South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

2,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.70/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 427 lb · 74 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.01/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 375 lb · 72 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.00/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 469 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,858	3,086	2,633
Feeder cattle	2,019	1,819	1,718
Slaughter cattle	468	627	386
Replacement cattle	88	190	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows and 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
200–245	219	8	190.00–240.00	$221.44	$485	+0.85
225 fancy	225	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	$534	-1.31
260–280 fancy	270	8	230.00–250.00	$236.27	$638	+3.57
260–295	276	14	205.00–230.00	$219.43	$606	-0.17
300–345	324	27	200.00–230.00	$217.47	$705	+4.85
300–345 fancy	326	14	220.00–245.00	$236.36	$771	+6.91
320–345 value added	339	10	224.00–260.00	$241.52	$819	-9.08
355 value added	355	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$896	-2.50
350–390 fancy	370	30	230.00–247.50	$235.86	$873	+4.78
350–395	380	40	200.00–230.00	$219.09	$833	+5.50
400–445	422	32	200.00–230.00	$216.32	$913	-2.11
400–448 fancy	434	15	211.00–247.50	$228.04	$990	-4.22
455–490 fancy	472	5	225.00–248.00	$235.40	$1,111	+4.78
450–495	473	33	192.50–227.50	$207.97	$984	-2.00
483 value added	483	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,067	-8.38
515 value added	515	16	234.00	$234.00	$1,205	-1.22
500–545	521	37	195.00–220.00	$207.67	$1,082	-3.10
505–545 fancy	528	6	222.50–232.00	$228.11	$1,204	+2.35
550–575	556	11	192.50–212.50	$200.65	$1,116	-8.11
550–585 fancy	566	4	222.00–238.00	$227.38	$1,287	-1.06
581 value added	581	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,360	+7.50
600–620 fancy	605	4	221.00–227.50	$222.67	$1,347	+7.67
605–640	626	11	190.00–218.00	$206.33	$1,292	+8.10
666 fancy	666	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,332	—
692 value added	692	10	186.50	$186.50	$1,291	-31.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	222	3	175.00–200.00	$189.40	$420	—
260–280	269	6	170.00–200.00	$186.72	$502	+2.12
305–345	330	11	185.00–205.00	$194.18	$641	+9.18
350–395	376	21	185.00–202.50	$192.77	$725	+5.36
405–445	429	7	185.00–200.00	$194.33	$834	+2.38
465–495	482	9	182.50–195.00	$190.30	$917	+4.44
505–545	519	8	180.00–195.00	$189.06	$981	+6.48
550–595	572	11	180.00–195.00	$189.10	$1,082	+4.97
600–645	631	19	174.00–190.00	$177.10	$1,118	-5.60
665–695	682	3	170.00–190.00	$178.20	$1,215	—
715–725	720	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,278	-4.50
823–845	829	8	161.50–169.00	$163.41	$1,355	-4.09

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	175.00–180.00	$177.59	$387	+2.59
255–290	268	6	150.00–180.00	$166.40	$446	-3.60
300–325	313	6	170.00–185.00	$179.16	$561	+4.76
360–395	379	5	170.00–175.00	$170.95	$648	+0.96
410–430	420	2	175.00–180.00	$177.56	$746	+20.01
475–495	486	7	156.00–160.00	$157.14	$764	+7.14
505–535	522	5	160.00–175.00	$164.41	$858	+1.91
585	585	1	152.50	$152.50	$892	-14.98
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	-22.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	150.00–155.00	$152.41	$434	-5.71
300–335	316	8	130.00–165.00	$149.13	$471	—
355–390	366	7	150.00–165.00	$157.70	$577	-1.27
425–445	433	4	150.00–165.00	$156.86	$679	-3.14
455	455	1	165.00	$165.00	$751	+5.00
510	510	1	140.00	$140.00	$714	-10.00
610–615	613	2	145.00–152.50	$148.73	$912	-4.94
690	690	3	144.00	$144.00	$994	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220 fancy	213	2	195.00–210.00	$202.76	$432	-19.74
235	235	1	215.00	$215.00	$505	+13.21
250–295	279	10	190.00–217.50	$202.12	$564	-0.78
300–345	322	27	190.00–210.00	$202.90	$653	+2.44
310–345 fancy	326	11	212.50–221.00	$216.02	$704	+2.44
356 value added	356	5	222.00	$222.00	$790	—
350–390 fancy	369	17	210.00–220.00	$215.12	$794	+1.61
350–395	378	38	190.00–215.00	$199.71	$755	-3.32
410 fancy	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	-1.86
400–446	427	73	185.00–211.00	$199.56	$852	-3.91
450–495 fancy	464	10	198.00–212.50	$209.05	$970	-4.58
450–495	468	54	188.00–210.00	$199.66	$934	-0.83
480 value added	480	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,008	—
500–540	515	34	188.00–205.00	$197.56	$1,017	-1.35
550–589	579	11	191.00–196.00	$194.73	$1,127	+9.93
600–625	611	5	185.00–190.00	$186.60	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	3	180.00–185.00	$183.26	$431	+1.26
250–295	269	8	175.00–190.00	$184.43	$496	+3.65
310–340	329	6	180.00–185.00	$182.44	$600	-0.98
350–395	377	14	175.00–190.00	$183.03	$690	-0.05
400–440	420	19	175.00–190.00	$182.63	$767	+0.29
450–498	476	30	170.00–190.00	$182.52	$869	-2.64
500–545	516	52	169.00–187.50	$176.95	$913	-2.91
550–595	571	31	150.00–186.00	$178.50	$1,019	+1.43
605–645	630	15	160.00–185.00	$175.90	$1,108	-2.82
650–690	660	11	153.00–175.00	$161.42	$1,065	-15.65
725	725	7	178.00	$178.00	$1,290	+25.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	—
250–265	258	3	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$426	-6.55
310–345	323	9	160.00–165.00	$161.39	$521	-2.88
360–390	376	4	165.00–175.00	$170.05	$639	+2.61
400–435	422	11	150.00–175.00	$163.12	$688	+3.64
460–490	473	11	135.00–175.00	$162.72	$770	-3.45
500–545	527	13	130.00–175.00	$160.97	$848	-1.85
550–595	573	11	160.00–175.00	$165.44	$948	+10.10
605–645	623	8	130.00–165.00	$156.30	$974	-2.67
665–690	675	4	135.00–160.00	$150.03	$1,013	-2.87
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	160.00	$160.00	$456	+10.54
300–325	315	4	150.00–155.00	$153.77	$484	+6.21
370–380	373	3	150.00–160.00	$153.30	$572	+0.34
415–445	430	5	140.00–155.00	$148.94	$640	-5.59
450–495	476	4	140.00–155.00	$150.21	$715	+1.18
510–525	515	4	130.00–157.50	$145.70	$750	+0.78
555–590	576	7	137.50–157.50	$146.74	$845	+5.37
600–647	636	7	140.00–155.00	$150.26	$956	+14.65
660–675	667	3	145.00–155.00	$150.86	$1,006	+9.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	424	44	200.00–225.00	$211.81	$898	-3.45
410–435 fancy	428	5	220.00–230.00	$226.46	$969	-2.96
450–495	469	43	195.00–225.00	$206.72	$970	-3.34
450–492 fancy	474	20	227.50–239.00	$234.88	$1,113	+9.35
500–545 fancy	521	5	215.00–238.00	$230.09	$1,199	+10.58
500–545	523	14	190.00–210.00	$200.98	$1,051	-6.64
555 fancy	555	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,243	-5.84
550–590	564	11	190.00–220.00	$203.99	$1,151	+1.33
600–625	612	8	190.00–203.00	$195.20	$1,195	-2.54
655–675	664	4	189.00–197.50	$194.12	$1,289	+4.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	17	180.00–202.50	$187.69	$796	-5.86
450–495	470	20	180.00–199.00	$186.94	$879	-3.43
500–545	526	8	175.00–195.00	$185.52	$976	-1.77
550–595	574	21	175.00–192.50	$182.38	$1,047	-3.03
600–645	616	23	170.00–187.50	$177.13	$1,091	-2.56
650–675	663	9	165.00–187.50	$175.80	$1,166	-4.11
700–710	705	3	163.00–175.00	$167.64	$1,182	-1.81

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	5	150.00–180.00	$167.85	$693	-7.19
455–490	476	8	158.00–177.50	$169.01	$804	-7.98
515–545	528	9	162.50–177.50	$170.54	$900	+6.56
550–595	577	7	145.00–170.00	$164.46	$949	-3.24
610–640	625	2	150.00–160.00	$154.88	$968	+1.21
675	675	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,080	+6.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	413	5	145.00–155.00	$150.97	$624	+10.97
455–480	470	4	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$728	+4.29
505–540	517	3	130.00–165.00	$148.37	$767	-9.08
555	555	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$791	-2.33
600	600	1	165.00	$165.00	$990	+15.00
660	660	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,089	+17.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1185	1065	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,125.00–1,185.00	$1,158.38	-102.25
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,680.00	$1,680.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
905–995	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,010.00–1,060.00	$1,036.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1195	1109	80-85%	8	103.00–125.00	$117.63	$1,305	+31.82
855–1520	1127	80-85%	44	72.00–94.00	$84.86	$956	-0.95
910–1805	1232	80-85%	134	90.00–115.00	$100.78	$1,242	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–1240	890	85-90%	54	62.00–87.00	$77.83	$693	+0.07
690–1415	998	85-90%	51	82.00–107.00	$92.58	$924	+0.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1750	1409	75-80%	36	91.00–109.00	$98.90	$1,394	—
1190–2105	1438	75-80%	8	86.00–95.00	$89.86	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,326	—
1020–2315	1576	24	97.00–119.00	$112.91	$1,779	—
1190–2110	1647	18	116.00–133.00	$121.83	$2,007	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–800	763	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	142.50–145.00	$143.81	$1,097
820–1185	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	125.00–142.50	$130.93	$1,237

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	$745
810–990	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	71.00–82.00	$74.30	$646
850–920	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–125.00	$122.40	$1,083

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–875	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	64.00–115.00	$87.13	$621

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–720	666	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	65.00–94.00	$73.08	$487

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1050–1215	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,020.00–1,080.00	$1,047.81
1020–1305	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,150.00–1,650.00	$1,310.95

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
850–995	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$887.21

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$933

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,165.00	$1,165.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
122–175	141	16	60.00–105.00	$87.22	$123	—
120–195	162	6	45.00–62.50	$55.37	$90	-10.63
160–185	173	2	32.50–37.50	$35.18	$61	+5.18
200–280	225	4	35.00–45.00	$40.44	$91	+12.83
200–263	242	3	50.00–60.00	$57.25	$139	+6.31
330	330	1	25.00	$25.00	$82	-10.00
330–380	349	7	32.00–60.00	$38.35	$134	+3.35
405–438	427	7	33.00–40.00	$36.15	$154	+10.15

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	12.50–15.00	$13.76	$59	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-28.50
70	70	9	145.00–175.00	$161.11	+62.61
70–75	72	3	90.00–125.00	$105.00	+6.50
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-69.58
100–120	111	7	165.00–235.00	$203.57	+48.34
150–170	153	7	190.00–290.00	$250.00	-12.50

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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
685–1110	899	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,250.00–2,000.00	$1,607.09	—
840–1180	956	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,645.36	—
890–1080	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,650.00	$1,457.99	—
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,785.00	$1,785.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
665–955	761	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,035.00	$932.69	+87.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–955	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,140.00–1,525.00	$1,339.28	+240.38
1055–1070	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,285.00–1,500.00	$1,385.47	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
480–490	485	2	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$582	-7.55
595	595	53	149.00	$149.00	$887	+24.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	+125.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–220.00	$197.50	+37.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	30.00	$30.00	-30.00
20–25	21	26	30.00–95.00	$47.69	-2.47
25	25	8	40.00–55.00	$48.13	+6.08
30	30	16	60.00–80.00	$66.25	+24.20
40	40	10	90.00–115.00	$99.00	+32.82
50	50	13	80.00–150.00	$101.54	+41.54
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	+5.00
50	50	4	55.00–65.00	$57.50	-2.50
50	50	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	-7.50
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	+15.00
50	50	5	115.00–130.00	$119.50	+59.50
60	60	7	120.00–165.00	$138.57	-1.43
60	60	2	165.00	$165.00	+25.00
75	75	4	120.00–135.00	$131.25	+11.25
75	75	1	80.00	$80.00	-40.00
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00

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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	—	—	2	40.00	$40.00	-65.00
50	50	—	—	8	130.00–165.00	$143.75	+38.75
50	50	—	—	7	60.00–85.00	$73.21	-31.79
80	80	—	—	14	90.00–110.00	$97.50	+14.17
80	80	—	—	10	160.00–180.00	$168.00	+84.67
170	170	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	360.00	$360.00	-60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33	33	3	30.00	$30.00	-10.00
35	35	11	57.50–65.00	$58.41	+18.41
55	55	2	62.50	$62.50	+13.19
60	60	5	70.00	$70.00	+25.00
68	68	4	70.00	$70.00	+35.00
70–75	72	7	55.00–67.50	$65.77	+15.77
80–85	82	3	62.50–70.00	$65.77	+0.77
95	95	1	50.00	$50.00	-15.00
95	95	2	62.50–67.50	$65.00	±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–395	356	6	27.50–33.00	$30.90	$110	+11.90

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	6	155.00–210.00	$190.00	-15.50

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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.