Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 11, 2022

831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.80/cwt -18.21 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 424 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.01/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 481 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.06/cwt -8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 578 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	831	1,232	1,598
Feeder cattle	539	896	1,204
Slaughter cattle	178	177	165
Replacement cattle	1	—	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle down 3.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 25.00 to 45 .00 4 head 3 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
210–245	231	5	164.00–169.00	$166.98	$386	+6.64
260–290	277	7	145.00–170.00	$161.00	$446	-3.41
300–345	325	16	139.00–166.00	$155.28	$505	-12.86
350–395	377	21	130.00–155.00	$145.35	$548	-13.82
400–445	424	29	130.00–159.00	$141.80	$601	-18.21
450–490	471	17	134.00–144.00	$139.46	$657	-27.58
500–535	515	5	129.00–136.00	$132.21	$681	-25.50
605–640	611	8	123.00–136.00	$131.94	$806	-13.86
753	753	2	124.00	$124.00	$934	-4.20
820	820	1	109.00	$109.00	$894	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	121.00	$121.00	$248	—
250–280	268	3	119.00–128.00	$125.20	$336	+1.20
305–340	325	8	116.00–134.00	$126.25	$410	+1.40
355–390	376	4	122.00–130.00	$126.05	$474	+0.22
405–430	416	5	116.00–129.00	$120.79	$502	+0.79
460–490	475	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$582	+2.58

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	105.00	$105.00	$320	-5.00
370–395	383	4	100.00–110.00	$103.84	$398	-9.62
405–435	423	6	100.00–110.00	$106.51	$451	-7.49
460–480	470	2	106.00–110.00	$108.04	$508	-2.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	150.00–158.00	$154.31	$344	+11.81
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	-16.19
305–340	321	8	126.00–145.00	$133.18	$428	-10.35
350–395	363	8	121.00–160.00	$131.16	$476	-7.05
400–443	423	22	125.00–144.00	$132.08	$559	-7.15
453–496	481	27	120.00–139.00	$128.01	$616	-12.01
505–545	530	7	114.00–121.00	$118.04	$626	-17.60
550–595	578	23	111.00–122.00	$116.06	$671	-8.11
605–640	624	10	102.00–114.00	$109.28	$682	-5.15
650–695	671	16	94.00–110.00	$101.86	$683	-8.39
705–730	713	3	100.00–104.00	$101.32	$722	-2.43
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	+3.00
860–890	875	2	84.00–103.00	$93.66	$820	—
915–935	925	2	91.00–106.00	$98.58	$912	—
975	975	1	96.00	$96.00	$936	—
1015	1015	1	92.00	$92.00	$934	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	226	4	114.00–139.00	$127.14	$287	+9.64
250–295	273	2	114.00–126.00	$120.50	$329	-5.58
320–325	323	2	110.00–126.00	$118.06	$381	—
360–395	385	5	114.00–126.00	$120.68	$465	-5.04
400–445	418	3	110.00–120.00	$114.82	$480	-6.43
450–480	469	9	114.00–116.00	$114.87	$539	+2.90
510–540	528	4	106.00–110.00	$108.25	$572	-3.31
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	-1.38
610–645	628	2	94.00–95.00	$94.49	$593	-5.51
680	680	1	82.00	$82.00	$558	—
745	745	1	82.00	$82.00	$611	-5.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	100.00–116.00	$108.66	$297	+0.60
325–345	336	7	100.00–111.00	$104.13	$350	+4.13
350–380	362	5	100.00–110.00	$105.28	$381	-4.72
415–440	431	4	100.00–110.00	$104.03	$448	-7.98
460–485	475	4	100.00–104.00	$101.01	$480	-4.36
505–540	522	3	97.00–104.00	$100.41	$524	-6.30
550–585	572	3	91.00–105.00	$98.98	$566	-2.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	—
465–490	481	16	120.00–140.00	$132.12	$635	-18.91
505–528	520	12	118.00–136.00	$124.39	$647	-17.29
550–575	561	6	121.00–130.00	$125.03	$701	-9.30
600–635	622	11	105.00–126.00	$118.44	$737	-7.45
660–690	681	5	110.00–125.00	$120.19	$818	+1.66
705–735	716	7	101.00–120.00	$112.23	$804	+0.92
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	±0.00
905	905	1	99.00	$99.00	$896	-6.00
1025	1025	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,076	+14.00
1055	1055	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,034	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	111.00	$111.00	$483	—
450–490	464	4	115.00–124.00	$118.36	$549	-4.15
500–545	525	4	114.00–119.00	$115.76	$608	-4.24
550–580	568	9	110.00–115.00	$112.33	$638	-3.38
680	680	1	98.00	$98.00	$666	-0.47

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	108.00	$108.00	$486	-3.00
500–540	518	5	100.00–108.00	$104.81	$543	-1.86
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1125	1008	80-85%	8	62.00–69.00	$66.47	$670	—
905–1705	1165	80-85%	55	70.00–82.00	$76.39	$890	+0.60
955–1875	1420	80-85%	67	83.00–97.00	$88.86	$1,262	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–895	831	85-90%	13	56.00–68.00	$61.56	$512	—
795–915	842	85-90%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.31	$457	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750	1750	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,348	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1370	1268	2	91.00–98.00	$94.78	$1,202	+10.99
1110–1700	1427	3	95.00–107.00	$102.70	$1,466	—
1525–2275	1849	9	110.00–130.00	$121.34	$2,244	—

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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	-135.00
125–145	128	7	220.00–310.00	$272.86	-47.14
150–175	159	10	265.00–395.00	$305.50	-5.33
200–225	213	2	400.00–415.00	$407.50	-40.50

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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
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	84.00	$84.00	$302	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–115	109	5	230.00–255.00	$242.00	+23.67

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	155.00	$155.00	-20.00
65	65	3	160.00–210.00	$190.00	+15.00
75	75	2	205.00–225.00	$215.00	+1.87
80	80	2	190.00–205.00	$197.50	-15.63

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	5	90.00–95.00	$91.00	+14.33
20	20	3	80.00–90.00	$86.67	-4.76
30–35	33	2	95.00	$95.00	+2.50
45	45	8	95.00–135.00	$108.75	-6.25
50–55	54	7	115.00–175.00	$142.86	+2.86
60–65	63	6	140.00–215.00	$175.00	+16.25
70–75	71	8	130.00–235.00	$175.00	-1.25
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	-10.00
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	+55.00
90–95	92	5	200.00–250.00	$223.00	-17.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	110.00–150.00	$130.00	-21.67
100–120	105	5	150.00–280.00	$210.00	-51.88
150	150	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	240.00–345.00	$292.50	-77.50
200	200	1	450.00	$450.00	-70.00

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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.