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South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

3,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.72/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 473 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.70/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 522 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.29/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 628 lb · 49 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,049 2,955 2,768
Feeder cattle 1,974 1,995 1,669
Slaughter cattle 493 463 531
Replacement cattle 149 116 107

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 13.00 lower, feeder heifers 9.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 fancy 203 2 185.00–205.00 $195.12 $396 -9.88
215–225 218 3 147.50–160.00 $155.71 $339 -21.02
260–285 273 2 150.00–165.00 $157.16 $429 -15.89
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 -7.45
355–395 380 9 147.50–159.00 $153.80 $584 -13.15
393 value added 393 33 180.00 $180.00 $707 —
405–445 416 5 140.00–165.00 $148.89 $619 -19.40
450–490 468 4 140.00–153.00 $145.61 $681 -18.95
500–545 518 16 137.00–162.00 $143.53 $743 -19.51
520–547 value added 529 6 149.00–155.00 $152.93 $809 -31.07
550–575 560 6 140.00–158.00 $151.54 $849 -6.48
620–635 value added 626 37 145.00–157.00 $149.03 $933 —
600–649 633 12 142.50–154.00 $150.10 $950 -0.78
660–675 667 3 135.00–147.00 $142.29 $949 -13.93
667 value added 667 8 137.00 $137.00 $914 —
729 value added 729 14 144.50 $144.50 $1,053 —
750 750 1 132.50 $132.50 $994 -8.74
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
875 value added 875 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,116 —
905 905 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 150.00 $150.00 $342 -3.21
255–295 275 12 130.00–155.00 $145.35 $400 -8.40
300–345 328 17 120.00–157.50 $141.00 $462 -13.59
350–395 373 13 120.00–155.00 $138.83 $518 -13.30
400–445 426 13 124.00–155.00 $144.03 $614 -6.13
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -10.16
450–495 473 20 120.00–152.50 $142.67 $675 -6.60
500–545 517 11 130.00–148.00 $140.64 $727 -5.99
550–580 561 13 120.00–147.50 $140.29 $787 -5.16
570 value added 570 2 142.50 $142.50 $812 —
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 -5.45
600–645 621 13 116.00–145.00 $132.38 $822 +1.09
660–680 667 5 110.00–130.00 $126.01 $840 -0.27
700–745 733 4 119.00–140.00 $127.32 $933 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 -0.54
250–295 280 15 122.50–147.50 $131.95 $369 -3.36
300–345 327 24 117.50–145.00 $128.65 $421 -5.03
350–395 370 26 110.00–145.00 $128.96 $477 -5.98
400–445 424 10 105.00–140.00 $127.83 $542 -4.63
455–490 470 10 115.00–147.50 $130.85 $615 -9.15
505–545 522 6 115.00–130.00 $122.49 $639 -0.02
550–585 573 3 110.00–135.00 $121.90 $698 +4.87
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 —
665–670 667 3 110.00–115.00 $111.68 $745 —
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 7 100.00–152.50 $116.86 $261 -3.14
250–295 275 13 100.00–140.00 $117.09 $322 -2.93
300–345 326 19 95.00–142.50 $115.91 $378 -2.84
350–390 370 21 100.00–147.50 $129.75 $480 +12.32
400–440 423 10 90.00–140.00 $123.01 $520 +8.01
455–495 476 9 100.00–140.00 $121.98 $581 +16.98
500–530 516 4 97.50–135.00 $119.71 $618 +7.21
550–590 563 4 105.00–137.50 $121.94 $687 +11.94
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
955–985 970 2 75.00–92.50 $83.89 $814 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 4 127.50 $127.50 $432 —
390 390 1 117.50 $117.50 $458 —
400–425 418 4 92.50–132.50 $115.62 $483 —
480–485 483 2 115.00 $115.00 $555 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 125.00 $125.00 $294 —
255–265 260 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $319 —
300–325 313 2 115.00–122.50 $118.90 $372 —
375–390 383 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $469 —
435–440 438 2 105.00–135.00 $120.09 $526 —
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 —
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 110.00 $110.00 $264 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 3 125.00–137.50 $130.97 $286 +3.15
255–295 273 4 120.00–135.00 $129.01 $352 +0.49
300–345 320 24 120.00–139.00 $132.95 $425 +2.54
350–395 373 29 115.00–137.50 $132.20 $493 +1.31
400–445 425 38 120.00–139.00 $130.85 $556 -0.66
427 value added 427 6 141.00 $141.00 $602 —
450–495 473 59 105.00–138.00 $126.72 $599 -5.15
500–545 521 37 110.00–134.00 $124.54 $649 -3.62
563 value added 563 3 119.00 $119.00 $670 —
565 565 1 127.50 $127.50 $720 -0.90
555–595 569 20 115.00–135.00 $126.23 $718 -2.17
600–640 619 8 102.50–120.00 $111.52 $690 -13.77
650–675 659 4 105.00–117.50 $113.05 $745 -5.23
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -18.28
705 705 1 114.00 $114.00 $804 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 155.00 $155.00 $333 +8.49
230 fancy 230 1 142.50 $142.50 $328 —
250–290 264 4 120.00–145.00 $134.43 $355 -14.02
310–340 325 12 120.00–145.00 $137.97 $448 -11.98
350–365 fancy 357 3 155.00 $155.00 $553 —
355–396 374 21 130.00–146.00 $139.07 $520 -7.63
374 value added 374 14 149.00 $149.00 $557 —
400–445 422 23 110.00–148.00 $134.58 $568 -10.31
450–495 475 23 107.00–145.00 $129.59 $616 -15.83
472–486 value added 484 24 150.00–151.00 $150.12 $727 -18.27
495 fancy 495 1 152.50 $152.50 $755 —
500–540 514 19 119.00–141.00 $132.07 $679 -7.75
522 value added 522 4 152.00 $152.00 $793 —
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 -9.82
555–590 574 17 118.00–135.00 $126.81 $728 -15.52
588 value added 588 18 143.00 $143.00 $841 -16.00
605–625 613 6 112.50–130.00 $122.97 $754 -16.93
603–640 value added 616 17 120.00–141.50 $136.05 $838 —
660–680 677 19 125.00–132.50 $131.72 $892 +7.72
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
755–795 775 4 89.00–115.00 $102.17 $792 —
925 925 1 87.50 $87.50 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 232 3 100.00–112.00 $107.34 $249 +1.48
250–295 277 9 100.00–127.50 $112.03 $310 +4.84
300–340 318 13 100.00–132.50 $116.60 $371 +7.08
350 350 1 80.00 $80.00 $280 -30.40
355–395 380 14 100.00–127.50 $117.59 $447 +7.19
400–445 420 11 100.00–115.00 $107.52 $452 -1.23
440 440 1 70.00 $70.00 $308 -38.75
455 thin fleshed 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 —
455–495 474 14 80.00–125.00 $103.50 $491 +0.18
510–540 523 8 75.00–112.50 $97.72 $511 -13.77
575–590 583 4 105.00–112.50 $108.76 $634 —
600–640 619 7 85.00–115.00 $100.15 $620 —
650–695 669 6 77.50–110.00 $92.53 $619 -12.47
735 735 1 60.00 $60.00 $441 -53.00
810–815 813 2 70.00–74.00 $72.01 $585 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 112.50 $112.50 $231 -5.96
255–295 278 3 115.00–127.50 $120.79 $336 -1.66
300–345 319 11 102.50–120.00 $111.63 $356 -4.90
360–395 377 10 100.00–125.00 $113.00 $426 -3.36
405–445 429 13 70.00–120.00 $108.56 $466 -10.97
455–490 473 8 63.00–125.00 $100.26 $474 -15.86
500–510 505 2 115.00 $115.00 $581 -2.50
550–595 570 4 92.00–120.00 $106.60 $608 -7.57
625–645 635 4 115.00–117.50 $116.25 $738 —
690 690 1 114.00 $114.00 $787 —
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 -1.25
815 815 1 74.00 $74.00 $603 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 263 3 110.00–115.00 $112.39 $296 —
300–345 325 6 97.50–122.50 $109.13 $355 —
360–370 365 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $374 —
425 425 1 40.00 $40.00 $170 —
500–505 503 2 60.00–70.00 $64.98 $327 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 95.00 $95.00 $261 —
345 345 1 127.50 $127.50 $440 —
395 395 1 80.00 $80.00 $316 —
405 405 2 80.00–100.00 $90.00 $364 —
450–465 458 2 75.00–95.00 $84.84 $389 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 122.50 $122.50 $429 —
610 610 2 100.00 $100.00 $610 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 77.50 $77.50 $260 —
375 375 1 80.00 $80.00 $300 —
405 thin fleshed 405 1 61.00 $61.00 $247 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 127.50 $127.50 $370 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 426 15 124.00–147.50 $139.42 $594 -8.67
461 value added 461 7 143.00 $143.00 $659 ±0.00
450–495 472 21 117.50–145.00 $137.30 $648 -6.73
500–545 522 49 120.00–147.50 $136.70 $714 -6.73
550–595 575 21 120.00–142.00 $131.78 $758 -6.45
600–645 622 22 102.50–132.50 $122.79 $764 -4.31
650–685 668 12 115.00–132.00 $121.10 $809 -7.42
725–745 733 3 117.50–120.00 $119.18 $874 -0.17
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 -1.25
805 805 1 75.00 $75.00 $604 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 439 9 110.00–135.00 $122.75 $539 +7.66
450–495 468 13 102.50–132.50 $114.99 $538 +0.72
500–540 513 10 105.00–132.50 $117.38 $602 +6.04
544 value added 544 5 119.00 $119.00 $647 —
565 value added 565 4 116.00 $116.00 $655 —
550–595 573 4 110.00–135.00 $116.52 $668 +7.40
605–645 632 3 109.00–115.00 $111.26 $703 +1.57
650–690 670 3 80.00–115.00 $102.99 $690 -6.48
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 -6.75
790 790 1 103.00 $103.00 $814 -12.00
940 940 1 87.50 $87.50 $822 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 426 19 115.00–137.50 $128.08 $546 -4.53
457 457 4 132.00 $132.00 $603 +3.52
450–490 468 12 95.00–135.00 $122.06 $571 -6.42
500–530 516 8 115.00–135.00 $123.77 $639 -0.69
550–595 571 7 112.50–135.00 $124.56 $711 +1.63
620–635 628 2 112.00–125.00 $118.58 $745 +7.10
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 -3.32
760 760 1 47.50 $47.50 $361 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 414 4 130.00–149.00 $140.62 $582 -24.27
455–495 486 8 130.00–149.00 $141.67 $689 -20.86
505–540 524 6 125.00–147.00 $139.10 $729 -15.29
550–595 570 5 120.00–145.00 $128.85 $734 -23.62
615–645 629 6 110.00–145.00 $129.71 $816 -11.04
655–695 681 4 120.00–134.00 $129.17 $880 -6.73
740 740 1 119.00 $119.00 $881 —
970 970 1 100.00 $100.00 $970 —
1040 1040 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 115.00 $115.00 $477 —
450–495 473 2 90.00–115.00 $101.90 $482 —
500 500 1 77.50 $77.50 $388 —
650 650 1 72.50 $72.50 $471 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 122.50 $122.50 $551 —
730–735 733 2 100.00 $100.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 818.00 $818.00 —
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,316.00 $1,316.00 —
1985 1985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,568.00 $1,568.00 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 100.00 $100.00 $408 —
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 80.00 $80.00 $284 —
445 445 1 95.00 $95.00 $423 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,117.00 $1,117.00 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1750 1117 80-85% 16 57.00–81.00 $71.82 $802 —
860–1765 1214 80-85% 149 72.00–99.00 $84.74 $1,029 +1.43
1065–1655 1254 80-85% 39 90.00–108.00 $97.48 $1,222 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1365 963 85-90% 48 48.00–73.00 $61.78 $595 -13.33
735–1525 1072 85-90% 71 65.00–87.00 $77.18 $827 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1105 1088 75-80% 3 72.00–80.00 $76.63 $834 —
1130–1780 1472 75-80% 25 74.00–90.00 $83.48 $1,229 +1.99
1280–1615 1482 75-80% 5 90.00–106.00 $97.01 $1,438 +15.52

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1130 1014 9 65.00–89.00 $76.90 $780 —
930–2205 1494 19 90.00–110.00 $101.42 $1,515 —
1290–2235 1794 20 111.00–131.00 $117.79 $2,113 —

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Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 630 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 240.00 $240.00
605–765 678 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 314.00–477.00 $388.23
695–875 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 350.00–436.00 $390.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1565 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 80.00–104.00 $93.26 $1,086
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–860 781 (<2 yrs)Open 8 675.00–785.00 $721.44
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 612.00 $612.00
955–1080 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 735.00–821.00 $780.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615 615 (<2 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00
740–780 763 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 570.00–702.00 $614.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 936.00 $936.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 280.00 $280.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
800–1010 905 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–675.00 $619.75
900–935 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–785.00 $755.57
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
945–1035 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–900.00 $816.48
1035–1385 1141 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,000.00 $877.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 892.00 $892.00
1100–1250 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 950.00–1,210.00 $1,039.99
1060–1310 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,113.00 $1,062.46
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
695–890 793 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–712.00 $619.04
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–975 783 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 420.00–516.00 $476.45

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
104–195 139 38 65.00–127.50 $87.64 $122 —
103–195 140 30 90.00–122.50 $105.86 $148 —
175–195 185 2 55.00–56.00 $55.53 $103 -23.47
210 210 2 60.00–97.50 $78.75 $165 -3.54
200–270 232 8 79.00–107.50 $89.24 $207 +6.95
215–245 235 5 40.00–90.00 $53.32 $125 -28.97
335 335 1 45.00 $45.00 $151 -27.50
345–385 371 4 67.50–100.00 $77.60 $288 +47.60

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 37.50 $37.50 $88 -2.50
380 380 1 17.00 $17.00 $65 —
515 515 1 12.00 $12.00 $62 +7.00
790 790 2 7.00 $7.00 $55 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 -10.00
65 65 1 140.00 $140.00 +20.00
65 65 1 130.00 $130.00 +10.00
70 70 4 120.00–130.00 $124.38 +4.38
70 70 1 72.50 $72.50 -47.50
80 80 1 117.50 $117.50 -7.50
80 thin fleshed 80 1 80.00 $80.00 —
80–85 83 3 130.00–165.00 $143.33 -6.67
85 85 1 160.00 $160.00 +10.00
85 85 2 127.50–145.00 $136.25 -13.75
90 90 1 185.00 $185.00 +35.00
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00 +20.00
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 -27.50
100–125 106 4 155.00–245.00 $191.25 +71.25
150 150 3 215.00–320.00 $278.33 +0.83
150–175 156 8 240.00–370.00 $290.20 +12.70
200 200 1 350.00 $350.00 -25.00
200–225 208 3 235.00–255.00 $241.67 -133.33
250 250 1 305.00 $305.00 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–1290 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 920.00–1,550.00 $1,214.39 —
850–1155 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,225.00–1,500.00 $1,357.56 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
630–940 832 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 690.00–1,090.00 $917.41 +17.64
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
840–1040 919 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–975.00 $895.10 —
785–1030 924 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,101.96 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660–725 683 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 485.00–560.00 $522.12 -77.88
530–855 693 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 600.00–675.00 $628.70 +28.70
735–910 823 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 430.00–700.00 $550.64 —
930 930 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 540.00 $540.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640–755 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 725.00–925.00 $856.59 —
715–775 745 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 830.00–1,000.00 $918.42 —
750–850 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00–750.00 $726.56 -209.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
415–445 430 2 75.00 $75.00 $322 —
525 525 1 30.00 $30.00 $158 —
555 555 1 65.00 $65.00 $361 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 90.00 $90.00 $328 —
400 400 1 90.00 $90.00 $360 —

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 70.00–105.00 $86.81 $276 +21.81
350–375 363 2 100.00–117.50 $109.05 $396 +21.55
495 495 1 79.00 $79.00 $391 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 75.00 $75.00 $251 —
575 575 1 65.00 $65.00 $374 —
655 655 1 60.00 $60.00 $393 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 260.00 $260.00 +5.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 20.00 $20.00 -5.00
20 20 2 40.00–42.50 $41.25 +16.25
20 20 1 15.00 $15.00 -10.00
20–25 24 10 30.00–75.00 $48.50 +23.50
20–25 24 8 45.00–55.00 $51.18 +26.18
30 30 7 57.50–67.50 $61.43 +13.93
30–35 35 11 40.00–75.00 $57.73 -6.27
40–45 43 5 70.00–80.00 $76.28 -23.72
40–45 44 8 60.00–115.00 $87.50 -12.50
45 45 1 45.00 $45.00 -55.00
50 50 1 85.00 $85.00 -36.50
50 50 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 -19.00
50 50 2 97.50–100.00 $98.75 -22.75
50–55 52 12 65.00–170.00 $105.83 -15.67
60 60 1 120.00 $120.00 -41.00
60 60 1 80.00 $80.00 -81.00
60 60 7 80.00–155.00 $120.00 -41.00
60 60 7 95.00–110.00 $102.50 -58.50
60–65 62 3 95.00–125.00 $115.00 -46.00
70 70 2 67.50 $67.50 -124.17
70 70 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 -64.17
75 75 2 145.00–155.00 $150.00 +10.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 —— 1 65.00 $65.00 —
50 50 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 +10.00
50 50 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 +10.00
50 50 —— 2 82.50–100.00 $91.25 +1.25
50 50 —— 1 155.00 $155.00 +65.00
50–55 53 —— 2 90.00–130.00 $110.00 +20.00
60 60 —— 2 160.00–190.00 $175.00 +35.00
70 70 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 -100.00
75 75 —— 1 80.00 $80.00 -60.00
75 75 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 -20.00
75 75 —— 4 125.00–150.00 $136.25 -3.75
85 85 —— 2 110.00–135.00 $122.50 -30.00
85 85 —— 2 110.00–155.00 $132.50 -20.00
100 100 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 +10.00
100–140 111 —— 7 170.00–240.00 $201.03 +21.03
100–120 113 —— 3 120.00–160.00 $142.94 -37.06
150 150 —— 1 200.00 $200.00 +8.75
150–175 163 —— 2 160.00–210.00 $185.00 -6.25
175 175 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 325.00 $325.00 +133.75
200 200 —— 1 245.00 $245.00 —
200 200 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 325.00 $325.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 35.00 $35.00 -0.47
60–65 63 3 50.00–60.00 $53.33 -8.92
65 65 2 90.00 $90.00 +27.75
75 75 2 102.50 $102.50 +40.25
80 80 4 80.00–90.00 $87.50 +25.25
92–93 92 5 95.00 $95.00 +32.75
95 95 1 110.00 $110.00 +47.75

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 67.50 $67.50 $108 —
165–195 180 2 47.50–50.00 $48.85 $88 —
210 210 1 60.00 $60.00 $126 —
290–295 293 2 46.00–55.00 $50.54 $148 -19.46
310–360 335 3 30.00–32.50 $30.83 $103 -12.69
340 340 1 43.00 $43.00 $146 -0.52
400–443 425 7 20.00–39.00 $33.07 $141 -9.36
429–487 454 11 36.00–39.50 $38.06 $173 —
495 495 2 40.00 $40.00 $198 —
520 520 1 43.00 $43.00 $224 —
515–538 527 14 35.00–43.00 $36.89 $194 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 55.00 $55.00 —
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00 -95.00
60 60 2 130.00 $130.00 -40.00
75 75 1 165.00 $165.00 -5.00
80 80 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 +5.00
90 90 2 150.00 $150.00 +30.00
100 100 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 170.00 $170.00 +5.00
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 -35.00
80 thin fleshed 80 1 80.00 $80.00 —
85 85 1 155.00 $155.00 -45.00
100 100 4 210.00–260.00 $232.50 +95.00
125 125 3 190.00–205.00 $198.33 +17.40

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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.