Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 16, 2021

1,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.92/cwt -6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 421 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.01/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 468 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.64/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 572 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,170	908	696
Feeder cattle	877	676	530
Slaughter cattle	158	138	103
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to up a 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 50.00 to 55.00 8 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
225–240	232	3	150.00–161.00	$155.78	$361	-10.69
250–295	276	16	141.00–188.00	$168.37	$465	+9.16
285–295 fancy	290	2	200.00–202.00	$200.98	$583	—
300–345	323	22	139.00–180.00	$164.23	$530	-13.29
335 fancy	335	1	195.00	$195.00	$653	-6.00
350–398	373	31	139.00–182.00	$158.97	$593	-6.13
400–445	421	66	133.00–175.00	$151.92	$640	-5.54
450–497	475	30	132.00–166.00	$154.76	$735	+6.59
500–545	519	26	134.00–159.00	$148.87	$773	-6.13
550–595	571	25	129.00–147.00	$141.09	$806	-7.90
600–635	617	17	124.00–143.00	$132.60	$818	-4.44
665–680	673	3	127.00–137.00	$133.32	$897	+6.31
730–740	735	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$875	-1.99
775–785	780	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$971	+1.50
845	845	1	106.00	$106.00	$896	-4.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	128.00	$128.00	$243	-4.00
200	200	1	125.00	$125.00	$250	—
255–290	273	2	130.00–148.00	$138.42	$378	+13.42
318–340	327	5	120.00–138.00	$129.71	$424	-2.06
350–395	379	13	119.00–138.00	$129.87	$492	-2.86
415–443	428	7	119.00–134.00	$125.68	$538	+1.06
465–490	480	3	118.00–138.00	$128.03	$615	+8.03
525–545	535	2	113.00–126.00	$119.62	$640	—
555	555	1	123.00	$123.00	$683	+4.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	105.00	$105.00	$220	—
295	295	1	119.00	$119.00	$351	+9.00
380–385	383	2	100.00–106.00	$103.02	$395	-1.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	144.00	$144.00	$547	—

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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	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	-4.61
270–285	274	7	142.00–168.00	$154.20	$423	-0.53
300–340	324	18	130.00–164.00	$146.30	$474	+2.94
350–395	374	31	127.00–161.00	$141.03	$527	-0.52
400–445	425	42	125.00–146.00	$136.26	$579	+2.59
450–498	468	56	124.00–144.00	$132.01	$618	-1.32
500–545	527	36	117.00–147.00	$126.93	$669	+1.63
550–590	574	29	115.00–130.00	$124.20	$713	+2.41
600–640	615	13	100.00–123.00	$112.99	$695	-2.12
660–675	670	4	98.00–117.00	$106.94	$716	-13.30
715–745	728	5	90.00–102.00	$96.38	$702	-13.75
810	810	1	88.00	$88.00	$713	-7.00
955	955	1	85.00	$85.00	$812	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	5	114.00–126.00	$118.66	$275	-1.34
260–295	278	3	130.00–131.00	$130.35	$362	+0.35
300–345	330	3	115.00–120.00	$116.86	$386	-5.14
355–395	377	5	111.00–126.00	$119.56	$451	-4.44
420	420	1	116.00	$116.00	$487	-4.51
465–490	478	4	115.00–123.00	$120.22	$575	-0.31
500–525	513	2	108.00–111.00	$109.46	$562	—
575–590	583	2	110.00	$110.00	$641	±0.00
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—
850	850	1	86.00	$86.00	$731	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	111.00	$111.00	$361	±0.00
355–385	370	2	100.00–108.00	$104.16	$385	-4.87
410–440	432	5	100.00–110.00	$105.34	$455	-4.66
450–495	476	5	104.00–110.00	$107.39	$511	-1.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	139.00	$139.00	$598	—
450–495	470	25	129.00–161.00	$142.65	$670	-1.65
500–548	530	31	120.00–152.00	$135.98	$721	-9.10
550–590	572	42	122.00–145.00	$133.64	$764	-6.88
600–645	624	16	114.00–135.00	$125.40	$782	-3.25
655–695	666	10	110.00–127.00	$121.49	$809	-0.07
705–745	723	13	110.00–120.00	$115.90	$838	-0.72
785	785	2	105.00	$105.00	$824	-8.24
800–845	821	4	97.00–114.00	$102.63	$843	-3.34
870–875	873	2	97.00–103.00	$100.01	$873	-5.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	480	6	116.00–125.00	$121.48	$583	-2.39
512–545	523	5	110.00–124.00	$119.26	$624	-5.74
550–595	570	7	114.00–127.00	$121.66	$693	+6.61
635	635	1	100.00	$100.00	$635	—
690	690	1	103.00	$103.00	$711	+13.00
905	905	1	80.00	$80.00	$724	-23.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	-2.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1395	1082	80-85%	14	50.00–57.00	$55.00	$595	—
900–1380	1151	80-85%	64	56.00–68.00	$62.86	$724	—
960–1390	1192	80-85%	13	69.00–77.00	$71.63	$854	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1770	1546	75-80%	15	58.00–68.00	$63.06	$975	+0.23
1565–1790	1678	75-80%	2	70.00	$70.00	$1,175	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–885	829	85-90%	5	48.00–53.00	$50.17	$416	—
745–1310	926	85-90%	8	37.00–45.00	$41.84	$387	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1440	1250	2	68.00–84.00	$77.22	$965	—
1265–2065	1713	10	83.00–99.00	$92.03	$1,576	-0.24
1795	1795	1	133.00	$133.00	$2,387	—
1825	1825	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,898	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
175	175	1	280.00	$280.00	+35.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	108	3	135.00–260.00	$215.00	+27.00
120–125	124	6	180.00–330.00	$248.33	+38.33
150–175	156	8	200.00–360.00	$300.63	+55.63
200	200	5	350.00–450.00	$389.00	-96.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	75.00	$75.00	$292	+3.00
455	455	1	80.00	$80.00	$364	—
550	550	1	86.00	$86.00	$473	—
850	850	2	82.00	$82.00	$697	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	-5.00
100–115	104	7	160.00–215.00	$188.57	+88.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-62.50
60–65	60	14	150.00–175.00	$159.29	-18.21
70–75	74	4	170.00	$170.00	-7.50
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	+12.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	31	4	100.00–130.00	$107.50	+18.50
40–45	43	7	100.00–165.00	$129.29	+11.79
50–55	53	4	110.00–160.00	$128.75	-21.25
65	65	3	150.00–165.00	$158.33	-11.67
70–75	72	3	150.00–195.00	$175.00	+11.67
80	80	4	200.00–285.00	$221.25	+57.92
90	90	1	230.00	$230.00	+66.67
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	-108.75
150	150	2	275.00–300.00	$287.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	+15.00
100–120	108	6	205.00–300.00	$252.50	+44.17
150–170	160	2	300.00–320.00	$310.00	-3.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	195.00–245.00	$220.00	—
100–120	105	4	230.00–385.00	$287.50	-10.50
180	180	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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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.