South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

2,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.14/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 469 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.05/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 425 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $258.10/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 427 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,493	2,046	3,924
Feeder cattle	1,501	866	2,845
Slaughter cattle	479	358	488
Replacement cattle	137	111	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to no sales last week

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	305.00	$305.00	$732	—
245	245	1	270.00	$270.00	$662	—
265 fancy	265	1	270.00	$270.00	$716	—
290–295	291	4	260.00–272.50	$264.36	$769	—
310–340 fancy	325	2	275.00–285.00	$279.77	$909	—
310–348	332	11	255.00–270.00	$261.77	$869	-8.23
385	385	2	250.00–270.00	$260.00	$1,001	+15.00
388 fancy	388	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,067	—
400–440	425	14	252.50–275.00	$265.66	$1,129	+26.09
435 fancy	435	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,174	-6.03
460 fancy	460	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,242	—
450–495	465	18	240.00–270.00	$255.72	$1,189	+1.72
500–545	521	8	240.00–259.00	$249.96	$1,302	+3.44
550–590	571	18	235.00–257.00	$241.38	$1,378	—
605–630	618	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,390	+2.15
650	650	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,511	+15.50
671 value added	671	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,597	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	245.00	$245.00	$723	—
310–340	324	7	230.00–252.50	$241.82	$783	+1.82
355–390	368	8	225.00–257.50	$242.56	$893	-8.44
400–435	419	7	220.00–245.00	$232.78	$975	+21.31
450–495	476	14	210.00–245.00	$226.53	$1,078	+16.53
510–545	522	6	200.00–235.00	$219.23	$1,144	-3.15
575	575	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	-14.28
570–590	586	7	211.00–230.00	$223.71	$1,311	+9.43
610–635	620	8	195.00–220.00	$211.36	$1,310	+11.36
768	768	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,505	+14.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	—
350–395	384	5	181.00–215.00	$197.46	$758	—
400–410	405	4	185.00–215.00	$202.62	$821	—
460–480	470	2	175.00–215.00	$194.57	$914	+6.87
520–540	530	3	180.00–195.00	$186.60	$989	—
585	585	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,053	—
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	+2.00
705–712	710	4	142.00–185.00	$152.67	$1,084	-17.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	225.00–230.00	$227.45	$546	-15.30
255–280	268	2	230.00–245.00	$237.15	$636	+17.10
310 fancy	310	1	242.50	$242.50	$752	—
300–345	324	21	212.50–238.00	$223.35	$724	+3.27
370 fancy	370	1	238.00	$238.00	$881	-9.00
350–395	379	25	217.50–240.00	$225.95	$856	+8.66
400–446	425	41	200.00–230.00	$219.69	$934	+7.30
430 fancy	430	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,010	—
450–495	466	46	200.00–225.00	$212.14	$989	+8.15
470 fancy	470	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,076	—
490 value added	490	6	227.00	$227.00	$1,112	—
510–525 fancy	517	3	222.50–224.00	$223.16	$1,154	—
500–543	524	19	200.00–215.00	$206.73	$1,083	+1.73
550–580	560	11	200.00–210.00	$205.41	$1,150	-0.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	195.00–200.00	$197.55	$454	-5.15
255–295	277	14	205.00–225.00	$214.03	$593	+9.67
300–345	318	21	190.00–220.00	$203.47	$647	+3.12
355–390	370	21	190.00–220.00	$206.04	$762	+4.81
400–440	418	21	190.00–215.00	$203.24	$850	+0.24
450–490	472	19	185.00–210.00	$196.27	$926	+1.94
505–545	525	27	180.00–212.50	$199.29	$1,046	+7.64
550–590	573	8	185.00–196.00	$189.77	$1,087	+4.77
600–628	613	8	185.00–195.00	$187.22	$1,148	+4.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	219	5	190.00–205.00	$197.81	$433	+7.81
275–295	285	2	180.00–195.00	$187.24	$534	-2.78
315–340	329	10	175.00–195.00	$185.03	$609	-0.28
355–390	369	8	180.00–195.00	$185.58	$685	+0.34
400–445	423	16	175.00–195.00	$183.65	$777	+1.98
455–495	474	9	170.00–185.00	$177.58	$842	-1.01
500–545	515	10	170.00–190.00	$178.18	$918	+0.71
550–590	569	14	170.00–180.00	$176.13	$1,002	+0.19
600–620	612	3	170.00–175.00	$171.63	$1,050	-2.37
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	—
710	710	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,228	+18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	274	7	225.00–260.00	$240.77	$660	+12.00
310–345	323	13	225.00–265.00	$243.78	$787	+7.41
360–398	380	20	220.00–265.00	$240.94	$916	+11.43
405–445	426	14	215.00–240.00	$226.88	$967	+7.79
455–495	474	21	215.00–235.00	$224.71	$1,065	+6.58
500–545	516	21	200.00–230.00	$212.90	$1,099	-2.50
550–596	582	19	200.00–215.00	$209.61	$1,220	+10.23
620–635	630	5	192.50–205.00	$199.54	$1,257	+4.54
650–665	655	5	189.00–199.00	$192.18	$1,259	—
720	720	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,339	—
723	723	10	168.00	$168.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	274	4	255.00–285.00	$267.56	$733	+2.42
285 fancy	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	+3.05
301–340	312	20	250.00–290.00	$261.13	$815	-7.75
320–345 fancy	332	3	270.00–275.00	$271.73	$902	-18.27
355–395 fancy	374	4	270.00–292.50	$276.63	$1,035	-3.37
360–395	375	13	260.00–285.00	$269.43	$1,010	-4.27
400–425 fancy	413	4	260.00–275.00	$267.42	$1,104	—
405–445	429	26	245.00–270.00	$256.67	$1,101	-1.19
450–495	469	7	240.00–250.00	$244.25	$1,146	+1.16
500–540	520	12	227.00–240.00	$235.91	$1,227	+9.24
555 fancy	555	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,349	—
550–590	566	12	224.00–240.00	$230.93	$1,307	+10.93
600	600	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	200.00	$200.00	$416	-15.52
340	340	1	190.00	$190.00	$646	-17.59
350–395	378	9	195.00–235.00	$213.82	$808	-1.18
400–435	413	6	185.00–220.00	$203.47	$840	+6.48
450–495	478	9	185.00–220.00	$202.76	$969	+0.56
500–540	520	6	180.00–210.00	$191.56	$996	-1.41
550–590	565	3	170.00–185.00	$177.70	$1,004	-5.52
680–685	683	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,161	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1980	1980	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1425	1168	80-85%	32	78.00–90.00	$85.01	$993	—
960–1630	1221	80-85%	128	90.00–112.00	$97.97	$1,196	-5.95
950–1550	1331	80-85%	12	106.00–117.00	$111.57	$1,485	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1665	966	85-90%	49	70.00–87.00	$80.83	$781	—
785–1715	1134	85-90%	68	88.00–102.00	$93.13	$1,056	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1670	1447	75-80%	19	86.00–102.00	$95.86	$1,387	—
1375–1565	1470	75-80%	2	83.00–88.00	$85.34	$1,254	-0.18
1390–1670	1530	75-80%	2	107.00–110.00	$108.64	$1,662	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2100	1346	26	90.00–119.00	$110.16	$1,483	—
1045–2360	1818	20	115.00–143.00	$125.47	$2,281	—
2105–2400	2253	2	130.00–132.00	$131.07	$2,953	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–935	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	600.00–975.00	$750.06
610–970	816	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	725.00–900.00	$810.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1945	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	91.00–113.00	$99.47	$1,383
2275	2275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,776

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00
810–1105	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,163.31

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–905	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	82.50–92.00	$88.05	$682

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–775	711	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$681.55
610–925	761	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	500.00–900.00	$699.28
840–925	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–975.00	$844.12

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
600–900	741	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	450.00–750.00	$581.05
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
985–1060	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–975.00	$962.96
1030–1400	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,207.52
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–930	777	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–1,000.00	$888.09
685–965	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	745.00–1,000.00	$903.25
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1045	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,103.20
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00
890–1090	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,134.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
1005–1100	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,050.00	$994.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,056
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,102
1225–1360	1293	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	90.00–95.00	$92.63	$1,198

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,017

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	4	32.50–40.00	$36.25	$38	+1.95
105–180	137	18	65.00–105.00	$88.00	$121	-20.58
105–195	138	6	42.00–65.00	$55.75	$77	-52.83
200–210	205	2	15.00–25.00	$20.12	$41	—
202–285	246	9	62.00–85.00	$70.81	$174	-31.99
200–295	265	11	39.00–76.00	$56.57	$150	+26.57
300	300	1	25.00	$25.00	$75	—
305–395	326	5	77.00–112.50	$88.46	$288	+3.58
320–395	359	8	40.00–72.50	$48.07	$173	+17.19
435	435	1	67.50	$67.50	$294	+34.04
435	435	1	102.50	$102.50	$446	+69.04
530–545	538	2	100.00–110.00	$104.93	$565	+52.53

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	6.00	$6.00	$14	—
315–370	348	3	10.00–20.00	$13.54	$47	-2.46
465	465	1	10.00	$10.00	$46	—
595	595	1	10.00	$10.00	$60	—
655	655	1	5.00	$5.00	$33	—
805	805	1	3.00	$3.00	$24	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	130.00	$130.00	—
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	+75.00
50–55	52	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	+68.33
55	55	1	130.00	$130.00	+75.00
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	-42.50
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	-82.50
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	-32.50
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	+28.33
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	+58.33
75	75	4	95.00–110.00	$102.50	-19.17
80	80	1	185.00	$185.00	+70.00
80	80	6	115.00–120.00	$118.33	+3.33
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	+30.00
100–110	106	7	120.00–155.00	$144.29	-65.00
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	-84.29
100–140	120	10	150.00–250.00	$200.50	+55.50
140	140	1	205.00	$205.00	+37.50
150–160	153	4	230.00–330.00	$275.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–1165	807	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,125.00–1,675.00	$1,282.84	+78.15
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+442.53
885–1210	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00–1,975.00	$1,869.39	+462.55
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—
800–880	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–785	658	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–900.00	$775.91	—
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	-250.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–725	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–900.00	$882.36	+82.36
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	83.00	$83.00	$552	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	126.00	$126.00	$731	—
706	706	6	139.00	$139.00	$981	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	117.50	$117.50	$494	—
493	493	5	148.00	$148.00	$730	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	12	45.00–60.00	$50.83	-11.67
20	20	6	20.00–75.00	$41.67	+2.67
25	25	1	30.00	$30.00	-9.00
30	30	5	60.00–80.00	$73.00	-47.00
30–35	32	3	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-60.00
35	35	1	40.00	$40.00	-80.00
40–45	42	6	95.00–135.00	$111.67	-35.00
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	-40.00
50	50	2	170.00	$170.00	+62.69
50	50	3	140.00–150.00	$143.33	+36.02
60	60	7	170.00–185.00	$172.14	+99.64
60	60	7	135.00	$135.00	+62.50
70	70	2	200.00	$200.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-15.00
40	40	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+45.00
50	50	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+58.57
50	50	—	—	1	45.00	$45.00	-26.43
50–55	53	—	—	2	105.00–120.00	$112.50	-38.17
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	130.00	$130.00	-20.67
60	60	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-165.00
60	60	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-160.00
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	4	180.00–320.00	$237.50	+142.50
70–75	72	—	—	3	155.00–240.00	$185.83	+90.83
75	75	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+45.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	2	210.00–220.00	$215.00	+133.00
80	80	—	—	5	100.00–110.00	$106.00	+24.00
80	80	—	—	4	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+85.50
100–110	105	—	—	2	115.00–220.00	$167.50	-39.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	-36.50
110	110	—	—	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-99.00
100–140	116	—	—	8	205.00–235.00	$215.63	+9.13

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	7	55.00–65.00	$63.57	-31.43
39	39	9	37.50–47.50	$41.94	-13.06
45	45	2	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
45	45	7	12.50	$12.50	-42.50
50–51	51	5	10.00–12.50	$12.01	-42.99
60	60	1	17.50	$17.50	+2.50
80	80	4	10.00	$10.00	-70.00
85	85	2	90.00	$90.00	+45.95
89	89	4	20.00	$20.00	-24.05
94–99	96	14	9.00–16.00	$11.71	-79.85

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	30.00–35.00	$32.31	$74	—
245–270	263	4	40.00–42.50	$40.63	$107	—
340–368	358	6	20.00–32.50	$24.43	$87	-34.63
385–394	393	6	25.00–28.00	$27.51	$108	-23.24
407–480	427	15	24.00–35.00	$25.69	$110	—
415–470	446	5	17.00–25.00	$22.68	$101	—
445–490	468	2	53.00–75.00	$63.47	$297	+13.47
503–570	518	5	22.00–25.00	$23.95	$124	-18.55
500–570	537	11	25.00–57.50	$34.49	$185	-29.35
560–575	568	2	58.00–72.50	$65.15	$370	—
655	655	1	82.50	$82.50	$540	—
665	665	1	40.00	$40.00	$266	—
745	745	1	82.50	$82.50	$615	—
750	750	1	40.00	$40.00	$300	—
815	815	1	77.50	$77.50	$632	—
825	825	1	37.00	$37.00	$305	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	210.00	$210.00	+52.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	+12.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	+97.50

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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.