Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 12, 2021

1,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.24/cwt -8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 575 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.58/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 522 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.22/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 425 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,258	982	440
Feeder cattle	1,018	710	326
Slaughter cattle	151	142	58
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to down 1.00 compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality plain to average . Baby calves 20.00 to 65.00 27 head 9 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
200	200	1	140.00	$140.00	$280	—
250–295	276	11	134.00–152.00	$138.52	$382	-0.48
300–345	326	28	128.00–159.00	$138.56	$452	+3.57
350–395	370	29	122.00–144.00	$133.39	$494	-4.29
400–447	425	36	120.00–143.00	$130.22	$553	-3.12
460–495	479	14	126.00–142.00	$136.04	$652	-0.82
500–549	522	39	120.00–144.00	$131.58	$687	-4.25
570–598	588	7	120.00–145.00	$127.51	$750	-10.87
598 value added	598	4	147.00	$147.00	$879	—
605–643	629	9	120.00–143.00	$128.25	$807	+3.45
655–675	662	6	124.00–135.00	$132.35	$876	-2.05
715	715	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	+9.79
753–765	757	5	115.00–122.00	$116.42	$881	+13.42

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	120.00	$120.00	$228	—
210–230	222	3	115.00–128.00	$121.86	$271	—
255–280	269	4	118.00–128.00	$122.74	$330	-1.37
315–330	326	4	112.00–120.00	$115.47	$376	-5.41
380–395	388	4	111.00–120.00	$117.71	$457	-1.26
400–445	425	18	111.00–127.00	$116.64	$496	+1.35
450	450	1	113.00	$113.00	$508	-7.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	271	4	100.00–110.00	$103.52	$281	—
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330	—
355–370	360	3	100.00–110.00	$104.74	$377	-0.13
400–445	428	9	100.00–110.00	$102.90	$440	-0.78
501–520	505	5	105.00–109.00	$108.18	$546	+4.84
595	595	1	108.00	$108.00	$643	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	$395	-1.07
355–385	361	9	120.00–131.00	$125.66	$454	-2.47
405–445	422	12	113.00–125.00	$120.48	$508	-5.41
450–495	476	26	112.00–125.00	$121.47	$578	-3.38
500–545	524	35	111.00–126.00	$114.65	$601	-6.16
550–595	575	49	110.00–120.00	$115.24	$663	-8.41
600–645	616	12	100.00–118.00	$110.10	$678	-5.53
650–698	682	8	100.00–116.00	$110.85	$756	-3.48
715–745	728	9	84.00–111.00	$98.38	$716	-15.62
850	850	3	81.00	$81.00	$688	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	223	5	104.00–110.00	$106.27	$237	—
250–295	281	5	100.00–106.00	$103.74	$292	—
300–345	324	7	102.00–109.00	$104.69	$339	-0.62
350–395	373	12	102.00–110.00	$105.01	$392	+0.01
400–440	418	13	100.00–110.00	$105.14	$439	-0.53
450–493	469	11	100.00–110.00	$103.63	$486	-0.59
500–535	511	7	98.00–104.00	$100.87	$515	-1.95

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$299	-4.88
300–340	322	5	109.00–116.00	$113.09	$364	-0.80
350–395	365	4	114.00–117.00	$115.30	$421	+1.30
410–445	429	12	110.00–115.00	$112.35	$482	-0.85
460–498	481	19	113.00–119.00	$116.00	$558	+1.74
504–520	508	12	106.00–110.00	$108.83	$553	-0.66
570–585	578	2	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$633	+1.49
600–645	623	2	87.00–98.00	$92.70	$578	—
665	665	1	90.00	$90.00	$598	-1.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	3	95.00	$95.00	$273	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	467	15	120.00–137.00	$127.82	$597	-2.09
500–545	528	12	120.00–130.00	$124.69	$658	-0.77
550–590	565	9	115.00–131.00	$123.00	$695	-3.92
600–645	627	27	100.00–116.00	$105.36	$661	-6.68
650–685	667	11	99.00–114.00	$105.69	$705	-0.56
700–740	716	9	91.00–100.00	$94.34	$675	-5.66
750–770	762	7	89.00–96.00	$92.15	$702	-1.85
970	970	1	103.00	$103.00	$999	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	22	111.00–119.00	$113.43	$539	-1.44
500–548	527	10	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$593	-0.95
555–595	576	13	108.00–118.00	$112.64	$649	+1.42
600–640	624	8	90.00–96.00	$93.40	$583	-3.06
693–695	694	4	90.00–95.00	$91.25	$633	-3.96
700–745	723	2	90.00–93.00	$91.45	$661	—
760–795	778	2	80.00	$80.00	$622	-4.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	477	10	100.00–110.00	$105.39	$503	+1.29
500–545	525	12	90.00–109.00	$102.52	$538	+1.07
550–595	578	5	100.00–109.00	$104.39	$603	+1.16
610–623	621	6	82.00–87.00	$82.82	$514	+2.82

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	98.00	$98.00	$559	+6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1460	1038	80-85%	18	36.00–54.00	$50.74	$527	—
905–1850	1249	80-85%	65	55.00–65.00	$59.48	$743	—
1250–2045	1515	80-85%	4	65.00–66.00	$65.66	$995	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1050	856	85-90%	17	30.00–49.00	$39.33	$337	—
865–940	887	85-90%	5	45.00–55.00	$50.85	$451	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1690	1327	5	71.00–84.00	$78.78	$1,045	—
1595–1920	1768	6	88.00–95.00	$92.55	$1,636	—
1920	1920	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,920	-1.70
2375	2375	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,805	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–155	152	3	265.00–335.00	$303.68	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	130.00–160.00	$148.33	-7.65
115	115	3	195.00–230.00	$215.00	+59.02
150–185	165	4	205.00–340.00	$265.76	-14.24
200	200	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	225.00	$225.00	+73.60

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	+31.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
30–35	31	5	60.00–90.00	$73.55	+4.55
45	45	2	90.00–105.00	$97.50	-0.99
50–55	53	3	100.00–140.00	$122.34	+1.38
60–65	61	6	125.00–155.00	$137.47	-2.17
70–75	73	5	130.00–165.00	$149.32	-7.22
80–85	83	2	180.00–190.00	$184.85	+24.85
85	85	3	200.00–250.00	$226.67	+66.67
125	125	2	255.00–280.00	$267.50	+102.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	140.00	$140.00	+5.27
100–125	111	15	140.00–350.00	$210.80	+34.15
150	150	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	245.00	$245.00	—
100–110	105	3	260.00–280.00	$266.98	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	—
100–110	103	4	180.00–285.00	$238.66	—

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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.