Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 1, 2022

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.60/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 425 lb · 56 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.80/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 623 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.83/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 428 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,030	962	982
Feeder cattle	578	561	590
Slaughter cattle	157	231	170
Replacement cattle	1	5	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	147.00–189.00	$168.69	$385	-12.31
255–290	278	3	150.00–183.00	$171.19	$476	+6.36
305–340	326	17	153.00–180.00	$159.48	$520	-7.12
355–395	373	22	140.00–170.00	$154.51	$576	-6.62
413–435 value added	422	26	174.00–200.00	$194.38	$820	—
400–448	428	30	140.00–169.00	$153.72	$658	-1.97
450–498	476	22	138.00–170.00	$154.26	$734	-2.33
500–545	514	17	138.00–175.00	$160.88	$827	+13.08
550–590	572	10	136.00–166.00	$151.04	$864	+10.19
577 value added	577	5	159.00	$159.00	$917	—
600–645	623	10	141.00–159.00	$148.11	$923	+3.38
658–680	670	10	128.00–159.00	$146.49	$981	+2.49
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	-17.01
755	755	1	129.00	$129.00	$974	-16.00
800–810	805	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$990	+10.44

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	+4.00
365–375	370	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$487	-1.01
420	420	2	131.00–135.00	$133.00	$559	+7.54

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	100.00–115.00	$107.37	$460	—
495	495	1	100.00	$100.00	$495	—
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	4	139.00–159.00	$147.23	$409	-3.80
300–345	322	11	130.00–158.00	$143.32	$461	-5.48
350–395	371	12	130.00–158.00	$144.58	$536	-0.71
400–449	428	26	125.00–157.00	$145.83	$624	+2.86
450–495	480	21	126.00–153.00	$142.26	$683	-1.53
500–545	523	13	120.00–152.00	$144.20	$754	+0.66
550–595	573	15	120.00–152.00	$136.20	$780	+3.87
610–635	619	14	110.00–126.00	$117.97	$730	-7.73
628 value added	628	13	128.00	$128.00	$804	—
675–695	687	6	100.00–126.00	$112.94	$776	+4.96
712 value added	712	11	124.00	$124.00	$883	—
700–745	722	3	110.00–119.00	$113.10	$817	+0.21
755–775	765	2	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$804	-5.66
815	815	1	103.00	$103.00	$839	+11.00
915	915	1	106.00	$106.00	$970	-4.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	136.00	$136.00	$394	+8.81
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	-1.04
425–445	435	2	120.00–124.00	$122.05	$531	+2.05
450–495	481	4	120.00–128.00	$122.06	$587	+0.25
555–585	574	4	110.00–112.00	$110.48	$634	+0.48
760–775	768	2	90.00	$90.00	$691	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	100.00	$100.00	$343	—
475–495	485	4	100.00–150.00	$114.28	$554	+6.21
535	535	1	90.00	$90.00	$482	-10.00
550	550	1	105.00	$105.00	$578	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	146.00	$146.00	$613	—
450–497	475	25	130.00–162.00	$146.84	$697	-1.13
500–540	520	13	122.00–151.00	$138.43	$720	+5.20
550–595	571	16	121.00–150.00	$136.63	$780	-1.03
615–640	629	7	118.00–144.00	$133.53	$840	+6.43
660–695	676	6	110.00–145.00	$133.55	$903	+6.87
705–745	729	4	108.00–124.00	$118.41	$863	-8.27
770–795	783	4	108.00–127.00	$121.06	$948	+2.75
810–845	828	2	118.00–123.00	$120.45	$997	+3.45
905–935	921	5	105.00–124.00	$115.63	$1,065	—
975	975	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,082	+7.00
1005	1005	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,146	-2.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	468	4	113.00–122.00	$118.55	$555	-1.45
580	580	1	117.00	$117.00	$679	+3.07
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1300	1033	80-85%	22	62.00–74.00	$69.88	$722	+2.28
915–1755	1245	80-85%	56	74.00–85.00	$79.89	$995	—
1000–1980	1416	80-85%	20	86.00–92.00	$88.44	$1,252	-4.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–885	843	85-90%	4	61.00–69.00	$65.39	$551	-3.75
785–990	893	85-90%	6	44.00–70.00	$58.46	$522	+4.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2145	1518	13	98.00–110.00	$105.90	$1,608	—
1055–2070	1585	12	114.00–126.00	$119.36	$1,892	—
2425	2425	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,964	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	123	6	185.00–300.00	$245.00	-42.50
150–165	158	6	265.00–300.00	$283.33	—
200	200	1	310.00	$310.00	+20.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	121	6	160.00–235.00	$193.33	-17.92
125–145	130	4	245.00–255.00	$251.25	+40.00
150–190	164	6	250.00–310.00	$275.83	+10.83
200	200	1	365.00	$365.00	-45.00

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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
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	90.00	$90.00	$396	—
455–485	470	2	92.00–95.00	$93.55	$440	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	—
100–140	115	10	130.00–260.00	$229.00	+32.33
125	125	1	150.00	$150.00	-46.67
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	5	30.00–75.00	$57.00	-89.43
20–25	22	9	40.00–95.00	$76.67	-69.76
30–35	31	6	75.00–130.00	$105.00	-41.43
40–45	43	8	90.00–140.00	$113.75	-32.68
50–55	51	8	120.00–185.00	$151.88	-5.62
60–65	62	9	120.00–220.00	$177.22	-36.11
70–75	73	10	155.00–250.00	$203.00	-30.00
80	80	2	205.00–250.00	$227.50	-5.50
90	90	3	175.00–255.00	$211.67	-21.33
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	9	40.00–90.00	$55.56	-9.44
20–25	23	7	55.00–95.00	$77.86	+1.19
30–35	33	6	70.00–155.00	$100.00	+7.86
40–45	42	11	80.00–140.00	$110.91	+7.58
50–55	53	7	115.00–170.00	$142.14	-6.86
60–65	62	12	145.00–170.00	$158.33	-11.67
70–75	72	5	145.00–190.00	$166.00	-25.67
80	80	3	160.00–165.00	$163.33	-90.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	3	120.00–155.00	$133.33	—
90–95	93	4	130.00–180.00	$146.25	—
100–135	117	16	155.00–285.00	$223.13	+10.03
150–155	151	4	230.00–355.00	$290.00	—
200	200	1	335.00	$335.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	130	7	265.00–335.00	$304.29	+30.54
150–185	167	3	330.00–400.00	$376.67	-23.33
200	200	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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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.