South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

2,375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.38/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 370 lb · 90 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.30/cwt +8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 373 lb · 76 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.61/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 472 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,375	2,058	2,259
Feeder cattle	1,527	1,296	1,597
Slaughter cattle	386	269	262
Replacement cattle	169	121	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	234	4	167.50–173.00	$170.19	$398	+12.85
220–245 fancy	234	4	192.50–210.00	$198.10	$464	-14.40
250–295	277	13	165.00–182.50	$174.89	$484	+6.62
265–290 fancy	278	4	190.00–192.00	$190.48	$530	+5.47
305–340 fancy	321	8	185.00–195.00	$189.27	$608	+5.32
300–345	322	46	160.00–185.00	$176.14	$567	+6.78
356–363 value added	357	15	153.00–183.00	$174.77	$624	—
350–395	372	68	160.00–185.00	$174.19	$648	+3.25
355–390 fancy	375	7	185.00–195.00	$188.28	$706	-5.91
400 fancy	400	1	197.50	$197.50	$790	+13.38
400–415 value added	411	10	181.00–195.00	$185.09	$761	+1.09
400–445	417	21	165.00–182.50	$174.64	$728	+10.65
450 fancy	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	+24.00
453–460 value added	454	5	146.00–155.00	$147.82	$671	—
455–498	480	17	162.00–180.00	$167.22	$803	+8.65
502 value added	502	6	179.00	$179.00	$899	+14.00
500–505 fancy	503	2	170.00–180.00	$174.98	$880	+4.98
505–545	518	31	150.00–165.00	$156.92	$813	+9.75
565 value added	565	6	160.00	$160.00	$904	+3.00
570–580	573	3	150.00–153.00	$151.82	$870	+7.41
602 value added	602	6	150.00	$150.00	$903	—
625–645	639	11	135.00–145.00	$143.19	$915	+4.86
720	720	1	134.00	$134.00	$965	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	150.00–160.00	$154.83	$345	+4.14
250–279	274	7	140.00–160.00	$155.87	$427	+7.16
300–345	322	20	140.00–165.00	$152.86	$492	+6.91
350–395	370	23	140.00–165.00	$154.06	$570	+7.75
410–440	430	14	140.00–160.00	$154.16	$663	+14.88
450–495	474	5	131.00–153.00	$142.68	$676	+3.77
505–535	526	6	135.00–146.00	$141.64	$745	+1.77
555–585	576	29	130.00–145.00	$139.66	$804	+5.65
650–690	668	7	120.00–124.00	$121.69	$813	-0.82
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	-14.00
835	835	1	117.50	$117.50	$981	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	8	130.00–145.00	$135.05	$373	+3.49
300–345	328	15	127.00–145.00	$135.04	$443	+7.22
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	-7.82
360–395	378	10	125.00–145.00	$135.77	$513	+6.69
405–435	414	9	112.00–140.00	$127.40	$527	+12.40
488	488	2	138.00	$138.00	$673	+7.97
500–545	522	5	115.00–125.00	$119.90	$626	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	112.00	$112.00	$353	+2.00
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	+2.38
570–580	575	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$618	—
610–630	620	2	105.00–108.00	$106.52	$660	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	—

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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	228	6	135.00–150.00	$141.72	$323	+0.41
230–240 fancy	235	3	155.00–165.00	$159.96	$376	+6.22
250–295	280	21	135.00–150.00	$141.82	$397	+5.94
300–345	321	46	135.00–150.00	$141.82	$455	+4.40
335 value added	335	5	167.50	$167.50	$561	—
340 fancy	340	2	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$529	+6.84
366 value added	366	10	166.00	$166.00	$608	—
350–395	374	66	135.00–157.00	$143.31	$536	+5.91
400–445	415	56	127.50–145.00	$140.19	$582	+4.55
420 value added	420	3	144.00	$144.00	$605	-5.00
450–498	471	44	127.00–145.00	$137.49	$648	+3.05
475	475	1	122.00	$122.00	$580	-12.44
475 value added	475	15	139.00	$139.00	$660	—
500–540	518	28	124.00–145.00	$132.77	$688	+1.56
512–533 value added	519	24	125.00–139.00	$136.35	$708	-3.65
555–570	563	34	127.50–135.00	$134.16	$755	+3.10
605 value added	605	5	130.00	$130.00	$786	—
605–635	616	7	120.00–124.00	$121.41	$748	-7.09
685 value added	685	5	124.00	$124.00	$849	—
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	-1.96
703 value added	703	14	132.50	$132.50	$931	-5.50
700–745	711	4	117.50–125.00	$123.04	$875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	6	122.50–130.00	$127.16	$292	+2.13
260–290	275	11	120.00–132.50	$126.83	$349	+0.75
310–340	326	15	115.00–130.00	$124.55	$406	-0.58
350–395	370	18	115.00–130.00	$122.90	$455	-1.12
400–440	419	8	115.00–136.00	$123.22	$516	-2.13
465	465	1	109.00	$109.00	$507	-14.44
450–495	476	12	115.00–125.00	$120.30	$573	-3.14
500–545	523	15	110.00–124.00	$117.05	$612	-5.49
550–590	574	17	110.00–122.00	$116.56	$669	-1.68
605–645	629	9	110.00–120.00	$115.25	$725	-1.40
655–695	675	12	105.00–115.00	$111.18	$750	+0.99
700–745	726	8	100.00–114.00	$108.77	$790	+1.41

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	263	3	110.00–112.50	$111.52	$293	+0.64
305–320	313	3	110.00–112.00	$110.68	$346	-3.17
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402	-2.14
425–440	433	5	105.00–111.00	$109.00	$472	-2.83
450–485	470	3	108.00–110.00	$109.36	$514	+5.05
525–530	528	3	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$554	-2.08
565–585	575	4	100.00–104.00	$101.64	$584	-4.62
605–630	622	3	100.00–105.00	$101.69	$633	—
655–665	660	2	102.50–105.00	$103.74	$685	-0.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	+12.50
455–485	470	2	90.00–115.00	$102.10	$480	—
605–645	620	6	92.00–97.00	$94.69	$587	—
655–665	660	2	92.00–95.00	$93.51	$617	+1.03

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	85.00	$85.00	$455	—

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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	423	26	140.00–155.00	$146.46	$620	+5.64
435 value added	435	2	143.00	$143.00	$622	—
455–495	476	21	130.00–150.00	$140.18	$667	+0.90
500–545	528	19	120.00–140.00	$130.67	$690	+2.32
550–595	571	17	115.00–140.00	$127.75	$729	-1.29
600–635	619	15	110.00–128.00	$119.00	$737	+2.69
655–690	669	7	110.00–121.00	$114.83	$768	+2.42
700–730	712	5	110.00–120.00	$113.97	$811	+9.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	416	—	—	16	160.00–175.00	$169.27	$704	+2.44
400–440 fancy	425	—	—	5	180.00–190.00	$182.71	$777	+7.22
450–490	469	—	—	24	150.00–177.50	$159.67	$749	+4.51
515	515	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-16.95
500–540	521	—	—	12	140.00–155.00	$145.99	$761	-0.96
555 value added	555	—	—	2	135.00	$135.00	$749	—
615–645	632	—	—	3	130.00–137.50	$133.39	$843	+2.14
1870	1870	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	111.00	$111.00	$2,076	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	14	110.00–135.00	$126.42	$532	-0.27
450–495	470	15	110.00–130.00	$122.80	$577	+7.29
515–530	519	7	105.00–125.00	$114.27	$593	-7.79
555–595	571	11	100.00–125.00	$108.51	$620	-4.63
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	-9.00
650–675	662	5	100.00–105.00	$101.99	$675	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1655–1920	1773	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,700.00–4,300.00	$2,921.77	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	-0.05
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	-9.75
760–785	772	3	90.00–95.00	$91.98	$710	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	80.00	$80.00	$588	—
770	770	1	60.00	$60.00	$462	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2115	1206	80-85%	30	48.00–62.00	$54.69	$660	-24.84
1000–1915	1208	80-85%	130	60.00–80.00	$70.88	$856	-8.65
1065–1525	1229	80-85%	10	80.00–85.00	$82.13	$1,009	+2.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–1200	899	85-90%	36	40.00–60.00	$51.09	$459	+3.11
720–1645	993	85-90%	64	54.00–74.00	$64.42	$640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1795	1461	75-80%	24	65.00–73.00	$68.14	$996	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1410	1255	10	57.50–82.00	$75.22	$944	+3.36
1000–2055	1559	24	81.00–100.00	$90.63	$1,413	—
1780–1890	1841	5	103.00–110.00	$105.34	$1,939	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
667–1260	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	85.00–126.00	$103.78	$828

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
678–680	679	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–685.00	$661.69

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–955	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–98.00	$94.78	$856

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–995	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–80.00	$79.03	$765

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$578

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–890	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.82
1005–1460	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–1,125.00	$998.63
1055–1580	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	925.00–1,225.00	$1,088.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1335	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–875.00	$820.86
1010–1290	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–975.00	$851.21
850–1675	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	625.00–1,175.00	$862.31

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–890	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.82
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
915–995	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	870.00–890.00	$880.28

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
960–995	976	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–795.00	$736.22

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00

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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	-84.01
135	135	1	65.00	$65.00	$88	-49.01
110–195	142	6	65.00–102.50	$86.04	$122	-27.97
150–185	171	7	60.00–79.00	$66.43	$114	+26.43
207–280	225	10	70.00–105.00	$91.86	$207	—
270	270	1	30.00	$30.00	$81	-30.71
290	290	1	75.00	$75.00	$218	+14.29
300–335	316	9	81.00–137.50	$94.59	$299	+45.70
310–350	328	3	70.00–76.00	$72.87	$239	+16.90
425–450	433	3	82.50–120.00	$99.95	$433	+55.96

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–250	225	2	35.00–67.50	$49.44	$111	—
480	480	2	15.00–27.50	$21.25	$102	—
595	595	1	18.00	$18.00	$107	+12.00
660–675	668	2	9.00	$9.00	$60	+4.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	-57.50
60	60	—	—	3	122.50–127.50	$124.17	-48.33
70	70	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	-40.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	280.00	$280.00	+85.00
70	70	—	—	2	140.00–142.50	$141.25	-53.75
80	80	—	—	2	132.50–165.00	$148.75	-42.36
80	80	—	—	4	155.00–160.00	$156.25	-34.86
80	80	—	—	11	175.00–185.00	$180.45	-10.66
90	90	—	—	2	195.00	$195.00	-100.00
100–145	124	—	—	11	190.00–280.00	$235.91	-30.20
150	150	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-192.50
150	150	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	-57.50
200	200	—	—	1	375.00	$375.00	-61.67
200	200	—	—	1	405.00	$405.00	-31.67

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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
785–1460	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,200.00–1,675.00	$1,490.21	—
1000–1275	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,325.00	$1,183.23	-66.86
1145–1310	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,625.00	$1,409.02	+364.92
1175–1380	1264	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,505.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
785–980	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,625.00	$1,402.83	—
610–995	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	700.00–1,100.00	$952.17	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1005–1270	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,275.00	$1,089.09	—
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-120.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–910	779	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	570.00–620.00	$592.12	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
590	590	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	52.50	$52.50	$220	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	+33.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	19	70.00–105.00	$85.79	-29.21
30	30	6	115.00–125.00	$120.83	+5.83
40	40	13	135.00–145.00	$138.08	+29.58
40	40	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50	+4.00
50	50	7	140.00–160.00	$150.71	+30.71
60	60	3	215.00–220.00	$218.33	+13.33
60	60	4	170.00	$170.00	-35.00
70	70	2	235.00	$235.00	+145.00
80	80	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	10	150.00–160.00	$154.00	+5.67
50	50	5	100.00–105.00	$104.00	-44.33
60	60	9	165.00–195.00	$183.33	+10.83
80	80	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	-72.50
80	80	7	130.00–140.00	$133.57	-146.43
130–140	133	3	215.00–235.00	$221.67	+43.54

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	37.50	$37.50	+8.09
30	30	8	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
43	43	3	72.50	$72.50	+45.00
46	46	19	35.00–40.00	$37.37	+9.87
50	50	2	55.00	$55.00	-8.00
70–75	72	13	72.50–85.00	$78.49	+13.49
73	73	3	95.00	$95.00	+30.00
80	80	7	55.00	$55.00	-35.00
85	85	1	55.00	$55.00	-35.00
95	95	1	90.00	$90.00	+32.50
100	100	3	67.50	$67.50	-20.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	2	11.00	$11.00	$2	—
37	37	3	42.50	$42.50	$16	—
47	47	3	48.00	$48.00	$23	—
59	59	4	48.00	$48.00	$28	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	40.00	$40.00	$112	-4.79
343–360	349	3	50.00–77.50	$68.04	$237	+31.62
437	437	3	55.00	$55.00	$240	+36.00
450–485	462	3	73.00–87.50	$80.80	$373	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	4	200.00–210.00	$202.50	-22.50
100–125	108	3	280.00–290.00	$285.00	+102.50

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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.