South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

2,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.94/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 519 lb · 43 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.58/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 416 lb · 42 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $152.80/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 371 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,950	3,153	2,843
Feeder cattle	1,778	2,271	1,952
Slaughter cattle	468	442	393
Replacement cattle	143	87	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady, slaughter cows steady, 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
280–290	285	2	165.00	$165.00	$470	-11.70
300–340	328	15	160.00–180.00	$172.15	$565	-2.73
350 fancy	350	2	180.00	$180.00	$630	-15.00
355–390	371	15	155.00–177.00	$169.53	$629	-7.63
415 fancy	415	1	182.50	$182.50	$757	+12.50
400–445	423	7	150.00–178.00	$166.92	$706	-0.08
450 fancy	450	1	181.00	$181.00	$814	—
450–495	467	28	150.00–175.00	$164.34	$767	+2.50
500–535	515	27	150.00–164.00	$156.20	$804	+1.90
550–580	567	24	143.00–158.00	$149.83	$850	+2.01
600–635	615	11	140.00–147.00	$142.93	$879	+3.24
650–675	668	14	135.00–145.50	$140.94	$941	+1.97
705–744	729	18	135.00–139.00	$135.84	$990	+5.95
750–765	763	7	135.00–136.00	$135.86	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	145.00	$145.00	$334	+7.99
260–290	276	5	140.00–155.00	$147.83	$408	-2.63
300–345	329	18	140.00–162.50	$151.07	$497	-3.55
350–395	371	35	135.00–165.00	$152.80	$567	-1.59
405–445	426	10	140.00–155.00	$146.60	$625	-10.99
455–490	470	12	140.00–160.00	$150.33	$707	-0.13
500–545	526	9	135.00–150.00	$141.93	$747	-0.80
555–595	578	10	130.00–145.00	$138.08	$798	-0.97
600–645	623	8	120.00–135.00	$129.92	$809	-8.28
650	650	2	130.00–137.50	$133.75	$869	+1.28
715–740	728	3	118.00–125.00	$121.03	$881	-10.10
750–790	770	2	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$905	-7.89
821	821	4	121.00	$121.00	$993	—
865	865	1	115.00	$115.00	$995	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	120.00	$120.00	$252	-12.50
260–275	269	4	125.00–140.00	$132.44	$356	-1.17
300–345	315	14	125.00–140.00	$132.08	$416	-2.52
350–380	363	11	120.00–140.00	$130.75	$475	-2.98
405–440	422	5	125.00–135.00	$132.05	$557	-1.95
450–490	472	6	120.00–130.00	$123.74	$584	-8.42
505–545	526	6	115.00–130.00	$122.96	$647	-1.77
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	-26.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	5	110.00–120.00	$116.11	$266	-3.09
255–294	286	14	110.00–127.50	$115.53	$330	-3.76
315–345	332	11	100.00–122.50	$113.44	$377	-1.22
350–395	371	11	110.00–125.00	$116.88	$434	-2.51
480–495	488	2	105.00	$105.00	$512	-6.28
525	525	1	107.50	$107.50	$564	-9.48
620–635	628	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$707	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$289	-12.56
250–290	271	5	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$372	-7.50
310–345	328	4	140.00–142.50	$141.25	$463	-1.26
355–395	381	16	137.50–148.00	$142.07	$541	+0.21
400–445	416	42	134.00–145.00	$137.58	$572	-1.04
450–495	475	24	130.00–138.00	$132.92	$631	-1.20
498 value added	498	9	139.00	$139.00	$692	—
500–545	517	24	125.00–136.00	$130.08	$673	-1.19
507–531 value added	521	19	138.00–140.00	$138.82	$723	—
550–590	561	23	124.00–134.00	$128.86	$723	-1.84
600–640	620	8	118.00–125.00	$121.43	$753	-0.42
665–675	670	4	116.00–135.00	$122.21	$819	+2.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–245	213	8	120.00–130.00	$122.28	$260	-6.13
250–295	271	10	120.00–150.00	$126.49	$343	-0.45
300–340	323	13	115.00–135.00	$122.53	$396	-4.98
355–395	377	16	118.00–132.00	$124.95	$471	-3.26
400–445	422	16	120.00–132.50	$126.10	$532	+0.41
450–495	480	19	115.00–130.00	$122.78	$589	-3.35
500–545	521	17	115.00–125.00	$120.88	$630	-5.45
555–595	573	24	112.00–125.00	$119.92	$687	-4.05
600–645	620	12	110.00–121.00	$115.21	$714	+1.16
650–698	672	6	112.00–117.50	$114.39	$769	+2.84
700–730	713	11	102.50–115.00	$111.59	$796	+2.05
795	795	1	105.00	$105.00	$835	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$253	-6.05
270–290	280	2	111.00–117.50	$114.13	$320	-0.85
300–337	321	10	110.00–120.00	$111.71	$359	-7.04
365–395	378	10	110.00–125.00	$114.33	$432	-2.14
405–440	423	8	110.00–117.50	$112.56	$476	-2.74
460–495	483	6	110.00–120.00	$115.23	$557	+0.57
500–545	520	12	107.00–117.50	$113.50	$590	-4.20
550–575	561	5	105.00–115.00	$111.00	$623	-1.30
615–620	618	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$634	-11.94
650	650	2	100.00	$100.00	$650	-9.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	105.00–115.00	$109.14	$264	+4.14
270–280	273	4	105.00–107.50	$105.62	$288	-3.53
310–345	335	5	105.00–115.00	$110.52	$370	-1.16
375–390	386	6	105.00–115.00	$109.17	$421	+2.26
410–440	423	5	105.00–115.00	$110.95	$469	+3.15
450–490	461	8	100.00–115.00	$105.72	$487	-1.04
505–530	518	5	100.00–112.50	$105.94	$549	+1.44
555–575	565	2	100.00	$100.00	$565	-4.80
605–625	618	3	105.00	$105.00	$649	-0.45
650–680	665	2	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$682	-0.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	23	120.00–155.00	$144.14	$618	-0.35
450–495	465	32	132.50–155.00	$142.85	$664	+4.20
500–545	523	15	120.00–144.00	$133.18	$697	-1.41
555–595	571	14	120.00–135.00	$124.82	$713	-2.87
600–645	623	9	110.00–122.50	$115.28	$718	-3.13
650–665	659	4	110.00–120.00	$114.51	$755	-1.11
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	4	105.00–115.00	$112.50	$467	+1.07
450–495	474	15	105.00–120.00	$111.56	$529	-0.74
500–545	530	8	107.50–115.00	$113.44	$601	+7.16
550–590	567	7	100.00–117.50	$109.99	$624	+4.57
605–640	620	7	105.00–110.00	$107.85	$669	-5.45
670–685	678	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$686	-3.14
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	419	9	115.00–135.00	$124.04	$520	-5.02
450–485	469	8	115.00–135.00	$124.97	$586	+0.05
500–545	514	10	115.00–125.00	$120.45	$619	+1.01
555–585	572	3	112.50–115.00	$114.16	$653	-3.25
600–625	611	8	100.00–125.00	$113.85	$696	+1.43
675–690	680	5	110.00–115.00	$111.59	$759	+8.81
740	740	1	111.00	$111.00	$821	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	422	22	140.00–172.50	$158.12	$667	+2.07
450–495	464	8	150.00–172.00	$157.18	$729	+1.26
500–535	513	5	138.00–155.00	$144.07	$739	-7.56
560–575	567	6	130.00–147.50	$135.46	$768	-0.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1405–1705	1555	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,709.65	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1460	1128	80-85%	62	48.00–65.00	$59.45	$671	-2.40
1145	1145	80-85%	1	85.00	$85.00	$973	+23.15
1000–1800	1200	80-85%	106	60.00–79.00	$70.43	$845	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1080	904	85-90%	35	40.00–65.00	$54.02	$488	-13.05
670–1485	945	85-90%	50	57.00–77.00	$66.90	$632	+8.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1745	1464	75-80%	22	61.00–73.00	$68.29	$1,000	-2.94
1510	1510	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$861	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2125	1581	22	92.00–110.00	$98.18	$1,552	—
1040–2735	1588	19	60.00–95.00	$83.58	$1,327	—
1885–1970	1928	2	107.00	$107.00	$2,063	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–795	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	375.00–475.00	$426.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1055	981	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	85.00–98.00	$91.72	$900
1000–1285	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	84.00–88.00	$85.53	$958

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–785	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–100.00	$95.22	$717
720–915	824	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	69.00–90.00	$81.29	$670

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1085	963	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	104.00–110.00	$106.62	$1,027

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
963	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	$465

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1030	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
980–1345	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	675.00–1,050.00	$864.41
1000–1315	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–975.00	$850.69

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–970	861	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–785.00	$717.94
760–995	892	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	550.00–975.00	$691.29
800–995	901	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	550.00–875.00	$645.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
805–860	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	475.00–500.00	$487.09
855–920	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	460.00–465.00	$461.60
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	52.00	$52.00	$621
1365–1605	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	53.00–69.00	$62.15	$914

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–900	808	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–490.00	$472.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	50.00	$50.00	$438

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	(<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
120–128	123	7	22.50–25.00	$23.61	$29	-84.55
100–170	129	50	70.00–102.50	$84.33	$109	-23.83
115–195	138	24	50.00–77.50	$66.53	$92	-41.63
200–293	235	16	47.50–77.50	$69.34	$163	-16.18
200–297	246	31	67.00–102.50	$80.42	$198	-5.10
305–395	337	3	80.00–112.00	$93.28	$314	+23.28
338–360	345	3	72.50–75.00	$73.37	$253	+3.37
425–440	433	2	79.00–120.00	$99.86	$432	-0.14

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	90.00	$90.00	$292	—
390	390	1	17.00	$17.00	$66	+9.50
450	450	1	5.00	$5.00	$22	-0.49
500–590	547	3	5.00–16.00	$8.69	$48	+2.69

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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	—	—	2	50.00–65.00	$57.50	+7.50
70	70	—	—	8	85.00–112.50	$97.50	-52.50
70–75	71	—	—	4	135.00–165.00	$150.00	-10.63
75	75	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	+25.00
80	80	—	—	4	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-57.50
80	80	—	—	2	205.00	$205.00	+32.50
80	80	—	—	4	120.00–130.00	$127.50	-45.00
90	90	—	—	6	120.00–130.00	$126.67	-45.83
90	90	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-27.50
100	100	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-15.00
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	270.00	$270.00	+145.00
100	100	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
100	100	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	+15.00
100–140	124	—	—	7	120.00–240.00	$180.71	-46.29
125	125	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-102.00
150	150	—	—	4	240.00–275.00	$262.50	+17.50
200	200	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	-30.00
200	200	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	-170.00

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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
880–1175	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,150.00	$1,080.82	—
1055–1215	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	800.00–1,275.00	$1,081.42	+42.18
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1260	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,363.70	—
1135–1365	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	740.00–1,285.00	$1,088.29	—
1270–1280	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,270.00	$1,234.86	—
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1265–1410	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,167.24	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–920	849	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	810.00–1,075.00	$927.11	—
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-22.51
950–955	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,124.93	—
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	410.00	$410.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	375.00	$375.00	-127.64

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	88.00	$88.00	$339	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	+31.01

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	+15.00
25	25	2	55.00	$55.00	+7.50
30	30	22	60.00–80.00	$70.23	+28.27
30	30	4	35.00–42.50	$40.00	-1.96
40	40	16	85.00–110.00	$94.53	+6.20
50	50	3	95.00–110.00	$101.67	+19.17
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-27.50
50	50	4	55.00–105.00	$80.00	-2.50
50	50	22	75.00–135.00	$108.98	+26.48
60	60	2	165.00–172.50	$168.75	+78.75
60	60	8	130.00–150.00	$139.69	+49.69
70–75	73	2	100.00–280.00	$190.00	+66.00
100	100	3	120.00–140.00	$133.33	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
50	50	12	50.00–97.50	$75.42	-14.58
50	50	25	120.00–140.00	$127.20	+37.20
60	60	7	140.00–145.00	$143.57	-2.26
70–75	70	11	155.00–170.00	$164.09	+9.09
70–75	71	14	77.50–125.00	$93.57	-61.43
80	80	4	100.00–135.00	$117.50	-42.50
80	80	5	150.00–170.00	$161.00	+1.00
100–140	123	7	137.00–160.00	$146.71	+34.71
100–140	123	8	180.00–280.00	$206.25	+94.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	13	32.50	$32.50	+22.50
25	25	7	55.00	$55.00	+45.00
29	29	11	30.00	$30.00	-5.00
40–47	45	6	30.00–42.50	$39.89	+9.89
50	50	8	60.00–70.00	$62.50	+6.20
50–57	54	5	32.50–47.50	$39.14	-17.16
61–66	64	10	65.00–70.00	$65.51	+10.51
70–77	75	4	60.00–67.50	$63.86	-66.14
80–83	81	10	60.00–72.50	$70.53	+7.36
85	85	1	25.00	$25.00	-38.17
93	93	2	85.00	$85.00	±0.00
95	95	17	45.00–90.00	$68.68	-16.32

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	60.00	$60.00	$114	—
240–290	255	4	37.50–71.00	$59.79	$152	+7.29
335	335	1	60.00	$60.00	$201	-17.96
375	375	1	63.00	$63.00	$236	+1.93
435	435	1	67.50	$67.50	$294	—
435–480	460	3	60.00–64.00	$61.35	$282	—
510	510	1	67.00	$67.00	$342	—
638	638	2	68.00	$68.00	$434	-1.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	25.00	$25.00	—
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-76.67
50	50	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	-89.17
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-81.67
60	60	2	125.00	$125.00	-25.00
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	+20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	70.00	$70.00	-107.50
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-85.00
120	120	2	170.00	$170.00	-45.00

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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.