Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 5, 2021

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.42/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 573 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 431 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.94/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 466 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	752	782	762
Feeder cattle	490	479	508
Slaughter cattle	149	155	112
Replacement cattle	5	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 3. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Five- and six-weight feeder steers were mostly 11.00 to 15.00 higher, while four-weights were sharply higher; feeder bulls were 6.00 to 11.00 higher; while feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 40.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	16	156.00–184.00	$175.98	$484	+29.71
340	340	2	176.00–178.00	$177.00	$602	+33.73
380–395	386	4	160.00–168.00	$162.72	$628	+13.10
410–445	434	13	152.00–169.00	$159.99	$694	+25.93
455–495	474	12	149.00–163.00	$157.89	$748	+24.98
500–535	521	4	135.00–141.00	$138.74	$723	+7.42
550–595	577	10	127.00–140.00	$136.37	$787	+11.54
600–638	616	11	130.00–142.00	$135.80	$837	+14.53
650	650	2	128.00	$128.00	$832	+2.62
705–723	717	7	116.00–124.00	$119.44	$856	+17.44
750	750	1	106.00	$106.00	$795	—
815	815	3	98.00	$98.00	$799	—
875	875	1	104.00	$104.00	$910	—
975	975	1	94.00	$94.00	$916	—
1055	1055	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,055	—
1135	1135	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,135	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	125.00–126.00	$125.54	$280	+0.54
250–285	268	2	118.00–130.00	$124.39	$333	+9.39
315	315	1	128.00	$128.00	$403	+12.00
390	390	1	128.00	$128.00	$499	+14.65
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	±0.00
495	495	1	116.00	$116.00	$574	-1.06

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	-10.00
310	310	2	105.00	$105.00	$326	—
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	130.00	$130.00	$273	-1.98
250–295	261	7	135.00–154.00	$148.97	$389	+9.97
325–340	333	5	128.00–146.00	$135.24	$450	+15.24
360–395	382	14	126.00–144.00	$139.00	$531	+4.59
400–448	431	21	126.00–140.00	$132.00	$569	-4.08
452–490	466	18	120.00–138.00	$129.94	$606	+7.13
500–540	520	17	110.00–125.00	$118.21	$615	-1.78
550–595	563	10	121.00–133.00	$128.03	$721	+11.90
610–645	635	4	113.00–117.00	$114.50	$727	-0.21
655–685	667	13	109.00–118.00	$112.11	$748	+15.11
720	720	1	90.00	$90.00	$648	+4.00
794	794	4	98.00	$98.00	$778	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	275	3	108.00–110.00	$108.62	$299	-5.73
345	345	1	114.00	$114.00	$393	-2.50
375–390	383	2	115.00–122.00	$118.57	$454	+3.81
420	420	1	112.00	$112.00	$470	-2.05
455–490	468	3	115.00–118.00	$116.37	$545	+2.30
870	870	1	79.00	$79.00	$687	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	109.00	$109.00	$294	±0.00
400	400	1	108.00	$108.00	$432	+3.52
505–530	518	2	102.00–107.00	$104.56	$542	+1.58
560	560	1	108.00	$108.00	$605	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	467	7	135.00–151.00	$145.41	$679	+6.75
504–545	518	17	129.00–140.00	$135.74	$703	+9.03
550–595	573	21	123.00–138.00	$130.42	$747	+7.45
600–645	631	6	115.00–127.00	$121.03	$764	+10.08
650–685	663	5	112.00–121.00	$116.42	$772	+7.52
730	730	1	113.00	$113.00	$825	+8.46
755–795	778	4	98.00–110.00	$106.43	$828	+2.30
940	940	1	93.00	$93.00	$874	—
960	960	1	99.00	$99.00	$950	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	116.00	$116.00	$574	—
520	520	1	116.00	$116.00	$603	+2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	100.00	$100.00	$490	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1265	1055	80-85%	10	44.00–54.00	$50.16	$529	-0.85
825–1380	1164	80-85%	61	55.00–65.00	$59.78	$696	-1.35
1095–1375	1224	80-85%	4	66.00–72.00	$68.09	$833	-1.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1920	1620	75-80%	23	56.00–65.00	$62.34	$1,010	-1.98
1500–1745	1623	75-80%	2	67.00–69.00	$68.08	$1,105	+3.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1050	879	85-90%	7	29.00–43.00	$34.24	$301	—
785–1135	920	85-90%	7	43.00–54.00	$47.33	$435	+14.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1935	1454	4	64.00–81.00	$73.03	$1,062	—
1025–2130	1737	13	87.00–97.00	$91.11	$1,583	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	—
185	185	1	230.00	$230.00	-21.67
200–225	208	3	245.00–285.00	$263.33	-44.17

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	4	165.00–220.00	$195.00	-33.00
110–125	120	3	265.00–290.00	$278.33	+78.33
150	150	1	225.00	$225.00	-59.50
150–185	176	5	245.00–300.00	$285.00	+0.50
200–225	213	2	310.00–410.00	$360.00	+11.67
250–255	252	3	405.00–470.00	$443.33	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1050	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–950.00	$890.63	+115.63
1250–1450	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,107.41	—
1500	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	—
660–685	673	2	70.00–74.00	$71.96	$484	—
740–745	743	2	79.00–80.00	$79.50	$591	—
750	750	1	80.00	$80.00	$600	—
825	825	1	89.00	$89.00	$734	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	-13.50

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	90.00	$90.00	+10.00
50	50	3	145.00–160.00	$153.33	+3.33
60–65	61	5	125.00–180.00	$168.00	+18.00
70–75	71	5	135.00–170.00	$150.00	-20.00
80–85	84	8	170.00–220.00	$195.63	+24.80
90	90	1	175.00	$175.00	-2.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	95.00	$95.00	-25.00
50	50	2	120.00–155.00	$137.50	+47.50
60–65	63	6	110.00–150.00	$133.33	+0.33
70–75	74	4	130.00–170.00	$156.25	-5.00
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-40.00
85	85	1	205.00	$205.00	+5.00
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+55.00
90	90	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-10.00
100–110	101	7	220.00–305.00	$248.57	-6.43

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	125	5	170.00–290.00	$225.00	+16.67
150	150	2	245.00–285.00	$265.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	230.00	$230.00	+25.00
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	-65.00

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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.