Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 3, 2021

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.50/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 427 lb · 29 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.14/cwt +14.98 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 376 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.61/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 418 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	794	788	665
Feeder cattle	451	518	438
Slaughter cattle	122	115	59
Replacement cattle	1	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to down 1.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average . Baby calves 10.00 to 55.00 22 head 13 head of hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	150.00	$150.00	$327	—
250–295	279	8	139.00–168.00	$153.23	$428	-2.11
300–345	319	16	134.00–176.00	$152.27	$486	+0.82
351–391	376	26	130.00–171.00	$158.14	$595	+14.98
400–439	418	24	130.00–161.00	$146.61	$613	+1.41
455–485	471	7	144.00–161.00	$148.50	$699	-1.15
505–533	520	7	133.00–150.00	$143.14	$744	+3.37
585–595	590	3	132.00–140.00	$135.02	$797	-10.77
615–640	628	2	132.00–140.00	$135.92	$854	-3.52
667–690	673	4	123.00–140.00	$135.64	$913	-2.82
715–735	718	7	142.00–146.00	$145.41	$1,044	+11.51
760	760	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,079	+6.78
805–825	812	3	122.00–134.00	$129.37	$1,050	—
905–940	923	2	125.00–126.00	$125.49	$1,158	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$321	+8.49
285	285	1	139.00	$139.00	$396	+9.00
310–335	325	3	120.00–138.00	$127.36	$414	-1.66
360–395	376	5	113.00–126.00	$119.46	$449	—
440	440	2	126.00	$126.00	$554	+2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	101.00	$101.00	$227	—
345	345	1	111.00	$111.00	$383	—
350	350	1	100.00	$100.00	$350	-2.00
400–445	423	2	110.00	$110.00	$465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	—
275–295	282	5	138.00–152.00	$141.12	$398	+6.12
310–335	323	8	126.00–139.00	$132.99	$430	+2.61
350–395	374	8	122.00–140.00	$131.91	$493	-2.78
400–446	427	29	120.00–135.00	$128.50	$549	-4.11
450–495	467	13	124.00–135.00	$130.57	$610	-5.53
500–545	516	21	120.00–132.00	$127.59	$658	-1.65
550–595	576	16	120.00–139.00	$128.55	$740	+2.54
615–640	626	5	122.00–129.00	$124.61	$780	+0.01
650–683	668	11	110.00–128.00	$119.71	$800	-3.95
719	719	5	114.00	$114.00	$820	+0.92
761	761	4	90.00	$90.00	$685	-11.76
837	837	3	96.00	$96.00	$804	±0.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	—
250–280	265	2	123.00–127.00	$124.89	$331	—
340–345	343	2	120.00	$120.00	$412	+0.37
365–390	380	5	116.00–127.00	$122.57	$466	+2.11
400–435	418	4	110.00–120.00	$115.11	$481	—
480	480	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$550	—
515	515	1	115.00	$115.00	$592	+5.12
740	740	1	88.00	$88.00	$651	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	—
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—
485	485	1	108.00	$108.00	$524	-2.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	5	145.00	$145.00	$618	—
450–495	475	16	125.00–147.00	$137.22	$652	-3.05
500–543	530	19	124.00–137.00	$132.20	$701	+2.88
550–595	569	17	120.00–136.00	$130.91	$745	+2.65
618–640	621	14	110.00–137.00	$131.14	$814	+18.85
650–690	668	8	107.00–133.00	$117.79	$787	+5.36
705–710	708	2	102.00–115.00	$108.48	$768	+1.88
750–770	762	6	100.00–115.00	$105.32	$803	-37.68
845	845	1	90.00	$90.00	$760	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	483	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$601	+5.57
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	-0.61
700	700	1	90.00	$90.00	$630	+7.00
960	960	2	85.00	$85.00	$816	+5.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	101.00	$101.00	$473	—
500–545	523	2	105.00–108.00	$106.56	$557	-3.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1340	1041	80-85%	15	50.00–64.00	$59.79	$622	—
985–1900	1276	80-85%	47	64.00–75.00	$69.44	$886	—
1195–1815	1465	80-85%	9	76.00–87.00	$78.92	$1,156	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–855	819	85-90%	6	33.00–49.00	$43.37	$355	+1.97
840–985	917	85-90%	6	50.00–64.00	$56.37	$517	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1915	1915	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,340	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1535	1343	2	70.00–88.00	$80.29	$1,078	—
1535–2000	1741	5	92.00–98.00	$95.28	$1,659	—
1690–1935	1845	4	104.00–105.00	$104.51	$1,928	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	215.00–220.00	$217.50	-17.50
150–185	162	6	205.00–250.00	$237.50	-7.50
200	200	4	250.00–330.00	$280.00	+15.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	160.00	$160.00	—
150–195	163	6	215.00–370.00	$289.17	-15.83
200–225	217	3	320.00–475.00	$398.33	-119.17

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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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	720.00	$720.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	—
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	—
90–95	91	4	100.00–115.00	$110.00	—
100–115	103	6	145.00–210.00	$172.50	-28.38

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	6	65.00–75.00	$71.67	-58.33
40–45	43	2	70.00–85.00	$77.50	-52.50
50–55	53	8	90.00–120.00	$98.13	-26.87
60–65	64	4	105.00–125.00	$115.00	-43.33
70–75	73	6	135.00–180.00	$152.50	-20.00
80–85	83	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	-6.67
95	95	5	185.00–230.00	$212.00	+25.33
100	100	10	175.00–230.00	$218.00	+16.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	-10.00
30–35	34	9	55.00–75.00	$68.89	+1.75
40–45	41	4	80.00	$80.00	-6.00
50–55	53	6	90.00–125.00	$108.33	+0.60
60–65	63	13	115.00–170.00	$142.69	+12.06
70–75	72	14	135.00–195.00	$155.71	-2.15
80–85	81	13	160.00–195.00	$181.54	-3.46
85	85	3	205.00–220.00	$210.00	+12.50
90–95	93	6	200.00–335.00	$230.83	+43.33
100	100	1	300.00	$300.00	+75.00

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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	120.00	$120.00	—
100–125	114	21	110.00–255.00	$171.90	-52.60
150	150	1	235.00	$235.00	-15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	325.00	$325.00	+120.00

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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.