Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 19, 2021

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.15/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 525 lb · 48 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.90/cwt +19.68 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 426 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.38/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 521 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,020	1,258	1,264
Feeder cattle	720	1,018	950
Slaughter cattle	146	151	155
Replacement cattle	3	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were up 1.00 to 2.00 compared to last week. Feeder cattle up 2.00 to 8.00 compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 15.00 to 50.00 27 head 6 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
185–195	190	2	140.00–142.00	$141.03	$268	—
200	200	3	140.00	$140.00	$280	±0.00
270–285	280	5	130.00–150.00	$140.11	$392	+1.59
305–345	328	7	140.00–165.00	$150.66	$494	+12.10
353–395	371	20	136.00–165.00	$152.66	$566	+19.27
400–445	426	41	132.00–165.00	$149.90	$639	+19.68
450–495	466	23	128.00–162.00	$144.22	$672	+8.18
500–545	521	27	130.00–157.00	$145.38	$757	+13.80
550–585	562	12	132.00–152.00	$140.21	$788	+12.70
605–645	632	3	135.00–140.00	$136.94	$865	+8.69
658–680	663	11	120.00–138.00	$129.15	$856	-3.20
710–729	725	9	110.00–133.00	$129.07	$936	-2.93
815	815	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,035	—
910	910	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,110	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	117.00–119.00	$118.07	$272	-3.79
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	-2.74
305–340	323	7	110.00–125.00	$119.60	$386	+4.13
405–425	415	2	111.00–122.00	$116.37	$483	-0.27
450–475	462	3	113.00–123.00	$116.76	$539	+3.76

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	110.00	$110.00	$251	—
250–275	263	2	100.00–109.00	$104.71	$275	+1.19
300–330	315	2	100.00–112.00	$105.71	$333	-4.29
380	380	1	110.00	$110.00	$418	+5.26
400–445	417	3	100.00–119.00	$106.16	$443	+3.26
455	455	1	109.00	$109.00	$496	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	5	120.00–139.00	$128.17	$411	+4.84
385–390	388	10	125.00–133.00	$130.40	$506	+4.74
400–445	425	21	120.00–136.00	$128.58	$546	+8.10
450–495	475	26	120.00–141.00	$131.93	$627	+10.46
500–547	525	48	114.00–138.00	$127.15	$668	+12.50
550–590	568	16	116.00–128.00	$122.17	$694	+6.93
603–645	628	18	110.00–125.00	$120.47	$757	+10.37
650–696	683	21	116.00–124.00	$120.82	$825	+9.97
700–703	702	5	110.00–117.00	$111.40	$782	+13.02
805	805	1	102.00	$102.00	$821	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	5	100.00–110.00	$103.17	$279	-0.57
305–335	315	3	100.00–109.00	$104.68	$330	-0.01
355–395	377	3	100.00–110.00	$106.50	$402	+1.49
400–440	424	4	109.00–110.00	$109.74	$465	+4.60
455–460	458	2	104.00–110.00	$106.98	$490	+3.35
540	540	3	90.00–104.00	$98.00	$529	-2.87
550–585	568	4	96.00–109.00	$101.18	$575	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	114.00	$114.00	$279	—
253–295	266	8	110.00–124.00	$117.68	$313	+2.68
300–345	321	4	110.00–120.00	$115.80	$372	+2.71
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	+4.70
435	435	3	113.00–120.00	$116.00	$505	+3.65
480	480	1	116.00	$116.00	$557	±0.00
500–525	513	2	110.00	$110.00	$564	+1.17
550–580	565	2	107.00–110.00	$108.54	$613	-0.95

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	90.00	$90.00	$274	—
405	405	1	90.00	$90.00	$364	—

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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	481	23	130.00–156.00	$149.50	$719	+21.68
500–530	514	16	124.00–153.00	$137.55	$707	+12.86
550–595	566	19	122.00–150.00	$138.65	$785	+15.65
605–645	621	21	100.00–128.00	$115.57	$718	+10.21
650–690	669	7	100.00–120.00	$110.12	$737	+4.43
708–745	734	12	100.00–112.00	$106.52	$782	+12.18
755–780	765	4	100.00–120.00	$105.22	$805	+13.07
800	800	1	102.00	$102.00	$816	—
850–855	853	2	100.00–109.00	$104.49	$891	—
905	905	1	106.00	$106.00	$959	—
995	995	1	80.00	$80.00	$796	-23.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	483	2	120.00	$120.00	$580	+6.57
520–530	525	2	113.00–118.00	$115.52	$606	+2.93
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	-2.64
610–625	618	2	96.00–98.00	$96.99	$599	+3.59
655	655	1	90.00	$90.00	$590	—
710–720	715	2	84.00–91.00	$87.48	$625	-3.97
755–785	770	2	80.00–85.00	$82.45	$635	+2.45
855	855	1	87.00	$87.00	$744	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	-5.39
515–525	522	3	100.00–105.00	$101.65	$531	-0.87
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	+5.61
645	645	2	80.00	$80.00	$516	-2.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1285	1052	80-85%	15	44.00–54.00	$50.29	$529	—
730–1685	1146	80-85%	42	55.00–65.00	$59.74	$685	—
1005–1795	1325	80-85%	30	66.00–79.00	$70.22	$930	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1055	864	85-90%	16	30.00–45.00	$40.93	$354	+1.60
835–940	885	85-90%	4	45.00–49.00	$46.97	$416	-3.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1750	1429	9	65.00–80.00	$72.41	$1,035	—
1330–2275	1824	10	83.00–98.00	$91.45	$1,668	—
1865	1865	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,846	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–180	160	3	240.00–300.00	$276.56	-27.12

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	2	160.00–180.00	$170.70	-44.30
100–125	117	5	180.00–240.00	$202.56	-12.44
165–175	170	3	210.00–350.00	$270.98	+5.22
200	200	1	330.00	$330.00	-10.00
250	250	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	4	170.00–280.00	$238.46	+13.46
150–165	160	3	260.00–270.00	$263.44	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	51	4	100.00–130.00	$109.76	-90.24
60	60	2	130.00	$130.00	-70.00
70–75	72	3	140.00–170.00	$156.98	-43.02
80	80	2	160.00–190.00	$175.00	-25.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	70.00–90.00	$80.00	+6.45
40–45	43	7	70.00–110.00	$92.17	-5.33
50–55	52	6	100.00–140.00	$115.00	-7.34
60–65	61	14	120.00–150.00	$134.59	-2.88
70–75	73	13	120.00–185.00	$147.04	-2.28
80–85	82	6	150.00–190.00	$176.89	-7.96
90–95	92	6	210.00–270.00	$229.82	+3.15
100	100	2	220.00–270.00	$245.00	-22.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
100–125	112	12	155.00–330.00	$209.50	-1.30
150–165	154	4	250.00–300.00	$274.39	-10.61
200	200	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	+40.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	-18.66
200	200	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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.