Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 24, 2021

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.92/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.42/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 814 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.20/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 518 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	1,056	1,087
Feeder cattle	712	640	809
Slaughter cattle	139	204	79
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle down 2.00 to 3.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average. Baby calves 20.00 to 90.00 20 head 5 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
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	-29.53
285–295	291	4	144.00–162.00	$152.79	$445	-27.86
315–345	327	13	133.00–163.00	$151.57	$496	-9.38
350–395	369	18	130.00–155.00	$142.36	$525	-25.62
400–445	422	19	134.00–158.00	$142.59	$602	-12.95
450–495	465	17	135.00–157.00	$145.33	$676	-4.62
510–535	526	9	125.00–148.00	$135.18	$711	-4.53
560–595	583	6	130.00–144.00	$136.73	$797	-3.25
610–645	625	9	122.00–141.00	$131.19	$820	-6.88
650–690	661	7	121.00–142.00	$135.59	$896	-1.38
715–725	720	7	115.00–136.00	$131.54	$947	+2.07
766–795	773	12	120.00–134.00	$128.97	$997	-6.01
800–827	814	29	125.00–128.00	$125.42	$1,021	+0.77
875	875	1	109.00	$109.00	$954	-13.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	-6.55
260–270	265	8	114.00–130.00	$118.12	$313	-5.26
300–325	313	6	114.00–126.00	$121.76	$381	-2.18
360–390	375	4	122.00–128.00	$124.50	$467	+4.17
405–445	422	9	111.00–125.00	$118.01	$498	-4.20
530–545	538	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$624	—
560–585	573	2	113.00–114.00	$113.49	$650	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	100.00–112.00	$105.83	$284	—
310–340	330	4	104.00–111.00	$107.21	$354	—
390	390	1	109.00	$109.00	$425	+1.00
420–440	430	2	106.00–109.00	$107.47	$462	+2.76
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	—
520	520	1	117.00	$117.00	$608	+15.00
560–575	570	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	284	4	134.00–161.00	$143.86	$409	-11.79
335–340	338	4	121.00–134.00	$129.78	$439	-25.10
350–380	366	5	130.00–134.00	$130.77	$479	-13.09
400–445	425	17	121.00–145.00	$130.66	$555	-1.87
450–495	473	32	120.00–138.00	$131.92	$624	+1.66
505–545	527	15	115.00–131.00	$123.50	$651	-0.44
555–595	567	13	123.00–135.00	$130.81	$742	+10.17
605–640	617	17	110.00–134.00	$124.88	$771	+7.71
650–695	665	11	110.00–125.00	$119.49	$795	+3.48
700–748	743	10	105.00–114.00	$113.15	$841	+0.98
755–775	763	3	100.00–109.00	$103.98	$793	+1.93
800	800	2	112.00	$112.00	$896	+9.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	4	100.00	$100.00	$223	—
259	259	4	100.00	$100.00	$259	-6.00
310–316	315	8	100.00–110.00	$101.23	$319	-7.77
375–390	385	4	103.00–110.00	$106.73	$411	-0.17
400–445	423	4	102.00–110.00	$107.03	$453	+5.99
453–495	472	18	103.00–110.00	$108.06	$510	+3.56
510–537	525	9	100.00–106.00	$104.46	$548	+3.14
560–580	570	2	100.00–104.00	$101.96	$581	+1.96
605	605	1	80.00	$80.00	$484	—
700	700	1	75.00	$75.00	$525	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	118.00	$118.00	$348	-2.11
315–340	329	5	114.00–120.00	$117.25	$386	+3.29
355–390	375	5	117.00–124.00	$120.13	$450	+6.77
420–435	426	4	111.00–120.00	$116.79	$498	+2.45
450–490	469	6	112.00–119.00	$114.98	$539	+1.21
535	535	1	107.00	$107.00	$572	—
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	±0.00
705	705	1	84.00	$84.00	$592	—
755	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	—

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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	467	12	121.00–147.00	$133.85	$625	+3.67
500–548	518	21	120.00–142.00	$127.20	$659	+0.99
550–590	571	15	117.00–130.00	$123.08	$703	+2.36
600–645	626	16	100.00–119.00	$108.05	$676	-1.05
655–695	678	10	100.00–114.00	$106.76	$724	+1.31
700–745	713	13	92.00–106.00	$100.68	$718	-1.59
750–790	764	5	93.00–112.00	$102.36	$782	+9.33
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	-0.76
865–875	870	3	90.00–92.00	$90.66	$789	—
930	930	1	92.00	$92.00	$856	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	476	11	111.00–124.00	$115.96	$552	+1.43
500–545	523	5	110.00–117.00	$113.94	$596	-0.49
550–580	563	11	110.00–117.00	$113.27	$638	-1.70
630	630	1	98.00	$98.00	$617	+6.00
650	650	1	93.00	$93.00	$604	-0.50
740	740	1	80.00	$80.00	$592	-5.41
760–770	765	2	80.00–86.00	$83.02	$635	—
800–840	820	2	85.00–87.00	$86.02	$705	—
880	880	1	84.00	$84.00	$739	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	465	2	100.00–110.00	$105.16	$489	-0.84
510–535	523	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$570	+4.26
550–595	573	12	98.00–110.00	$106.69	$611	+3.64
605	605	1	80.00	$80.00	$484	—
650	650	1	88.00	$88.00	$572	—
870	870	1	70.00	$70.00	$609	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1655	1122	80-85%	26	52.00–60.00	$57.21	$642	—
890–1845	1241	80-85%	47	61.00–69.00	$65.79	$816	-2.76
1020–1980	1281	80-85%	11	70.00–78.00	$72.17	$924	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–825	752	85-90%	3	51.00–52.00	$51.37	$386	—
710–1230	952	85-90%	9	40.00–50.00	$44.88	$427	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1470	1300	6	64.00–80.00	$71.66	$932	—
995–2240	1778	14	86.00–99.00	$92.78	$1,650	—
1565–2310	1849	4	100.00–101.00	$100.52	$1,859	-3.53

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–120	114	5	130.00–200.00	$154.00	-7.25
115–125	120	2	130.00–230.00	$180.00	-25.00
150–185	169	9	210.00–330.00	$272.22	-54.78
200–225	208	6	280.00–490.00	$385.00	+48.00
250	250	1	430.00	$430.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
203	203	2	100.00	$100.00	$203	—
265	265	1	80.00	$80.00	$212	—
338	338	2	90.00	$90.00	$304	—
595	595	1	68.00	$68.00	$405	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–145	121	7	160.00–350.00	$215.71	+79.84

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-30.00
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	+25.00
70–75	73	4	140.00–155.00	$146.25	+5.54

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	50.00	$50.00	+5.00
20–25	21	5	40.00–55.00	$45.00	-8.33
30–35	33	8	60.00–85.00	$69.38	+1.88
45	45	2	85.00–95.00	$90.00	-5.00
50–55	54	7	100.00–130.00	$105.71	+5.71
60–65	64	14	120.00–165.00	$130.36	-2.64
70–75	73	11	120.00–180.00	$152.73	+7.10
80–85	82	6	150.00–185.00	$167.50	-3.75
95	95	2	190.00–250.00	$220.00	-20.00
180	180	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	108	16	120.00–220.00	$173.75	-31.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	—
100–125	111	9	190.00–280.00	$247.78	-52.22
150	150	1	400.00	$400.00	+47.50

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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.