Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 30, 2021

1,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.97/cwt -21.11 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 422 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.28/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 422 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.24/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 521 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,008	1,410	867
Feeder cattle	673	947	570
Slaughter cattle	128	148	85
Replacement cattle	1	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average . Baby calves 75.00 to 125.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	224	4	146.00–180.00	$155.13	$347	-10.52
250–290	279	8	155.00–180.00	$171.41	$478	-0.45
300–340	319	17	144.00–176.00	$163.31	$521	+7.33
350–395	374	29	130.00–174.00	$152.74	$571	+3.81
400–445	422	40	129.00–166.00	$144.97	$612	-3.58
450–490	468	10	134.00–150.00	$143.47	$671	+2.51
500–543	527	21	130.00–153.00	$141.24	$744	-5.97
551–590	567	9	128.00–140.00	$134.34	$762	-8.13
605–645	630	12	113.00–137.00	$128.22	$808	+4.69
650–690	670	2	117.00–125.00	$120.88	$810	-3.93
700–725	711	7	105.00–117.00	$111.57	$793	+2.45
765–795	780	2	108.00–112.00	$109.96	$858	-12.65
894	894	4	106.00	$106.00	$948	—
925	925	1	107.00	$107.00	$990	—
1005	1005	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,075	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	239	4	130.00–137.00	$132.35	$316	+0.87
280	280	1	123.00	$123.00	$344	-10.94
320–345	333	2	111.00–128.00	$119.82	$399	+3.77
375–390	385	3	120.00–127.00	$123.34	$475	-5.61
405–445	425	4	115.00–127.00	$121.66	$517	-0.56
455–485	468	3	120.00–128.00	$125.06	$585	-0.94
530	530	1	118.00	$118.00	$625	-3.97
555	555	1	118.00	$118.00	$655	-3.43
730	730	1	86.00	$86.00	$628	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$241	—
250	250	1	103.00	$103.00	$258	—
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	—
375	375	1	111.00	$111.00	$416	—
400–440	420	2	109.00–110.00	$109.52	$460	+0.19
510	510	1	108.00	$108.00	$551	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	237	3	134.00–148.00	$140.82	$334	-6.26
255–290	278	9	137.00–159.00	$145.91	$406	-1.25
305–345	326	10	129.00–153.00	$145.04	$473	+5.79
350–398	382	26	121.00–144.00	$135.29	$517	-2.48
400–447	422	36	123.00–148.00	$133.28	$562	+2.20
450–495	471	26	120.00–136.00	$129.17	$608	-1.22
500–545	521	35	114.00–134.00	$124.24	$647	+2.95
550–595	570	15	111.00–126.00	$118.30	$674	-2.10
600–645	620	18	104.00–119.00	$114.05	$707	+3.64
660–685	675	11	106.00–115.00	$111.66	$754	+1.17
705–733	724	6	93.00–111.00	$104.61	$757	-0.39
805	805	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	—
860–880	873	3	80.00–88.00	$84.00	$733	-10.00
905	905	1	96.00	$96.00	$869	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	115.00–127.00	$120.54	$287	-2.43
275	275	1	126.00	$126.00	$346	+2.82
300–320	310	2	124.00–128.00	$126.06	$391	+7.26
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454	-6.29
405	405	1	126.00	$126.00	$510	+7.40
470–495	480	3	117.00–120.00	$118.68	$570	-1.13
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	-0.01
555–595	578	3	110.00	$110.00	$636	-1.82
625	625	1	87.00	$87.00	$544	—
730	730	1	70.00	$70.00	$511	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	109.00	$109.00	$256	—
355–395	376	5	105.00–110.00	$106.76	$401	+0.12
405–420	412	3	100.00–110.00	$106.68	$440	-0.83
460–485	470	5	100.00–110.00	$104.80	$493	-0.49
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	-3.18
550–555	553	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$567	-0.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	142.00	$142.00	$554	—
450–495	465	21	130.00–160.00	$146.22	$680	+10.34
505–545	528	17	120.00–144.00	$131.59	$695	+1.62
550–595	571	22	120.00–140.00	$127.86	$730	-0.92
615–635	626	10	101.00–126.00	$112.62	$705	-5.10
650–695	671	18	103.00–120.00	$110.07	$739	-1.21
710–735	723	2	90.00–95.00	$92.54	$669	-13.80
760–795	775	5	93.00–101.00	$98.41	$763	-6.93
813–815	814	3	97.00–101.00	$99.66	$811	+1.07
880	880	1	105.00	$105.00	$924	-3.00
905–910	908	2	94.00–99.00	$96.51	$876	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	476	9	116.00–126.00	$120.64	$574	-1.87
520–540	530	2	114.00–116.00	$115.02	$610	-0.66
550–595	576	6	116.00–118.00	$117.17	$675	+8.17
600	600	1	94.00	$94.00	$564	—
815–830	823	2	84.00	$84.00	$691	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	475	2	110.00	$110.00	$522	±0.00
500–545	523	5	104.00–110.00	$108.64	$568	+4.41
550–590	568	3	101.00–109.00	$105.38	$599	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1395	1107	80-85%	52	57.00–67.00	$61.88	$685	—
935–1385	1107	80-85%	7	54.00–56.00	$55.48	$614	—
885–1665	1252	80-85%	25	68.00–79.00	$71.16	$891	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–850	777	85-90%	5	35.00–44.00	$39.63	$308	—
825–830	828	85-90%	2	46.00–53.00	$49.49	$410	+11.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1545	1469	75-80%	4	64.00–68.00	$66.29	$974	-3.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1510	1430	2	70.00–83.00	$76.14	$1,089	—
1365–1975	1685	13	84.00–94.00	$90.04	$1,517	—
1690–1785	1738	2	99.00–101.00	$100.03	$1,739	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—
200	200	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	3	160.00–235.00	$206.67	+34.17
120–140	130	2	255.00–270.00	$262.50	+59.17
165	165	1	245.00	$245.00	-83.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	93.00	$93.00	$330	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	117	18	125.00–240.00	$196.94	+36.43
150	150	2	240.00–250.00	$245.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	50.00–90.00	$70.00	-32.73
40–45	44	7	85.00–145.00	$104.29	-16.67
50–55	52	5	100.00–155.00	$132.00	+5.12
60–65	63	6	125.00–200.00	$151.67	-5.95
70–75	73	3	115.00–175.00	$151.67	-26.66
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	+25.56
95	95	1	240.00	$240.00	+48.33
100–135	114	14	165.00–310.00	$243.57	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	55.00–90.00	$73.33	-21.67
30–35	31	5	70.00–100.00	$88.00	+4.25
40–45	44	5	85.00–105.00	$96.00	-14.00
50–55	53	4	105.00–185.00	$138.75	+6.53
60–65	63	6	145.00–190.00	$159.17	+24.17
70–75	73	3	140.00–185.00	$161.67	-3.33
85	85	1	215.00	$215.00	+70.00
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	+47.50
90–95	93	2	215.00–290.00	$252.50	+12.50
100	100	4	215.00–310.00	$276.25	-28.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	3	125.00–195.00	$160.00	+27.50
100–145	114	19	160.00–285.00	$229.21	+2.21
150	150	2	350.00	$350.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	280.00	$280.00	±0.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	1	245.00	$245.00	+7.50

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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.