Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 4, 2022

1,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.26/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 474 lb · 67 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.01/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 426 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.52/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 521 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,232	817	747
Feeder cattle	896	509	490
Slaughter cattle	177	112	149
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle this week were 4.00 higher this week compared to last . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was good : market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average . Baby calves 45.00 to 130.00 14 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	224	7	150.00–175.00	$160.34	$359	-3.66
250–290	267	16	150.00–174.00	$164.41	$439	-3.25
305–345	319	25	146.00–180.00	$168.14	$536	+1.57
350–395	371	34	140.00–180.00	$159.17	$591	-12.90
400–447	426	54	135.00–183.00	$160.01	$682	-1.64
476 fancy	476	7	189.00	$189.00	$900	+17.54
450–496	477	28	134.00–178.00	$167.04	$797	+12.74
496 value added	496	5	179.00	$179.00	$888	—
500–545	516	19	136.00–170.00	$157.71	$814	+14.23
515–516 value added	516	14	169.00	$169.00	$872	+2.00
565–598	583	18	135.00–157.00	$149.09	$869	+12.09
600–645	627	17	126.00–155.00	$145.80	$914	+20.71
660–688	674	7	125.00–158.00	$143.74	$969	-9.26
720–735	733	9	120.00–142.00	$138.04	$1,012	+14.52
750–780	770	6	110.00–135.00	$128.20	$987	-9.96
890	890	1	110.00	$110.00	$979	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	124.00	$124.00	$335	-18.19
315–345	334	4	114.00–135.00	$124.85	$417	+4.85
350–390	374	7	120.00–136.00	$125.83	$471	+0.83
400–415	408	2	120.00	$120.00	$490	-8.79
470	470	2	120.00	$120.00	$564	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	100.00	$100.00	$228	—
325	325	1	110.00	$110.00	$358	—
350–395	380	3	110.00–120.00	$113.46	$431	+3.46
440	440	2	110.00–118.00	$114.00	$502	—
450	450	1	111.00	$111.00	$500	+8.00

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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	230	4	140.00–150.00	$142.50	$328	—
255–295	270	14	130.00–155.00	$146.19	$395	+6.19
300–345	323	12	134.00–156.00	$143.53	$464	+1.53
350–395	374	28	120.00–152.00	$138.21	$517	-15.09
400–445	425	42	120.00–150.00	$139.23	$592	-3.43
450–497 value added	468	13	148.00–154.00	$151.55	$709	-0.45
450–499	476	54	125.00–150.00	$140.02	$666	-5.00
514 value added	514	7	148.00	$148.00	$761	—
500–548	522	39	119.00–156.00	$135.64	$708	+0.04
550–595	581	28	116.00–130.00	$124.17	$721	-1.65
605–642	625	23	100.00–120.00	$114.43	$715	-1.85
650–675	662	11	100.00–118.00	$110.25	$730	-5.75
710–740	724	4	100.00–108.00	$103.75	$751	-5.51
758	758	6	102.00	$102.00	$773	-8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	213	3	114.00–120.00	$117.50	$250	-13.48
270–290	281	4	114.00–138.00	$126.08	$354	-2.92
365–385	376	4	123.00–130.00	$125.72	$473	+3.43
405–445	432	3	120.00–124.00	$121.25	$524	+1.25
470–480	475	2	109.00–115.00	$111.97	$532	-4.50
505–540	529	5	109.00–116.00	$111.56	$590	—
555–590	574	8	110.00–116.00	$111.38	$639	-6.62
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	±0.00
745	745	1	87.00	$87.00	$648	-9.00
770	770	1	85.00	$85.00	$654	—
860	860	1	82.00	$82.00	$705	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	113.00	$113.00	$277	—
260–275	268	2	106.00–110.00	$108.06	$290	—
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	-7.00
360–370	365	2	110.00	$110.00	$402	-9.00
400–425	418	4	110.00–118.00	$112.01	$468	+5.29
465–480	473	3	100.00–110.00	$105.37	$498	+2.46
525–540	533	3	101.00–110.00	$106.71	$569	—
580–595	586	4	100.00–105.00	$101.24	$593	+11.24

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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	471	19	135.00–175.00	$151.03	$711	+11.83
505–545	525	19	125.00–163.00	$141.68	$744	+4.70
555–585	568	15	124.00–150.00	$134.33	$763	+6.22
600–640	616	15	115.00–135.00	$125.89	$775	+10.89
655–695	666	8	110.00–128.00	$118.53	$789	-2.78
700–745	718	3	100.00–127.00	$111.31	$799	-0.69
770–795	785	3	101.00–110.00	$105.67	$830	-0.33
815	815	1	100.00	$100.00	$815	±0.00
855–880	868	2	94.00–100.00	$96.96	$842	-13.04
900	900	1	105.00	$105.00	$945	—
1000	1000	1	91.00	$91.00	$910	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	2	121.00–124.00	$122.51	$598	—
520–545	532	3	120.00	$120.00	$638	-0.01
550–595	568	4	110.00–120.00	$115.71	$657	-4.61
650–680	665	2	97.00–100.00	$98.47	$655	—
765	765	1	98.00	$98.00	$750	—
855	855	1	84.00	$84.00	$718	-9.03
915	915	1	80.00	$80.00	$732	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–475	460	3	111.00	$111.00	$511	+8.01
505–515	510	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	$544	-3.33
555–565	560	2	110.00	$110.00	$616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1125	980	80-85%	16	58.00–68.00	$64.21	$629	—
875–1690	1185	80-85%	58	69.00–80.00	$75.79	$898	-5.04
1005–1700	1325	80-85%	44	81.00–99.00	$87.52	$1,160	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1135	872	85-90%	9	37.00–50.00	$45.38	$396	—
905–1020	946	85-90%	6	53.00–65.00	$57.49	$544	-2.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1400	1253	4	80.00–88.00	$83.79	$1,050	—
1155–1970	1520	10	92.00–108.00	$99.03	$1,505	—
1300–2230	1905	12	110.00–125.00	$119.76	$2,281	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–135	120	4	255.00–280.00	$266.25	-12.08
150	150	1	295.00	$295.00	+20.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	320.00	$320.00	+73.33
135	135	1	250.00	$250.00	+3.33
150–185	164	12	245.00–375.00	$310.83	+40.83
200–225	215	5	350.00–520.00	$448.00	+54.25
250	250	1	520.00	$520.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	11	102.00	$102.00	$196	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	121.00	$121.00	$369	—
570	570	1	91.00	$91.00	$519	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	195.00	$195.00	—
100–120	107	3	190.00–235.00	$218.33	-19.67

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	175.00	$175.00	+25.00
80–85	83	8	190.00–250.00	$213.13	+29.24
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+30.00
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	+22.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	70.00–85.00	$76.67	+3.34
20–25	21	7	65.00–110.00	$91.43	+18.10
30–35	33	2	80.00–105.00	$92.50	+12.50
40–45	43	6	100.00–145.00	$115.00	+1.00
50–55	54	5	125.00–160.00	$140.00	+1.67
60–65	61	12	130.00–205.00	$158.75	+11.87
70–75	71	8	160.00–185.00	$176.25	+7.08
80	80	2	175.00–195.00	$185.00	+12.50
85	85	1	250.00	$250.00	+37.00
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+2.50
100	100	2	260.00–295.00	$277.50	+67.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	3	145.00–160.00	$151.67	-18.33
100–125	108	8	175.00–350.00	$261.88	+62.99

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	3	235.00–480.00	$370.00	+36.25
150–165	154	4	265.00–480.00	$341.25	-188.75
200	200	1	520.00	$520.00	—

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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.