Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 28, 2021

900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.05/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 472 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.02/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 417 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.48/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 432 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	900	1,026	792
Feeder cattle	515	689	483
Slaughter cattle	135	96	137
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate 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
230–245	238	2	131.00–132.00	$131.48	$313	-5.79
255–295	279	5	136.00–161.00	$149.73	$418	-5.80
300–345	328	16	135.00–168.00	$152.57	$500	+0.80
350–395	371	13	126.00–164.00	$144.91	$538	+1.75
403–445	417	23	130.00–150.00	$140.02	$584	+1.31
450–490	468	12	130.00–144.00	$134.09	$628	-6.54
500–545	509	7	120.00–130.00	$127.02	$647	-7.64
550–593	571	9	120.00–137.00	$131.88	$753	-0.90
600–635	607	5	114.00–115.00	$114.21	$693	-15.17
650–680	663	12	111.00–131.00	$117.41	$778	-8.59
708	708	3	121.00	$121.00	$857	+6.63
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—
930	930	1	96.00	$96.00	$893	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	213	3	121.00–136.00	$129.80	$276	+12.80
285–295	292	3	125.00–136.00	$129.69	$379	+5.87
330–340	335	6	113.00–126.00	$118.48	$397	-1.23
350–390	369	6	114.00–126.00	$121.25	$447	+2.25
405–420	412	3	112.00–116.00	$113.99	$470	-3.10
453–485	461	4	113.00–121.00	$118.90	$548	+0.49
505–540	523	2	112.00–114.00	$112.97	$591	—
588	588	5	114.00	$114.00	$670	-1.30

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	108.00	$108.00	$346	—
355–395	374	8	104.00–110.00	$107.05	$400	+3.10
405	405	1	110.00	$110.00	$446	+6.67
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	—

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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	1	131.00	$131.00	$321	—
250–275	263	3	136.00–149.00	$141.16	$371	+7.43
300–345	322	6	132.00–148.00	$142.01	$457	+13.13
360–390	371	8	128.00–140.00	$135.12	$501	+0.53
420–443	432	18	121.00–134.00	$131.48	$568	+3.12
451–495	472	23	120.00–134.00	$128.05	$604	+0.33
505–545	529	15	114.00–129.00	$119.69	$633	-3.59
560–595	570	4	111.00–119.00	$116.77	$666	-0.30
600–645	619	10	110.00–120.00	$115.99	$718	+7.04
650–674	665	8	114.00–118.00	$115.38	$767	+14.64
720–735	727	3	90.00–99.00	$94.70	$688	+4.70
795	795	1	88.00	$88.00	$700	-8.00
890	890	1	91.00	$91.00	$810	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	8	112.00–128.00	$120.53	$317	+0.53
300–345	319	7	113.00–120.00	$116.29	$371	—
350–390	374	8	113.00–124.00	$117.87	$441	+3.89
440–445	443	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$525	+4.46
465–490	477	7	100.00–121.00	$114.20	$545	-1.39
515–525	520	2	110.00	$110.00	$572	+2.00
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	±0.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	3	105.00–109.00	$107.27	$343	+3.27
355–370	363	2	107.00–110.00	$108.53	$394	+0.17
425	425	1	110.00	$110.00	$468	+4.91
465–485	474	4	108.00–114.00	$110.51	$524	+5.18
500–525	511	5	98.00–104.00	$100.40	$513	+0.40
555–585	570	2	100.00–103.00	$101.54	$579	+9.52

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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	467	7	124.00–137.00	$130.19	$608	±0.00
500–525	509	7	118.00–130.00	$123.39	$628	+0.03
560–595	586	8	116.00–120.00	$116.87	$685	-2.96
615–630	624	6	105.00–117.00	$110.49	$689	+1.81
650–690	665	5	100.00–114.00	$107.40	$714	-0.77
700–735	713	6	100.00–113.00	$106.93	$762	+10.27
755–765	760	2	101.00–112.00	$106.46	$809	+16.46
815–825	820	3	90.00–102.00	$95.64	$784	-11.36
860	860	1	91.00	$91.00	$783	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–495	467	4	114.00	$114.00	$532	—
505–540	526	5	111.00–114.00	$112.80	$593	+0.66
555–580	565	3	110.00–113.00	$111.36	$629	-1.12
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	-4.47
708	708	2	89.00	$89.00	$630	—
755	755	1	86.00	$86.00	$649	-0.33

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	476	5	100.00–108.00	$101.80	$485	-0.73
510–545	530	5	101.00–108.00	$104.58	$554	+2.56
560–585	575	3	100.00–107.00	$104.00	$598	-1.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1240	1038	80-85%	11	54.00–59.00	$58.08	$603	—
855–1490	1176	80-85%	41	60.00–70.00	$66.01	$776	—
965–1595	1255	80-85%	28	71.00–85.00	$76.15	$956	+2.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–865	810	85-90%	2	39.00–46.00	$42.74	$346	-15.26
765–880	814	85-90%	5	51.00–59.00	$55.54	$452	-2.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1720	1567	75-80%	3	63.00–70.00	$67.47	$1,057	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2070	1320	11	84.00–99.00	$92.12	$1,216	—
1090–1710	1368	3	76.00–88.00	$80.08	$1,095	—
1265–1940	1553	6	86.00–114.00	$102.76	$1,596	—
2340	2340	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,966	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	210.00	$210.00	-57.50
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	-70.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–140	122	11	150.00–275.00	$219.55	-32.12
150–195	176	8	260.00–365.00	$310.00	+2.14
200–225	215	5	375.00–535.00	$452.00	-63.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	77.00	$77.00	$346	+17.00
505	505	1	80.00	$80.00	$404	—
553–560	555	4	61.00–78.00	$65.29	$362	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	7	130.00–205.00	$166.43	-19.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	95.00–155.00	$120.00	+40.00
40–45	44	4	80.00–170.00	$116.25	-2.75
50–55	52	9	110.00–170.00	$148.33	-6.22
60–65	63	13	115.00–175.00	$145.77	+2.77
70–75	72	7	155.00–180.00	$171.43	+6.43
80–85	83	3	165.00–170.00	$166.67	-17.42
95	95	2	155.00–180.00	$167.50	-37.50
100–105	101	5	165.00–225.00	$200.00	+5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	75.00–85.00	$79.29	-3.21
30	30	3	85.00–100.00	$93.33	-2.23
40–45	44	11	80.00–130.00	$104.55	-19.02
50–55	52	8	120.00–185.00	$155.00	+5.00
60–65	63	8	130.00–180.00	$150.63	-2.23
70–75	71	4	160.00–180.00	$168.75	-16.25
80–85	84	4	155.00–195.00	$177.50	+17.50
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	+50.00
90–95	93	6	200.00–260.00	$224.17	-18.33
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	-85.00
100–105	101	5	205.00–305.00	$250.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	130.00	$130.00	-41.67
100–120	105	17	120.00–240.00	$171.18	-110.96
150	150	1	235.00	$235.00	-65.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–155	153	4	365.00–405.00	$376.25	—
200	200	1	380.00	$380.00	-195.00

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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.