Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 21, 2021

1,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.71/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 419 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.78/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 573 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.16/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 371 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,026	1,072	498
Feeder cattle	689	683	279
Slaughter cattle	96	168	99
Replacement cattle	4	4	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245–248	247	3	130.00–152.00	$137.27	$339	-18.73
250–295	271	9	138.00–174.00	$155.53	$421	+2.78
300–345	327	21	130.00–167.00	$151.77	$496	+8.61
350–395	371	26	130.00–168.00	$143.16	$531	+4.65
400–445	419	27	130.00–150.00	$138.71	$581	-1.70
450–487	481	24	124.00–144.00	$140.63	$676	-0.11
500–548	523	20	123.00–138.00	$134.66	$704	-3.63
550–588	573	27	123.00–140.00	$132.78	$761	-0.17
605–620	613	2	120.00–139.00	$129.38	$793	+3.84
690	690	1	126.00	$126.00	$869	+8.33
713–720	714	5	100.00–118.00	$114.37	$817	+2.64
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	-13.00
833	833	2	97.00	$97.00	$808	-14.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	117.00	$117.00	$246	—
270–295	287	5	111.00–129.00	$123.82	$355	-5.76
330–340	337	3	115.00–124.00	$119.71	$403	+2.00
377	377	3	119.00	$119.00	$449	-5.26
400–445	421	6	111.00–123.00	$117.09	$493	-3.08
455–480	464	7	114.00–122.00	$118.41	$549	-3.00
565–590	582	3	114.00–118.00	$115.30	$671	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	100.00	$100.00	$205	—
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	+3.00
360–390	370	3	100.00–110.00	$103.95	$385	-2.67
405–445	425	3	100.00–110.00	$103.33	$439	-3.78
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	+2.00
535	535	1	108.00	$108.00	$578	+8.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	108.00	$108.00	$432	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	4	130.00–144.00	$133.73	$370	+0.45
300–335	319	5	120.00–144.00	$128.88	$411	-8.61
350–395	374	10	121.00–144.00	$134.59	$503	+7.56
405–445	422	21	120.00–136.00	$128.36	$542	+0.14
450–490	478	14	120.00–135.00	$127.72	$611	+3.68
500–545	518	13	115.00–134.00	$123.28	$639	+4.05
550–590	564	10	113.00–120.00	$117.07	$660	+0.68
600–615	607	3	101.00–115.00	$108.95	$661	+0.32
655–678	667	4	100.00–103.00	$100.74	$672	-6.22
705–740	723	2	90.00	$90.00	$651	—
775	775	1	96.00	$96.00	$744	+11.00
805	805	1	85.00	$85.00	$684	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	104.00	$104.00	$348	-2.00
350–395	362	12	102.00–110.00	$108.36	$392	+4.14
400–440	423	6	101.00–110.00	$105.09	$445	-0.97
450–485	467	3	105.00–106.00	$105.33	$492	+0.58
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	-2.32
550–560	555	2	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$511	-7.26

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	120.00	$120.00	$300	—
360–380	373	4	112.00–116.00	$113.98	$425	-0.02
405–430	417	3	112.00–116.00	$114.04	$476	-0.44
455–495	468	3	113.00–118.00	$115.59	$541	+1.24
500	500	1	108.00	$108.00	$540	-1.00
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	+2.45
680–695	690	3	88.00–94.00	$90.69	$626	—

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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	474	14	120.00–140.00	$130.19	$617	-0.01
500–545	518	22	117.00–135.00	$123.36	$639	-5.29
555–595	573	10	109.00–132.00	$119.83	$687	-4.97
610–640	627	5	100.00–118.00	$108.68	$681	-6.50
655–685	672	10	100.00–118.00	$108.17	$727	-0.12
700–730	718	6	90.00–107.00	$96.66	$694	-5.07
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	-2.00
845	845	1	107.00	$107.00	$904	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	534	7	110.00–114.00	$112.14	$599	+0.50
550–595	569	6	108.00–117.00	$112.48	$640	-2.41
610–635	620	6	89.00–106.00	$94.47	$586	-1.53
685–695	692	3	90.00–96.00	$93.01	$644	—
770–785	777	3	85.00–88.00	$86.33	$671	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	473	5	100.00–110.00	$102.53	$485	-2.66
510–545	528	3	99.00–107.00	$102.02	$539	-2.74
555–590	570	5	103.00–110.00	$105.17	$599	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1415	1070	80-85%	4	52.00–57.00	$54.97	$588	+2.91
840–1375	1071	80-85%	30	58.00–68.00	$64.19	$687	+12.13
855–1545	1265	80-85%	24	69.00–78.00	$73.65	$932	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–2015	1734	75-80%	4	70.00–78.00	$73.50	$1,274	—
1435–2160	1738	75-80%	3	64.00–69.00	$66.38	$1,154	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–820	798	85-90%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.67	$420	—
830	830	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$481	+4.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	69.00	$69.00	$714	—
1225–2000	1488	6	88.00–107.00	$95.36	$1,419	—
1840–1895	1865	3	104.00–107.00	$105.68	$1,971	+3.16

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	215.00–270.00	$242.50	+50.00
170–185	178	2	255.00–280.00	$267.50	-22.50
225	225	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	132	6	185.00–310.00	$251.67	-5.83
150–185	159	7	245.00–370.00	$307.86	—
200–225	213	2	490.00–540.00	$515.00	+105.00

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
1050–1100	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–875.00	$850.58	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 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
465	465	1	60.00	$60.00	$279	—
620	620	1	71.00	$71.00	$440	—
665	665	1	76.00	$76.00	$505	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–145	121	15	120.00–270.00	$186.00	+0.58
150	150	2	190.00–310.00	$250.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	65.00	$65.00	-20.00
30	30	1	80.00	$80.00	-5.00
45	45	5	85.00–130.00	$119.00	+0.50
50–55	51	11	140.00–175.00	$154.55	+15.05
60–65	64	5	120.00–165.00	$143.00	+0.86
70–75	73	5	135.00–185.00	$165.00	-3.89
80–85	84	11	160.00–200.00	$184.09	+15.34
95	95	4	190.00–215.00	$205.00	+36.25
100	100	2	195.00	$195.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	4	75.00–85.00	$82.50	-24.32
30–35	33	18	75.00–130.00	$95.56	-11.26
40–45	43	14	65.00–170.00	$123.57	-5.72
50–55	54	8	130.00–185.00	$150.00	-10.91
60–65	63	7	115.00–185.00	$152.86	-9.64
70–75	71	5	175.00–195.00	$185.00	+15.00
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	-12.50
85	85	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	+35.00
90–95	93	4	205.00–280.00	$242.50	+62.50
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	-12.50
90–95	92	3	150.00–210.00	$171.67	+39.17
100–145	126	7	165.00–450.00	$282.14	+71.14
150	150	2	290.00–310.00	$300.00	+28.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–135	133	2	325.00–360.00	$342.50	+35.83
200	200	2	560.00–590.00	$575.00	+45.00

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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.