South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

2,464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.21/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 579 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.51/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 529 lb · 76 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.24/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 630 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,464	2,219	3,656
Feeder cattle	1,671	1,542	2,718
Slaughter cattle	357	269	465
Replacement cattle	71	65	144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 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
250–295 fancy	278	3	190.00–197.50	$194.02	$539	—
265–290	278	2	170.00–175.00	$172.61	$480	+0.70
305–345	326	10	160.00–180.00	$173.11	$564	-0.84
305–345 fancy	332	3	185.00–190.00	$187.50	$622	-7.71
351–372 value added	357	10	165.00–175.00	$171.88	$614	—
355–395	380	17	170.00–185.00	$175.61	$667	+1.94
385 fancy	385	11	187.50–188.00	$187.95	$724	-9.12
400–440	424	11	162.50–185.00	$174.77	$741	-4.84
430–445 fancy	439	4	180.00–190.00	$185.54	$815	-4.68
455–465	460	11	170.00–180.00	$177.95	$819	+5.30
465–470 fancy	468	2	185.00	$185.00	$866	+11.17
450–494 value added	484	17	172.50–183.00	$179.05	$867	—
505–540	518	6	168.00–175.00	$170.52	$883	+3.09
555–595	572	19	155.00–179.00	$170.52	$975	+1.78
557–591 value added	581	60	153.00–174.50	$166.16	$965	—
600–645	620	18	150.00–170.00	$163.31	$1,013	+2.50
615–640 fancy	625	3	173.00–178.00	$175.30	$1,096	—
610–644 value added	633	55	164.00–177.00	$166.71	$1,055	—
660–695	675	10	150.00–163.00	$154.84	$1,045	-3.21
678 value added	678	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,119	—
703–740 value added	710	10	145.00–159.00	$156.08	$1,108	—
700–740	720	13	141.00–157.00	$149.52	$1,077	-1.35
750–790	769	7	142.50–155.00	$148.82	$1,144	—
810–830	820	4	142.50–147.50	$145.00	$1,189	+10.50
870	870	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,357	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	150.00–160.00	$155.45	$342	+7.02
250–285	264	9	142.50–165.00	$155.01	$409	+0.38
300–345	320	30	142.50–165.00	$157.07	$503	+4.37
350–395	369	25	140.00–165.00	$153.13	$565	-0.91
381 value added	381	4	162.50	$162.50	$619	—
400–445	420	6	145.00–165.00	$154.46	$649	+8.81
475–480 value added	478	6	156.00–165.00	$160.48	$767	—
460–495	485	8	143.00–165.00	$157.91	$766	+4.04
505–545	524	15	140.00–160.00	$153.09	$802	+1.52
575–596	592	11	142.50–160.00	$156.20	$925	+12.63
600–645	631	7	130.00–155.00	$143.04	$903	+1.61
640 value added	640	2	149.00	$149.00	$954	—
650–695	672	6	130.00–147.50	$138.69	$932	-1.31
710	710	4	122.00–140.00	$130.50	$927	-4.90
760–785	774	4	117.50–147.00	$137.01	$1,060	+3.01
810	810	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,094	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	3	127.50–130.00	$129.14	$301	-10.86
255–295	269	7	130.00–145.00	$135.84	$365	-0.47
300–345	326	15	120.00–155.00	$137.28	$448	+1.06
360–395	384	6	125.00–140.00	$132.46	$509	-7.62
405–445	425	4	135.00–142.50	$138.01	$587	+0.91
450–480	462	5	130.00–142.00	$133.00	$614	-1.90
500–545	523	2	131.00–140.00	$135.31	$708	-4.69
550–595	573	6	120.00–135.00	$127.90	$733	-4.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	145.00	$145.00	$290	+25.00
203 value added	203	2	135.00	$135.00	$274	—
250–290	267	5	120.00–155.00	$132.38	$353	+14.01
335–345	340	8	110.00–140.00	$123.19	$419	+6.47
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	+19.56
410–420	415	2	142.50–145.00	$143.73	$596	—
495	495	1	142.00	$142.00	$703	+25.14
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	+13.84
550	550	1	135.00	$135.00	$742	—
645	645	1	135.00	$135.00	$871	+18.00
700	700	1	122.50	$122.50	$858	—
845	845	1	75.00	$75.00	$634	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	130.00	$130.00	$426	—
940	940	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,015	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	102.50	$102.50	$292	—
465	465	1	135.00	$135.00	$628	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

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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	227	3	140.00–145.00	$143.27	$325	-0.45
250–295	270	9	140.00–147.50	$144.27	$390	-3.15
298 value added	298	5	150.00	$150.00	$447	—
300–345	322	23	140.00–160.00	$149.35	$481	+7.26
310–335 fancy	323	3	160.00–165.00	$161.99	$523	+3.99
345 value added	345	3	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
370–375 value added	372	5	140.00–152.50	$145.04	$540	—
375 fancy	375	2	160.00–167.00	$163.50	$613	-0.10
350–395	377	31	140.00–164.00	$149.87	$565	+3.03
403–405 value added	405	9	155.00	$155.00	$628	—
400–435 fancy	413	14	160.00–165.00	$163.12	$674	-3.52
400–445	423	45	140.00–162.50	$150.53	$637	+2.67
466 value added	466	3	140.00	$140.00	$652	—
450–496	470	53	134.00–165.00	$151.18	$711	+3.87
500–545	522	45	140.00–155.00	$146.78	$766	+2.99
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	-8.79
527–546 value added	540	30	145.00–152.00	$149.03	$805	—
550–595	574	28	139.00–157.50	$144.88	$832	+2.08
577–593 value added	583	17	145.00–154.00	$151.16	$881	—
600–645	621	19	132.50–148.00	$141.65	$880	+6.76
615–630 fancy	623	2	150.00	$150.00	$934	—
604–649 value added	633	25	139.00–152.00	$146.21	$926	—
650–695	670	13	125.00–142.50	$135.57	$908	+4.77
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	-10.80
675 value added	675	2	143.00	$143.00	$965	—
705–745	728	4	130.00–137.00	$133.79	$974	+6.87
750–775	763	5	120.00–137.50	$130.49	$996	+8.02
765 fancy	765	1	127.50	$127.50	$975	—
780	780	1	114.00	$114.00	$889	-8.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	4	128.00–135.00	$132.01	$314	+0.07
260–295	278	9	130.00–142.50	$136.06	$378	+6.50
300–345	326	11	125.00–140.00	$131.61	$429	-1.16
350–395	376	14	120.00–140.00	$132.05	$497	+0.40
400–445	426	8	120.00–136.00	$131.03	$558	-2.30
450–493	475	21	120.00–140.00	$130.69	$621	-1.97
500–535	518	12	120.00–140.00	$129.03	$668	-1.25
507–535 value added	521	4	132.50–135.00	$133.72	$697	—
550–595	572	12	120.00–135.00	$128.11	$733	-4.36
600–645	625	15	120.00–135.00	$125.27	$783	+2.08
655	655	1	108.00	$108.00	$707	-11.56
660–695	680	5	115.00–128.00	$121.04	$823	+1.48
705–735	720	5	113.00–125.00	$117.86	$849	-2.11
770–795	780	4	110.00–116.00	$111.78	$872	-6.22
895	895	1	97.50	$97.50	$873	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	115.00	$115.00	$316	—
300–345	320	4	110.00–117.50	$113.75	$364	-1.25
360–375	368	2	110.00–122.50	$116.38	$428	+6.38
405–440	424	5	95.00–115.00	$108.38	$460	-1.62
465–490	479	4	105.00–112.50	$107.65	$516	+0.34
505–515	510	2	105.00–116.00	$110.45	$563	+0.45
555–590	572	5	106.00–125.00	$113.16	$647	+8.43
615–625	620	3	103.00–110.00	$106.01	$657	+6.01
670–680	677	3	100.00–101.00	$100.33	$679	-9.67
715–735	725	2	82.50–105.00	$93.91	$681	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	125.00	$125.00	$256	—
255–260	258	2	125.00	$125.00	$322	+1.97
315–330	320	3	120.00–135.00	$125.74	$402	+4.71
390–395	392	3	105.00–132.50	$120.77	$473	-0.70
410–425	418	2	112.50–127.50	$119.87	$501	+0.28
555–575	568	4	105.00–120.00	$112.42	$639	-8.08
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	-20.33
655–690	670	3	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$771	+1.54

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	112.50	$112.50	$332	—
520–530	525	2	80.00–85.00	$82.48	$433	—

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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	429	13	145.00–165.00	$155.25	$666	+6.95
450–490	470	39	142.50–165.00	$156.11	$734	+6.93
500–545	516	20	135.00–155.00	$144.43	$745	+7.00
541 value added	541	3	137.00	$137.00	$741	—
550–595	569	17	132.50–154.00	$143.67	$817	+7.04
600–645	625	16	120.00–140.00	$131.39	$821	+1.39
655–695	674	8	125.00–135.00	$130.48	$879	+1.96
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	+4.09
750–790	769	4	120.00–127.50	$123.15	$947	-1.67
955	955	1	85.00	$85.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430 fancy	420	2	170.00–175.00	$172.56	$725	-9.07
400–445	422	19	157.50–180.00	$172.01	$726	+2.38
432 value added	432	5	165.00	$165.00	$713	—
450–495	471	15	150.00–175.00	$164.84	$776	+0.80
493 value added	493	10	160.00	$160.00	$789	—
500–545	517	19	150.00–168.00	$162.56	$840	+10.36
500–540 fancy	523	3	160.00	$160.00	$837	+1.00
555–560 fancy	558	3	160.00–166.00	$163.33	$911	—
550–585	570	14	155.00–166.00	$160.48	$915	+7.48
577 value added	577	2	140.00	$140.00	$808	—
600–640	619	9	144.00–160.00	$154.73	$958	+4.66
655–680	669	4	140.00–145.00	$142.01	$950	+7.99
700–740	713	3	132.00–136.00	$134.36	$958	-2.47
755–760	758	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$967	-7.49
870	870	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,096	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	10	130.00–145.00	$137.33	$588	+6.59
450–495	472	22	125.00–142.50	$132.78	$627	+3.85
500–545	522	15	115.00–135.00	$123.76	$646	+0.06
560–595	577	10	115.00–135.00	$125.73	$725	+1.51
605–640	619	5	115.00–125.00	$120.53	$746	-2.00
665	665	1	130.00	$130.00	$864	+7.48
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	—
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	6	115.00–130.00	$121.26	$513	+7.94
460–490	476	7	115.00–130.00	$120.84	$575	+4.39
503 value added	503	3	122.50	$122.50	$616	—
500–525	513	3	110.00–115.00	$113.30	$581	+2.57
555–585	570	4	110.00–135.00	$119.84	$683	+5.16
610–635	623	2	110.00	$110.00	$685	+0.68
700–740	720	2	102.50–112.50	$107.36	$773	—
784	784	4	108.00	$108.00	$847	—
825	825	1	100.00	$100.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1010	998	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,034.00–1,080.00	$1,057.29	+63.69
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	890.00	$890.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	105.00	$105.00	$598	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1700	1133	80-85%	17	64.00–79.00	$72.86	$826	+3.25
855–1635	1226	80-85%	121	75.00–97.00	$86.83	$1,065	—
1165–1725	1399	80-85%	11	95.00–98.00	$96.48	$1,350	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1235	961	85-90%	42	51.00–74.00	$65.89	$633	—
710–1450	990	85-90%	50	62.00–91.00	$77.42	$766	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1815	1522	75-80%	18	81.00–92.00	$87.49	$1,332	+0.98
1495–1795	1610	75-80%	3	94.00–98.00	$95.81	$1,543	-9.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–2115	1301	10	74.00–94.00	$85.80	$1,116	—
1025–2290	1541	28	90.00–116.00	$106.48	$1,641	+3.29
1470–2080	1709	8	114.00–128.00	$119.77	$2,047	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–915	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	617.00–686.00	$658.54
770–905	856	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	742.00–881.00	$824.39
855–970	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	641.00–698.00	$669.61

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–810	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	95.00–114.00	$101.19	$767
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$616

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1350	1221	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,035.00–1,397.00	$1,209.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–670	638	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	506.00–900.00	$657.42

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–880	772	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–92.00	$90.56	$699

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	521.00	$521.00
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	507.00	$507.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	478.00	$478.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
955–1140	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–961.00	$923.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–945	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–920.00	$866.51
945–1250	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,175.00	$1,078.13
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,072.00	$1,072.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–930	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–690.00	$663.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–935	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	72.50–90.00	$80.78	$717

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	84.00	$84.00	$937

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	35.00	$35.00	$42	-0.20
105–192	153	21	62.50–115.00	$90.04	$138	-7.58
200–233	218	22	75.00–95.00	$87.29	$190	-2.85
240–295	262	11	30.00–77.00	$66.01	$173	—
355–365	361	4	70.00–110.00	$89.94	$325	+32.81
400–418	412	3	75.00–115.00	$87.94	$362	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	45.00	$45.00	$97	—
305	305	1	20.00	$20.00	$61	+15.00
515	515	1	15.00	$15.00	$77	—
510–530	523	3	5.00–7.50	$6.15	$32	—
735	735	1	5.00	$5.00	$37	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	-55.00
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	-65.00
70	70	3	150.00–157.50	$155.00	+3.89
70–75	72	5	100.00–135.00	$117.00	-34.11
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	+13.89
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	-162.50
85	85	2	160.00–167.50	$163.75	-27.00
90	90	1	165.00	$165.00	-25.75
100	100	4	125.00–130.00	$126.25	-13.75
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	+25.00
140	140	6	150.00–215.00	$183.33	+53.33
150–180	162	6	190.00–300.00	$234.17	-38.83
210	210	1	360.00	$360.00	-20.00

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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
865–955	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,620.00–1,660.00	$1,640.99	+740.99
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,690.00	$1,690.00	—
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–1090	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,185.00	$1,150.49	—
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	+175.00
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	-50.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	90.00	$90.00	$720	—
917 value added	917	15	117.50	$117.50	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	87.50	$87.50	$368	—
465	465	1	84.00	$84.00	$391	—
700–745	723	2	93.00–103.00	$97.84	$707	—
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

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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	130.00	$130.00	-100.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	2	25.00–65.00	$45.00	-13.00
20	20	1	35.00	$35.00	-23.00
20–25	22	13	40.00–85.00	$58.08	+0.08
25	25	1	30.00	$30.00	-28.00
30–35	30	25	45.00–105.00	$75.60	+13.38
30	30	3	50.00–55.00	$51.67	-10.55
40–45	40	23	70.00–125.00	$106.09	+76.09
40–45	43	4	60.00–85.00	$72.50	+1.25
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	+28.75
45	45	2	35.00	$35.00	-36.25
45	45	5	120.00–140.00	$131.00	+59.75
50	50	3	75.00–80.00	$77.50	+37.50
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+60.00
50	50	11	120.00–215.00	$142.73	+102.73
50	50	7	80.00–142.50	$126.07	+86.07
60	60	4	82.50–90.00	$85.00	-48.75
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+26.25
60–65	61	4	150.00–175.00	$168.75	+35.00
70–75	73	3	135.00–185.00	$154.17	+1.67
85	85	1	175.00	$175.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	40.00	$40.00	—
40	40	3	117.50–122.50	$120.00	—
45	45	1	80.00	$80.00	—
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	-13.33
50	50	8	125.00–140.00	$132.50	-15.83
50	50	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	-70.83
60	60	7	140.00–160.00	$152.86	-12.14
70	70	4	80.00–90.00	$82.50	-102.50
70–75	71	4	167.50–175.00	$171.25	-13.75
80	80	4	100.00–105.00	$102.50	-73.21
80–85	82	5	160.00–175.00	$168.00	-7.71
100–140	125	7	160.00–245.00	$201.43	+56.43
150–160	154	5	240.00–295.00	$272.00	+182.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	70.00	$70.00	-10.00
41–43	42	9	55.00–62.50	$59.25	+11.75
42–43	42	10	52.50–57.50	$54.53	+7.03
48	48	2	10.00	$10.00	-37.50
60–65	61	8	12.50–60.00	$53.02	+28.02
65	65	2	87.50	$87.50	+40.00
70–75	71	5	40.00–80.00	$65.63	+18.13
75	75	1	75.00	$75.00	+3.33
85–88	86	5	35.00–75.00	$54.86	-70.14
90–95	93	13	45.00–115.00	$67.98	-12.02
100	100	4	115.00	$115.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	60.00	$60.00	$159	—
350	350	2	62.50	$62.50	$219	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	-70.00
35	35	1	125.00	$125.00	+25.00
45	45	1	20.00	$20.00	-50.00
50	50	2	110.00–125.00	$117.50	-32.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	4	225.00–235.00	$228.75	+33.75
100	100	1	255.00	$255.00	+5.00
170	170	1	335.00	$335.00	±0.00

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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.