South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

2,423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.38/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 424 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.63/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 471 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.69/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 524 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,423	2,493	2,702
Feeder cattle	1,535	1,501	1,830
Slaughter cattle	409	479	423
Replacement cattle	66	137	111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	255.00	$255.00	$548	—
250–295	273	2	245.00–250.00	$247.29	$675	+2.29
300–335	319	9	245.00–265.00	$253.85	$810	+12.03
350–390	373	3	235.00–260.00	$251.29	$937	+8.73
400–440	419	9	235.00–255.00	$243.79	$1,021	+11.01
450–495	483	29	240.00–260.00	$252.03	$1,217	+25.50
505–540	523	9	200.00–240.00	$228.51	$1,195	+9.28
550–595	574	6	205.00–240.00	$222.53	$1,277	+22.53
605–635	619	12	210.00–225.00	$218.78	$1,354	+7.42
655–660	657	5	190.00–210.00	$200.97	$1,320	—
740	740	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,480	—
805	805	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	305.00	$305.00	$610	—
250–285	273	3	275.00–295.00	$283.69	$774	+19.33
310–345	325	15	265.00–290.00	$281.18	$914	+19.41
335–340 fancy	338	3	300.00–307.50	$304.16	$1,028	+24.39
365–380 fancy	372	6	290.00–305.00	$294.96	$1,097	+19.96
355–395	374	12	270.00–290.00	$279.85	$1,047	+19.85
400–420 fancy	412	5	285.00–302.50	$294.03	$1,211	+24.03
405–445	429	10	265.00–285.00	$274.08	$1,176	+8.42
450–495	468	9	245.00–285.00	$271.39	$1,270	+15.67
507–545	518	13	237.50–269.00	$249.25	$1,291	-0.71
560–585	569	6	235.00–250.00	$238.30	$1,356	-3.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–343	339	5	190.00–230.00	$197.66	$670	—
350–375	363	2	195.00–225.00	$209.48	$760	+12.02
410–445	428	2	217.50–230.00	$224.01	$959	+21.39
450–490	474	4	205.00–225.00	$219.00	$1,038	+24.43
510–535	528	5	180.00–225.00	$200.78	$1,060	+14.18
560	560	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,260	+45.00
625–640	633	4	170.00–185.00	$178.74	$1,131	-11.26
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
738	738	10	170.00	$170.00	$1,255	+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
225 fancy	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	—
210–240	228	7	220.00–235.00	$228.23	$520	+0.78
247 value added	247	3	240.00	$240.00	$593	—
250–298	278	10	220.00–235.00	$226.54	$630	-10.61
300–345	325	15	220.00–235.00	$224.21	$729	+0.86
350–395	371	21	215.00–235.00	$224.68	$834	-1.27
360–395 fancy	374	4	235.00–237.50	$236.24	$884	-1.76
410–420 fancy	413	3	235.00–237.50	$235.85	$974	+0.85
418 value added	418	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,024	—
400–445	426	28	205.00–230.00	$220.94	$941	+1.25
450–495	471	32	205.00–235.00	$220.63	$1,039	+8.49
508 value added	508	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,148	—
500–545	528	25	200.00–220.00	$207.01	$1,093	+0.28
550–585	573	14	198.00–210.00	$204.49	$1,172	-0.92
575 fancy	575	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,279	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	8	200.00–220.00	$209.13	$487	+11.58
285–295	291	5	195.00–220.00	$202.90	$590	-11.13
305–345	327	12	195.00–215.00	$204.77	$670	+1.30
350–395	378	21	195.00–215.00	$206.85	$782	+0.81
400–445	424	25	190.00–215.00	$204.20	$866	+0.96
450–495	469	29	190.00–215.00	$203.86	$956	+7.59
500–545	521	22	185.00–205.00	$197.06	$1,027	-2.23
554–595	571	22	175.00–200.00	$191.26	$1,092	+1.49
600–635	618	6	175.00–195.00	$184.95	$1,143	-2.27
665	665	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	185.00–200.00	$192.82	$453	-4.99
260–295	275	6	180.00–195.00	$187.36	$515	+0.12
320–348	343	10	185.00–210.00	$190.62	$654	+5.59
360–390	379	8	185.00–195.00	$189.43	$718	+3.85
400–445	430	11	170.00–190.00	$181.32	$780	-2.33
450–495	479	8	175.00–185.00	$181.22	$868	+3.64
500–545	518	11	165.00–185.00	$177.48	$919	-0.70
550–595	577	12	170.00–187.00	$178.44	$1,030	+2.31
605–620	612	3	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$1,056	+0.85
655–660	657	3	170.00–180.00	$173.32	$1,139	+3.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	218	4	240.00–260.00	$246.15	$537	—
250–294	271	12	210.00–265.00	$250.71	$679	+9.94
320–345	329	8	240.00–265.00	$253.81	$835	+10.03
350–395	369	15	240.00–267.50	$255.35	$942	+14.41
400–443	422	20	242.50–265.00	$254.34	$1,073	+27.46
450–495	468	20	212.50–265.00	$239.44	$1,121	+14.73
500–545	517	22	210.00–245.00	$224.08	$1,158	+11.18
550–595	573	14	195.00–225.00	$212.41	$1,217	+2.80
610–645	625	15	185.00–205.00	$196.33	$1,227	-3.21
650–690	673	7	200.00–205.00	$202.07	$1,360	+9.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	260.00–280.00	$269.52	$566	—
250–280	270	5	270.00–285.00	$279.63	$755	+12.07
270–275 fancy	273	3	285.00–295.00	$290.00	$792	-10.00
300–345	323	17	270.00–285.00	$278.00	$898	+16.87
305–345 fancy	328	6	290.00–300.00	$296.65	$973	+24.92
350–385 fancy	368	4	290.00–300.00	$294.52	$1,084	+17.89
350–395	369	14	270.00–290.00	$278.22	$1,027	+8.79
410–415 fancy	413	2	290.00–292.50	$291.26	$1,203	+23.84
400–445	421	28	262.50–285.00	$274.40	$1,155	+17.73
450 fancy	450	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,296	—
450–490	465	20	250.00–270.00	$259.06	$1,205	+14.81
500–545	526	7	220.00–263.00	$250.68	$1,319	+14.77
550 fancy	550	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,424	+16.00
550–590	566	8	217.50–240.00	$229.95	$1,302	-0.98
600–620	611	5	205.00–222.00	$217.16	$1,327	+2.16
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	3	175.00–220.00	$191.30	$440	-8.70
250–295	274	6	200.00–230.00	$208.56	$571	—
310–345	326	9	190.00–225.00	$210.03	$685	+20.03
350–395	370	14	195.00–235.00	$216.72	$802	+2.90
400–445	421	14	185.00–230.00	$205.37	$865	+1.90
460–490	473	10	195.00–227.50	$216.25	$1,023	+13.49
500–545	523	11	182.50–220.00	$195.56	$1,023	+4.00
550–580	563	6	165.00–210.00	$185.67	$1,045	+7.97
605–630	616	6	175.00–185.00	$180.87	$1,114	—
655–685	673	4	162.50–180.00	$171.96	$1,157	+1.96
705	705	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,163	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	112.50	$112.50	$529	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1300	1110	80-85%	17	81.00–94.00	$88.40	$981	—
875–2155	1201	80-85%	127	93.00–120.00	$106.01	$1,273	+8.04
1165–1565	1389	80-85%	11	116.00–125.00	$119.49	$1,660	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1275	945	85-90%	50	70.00–93.00	$84.38	$797	—
705–1745	980	85-90%	45	90.00–112.00	$98.64	$967	+17.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1835	1432	75-80%	21	94.00–118.00	$106.36	$1,523	+10.50
1560	1560	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,466	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1570	1310	14	80.00–117.00	$104.42	$1,368	—
1095–2225	1661	18	114.00–138.00	$125.10	$2,078	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–800	767	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–945.00	$869.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1145	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	100.00–118.00	$110.38	$1,096

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1145	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00–1,330.00	$1,250.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–855	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$769

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$828

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–900	767	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–975.00	$803.96
735–895	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–920.00	$820.80
690–990	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–975.00	$836.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–995	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,229.03
900–1245	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–1,475.00	$1,237.94
1105–1185	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,350.00	$1,282.45
1030–1550	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,770.00	$1,357.30
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1050	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,012.68
970–1060	1007	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	985.00–1,050.00	$1,020.35
1005–1045	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	880.00–1,050.00	$966.66

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–750	698	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–575.00	$563.44

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	10.00	$10.00	$12	-26.25
120–145	126	4	25.00–30.00	$26.44	$33	-61.56
115–138	129	6	75.00–105.00	$88.32	$114	+0.32
140–198	184	8	32.00–77.50	$39.83	$73	—
210–295	231	35	20.00–82.50	$34.42	$80	-36.39
235–290	255	7	50.00–95.00	$63.57	$162	+7.00
255–290	272	6	25.00–29.00	$26.95	$73	-29.62
305–365	326	10	45.00–117.50	$72.62	$237	-15.84
305–384	335	30	33.00–73.00	$38.22	$128	-50.24
370	370	1	27.00	$27.00	$100	-21.07
405–427	414	25	20.00–25.00	$21.19	$88	-46.31
414–450	429	12	32.50–80.00	$38.46	$165	-29.04

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	10.00	$10.00	$22	+4.00
315–370	338	3	5.00–20.00	$12.06	$41	-1.48
740	740	1	6.00	$6.00	$44	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	55.00	$55.00	-75.00
35	35	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	-72.50
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
45	45	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
50	50	4	155.00–180.00	$161.25	+31.25
50	50	3	85.00–95.00	$88.33	-41.67
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	±0.00
70	70	3	100.00–150.00	$123.33	-26.67
70	70	11	70.00–100.00	$86.82	-63.18
70	70	11	140.00–160.00	$151.36	+1.36
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	+32.50
80	80	3	100.00–110.00	$103.33	-81.67
80	80	4	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-10.00
100	100	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-29.29
100–120	105	8	160.00–230.00	$193.13	+48.84
100–140	117	6	150.00–190.00	$169.17	-31.33

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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
830–990	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,330.13	-319.87
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	-444.39
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–845	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,106.46	—
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+200.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+325.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–840	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,085.00	$1,023.64	—
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	69.00–115.00	$91.31	$306	—
650	650	1	62.50	$62.50	$406	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,064	+13.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	145.00	$145.00	$384	—
330	330	1	125.00	$125.00	$412	—
450	450	1	125.00	$125.00	$562	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	4	30.00–55.00	$36.25	-5.42
30–35	31	11	25.00–90.00	$44.09	-28.91
30–35	31	18	65.00–105.00	$81.94	+8.94
40	40	1	155.00	$155.00	+43.33
40	40	8	95.00–110.00	$104.38	-7.29
45	45	1	120.00	$120.00	+60.00
50	50	8	120.00–135.00	$126.25	-43.75
50	50	3	140.00–240.00	$200.00	+30.00
60	60	1	265.00	$265.00	+92.86
60	60	3	150.00–180.00	$170.00	-2.14

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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	25.00	$25.00	-45.00
45	45	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	215.00	$215.00	+85.00
50	50	—	—	8	110.00–140.00	$131.25	+1.25
50	50	—	—	6	60.00–120.00	$100.83	-29.17
50	50	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-90.00
60–65	63	—	—	2	160.00–195.00	$177.50	+122.50
65	65	—	—	2	80.00	$80.00	+25.00
70	70	—	—	4	70.00–75.00	$71.25	-166.25
70	70	—	—	4	160.00–170.00	$163.75	-73.75
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-135.00
100	100	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-67.50
100	100	—	—	3	135.00–150.00	$141.67	-25.83
100	100	—	—	5	180.00–240.00	$208.00	+40.50
150	150	—	—	2	270.00–340.00	$305.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	5	40.00	$40.00	-23.57
30	30	22	50.00–75.00	$65.68	+2.11
35	35	1	25.00	$25.00	-16.94
45	45	5	47.50	$47.50	-12.50
57	57	5	57.50	$57.50	+40.00
65	65	3	80.00	$80.00	+62.50
70	70	7	115.00–125.00	$122.14	+104.64
80	80	1	40.00	$40.00	+30.00
85	85	2	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	+115.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	27.00	$27.00	$94	—
415	415	1	65.00	$65.00	$270	+39.31
490	490	1	30.00	$30.00	$147	-33.47
505	505	1	68.00	$68.00	$343	+44.05
520	520	1	30.00	$30.00	$156	+6.05
685	685	1	47.50	$47.50	$325	+7.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	-45.00
60	60	4	150.00–185.00	$165.00	-45.00
70	70	4	180.00–195.00	$186.88	+16.88
80	80	4	180.00–230.00	$202.50	+32.50
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-120.00
100–140	113	3	200.00–300.00	$236.67	+16.67

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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.