Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 25, 2021

1,136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.96/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 372 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.28/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 423 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.39/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 529 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,136	1,051	1,007
Feeder cattle	721	574	635
Slaughter cattle	225	147	122
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 10.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	6	141.00–173.00	$156.90	$350	+7.50
260–285	274	4	134.00–152.00	$141.17	$387	+4.17
300–345	323	18	130.00–158.00	$137.27	$443	-10.67
350–395	372	41	125.00–154.00	$138.96	$517	-2.47
400–445	423	37	126.00–149.00	$135.28	$572	-2.24
450–490	467	13	127.00–149.00	$137.35	$641	+3.53
500–545	520	21	121.00–144.00	$129.37	$673	-1.28
550–590	570	13	122.00–134.00	$129.79	$740	-3.98
600–647	626	16	115.00–125.00	$122.17	$765	-6.84
653–695	670	7	119.00–140.00	$125.21	$839	+3.54

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	284	4	115.00–126.00	$119.70	$340	-3.24
305–330	320	5	120.00–128.00	$124.59	$399	+7.64
350–393	372	9	116.00–129.00	$121.49	$452	+0.68
405–445	432	12	113.00–126.00	$118.94	$514	-1.69
455–490	472	5	118.00–125.00	$120.98	$571	+3.41
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	-9.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	100.00	$100.00	$200	—
290	290	1	101.00	$101.00	$293	-9.00
310	310	1	103.00	$103.00	$319	-3.44
360–395	379	5	100.00–108.00	$102.84	$390	-2.36
410–430	418	3	108.00–120.00	$112.58	$471	+2.92
460	460	1	100.00	$100.00	$460	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	145.00	$145.00	$392	+11.36
315–325	318	5	130.00–145.00	$136.93	$435	+4.65
375–395	386	5	124.00–130.00	$128.82	$497	+0.88
403–445	426	26	120.00–137.00	$131.15	$559	+4.00
450–495	472	29	120.00–139.00	$128.45	$606	-0.98
500–545	529	32	115.00–134.00	$123.39	$653	+3.01
550–595	572	27	112.00–123.00	$117.43	$672	-0.83
605–640	621	17	100.00–121.00	$115.05	$714	+1.31
665–685	669	8	100.00–121.00	$114.50	$766	±0.00
705–715	710	3	90.00–110.00	$101.02	$717	—
755–780	768	2	98.00–99.00	$98.51	$757	+11.51
830	830	1	89.00	$89.00	$739	—
870	870	1	80.00	$80.00	$696	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	281	5	115.00–124.00	$120.52	$339	+6.52
325–345	333	3	114.00–116.00	$114.98	$383	-2.29
350–380	366	9	116.00–124.00	$118.98	$435	+3.38
410–430	418	4	114.00–118.00	$115.03	$481	+0.45
460–495	480	3	112.00–119.00	$115.92	$556	+1.55
505–535	522	3	109.00–117.00	$113.94	$595	+6.47
590	590	1	118.00	$118.00	$696	+9.49
630	630	1	82.00	$82.00	$517	—
785	785	1	86.00	$86.00	$675	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	111.00	$111.00	$261	—
255	255	1	100.00	$100.00	$255	±0.00
305–325	316	4	100.00–110.00	$106.32	$336	—
375–380	378	2	100.00–110.00	$105.03	$397	-1.40
450–490	473	6	100.00–110.00	$106.32	$503	+3.12
510–540	525	2	90.00–104.00	$96.80	$508	-3.20
555–595	568	4	90.00–105.00	$98.61	$560	+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
450–495	474	28	124.00–139.00	$129.36	$613	+0.38
504–545	524	22	120.00–135.00	$123.62	$648	+3.18
550–593	573	19	114.00–125.00	$121.06	$694	+3.12
600–645	616	11	110.00–120.00	$116.94	$720	+3.04
650–685	671	10	110.00–120.00	$114.38	$767	+4.02
700–745	727	7	100.00–113.00	$108.85	$791	+8.29
775–790	783	2	96.00–106.00	$100.95	$790	+2.95
800–805	802	3	107.00–115.00	$110.67	$888	+15.72
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	474	10	114.00–126.00	$118.43	$561	+3.41
500–535	520	8	110.00–118.00	$114.15	$594	+2.95
550–585	569	5	110.00–119.00	$114.82	$653	+2.64
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
995	995	1	78.00	$78.00	$776	-13.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	102.00–110.00	$105.96	$519	-1.77
500–545	526	4	100.00–105.00	$101.75	$535	-4.26
555–580	567	5	100.00–110.00	$104.83	$594	+2.85
630	630	1	89.00	$89.00	$561	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1330	1020	80-85%	29	47.00–84.00	$62.21	$635	—
890–1630	1153	80-85%	92	62.00–75.00	$70.42	$812	-0.74
985–1725	1327	80-85%	32	76.00–86.00	$78.28	$1,039	-2.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–910	837	85-90%	6	35.00–53.00	$44.51	$373	-15.05
775–995	871	85-90%	15	50.00–64.00	$55.81	$486	+13.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1605	1548	75-80%	3	64.00–72.00	$67.97	$1,052	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1660	1390	2	74.00–86.00	$81.17	$1,128	—
1015–2070	1478	10	89.00–101.00	$96.28	$1,423	—
1675–2005	1869	6	105.00–113.00	$110.46	$2,064	—
2315	2315	1	94.00	$94.00	$2,176	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,123	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–130	128	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	-13.33
150	150	3	310.00–350.00	$333.33	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-120.00
125–145	133	4	215.00–280.00	$243.75	-36.25
150–165	158	2	260.00–340.00	$300.00	-90.00
200	200	3	375.00–490.00	$418.33	-38.34
250	250	2	570.00–600.00	$585.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	9	120.00–205.00	$153.89	-8.55
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	+10.00
55	55	1	125.00	$125.00	+23.57
60–65	63	5	110.00–170.00	$138.00	+26.12
70–75	74	7	135.00–160.00	$142.86	-4.14
85	85	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+33.00
90–95	93	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+33.00
100–120	109	4	200.00–235.00	$210.00	+22.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	45.00	$45.00	+8.75
20	20	3	55.00–75.00	$63.33	+6.90
35	35	5	65.00–100.00	$84.00	+21.14
40–45	43	16	75.00–135.00	$97.81	+6.48
50–55	52	5	105.00–150.00	$126.00	+15.64
60–65	63	11	105.00–170.00	$132.27	-1.48
70–75	73	11	120.00–175.00	$149.55	+2.91
80–85	82	7	155.00–195.00	$173.57	+21.90
90–95	93	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	+35.00
100	100	3	180.00–265.00	$215.00	-3.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	+40.00
90–95	93	2	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
100–125	108	13	130.00–210.00	$164.62	-24.88
150	150	2	275.00–310.00	$292.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	128	2	280.00	$280.00	-40.00
150	150	1	355.00	$355.00	+65.00
200	200	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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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.