Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 13, 2021

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.58/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 527 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.18/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 475 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.89/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 569 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	1,084	957
Feeder cattle	457	733	671
Slaughter cattle	82	165	139
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average . Baby calves 30.00 to 70.00 12 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
225	225	1	160.00	$160.00	$360	—
260–285	272	5	156.00–170.00	$161.90	$440	+0.40
300–348	321	11	150.00–184.00	$162.33	$521	+1.10
350–395	375	12	130.00–160.00	$145.50	$546	-11.96
400–440	417	15	130.00–166.00	$142.20	$593	-7.43
455–495	475	21	130.00–165.00	$145.18	$690	-6.89
510–535	527	6	135.00–151.00	$146.05	$770	-4.39
552 value added	552	6	149.00	$149.00	$822	—
550–590	579	10	130.00–146.00	$137.62	$797	-1.95
605–645	628	5	120.00–134.00	$128.97	$810	-6.41
665–695	677	3	120.00–142.00	$128.86	$872	-6.80
693 value added	693	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,005	—
718	718	3	134.00	$134.00	$962	+13.83
750	750	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,028	+14.00
1305	1305	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,409	—
1405	1405	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,531	—
1495	1495	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,644	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	100.00–110.00	$106.52	$332	-1.48
353–370	355	7	110.00–112.00	$111.70	$397	—
430	430	4	105.00	$105.00	$452	-2.72

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	118.00–127.00	$122.22	$340	—
335	335	2	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$420	-3.03
355–395	384	4	115.00–127.00	$121.86	$468	-3.04
420	420	1	114.00	$114.00	$479	-9.84
565	565	1	119.00	$119.00	$672	+1.49

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	126.00	$126.00	$523	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
183	183	3	140.00	$140.00	$256	—
225	225	2	140.00	$140.00	$315	-10.00
270–295	283	2	130.00	$130.00	$368	—
310–335	319	4	129.00–146.00	$137.36	$438	-6.64
350–390	371	10	122.00–140.00	$135.33	$502	-5.02
400–449	439	14	129.00–136.00	$131.00	$575	-4.07
450–490	467	10	120.00–138.00	$130.43	$609	-4.48
500–545	525	17	116.00–133.00	$125.37	$658	-5.81
529 value added	529	11	131.00	$131.00	$693	—
552–585	564	9	118.00–149.00	$127.62	$720	+0.34
603–635	619	14	105.00–130.00	$123.85	$767	+3.35
650–690	657	9	110.00–127.00	$120.67	$793	+0.95
700–705	703	2	106.00–111.00	$108.49	$763	+10.99
760–795	775	3	114.00–118.00	$115.97	$899	+10.95
970	970	1	84.00	$84.00	$815	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	106.00	$106.00	$228	—
260	260	1	104.00	$104.00	$270	-0.92
308	308	4	106.00	$106.00	$326	—
362	362	7	106.00	$106.00	$384	+1.89
405–415	408	4	100.00–106.00	$104.47	$426	-3.11
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	+4.20
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	-5.01
550–560	553	3	90.00–104.00	$98.04	$542	-2.93

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	118.00–126.00	$121.39	$350	-6.02
305	305	1	120.00	$120.00	$366	+3.00
370	370	1	114.00	$114.00	$422	-7.00
400–425	415	4	115.00–120.00	$116.52	$484	+1.98
455–485	473	3	110.00–116.00	$113.97	$539	-6.03
560–595	570	4	107.00–110.00	$108.77	$620	-1.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	8	126.00–140.00	$133.27	$637	+0.39
505–545	527	12	122.00–148.00	$128.52	$677	+3.20
550–590	577	9	120.00–128.00	$124.23	$717	-3.33
600–640	616	12	103.00–133.00	$124.03	$764	+1.61
665–695	685	4	107.00–127.00	$114.62	$785	-5.15
720	720	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$760	-1.97
765–775	772	3	101.00–109.00	$105.00	$811	+2.54
840	840	1	105.00	$105.00	$882	+15.00
945	945	1	80.00	$80.00	$756	—
1065	1065	1	91.00	$91.00	$969	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	487	3	116.00–125.00	$120.32	$586	-2.39
510–545	523	5	110.00–119.00	$114.58	$599	-1.95
550–590	568	5	111.00–117.00	$114.18	$649	-1.56
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	—
700	700	1	96.00	$96.00	$672	+9.34
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	+5.02

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	+6.49
505–545	525	2	100.00–108.00	$103.85	$545	-5.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1410	1054	80-85%	13	54.00–64.00	$59.63	$629	—
945–1660	1287	80-85%	31	66.00–76.00	$70.93	$913	—
1125–1810	1423	80-85%	18	76.00–88.00	$79.38	$1,130	-0.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–905	888	85-90%	2	57.00	$57.00	$506	+4.99
810–990	900	85-90%	2	39.00–42.00	$40.35	$363	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,075	—
1235–1930	1601	5	85.00–97.00	$92.43	$1,480	—
1420–2085	1778	5	100.00–116.00	$108.94	$1,937	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	2	240.00–260.00	$250.00	-17.50
200	200	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	125	3	165.00–295.00	$236.67	+41.67
150–175	163	2	350.00–370.00	$360.00	+71.87
200–225	213	6	380.00–490.00	$430.00	-56.25
250–260	255	2	530.00–560.00	$545.00	+85.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	92.00	$92.00	$339	—
630	630	1	73.00	$73.00	$460	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	175.00	$175.00	+23.89
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	+20.00
40–45	42	5	70.00–90.00	$80.00	-2.50
50–55	54	7	90.00–125.00	$109.29	-15.71
60–65	62	20	95.00–145.00	$122.75	-1.63
70–75	71	8	130.00–170.00	$145.63	+7.77
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-42.00
95	95	1	205.00	$205.00	+30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	+11.25
40–45	43	10	80.00–95.00	$89.50	+8.25
50–55	52	9	90.00–125.00	$105.00	-6.07
60–65	61	10	115.00–150.00	$131.00	-0.67
70–75	72	16	135.00–165.00	$149.38	+6.25
80–85	81	6	155.00–180.00	$168.33	+13.33
90–95	93	2	195.00–220.00	$207.50	+8.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	115	11	145.00–310.00	$222.27	+44.06
150	150	3	270.00–300.00	$286.67	-33.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	114	4	230.00–310.00	$275.00	+57.50

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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.