South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

2,891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.59/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 474 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.15/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 572 lb · 57 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.65/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 381 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,891	3,004	3,631
Feeder cattle	2,161	2,149	2,603
Slaughter cattle	361	453	378
Replacement cattle	109	92	200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 lower, heifers 2.00 lower, bulls 4.00 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady, 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
205 fancy	205	1	200.00	$200.00	$410	-3.36
210–230	227	6	175.00–195.00	$191.91	$436	—
265–295	277	7	170.00–195.00	$183.20	$507	+0.79
270–295 fancy	283	2	215.00	$215.00	$608	-0.99
305–345	330	13	175.00–190.00	$182.03	$601	-1.37
330–340 fancy	337	5	197.50–207.50	$203.55	$686	-5.82
350–395	375	34	170.00–192.50	$181.27	$680	-5.14
350–395 fancy	378	9	187.50–210.00	$198.25	$749	-8.95
420 fancy	420	1	195.00	$195.00	$819	-5.01
400–446	432	20	175.00–192.50	$178.58	$771	-0.46
455–495	476	25	148.00–189.00	$163.88	$780	-16.40
500–543	532	49	156.00–175.00	$164.21	$874	-1.02
555–595	576	7	165.00–170.00	$166.39	$958	-2.73
600–645	634	9	155.00–165.00	$157.80	$1,000	-6.98
650–692	680	7	147.50–150.00	$148.93	$1,013	-11.77
710–730	711	53	146.00–156.00	$148.58	$1,056	+1.33
753–770	758	7	136.00–159.50	$155.44	$1,178	+13.39
830–845	838	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$1,085	—
855–870	863	2	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$1,122	-0.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	152.50	$152.50	$358	-2.39
250–295	271	7	150.00–170.00	$159.01	$431	-0.72
300–335	316	9	147.50–165.00	$158.77	$502	-3.47
350–395	370	24	145.00–170.00	$159.95	$592	-3.33
400–445	425	10	155.00–170.00	$160.65	$683	+3.15
450–493	479	14	150.00–165.00	$159.68	$765	+1.44
500–545	530	16	140.00–160.00	$151.54	$803	-2.51
550–595	568	30	135.00–158.50	$149.36	$848	-2.99
642–645	643	4	142.50–145.00	$143.13	$920	-4.87
655–695	671	4	130.00–145.00	$137.64	$924	-5.63
715–740	725	4	120.00–130.00	$126.22	$915	-9.55
770	770	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	+2.48
900–910	905	2	114.00–116.00	$115.01	$1,041	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	-14.18
250–295	270	11	130.00–145.00	$138.34	$374	-4.69
300–345	326	4	130.00–140.00	$135.17	$441	-5.65
350–390	372	15	127.50–145.00	$136.54	$508	-4.45
415–445	425	4	130.00–140.00	$134.59	$572	-15.41
450–480	476	7	125.00–132.00	$131.05	$624	—
500–520	509	6	130.00–140.00	$133.77	$681	+0.18
605–635	628	6	120.00–132.50	$128.72	$808	-4.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	120.00–130.00	$125.11	$275	+4.49
280–285	283	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$336	-9.13
300–345	323	5	115.00–125.00	$120.79	$390	-5.69
355–395	374	6	110.00–135.00	$122.23	$457	+0.64
400–420	410	2	115.00–125.00	$120.12	$492	+5.12
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	+10.77
610	610	1	127.50	$127.50	$778	—

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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 fancy	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	-4.94
260–290	275	2	157.50	$157.50	$433	+6.91
305–345	328	18	140.00–157.50	$153.03	$502	-4.12
370 fancy	370	1	172.50	$172.50	$638	—
350–395	381	54	140.00–162.50	$153.30	$584	-2.09
405 fancy	405	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	—
400–445	419	46	140.00–163.00	$153.48	$643	-2.79
450–494	474	70	130.00–160.00	$149.59	$709	-4.27
500–546	530	37	130.00–154.00	$142.36	$755	-6.59
550–590	572	57	130.00–150.00	$140.15	$802	-4.36
600–635	619	30	130.00–142.00	$138.17	$855	+1.72
662 fancy	662	5	144.50	$144.50	$957	—
650–683	677	15	130.00–145.00	$133.86	$906	+1.32
700–720	709	4	120.00–128.00	$123.27	$874	-4.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	227	9	127.50–145.00	$135.63	$308	-7.00
265–298	279	10	127.50–145.00	$136.71	$381	-6.64
300–345	323	18	125.00–147.50	$136.37	$440	+0.13
355–395	374	23	125.00–147.50	$137.66	$515	-7.23
400–445	420	39	120.00–145.00	$137.23	$576	-7.04
450–495	476	45	120.00–155.00	$135.38	$644	-6.84
500–545	520	43	120.00–142.50	$133.47	$694	+0.34
550–595	571	28	120.00–139.00	$132.62	$757	-0.30
600–645	621	21	115.00–132.00	$123.29	$766	+0.80
655–690	680	8	115.00–130.00	$122.56	$833	+0.21
700–735	709	6	110.00–130.00	$119.13	$845	-0.87
760–770	762	31	100.00–132.50	$128.50	$979	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	5	120.00–125.00	$120.95	$266	-5.64
260–285	271	4	120.00–125.00	$121.83	$330	-6.39
300–345	317	10	115.00–135.00	$120.70	$383	-0.37
350–395	375	15	115.00–130.00	$121.37	$455	-4.69
405–430	420	6	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$525	+3.87
455–495	477	10	120.00–130.00	$124.77	$595	+3.98
505–545	527	6	110.00–125.00	$122.48	$645	+4.69
560–590	569	7	112.00–125.00	$119.57	$680	-2.12
605–635	621	5	110.00–115.00	$111.98	$695	-9.02
650–670	660	2	117.00–120.00	$118.48	$782	—
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	3	100.00–115.00	$108.36	$258	-6.59
250–260	255	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$287	-4.36
300–345	318	6	105.00–120.00	$113.72	$362	-2.65
350–395	374	4	110.00–112.50	$111.09	$415	-7.56
400–440	417	9	105.00–120.00	$113.40	$473	-0.05
460–495	478	6	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$538	-0.03
505–545	527	7	105.00–117.50	$111.76	$589	+1.76
555–570	563	4	100.00–115.00	$109.42	$616	+1.64
635–640	638	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$651	-2.99
650–665	660	3	100.00–115.00	$109.96	$726	—
700	700	1	122.50	$122.50	$858	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	—	—	22	140.00–165.00	$155.02	$656	-0.41
450–495	475	—	—	40	130.00–162.50	$151.35	$719	-1.01
500–545	523	—	—	49	130.00–157.50	$147.72	$773	+5.02
550–595	566	—	—	29	130.00–150.00	$138.52	$784	-1.19
600–640	618	—	—	18	120.00–135.00	$129.36	$799	+0.26
650–696	674	—	—	16	120.00–137.50	$124.80	$841	+1.97
700–740	718	—	—	6	110.00–125.00	$116.58	$837	-4.97
755–780	768	—	—	3	110.00–122.00	$116.07	$891	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	39	160.00–187.50	$177.40	$747	-0.20
445 fancy	445	1	180.00	$180.00	$801	-5.92
450–490	464	31	160.00–179.00	$167.69	$778	+1.66
500–540	516	21	150.00–165.00	$157.31	$812	-6.37
580–590	585	2	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$834	-14.97
610–645	621	8	136.00–155.00	$145.09	$901	+3.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	18	125.00–145.00	$134.54	$569	-2.19
450–495	472	20	120.00–145.00	$129.94	$613	-7.10
500–545	521	14	115.00–140.00	$126.07	$657	-2.00
550–595	575	11	120.00–137.50	$131.54	$756	+2.66
600–645	624	8	106.00–125.00	$120.14	$750	-2.68
665–695	680	2	120.00	$120.00	$816	-1.81
715	715	1	115.00	$115.00	$822	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	412	7	111.00–125.00	$113.74	$469	-6.77
450–485	479	16	105.00–125.00	$109.61	$525	-11.25
500–545	523	9	110.00–125.00	$118.30	$619	+2.30
550–580	569	4	105.00–120.00	$108.76	$619	-6.46
625–635	630	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$709	+2.52
660–695	677	5	106.00–115.00	$109.60	$742	+2.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1015	971	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,200.00–2,300.00	$1,661.33	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1490	1121	80-85%	64	57.00–78.00	$70.13	$786	+0.59
920–1795	1232	80-85%	103	72.00–90.00	$82.43	$1,016	-0.66
1250–1570	1360	80-85%	7	90.00–118.00	$98.76	$1,343	+5.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1155	931	85-90%	40	50.00–72.00	$64.43	$600	+1.58
710–1330	987	85-90%	35	68.00–84.00	$75.87	$749	+0.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1890	1498	75-80%	14	76.00–89.00	$81.82	$1,226	—
1715–1770	1747	75-80%	3	92.00–94.00	$93.33	$1,630	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1720	1333	9	84.00–96.00	$90.31	$1,204	+0.78
1030–2075	1514	26	83.00–115.00	$103.84	$1,572	—
1625–1855	1740	2	117.00–118.00	$117.47	$2,044	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–790	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	81.00–87.50	$83.05	$561

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$728
770–1140	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–105.00	$93.93	$914
880–1058	999	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	97.00–115.00	$109.71	$1,096

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–990	947	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–119.00	$112.38	$1,064
905–1230	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	91.00–106.00	$97.36	$1,040
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$859

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–855	744	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	65.00–76.00	$71.03	$528
715–940	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	58.00–63.00	$60.16	$498

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1075	924	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–113.00	$106.78	$987

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	76.00	$76.00	$874

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	96.00	$96.00	$725

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1150	994	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	620.00–920.00	$766.30
905–1095	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	940.00–970.00	$956.43
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
850–1465	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–1,000.00	$926.05

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–820	754	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	475.00–700.00	$611.82
810–820	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–625.00	$612.58
830–870	844	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–785.00	$731.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1207	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1165–1400	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,163.65

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104	104	6	77.50	$77.50	$81	—
105	105	1	40.00	$40.00	$42	—
105–195	141	23	71.00–127.00	$93.61	$132	+23.68
200–290	227	15	70.00–108.00	$82.48	$187	-24.68
290	290	1	65.00	$65.00	$188	-2.00
305–350	328	5	57.50–70.00	$63.54	$208	-22.56
335	335	1	82.50	$82.50	$276	-3.60

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	9.00	$9.00	$39	—
540–580	563	3	5.00–12.00	$8.73	$49	+6.73
690	690	1	10.00	$10.00	$69	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	+130.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	275.00	$275.00	+125.00
70	70	—	—	3	95.00–117.50	$107.50	-42.50
70–75	72	—	—	7	155.00–180.00	$169.64	+56.31
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	285.00–330.00	$307.50	+102.50
80	80	—	—	4	200.00–210.00	$203.75	-1.25
90	90	—	—	1	215.00	$215.00	+10.00
100–125	118	—	—	10	185.00–295.00	$244.00	+47.33
150–160	155	—	—	2	170.00–230.00	$200.00	-71.25
150–180	164	—	—	8	200.00–395.00	$321.88	+50.63
200	200	—	—	1	435.00	$435.00	—

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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
775–1170	962	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,307.93	—
1010–1050	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,250.00	$1,229.61	+109.61
1020–1265	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,035.00–1,360.00	$1,169.87	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–685	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	560.00–680.00	$623.72	—
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	103.00	$103.00	$397	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	—
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	-18.13
25	25	3	50.00–70.00	$61.67	+14.17
30	30	5	30.00–60.00	$49.00	-1.00
30	30	12	85.00–125.00	$107.92	+57.92
40	40	5	130.00–140.00	$134.00	+21.50
40	40	5	60.00–85.00	$76.00	-36.50
50	50	11	105.00–195.00	$125.45	+29.20
50	50	7	85.00–155.00	$112.86	+16.61
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+3.75
50	50	8	55.00–107.50	$90.31	-5.94
60	60	2	170.00	$170.00	+73.75
60	60	1	235.00	$235.00	+138.75
60	60	1	127.50	$127.50	+31.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	11	135.00–170.00	$152.73	+67.73
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	+122.50
65	65	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	+38.50
70–75	71	—	—	6	100.00–110.00	$102.50	-14.00
75	75	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	6	120.00–140.00	$133.33	-1.67
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	230.00–245.00	$238.75	+103.75
80	80	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+40.00
100–120	110	—	—	4	140.00–180.00	$157.50	-15.36
100–125	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–225.00	$213.89	-12.11
125–140	130	—	—	3	200.00–220.00	$208.33	+93.33
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	10	55.00	$55.00	-32.50
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-27.50
50	50	2	60.00	$60.00	-15.00
85	85	10	50.00–100.00	$84.00	+14.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	58.00	$58.00	$220	+12.00
445	445	1	58.00	$58.00	$258	-16.97
500–570	540	5	64.00–76.00	$68.82	$372	—
615	615	1	68.00	$68.00	$418	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	4	180.00–220.00	$202.50	+49.17

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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.