Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 17, 2021

1,056 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.94/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 519 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.64/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 573 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.26/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 476 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,056	894	576
Feeder cattle	640	613	369
Slaughter cattle	204	123	114
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle down 1.00 to 2.00 this week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 5.00 compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 20.00 to 50.00 11 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
205–240	225	3	166.00–174.00	$169.53	$381	—
275–290	281	4	172.00–184.00	$180.65	$508	+31.63
305 fancy	305	2	183.00–184.00	$183.50	$560	—
305–345	320	10	130.00–179.00	$160.95	$515	+0.84
350–398	379	12	150.00–176.00	$167.98	$637	+8.15
400–445	419	18	130.00–171.00	$155.54	$652	+12.52
458–490	475	17	130.00–159.00	$149.95	$712	+4.01
500–545	511	8	134.00–158.00	$139.71	$714	-4.28
550–585	559	6	134.00–147.00	$139.98	$782	-1.36
615–638	630	10	123.00–142.00	$138.07	$870	+10.12
655–695	667	5	134.00–139.00	$136.97	$914	+13.73
715–720	718	2	122.00–137.00	$129.47	$930	+11.90
765–790	778	2	134.00–136.00	$134.98	$1,050	+16.38
800–815	808	3	120.00–128.00	$124.65	$1,007	+16.65
855	855	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,043	-1.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	129.00–134.00	$131.55	$309	—
275–295	285	2	120.00–127.00	$123.38	$352	+0.43
300–340	327	3	117.00–128.00	$123.94	$405	+11.94
375–390	382	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$460	-2.64
405–440	428	5	120.00–128.00	$122.21	$523	+7.87
460–468	465	6	110.00–117.00	$115.68	$538	-7.32
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	-5.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	108.00	$108.00	$405	—
400–440	420	2	100.00–109.00	$104.71	$440	—
540	540	1	102.00	$102.00	$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
225–240	232	3	130.00–152.00	$140.58	$326	+30.58
255–285	267	7	141.00–165.00	$155.65	$416	+21.65
305–345	318	5	148.00–161.00	$154.88	$493	+23.36
350–390	367	12	134.00–157.00	$143.86	$528	+8.59
405–445	427	15	125.00–147.00	$132.53	$566	+1.62
455–495	476	27	122.00–137.00	$130.26	$620	+1.98
500–545	519	40	114.00–132.00	$123.94	$643	-0.25
550–595	573	29	113.00–128.00	$120.64	$691	-0.69
600–645	625	22	106.00–127.00	$117.17	$732	+2.13
650–695	667	13	105.00–122.00	$116.01	$774	+0.97
705–735	718	4	104.00–119.00	$112.17	$805	+2.17
775–785	780	2	94.00–110.00	$102.05	$796	-11.95
800	800	2	98.00–107.00	$102.50	$820	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	116.00	$116.00	$278	+1.00
275–285	280	3	113.00–131.00	$120.11	$336	—
300–325	313	2	113.00–115.00	$113.96	$357	-6.04
365–395	380	2	110.00–117.00	$113.36	$431	-2.81
400–430	415	2	110.00–119.00	$114.34	$475	-2.16
455–480	468	4	110.00–116.00	$113.77	$532	-1.22
555–575	565	6	110.00	$110.00	$622	+2.37
640	640	1	97.00	$97.00	$621	+2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	106.00	$106.00	$276	—
330	330	1	109.00	$109.00	$360	—
370–395	383	2	104.00–110.00	$106.90	$409	—
400–435	418	2	100.00–102.00	$101.04	$422	—
465–485	475	4	102.00–108.00	$104.50	$496	+0.46
500–545	529	6	98.00–104.00	$101.32	$536	-5.64
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	478	14	120.00–146.00	$130.18	$622	-2.03
500–545	520	16	120.00–144.00	$126.21	$656	-0.42
550–590	571	7	119.00–126.00	$120.72	$689	-2.54
600–640	624	24	104.00–116.00	$109.10	$681	+0.29
655–683	665	11	100.00–116.00	$105.45	$701	-1.22
700–745	725	4	95.00–114.00	$102.27	$741	-0.20
755–790	765	4	90.00–96.00	$93.03	$712	-12.97
800–833	815	5	91.00–104.00	$95.76	$780	-3.87
945	945	1	97.00	$97.00	$917	+1.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–480	462	9	111.00–120.00	$114.53	$529	-6.87
500–540	526	10	110.00–119.00	$114.43	$602	+0.59
555–595	580	16	108.00–118.00	$114.97	$667	+1.65
640	640	1	92.00	$92.00	$589	-3.00
650–677	667	6	90.00–98.00	$93.50	$624	—
700–740	710	5	80.00–88.00	$85.41	$606	-2.60

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	106.00	$106.00	$525	—
510–540	528	5	102.00–108.00	$104.76	$553	-2.46
550–595	576	7	95.00–107.00	$103.05	$594	-1.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1235	1030	80-85%	21	50.00–62.00	$56.15	$578	—
900–1985	1235	80-85%	83	63.00–73.00	$68.55	$847	-1.67
990–1590	1337	80-85%	21	74.00–79.00	$75.01	$1,003	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1105	907	85-90%	6	50.00–59.00	$53.97	$490	+1.16
840–1005	921	85-90%	6	33.00–44.00	$40.43	$372	-12.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705	1705	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$1,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1300	1250	3	74.00–83.00	$78.43	$980	-5.57
1015–2220	1538	17	85.00–99.00	$93.33	$1,435	—
1600–2065	1822	7	100.00–109.00	$104.05	$1,896	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	1	190.00	$190.00	-18.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	4	140.00–190.00	$161.25	-15.00
125	125	1	205.00	$205.00	+20.00
160–190	176	5	280.00–380.00	$327.00	+32.71
200–225	210	5	300.00–390.00	$337.00	-68.00

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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
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	—
80	80	6	80.00–95.00	$85.83	—
90–95	93	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	—
95	95	3	105.00–120.00	$111.67	—
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	-96.00
100–125	104	23	110.00–165.00	$135.87	-55.13

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	11	50.00–80.00	$61.82	—
30–35	33	5	55.00–75.00	$67.00	—
45	45	1	95.00	$95.00	—
50–55	53	2	115.00–175.00	$145.00	+45.00
60–65	63	3	110.00–125.00	$115.00	-18.75
70–75	74	7	130.00–165.00	$140.71	-17.62
80–85	84	5	120.00–170.00	$153.00	-5.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
20	20	3	50.00–60.00	$53.33	+13.33
30	30	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	-1.07
40	40	1	95.00	$95.00	+9.00
50–55	54	5	75.00–110.00	$100.00	-10.00
60–65	61	5	120.00–150.00	$133.00	+3.56
70–75	73	8	130.00–165.00	$145.63	-4.01
80–85	81	8	150.00–190.00	$171.25	-2.08
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+30.00
100	100	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	118	12	130.00–285.00	$205.00	+10.00
150	150	1	255.00	$255.00	+70.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–140	125	7	190.00–385.00	$300.00	—
150	150	2	335.00–370.00	$352.50	—

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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.