Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 23, 2021

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.24/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 523 lb · 31 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.90/cwt +14.29 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 372 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.78/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 420 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	807	1,269	1,062
Feeder cattle	550	753	545
Slaughter cattle	146	139	130
Replacement cattle	1	6	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 6.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 8 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
205–220	213	2	140.00–160.00	$150.35	$320	-0.77
250–280	260	3	153.00–175.00	$166.87	$434	+17.07
300–345	327	16	130.00–176.00	$155.14	$507	+14.02
355–395	372	31	131.00–166.00	$152.90	$569	+14.29
400–445	420	29	130.00–163.00	$140.78	$591	+7.05
450–493	472	16	130.00–156.00	$141.64	$669	+2.48
500–530	516	18	131.00–151.00	$141.58	$731	+7.36
552–596	571	14	130.00–149.00	$138.66	$792	+10.78
605–640	619	8	129.00–135.00	$130.88	$810	+3.88
665–685	675	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$756	—
710–725	718	2	109.00–115.00	$111.97	$804	—
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	-3.00
860	860	1	105.00	$105.00	$903	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	130.00	$130.00	$273	+10.00
255–285	270	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$329	+6.67
355–395	378	7	119.00–129.00	$124.21	$470	+1.03
410–445	429	4	116.00–124.00	$120.22	$516	+2.61
480	480	1	114.00	$114.00	$547	-5.17

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	106.00–110.00	$107.96	$259	—
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	—
335	335	1	106.00	$106.00	$355	+6.00
355	355	1	102.00	$102.00	$362	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	135.00	$135.00	$385	+1.45
300–335	316	4	128.00–158.00	$140.43	$444	+10.43
350–395	374	18	128.00–150.00	$135.13	$505	+6.27
400–445	421	15	125.00–140.00	$133.20	$561	+5.05
450–495	470	22	120.00–138.00	$129.37	$608	+0.33
500–548	523	31	118.00–133.00	$127.24	$665	+5.94
550–595	581	19	115.00–130.00	$124.75	$725	+3.54
600–640	623	10	114.00–127.00	$120.54	$751	+6.94
655–693	672	8	114.00–123.00	$117.23	$788	+2.26
700–740	715	3	111.00–118.00	$114.27	$817	+12.48

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	126.00	$126.00	$284	—
320	320	1	123.00	$123.00	$394	—
350–380	365	4	120.00–125.00	$123.47	$451	+5.26
400	400	1	117.00	$117.00	$468	+0.40
480–495	486	4	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$581	+4.16
500–535	519	8	109.00–114.00	$110.26	$572	+1.84
575–595	585	2	110.00	$110.00	$644	+1.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	3	110.00–112.00	$110.70	$310	+5.70
305–315	310	2	100.00	$100.00	$310	-7.50
380	380	1	105.00	$105.00	$399	-0.36
425	425	1	106.00	$106.00	$450	+3.40
545	545	1	106.00	$106.00	$578	+2.35
580	580	1	105.00	$105.00	$609	+1.01

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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	479	19	128.00–146.00	$135.28	$648	+4.37
500–545	522	22	122.00–148.00	$131.77	$688	+9.75
550–595	567	28	120.00–135.00	$129.06	$732	+7.73
600–646	622	25	104.00–128.00	$118.35	$736	+5.14
650–690	665	7	105.00–120.00	$113.63	$756	+5.14
700–745	706	8	100.00–109.00	$102.30	$722	-0.89
760–795	774	5	106.00–116.00	$108.36	$839	+3.75
820	820	1	112.00	$112.00	$918	—
925	925	1	103.00	$103.00	$953	-2.77
950–985	968	2	105.00–109.00	$107.04	$1,036	—
1085	1085	1	92.00	$92.00	$998	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	477	3	120.00–124.00	$122.66	$585	+3.00
510–535	523	3	110.00–118.00	$114.06	$597	+0.06
560–590	575	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$658	+0.01
670	670	1	94.00	$94.00	$630	-5.00
710	710	1	96.00	$96.00	$682	+6.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	4	100.00–108.00	$103.05	$539	-5.44
555–575	565	2	104.00–110.00	$107.05	$605	+1.35

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
824	824	4	70.00	$70.00	$577	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1310	1020	80-85%	11	50.00–64.00	$59.56	$608	-0.91
865–1690	1166	80-85%	59	65.00–74.00	$70.21	$819	—
945–1560	1261	80-85%	23	75.00–88.00	$79.01	$996	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–930	814	85-90%	8	40.00–58.00	$46.85	$381	—
800–960	880	85-90%	6	50.00–61.00	$56.52	$497	-3.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1850	1531	10	88.00–100.00	$94.53	$1,447	—
1550–2015	1795	4	101.00–111.00	$107.27	$1,925	-0.52

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	115	3	170.00–195.00	$180.00	—
150	150	3	215.00–255.00	$233.33	-31.67
200	200	1	295.00	$295.00	-140.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-145.00
150	150	3	240.00–340.00	$288.33	+33.33
200	200	1	470.00	$470.00	+68.33

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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	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	69.00	$69.00	$273	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	110.00–180.00	$145.00	-30.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	40.00–70.00	$58.75	-11.25
40–45	44	4	70.00–85.00	$76.25	-23.75
60–65	63	7	100.00–125.00	$106.43	-48.86
70–75	74	8	130.00–175.00	$145.63	-35.80
80	80	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	-81.79
90–95	94	4	125.00–195.00	$162.50	-87.88
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	-122.86

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	40.00	$40.00	-19.00
20–25	21	4	50.00–55.00	$51.25	-7.75
30	30	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	-14.50
45	45	2	65.00–80.00	$72.50	-9.17
55	55	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	+3.00
60–65	61	4	105.00–125.00	$116.25	-13.46
70–75	73	4	110.00–150.00	$136.25	-18.04
80–85	81	5	165.00–200.00	$179.00	-4.00
95	95	1	215.00	$215.00	-17.00
100–105	101	4	200.00–280.00	$230.00	-1.82

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	-20.00
95	95	2	105.00	$105.00	-40.00
100–115	105	3	165.00–240.00	$193.33	-3.83

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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.