23	$529	+2.87
500–535	513	3	100.00–110.00	$103.93	$533	+1.51
565–590	576	4	104.00–115.00	$109.70	$632	+6.06
625	625	1	98.00	$98.00	$612	—
675–685	680	3	102.00–107.00	$104.67	$712	+9.67
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	+5.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	489	4	120.00–125.00	$123.26	$603	+1.72
505–530	518	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$582	+0.79
550–580	565	2	110.00–120.00	$114.87	$649	-3.13
650–665	658	2	109.00–114.00	$111.53	$734	—
720	720	1	108.00	$108.00	$778	—
775	775	1	114.00	$114.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,273.00	$1,273.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1450	1140	80-85%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.31	$596	—
845–1765	1195	80-85%	97	53.00–79.00	$67.17	$803	+1.78
935–1635	1239	80-85%	9	77.00–84.00	$79.43	$984	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–980	824	85-90%	23	40.00–59.00	$47.16	$389	—
675–995	907	85-90%	35	50.00–74.00	$60.62	$550	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1780	1555	75-80%	14	57.00–70.00	$63.14	$982	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1750	1305	3	71.00–78.00	$75.70	$988	—
1130–1960	1633	21	84.00–99.00	$91.50	$1,494	—
1520–2030	1861	4	100.00–109.00	$104.89	$1,952	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–815	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	462.00–550.00	$507.25
680–885	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	374.00–599.00	$534.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1035	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	552.00–797.00	$672.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–975	824	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	79.00–84.00	$81.16	$669

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	381.00	$381.00
645–710	678	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	355.00–426.00	$392.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1210	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	787.00–824.00	$805.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–975.00	$917.57
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
915–1070	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,175.00	$1,061.49
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	740.00–760.00	$750.00
1110–1125	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.58
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1190–1305	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,075.00	$990.71
1130–1415	1242	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,174.66

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
640	640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	250.00	$250.00
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	280.00	$280.00
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00
755	755	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	435.00	$435.00
760–870	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	374.00–400.00	$386.12

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–815	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–620.00	$569.12
790–850	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	490.00–700.00	$598.84
840–845	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	680.00–825.00	$752.72
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–870	769	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	60.00–75.00	$66.78	$514
855–880	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	55.00–60.00	$57.54	$499

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1090	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	65.00–70.00	$67.35	$726
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$745

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–165	130	18	67.00–105.00	$76.61	$100	+13.13
200–295	261	7	65.00–108.00	$81.10	$212	—
303	303	3	140.00	$140.00	$424	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	5.00–6.00	$5.49	$26	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+5.00
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
75	75	2	130.00–160.00	$145.00	-6.67
75	75	3	145.00	$145.00	-6.67
75	75	2	140.00–152.50	$146.25	-5.42
85	85	1	110.00	$110.00	-47.50
85	85	3	185.00–190.00	$186.67	+29.17
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	-7.50
100–115	108	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-25.50
100–125	110	23	160.00–275.00	$217.93	+57.43
100–125	115	7	155.00–240.00	$201.43	+3.55
150–170	155	4	250.00–300.00	$270.00	-12.00
200	200	1	400.00	$400.00	+62.50
250	250	1	500.00	$500.00	+80.00

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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
835–1065	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,325.00	$1,143.18	-197.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1170	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00–1,075.00	$1,068.50	—
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770–785	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,030.00	$965.63	—
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	-75.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	68.00	$68.00	$442	—
991	991	5	70.50	$70.50	$699	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	85.50	$85.50	$286	—
370	370	1	75.00	$75.00	$278	-25.00
485	485	1	107.50	$107.50	$521	—
500–545	523	2	85.00–88.50	$86.67	$453	—
740	740	2	66.00	$66.00	$488	—
792	792	13	85.00	$85.00	$673	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	370.00	$370.00	+180.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	70.00	$70.00	+20.00
20	20	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	+40.00
25	25	2	57.50–62.50	$60.00	+10.00
25	25	1	55.00	$55.00	+5.00
30	30	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	+1.25
30–35	33	2	65.00	$65.00	-17.86
40	40	1	77.50	$77.50	-47.50
45	45	1	95.00	$95.00	+5.00
50	50	3	80.00–110.00	$90.83	-15.84
50	50	9	75.00–110.00	$96.39	-10.28
50–55	51	7	97.50–140.00	$108.21	+1.54
60	60	3	105.00–110.00	$108.33	-36.31
60–65	61	8	110.00–205.00	$176.25	+31.61
65	65	1	92.50	$92.50	-32.50
75	75	3	115.00–132.50	$125.00	±0.00
85	85	3	115.00–140.00	$128.33	+78.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	—
50	50	—	—	2	125.00–155.00	$140.00	+20.00
50	50	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+5.00
60	60	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-70.00
65	65	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
70–75	71	—	—	4	145.00–170.00	$155.63	+18.13
75	75	—	—	1	132.50	$132.50	-5.00
80–85	83	—	—	3	125.00–165.00	$148.33	+8.33
85	85	—	—	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-55.00
90	90	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
100	100	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-25.00
100–140	122	—	—	14	190.00–325.00	$250.36	+98.54
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	310.00–345.00	$327.50	+175.68
150	150	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	-100.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45–49	47	9	70.00–85.00	$75.48	+20.48
50	50	15	75.00	$75.00	+5.00
58	58	5	80.00	$80.00	+15.00
62–65	62	7	72.50–82.50	$77.13	+12.13
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	+1.87
88	88	1	70.00	$70.00	+10.56
93	93	4	90.00	$90.00	+15.00
100	100	1	75.00	$75.00	+15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	62.00	$62.00	$121	—
240	240	1	16.00	$16.00	$38	—
240–295	264	6	65.00–71.00	$67.10	$177	—
345	345	1	67.00	$67.00	$231	—
310–395	355	7	35.00–77.00	$63.31	$225	+21.71
415–495	453	42	52.00–67.00	$62.26	$282	+21.26
500–535	517	3	52.00–70.00	$63.33	$327	-7.83
533	533	2	20.00	$20.00	$107	-51.16
560	560	1	80.00	$80.00	$448	—
640	640	1	72.00	$72.00	$461	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	75.00	$75.00	-61.25
75	75	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	+33.75
100	100	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	-45.00
100–125	117	3	210.00–280.00	$256.67	+41.67
150	150	1	480.00	$480.00	+165.00

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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.