South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

1,763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $245.41/cwt ≈ $1,484/hd at 605 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.59/cwt +14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 471 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.91/cwt +13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 514 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,763	2,066	2,374
Feeder cattle	1,214	1,309	1,675
Slaughter cattle	233	331	348
Replacement cattle	65	71	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls were 12.00 higher, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher, slaughter cows were 5.00 higher, 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
240	240	1	330.00	$330.00	$792	+30.00
260–295	275	4	280.00–300.00	$293.39	$807	+10.19
280–285 fancy	283	3	325.00–345.00	$333.26	$943	+23.26
305–340	316	5	285.00–315.00	$299.95	$948	+15.86
305–340 fancy	321	6	315.00–342.50	$328.81	$1,055	+21.68
350–380	370	4	280.00–305.00	$295.50	$1,093	+7.69
370–395 fancy	386	5	312.50–337.50	$323.33	$1,248	+21.52
400–435 fancy	417	17	305.00–332.50	$323.74	$1,350	+26.72
415–445	431	11	280.00–312.50	$299.50	$1,291	+8.95
455–485 fancy	471	4	300.00–317.50	$308.06	$1,451	+13.06
450–495	475	13	277.50–295.00	$285.32	$1,355	+14.20
475–498 value added	491	15	301.00–306.00	$302.90	$1,487	—
506 value added	506	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,341	—
505–525	513	4	270.00–287.50	$276.84	$1,420	+18.05
505–535 fancy	518	3	300.00–303.00	$301.64	$1,562	—
555 value added	555	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,485	—
555–570	562	3	270.00–285.00	$277.43	$1,559	+24.31
600–605	603	4	230.00–250.00	$236.86	$1,428	—
601–626 value added	605	46	243.00–263.00	$246.15	$1,489	—
670–675	671	4	230.00–234.00	$232.99	$1,563	+7.99
700	700	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	+26.28
450–490	480	5	240.00–252.50	$247.46	$1,188	-11.53
525–545	537	3	245.00–250.00	$247.48	$1,329	+8.13
550–590	568	4	220.00–250.00	$236.30	$1,342	+1.46
587 value added	587	7	249.00	$249.00	$1,462	—
615–645	638	8	200.00–215.00	$211.38	$1,349	-7.90
800–845	823	2	185.00–187.50	$186.22	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	215.00	$215.00	$688	-2.56
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	+7.05
405–435	420	2	200.00–227.50	$213.26	$896	-24.24
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	-5.00
630	630	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	+25.00
660	660	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,287	+5.00
740	740	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,480	+25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	280.00	$280.00	$630	+38.34
225 fancy	225	1	312.50	$312.50	$703	+50.03
250–270	262	3	250.00–290.00	$273.06	$715	+29.99
275–280 fancy	278	2	280.00–295.00	$287.57	$799	+29.78
285 value added	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	—
300–330 fancy	316	5	255.00–310.00	$277.67	$877	+17.67
300–343	317	27	230.00–287.50	$252.82	$801	+15.48
350–385 fancy	368	4	250.00–295.00	$282.03	$1,038	+27.90
370 value added	370	3	244.00	$244.00	$903	-1.72
355–395	376	21	230.00–277.50	$245.86	$924	+11.15
405 value added	405	4	257.50	$257.50	$1,043	—
410 fancy	410	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,082	—
400–445	424	24	220.00–245.00	$229.76	$974	-4.14
450 fancy	450	5	258.00–260.00	$258.40	$1,163	+20.95
450–495	473	32	220.00–242.50	$230.03	$1,088	+6.13
476 value added	476	9	258.00	$258.00	$1,228	—
500 fancy	500	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,175	—
503–508 value added	506	12	244.00–245.00	$244.50	$1,237	+18.50
500–540	518	23	205.00–235.00	$220.51	$1,142	+8.53
555 fancy	555	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,249	—
550–590	563	8	206.00–217.50	$212.07	$1,194	+1.24
567 value added	567	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,247	—
600–645	616	10	197.50–210.00	$203.41	$1,253	+4.67
650 value added	650	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,268	+3.00
655–660	658	3	192.50–201.00	$197.83	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	-7.64
250–285	271	5	195.00–235.00	$213.52	$579	-7.69
272 value added	272	3	230.00	$230.00	$626	—
305–348	330	13	215.00–252.50	$224.48	$741	+3.19
350–395	369	22	210.00–245.00	$224.94	$830	+10.88
400–445	423	17	190.00–225.00	$210.96	$892	-4.94
450–495	474	34	195.00–225.00	$212.71	$1,008	+11.51
500–545	523	11	190.00–215.00	$207.25	$1,084	+7.46
550–595	571	12	190.00–210.00	$196.92	$1,124	+3.10
605–625	615	3	182.50–190.00	$186.19	$1,145	-2.82
815	815	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	200.00	$200.00	$460	+15.00
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	-5.00
300–330	320	4	185.00–205.00	$199.02	$637	-2.77
355–390	370	3	180.00–190.00	$185.16	$685	-4.84
430–445	437	5	170.00–200.00	$185.03	$809	+3.36
450–495	471	7	175.00–190.00	$184.55	$869	-4.24
500–545	531	7	170.00–195.00	$178.07	$946	+2.21
550–585	573	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,060	+22.51
640	640	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,104	+18.87
655–680	668	2	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$1,152	-13.55
720	720	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	155.00	$155.00	$961	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	280.00–305.00	$292.36	$652	+2.36
230 fancy	230	1	325.00	$325.00	$748	—
250–295	281	8	285.00–315.00	$307.48	$864	+21.64
250–295 fancy	283	6	310.00–350.00	$327.03	$925	+21.79
300–345	321	11	290.00–315.00	$300.06	$963	+10.69
300–345 fancy	322	15	305.00–340.00	$322.70	$1,039	+16.41
350–390	368	14	280.00–305.00	$295.41	$1,087	+6.83
350–398 fancy	372	12	305.00–337.50	$314.96	$1,172	+6.75
360–396 value added	384	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,171	—
400–445	427	24	275.00–317.50	$285.89	$1,221	+2.07
400–445 fancy	428	7	295.00–330.00	$311.98	$1,335	+9.11
450–475 fancy	465	3	290.00–320.00	$301.81	$1,403	+11.81
450–490	471	23	267.50–285.00	$277.49	$1,307	+2.34
510–535	523	6	263.00–275.00	$266.53	$1,394	+12.06
560–575	568	2	247.50–255.00	$251.30	$1,427	+26.92
610–633	627	9	240.00–252.00	$246.01	$1,542	+35.38
650–667	662	5	230.00–243.00	$233.55	$1,546	+40.23
760	760	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$518	+0.20
325–335	330	4	275.00–285.00	$278.81	$920	+22.05
360–390	372	9	250.00–275.00	$261.03	$971	+0.54
400–445	423	6	240.00–270.00	$255.76	$1,082	-0.12
450–495	474	12	230.00–270.00	$255.31	$1,210	+9.60
505–542	518	12	215.00–247.50	$237.45	$1,230	+10.66
550–598	567	14	210.00–240.00	$227.70	$1,291	+4.80
600–645	628	8	190.00–217.50	$201.43	$1,265	+4.34
650–670	658	5	185.00–195.00	$189.00	$1,244	+5.64
700–725	714	4	182.50–195.00	$187.52	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	213	3	230.00	$230.00	$490	+18.61
270	270	1	235.00	$235.00	$634	+9.12
315–340	325	3	215.00–230.00	$223.46	$726	+10.23
350–385	365	5	200.00–240.00	$221.16	$807	-2.04
420–440	430	7	200.00–225.00	$210.72	$906	-5.35
450–495	470	15	190.00–235.00	$214.35	$1,007	+0.82
500–540	517	7	180.00–220.00	$202.31	$1,046	-0.63
555–595	575	10	170.00–215.00	$195.17	$1,122	-1.12
620–645	633	5	170.00–195.00	$184.87	$1,170	+1.00
665–695	673	8	168.00–192.50	$181.66	$1,223	+5.40
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	+13.33
765	765	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420–1480	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,225.00–2,300.00	$2,263.28	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1550	1200	80-85%	20	80.00–105.00	$92.52	$1,110	-15.96
875–1605	1224	80-85%	70	100.00–130.00	$115.43	$1,413	+6.95
1155–1400	1258	80-85%	8	122.00–132.00	$127.17	$1,600	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1165	901	85-90%	28	75.00–96.00	$87.13	$785	—
605–1415	970	85-90%	42	91.00–114.00	$101.62	$986	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,009	—
1145–1610	1430	75-80%	6	110.00–123.00	$116.93	$1,672	—
1465–1650	1558	75-80%	2	131.00–135.00	$133.12	$2,074	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1620	1210	6	103.00–115.00	$107.78	$1,304	—
1035–1965	1551	14	122.00–136.00	$129.01	$2,001	—
2065	2065	1	139.00	$139.00	$2,870	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1165	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,105.00–1,795.00	$1,435.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–805	703	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,045.00	$983.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,150

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	84.00	$84.00	$609

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	48.00	$48.00	$350

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
780–915	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–1,025.00	$898.45
870–1010	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,375.00	$1,195.85
960–1200	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,233.33
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–635	627	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	340.00–475.00	$388.62
580–715	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	270.00–700.00	$477.66
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
860–900	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,033.97
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.01	$1,025.01
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
765–875	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	784.00–950.00	$872.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	66.00	$66.00	$818

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123–160	140	14	60.00–75.00	$70.02	$98	-17.06
130–195	153	3	35.00–50.00	$42.23	$65	+12.38
140–198	169	10	80.00–100.00	$84.80	$143	+31.16
205–280	233	8	40.00–60.00	$47.76	$111	-39.15
200–265	237	5	20.00–42.50	$32.45	$77	-54.46
223–283	253	4	75.00–85.00	$79.41	$201	+27.84
315	315	1	80.00	$80.00	$252	+41.00
315–385	351	11	40.00–67.50	$57.36	$201	—
375–395	385	2	30.00	$30.00	$116	—
400	400	1	65.00	$65.00	$260	+30.69

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	50.00	$50.00	$105	+20.00
520	520	1	30.00	$30.00	$156	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	—
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	—
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-45.00
50	50	4	120.00–130.00	$127.50	-32.50
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	-5.00
60	60	1	70.00	$70.00	-70.00
70	70	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+50.00
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	+40.00
70	70	6	140.00–150.00	$145.00	+70.00
70	70	4	100.00–112.50	$108.13	+33.13
80	80	3	140.00–165.00	$155.00	+64.17
80	80	2	175.00–225.00	$200.00	+109.17
80	80	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+51.67
80	80	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	+37.50
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+149.17
100–120	107	3	190.00–255.00	$218.33	+86.90
100–125	113	2	165.00–225.00	$195.00	+63.57
150	150	1	330.00	$330.00	+80.00

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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
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
680–1195	924	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,675.00	$1,489.17	+14.17
855–1000	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,704.37	+229.37
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	+250.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 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
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
465	465	1	155.00	$155.00	$721	—
550–585	568	2	135.00–155.00	$144.69	$822	+19.69

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	14	160.00	$160.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	—

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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	1	120.00	$120.00	—
60	60	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	6	60.00–95.00	$74.17	+4.17
20–25	22	9	50.00–95.00	$73.89	+3.89
30–35	30	12	75.00–125.00	$91.67	-8.33
30	30	4	115.00	$115.00	+15.00
30–35	31	5	40.00–65.00	$51.00	-49.00
35	35	1	15.00	$15.00	-85.00
40	40	5	90.00–125.00	$114.00	-36.00
40	40	2	47.50–57.50	$52.50	-97.50
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+70.00
40	40	—	—	1	30.00	$30.00	-10.00
40–45	44	—	—	5	125.00–180.00	$148.00	+18.00
40–45	44	—	—	4	50.00–110.00	$70.00	-60.00
50	50	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-19.38
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	+55.62
50	50	—	—	6	100.00–155.00	$130.83	-8.55
50	50	—	—	3	35.00–85.00	$65.00	-74.38
60	60	—	—	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	-25.00
60	60	—	—	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	±0.00
70	70	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-25.00
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-10.00
80	80	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-54.00
80	80	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	+1.00
80	80	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+46.00
100	100	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	-5.00
100–110	103	—	—	4	150.00–170.00	$157.50	-42.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	1	120.00	$120.00	$60	—
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	200.00	$200.00	$130	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
43	43	4	55.00	$55.00	+10.00
50	50	10	55.00	$55.00	+2.50
50–52	51	5	47.50–70.00	$57.83	+5.33
60	60	2	47.50	$47.50	-17.50
81	81	4	65.00	$65.00	-10.71

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	40.00	$40.00	$118	-2.46
330	330	1	45.00	$45.00	$148	-29.00
310–390	356	5	10.00–38.00	$31.40	$112	+14.94
415–490	446	4	22.50–40.00	$30.35	$135	-3.56
430–490	463	3	49.00–52.50	$50.54	$234	-15.92
525–570	545	3	31.00–42.50	$36.09	$197	+0.12
600	600	1	52.50	$52.50	$315	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	70.00–110.00	$90.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-55.00
50	50	4	45.00–110.00	$88.75	-91.25
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-65.00
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	-50.00
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	-5.00
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	+10.00
100–120	110	2	205.00–250.00	$227.50	+67.50

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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.