Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 20, 2021

974 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.55/cwt +17.35 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 418 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.86/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 473 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.63/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 478 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	974	723	1,188
Feeder cattle	650	457	834
Slaughter cattle	145	82	150
Replacement cattle	2	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . 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 . Baby calves 25.00 to 85.00 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
190	190	1	147.00	$147.00	$279	—
200–235	225	7	140.00–162.00	$155.29	$349	-4.71
265–290	279	6	160.00–172.00	$166.76	$465	+4.86
304–340	315	13	140.00–179.00	$161.77	$510	-0.56
355–390	372	25	136.00–170.00	$150.00	$558	+4.50
408 value added	408	20	174.00	$174.00	$710	—
400–446	424	32	130.00–166.00	$150.52	$638	+8.32
455–495	473	13	143.00–160.00	$151.50	$717	+6.32
455–489 value added	477	11	149.00–159.00	$155.53	$742	—
515–545	526	5	130.00–150.00	$142.69	$751	-3.36
550–595	566	15	131.00–147.00	$139.72	$791	+2.10
608–640	622	9	129.00–146.00	$138.11	$859	+9.14
650–690	658	7	129.00–147.00	$134.99	$888	+6.13
701–745	719	12	130.00–135.00	$133.30	$958	-0.70
760	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798	-32.00
840	840	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,075	—
930	930	2	100.00–108.00	$104.00	$967	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	333	3	120.00	$120.00	$400	-5.50
350–390	373	5	116.00–128.00	$122.72	$458	+0.86
410–440	419	4	116.00–128.00	$122.58	$514	+8.58
495	495	1	122.00	$122.00	$604	—
550–595	573	2	116.00–118.00	$117.04	$671	-1.96

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	110.00	$110.00	$446	+5.00
465	465	1	104.00	$104.00	$484	—
520	520	1	106.00	$106.00	$551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	3	144.00	$144.00	$285	+4.00
240–245	243	3	134.00–138.00	$136.66	$332	-3.34
280–290	283	4	135.00–140.00	$136.28	$386	+6.28
300–343	328	9	126.00–144.00	$137.08	$450	-0.28
350–395	376	14	121.00–149.00	$133.93	$504	-1.40
400–447	427	20	123.00–136.00	$131.11	$560	+0.11
450–495	478	32	123.00–134.00	$128.63	$615	-1.80
505–545	534	19	111.00–132.00	$121.46	$649	-3.91
550–595	565	20	113.00–132.00	$126.57	$715	-1.05
600–645	621	9	109.00–128.00	$122.56	$761	-1.29
650–690	668	6	115.00–123.00	$118.63	$792	-2.04
733–740	735	3	109.00–110.00	$109.66	$806	+1.17
780–790	785	2	90.00–110.00	$100.06	$785	-15.91
995	995	1	84.00	$84.00	$836	±0.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	121.00	$121.00	$284	—
255–290	268	6	116.00–135.00	$123.89	$332	+2.50
325–345	333	5	113.00–125.00	$118.21	$394	-1.79
350–390	371	14	112.00–124.00	$118.20	$439	+4.20
405–430	417	6	111.00–125.00	$118.03	$492	+1.51
497	497	3	110.00	$110.00	$547	-3.97
500–545	520	6	108.00–110.00	$109.65	$570	—
550–595	573	2	107.00–115.00	$110.84	$635	+2.07

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	111.00	$111.00	$316	+7.00
350–385	372	7	99.00–111.00	$105.77	$393	-0.23
400–445	417	3	108.00–110.00	$109.03	$455	+4.56
450–495	473	6	105.00–117.00	$109.38	$517	-0.62
510–520	515	2	100.00	$100.00	$515	±0.00
550–590	576	7	98.00–106.00	$103.03	$593	+4.99

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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	473	35	125.00–150.00	$140.86	$666	+7.59
500–545	524	23	125.00–144.00	$130.89	$686	+2.37
553–585	567	16	120.00–136.00	$128.83	$730	+4.60
600–645	619	15	110.00–128.00	$119.92	$742	-4.11
665–690	673	5	102.00–129.00	$111.95	$753	-2.67
700–730	714	9	90.00–116.00	$107.08	$765	+1.58
755–790	773	3	90.00–100.00	$96.66	$747	-8.34
805–810	808	3	94.00–114.00	$102.67	$830	-2.33

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	5	116.00–127.00	$121.37	$574	+1.05
500–540	514	9	112.00–117.00	$113.79	$585	-0.79
580–595	588	3	111.00–114.00	$112.00	$659	-2.18
615	615	1	100.00	$100.00	$615	—
715	715	1	94.00	$94.00	$672	-2.00
770–790	780	2	84.00–87.00	$85.48	$667	-4.52
800	800	1	89.00	$89.00	$712	—
895	895	1	88.00	$88.00	$788	—
920	920	1	77.00	$77.00	$708	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	108.00	$108.00	$529	-2.00
500–545	510	5	110.00	$110.00	$561	+6.15
560–595	572	3	101.00–104.00	$102.69	$587	—
840	840	1	80.00	$80.00	$672	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1320	1036	80-85%	21	50.00–64.00	$58.58	$607	—
945–1740	1272	80-85%	41	65.00–75.00	$71.00	$903	+0.07
985–1770	1334	80-85%	21	76.00–86.00	$78.09	$1,042	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$531	—
705–960	852	85-90%	6	50.00–60.00	$55.43	$472	—
690–1205	888	85-90%	15	30.00–49.00	$41.31	$367	-15.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$995	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1640	1221	7	66.00–84.00	$75.30	$919	—
1275–2130	1644	6	88.00–100.00	$94.78	$1,558	—
1700–1800	1748	4	101.00–107.00	$104.02	$1,818	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–145	130	2	200.00	$200.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	119	6	150.00–175.00	$161.67	-75.00
150–185	172	9	215.00–370.00	$293.89	-66.11
200–225	208	3	420.00–460.00	$443.33	+13.33

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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	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	212	3	68.00–76.00	$72.58	$154	—
620	620	1	70.00	$70.00	$434	-3.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	8	125.00–190.00	$166.88	-8.12

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	3	140.00	$140.00	+17.25
70–75	72	3	125.00–160.00	$146.67	+1.04

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	45.00–60.00	$51.67	-23.33
30–35	33	5	60.00–80.00	$71.00	-4.00
45	45	1	90.00	$90.00	+0.50
50–55	54	10	100.00–145.00	$117.00	+12.00
60–65	63	12	125.00–170.00	$147.50	+16.50
70–75	72	14	135.00–190.00	$158.93	+9.55
80–85	82	5	170.00–190.00	$184.00	+15.67
90	90	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	-27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	3	110.00–160.00	$140.00	—
100–145	112	28	125.00–250.00	$175.54	-46.73
150–160	154	6	230.00–345.00	$280.83	-5.84
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	113	6	180.00–220.00	$199.17	-75.83
150–175	161	7	320.00–380.00	$347.86	—

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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.