South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

2,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.00/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 819 lb · 119 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 3 steers $100.07/cwt ≈ $695/hd at 695 lb · 73 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.75/cwt ≈ $1,110/hd at 919 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,058	2,613	3,289
Feeder cattle	1,275	1,610	2,175
Slaughter cattle	309	426	418
Replacement cattle	103	136	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, 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 fancy	207	3	180.00–190.00	$185.04	$383	+5.04
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	+5.00
250–295	270	4	150.00–165.00	$156.74	$423	+3.78
300–335	313	7	150.00–170.00	$157.16	$492	+0.69
355–385	368	9	150.00–170.00	$155.78	$573	+2.22
410–440	426	4	141.00–150.00	$146.61	$625	-8.32
454–472 value added	463	10	157.00–158.00	$157.51	$729	—
455–493	480	18	141.00–152.50	$150.77	$724	+6.61
500–540	520	2	139.00–144.00	$141.40	$735	+5.59
550–593	567	9	135.00–145.00	$141.15	$800	+8.22
572–585 value added	583	11	128.00–149.00	$145.25	$847	+4.25
605–612 value added	610	16	136.50–138.00	$136.87	$835	—
600–625	613	9	127.50–134.00	$129.48	$794	+1.57
652	652	2	127.50	$127.50	$831	-0.65
715	715	2	124.00–141.00	$132.50	$947	+10.50
755–780	768	2	112.50–114.00	$113.26	$870	—
816–822 value added	819	119	125.00	$125.00	$1,024	—
919 value added	919	53	120.75	$120.75	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	8	105.00–127.50	$113.51	$367	+3.05
355–395	374	7	105.00–120.00	$111.53	$417	+6.26
535	535	1	90.00	$90.00	$482	—
555–595	569	7	96.00–105.00	$98.84	$562	-3.61
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	—
695 value added	695	72	100.00	$100.00	$695	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$346	+5.16
250–295	274	7	138.00–145.00	$141.45	$388	+3.14
305–345	323	7	135.00–145.00	$138.75	$448	+3.59
354 value added	354	5	140.00	$140.00	$496	—
350–395	376	16	135.00–145.00	$139.56	$525	+2.84
415–445	429	7	130.00–140.00	$134.97	$579	+2.55
450–495	472	10	122.00–140.00	$131.43	$620	-1.27
505–547	531	13	125.00–135.00	$128.13	$680	+0.92
555–570	563	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$701	+1.96
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	-23.62
600–640	618	5	118.00–125.00	$121.61	$752	+2.99
650–685	668	9	110.00–121.00	$117.89	$788	+1.79

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$285	-0.91
255–290	269	7	120.00–130.00	$126.53	$340	+2.90
325–340	332	3	120.00–125.00	$123.29	$409	-2.53
360–395	383	15	120.00–130.00	$123.34	$472	+1.45
405–440	425	4	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$499	-7.57
455–495	475	2	110.00–115.00	$112.61	$535	-7.39
505–545	530	3	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$610	+0.36
575–585	581	4	110.00–115.00	$112.12	$651	-1.88
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	-13.00
760	760	2	85.00	$85.00	$646	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	100.00–122.50	$111.62	$422	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	115.00	$115.00	$368	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	115.00	$115.00	$402	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	±0.00
223–245	236	6	125.00–137.50	$132.09	$312	-0.97
250–285	268	6	125.00–140.00	$128.86	$345	-5.41
300–340	319	14	125.00–136.00	$129.80	$414	+0.15
355–395	369	8	122.00–135.00	$128.73	$475	-1.52
418 value added	418	6	139.00	$139.00	$581	—
400–447	429	38	123.00–137.50	$132.09	$567	+4.81
450–495	478	19	120.00–135.00	$126.78	$606	+1.58
490 value added	490	3	128.00	$128.00	$627	—
505 value added	505	13	132.50	$132.50	$669	—
500–545	522	11	120.00–128.00	$123.91	$647	-1.12
550–580	562	12	120.00–129.00	$123.66	$695	+2.46
566 value added	566	5	131.00	$131.00	$741	—
605–623 value added	616	18	116.00–132.00	$128.45	$791	—
615–630	623	2	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$726	+0.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	115.00–120.00	$117.66	$315	-0.93
305–345	323	12	115.00–120.00	$118.21	$382	-1.65
350–390	362	10	112.00–121.00	$116.73	$423	-3.88
400–445	418	20	110.00–120.00	$115.61	$483	-1.93
450–490	471	15	106.00–119.00	$113.96	$537	-2.12
500–540	524	19	109.00–116.00	$112.78	$591	-4.45
560–590	578	8	108.00–115.00	$110.75	$640	-4.15
600–640	618	6	104.00–110.00	$107.66	$665	+0.83
655–685	670	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$686	-2.75
705–720	713	2	100.00–101.00	$100.49	$716	+2.46
750–765	758	3	100.00–105.00	$101.65	$771	+2.65

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	110.00–112.00	$111.04	$261	+1.04
250–285	272	3	105.00–110.00	$108.28	$295	-0.42
300–335	320	4	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$347	-0.57
355–395	377	7	105.00–114.00	$109.13	$411	+1.00
405–445	418	4	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$439	-8.63
460–485	470	3	100.00–105.00	$101.72	$478	-1.28
500–530	513	5	100.00–105.00	$101.43	$520	-9.81
535	535	1	105.00	$105.00	$562	-6.24
560–595	578	2	109.00–110.00	$109.52	$633	+1.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	104.00	$104.00	$296	—
305–340	325	3	100.00–101.00	$100.31	$326	—
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	-1.62
455–495	472	5	90.00–97.50	$93.63	$442	-8.63
500–525	514	6	90.00–100.00	$94.01	$483	-7.87
550–590	567	5	90.00–105.00	$94.59	$536	-8.57
600–635	616	7	90.00–94.00	$92.28	$568	-2.70
660–675	668	2	90.00–93.00	$91.48	$611	-2.52

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	102.50	$102.50	$272	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	417	20	125.00–140.00	$132.49	$552	-0.54
450–495	472	27	123.00–134.00	$127.65	$603	+1.50
525 value added	525	4	124.00	$124.00	$651	—
500–545	527	9	119.00–125.00	$121.94	$643	-3.65
550–595	572	17	115.00–127.00	$121.87	$697	+1.34
600–645	618	7	110.00–120.00	$114.56	$708	+1.51
650–685	666	6	105.00–115.00	$108.96	$726	-2.67
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	-9.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	427	—	—	5	135.00–145.00	$137.68	$588	-4.73
450–495	472	—	—	15	135.00–143.00	$137.84	$651	+4.51
500–545	516	—	—	13	130.00–143.00	$135.64	$700	-0.67
532 value added	532	—	—	5	132.00	$132.00	$702	—
550–570	558	—	—	6	129.00–135.00	$131.15	$732	+1.25
566 value added	566	—	—	5	129.50	$129.50	$733	—
680	680	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	—
800	800	—	—	1	99.00	$99.00	$792	—
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	70.00	$70.00	$794	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	9	105.00–121.00	$117.22	$498	-2.75
450–494	479	15	105.00–125.00	$117.65	$564	+1.89
510–540	529	4	105.00–115.00	$110.18	$583	+0.67
550–590	568	10	105.00–115.00	$110.07	$625	-0.16
580	580	1	104.00	$104.00	$603	-6.23
600–640	625	4	100.00–110.00	$106.20	$664	-2.75
650–695	667	3	100.00–107.00	$102.94	$687	-0.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–525	515	3	94.00–109.00	$99.61	$513	-3.06
550–560	555	3	94.00–100.00	$96.66	$536	-9.11
610–640	628	3	90.00–97.00	$93.35	$586	-0.32
650–680	666	5	91.00–96.00	$93.60	$623	-0.62
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	-3.98
785	785	1	88.00	$88.00	$691	-4.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1480	1173	80-85%	16	50.00–60.00	$55.54	$651	-14.18
1000–1925	1222	80-85%	114	60.00–79.00	$69.25	$846	-14.46
1110–1450	1338	80-85%	6	81.00–87.00	$84.68	$1,133	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–990	816	85-90%	27	42.00–56.00	$49.63	$405	—
610–1575	943	85-90%	53	50.00–72.00	$62.75	$592	-1.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1620	1425	75-80%	6	61.00–70.00	$65.98	$940	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1805	1276	14	74.00–86.00	$81.74	$1,043	—
1415–1800	1613	4	97.00–100.00	$99.10	$1,598	—
1170–2145	1760	29	80.00–105.00	$94.76	$1,668	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–750	716	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	52.00–85.00	$74.70	$535
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$533

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–840	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–90.00	$87.68	$687
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$686

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–625	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	370.00–420.00	$394.59

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$494

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
525	525	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	41.00	$41.00	$215

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1120	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–675.00	$643.01
1035–1245	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	700.00–975.00	$812.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–885	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–660.00	$586.27
865–950	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	780.00–790.00	$783.54
820–975	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–650.00	$588.41
900–965	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–625.00	$600.87

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	430.00	$430.00
640–975	767	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–475.00	$445.71
740–805	773	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–525.00	$511.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	717.00	$717.00
1155–1290	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,110.00	$1,051.96
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	892.00	$892.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	58.00	$58.00	$835

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$612

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	27.50	$27.50	$38	-61.28
105–198	155	37	50.00–125.00	$86.97	$135	—
160–180	170	2	64.00–65.00	$64.47	$110	-13.00
200–275	250	13	50.00–92.00	$79.93	$200	—
335	335	1	30.00	$30.00	$100	-32.36
358–360	359	3	65.00–66.00	$65.67	$236	+7.86
410	410	1	40.00	$40.00	$164	-18.23
448–475	459	6	35.00–71.00	$58.26	$267	—
530	530	1	70.00	$70.00	$371	+55.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	7.00	$7.00	$31	+0.24

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	-10.00
80	80	3	175.00–220.00	$205.00	+22.50
80	80	2	190.00	$190.00	+7.50
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	+60.00
100	100	1	167.50	$167.50	-7.50
100–140	125	9	210.00–295.00	$265.00	+25.53
155–180	168	2	275.00–390.00	$332.50	+15.83
200	200	2	385.00–395.00	$390.00	+120.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
812	812	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	+63.71
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
900–1285	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,340.00	$1,117.92	-285.42
1005–1570	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,205.02	—
1000–1455	1197	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,250.00–1,725.00	$1,494.84	-44.69

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–905	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	535.00–925.00	$743.67	—
840–885	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,041.26	—
810–930	884	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–725.00	$692.26	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1015	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	970.00–1,060.00	$1,017.18	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	680.00	$680.00	-589.18

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575	575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—
610–745	678	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	330.00–470.00	$406.97	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	490.00	$490.00	—
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	42.50	$42.50	$264	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	62.50	$62.50	$459	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	72.00	$72.00	$547	+2.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	6	110.00–120.00	$115.00	+53.57
20	20	8	30.00–75.00	$47.50	-13.93
30	30	15	50.00–95.00	$70.83	-9.17
30	30	14	115.00–135.00	$126.43	+46.43
40	40	14	60.00–120.00	$80.36	-22.14
40	40	9	135.00–145.00	$141.39	+38.89
50	50	12	65.00–90.00	$83.75	-60.75
50	50	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+23.00
50–55	52	13	140.00–160.00	$148.46	+0.68
60	60	5	100.00–110.00	$104.00	-11.00
60	60	6	162.50–175.00	$168.75	+53.75
70	70	1	205.00	$205.00	+25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+47.50
40–50	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	185.00–210.00	$197.50	+47.50
50	50	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-42.50
50	50	—	—	5	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-7.50
60	60	—	—	4	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+57.50
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	230.00–240.00	$235.00	+140.00
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+15.00
70	70	—	—	7	160.00–170.00	$165.71	-69.29
80	80	—	—	7	165.00–180.00	$171.79	+46.79
90–95	92	—	—	3	145.00–155.00	$148.33	-12.92
100	100	—	—	3	105.00–125.00	$111.67	-23.33
110–135	123	—	—	2	165.00–195.00	$180.00	-38.89
115–140	128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	310.00–380.00	$338.33	+119.44

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	3.00	$3.00	-27.00
46–48	47	16	42.50–55.00	$50.16	-14.84
47	47	3	87.50	$87.50	+22.50
52–58	55	4	45.00–60.00	$52.09	-20.41
55–58	56	5	35.00–52.50	$45.50	-27.00
63	63	2	50.00	$50.00	-2.96
67	67	3	65.00	$65.00	+12.04
70	70	2	60.00	$60.00	-35.09
75–79	78	6	77.50–82.50	$79.11	-10.89
82–88	85	14	42.50–75.00	$56.43	-2.65
90–96	95	4	60.00–82.50	$77.14	-12.49
90–98	96	5	70.00–75.00	$74.00	-15.63

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	52.00	$52.00	$127	—
335	335	1	35.00	$35.00	$117	±0.00
398	398	3	40.00	$40.00	$159	+1.27
410–480	445	4	48.00–52.50	$50.75	$226	—
420–486	470	20	31.00–63.00	$40.41	$190	-22.09
540	540	1	54.00	$54.00	$292	—
520–570	547	5	50.00–60.00	$55.15	$302	—
605	605	1	50.00	$50.00	$302	-12.50
600–673	648	5	52.00–62.00	$56.03	$363	-6.47
725	725	1	51.00	$51.00	$370	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	185.00	$185.00	-33.33
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-118.33
80	80	1	177.50	$177.50	-29.17
100–140	126	4	380.00–450.00	$405.00	+117.50

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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.