Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 26, 2021

1,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.08/cwt +34.08 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 478 lb · 99 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.16/cwt +25.87 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 566 lb · 92 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.62/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 424 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,556	637	937
Feeder cattle	1,132	419	545
Slaughter cattle	166	68	140
Replacement cattle	4	1	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 with a good run off cattle that had been weaned and had shots . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average to attractive .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	6	140.00–160.00	$149.02	$347	-7.98
250–290	271	14	130.00–176.00	$159.97	$434	+1.35
300–345	320	24	140.00–174.00	$156.80	$502	+1.20
355–395	368	30	130.00–170.00	$153.97	$567	+5.50
411–444 value added	422	13	161.00–178.00	$173.78	$733	—
400–445	423	31	130.00–174.00	$150.01	$635	+9.85
450–490	468	21	137.00–164.00	$151.36	$708	+17.36
453–499 value added	481	78	164.00–175.50	$172.58	$830	—
500–545	525	24	134.00–160.00	$142.75	$749	+9.74
546 value added	546	4	160.00	$160.00	$874	—
550–597 value added	566	75	152.00–164.50	$160.33	$907	—
550–595	567	17	130.00–150.00	$143.16	$812	+11.87
600–645	616	23	115.00–142.00	$133.80	$824	-0.51
642 value added	642	14	142.00	$142.00	$912	+1.00
655–685	664	7	125.00–139.00	$131.53	$873	+0.24
681–698 value added	689	13	138.00–139.50	$138.80	$956	+10.80
700–740	715	5	114.00–123.00	$117.78	$842	+17.78
733 value added	733	6	127.00	$127.00	$931	—
751–773 value added	762	18	129.00–130.50	$129.74	$989	—
790	790	1	113.00	$113.00	$893	-1.00
815–825	819	4	100.00–110.00	$104.24	$854	—
821–838 value added	826	10	104.00–114.00	$106.83	$882	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	3	116.00–122.00	$119.36	$269	-16.64
260–290	275	2	120.00–125.00	$122.36	$336	-2.91
305–340	320	4	120.00–127.00	$123.06	$394	+4.68
355–395	378	3	116.00–123.00	$119.07	$450	+0.59
410–445	434	7	111.00–129.00	$119.41	$518	+1.76
480	480	1	128.00	$128.00	$614	—
510	510	1	118.00	$118.00	$602	+4.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	6	100.00–110.00	$106.69	$297	—
315	315	1	138.00	$138.00	$435	+38.00
370	370	1	100.00	$100.00	$370	—
430–435	433	2	106.00–111.00	$108.51	$470	-1.49
525–540	533	2	110.00	$110.00	$586	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	83.00	$83.00	$452	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	3	130.00–150.00	$141.09	$325	+2.09
250–295	286	20	122.00–153.00	$142.11	$406	+3.45
305–345	330	13	125.00–154.00	$137.53	$454	+3.48
359–361 value added	360	12	140.00–149.00	$143.76	$518	—
350–395	375	30	125.00–150.00	$135.95	$510	+5.98
400–445	419	31	120.00–142.00	$131.73	$552	+2.60
405–445 value added	429	32	138.00–146.00	$141.36	$606	—
450–490	464	31	120.00–136.00	$125.04	$580	-0.45
473–487 value added	480	28	140.00–145.00	$140.65	$675	+8.65
500–545	522	24	111.00–128.00	$119.37	$623	+1.81
550–595	572	17	111.00–124.00	$117.08	$670	+1.92
586 value added	586	8	125.00	$125.00	$732	—
605 value added	605	6	119.00	$119.00	$720	+5.00
600–640	616	11	100.00–116.00	$108.93	$671	+3.22
650–665	656	5	100.00–115.00	$105.99	$695	-3.01
700–735	718	2	96.00–109.00	$102.66	$737	+7.66
730 value added	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	—
755–780	767	3	103.00–108.00	$105.32	$808	+5.32
765–776 value added	775	15	104.00–107.50	$107.04	$830	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	7	120.00–126.00	$122.38	$348	+3.12
310–340	331	4	115.00–126.00	$122.18	$404	+3.80
350–385	362	13	113.00–126.00	$119.15	$431	-0.85
410–445	428	8	106.00–124.00	$115.41	$494	-2.37
470–490	480	4	113.00–120.00	$118.21	$567	+3.20
510–525	516	4	110.00	$110.00	$568	±0.00
555–595	569	6	107.00–110.00	$109.48	$623	+3.48

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	4	100.00–110.00	$104.24	$243	—
265–295	284	4	100.00–110.00	$106.13	$301	—
300	300	1	100.00	$100.00	$300	-5.00
350–395	382	5	100.00–110.00	$103.90	$397	+1.90
415–425	420	2	103.00–110.00	$106.46	$447	+6.46
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	+2.13
515–535	526	4	104.00–105.00	$104.51	$550	+2.01
555	555	1	100.00	$100.00	$555	—

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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	471	29	127.00–151.00	$139.87	$659	+5.77
500–545	521	13	126.00–149.00	$138.07	$719	+5.64
550–595	569	18	124.00–158.00	$133.34	$759	+10.21
610–645	628	22	105.00–141.00	$127.13	$798	+10.33
655–695	683	19	105.00–135.00	$119.66	$817	+2.16
700–730	717	11	108.00–120.00	$115.28	$827	+8.26
750–770	760	4	105.00–116.00	$110.21	$838	+12.21
845	845	1	106.00	$106.00	$896	—
870–895	883	2	100.00–104.00	$101.97	$900	+5.97
900–925	913	2	85.00–92.00	$88.45	$808	-0.55
1045	1045	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,108	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	5	113.00–129.00	$122.51	$576	+4.19
515–520	518	2	112.00–116.00	$113.99	$590	-0.68
550–565	558	2	115.00	$115.00	$642	-1.99
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	—
920	920	1	82.00	$82.00	$754	—
980	980	1	80.00	$80.00	$784	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	461	7	108.00–111.00	$108.87	$502	+2.43
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	-6.22
550–590	570	2	101.00–108.00	$104.62	$596	+0.63
915	915	1	77.00	$77.00	$705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1290	1054	80-85%	16	40.00–54.00	$50.76	$535	+4.71
915–1475	1147	80-85%	51	55.00–66.00	$60.68	$696	+1.19
980–1350	1183	80-85%	21	65.00–77.00	$70.67	$836	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1905	1518	75-80%	6	69.00–76.00	$70.86	$1,076	+8.18
1540–1650	1595	75-80%	2	50.00	$50.00	$798	-20.51
1405–2075	1659	75-80%	12	58.00–67.00	$62.50	$1,037	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–985	817	85-90%	9	31.00–54.00	$41.19	$337	—
770–890	850	85-90%	3	50.00–54.00	$51.75	$440	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1875	1623	2	74.00–95.00	$86.13	$1,398	—
1350–1965	1658	2	78.00–79.00	$78.59	$1,303	—
1525–1910	1764	9	80.00–91.00	$87.43	$1,542	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	3	120.00–200.00	$173.33	-6.67
150	150	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	-27.50
250	250	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	190.00	$190.00	-60.00
120–145	133	2	220.00–280.00	$250.00	±0.00
150–185	167	8	230.00–390.00	$305.63	+33.13
200–225	203	9	305.00–455.00	$394.44	+44.44
250–275	258	3	490.00–590.00	$553.33	+95.83

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1100–1150	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–825.00	$812.22	-312.78

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	80.00	$80.00	$244	—
410–440	425	2	78.00–85.00	$81.62	$347	—

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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	±0.00
90–95	93	4	105.00–125.00	$113.75	-6.25
100–125	111	14	120.00–250.00	$169.29	+1.16

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	90.00	$90.00	-22.00
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.91
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	-52.14
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	+35.00
85	85	1	180.00	$180.00	+45.00
90–95	92	3	165.00–210.00	$191.67	+56.67
100–120	110	4	220.00–250.00	$241.25	+31.25

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	3	80.00–95.00	$90.00	-50.00
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
50–55	51	4	100.00–115.00	$111.25	-8.75
60–65	62	13	95.00–175.00	$141.92	-14.75
70–75	72	11	125.00–180.00	$153.18	-6.82
80–85	83	9	155.00–195.00	$178.33	+18.33
90–95	93	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	+22.50
95	95	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	+67.50
100–125	104	8	200.00–300.00	$251.25	-5.29

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100–125	110	13	125.00–280.00	$181.54	-2.84
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	+3.33

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–130	118	31	225.00–275.00	$248.39	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	123	4	245.00–305.00	$277.50	—
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	—
200–225	218	4	275.00–530.00	$436.25	-18.75

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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.