Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 6, 2021

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.63/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 423 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.18/cwt +8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 521 lb · 41 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.57/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 578 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,084	715	969
Feeder cattle	733	347	679
Slaughter cattle	165	127	96
Replacement cattle	2	1	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 20.00 to 50.00 15 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
255–295	273	5	150.00–180.00	$161.50	$441	-8.47
290–295 fancy	293	2	197.00–204.00	$200.47	$587	—
300–345	324	11	141.00–188.00	$161.23	$522	-20.62
300–345 fancy	329	8	188.00–198.00	$194.76	$641	—
360–395	375	22	134.00–174.00	$157.46	$590	-3.11
400–447	423	49	132.00–174.00	$149.63	$633	-0.19
450–499	474	28	136.00–165.00	$152.07	$721	+4.44
500–540	516	22	130.00–161.00	$150.44	$776	+14.77
553–597	578	33	124.00–148.00	$139.57	$807	+8.57
600–645	622	19	121.00–144.00	$135.38	$842	+5.96
650–680	664	8	124.00–140.00	$135.66	$901	—
715–745	729	4	114.00–125.00	$120.17	$876	—
775	775	1	123.00	$123.00	$953	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	210	3	120.00–140.00	$130.79	$275	+0.79
300–335	318	2	128.00–129.00	$128.53	$409	+15.53
375–395	385	2	121.00–129.00	$124.90	$481	+2.78
410–445	430	7	119.00–129.00	$123.84	$533	+1.83
470–485	475	11	120.00–129.00	$127.89	$607	—
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	—
565–590	578	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$679	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	108.00	$108.00	$324	+3.00
405–435	416	4	100.00–114.00	$107.72	$448	+3.72

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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	150.00	$150.00	$368	+10.49
315–347	341	13	135.00–164.00	$144.00	$491	+2.00
360–395	384	8	135.00–160.00	$140.35	$539	+4.68
400–445	423	17	124.00–142.00	$135.07	$571	+9.98
450–490	476	19	129.00–143.00	$134.91	$642	+5.39
500–543	521	41	120.00–139.00	$131.18	$683	+8.86
550–595	573	25	120.00–133.00	$127.28	$729	+3.39
600–640	614	18	110.00–128.00	$120.50	$740	-1.22
650–680	656	8	110.00–124.00	$119.72	$785	+11.07
705–735	720	6	91.00–105.00	$97.50	$702	-9.37
785–795	790	2	102.00–108.00	$105.02	$830	—
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	3	120.00–132.00	$127.41	$338	+2.41
310	310	1	117.00	$117.00	$363	—
395	395	1	121.00	$121.00	$478	+4.19
400–448	430	7	112.00–120.00	$114.54	$493	-0.83
470	470	1	120.00	$120.00	$564	+5.22
500–525	511	4	108.00–110.00	$109.25	$558	—
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	+1.03

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	104.00–106.00	$104.92	$286	—
345	345	1	111.00	$111.00	$383	+1.00
365–385	375	2	100.00–108.00	$104.11	$390	—
400–435	419	4	104.00–110.00	$107.58	$451	-2.42
450–480	461	4	100.00–110.00	$105.80	$488	+0.83
530–545	540	3	104.00–106.00	$105.01	$567	+7.01
550–580	565	2	100.00–102.00	$100.97	$570	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	116.00	$116.00	$522	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–498	485	16	120.00–148.00	$132.88	$644	-7.40
500–545	518	15	116.00–139.00	$125.32	$649	-2.52
550–595	573	16	114.00–138.00	$127.56	$731	-1.63
600–645	617	19	111.00–135.00	$122.42	$755	+2.55
650–685	668	8	115.00–126.00	$119.77	$800	+3.74
700–745	730	4	100.00–115.00	$107.47	$785	-0.54
750–795	770	4	100.00–106.00	$102.46	$789	+2.83
810–815	812	3	90.00	$90.00	$731	-6.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	479	8	115.00–128.00	$122.71	$588	+7.20
510–535	524	8	110.00–124.00	$116.53	$611	+6.53
555–585	567	3	113.00–120.00	$115.74	$656	+2.29
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	—
705–740	720	3	86.00–88.00	$86.66	$624	—
780–785	783	2	80.00–90.00	$84.98	$665	+0.98
805	805	1	81.00	$81.00	$652	-6.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$495	—
520–545	530	3	107.00–110.00	$109.02	$578	—
560–590	573	6	100.00–110.00	$104.05	$596	+1.62
730	730	1	78.00	$78.00	$569	—
870	870	1	79.00	$79.00	$687	—
960	960	1	76.00	$76.00	$730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1420	1103	80-85%	24	50.00–64.00	$59.22	$653	—
840–1780	1155	80-85%	43	65.00–74.00	$69.63	$804	—
990–1785	1407	80-85%	33	76.00–87.00	$79.76	$1,122	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1090	867	85-90%	12	30.00–49.00	$39.63	$344	—
815–970	893	85-90%	6	50.00–56.00	$52.01	$464	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,103	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1365	1219	7	76.00–84.00	$80.58	$982	—
1350–1800	1573	3	90.00–99.00	$96.01	$1,510	—
1550–2155	1805	11	105.00–113.00	$107.73	$1,945	-2.87

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	—
150–175	163	2	260.00–275.00	$267.50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	116	5	140.00–250.00	$199.00	-61.00
125	125	1	195.00	$195.00	-65.00
150–185	170	8	215.00–380.00	$288.13	+31.13
200–225	213	4	380.00–650.00	$486.25	+88.75
250	250	1	460.00	$460.00	+22.50

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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
950–1250	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–1,250.00	$1,044.89	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	78.00	$78.00	$398	—
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	80.00	$80.00	-20.00
100–120	109	9	125.00–185.00	$151.11	-14.60

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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	-55.00
45	45	2	75.00–90.00	$82.50	-27.50
50–55	53	4	125.00	$125.00	-4.17
60–65	63	8	115.00–140.00	$124.38	-16.12
70–75	72	7	130.00–150.00	$137.86	-13.57
80–85	82	5	155.00–175.00	$167.00	-22.29
90–95	93	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-30.00
100–105	101	4	160.00–200.00	$185.00	-35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	-30.00
30	30	4	55.00–70.00	$63.75	-3.13
40–45	43	8	70.00–95.00	$81.25	-10.75
50–55	53	14	90.00–140.00	$111.07	+2.25
60–65	61	9	120.00–150.00	$131.67	+2.72
70–75	74	8	125.00–165.00	$143.13	+6.13
80	80	4	140.00–175.00	$155.00	-8.75
90	90	4	195.00–200.00	$198.75	-38.75
100	100	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	100.00	$100.00	—
85	85	1	100.00	$100.00	—
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–125	111	14	120.00–275.00	$178.21	+2.10
150	150	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	116	4	185.00–260.00	$217.50	-50.00
250	250	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.