Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 19, 2021

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.11/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 469 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.43/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 514 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.16/cwt -19.86 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 423 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	637	1,598	465
Feeder cattle	419	1,204	208
Slaughter cattle	68	165	191
Replacement cattle	1	8	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a fairly light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (12 head) ranged 25.00 to 70.00 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
215	215	1	157.00	$157.00	$338	+4.87
270–295	287	9	146.00–174.00	$158.62	$455	-9.65
310–345	326	10	147.00–161.00	$155.60	$507	-11.93
335 fancy	335	1	181.00	$181.00	$606	—
350–395	375	9	140.00–160.00	$148.47	$557	-17.44
400–445	423	15	133.00–150.00	$140.16	$593	-11.18
455–470	463	2	134.00	$134.00	$620	-14.62
510–520	515	2	132.00–134.00	$133.01	$685	-14.49
560–590	577	3	130.00–134.00	$131.29	$758	-10.33
605–625	612	3	132.00–136.00	$134.31	$822	-4.53
630 value added	630	2	141.00	$141.00	$888	—
667 value added	667	7	128.00	$128.00	$854	—
660–693	682	3	130.00–134.00	$131.29	$895	+0.08
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	-13.40
780	780	1	114.00	$114.00	$889	+5.34
1255	1255	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,305	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	136.00	$136.00	$313	+10.91
255–275	265	3	121.00–130.00	$125.27	$332	-9.73
310–325	317	3	111.00–124.00	$118.38	$375	-1.37
355–395	376	5	113.00–127.00	$118.48	$445	-4.32
400–445	426	4	113.00–124.00	$117.65	$501	+0.98
510	510	1	114.00	$114.00	$581	-6.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	100.00	$100.00	$300	—
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	+7.46
470	470	1	109.00	$109.00	$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
205	205	1	139.00	$139.00	$285	-10.90
265–280	273	7	127.00–148.00	$138.66	$379	-6.58
305–345	329	6	125.00–145.00	$134.05	$441	-4.45
350–395	370	7	122.00–143.00	$129.97	$481	-7.25
400–445	425	8	124.00–140.00	$129.13	$549	-3.02
450–495	468	19	120.00–131.00	$125.49	$587	-1.37
480 value added	480	2	132.00	$132.00	$634	—
510–535	521	12	113.00–120.00	$117.56	$612	+0.21
552–595	568	12	111.00–120.00	$115.16	$654	-1.40
605–645	620	3	100.00–110.00	$105.71	$655	-3.15
628 value added	628	2	114.00	$114.00	$716	—
650	650	4	109.00	$109.00	$708	+4.59
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	+2.31
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	-5.00
1053	1053	2	74.00	$74.00	$779	—
1170	1170	2	76.00	$76.00	$889	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	120.00–129.00	$124.60	$287	—
250–280	257	5	113.00–125.00	$119.26	$306	-0.74
305–315	312	3	114.00–121.00	$118.38	$369	-0.13
380	380	1	120.00	$120.00	$456	+0.73
405–440	430	4	116.00–120.00	$117.78	$506	+1.61
465–480	475	3	114.00–116.00	$115.01	$546	+0.53
500–520	510	2	110.00	$110.00	$561	+2.40
560	560	1	106.00	$106.00	$594	-3.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	105.00	$105.00	$352	—
390	390	1	102.00	$102.00	$398	-6.66
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	-10.00
455–495	483	5	104.00–110.00	$107.87	$521	+4.25
535	535	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$548	-1.50
665	665	1	84.00	$84.00	$559	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	463	11	126.00–145.00	$134.10	$621	-10.65
500–530	514	20	120.00–140.00	$132.43	$681	-6.58
550–585	571	10	120.00–131.00	$123.13	$703	-8.23
600–630	609	5	110.00–122.00	$116.80	$711	-6.68
665–675	670	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$787	-1.55
705–740	721	4	104.00–108.00	$107.02	$772	-2.88
795	795	1	98.00	$98.00	$779	-3.27
895	895	1	96.00	$96.00	$859	+0.35
925	925	1	89.00	$89.00	$823	-4.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–465	460	3	117.00–120.00	$118.32	$544	+2.15
505–545	520	4	110.00–119.00	$114.67	$596	-2.62
555–565	560	3	114.00–120.00	$116.99	$655	+4.99
675	675	1	99.00	$99.00	$668	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	105.00–108.00	$106.44	$506	—
525–545	534	4	100.00–114.00	$106.22	$567	+6.22
570–580	575	3	101.00–106.00	$103.99	$598	—
680	680	1	80.00	$80.00	$544	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1370	1084	80-85%	5	44.00–48.00	$46.05	$499	—
920–1385	1117	80-85%	11	55.00–65.00	$59.49	$665	-2.37
965–1645	1258	80-85%	7	67.00–74.00	$71.15	$895	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1695	1535	75-80%	13	57.00–66.00	$62.68	$962	-5.69
1445–1695	1574	75-80%	8	67.00–74.00	$70.51	$1,110	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–875	755	85-90%	2	45.00–47.00	$46.16	$349	—
840–975	908	85-90%	2	40.00–41.00	$40.54	$368	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1550	1420	3	75.00–78.00	$77.05	$1,094	+4.03
1545–2275	1850	5	85.00–92.00	$88.22	$1,632	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	-55.00
155	155	1	270.00	$270.00	-11.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	118	3	200.00–250.00	$225.00	+29.50
125	125	1	250.00	$250.00	+10.00
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	-48.33
150–180	160	4	220.00–290.00	$272.50	-20.83
200–225	215	4	270.00–390.00	$350.00	-101.67
250–275	256	4	350.00–640.00	$457.50	—

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	70.00	$70.00	$245	—
620	620	1	61.00	$61.00	$378	-19.01

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	—
100–125	109	8	145.00–185.00	$168.13	-19.37

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	42	5	75.00–130.00	$112.00	+15.33
50	50	11	110.00–150.00	$130.91	+8.41
60–65	63	7	110.00–180.00	$142.14	-4.53
70–75	72	3	130.00–170.00	$145.00	-95.00
80–85	83	2	120.00–150.00	$135.00	-95.00
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	140.00	$140.00	+33.00
50–55	53	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-2.50
65	65	3	150.00–165.00	$156.67	+24.17
70–75	73	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	-13.33
100–145	121	13	215.00–285.00	$256.54	+25.29
150	150	5	220.00–290.00	$264.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	122	8	125.00–225.00	$184.38	-1.98
150	150	3	225.00–330.00	$261.67	-38.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
220	220	1	455.00	$455.00	—

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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.