Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 15, 2022

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.91/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 424 lb · 35 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.02/cwt -8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 326 lb · 34 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.73/cwt -12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 373 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	889	1,087	1,170
Feeder cattle	583	661	877
Slaughter cattle	124	180	158
Replacement cattle	1	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were down 1.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 120.00 to 125.00 2 head 5 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
245	245	1	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
255–285	276	7	140.00–174.00	$159.10	$439	-5.49
310–345	326	34	140.00–170.00	$158.02	$515	-8.13
350–395	373	32	140.00–170.00	$157.73	$588	-7.02
400–445	420	28	140.00–170.00	$154.28	$648	-1.91
455–485	473	12	137.00–170.00	$152.71	$722	-0.62
510–548	527	16	130.00–165.00	$150.69	$794	-11.07
561–598	581	11	127.00–166.00	$144.99	$842	-9.27
600–648	612	18	138.00–167.00	$151.96	$930	+6.30
670–695	683	2	129.00–140.00	$134.60	$919	-9.37
745	745	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,095	—
760	760	1	126.00	$126.00	$958	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	213	3	133.00–145.00	$139.42	$297	+25.42
250–290	272	5	120.00–134.00	$126.90	$345	—
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	+4.20
350–395	373	6	121.00–134.00	$127.33	$475	-0.63
405–435	423	3	118.00–135.00	$124.39	$526	+0.42

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	115.00	$115.00	$230	—
255–280	270	3	100.00–124.00	$115.09	$311	+5.09
365–370	368	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$388	-1.50
400–440	415	3	104.00–106.00	$104.65	$434	-0.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	161.00	$161.00	$427	+12.18
310–345	322	7	130.00–170.00	$145.08	$467	-0.70
350–399	377	19	134.00–147.00	$140.39	$529	-1.41
400–447	424	35	130.00–146.00	$140.91	$597	-1.56
450–495	476	22	126.00–159.00	$140.20	$667	+1.46
500–545	519	20	117.00–140.00	$127.21	$660	-7.27
550–595	578	27	114.00–128.00	$124.72	$721	-6.85
600–628	616	11	105.00–120.00	$111.13	$685	-13.54
660–695	677	5	110.00–116.00	$111.40	$754	-6.00
705–742	726	6	104.00–110.00	$104.98	$762	-3.55
890	890	1	91.00	$91.00	$810	-19.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	116.00–120.00	$117.89	$269	—
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	-9.00
305–340	324	4	120.00–127.00	$124.01	$402	—
365–380	373	3	118.00–121.00	$118.98	$444	-4.32
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	+3.00
535	535	1	108.00	$108.00	$578	-5.32
555–595	575	6	106.00–111.00	$109.67	$631	-1.34
645	645	1	100.00	$100.00	$645	±0.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	100.00	$100.00	$155	—
295	295	1	101.00	$101.00	$298	-4.19
310–345	328	2	100.00–120.00	$110.53	$363	+0.53
360	360	1	105.00	$105.00	$378	-5.00
428–445	432	4	100.00–111.00	$108.17	$467	-1.83
465–495	480	2	106.00–110.00	$107.94	$518	+1.37
575–590	583	2	100.00–106.00	$102.96	$600	+2.96
605	605	1	85.00	$85.00	$514	—
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	157.00	$157.00	$604	—
450–495	476	23	130.00–150.00	$141.25	$672	-9.12
500–545	519	22	125.00–140.00	$132.27	$686	-2.44
550–595	563	12	123.00–150.00	$135.83	$765	+2.56
605–640	616	8	110.00–133.00	$121.27	$747	-17.70
670–685	675	6	105.00–133.00	$115.04	$777	-19.82
700–735	718	9	99.00–114.00	$106.34	$764	-25.66
755–775	765	2	103.00–110.00	$106.45	$814	-7.21
930	930	1	97.00	$97.00	$902	-8.00
955	955	1	90.00	$90.00	$860	—
1020	1020	1	91.00	$91.00	$928	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$612	+2.01
528–540	532	3	111.00–119.00	$113.71	$605	-5.29
625	625	1	104.00	$104.00	$650	+8.98
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	—
735	735	1	90.00	$90.00	$662	—
920	920	1	85.00	$85.00	$782	—
995	995	1	85.00	$85.00	$846	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	104.00	$104.00	$499	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	-4.00
555–565	560	2	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$596	—
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1600	1081	80-85%	12	60.00–65.00	$62.54	$676	-4.65
815–1575	1172	80-85%	54	65.00–75.00	$71.35	$836	—
980–1880	1308	80-85%	16	76.00–80.00	$77.41	$1,013	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–955	855	85-90%	4	54.00–64.00	$57.14	$489	-5.01
805–1135	905	85-90%	5	30.00–51.00	$42.21	$382	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–2080	1746	9	95.00–109.00	$105.09	$1,835	—
1725–1890	1798	3	110.00–116.00	$111.98	$2,013	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	265.00	$265.00	+11.67
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	-17.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	-76.00
120–145	129	4	200.00–310.00	$263.75	+22.75
150–175	156	7	200.00–310.00	$272.14	+5.00

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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
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	117	5	180.00–250.00	$214.00	+6.27

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	85.00–125.00	$108.33	+32.08
30	30	1	105.00	$105.00	+18.33
45	45	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	+18.75
50–55	53	2	105.00–165.00	$135.00	-15.00
65	65	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-21.25
70–75	72	3	110.00–180.00	$155.00	-6.25
80	80	2	165.00	$165.00	-45.00
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	-73.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	8	65.00–95.00	$75.00	-3.75
20–25	24	17	65.00–110.00	$88.53	-3.35
30–35	32	7	60.00–140.00	$106.43	+0.43
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	-16.50
50–55	54	5	125.00–165.00	$141.00	+2.11
60–65	62	7	110.00–195.00	$177.86	+14.11
75	75	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	-9.38
90	90	3	200.00–255.00	$225.00	-21.25
90–95	93	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	-71.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	+2.50
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	+7.50
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
100–125	114	27	125.00–310.00	$205.37	-1.30
150	150	2	325.00–355.00	$340.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	240.00–275.00	$257.50	+25.00
100–125	108	3	280.00–315.00	$298.33	—
225	225	1	500.00	$500.00	+42.50

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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.