Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 29, 2021

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $107.12/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 624 lb · 18 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.96/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $472/hd at 315 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.43/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 377 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	773	1,049	822
Feeder cattle	517	671	603
Slaughter cattle	100	120	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 this week compered to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average . Baby calves 25.00 to 50.00 11 head 4 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
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	—
263–295	277	12	134.00–150.00	$144.81	$401	-5.79
300–345	315	18	138.00–156.00	$149.96	$472	+7.13
350–395	377	18	126.00–154.00	$140.43	$529	-3.45
405–440	420	18	125.00–148.00	$138.90	$583	-0.64
470–480	475	2	126.00–146.00	$135.89	$645	-4.77
500–540	523	8	120.00–140.00	$128.16	$670	-15.14
575–595	587	5	124.00–140.00	$131.56	$772	+1.29
600–640	623	10	127.00–142.00	$132.45	$825	-11.59
660–695	683	6	121.00–141.00	$134.25	$917	-0.53
715–745	732	5	110.00–133.00	$121.85	$892	-12.15
755–760	758	2	117.00–122.00	$119.51	$906	-7.20
800	800	3	98.00	$98.00	$784	—
970	970	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,077	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	222	6	114.00–138.00	$127.87	$284	+11.96
265	265	1	122.00	$122.00	$323	-3.94
345	345	1	124.00	$124.00	$428	+3.02
430–445	438	3	114.00–118.00	$115.34	$505	-3.52
490	490	1	116.00	$116.00	$568	—
545	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627	+1.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	100.00	$100.00	$225	-8.00
370–395	383	2	101.00–110.00	$105.35	$403	-7.15
410–445	428	2	104.00–110.00	$106.88	$457	+1.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	234	7	128.00–131.00	$129.98	$304	—
300–325	307	15	120.00–142.00	$135.26	$415	+7.63
350–370	362	14	124.00–130.00	$127.50	$462	+2.46
405–440	420	8	120.00–129.00	$123.82	$520	-1.02
455–495	472	15	119.00–127.00	$122.46	$578	-2.38
505–545	523	13	112.00–131.00	$117.54	$615	-3.20
550–595	575	8	111.00–128.00	$118.24	$680	-7.31
600–640	616	9	111.00–129.00	$120.79	$744	-1.34
660–690	676	10	100.00–123.00	$108.65	$734	-12.64
700–735	719	4	104.00–109.00	$106.22	$764	-8.91

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	105.00–110.00	$107.39	$247	-1.61
260–270	265	2	105.00–111.00	$108.06	$286	—
330	330	1	110.00	$110.00	$363	+4.50
360–380	366	5	107.00–109.00	$108.61	$398	+2.08
405–445	418	4	100.00–104.00	$101.46	$424	-4.53
450–495	471	12	100.00–110.00	$103.45	$487	-4.52
505–545	519	7	100.00–105.00	$101.71	$528	-2.31
550–595	568	7	100.00–105.00	$102.29	$581	+0.59

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	111.00–129.00	$119.76	$333	-4.46
310–315	313	3	115.00–119.00	$116.67	$365	-1.65
360–395	378	2	112.00–120.00	$116.19	$439	-1.49
415–440	428	2	111.00–114.00	$112.54	$482	-4.17
450–495	478	3	110.00–118.00	$113.05	$540	-3.59
500–549	538	9	105.00–107.00	$106.10	$571	-2.23
560–565	562	3	105.00–110.00	$106.99	$601	—
643	643	2	96.00	$96.00	$617	+6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	122.00	$122.00	$500	—
455–490	471	7	124.00–131.00	$128.26	$604	-3.62
505–535	525	14	117.00–130.00	$122.03	$641	-0.33
550–595	560	9	100.00–125.00	$119.73	$670	-2.06
600–645	624	18	101.00–115.00	$107.12	$668	-5.87
650–690	661	10	100.00–113.00	$104.39	$690	-6.09
760–785	770	3	95.00–103.00	$98.97	$762	+3.18
810–835	823	2	94.00–99.00	$96.54	$795	+3.03
870	870	1	96.00	$96.00	$835	+4.17
930–940	935	2	80.00–86.00	$83.02	$776	—
1010	1010	1	93.00	$93.00	$939	-3.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
455–495	474	6	110.00–119.00	$114.82	$544	-1.99
515	515	1	108.00	$108.00	$556	-3.32
560–585	572	3	110.00–116.00	$112.98	$646	+0.23
600–615	605	3	92.00–97.00	$94.98	$575	+4.98
690	690	1	98.00	$98.00	$676	+1.63
880	880	1	75.00	$75.00	$660	-5.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	106.00–107.00	$106.49	$514	-1.82
535	535	1	106.00	$106.00	$567	+2.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1435	1105	80-85%	14	50.00–54.00	$52.89	$584	—
900–1875	1326	80-85%	44	56.00–65.00	$60.87	$807	—
1225–1965	1537	80-85%	10	66.00–78.00	$67.65	$1,040	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1135	1030	85-90%	2	40.00–42.00	$41.10	$423	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1435	1261	5	70.00–77.00	$74.42	$938	—
1115–1780	1549	5	85.00–99.00	$92.97	$1,440	—
1910–2060	1985	2	100.00–102.00	$101.04	$2,006	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2020	2020	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,838	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155	155	1	225.00	$225.00	-45.55
165–180	173	2	280.00	$280.00	+9.45

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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	150.00–180.00	$165.71	-9.40
100–125	113	2	145.00–285.00	$222.78	+47.67
150–195	167	9	190.00–330.00	$240.30	-34.63
200	200	4	235.00–320.00	$291.25	-112.70

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	115	9	150.00–225.00	$188.24	-1.21
150	150	4	185.00–275.00	$227.50	+35.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	62	3	115.00–150.00	$128.92	-11.08
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	+15.17
80–85	83	2	160.00–190.00	$175.45	+35.62
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	-15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	65.00	$65.00	+5.00
20–25	22	5	40.00–50.00	$47.05	-17.95
30–35	31	8	55.00–85.00	$75.30	+15.30
40–45	44	9	85.00–130.00	$107.31	+13.82
50–55	53	10	100.00–155.00	$121.79	-0.17
60–65	63	15	120.00–160.00	$135.05	-3.28
70–75	73	12	140.00–180.00	$160.09	+10.60
80–85	81	5	160.00–185.00	$171.98	-8.21
90	90	2	195.00–210.00	$202.50	+12.50
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	-33.33
160	160	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	118	6	145.00–235.00	$196.38	-4.75

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–125	122	3	255.00	$255.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	115	3	225.00–260.00	$239.42	-90.77
150–155	153	2	310.00–320.00	$314.92	-55.08
200	200	2	335.00–425.00	$380.00	-30.00

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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.