Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 25, 2022

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.54/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 521 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.69/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 426 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.97/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 420 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	962	807	1,556
Feeder cattle	561	543	1,132
Slaughter cattle	231	143	166
Replacement cattle	5	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady to down 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were up 4.00 to 8.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . 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
240	240	1	181.00	$181.00	$434	+5.00
270–290	281	4	161.00–168.00	$164.83	$463	+14.96
305–345	335	5	157.00–174.00	$166.60	$558	+10.81
350–395	372	25	136.00–173.00	$161.13	$599	+8.10
400–445	426	36	135.00–175.00	$155.69	$663	+7.67
450–498	470	16	145.00–166.00	$156.59	$736	+8.29
500–515	510	11	136.00–167.00	$147.80	$754	-5.82
560–596	578	16	129.00–165.00	$140.85	$814	-13.42
609–640	621	17	128.00–158.00	$144.73	$899	+0.10
680	680	1	144.00	$144.00	$979	+15.91
715–720	718	2	150.00–154.00	$152.01	$1,091	—
760	760	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,102	—
825–835	830	2	105.00–120.00	$112.55	$934	-10.45
946	946	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,182	—
1028	1028	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,131	-13.00
1295	1295	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,502	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	138.00	$138.00	$322	+12.00
260	260	1	136.00	$136.00	$354	-2.00
370–375	372	3	128.00–136.00	$132.68	$494	+16.68
400–430	423	4	119.00–135.00	$125.46	$531	+1.88

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	102.00	$102.00	$250	—
280	280	1	114.00	$114.00	$319	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	150.00	$150.00	$338	+5.87
250–290	263	3	139.00–160.00	$151.03	$397	+9.14
300–345	321	9	126.00–159.00	$148.80	$478	+5.27
355–390	373	21	126.00–159.00	$145.29	$542	+3.42
400–445	420	34	127.00–154.00	$142.97	$600	+2.84
450–497	477	30	132.00–160.00	$143.79	$686	+4.54
500–545	521	39	123.00–150.00	$143.54	$748	+16.06
555–595	575	13	120.00–147.00	$132.33	$761	+1.80
600–633	614	9	110.00–134.00	$125.70	$772	+10.13
660–685	678	4	100.00–112.00	$107.98	$732	-6.86
710–725	718	2	102.00–124.00	$112.89	$811	+2.89
750–780	764	6	100.00–119.00	$110.73	$846	+6.73
835	835	1	92.00	$92.00	$768	—
855–880	868	2	90.00–100.00	$94.93	$824	-10.01
948	948	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,043	—
1035	1035	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,076	—
1096	1096	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,271	—
1154	1154	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,350	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	267	3	124.00–130.00	$127.19	$340	-2.81
305–330	320	3	119.00–124.00	$121.04	$387	+0.76
365–390	378	2	126.00–130.00	$127.93	$484	+7.93
405–420	413	2	120.00	$120.00	$496	+2.01
460–495	472	5	119.00–125.00	$121.81	$575	+6.81
510–540	520	3	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	—
635–640	638	2	94.00–100.00	$97.01	$619	—
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	110.00	$110.00	$418	+7.10
455–490	473	2	106.00–110.00	$108.07	$511	+8.07
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	+3.68
560	560	1	100.00	$100.00	$560	-3.62

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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	468	22	130.00–166.00	$147.97	$692	+8.55
500–545	524	21	122.00–150.00	$133.23	$698	-8.06
550–595	573	15	130.00–166.00	$137.66	$789	+8.40
600–635	625	4	118.00–141.00	$127.10	$794	-3.89
650–698	676	13	110.00–142.00	$126.68	$856	+1.13
705–730	713	3	120.00–132.00	$126.68	$903	+14.95
760–795	782	3	117.00–120.00	$118.31	$925	-6.70
820	820	2	110.00–124.00	$117.00	$959	—
860	860	1	112.00	$112.00	$963	—
965	965	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,004	—
1000	1000	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,160	+21.48

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
555–575	565	2	110.00–118.00	$113.93	$644	-1.46

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	114.00	$114.00	$553	+6.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1250	1030	80-85%	18	60.00–73.00	$67.60	$696	—
865–1700	1198	80-85%	61	74.00–84.00	$79.09	$947	—
1055–2130	1426	80-85%	72	85.00–102.00	$92.44	$1,318	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–960	830	85-90%	4	64.00–80.00	$69.14	$574	+5.48
730–1040	869	85-90%	6	46.00–58.00	$53.88	$468	-15.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1545	1213	4	85.00–92.00	$88.57	$1,074	—
1205–1860	1418	9	95.00–108.00	$100.30	$1,422	—
1280–2170	1747	19	114.00–131.00	$121.44	$2,122	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	275.00–300.00	$287.50	+2.08
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	145.00	$145.00	-97.50
100–125	111	8	150.00–240.00	$211.25	-31.25
150–180	166	5	240.00–295.00	$265.00	-3.33
200	200	1	410.00	$410.00	+23.33

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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
950–1000	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–900.00	$797.44	—
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1075–1100	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–900.00	$824.14	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	93.00	$93.00	$842	—
951	951	4	80.00	$80.00	$761	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	108	6	165.00–240.00	$196.67	+16.67

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	44	7	115.00–170.00	$146.43	+1.43
50–55	51	4	135.00–170.00	$157.50	-40.83
60–65	62	3	170.00–300.00	$213.33	+15.00
80–85	82	5	195.00–260.00	$233.00	+8.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	55.00–75.00	$65.00	-23.75
20–25	23	3	65.00–90.00	$76.67	-29.76
30–35	31	7	80.00–125.00	$92.14	-14.29
40–45	43	9	60.00–145.00	$103.33	-25.00
50–55	52	10	115.00–195.00	$149.00	-2.67
60	60	3	160.00–180.00	$170.00	+40.00
70–75	72	6	140.00–250.00	$191.67	-14.16
80–85	83	3	240.00–275.00	$253.33	-1.67
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	-20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	21	155.00–270.00	$213.10	+0.24

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—
90	90	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	-90.00
100–125	115	4	225.00–305.00	$273.75	-66.25
180	180	2	400.00	$400.00	+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.