Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 14, 2021

1,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.32/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 421 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.04/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 478 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $128.65/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 522 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,072	1,124	903
Feeder cattle	683	773	560
Slaughter cattle	168	124	93
Replacement cattle	4	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings moderate with quality average . 5 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
230	230	1	156.00	$156.00	$359	+15.17
250–295	278	8	133.00–165.00	$152.75	$425	-2.04
300–345	322	17	134.00–160.00	$143.16	$461	-5.72
350–385	377	19	130.00–144.00	$138.51	$522	-6.89
411 value added	411	11	155.00	$155.00	$637	—
400–446	424	30	130.00–162.00	$140.41	$595	+1.20
450–495	478	10	138.00–143.00	$140.74	$673	+2.98
481 value added	481	8	156.00	$156.00	$750	—
500–545	518	11	130.00–143.00	$138.29	$716	+8.37
548 value added	548	8	150.00	$150.00	$822	—
565–590	581	4	130.00–136.00	$132.95	$772	+3.50
605–645	616	16	123.00–131.00	$125.54	$773	+2.02
650–690	679	4	110.00–127.00	$117.67	$799	+2.53
700–725	712	3	104.00–116.00	$111.73	$796	+1.21
770	770	1	113.00	$113.00	$870	—
820	820	1	111.00	$111.00	$910	+2.18
1192	1192	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,311	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	128.00–131.00	$129.58	$363	+8.04
315–345	330	3	115.00–120.00	$117.71	$388	-3.14
350–395	376	10	120.00–130.00	$124.26	$467	+2.01
400–440	415	6	118.00–123.00	$120.17	$499	+3.66
480–495	489	12	120.00–127.00	$121.41	$594	+5.41
630	630	1	100.00	$100.00	$630	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	107.00	$107.00	$273	+1.00
310–325	318	2	100.00	$100.00	$318	-3.03
380–395	390	3	100.00–110.00	$106.62	$416	+1.62
405–435	420	2	104.00–110.00	$107.11	$450	+7.11
495	495	1	108.00	$108.00	$535	—
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	131.00	$131.00	$288	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	136.00	$136.00	$286	+3.00
285–290	287	3	125.00–149.00	$133.28	$383	-6.10
300–346	334	16	121.00–145.00	$137.49	$459	+1.81
350–398	375	15	123.00–137.00	$127.03	$476	-4.71
405–445	425	17	120.00–134.00	$128.22	$545	+2.50
455–495	478	25	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$593	-0.87
500–535	514	20	114.00–126.00	$119.23	$613	+2.02
550–595	570	17	110.00–129.00	$116.39	$663	+4.54
600–645	619	8	104.00–112.00	$108.63	$672	+6.47
653–680	663	5	101.00–109.00	$106.96	$709	+7.76
785	785	1	85.00	$85.00	$667	—
1125	1125	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,080	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	126.00	$126.00	$296	—
315–345	330	2	112.00–120.00	$116.18	$383	+0.83
365	365	1	114.00	$114.00	$416	+0.73
400–433	414	7	110.00–119.00	$114.48	$474	-0.80
450–485	467	5	112.00–119.00	$114.35	$534	-0.64
535	535	1	109.00	$109.00	$583	+0.81
565–596	588	7	107.00–110.00	$107.55	$632	-1.01
610–640	625	2	87.00–94.00	$90.42	$565	-2.80

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	100.00	$100.00	$230	—
285	285	1	105.00	$105.00	$299	+1.31
315	315	1	106.00	$106.00	$334	-3.03
350–398	380	5	100.00–110.00	$104.22	$396	-3.36
400–435	419	4	100.00–110.00	$106.06	$444	+3.61
450–495	467	3	101.00–107.00	$104.75	$489	-0.19
515–535	522	3	100.00–106.00	$102.32	$534	+4.33
575–595	580	4	90.00–104.00	$99.28	$576	+1.72

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	101.00	$101.00	$535	—

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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	13	124.00–138.00	$130.20	$613	-1.63
500–545	522	23	120.00–141.00	$128.65	$672	+5.28
550–585	568	21	120.00–136.00	$124.80	$709	+2.97
600–645	615	7	109.00–128.00	$115.18	$708	+2.59
650–695	670	17	100.00–118.00	$108.29	$726	-0.58
705–745	730	5	99.00–110.00	$101.73	$743	+3.85
780	780	2	90.00–94.00	$92.00	$718	-5.80
800–825	808	3	95.00–98.00	$96.35	$779	—
870	870	1	97.00	$97.00	$844	—
980	980	1	96.00	$96.00	$941	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	470	8	110.00–117.00	$114.36	$537	-4.41
500–540	516	5	110.00–114.00	$111.64	$576	-5.33
550–590	563	9	110.00–117.00	$114.89	$647	+1.22
600–635	618	2	96.00	$96.00	$593	+2.90

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	474	5	100.00–110.00	$105.19	$499	-0.81
500–530	516	4	100.00–107.00	$104.76	$541	+1.69
810	810	1	86.00	$86.00	$697	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1270	1075	80-85%	16	44.00–57.00	$52.06	$560	—
840–1685	1174	80-85%	68	58.00–68.00	$64.05	$752	—
950–1490	1204	80-85%	24	69.00–78.00	$72.05	$867	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–870	814	85-90%	6	50.00–58.00	$53.52	$436	+11.11
815–1050	910	85-90%	3	40.00–42.00	$40.60	$369	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,087	—
1420–1965	1673	75-80%	5	63.00–70.00	$66.35	$1,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1550	1301	4	76.00–82.00	$78.97	$1,027	—
1280–2065	1594	7	86.00–97.00	$93.63	$1,492	—
1660–2070	1878	4	100.00–107.00	$102.52	$1,925	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140	133	2	170.00–215.00	$192.50	-97.50
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	-10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	4	170.00–220.00	$201.25	-18.75
110–135	123	4	240.00–280.00	$257.50	+15.00
225	225	1	410.00	$410.00	-90.00
250	250	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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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
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	102.00	$102.00	$209	—
518	518	2	77.00	$77.00	$399	-8.00
720–742	737	4	73.00–86.00	$76.18	$561	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	116	12	125.00–240.00	$185.42	-29.58

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	85.00	$85.00	-52.00
40–45	44	10	100.00–145.00	$118.50	-18.50
50–55	52	10	120.00–150.00	$139.50	-28.83
60–65	62	14	120.00–160.00	$142.14	-32.86
70–75	74	9	140.00–200.00	$168.89	-4.44
80–85	83	4	120.00–195.00	$168.75	+12.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	11	90.00–125.00	$106.82	-18.68
40–45	42	7	110.00–155.00	$129.29	-16.50
50–55	52	11	140.00–175.00	$160.91	+5.16
60–65	64	14	120.00–175.00	$162.50	+4.17
70–75	74	6	145.00–185.00	$170.00	+6.87
80	80	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	-48.13
90	90	1	225.00	$225.00	-13.57
95	95	1	180.00	$180.00	-58.57

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	120.00–145.00	$132.50	—
100–145	119	10	140.00–270.00	$211.00	-25.79
150	150	3	255.00–295.00	$271.67	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	205.00	$205.00	—
100–125	117	6	235.00–380.00	$306.67	+56.67
150–175	163	3	430.00–520.00	$473.33	—
225	225	1	530.00	$530.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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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.