Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 5, 2021

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.89/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 430 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.65/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 569 lb · 31 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.68/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 372 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	982	773	866
Feeder cattle	710	517	626
Slaughter cattle	142	100	157
Replacement cattle	1	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were up 1.00 to 2.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average . Baby calves 5.00 to 85.00 36 head 2 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
275	275	1	139.00	$139.00	$382	-5.81
315–345	333	9	128.00–140.00	$134.99	$450	-14.97
350–395	372	25	128.00–153.00	$137.68	$512	-2.75
400–445	424	23	122.00–149.00	$133.34	$565	-5.56
450–480	462	13	130.00–145.00	$136.86	$632	+0.97
500–545	515	22	122.00–144.00	$135.83	$700	+7.67
555–568	564	14	125.00–147.00	$138.38	$780	+6.82
610–645	628	6	110.00–140.00	$124.80	$784	-7.65
652–665	655	4	115.00–141.00	$134.40	$880	+0.15
703–745	715	8	113.00–128.00	$122.21	$874	+0.36
790	790	1	103.00	$103.00	$814	-16.51
970	970	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,125	+5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	121.00–127.00	$124.11	$354	+2.11
315–330	323	2	116.00–126.00	$120.88	$390	-3.12
375–395	387	6	116.00–125.00	$118.97	$460	—
410–440	423	4	113.00–119.00	$115.29	$488	-0.05
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	+4.00
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	-5.00
565–570	568	2	110.00–117.00	$113.52	$645	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	100.00	$100.00	$220	±0.00
355–390	377	3	100.00–110.00	$104.87	$395	-0.48
400–425	416	7	100.00–110.00	$103.68	$431	-3.20
472	472	3	108.00	$108.00	$510	—
520–535	527	3	100.00–105.00	$103.34	$545	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	6	120.00–131.00	$124.40	$403	-10.86
355–390	376	8	125.00–130.00	$128.13	$482	+0.63
405–445	430	40	120.00–131.00	$125.89	$541	+2.07
465–495	481	13	120.00–128.00	$124.85	$601	+2.39
500–545	524	18	112.00–130.00	$120.81	$633	+3.27
550–595	569	31	116.00–128.00	$123.65	$704	+5.41
600–640	618	17	100.00–127.00	$115.63	$715	-5.16
655–685	670	11	100.00–120.00	$114.33	$766	+5.68
720	720	1	114.00	$114.00	$821	+7.78
760	760	1	96.00	$96.00	$730	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	277	7	115.00–125.00	$119.88	$332	+0.12
305–345	327	5	110.00–120.00	$113.89	$372	-2.78
390	390	3	110.00–120.00	$114.00	$445	-2.19
425–445	438	5	110.00–114.00	$113.20	$496	+0.66
450–498	483	4	110.00–116.00	$114.26	$552	+1.21
515–549	538	8	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$589	+3.39
575	575	1	108.00	$108.00	$621	+1.01
690	690	1	91.00	$91.00	$628	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	100.00–110.00	$105.31	$337	-4.69
380	380	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$399	-3.61
405–440	428	6	100.00–109.00	$105.67	$452	+4.21
470–490	481	4	100.00–110.00	$104.22	$501	+0.77
500–545	529	5	100.00–105.00	$102.82	$544	+1.11
585	585	1	105.00	$105.00	$614	+2.71

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	97.00	$97.00	$257	—
440	440	1	98.00	$98.00	$431	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	15	120.00–141.00	$129.91	$621	+1.65
500–545	521	15	120.00–130.00	$125.46	$654	+3.43
556–595	572	14	123.00–128.00	$126.92	$726	+7.19
600–645	614	22	100.00–122.00	$112.04	$688	+4.92
650–680	666	8	100.00–111.00	$106.25	$708	+1.86
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—
750	750	1	94.00	$94.00	$705	-4.97
805	805	1	86.00	$86.00	$692	-10.54
855	855	1	89.00	$89.00	$761	-7.00
915	915	1	85.00	$85.00	$778	+1.98

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	466	8	110.00–120.00	$114.87	$535	+0.05
510–545	525	8	110.00–116.00	$113.54	$596	+5.54
555–585	569	4	110.00–115.00	$111.22	$633	-1.76
605–625	615	2	94.00–99.00	$96.46	$593	+1.48
655–690	670	5	92.00–99.00	$95.21	$638	-2.79
790	790	1	84.00	$84.00	$664	—
965	965	1	81.00	$81.00	$782	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	463	3	100.00–110.00	$104.10	$482	-2.39
510–545	528	4	100.00–106.00	$101.45	$536	-4.55
550–595	570	7	96.00–107.00	$103.23	$588	—
645	645	1	80.00	$80.00	$516	—
660–675	668	2	81.00–87.00	$84.03	$561	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	90.00	$90.00	$423	—
550	550	1	92.00	$92.00	$506	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1435	1100	80-85%	20	49.00–66.00	$53.07	$584	+0.18
880–1850	1301	80-85%	69	56.00–66.00	$61.62	$802	+0.75
1040–1760	1449	80-85%	7	67.00–76.00	$69.54	$1,008	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–990	933	85-90%	2	50.00	$50.00	$466	—
765–1260	985	85-90%	6	34.00–47.00	$41.33	$407	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2120–2150	2135	75-80%	2	56.00–60.00	$58.01	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1285	1123	6	69.00–78.00	$72.86	$818	—
1315–2195	1694	10	86.00–99.00	$92.79	$1,572	—
1860–1965	1927	3	100.00–105.00	$101.70	$1,960	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	121	4	140.00–165.00	$155.98	-66.80
120–145	128	5	150.00–210.00	$179.22	-43.56
150	150	3	260.00–320.00	$280.00	+39.70

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	60.00	$60.00	$378	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	105.00	$105.00	—
100–115	108	2	130.00–170.00	$151.40	-36.84

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	3	90.00–140.00	$121.67	—
50–55	51	10	125.00–150.00	$140.00	+11.08
60–65	64	6	125.00–175.00	$152.40	+23.48
70–75	71	7	115.00–175.00	$154.40	-0.60
80	80	6	165.00–180.00	$168.33	-7.12
95	95	1	175.00	$175.00	-0.45

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	-2.05
30–35	33	3	55.00–80.00	$69.00	-6.30
40–45	43	5	85.00–115.00	$98.49	-8.82
50–55	52	5	100.00–150.00	$120.96	-0.83
60–65	63	11	120.00–160.00	$139.64	+4.59
70–75	74	13	120.00–185.00	$156.54	-3.55
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-11.98
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	-12.50
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	-45.00
100	100	2	225.00–325.00	$275.00	+65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	—
90–95	93	2	125.00–145.00	$134.73	—
100–125	108	6	145.00–245.00	$176.65	-19.73

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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.