South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

2,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.47/cwt +15.94 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 379 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.42/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 475 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.90/cwt +9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 421 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,066	2,423	2,042
Feeder cattle	1,309	1,535	1,284
Slaughter cattle	331	409	376
Replacement cattle	71	66	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 7.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
230 fancy	230	1	300.00	$300.00	$690	-5.00
260–295	275	5	270.00–295.00	$283.20	$779	-0.49
285 fancy	285	1	310.00	$310.00	$884	—
305–340	321	6	275.00–295.00	$284.09	$912	+2.91
300–345 fancy	334	8	295.00–317.50	$307.13	$1,026	+2.97
350–385 fancy	363	3	290.00–310.00	$301.81	$1,096	+6.85
352–385	366	13	270.00–300.00	$287.81	$1,053	+7.96
400–440	424	17	270.00–300.00	$290.55	$1,232	+16.47
410–445 fancy	425	4	290.00–307.50	$297.02	$1,262	+2.99
433–440 value added	435	4	303.00–305.00	$303.51	$1,320	—
450 fancy	450	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,328	—
455–498	480	17	260.00–287.50	$271.12	$1,301	-0.27
500–543	528	22	250.00–267.00	$258.79	$1,366	+9.54
550–575	563	12	247.50–254.00	$253.12	$1,425	+14.82
665	665	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	270.00	$270.00	$648	+15.00
250–285	275	4	250.00–265.00	$258.75	$712	+11.46
305–345	323	3	250.00–260.00	$254.92	$823	+1.07
360–390	375	2	255.00–265.00	$259.80	$974	+8.51
400–415	409	4	245.00–255.00	$248.72	$1,017	+4.93
450–495	477	10	255.00–265.00	$258.99	$1,235	+6.96
510–543	529	11	235.00–247.50	$239.35	$1,266	+10.84
550–583	568	9	230.00–240.00	$234.84	$1,334	+12.31
600–643	622	24	200.00–230.00	$219.28	$1,364	+0.50
655–685	670	2	205.00–210.00	$207.44	$1,390	+6.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	230.00	$230.00	$656	—
305–310	308	2	210.00–225.00	$217.56	$670	+19.90
355–375	364	4	205.00–240.00	$222.95	$812	+13.47
447	447	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,062	+13.49
510–530	520	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,170	+24.22
565	565	2	180.00–235.00	$207.50	$1,172	-17.50
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	+6.26
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	+10.00
710	710	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,242	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205 fancy	203	2	260.00–265.00	$262.47	$533	+12.47
215–245	226	5	235.00–255.00	$241.66	$546	+13.43
260–290 fancy	270	6	250.00–265.00	$257.79	$696	—
255–295	276	8	235.00–250.00	$243.07	$671	+16.53
300–345	325	15	230.00–245.00	$237.34	$771	+13.13
325 fancy	325	1	260.00	$260.00	$845	—
355–380 fancy	370	3	250.00–257.50	$254.13	$940	+17.89
361–386 value added	379	37	245.00–246.00	$245.72	$931	—
350–395	381	20	227.50–242.50	$234.71	$894	+10.03
400–445	421	40	225.00–245.00	$233.90	$985	+12.96
450–470 fancy	460	2	235.00–240.00	$237.45	$1,092	—
450–498	476	50	215.00–235.00	$223.90	$1,066	+3.27
500–545	518	27	205.00–225.00	$211.98	$1,098	+4.97
541 value added	541	9	226.00	$226.00	$1,223	±0.00
550–597	576	19	200.00–219.00	$210.83	$1,214	+6.34
600–625	611	4	195.00–202.50	$198.74	$1,214	—
667 value added	667	9	192.00	$192.00	$1,281	—
775	775	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	11	200.00–230.00	$217.64	$505	+8.51
250–290	276	9	210.00–230.00	$221.21	$611	+18.31
300–345	323	27	200.00–230.00	$221.29	$715	+16.52
355–395	377	29	195.00–230.00	$214.06	$807	+7.21
400–445	423	17	200.00–225.00	$215.90	$913	+11.70
450–495	474	24	190.00–215.00	$201.20	$954	-2.66
505–545	521	10	185.00–208.00	$199.79	$1,041	+2.73
550–590	568	19	180.00–206.00	$193.82	$1,101	+2.56
605–640	618	5	185.00–195.00	$189.01	$1,168	+4.06
650	650	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,219	+17.50
725	725	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,269	—
770	770	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	185.00	$185.00	$379	-7.82
285	285	2	185.00–205.00	$195.00	$556	+7.64
305–335	319	4	197.50–210.00	$201.79	$644	+11.17
365	365	1	190.00	$190.00	$694	+0.57
400–415	408	3	180.00–185.00	$181.67	$741	+0.35
460–470	465	2	185.00–192.50	$188.79	$878	+7.57
505–545	523	6	165.00–185.00	$175.86	$920	-1.62
550–585	568	5	135.00–185.00	$162.49	$923	-15.95
605–630	613	3	115.00–175.00	$153.63	$942	-18.85
650	650	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,209	+12.68

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
575	575	1	124.00	$124.00	$713	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	290.00	$290.00	$594	+20.48
260–295	281	4	275.00–300.00	$285.84	$803	+6.21
255–293 fancy	282	6	300.00–315.00	$305.24	$861	+15.24
300–345	324	11	275.00–305.00	$289.37	$938	+11.37
305–345 fancy	328	12	295.00–320.00	$306.29	$1,005	+9.64
350–395 fancy	360	14	302.50–317.50	$308.21	$1,110	+13.69
350–395	377	20	270.00–300.00	$288.58	$1,088	+10.36
400–435 fancy	417	10	295.00–312.50	$302.87	$1,263	+11.61
400–445	423	21	270.00–295.00	$283.82	$1,201	+9.42
450–490	465	23	265.00–287.50	$275.15	$1,279	+16.09
465 fancy	465	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,348	+2.00
500–520	511	14	245.00–257.50	$254.47	$1,300	+3.79
553–580	560	6	222.50–230.00	$224.38	$1,257	-5.57
600–630	616	4	200.00–217.50	$210.63	$1,297	-6.53
655–665	660	3	190.00–195.00	$193.32	$1,276	-6.68
739	739	5	192.00	$192.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	223	7	235.00–265.00	$252.30	$563	+6.15
260–290	275	8	240.00–270.00	$256.57	$706	+5.86
300–345	321	12	245.00–270.00	$256.76	$824	+2.95
370–390	383	6	250.00–275.00	$260.49	$998	+5.14
400–445	430	9	240.00–265.00	$255.88	$1,100	+1.54
450–495	475	28	190.00–265.00	$245.71	$1,167	+6.27
499 value added	499	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,272	—
500–545	512	19	195.00–245.00	$226.79	$1,161	+2.71
512 value added	512	8	246.00	$246.00	$1,260	—
550–590	563	11	200.00–237.50	$222.90	$1,255	+10.49
600–625	613	4	190.00–210.00	$197.09	$1,208	+0.76
650–665	654	6	180.00–190.00	$183.36	$1,199	-18.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	200.00–225.00	$211.39	$476	+20.09
250–290	274	6	215.00–235.00	$225.88	$619	+17.32
315–345	329	6	200.00–230.00	$213.23	$702	+3.20
350–380	359	4	215.00–232.50	$223.20	$801	+6.48
400–420	408	4	200.00–230.00	$216.07	$882	+10.70
450–495	476	12	195.00–235.00	$213.53	$1,016	-2.72
515–545	534	9	180.00–220.00	$202.94	$1,084	+7.38
555–595	568	9	180.00–210.00	$196.29	$1,115	+10.62
605–640	627	7	165.00–197.00	$183.87	$1,153	+3.00
650–660	655	2	175.00–177.50	$176.26	$1,155	+4.30
725–727	726	3	165.00–175.00	$171.67	$1,246	+6.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1445	1142	80-85%	21	80.00–100.00	$90.79	$1,037	+2.39
925–1725	1227	80-85%	109	94.00–123.00	$108.48	$1,331	+2.47
1035–1780	1339	80-85%	17	115.00–130.00	$120.25	$1,610	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1075	887	85-90%	40	74.00–90.00	$83.75	$743	—
830–1475	1033	85-90%	41	91.00–115.00	$99.34	$1,026	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1800	1532	75-80%	15	96.00–118.00	$109.87	$1,683	—
1645	1645	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,464	—
1510–1825	1670	75-80%	5	115.00–136.00	$123.87	$2,069	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1800	1360	5	94.00–112.00	$108.27	$1,472	—
1050–2215	1616	26	119.00–136.00	$126.73	$2,048	—
1795–2120	1901	6	133.00–143.00	$135.87	$2,583	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
787–1020	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	139.00–144.00	$139.89	$1,147

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1120	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,365.00	$1,174.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–870	792	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,060.00	$968.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	135.00	$135.00	$958

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–895	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–775.00	$739.72

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$845

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	64.00	$64.00	$429

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1050	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	990.00–1,500.00	$1,257.75
890–1380	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,139.35
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–935	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	935.00–1,025.00	$982.28
940–1135	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	985.00–1,100.00	$1,024.06
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1125–1165	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	890.00–985.00	$938.33

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–800	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–860.00	$840.69
855–925	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–950.00	$941.90
825–960	893	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$876.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,010

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,082

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–188	135	13	75.00–92.50	$87.08	$118	-1.24
115–175	152	3	25.00–37.00	$29.85	$45	-9.98
107–195	163	11	37.50–72.50	$53.64	$87	+13.81
200–215	208	3	10.00–17.50	$12.58	$26	-21.84
205–240	216	4	82.50–92.00	$86.91	$188	+52.49
210–295	254	19	30.00–65.00	$51.57	$131	-12.00
300	300	1	43.00	$43.00	$129	-29.62
315	315	1	39.00	$39.00	$123	-33.62
300–395	345	19	30.00–72.50	$42.22	$146	+4.00
401–460	407	16	30.00–38.00	$34.31	$140	+13.12
430	430	1	77.50	$77.50	$333	+39.04
635	635	1	45.00	$45.00	$286	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206	206	1	30.00	$30.00	$62	+20.00
250	250	1	7.00	$7.00	$18	—
270	270	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	$142	—
355	355	1	55.00	$55.00	$195	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-1.25
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
70	70	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-48.33
80	80	3	82.50–100.00	$90.83	-12.50
80	80	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	+7.92
110	110	7	125.00–145.00	$131.43	-61.70
110	110	1	130.00	$130.00	-63.13
120	120	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-24.17
110–140	122	9	170.00–330.00	$207.22	+38.05
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+144.87
855–1200	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	+175.00
905–1285	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+825.00
850–925	869	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	970.00–1,175.00	$1,120.43	+570.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-350.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	105.00	$105.00	$567	—
555	555	1	125.00	$125.00	$694	—
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	—
653	653	3	132.50	$132.50	$865	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	+33.75
30	30	5	70.00–115.00	$100.00	+55.91
40	40	3	135.00–160.00	$150.00	-5.00
40	40	5	90.00–150.00	$131.50	-23.50
50	50	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-1.25
50	50	2	80.00	$80.00	-46.25
50	50	3	150.00–160.00	$156.67	+30.42

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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	—	—	2	30.00–50.00	$40.00	+15.00
45	45	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
50	50	—	—	4	110.00–160.00	$139.38	-75.62
50	50	—	—	3	55.00–90.00	$66.67	-148.33
50–55	53	—	—	2	90.00–120.00	$105.00	-110.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	-2.50
60	60	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	-17.50
70	70	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+38.75
80	80	—	—	5	120.00–130.00	$124.00	+44.00
80	80	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	+75.00
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+100.00
120	120	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+40.00
130	130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	+110.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	31	20.00	$20.00	-20.00
22–25	24	11	32.50–55.00	$42.02	-23.66
31–35	33	15	27.00–32.00	$29.46	+4.46
40	40	2	45.00	$45.00	+20.00
55	55	1	52.50	$52.50	-5.00
60	60	1	65.00	$65.00	+7.50
70–75	71	4	67.50–82.50	$78.55	-43.59
82	82	7	72.50–80.00	$75.71	+35.71
91–92	91	9	72.50–80.00	$78.32	-56.68
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	40.00–45.00	$42.46	$121	—
305	305	1	74.00	$74.00	$226	—
310–393	368	6	10.00–20.00	$16.46	$61	—
375–395	390	4	37.50–60.00	$53.33	$208	—
410–411	411	5	20.00–32.50	$22.50	$92	-42.50
405–475	441	28	27.00–62.50	$33.91	$150	-31.09
415–490	453	2	66.00–67.00	$66.46	$301	—
500	500	1	65.00	$65.00	$325	-3.00
510	510	1	16.00	$16.00	$82	-52.00
508–544	532	13	32.00–37.00	$35.97	$191	+5.97
640	640	1	37.00	$37.00	$237	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	140.00	$140.00	—
55	55	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	-22.50
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	+60.00
100–140	120	2	220.00–330.00	$275.00	+38.33

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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.