Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 18, 2022

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.02/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 425 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.30/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 470 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.13/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 428 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	807	831	636
Feeder cattle	543	539	419
Slaughter cattle	143	178	68
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 150.00 1 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
220	220	1	176.00	$176.00	$387	+9.02
270–295	286	5	142.00–160.00	$149.87	$429	-11.13
300–345	322	17	135.00–169.00	$155.79	$502	+0.51
350–395	375	20	140.00–167.00	$153.03	$574	+7.68
400–448	425	39	130.00–158.00	$148.02	$629	+6.22
458–495	470	31	130.00–158.00	$148.30	$697	+8.84
505–545	533	19	130.00–169.00	$153.62	$819	+21.41
550–585	569	10	131.00–168.00	$154.27	$878	—
620–645	627	7	128.00–150.00	$144.63	$907	+12.69
670–685	675	3	122.00–140.00	$128.09	$865	—
835	835	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,027	+14.00
910	910	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,092	—
1045	1045	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,285	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	126.00	$126.00	$309	—
275	275	1	138.00	$138.00	$380	+12.80
310	310	1	123.00	$123.00	$381	-3.25
390	390	1	116.00	$116.00	$452	-10.05
420–440	430	2	120.00–127.00	$123.58	$531	+2.79
475–495	485	2	116.00–122.00	$119.06	$577	-3.52
529	529	5	117.00	$117.00	$619	—
810	810	1	90.00	$90.00	$729	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	422	3	101.00–115.00	$110.30	$465	+3.79
535	535	1	111.00	$111.00	$594	—
635	635	1	100.00	$100.00	$635	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	140.00–148.00	$144.13	$343	-10.18
280–295	288	5	130.00–150.00	$141.89	$409	+11.89
330–349	341	14	130.00–150.00	$143.53	$489	+10.35
350–390	366	17	128.00–158.00	$141.87	$519	+10.71
400–445	428	27	120.00–150.00	$140.13	$600	+8.05
455–495	477	22	124.00–149.00	$139.25	$664	+11.24
500–545	528	12	117.00–138.00	$127.48	$673	+9.44
552–590	570	23	115.00–140.00	$130.53	$744	+14.47
600–645	623	12	104.00–125.00	$115.57	$720	+6.29
655–685	674	13	100.00–134.00	$114.84	$774	+12.98
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	+8.68
793	793	3	104.00	$104.00	$825	—
855–875	865	2	100.00–110.00	$104.94	$908	+11.28

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	124.00	$124.00	$316	+15.34
335–345	340	3	102.00–109.00	$105.99	$360	+1.86
360–385	373	2	100.00–106.00	$102.90	$384	-2.38
445	445	3	104.00–112.00	$106.67	$475	+2.64
455–495	475	2	100.00	$100.00	$475	-1.01
513–530	520	4	91.00–103.00	$96.32	$501	-4.09
555–595	575	2	100.00–107.00	$103.62	$596	+4.64
605	605	1	89.00	$89.00	$538	—
753	753	2	78.00	$78.00	$587	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	-7.14
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	+9.50
300–325	313	2	115.00–126.00	$120.28	$376	+2.22
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	-0.68
440–445	443	2	116.00–120.00	$117.99	$523	+3.17
475–490	480	3	115.00	$115.00	$552	+0.13
693	693	2	80.00	$80.00	$554	-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
455–495	476	15	120.00–148.00	$139.42	$664	+7.30
500–540	516	26	120.00–156.00	$141.29	$729	+16.90
555–598	579	13	120.00–135.00	$129.26	$748	+4.23
605–645	628	6	121.00–138.00	$130.99	$823	+12.55
650–675	666	9	110.00–136.00	$125.55	$836	+5.36
710–745	726	4	110.00–115.00	$111.73	$811	-0.50
760–770	763	3	124.00–127.00	$125.01	$954	—
900–945	923	2	103.00–111.00	$106.90	$987	+7.90
1005–1015	1010	2	90.00–99.00	$94.52	$955	-10.48

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	453	4	120.00	$120.00	$544	+1.64
550–590	566	5	110.00–118.00	$115.39	$653	+3.06
700–725	713	2	81.00–90.00	$85.42	$609	—
835	835	1	86.00	$86.00	$718	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	2	105.00–109.00	$107.07	$506	-0.93
505–545	532	3	100.00–110.00	$104.68	$557	-0.13
590	590	1	109.00	$109.00	$643	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1360	1057	80-85%	14	60.00–72.00	$67.04	$709	—
905–1515	1156	80-85%	32	74.00–85.00	$79.88	$923	+3.49
980–1790	1365	80-85%	55	86.00–115.00	$94.23	$1,286	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–900	834	85-90%	4	56.00–70.00	$63.66	$531	+2.10
870	870	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$600	—
845–1185	953	85-90%	8	44.00–59.00	$52.85	$504	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,256	—
1170–2080	1490	5	99.00–114.00	$107.52	$1,602	—
1335–2250	1927	10	116.00–136.00	$124.57	$2,400	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	115	12	260.00–300.00	$285.42	—
150	150	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–135	123	6	205.00–270.00	$242.50	-30.36
150–180	165	3	240.00–290.00	$268.33	-37.17
200–225	215	3	300.00–440.00	$386.67	-20.83

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	106.00	$106.00	$450	—
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	—
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—
895	895	1	97.00	$97.00	$868	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	-62.00
110–125	119	4	205.00–255.00	$236.25	-5.75

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	145.00	$145.00	—
60–65	63	3	175.00–220.00	$198.33	+8.33
70–75	74	5	200.00–270.00	$239.00	+24.00
80–85	82	3	185.00–280.00	$225.00	+27.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	4	75.00–100.00	$88.75	-2.25
20	20	7	100.00–140.00	$106.43	+19.76
45	45	3	120.00–135.00	$128.33	+19.58
50–55	53	3	135.00–185.00	$151.67	+8.81
60–65	63	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	-45.00
70–75	72	6	165.00–245.00	$205.83	+30.83
80–85	84	5	165.00–300.00	$255.00	+80.00
85	85	1	290.00	$290.00	+115.00
100–110	103	3	220.00–315.00	$263.33	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	14	140.00–320.00	$212.86	+2.86
165	165	1	265.00	$265.00	-55.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	270.00	$270.00	—
125	125	1	340.00	$340.00	+47.50
150	150	1	330.00	$330.00	—
200	200	1	540.00	$540.00	+90.00

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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.