Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 3, 2021

1,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.80/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 517 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.68/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 420 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.00/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 468 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,230	1,020	1,276
Feeder cattle	816	720	934
Slaughter cattle	266	146	155
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 compared to last sale . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were heavy with quality 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
205–245	230	4	135.00–150.00	$141.00	$324	+1.00
250–290	270	7	130.00–160.00	$146.06	$394	+5.95
300–345	323	22	130.00–168.00	$150.12	$485	-0.54
350–395	374	21	130.00–162.00	$145.87	$546	-6.79
400–445	420	32	130.00–167.00	$146.68	$616	-3.22
450–495	471	23	130.00–158.00	$148.34	$699	+4.12
505–545	523	17	120.00–149.00	$141.04	$738	-4.34
555–590	570	9	120.00–143.00	$131.92	$752	-8.29
605–640	619	11	120.00–140.00	$130.95	$811	-5.99
675–695	683	7	118.00–130.00	$125.55	$858	-3.60
700–705	701	9	115.00–126.00	$118.78	$833	-10.29
780–790	785	2	110.00–118.00	$113.97	$895	—
820	820	1	108.00	$108.00	$886	-19.00
863	863	6	110.00	$110.00	$949	—
945	945	1	104.00	$104.00	$983	-18.00
970	970	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,018	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	110.00	$110.00	$302	+5.29
310–335	320	5	100.00–110.00	$106.08	$339	+0.37
350–375	369	7	100.00–125.00	$105.71	$390	-4.29
405–440	418	6	97.00–110.00	$104.28	$436	-1.88
505–515	510	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$515	—
575	575	1	104.00	$104.00	$598	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	126.00	$126.00	$290	+7.93
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	±0.00
335–345	340	3	115.00–122.00	$119.01	$405	-0.59
358–380	363	6	116.00–120.00	$118.81	$431	—
400–410	405	2	112.00–120.00	$116.05	$470	-0.32
480	480	1	118.00	$118.00	$566	+1.24
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—
550–580	565	2	110.00	$110.00	$622	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	4	138.00–145.00	$142.86	$311	—
280–295	287	6	130.00–145.00	$132.49	$380	—
300–340	321	14	120.00–143.00	$129.65	$416	+1.48
360–395	370	12	125.00–145.00	$136.28	$504	+5.88
405–440	420	21	124.00–137.00	$132.38	$556	+3.80
450–495	468	25	120.00–143.00	$131.00	$613	-0.93
500–545	517	42	118.00–132.00	$126.80	$656	-0.35
550–590	565	21	119.00–143.00	$125.03	$706	+2.86
600–645	621	11	100.00–124.00	$115.65	$718	-4.82
650–699	677	13	106.00–124.00	$113.45	$768	-7.37
700–745	721	5	90.00–100.00	$95.03	$685	-16.37
780	780	1	88.00	$88.00	$686	—
880	880	1	98.00	$98.00	$862	—
915	915	1	94.00	$94.00	$860	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	—
280–295	288	2	102.00–104.00	$103.03	$297	-0.14
310–335	319	4	100.00–110.00	$106.76	$341	+2.08
355–390	375	4	100.00	$100.00	$375	-6.50
405–440	421	7	100.00–111.00	$105.75	$445	-3.99
465–495	479	8	103.00–110.00	$107.84	$517	+0.86
500–535	513	3	100.00–102.00	$100.65	$516	+2.65
565–585	575	2	98.00–100.00	$99.02	$569	-2.16

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	117.00	$117.00	$304	-0.68
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	+4.20
410	410	1	112.00	$112.00	$459	-4.00
475–485	482	3	112.00–118.00	$114.64	$553	-1.36
525–530	528	2	106.00–113.00	$109.48	$578	-0.52
555–595	571	4	110.00–114.00	$111.95	$639	+3.41
625–630	628	2	90.00–99.00	$94.48	$593	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	140.00	$140.00	$623	—
450–495	473	23	121.00–151.00	$136.09	$644	-13.41
505–545	520	15	120.00–144.00	$133.16	$692	-4.39
550–595	567	16	117.00–137.00	$126.73	$719	-11.92
605–645	627	10	106.00–128.00	$115.41	$724	-0.16
650–680	665	12	100.00–116.00	$106.50	$708	-3.62
700–745	723	13	94.00–112.00	$104.70	$757	-1.82
750–770	760	3	96.00–104.00	$100.02	$760	-5.20
815–825	818	4	94.00–96.00	$95.00	$777	-7.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	460	5	110.00–119.00	$114.28	$526	-5.72
500–535	518	6	110.00–120.00	$115.49	$598	-0.03
550–590	570	7	108.00–118.00	$113.25	$646	+3.25
645	645	1	96.00	$96.00	$619	-0.99
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	+2.52
770	770	1	87.00	$87.00	$670	+4.55
800–840	820	2	87.00–88.00	$87.49	$717	—
910	910	1	80.00	$80.00	$728	—
1075	1075	1	80.00	$80.00	$860	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	471	7	98.00–105.00	$100.45	$473	+0.45
500–545	513	6	96.00–105.00	$99.96	$513	-1.69
560–580	570	4	100.00–106.00	$104.03	$593	-5.97
735	735	1	74.00	$74.00	$544	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1275	1041	80-85%	36	40.00–55.00	$50.02	$521	—
825–1795	1263	80-85%	92	56.00–66.00	$61.30	$774	—
1000–2020	1350	80-85%	26	67.00–81.00	$69.86	$943	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–960	868	85-90%	5	42.00–50.00	$46.97	$408	+6.04
655–1150	898	85-90%	21	30.00–46.00	$37.41	$336	-9.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$896	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1905	1514	11	70.00–84.00	$75.11	$1,137	—
1440–2140	1846	12	87.00–96.00	$91.17	$1,683	-0.28
1965–2065	2015	2	99.00–105.00	$102.07	$2,057	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	—
155	155	1	300.00	$300.00	+23.44
200	200	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	185.00	$185.00	-17.56
150–195	171	5	240.00–305.00	$275.00	+4.02
200–225	206	4	260.00–430.00	$330.00	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	3	74.00	$74.00	$157	—
415	415	1	78.00	$78.00	$324	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	11	140.00–255.00	$198.64	-39.82

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	52	6	115.00–165.00	$140.00	+30.24
60	60	6	125.00–165.00	$150.83	+20.83
70–75	71	5	160.00–225.00	$187.00	+30.02
80–85	82	10	155.00–245.00	$195.00	+20.00
90–95	93	11	200.00–245.00	$224.55	+49.55
100–115	103	26	200.00–285.00	$236.35	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-7.50
55	55	2	110.00–165.00	$137.50	+22.50
60–65	62	3	125.00–180.00	$143.33	+8.74
70–75	72	3	140.00–185.00	$161.67	+14.63
80	80	5	160.00–195.00	$176.00	-0.89
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	-29.82
95	95	2	200.00	$200.00	-29.82

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	4	165.00–235.00	$200.00	-9.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	2	235.00–315.00	$275.00	+55.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.