Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 1, 2021

1,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $124.22/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 513 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.08/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 375 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M 2 bulls $112.64/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 579 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,102	1,000	1,270
Feeder cattle	750	712	1,083
Slaughter cattle	142	139	118
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle down 4.00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 40.00 to 75.00 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
210–240	225	6	140.00–150.00	$142.85	$321	+2.85
250–285	266	5	141.00–167.00	$155.76	$414	+2.97
300–343	322	11	130.00–168.00	$151.96	$489	+0.39
350–395	375	27	140.00–166.00	$154.08	$578	+11.72
400–445	424	15	125.00–140.00	$133.96	$568	-8.63
460–495	481	12	130.00–147.00	$139.02	$669	-6.31
500–540	519	8	130.00–150.00	$136.86	$710	+1.68
550–595	567	6	120.00–134.00	$130.36	$739	-6.37
611–640	618	8	122.00–142.00	$136.72	$845	+5.53
690–695	691	5	128.00–132.00	$129.60	$896	-5.99
720–730	723	6	110.00–134.00	$121.47	$878	-10.07
758–785	765	4	107.00–116.00	$109.31	$836	-19.66
805–845	818	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,096	+8.58
960	960	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,200	—
1060	1060	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,145	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	124.00	$124.00	$279	-1.00
305	305	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$340	-10.26
350–395	379	9	113.00–124.00	$119.07	$451	-5.43
380	380	1	124.00	$124.00	$471	-0.50
400–440	420	11	111.00–124.00	$120.18	$505	+2.17
480	480	1	118.00	$118.00	$566	—
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	+3.99

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	3	100.00–110.00	$106.33	$298	+0.50
300–320	308	3	100.00–110.00	$105.37	$325	-1.84
350–385	368	6	100.00–110.00	$105.74	$389	-3.26
405–433	419	9	100.00–110.00	$103.17	$432	-4.30
530–545	538	2	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$565	-11.93

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	90.00	$90.00	$392	—
583	583	2	90.00	$90.00	$525	—

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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	130.00	$130.00	$312	—
260–295	278	3	133.00–144.00	$137.89	$383	-5.97
310–345	329	12	130.00–153.00	$139.11	$458	+9.33
353–388	371	18	121.00–135.00	$130.42	$484	-0.35
400–445	421	17	120.00–136.00	$128.76	$542	-1.90
455–495	478	18	120.00–136.00	$128.24	$613	-3.68
500–545	522	19	114.00–130.00	$125.25	$654	+1.75
555–595	576	20	114.00–135.00	$125.51	$723	-5.30
605–648	630	18	110.00–129.00	$124.87	$787	-0.01
650–680	660	11	116.00–130.00	$127.08	$839	+7.59
700–735	728	8	100.00–114.00	$103.07	$750	-10.08
760–790	768	6	98.00–115.00	$108.79	$836	+4.81
800–845	815	3	90.00–96.00	$91.96	$749	-20.04

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	110.00	$110.00	$308	+10.00
330	330	1	106.00	$106.00	$350	+4.77
355–385	373	4	106.00–110.00	$107.98	$403	+1.25
400–440	419	8	100.00–110.00	$104.37	$437	-2.66
450–495	465	6	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$477	-5.57
505–525	513	4	104.00–106.00	$104.49	$536	+0.03
555–570	562	3	104.00–109.00	$106.35	$598	+4.39

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$292	—
250–260	255	2	120.00	$120.00	$306	—
300–330	318	3	113.00–120.00	$115.73	$368	-1.52
355–385	370	4	117.00–125.00	$120.55	$446	+0.42
435	435	1	111.00	$111.00	$483	-5.79
455–495	475	3	113.00–118.00	$115.74	$550	+0.76
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	+3.00
560	560	1	106.00	$106.00	$594	-4.00
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	—
695	695	2	90.00–94.00	$92.00	$639	—
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	96.00	$96.00	$226	—
285	285	1	94.00	$94.00	$268	—
320	320	1	90.00	$90.00	$288	—
430	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—

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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	475	17	124.00–147.00	$133.38	$634	-0.47
500–545	513	27	120.00–134.00	$124.22	$637	-2.98
550–590	572	19	115.00–130.00	$119.34	$683	-3.74
600–648	618	19	104.00–114.00	$108.70	$672	+0.65
650–695	673	6	99.00–106.00	$102.65	$691	-4.11
700–720	713	6	90.00–103.00	$98.68	$704	-2.00
825–835	830	2	94.00–104.00	$99.03	$822	+4.03

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	462	13	110.00–123.00	$117.40	$542	+1.44
505–540	521	8	104.00–116.00	$111.26	$580	-2.68
550–598	579	20	110.00–115.00	$112.64	$652	-0.63
600	600	1	96.00	$96.00	$576	-2.00
650–675	663	2	90.00–96.00	$92.94	$616	-0.06
700–735	712	3	82.00–90.00	$87.25	$621	+7.25
760–790	770	4	86.00–90.00	$88.97	$685	+5.95
893	893	3	82.00	$82.00	$732	-2.00
905–925	915	2	82.00–85.00	$83.48	$764	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	104.00	$104.00	$458	—
455–485	465	3	100.00–110.00	$103.59	$482	-1.57
500–545	522	6	100.00–111.00	$108.40	$566	-0.62
550–570	560	9	100.00–108.00	$103.90	$582	-2.79
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1190	1032	80-85%	10	50.00–54.00	$52.12	$538	—
835–1480	1141	80-85%	37	55.00–64.00	$59.42	$678	+2.21
1160–1655	1370	80-85%	12	65.00–67.00	$66.16	$906	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1055	858	85-90%	27	30.00–49.00	$42.46	$364	—
845–895	868	85-90%	6	50.00–58.00	$52.31	$454	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1490	1146	7	75.00–84.00	$81.23	$931	—
1215–1910	1714	10	81.00–95.00	$89.54	$1,535	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	170.00–185.00	$177.50	—
175	175	1	255.00	$255.00	+5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	-31.50
150–180	160	3	220.00–300.00	$260.00	-12.22
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	-85.00

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	1	93.00	$93.00	$749	—
865	865	1	86.00	$86.00	$744	—
905	905	1	88.00	$88.00	$796	—
965	965	1	82.00	$82.00	$791	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	—
100	100	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-118.21
100–125	105	17	110.00–270.00	$144.71	-71.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	55.00	$55.00	—
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—
40–45	44	5	75.00–105.00	$83.00	—
50–55	53	9	100.00–140.00	$110.56	-4.44
60–65	63	9	95.00–135.00	$113.89	-26.11
70–75	73	9	110.00–140.00	$129.44	-16.81
80–85	83	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	-23.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	45.00–60.00	$53.33	+8.33
30	30	1	60.00	$60.00	-9.38
40–45	42	5	75.00–105.00	$84.00	-6.00
50–55	53	7	85.00–120.00	$102.86	-2.85
65	65	5	115.00–150.00	$137.00	+6.64
70–75	74	9	130.00–180.00	$153.33	+0.60
80–85	83	10	160.00–205.00	$171.00	+3.50
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	-60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–145	115	8	135.00–235.00	$170.63	-3.12
150	150	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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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.