South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

2,717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.02/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 516 lb · 83 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.87/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 424 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.84/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 472 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,717	3,551	1,979
Feeder cattle	1,705	2,371	1,332
Slaughter cattle	344	390	201
Replacement cattle	121	127	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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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	190.00	$190.00	$380	+5.21
210–230	218	4	155.00–165.00	$159.94	$349	-5.71
250–290 fancy	269	7	170.00–185.00	$175.42	$472	—
255–285	271	5	152.50–165.00	$157.37	$426	-1.97
300–330 fancy	323	6	172.50–185.00	$180.41	$583	+6.60
300–345	324	17	145.00–170.00	$161.24	$522	+2.75
350–385 fancy	365	5	170.00–175.00	$172.92	$631	+1.92
350–395	375	23	142.50–170.00	$158.88	$596	+2.81
400–445	415	13	145.00–165.00	$152.79	$634	-2.54
450–496	476	23	135.00–160.00	$147.69	$703	+1.68
525 value added	525	1	156.00	$156.00	$819	—
500–545	529	11	139.00–145.00	$140.53	$743	-1.53
550–595	579	10	140.00–147.00	$143.22	$829	+2.27
600–645	622	15	130.00–145.00	$138.15	$859	+2.26
650–695	669	11	130.00–140.00	$136.08	$910	+3.27
700–725	713	2	131.00–133.00	$131.98	$941	+0.33
847	847	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	4	140.00–145.00	$141.90	$325	+1.74
255–275	265	2	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$391	+7.33
300–345	330	11	135.00–150.00	$142.22	$469	+5.56
350–395	374	31	130.00–150.00	$142.33	$532	+3.69
405–440	422	7	128.00–145.00	$137.51	$580	-0.31
455–495	472	6	130.00–141.00	$134.30	$634	+2.51
500–545	518	16	125.00–140.00	$133.51	$692	+6.62
550–595	570	18	124.00–138.00	$132.12	$753	+7.02
605–635	616	5	125.00–130.00	$127.00	$782	+4.97
655–670	666	10	123.00–124.00	$123.70	$824	+5.61
730–745	738	2	115.00–123.00	$119.04	$879	+6.21
785–795	790	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$905	+1.94
975	975	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,024	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	3	125.00–130.00	$128.40	$302	+5.75
250–290	275	7	125.00–130.00	$128.20	$353	+3.98
300–345	326	15	120.00–135.00	$126.26	$412	+3.73
355–395	375	11	112.50–135.00	$125.59	$471	+2.37
450–495	469	4	110.00–125.50	$117.32	$550	+4.82
500–545	522	3	125.00	$125.00	$652	+12.57
570	570	1	122.00	$122.00	$695	—
620–640	630	2	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	3	110.00–120.00	$115.08	$371	+0.08
365	365	1	107.50	$107.50	$392	-0.09
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	—
630	630	1	103.00	$103.00	$649	—
650	650	1	97.50	$97.50	$634	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	7	135.00–147.50	$138.43	$311	+3.10
225 fancy	225	1	150.00	$150.00	$338	±0.00
250–280	264	8	130.00–152.50	$141.36	$373	+7.94
300–315 fancy	309	5	150.00–155.00	$152.10	$470	+8.21
300–340	319	18	130.00–145.00	$138.51	$442	+4.87
365 fancy	365	1	153.00	$153.00	$558	+8.00
350–395	379	35	130.00–145.00	$138.76	$526	+2.69
410–415 fancy	413	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$601	—
400–448	424	58	130.00–145.00	$136.57	$579	+3.16
450–495	472	53	125.00–140.00	$133.84	$632	+1.52
500–545	516	83	125.00–140.00	$132.02	$681	+2.90
550–590	566	39	124.00–135.00	$130.12	$736	+0.44
600 fancy	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	—
600–645	620	40	119.00–128.00	$122.09	$757	-0.18
650–680	666	7	118.00–124.00	$120.39	$802	+1.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	120.00–130.00	$124.89	$275	+3.24
260–295	284	7	115.00–127.00	$122.18	$347	+1.48
315–345	331	5	120.00–135.00	$128.53	$425	+8.61
350–390	374	12	115.00–130.00	$122.74	$459	+2.40
400–445	419	18	115.00–131.00	$122.04	$511	+0.78
450–495	473	32	112.00–131.00	$120.70	$571	+0.92
500–545	523	27	110.00–128.00	$119.15	$623	+0.33
563 value added	563	3	127.00	$127.00	$715	—
550–595	573	30	110.00–127.00	$119.08	$682	+1.82
600–645	623	15	105.00–117.00	$111.02	$692	-4.02
650–695	667	21	100.00–117.00	$110.36	$736	-0.16
700–745	722	9	100.00–110.00	$103.81	$750	-5.57
755–780	770	3	95.00–103.00	$98.62	$759	—
895	895	1	89.00	$89.00	$797	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	115.00	$115.00	$305	+2.50
350–390	361	14	100.00–112.50	$105.52	$381	+4.26
410–445	430	3	91.00–97.00	$94.59	$407	-7.90
460–475	468	3	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$503	+10.87
515	515	1	107.50	$107.50	$554	+14.24
555–585	568	3	92.00–110.00	$98.31	$558	+1.31
600–645	624	4	90.00–95.00	$92.27	$576	-5.46
650–695	668	4	90.00–102.00	$94.21	$629	—
705–720	713	2	90.00–95.00	$92.47	$659	-2.00
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	-6.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	7	110.00–122.50	$113.76	$377	+1.44
355–385	375	3	110.00–120.00	$114.05	$428	+3.32
405–445	423	3	105.00–109.00	$106.73	$451	+2.78
450–485	469	5	105.00–117.00	$111.71	$524	+3.57
505–535	523	3	100.00–114.00	$104.73	$548	-2.16
555–595	576	4	103.00–115.00	$108.15	$623	+2.20
635	635	1	112.00	$112.00	$711	+3.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	—
400–445	422	32	122.00–140.00	$131.84	$556	-1.95
450–495	473	47	120.00–140.00	$131.63	$623	+2.61
500–545	518	45	120.00–132.00	$126.32	$654	+2.12
550–590	565	33	120.00–130.00	$124.17	$702	+2.31
600–645	626	17	110.00–123.00	$117.52	$736	+1.50
655–695	677	19	105.00–121.00	$114.22	$773	-0.27
700–745	715	10	105.00–116.00	$111.15	$795	-1.06
770–775	773	2	100.00–106.00	$103.01	$796	-5.48
800–810	805	2	99.00–107.00	$102.98	$829	-3.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	—	—	45	140.00–155.00	$147.28	$623	+1.56
450–490	463	—	—	35	130.00–150.00	$142.75	$661	+0.77
500–545	523	—	—	30	133.00–142.50	$136.46	$714	+0.17
550–590	570	—	—	26	128.00–140.00	$134.12	$764	+2.35
600–645	626	—	—	45	123.00–134.00	$128.96	$807	+1.90
655–695	677	—	—	9	119.00–128.00	$124.97	$846	+0.65
700	700	—	—	1	119.00	$119.00	$833	—
755	755	—	—	1	123.00	$123.00	$929	+5.00
900–1035	968	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	80.00–85.00	$82.67	$800	-8.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	418	11	110.00–125.00	$117.65	$492	-1.11
455–490	471	16	110.00–125.00	$118.82	$560	+2.64
500–540	523	8	110.00–119.00	$113.68	$595	+0.04
550–595	565	10	110.00–119.00	$112.81	$637	+3.97
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662	-3.98
730	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	+1.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	102.50	$102.50	$441	+3.62
455–495	475	3	100.00–111.00	$104.82	$498	+4.66
520–545	530	3	90.00–103.00	$95.24	$505	—
605–645	622	6	90.00–100.00	$94.00	$585	-4.36
775	775	1	92.00	$92.00	$713	+1.50
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1105	995	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	849.00–917.00	$874.79	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1310	1141	80-85%	31	50.00–65.00	$58.52	$668	—
840–1650	1181	80-85%	99	63.00–80.00	$68.71	$811	-1.78
1025–1745	1393	80-85%	10	74.00–85.00	$78.05	$1,087	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1570	933	85-90%	70	59.00–74.00	$65.25	$609	+1.92
665–1450	941	85-90%	27	40.00–58.00	$51.71	$487	-11.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1915	1498	75-80%	24	60.00–75.00	$65.97	$988	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–2635	1353	9	70.00–88.00	$80.49	$1,089	—
1105–2230	1715	28	88.00–106.00	$95.20	$1,633	—
1500–2020	1760	2	107.00–108.00	$107.43	$1,891	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–895	826	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	580.00–775.00	$704.19
865–1020	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	649.00–663.00	$656.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$620
820–975	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	78.00–85.00	$81.43	$739

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–890	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	52.00–86.00	$69.73	$525

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	62.00	$62.00	$595
1015–1125	1070	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	68.00–98.00	$83.77	$896

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	446.00	$446.00
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	751.00	$751.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$682

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–875	826	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	525.00–750.00	$685.89
675–950	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	585.00–900.00	$725.45
725–985	881	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	610.00–875.00	$736.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
780–1460	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–1,010.00	$901.33
1000–1315	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–1,010.00	$975.57
1130–1255	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–820.00	$794.44
1105–1390	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,125.00	$910.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,010.00	$992.50
1020–1160	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$864.09
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
1010–1255	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–860.00	$780.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
820–970	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	685.00–740.00	$714.80

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108–180	125	17	56.00–70.00	$64.13	$80	-9.57
123–135	129	8	89.00–93.00	$91.09	$118	+17.39
102–195	148	45	80.00–116.00	$91.86	$136	-0.95
155	155	1	40.00	$40.00	$62	-7.00
200	200	1	45.00	$45.00	$90	—
200–290	235	44	60.00–110.00	$86.06	$202	+18.21
200–292	248	10	32.50–73.00	$56.33	$140	-38.35
300–360	328	3	57.50–72.50	$66.56	$218	-15.37
300–385	362	9	60.00–82.50	$71.49	$259	—
380	380	1	32.50	$32.50	$124	—
400–430	412	5	62.50–85.00	$73.92	$305	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–275	243	3	25.00–30.00	$28.56	$69	-41.44
475	475	1	22.50	$22.50	$107	+16.50
475–495	485	2	5.00	$5.00	$24	-1.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	175.00	$175.00	+30.00
60	60	5	145.00–155.00	$149.00	+4.00
65	65	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	+25.00
70	70	7	165.00–175.00	$169.29	+24.29
70–75	73	2	190.00–220.00	$205.00	-70.00
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	-130.00
80–85	82	11	170.00–235.00	$198.64	+12.21
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	-35.00
100	100	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+5.00
100–145	116	8	225.00–385.00	$285.63	+34.07
150	150	2	375.00–380.00	$377.50	+51.50

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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
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	890.00	$890.00	—
865–1120	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,177.44	—
880–1460	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,223.44	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–780	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–800.00	$786.87	—
630–870	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	635.00–975.00	$850.05	—
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
750–935	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,125.00	$1,025.25	+140.69

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–955	718	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	585.00–975.00	$743.30	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–1020	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,220.00	$1,215.43	+96.91
1065–1070	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–975.00	$962.47	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	50.00	$50.00	$175	-20.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	75.00	$75.00	$180	-15.00
275	275	1	90.00	$90.00	$248	+10.00
325	325	1	85.00	$85.00	$276	—
363	363	2	88.00	$88.00	$319	—
410	410	1	86.00	$86.00	$353	—
450	450	1	96.00	$96.00	$432	—
640	640	1	91.00	$91.00	$582	—
685–695	690	2	71.00–90.00	$80.43	$555	-0.98
700	700	1	60.00	$60.00	$420	—
755–784	782	18	62.00–93.00	$91.34	$714	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	14	45.00–55.00	$50.71	+6.54
30–35	30	23	60.00–87.50	$75.33	-0.15
30–35	32	6	60.00–132.50	$103.75	+5.42
40–45	40	19	65.00–115.00	$101.32	-74.93
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-91.25
40–45	41	4	115.00–165.00	$140.00	+20.77
40–45	41	12	55.00–150.00	$123.33	+4.10
45	45	2	35.00–50.00	$42.50	-76.73
50	50	3	70.00–110.00	$85.00	-59.72
50	50	11	110.00–130.00	$117.95	-26.77
50	50	6	80.00–165.00	$123.33	-21.39
50	50	1	30.00	$30.00	-114.72
50–55	51	9	110.00–145.00	$125.00	-19.72
60	60	3	72.50–175.00	$140.83	+32.70
60	60	2	147.50	$147.50	+39.37
60–65	62	3	120.00–187.50	$162.50	-0.21
70–75	72	9	140.00–250.00	$207.22	+3.47

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-16.59
50	50	5	145.00–155.00	$150.00	+35.91
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	+12.50
60–65	61	10	140.00–175.00	$163.00	+9.43
70	70	4	120.00–150.00	$141.25	+8.47
70–75	72	6	160.00–200.00	$175.83	+9.01
80–85	83	8	130.00–190.00	$165.63	+90.63
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	+55.00
100–120	110	2	170.00–187.50	$178.75	-8.25
100–145	123	5	235.00–280.00	$254.00	-41.00
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
28	28	6	47.50	$47.50	+3.11
34–36	34	6	42.00–42.50	$42.08	-2.31
38	38	2	50.00	$50.00	+5.61
40–44	43	8	47.50	$47.50	+3.11
45	45	1	45.00	$45.00	+0.61
53	53	3	70.00	$70.00	+15.00
55	55	3	30.00	$30.00	-25.00
60–65	63	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-7.50
66–68	67	6	57.50–70.00	$61.75	-28.25
70–71	71	9	57.50–65.00	$60.81	-21.65
80	80	5	90.00	$90.00	+10.00
98	98	5	62.50	$62.50	-52.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245–275	263	3	52.00–65.00	$57.55	$151	-0.45
338–390	362	13	40.50–65.00	$44.39	$161	-1.54
355–380	367	5	50.00–58.00	$54.82	$201	+8.89
420–430	428	9	36.00–40.00	$36.87	$158	+12.26
405–471	452	36	45.00–57.00	$55.68	$252	+9.36
568	568	2	67.00	$67.00	$381	—
640–685	663	2	40.00–57.00	$48.21	$320	-10.79
705–785	746	4	30.00–35.00	$31.91	$238	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	190.00	$190.00	-3.33
80–85	83	3	180.00–265.00	$208.33	-47.50
85	85	3	160.00	$160.00	-95.83
90	90	3	225.00–290.00	$266.67	+10.84
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-223.33
100–140	125	3	270.00–320.00	$296.67	+44.17
150	150	3	350.00–360.00	$353.33	-191.67

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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.