Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 7, 2021

1,124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.83/cwt -14.39 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 474 lb · 68 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.72/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 427 lb · 43 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.40/cwt -7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 371 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,124	1,008	1,180
Feeder cattle	773	673	744
Slaughter cattle	124	128	115
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were down 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate , Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 40.00 to 50.00 4 head of hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	4	139.00–143.00	$140.83	$308	-14.30
255–285	273	5	130.00–167.00	$154.79	$423	-16.62
305–345	329	16	130.00–163.00	$148.88	$490	-14.43
350–395	371	43	130.00–159.00	$145.40	$539	-7.34
400–445	423	42	128.00–156.00	$139.21	$589	-5.76
450–495	472	15	129.00–147.00	$137.76	$650	-5.71
500–520	512	5	121.00–141.00	$129.92	$665	-11.32
555–580	569	7	120.00–135.00	$129.45	$737	-4.89
600–635	615	11	115.00–133.00	$123.52	$760	-4.70
660–680	671	6	106.00–124.00	$115.14	$773	-5.74
740–745	743	2	104.00–117.00	$110.52	$821	-1.05
802–840	810	5	106.00–111.00	$108.82	$881	—
865	865	1	100.00	$100.00	$865	-6.00
1060	1060	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,177	—
1115	1115	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,282	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	119.00–124.00	$121.54	$340	-1.46
310–345	326	7	113.00–131.00	$120.85	$394	+1.03
360–380	373	4	112.00–129.00	$122.25	$456	-1.09
405–445	426	10	113.00–124.00	$116.51	$496	-5.15
488	488	3	116.00	$116.00	$566	-9.06
558	558	2	117.00	$117.00	$653	-1.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	106.00	$106.00	$270	+3.00
320–330	325	2	101.00–105.00	$103.03	$335	-6.97
370	370	1	105.00	$105.00	$388	-6.00
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	-9.52

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	119.00	$119.00	$315	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	130.00–136.00	$133.00	$326	-7.82
270–290	278	5	130.00–146.00	$139.38	$387	-6.53
300–340	320	10	121.00–144.00	$135.68	$434	-9.36
350–395	376	18	124.00–143.00	$131.74	$495	-3.55
400–445	427	43	120.00–133.00	$125.72	$537	-7.56
450–490	468	26	120.00–130.00	$124.91	$585	-4.26
500–548	520	31	110.00–123.00	$117.21	$609	-7.03
550–590	569	9	109.00–114.00	$111.85	$636	-6.45
605–635	619	11	98.00–105.00	$102.16	$632	-11.89
660–665	662	5	98.00–100.00	$99.20	$657	-12.46
700	700	1	93.00	$93.00	$651	-11.61

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	100.00–107.00	$103.69	$290	—
315–340	323	3	108.00–110.00	$109.03	$352	—
350–390	367	10	100.00–125.00	$107.58	$395	+0.82
400–435	418	8	96.00–110.00	$102.45	$428	-4.23
450–497	480	10	100.00–110.00	$104.94	$504	+0.14
515–545	527	7	90.00–101.00	$97.99	$516	-2.01
550–585	571	8	92.00–101.00	$97.56	$557	-4.93
675	675	1	80.00	$80.00	$540	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	281	5	115.00–126.00	$121.73	$342	-4.27
305–345	330	5	111.00–118.00	$115.35	$381	-10.71
365–390	384	4	110.00–116.00	$113.27	$435	-1.73
415–440	428	6	110.00–120.00	$115.28	$493	-10.72
455–495	471	8	111.00–118.00	$114.99	$542	-3.69
510–530	526	5	105.00–109.00	$108.19	$569	-1.81
550–599	584	7	108.00–110.00	$108.56	$634	-1.44
610–645	627	3	85.00–98.00	$93.22	$584	+6.22
655–665	658	3	90.00	$90.00	$592	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–497	474	68	124.00–144.00	$131.83	$625	-14.39
500–540	520	29	115.00–139.00	$123.37	$642	-8.22
550–595	569	23	113.00–129.00	$121.83	$693	-6.03
600–647	628	18	106.00–121.00	$112.59	$707	-0.03
650–695	676	8	104.00–114.00	$108.87	$736	-1.20
700–740	721	7	94.00–104.00	$97.88	$706	+5.34
750–770	763	4	90.00–106.00	$97.80	$746	-0.61
910–915	913	2	82.00–86.00	$84.01	$767	-12.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	465	12	112.00–124.00	$118.77	$552	-1.87
500–540	525	3	115.00–118.00	$116.97	$614	+1.95
550–595	573	6	110.00–117.00	$113.67	$651	-3.50
605–645	625	2	90.00–96.00	$93.10	$582	-0.90
655	655	1	96.00	$96.00	$629	—
735	735	1	93.00	$93.00	$684	—
810–835	823	2	82.00–88.00	$84.95	$699	+0.95
990	990	1	75.00	$75.00	$742	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	106.00	$106.00	$504	-4.00
500–545	525	11	96.00–110.00	$103.07	$541	-5.57
555	555	2	104.00–109.00	$106.50	$591	+1.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1410	1102	80-85%	49	58.00–68.00	$62.58	$690	+0.70
960–1360	1106	80-85%	10	46.00–57.00	$54.32	$601	-7.56
1135–1710	1361	80-85%	13	69.00–76.00	$72.51	$987	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1065	837	85-90%	5	37.00–44.00	$42.41	$355	-7.08
885	885	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$496	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1760	1557	75-80%	3	58.00–63.00	$60.16	$937	—
1820–1910	1855	75-80%	3	72.00–74.00	$72.65	$1,348	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1390	1172	3	71.00–84.00	$77.08	$903	—
1405–2010	1729	10	88.00–99.00	$94.82	$1,639	-5.21
1815–2000	1920	4	100.00–110.00	$104.73	$2,011	—
2165	2165	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,689	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	135	2	260.00–320.00	$290.00	—
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	+50.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	220.00	$220.00	+13.33
110–145	125	4	235.00–250.00	$242.50	-20.00
150–175	155	5	260.00–360.00	$312.00	+67.00
200–225	213	2	490.00–510.00	$500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	85.00	$85.00	$370	—
515	515	1	85.00	$85.00	$438	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	—
110–130	120	11	155.00–260.00	$215.00	+18.06
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	+5.00
150	150	4	240.00–330.00	$276.25	+31.25

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	5	125.00–150.00	$137.00	+32.71
50–55	52	3	145.00–180.00	$168.33	+36.33
65	65	1	175.00	$175.00	+23.33
70–75	73	3	150.00–185.00	$173.33	+21.66
80	80	4	130.00–185.00	$156.25	-33.75
95	95	2	190.00–205.00	$197.50	-42.50
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	-68.57

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	120.00	$120.00	+46.67
30–35	32	10	100.00–135.00	$125.50	+37.50
40–45	43	19	125.00–165.00	$145.79	+49.79
50–55	52	20	140.00–165.00	$155.75	+17.00
60–65	63	3	145.00–170.00	$158.33	-0.84
70–75	73	8	145.00–190.00	$163.13	+1.46
80–85	83	8	190.00–250.00	$220.63	+5.63
90–95	93	7	200.00–265.00	$238.57	-13.93
100–110	102	6	205.00–310.00	$260.00	-16.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	215.00	$215.00	-14.21
100–130	113	14	145.00–295.00	$236.79	+7.58
125	125	1	260.00	$260.00	+30.79

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	245.00	$245.00	-35.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	2	245.00–255.00	$250.00	+5.00

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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.