South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

2,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.36/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 375 lb · 59 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.40/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 324 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.65/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 417 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,104	2,450	1,921
Feeder cattle	1,426	1,631	1,202
Slaughter cattle	379	369	255
Replacement cattle	101	115	144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeders bulls steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 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
200–245	226	4	210.00–225.00	$218.98	$495	+13.99
230–240 fancy	237	3	240.00–260.00	$246.76	$585	+15.42
250–295 fancy	274	16	230.00–260.00	$246.88	$676	+13.87
250–295	281	23	180.00–230.00	$212.84	$598	+5.05
300–345 fancy	320	21	225.00–262.50	$241.55	$773	+6.44
300–345	323	28	200.00–230.00	$212.46	$686	+6.83
310–348 value added	336	8	225.00–230.00	$228.33	$767	—
350–385 fancy	367	9	222.50–255.00	$241.60	$887	+8.27
350–395	373	35	195.00–230.00	$215.65	$804	+7.16
350–398 value added	384	15	223.00–255.00	$234.33	$900	+7.63
400–435 fancy	412	14	205.00–247.50	$232.11	$956	-0.95
400–422 value added	415	4	234.00–238.00	$234.96	$975	+9.96
400–445	418	12	195.00–240.00	$219.94	$919	+13.43
450–495 fancy	472	6	210.00–222.50	$219.12	$1,034	-10.92
475 value added	475	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,074	-7.98
450–495	481	15	185.00–221.00	$205.26	$987	-1.94
505–540	525	11	187.50–220.00	$208.22	$1,093	+3.92
530 fancy	530	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,140	-6.64
545 value added	545	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,204	-6.00
565–566 fancy	566	5	204.00–210.00	$206.40	$1,168	-18.10
555–587 value added	571	4	210.00–220.00	$213.40	$1,219	-6.60
550–595	576	19	186.00–219.00	$202.19	$1,165	-0.86
600–645	613	6	185.00–213.00	$200.04	$1,226	+4.21
632–643 value added	635	11	193.00–202.50	$199.88	$1,269	-4.86
650–665	658	2	188.00–204.00	$195.91	$1,289	+14.65
660 fancy	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	-3.00
708 value added	708	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,324	—
710–735	725	11	170.00–179.00	$172.40	$1,250	-5.35
755	755	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,306	+4.00
764–788 value added	774	30	172.00–179.00	$176.15	$1,363	+16.15
880	880	16	156.00	$156.00	$1,373	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	3	185.00–190.00	$186.49	$416	-3.83
255–295	277	5	175.00–210.00	$191.79	$531	+4.29
315–340	328	6	175.00–190.00	$184.07	$604	-0.72
350–395	373	8	170.00–200.00	$187.52	$699	+4.17
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	-1.23
465–485	475	2	170.00–185.00	$177.34	$842	-3.82
500–520	512	3	165.00–185.00	$175.13	$897	-4.60
555–575	567	3	165.00–175.00	$170.80	$968	+0.12
615–645	635	5	160.00–195.00	$175.36	$1,114	-4.72
675–695	684	8	145.00–172.50	$162.03	$1,108	-1.72
700–745	724	4	155.00–167.50	$160.04	$1,159	+0.04
765–795	776	4	135.00–159.00	$147.35	$1,143	-17.65
825–840	833	2	153.00–156.00	$154.49	$1,287	+9.77
855	855	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,163	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	175.00	$175.00	$411	+5.00
250–265	255	3	155.00–170.00	$163.46	$417	+3.46
350–375	365	6	150.00–180.00	$171.00	$624	+3.04
405–440	421	4	150.00–165.00	$155.50	$655	+10.50
475–495	487	3	140.00–150.00	$146.64	$714	-23.36
572	572	2	135.00	$135.00	$772	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	227	3	122.00–155.00	$139.76	$317	-15.24
280–295	286	4	140.00–147.50	$143.12	$409	+13.12
315–325	320	2	135.00–145.00	$139.92	$448	-12.64
360	360	1	120.00	$120.00	$432	-27.10
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	—
520	520	1	127.00	$127.00	$660	+6.00
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	-15.00
695	695	1	142.50	$142.50	$990	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	197.50–200.00	$198.78	$477	+2.02
250–295	273	11	190.00–207.50	$198.80	$543	+5.18
280–295 fancy	288	2	216.00–225.00	$220.62	$635	+19.95
300–345	323	28	180.00–210.00	$197.18	$637	+5.33
300–345 fancy	331	4	210.00–216.00	$212.62	$704	+7.89
360–370 fancy	365	2	207.50–235.00	$221.06	$807	+19.40
350–395	373	34	180.00–208.00	$196.79	$734	+8.42
403–435 fancy	410	13	200.00–211.00	$204.13	$837	+3.05
400–445	420	38	178.00–206.00	$192.75	$810	+5.85
450–495	469	32	184.00–198.00	$191.27	$897	+6.19
505–545	521	23	177.50–186.00	$180.26	$939	+2.50
550–595	566	16	170.00–185.00	$178.95	$1,013	+14.26
571 value added	571	16	186.50	$186.50	$1,065	+4.00
600–643	625	14	165.00–178.00	$174.60	$1,091	+5.49
650–660	655	2	161.00–174.00	$167.45	$1,097	+9.24
732	732	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,164	+3.98
770	770	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,201	-0.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	170.00–185.00	$178.01	$392	+14.94
250–285	268	8	160.00–185.00	$176.68	$474	+1.29
305–345	324	6	170.00–185.00	$178.08	$577	+8.02
350–395	371	12	160.00–185.00	$174.81	$649	+6.34
400–445	424	21	160.00–185.00	$175.64	$745	+8.94
455–495	472	25	155.00–180.00	$171.11	$808	+4.55
500–545	523	15	150.00–175.00	$166.82	$872	+4.04
550–595	569	21	145.00–172.50	$158.22	$900	-1.23
605–640	626	15	135.00–167.50	$147.06	$921	+0.25
650–670	659	7	135.00–157.50	$144.09	$950	-4.16
700–745	721	9	125.00–155.00	$139.35	$1,005	-5.65
755–770	763	3	135.00–145.00	$140.01	$1,068	-2.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	3	160.00–175.00	$166.67	$392	+19.36
250–280	263	3	145.00–160.00	$151.52	$398	-0.85
310–325	315	3	165.00	$165.00	$520	+4.49
385–395	389	6	145.00–170.00	$155.86	$606	+2.17
400–445	423	10	135.00–165.00	$152.12	$643	-0.73
450–495	472	9	140.00–157.50	$149.98	$708	-1.86
500–530	513	13	135.00–162.50	$148.60	$762	+5.44
550–595	570	7	132.50–145.00	$140.03	$798	-6.38
600–640	621	5	127.50–162.50	$142.45	$885	+8.83
655–695	676	6	115.00–155.50	$127.78	$864	+2.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	5	130.00–147.50	$139.13	$448	+4.16
355–390	369	4	120.00–140.00	$127.29	$470	-0.87
400–445	420	5	126.00–135.00	$130.25	$547	+2.43
460	460	1	142.50	$142.50	$656	+12.50
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	+9.37
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	-5.91
600–630	615	2	110.00–130.00	$119.76	$737	-9.61
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	405	—	—	11	205.00–235.00	$219.24	$888	-2.58
423 value added	423	—	—	4	224.00	$224.00	$948	—
400–445	428	—	—	27	190.00–222.50	$205.97	$882	+0.59
455–464 value added	463	—	—	6	225.00–226.00	$225.84	$1,046	—
450–490	471	—	—	25	190.00–220.00	$202.36	$953	+5.70
480–485 fancy	482	—	—	3	205.00–225.00	$211.71	$1,020	-1.33
500–530	514	—	—	7	185.00–212.50	$193.12	$993	-11.04
520 value added	520	—	—	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,035	-13.00
550–585	572	—	—	8	180.00–208.00	$195.47	$1,118	-0.72
553–591 value added	572	—	—	6	200.00–212.00	$205.80	$1,177	—
615–645	622	—	—	5	175.00–182.50	$180.51	$1,123	-6.20
735	735	—	—	2	159.00–162.50	$160.75	$1,182	-2.08
755	755	—	—	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,193	—
975–1135	1055	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	104.00–112.50	$108.57	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–448	430	—	—	16	170.00–195.00	$185.08	$796	+1.36
450–495	480	—	—	15	170.00–193.00	$181.54	$871	+0.09
510–540	526	—	—	9	160.00–185.00	$174.56	$918	-5.52
550–590	563	—	—	9	157.50–180.00	$168.56	$949	-2.90
610–645	624	—	—	10	150.00–170.00	$158.11	$987	+0.82
650–680	665	—	—	9	140.00–170.00	$157.54	$1,048	+4.94
740–745	743	—	—	2	150.00–156.00	$153.01	$1,137	+2.29
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,035	—
985	985	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,103	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	7	145.00–175.00	$162.01	$690	-5.83
450–495	474	7	140.00–170.00	$159.19	$755	+4.19
500–535	516	6	135.00–165.00	$152.05	$785	-7.30
575–580	577	3	130.00–165.00	$143.29	$827	-16.69
615–645	634	7	135.00–155.00	$148.53	$942	+1.14
670–695	680	4	130.00–155.00	$143.60	$976	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	135.00	$135.00	$547	-20.00
465–495	483	3	120.00–135.00	$128.33	$620	-10.22
570–580	578	4	137.50–145.00	$141.23	$816	—
600–630	613	5	127.50–145.00	$138.54	$849	—
665–695	687	5	137.50–147.50	$143.05	$983	+5.40
700–725	713	2	132.50–135.00	$133.73	$953	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1285	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,185.00–1,440.00	$1,323.26	—
1300	1300	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	106.00	$106.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1605	1092	80-85%	22	70.00–89.00	$82.01	$896	+5.85
950–1785	1202	80-85%	158	84.00–114.00	$101.02	$1,214	—
930–1675	1291	80-85%	13	110.00–123.00	$113.99	$1,472	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1370	963	85-90%	20	53.00–88.00	$74.13	$714	—
730–1555	981	85-90%	54	81.00–100.00	$91.72	$900	—
940–1200	1035	85-90%	3	102.00–111.00	$105.78	$1,095	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1485	1403	75-80%	4	110.00–119.00	$113.84	$1,597	—
1225–1850	1451	75-80%	18	88.00–108.00	$101.46	$1,472	+8.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1350	1081	6	80.00–94.00	$86.52	$935	—
1030–2015	1478	20	95.00–121.00	$113.61	$1,679	+5.95
1220–2050	1615	11	115.00–134.00	$123.76	$1,999	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–780	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	137.00–144.00	$141.06	$1,072
675–925	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	50.00–66.00	$59.25	$474
830–855	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	64.00–75.00	$69.42	$585
790–1080	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	82.00–97.00	$88.81	$849

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
877–1205	1005	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	85.00–134.00	$118.70	$1,193
1135–1340	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	102.00–115.00	$107.96	$1,337

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	42.50	$42.50	$266
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	$330
685–710	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	73.00–75.00	$74.02	$517

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–610	608	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–475.00	$425.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–810	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–900.00	$726.46
745–905	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	610.00–900.00	$751.12
800–885	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–880.00	$853.29
830–915	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–635.00	$621.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–780	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$985.49
780–1375	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,235.64
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–920	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–870.00	$836.08
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
1000–1080	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	935.00–960.00	$947.02
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
1010–1350	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,145.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,383

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	112.50	$112.50	$945

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–195	156	4	63.00–87.50	$68.16	$106	—
200–260	222	3	61.00–100.00	$79.18	$176	+10.34

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	35.00	$35.00	$61	-130.00
275	275	1	39.00	$39.00	$107	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-25.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	340.00	$340.00	+195.00
70	70	—	—	17	140.00–180.00	$161.32	+16.32
70	70	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-75.00
75	75	—	—	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	+2.50
80	80	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
100	100	—	—	3	150.00–165.00	$160.00	+90.00
110	110	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-64.50
100–125	113	—	—	4	190.00–235.00	$211.25	+16.75
150	150	—	—	3	240.00–270.00	$258.33	-16.67
150	150	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	-80.00

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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
750–1300	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,560.00	$1,415.91	—
845–1165	982	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,085.00–1,475.00	$1,291.14	—
870–1320	1024	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,375.00–1,725.00	$1,586.07	+264.33
910–1245	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,850.00	$1,726.47	—
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
605–835	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	780.00–875.00	$835.09	—
760–790	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,110.00	$1,080.58	-44.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1020	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,024.50	-173.91

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	115.00	$115.00	$247	—
352–358	353	15	117.50–135.00	$130.13	$459	—
455–478	474	20	110.00–134.50	$129.99	$616	—
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	152.50	$152.50	$328	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	4	55.00–65.00	$61.25	-5.94
25	25	1	25.00	$25.00	-42.19
30	30	21	60.00–95.00	$73.93	+6.74
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	-17.19
50	50	16	80.00–125.00	$108.44	+22.08
50	50	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	+66.14
75	75	4	105.00–115.00	$111.88	-53.12

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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	—	—	5	110.00–117.50	$115.50	+40.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	150.00–190.00	$163.33	+88.33
50	50	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	+30.00
70	70	—	—	3	80.00–87.50	$82.50	-20.00
70	70	—	—	4	130.00–135.00	$131.25	+28.75
80	80	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	-42.50
100	100	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-48.13
100–120	110	—	—	4	150.00–185.00	$162.50	+55.00
150	150	—	—	2	220.00–290.00	$255.00	-8.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	15.00	$15.00	-15.00
30	30	6	25.00–50.00	$33.33	+3.33
45	45	2	67.50	$67.50	+27.50
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	+18.06
50–58	55	8	35.00–55.00	$46.37	+19.43
65	65	2	42.50	$42.50	+15.56
70	70	3	60.00–62.50	$61.67	+25.24
70–75	74	4	47.50–57.50	$55.13	+18.70
85	85	2	55.00	$55.00	+14.64
85	85	1	70.00	$70.00	+29.64

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	54.00	$54.00	$181	—
382–390	384	8	32.00–37.50	$32.95	$127	-8.05
405–475	443	3	50.00–62.00	$56.11	$249	+39.11
415–485	445	19	29.00–45.00	$37.45	$167	+20.45
505	505	4	55.00	$55.00	$278	+1.00
630	630	1	37.00	$37.00	$233	-34.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	4	125.00–135.00	$131.25	—
100–110	103	6	145.00–295.00	$198.75	+1.25
150	150	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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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.