South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

2,784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.35/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 470 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $180.08/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 476 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $176.20/cwt -8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 522 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,784	3,004	2,837
Feeder cattle	1,902	1,912	1,852
Slaughter cattle	422	545	508
Replacement cattle	92	155	137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 15.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	3	230.00–245.00	$238.33	$667	-1.43
318–335	322	7	220.00–245.00	$232.90	$750	-10.26
355–395	375	14	220.00–245.00	$231.22	$867	-2.41
400–445	423	14	205.00–235.00	$221.29	$936	-2.86
450–495	468	12	200.00–235.00	$218.69	$1,023	-7.29
505–548	532	9	215.00–232.50	$222.55	$1,184	-13.79
550–595	568	9	200.00–232.50	$218.56	$1,241	-5.24
600–645	614	29	210.00–220.00	$215.97	$1,326	-10.22
650	650	12	217.00	$217.00	$1,410	+2.81
755	755	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,453	-7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	3	190.00–205.00	$198.26	$531	—
315–320	318	2	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$652	-0.87
355–395	375	5	180.00–215.00	$195.86	$734	-2.19
400–445	421	10	180.00–215.00	$193.87	$816	-28.59
455–482	475	7	185.00–205.00	$200.18	$951	-13.91
500–545	524	9	175.00–212.50	$191.46	$1,003	-9.70
550–595	582	6	180.00–200.00	$187.50	$1,091	-10.43
605–635	620	10	180.00–200.00	$188.70	$1,170	-12.13
655–690	669	5	185.00–192.50	$189.96	$1,271	-10.72
705–725	717	3	170.00–195.00	$179.03	$1,284	-30.97
750–795	779	5	175.00–190.00	$178.89	$1,394	-6.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	5	265.00	$265.00	$647	—
315–320	318	2	255.00–262.50	$258.78	$823	+3.78
360–370	363	3	250.00–255.00	$252.52	$917	-7.44
410–440	425	2	250.00–267.50	$258.44	$1,098	+2.48
455–460	458	3	250.00–262.50	$255.81	$1,172	+2.55
505–540	521	15	218.00–250.00	$236.65	$1,233	-21.99
550–563	562	14	244.00–248.00	$247.72	$1,392	+2.56
858	858	8	194.00	$194.00	$1,665	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	222	8	180.00–195.00	$184.65	$410	-2.68
250–290	269	6	175.00–195.00	$183.70	$494	-6.30
315–345	330	12	170.00–185.00	$180.66	$596	-7.25
360–395	378	14	155.00–190.00	$178.42	$674	-7.37
400–448	418	26	170.00–185.00	$178.41	$746	-5.91
450–495	476	40	170.00–185.00	$180.08	$857	-6.88
500–545	522	38	160.00–185.00	$176.20	$920	-8.40
555–595	565	7	170.00–180.00	$173.69	$981	-8.20
600–645	613	24	165.00–183.00	$173.26	$1,062	-4.15
650–690	663	5	170.00–175.00	$171.01	$1,134	-4.38
707	707	3	167.50	$167.50	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	219	6	195.00–215.00	$200.03	$438	-7.20
260–295	286	5	185.00–215.00	$198.67	$568	-4.40
305–340	323	9	190.00–215.00	$198.93	$643	-5.68
350–395	373	22	185.00–205.00	$193.08	$720	-12.78
400–445	421	14	182.50–207.50	$194.60	$819	-12.70
450–490	470	41	185.00–200.00	$192.35	$904	-6.15
500–540	515	3	190.00	$190.00	$978	-6.40
560–595	573	4	186.00–195.00	$189.07	$1,083	-10.42
650	650	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,254	—
721	721	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	215.00	$215.00	$742	-11.39
360–390	382	5	205.00–215.00	$208.04	$795	-17.04
405–430	415	3	205.00–210.00	$208.37	$865	-13.79
460	460	1	205.00	$205.00	$943	-22.50
515	515	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,030	-23.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	210.00–230.00	$219.33	$493	-5.67
250–285	271	5	205.00–235.00	$219.19	$594	-18.40
305–345	330	14	200.00–232.50	$222.22	$733	-8.20
350–395	372	19	195.00–235.00	$214.52	$798	-13.16
400–440	426	16	185.00–224.00	$207.29	$883	-17.69
450–495	467	30	190.00–215.00	$202.79	$947	-19.23
500–545	519	18	187.50–215.00	$202.38	$1,050	-13.76
550–590	568	25	190.00–215.00	$199.84	$1,135	-15.83
600–630	618	5	190.00–204.00	$197.35	$1,220	-15.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	195.00–210.00	$202.50	$456	-9.92
300–345	331	14	185.00–210.00	$193.87	$642	-10.23
350–390	378	12	180.00–200.00	$191.58	$724	-11.32
404–445	424	19	170.00–195.00	$180.95	$767	-23.14
450–495	475	28	175.00–195.00	$183.05	$869	-20.88
500–540	517	14	175.00–192.50	$182.30	$942	-13.18
550–595	573	20	170.00–192.00	$177.07	$1,015	-15.71
600–645	623	16	170.00–188.00	$175.87	$1,096	-12.83
675	675	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,181	-3.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	255.00–260.00	$257.45	$669	-0.80
305–340	320	5	250.00–260.00	$254.95	$816	+5.49
350–387	384	22	239.00–260.00	$240.13	$922	-9.89
410–435	423	2	255.00–260.00	$257.57	$1,090	-2.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1480	1162	80-85%	58	71.00–90.00	$80.52	$936	-3.38
945–1585	1241	80-85%	97	84.00–111.00	$96.46	$1,197	-19.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–995	895	85-90%	22	87.00–100.00	$92.70	$830	—
700–1355	922	85-90%	46	59.00–87.50	$73.43	$677	-5.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1540	1412	75-80%	5	74.00–87.00	$79.19	$1,118	—
1240–1695	1526	75-80%	15	82.00–105.00	$94.06	$1,435	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1955	1511	18	92.00–114.00	$105.50	$1,594	—
1005–1905	1632	12	114.00–125.00	$119.69	$1,953	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,488
900–980	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	69.00–74.00	$71.61	$673
1035–1070	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	116.00–120.00	$116.63	$1,244

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–895	764	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–815.00	$741.82
765–995	872	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	705.00–850.00	$750.49

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–810	739	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	510.00–550.00	$540.12
695–825	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	620.00–660.00	$647.89

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–815	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	835.00–960.00	$904.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$540
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	77.50	$77.50	$670

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	$520
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$539

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	$573

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	67.50	$67.50	$472

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–980	847	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	700.00–850.00	$782.74
765–925	861	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,035.01	$991.96
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	810.00–1,075.00	$942.50
985–1275	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	790.00–1,325.00	$1,077.62
1120–1295	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,375.00	$1,154.71

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–785	744	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	575.00–710.00	$660.18
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–910	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$705.66
805–1175	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	910.00–1,225.00	$1,031.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	82.50–98.00	$90.25	$1,047
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	77.50	$77.50	$996

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	87.50	$87.50	$796
910–935	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	87.50–92.50	$90.03	$831

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$534

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–140	135	2	20.00–35.00	$27.78	$38	-17.22
100–185	137	29	60.00–105.00	$79.53	$109	+34.53
115–190	148	14	50.00–74.00	$57.93	$86	+12.93
150	150	1	92.00	$92.00	$138	-2.04
202–290	236	11	59.00–100.00	$72.60	$171	+10.58
240	240	1	32.50	$32.50	$78	-29.52
205–280	241	9	50.00–82.00	$59.84	$144	-2.18
320–370	340	4	75.00–80.00	$78.16	$266	+29.16
325–395	353	10	52.50–72.50	$66.29	$234	—
400–460	424	4	55.00–60.00	$56.25	$238	+11.25

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	35.00	$35.00	$82	—
300–355	329	4	1.00–20.00	$12.42	$41	—
335	335	1	31.00	$31.00	$104	—
550	550	1	15.00	$15.00	$82	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-20.00
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-5.00
70	70	4	125.00–140.00	$131.25	+41.25
80	80	3	80.00–100.00	$90.00	-55.00
100	100	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-33.89
100–110	105	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-23.89
100–125	118	4	155.00–200.00	$175.00	+31.67
150	150	1	225.00	$225.00	-165.00
150	150	6	240.00–300.00	$258.33	-131.67

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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	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1050–1225	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,425.00	$1,159.62	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–870	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.43	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	127.50	$127.50	$312	—
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	—
400	400	8	141.00	$141.00	$564	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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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	2	155.00	$155.00	+50.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	50.00	$50.00	+26.67
20	20	3	10.00–15.00	$13.33	-10.00
30	30	7	35.00–60.00	$45.71	+25.71
30	30	1	45.00	$45.00	+25.00
30	30	6	25.00–40.00	$29.17	+9.17
40	40	2	130.00	$130.00	+70.00
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+40.00
40	40	5	50.00–70.00	$61.00	+1.00
40	40	3	40.00–50.00	$43.33	-16.67
40	40	4	50.00–60.00	$52.50	-7.50
50	50	4	70.00–90.00	$76.25	-3.30
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	+50.45
50	50	7	70.00–80.00	$72.86	-6.69
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-24.55
60	60	6	95.00–110.00	$100.83	-24.17
60	60	6	105.00–135.00	$120.00	-5.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	-5.00

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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	—	—	10	50.00–80.00	$60.50	-39.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	-10.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-25.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	5	250.00	$250.00	+150.00
50	50	—	—	3	155.00–165.00	$158.33	+58.33
50	50	—	—	13	100.00–135.00	$115.00	+15.00
50	50	—	—	3	65.00–75.00	$71.67	-28.33
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-57.50
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+42.50
70	70	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-37.50
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-17.50
80	80	—	—	6	105.00–150.00	$139.17	-120.83
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	-100.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	-135.00
80	80	—	—	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-132.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-155.00
80	80	—	—	3	75.00–90.00	$81.67	-178.33
100	100	—	—	2	115.00–180.00	$147.50	+59.17
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	+31.67
100–140	115	—	—	4	130.00–260.00	$163.75	-6.88

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	51.00	$51.00	+31.00
25	25	1	30.00	$30.00	-16.25
30	30	1	35.00	$35.00	-11.25
35	35	6	45.00	$45.00	-1.25
35	35	7	40.00–55.00	$48.93	+2.68
35	35	2	37.50	$37.50	-8.75
40	40	2	52.50	$52.50	+6.25
43–47	45	12	45.00–57.50	$50.12	+3.87
46	46	4	40.00	$40.00	-6.25
50	50	7	50.00–60.00	$55.71	-19.29
53–58	55	5	50.00	$50.00	-25.00
67	67	6	85.00	$85.00	+5.00
71–75	72	7	42.50–70.00	$50.67	-49.33
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	-30.00
90	90	1	25.00	$25.00	-47.50
90–95	92	5	55.00–105.00	$77.61	+5.11

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	52.00	$52.00	$185	+17.69
395	395	1	42.50	$42.50	$168	+8.19
405–490	450	5	42.50–56.00	$47.82	$215	+18.09
505	505	1	17.50	$17.50	$88	-11.92
530–545	538	2	40.00–50.00	$44.93	$242	-12.57
620–625	623	2	45.00–50.00	$47.49	$296	—
680	680	1	51.00	$51.00	$347	+7.31
755	755	1	60.00	$60.00	$453	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	240.00	$240.00	+140.00
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	+15.00
70	70	1	280.00	$280.00	+180.00
80–85	83	2	210.00–320.00	$265.00	+165.00
100–120	108	5	120.00–295.00	$235.00	-5.00

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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.