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South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

1,897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.77/cwt +22.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 417 lb · 47 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.00/cwt +22.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 326 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.97/cwt +27.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 371 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,897 2,912 2,423
Feeder cattle 1,246 1,767 1,535
Slaughter cattle 275 553 409
Replacement cattle 91 173 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,100 +51.67
325 325 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 +6.67
355–393 377 5 275.00–360.00 $333.24 $1,256 +41.54
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -7.60
405–445 426 12 307.50–350.00 $323.00 $1,376 +0.40
465–490 478 2 285.00–300.00 $292.30 $1,397 -1.82
455–495 479 15 270.00–335.00 $305.51 $1,463 +11.39
500–535 525 11 270.00–325.00 $295.52 $1,551 +8.28
535 535 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,578 +7.76
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 +9.82
580 580 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,552 +7.50
610 610 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,632 +9.15
622–645 629 10 255.00–265.00 $260.44 $1,638 +2.09
650–695 679 4 230.00–245.00 $235.04 $1,596 +10.04
665–698 693 7 267.50–270.00 $267.84 $1,856 +42.84
715–730 723 2 232.50–245.00 $238.81 $1,727 +4.81
770–780 775 2 215.00–222.50 $218.73 $1,695 +10.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 430.00 $430.00 $989 +80.00
250–290 270 2 435.00–445.00 $439.63 $1,187 +99.63
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 +21.01
360–395 378 8 330.00–410.00 $364.53 $1,378 -11.92
400–420 418 17 335.00–390.00 $345.44 $1,444 -0.66
420 fancy 420 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,722 +1.50
450–470 460 2 345.00–350.00 $347.45 $1,598 +26.83
500–525 506 25 312.00–327.50 $316.77 $1,603 +12.59
604 604 7 302.50 $302.50 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 325.00 $325.00 $894 +57.43
300–345 323 2 217.50–295.00 $253.55 $819 -5.34
390–395 393 2 295.00–305.00 $300.03 $1,179 +65.03
405–445 430 3 240.00–275.00 $252.71 $1,087 -24.82
500–545 519 4 200.00–265.00 $233.67 $1,213 -0.46
595 595 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,383 -1.06
604–605 604 6 255.00–257.50 $257.08 $1,553 +25.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 fancy 218 2 355.00–400.00 $376.21 $820 -5.28
225–240 231 6 310.00–370.00 $338.47 $782 +22.12
255–275 fancy 263 3 340.00–385.00 $361.11 $950 +19.16
250–298 280 16 300.00–375.00 $329.31 $922 +25.57
300–335 fancy 315 5 330.00–370.00 $355.43 $1,120 +36.85
300–346 327 35 300.00–360.00 $325.22 $1,063 +25.89
350–360 fancy 357 5 320.00–365.00 $345.39 $1,233 +38.52
350–398 373 33 280.00–355.00 $310.36 $1,158 +24.82
400–445 417 47 270.00–335.00 $306.77 $1,279 +23.78
455–495 472 21 260.00–280.00 $274.50 $1,296 +3.88
485 value added 485 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 -7.50
500–545 519 16 250.00–280.00 $262.30 $1,361 +2.75
560–594 580 19 250.00–270.00 $256.39 $1,487 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 3 280.00–305.00 $296.48 $667 +12.43
250–285 263 5 255.00–280.00 $272.53 $717 +2.53
315–335 327 3 255.00–280.00 $266.76 $872 -2.39
360–395 377 25 250.00–315.00 $292.73 $1,104 +33.74
375–390 383 4 220.00–242.50 $230.67 $883 -28.32
400–445 423 5 235.00–245.00 $241.87 $1,023 -10.88
405–448 427 24 232.50–310.00 $277.32 $1,184 +24.57
450–485 470 5 220.00–245.00 $231.83 $1,090 -22.36
460–498 483 24 240.00–275.00 $258.60 $1,249 +36.53
505–540 524 23 222.50–267.50 $246.68 $1,293 +2.69
510–540 527 6 200.00–245.00 $229.98 $1,212 -14.01
535 535 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,190 -21.49
560–585 570 4 235.00–242.50 $238.73 $1,361 -1.12
550–598 573 25 220.00–270.00 $240.60 $1,379 +0.75
605–645 619 8 215.00–243.00 $225.77 $1,398 +2.72
610–645 623 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,308 -13.05
634 value added 634 8 248.00 $248.00 $1,572 —
650–670 661 9 200.00–230.00 $217.51 $1,438 +7.51
685–695 690 3 200.00–207.50 $204.18 $1,409 -19.11
710 710 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,331 -22.50
725–730 728 2 195.00–200.00 $197.51 $1,438 -4.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–240 229 3 230.00–255.00 $238.75 $547 —
250–295 273 12 220.00–265.00 $244.76 $668 +2.65
300–343 328 6 240.00–280.00 $264.32 $867 +39.20
365 fancy 365 1 235.00 $235.00 $858 —
370–395 383 11 187.50–280.00 $240.46 $921 +17.11
405–445 430 13 192.50–275.00 $240.64 $1,035 +23.53
460–485 472 5 200.00–267.50 $231.34 $1,092 +18.36
500–545 525 6 182.50–230.00 $207.04 $1,087 -4.45
560–595 577 9 190.00–245.00 $227.26 $1,311 +28.54
630 630 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 -30.01
625–640 634 4 185.00–235.00 $202.67 $1,285 +2.66
665–695 682 3 190.00–197.50 $194.14 $1,324 +9.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 365.00 $365.00 $730 +19.77
275–295 285 3 330.00–350.00 $343.57 $979 -4.91
310–340 325 2 320.00–335.00 $327.85 $1,066 -5.96
305–348 328 19 280.00–375.00 $339.41 $1,113 +5.60
350–395 373 14 310.00–375.00 $351.95 $1,313 +10.08
395 395 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,284 +20.06
395 value added 395 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,353 —
411–420 413 6 255.00–275.00 $270.80 $1,118 -51.53
405–445 422 17 295.00–355.00 $327.61 $1,383 +5.28
450–495 471 18 290.00–340.00 $312.74 $1,473 +22.76
450–492 481 11 260.00–285.00 $281.04 $1,352 -7.31
500–545 523 19 270.00–315.00 $289.60 $1,515 +16.92
515–545 533 3 240.00–275.00 $254.37 $1,356 -18.31
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 +12.32
550–595 569 7 220.00–285.00 $261.93 $1,490 +33.84
550–590 570 22 240.00–290.00 $268.07 $1,528 +39.98
600–625 609 4 240.00–267.50 $257.61 $1,569 +12.40
600–623 610 8 220.00–260.00 $240.14 $1,465 -5.07
650–695 665 5 222.50–250.00 $236.02 $1,570 +3.80
660–695 678 2 205.00–217.00 $211.15 $1,432 -21.07
700–705 703 2 200.00–215.00 $207.47 $1,459 -10.85
705–715 708 3 205.00–247.50 $219.94 $1,557 +1.62
755–765 760 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 390.00 $390.00 $800 +3.62
220 fancy 220 1 450.00 $450.00 $990 +26.10
255–275 fancy 267 3 420.00–460.00 $443.06 $1,183 +22.07
250–295 278 13 370.00–440.00 $400.80 $1,114 +16.72
300–345 321 18 350.00–435.00 $389.79 $1,251 +6.32
305–339 fancy 326 16 420.00–455.00 $440.92 $1,437 +28.55
363 fancy 363 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,452 -7.36
350–395 373 28 350.00–410.00 $386.96 $1,443 +5.63
400–443 424 15 325.00–390.00 $367.68 $1,559 +20.01
450–460 453 3 315.00–325.00 $319.96 $1,449 +1.51
500–520 510 2 287.50–300.00 $293.63 $1,498 +2.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 —— 2 305.00–310.00 $307.53 $670 +7.17
265–295 283 —— 3 230.00–300.00 $251.82 $713 -56.09
300–341 329 —— 12 222.50–335.00 $298.75 $983 +12.40
355–395 381 —— 4 235.00–305.00 $265.62 $1,012 -23.36
415–445 430 —— 8 220.00–295.00 $258.45 $1,111 -19.10
455–495 476 —— 8 230.00–295.00 $262.31 $1,249 -7.03
500–545 526 —— 7 220.00–295.00 $253.44 $1,333 +45.62
550–595 574 —— 10 215.00–275.00 $238.45 $1,369 -7.55
600–635 616 —— 8 210.00–265.00 $226.74 $1,397 +11.87
655–695 669 —— 5 207.50–245.00 $216.49 $1,448 -5.22
725–740 732 —— 3 210.00–240.00 $225.89 $1,654 +5.89
785 785 —— 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,672 +18.00
795–1165 980 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 135.00–155.00 $146.89 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,518.00 $1,518.00 —
1985 1985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,445.00 $1,445.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1810 1081 80-85% 18 85.00–120.00 $110.67 $1,196 —
595–1775 1211 80-85% 93 119.00–151.00 $133.88 $1,621 +8.71
1080–1490 1359 80-85% 6 140.00–178.00 $155.88 $2,118 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1530 943 85-90% 25 67.50–114.00 $95.59 $901 —
785–1950 1074 85-90% 34 107.00–137.00 $120.52 $1,294 +4.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1465 1375 75-80% 2 144.00–154.00 $148.67 $2,044 —
1220–1715 1555 75-80% 11 122.00–138.00 $128.54 $1,999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1625 1366 9 112.00–135.00 $127.08 $1,736 —
895–2335 1714 20 131.00–174.00 $149.04 $2,555 —
1745–1960 1862 3 167.00–187.00 $175.00 $3,258 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1335 1021 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 131.00–157.50 $145.95 $1,490
1355 1355 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,856
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
808 808 (<2 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,535
900–1135 1026 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 121.00–131.00 $124.22 $1,274
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1090 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,526.00–1,613.00 $1,576.07
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–680 670 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 759.00–800.00 $779.81
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655 655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $550
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
895–965 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,600.00 $1,563.91
940–1075 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,622.00 $1,324.09
840–1090 991 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,525.00–1,950.00 $1,778.93
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
925–1200 1061 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,875.00 $1,675.92
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,365.00 $1,365.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1250 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,725.00–1,850.00 $1,785.38
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,176
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,473
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1545 1545 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,823
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00
795–1015 907 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,625.00 $1,501.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,984
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,304

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–190 158 24 67.50–105.00 $78.04 $123 -21.56
245–268 262 7 75.00–86.00 $79.06 $207 -0.93
300–355 327 20 70.00–80.00 $73.13 $239 -8.84
505 505 1 62.00 $62.00 $313 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120–140 130 2 10.00–15.00 $12.69 $16 -50.76
305 305 1 100.00 $100.00 $305 +62.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 3 150.00–190.00 $166.67 +72.92
50 50 6 170.00–305.00 $207.50 +62.50
60 60 3 175.00–200.00 $185.00 +96.67
70 70 1 160.00 $160.00 +50.00
70 70 2 165.00–185.00 $175.00 +65.00
80 80 5 160.00–205.00 $179.00 -1.00
80 80 4 135.00–145.00 $138.75 -41.25
80 80 1 165.00 $165.00 -15.00
90 90 1 180.00 $180.00 +25.00
100 100 2 100.00–150.00 $125.00 -40.00
100 100 1 160.00 $160.00 -5.00
100–120 105 12 200.00–270.00 $233.75 +14.66
100–120 110 2 180.00–195.00 $187.50 -7.50
150–170 160 2 295.00–340.00 $317.50 +12.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,765.00 $1,765.00 +123.05
950–1005 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,875.00–2,500.00 $2,203.98 +245.91
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 +100.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
665 665 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -75.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 +50.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 75.00 $75.00 +26.11
30 30 1 105.00 $105.00 +27.22
30 30 3 50.00–65.00 $58.33 -19.45
40 40 1 75.00 $75.00 +8.33
50 50 1 105.00 $105.00 +3.33
50 50 4 65.00–75.00 $71.25 -30.42
60 60 1 60.00 $60.00 -35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 55.00 $55.00 +35.00
40 40 —— 2 120.00–145.00 $132.50 +17.50
50 50 —— 1 150.00 $150.00 +21.67
50 50 —— 1 105.00 $105.00 -23.33
60 60 —— 1 70.00 $70.00 -85.00
60 60 —— 3 110.00–170.00 $136.67 -18.33
60 60 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 170.00 $170.00 +15.00
70 70 —— 1 195.00 $195.00 +55.00
80 80 —— 6 130.00–175.00 $152.50 -15.83
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 175.00 $175.00 +6.67
80 80 —— 1 150.00 $150.00 -18.33
90 90 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 -30.00
100–120 105 —— 4 140.00–197.50 $166.25 -13.75
120 120 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 2 180.00 $180.00 +77.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
11 11 9 14.00 $14.00 -16.00
12 12 9 12.00 $12.00 -18.00
20 20 7 20.00–30.00 $27.14 -2.86
24 24 4 12.00 $12.00 -18.00
24 24 10 35.00 $35.00 +5.00
30 30 1 22.50 $22.50 -34.58
37 37 5 32.50 $32.50 -42.50
40 40 2 50.00 $50.00 -25.00
42–45 43 12 35.00 $35.00 -7.50
45 45 4 52.50 $52.50 +10.00
50 50 8 57.50 $57.50 -32.50
50–53 52 12 42.50–50.00 $46.36 -18.64
60 60 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 +22.50
60 60 2 10.00 $10.00 -70.00
61–65 62 7 40.00–52.75 $50.83 -29.17
70 70 3 55.00 $55.00 -33.75
80 80 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 +29.58
88 88 4 30.00 $30.00 -50.00
89 89 6 95.00 $95.00 +15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 54.00 $54.00 $122 —
280 280 1 30.00 $30.00 $84 -18.29
310 310 1 82.50 $82.50 $256 —
420 420 1 30.00 $30.00 $126 -9.10
410–495 457 3 75.00–77.50 $75.75 $346 -12.25
510–535 523 2 58.00–92.50 $74.84 $391 +54.84
600 600 1 85.00 $85.00 $510 —
695 695 1 61.00 $61.00 $424 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 3 90.00–120.00 $100.00 +50.00
60 60 1 130.00 $130.00 +50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 2 230.00–260.00 $245.00 -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.