Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 22, 2022

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.08/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 421 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.87/cwt +19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 525 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.86/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 572 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,084	889	1,409
Feeder cattle	825	583	947
Slaughter cattle	184	124	148
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 80.00 to 130.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	182.00	$182.00	$355	—
205–230	223	7	150.00–205.00	$185.20	$413	+35.20
250–295	274	12	152.00–199.00	$167.56	$459	+8.46
300–345	329	27	150.00–176.00	$160.35	$528	+2.33
350–395	371	30	135.00–176.00	$156.33	$580	-1.40
400–445	421	49	138.00–168.00	$151.08	$636	-3.20
454 value added	454	16	216.00	$216.00	$981	—
450–495	474	17	132.00–160.00	$148.49	$704	-4.22
504–539 value added	524	31	173.00–184.00	$178.41	$935	—
500–545	527	16	135.00–169.00	$153.31	$808	+2.62
550–590	570	9	140.00–167.00	$155.83	$888	+10.84
605–645	622	15	130.00–162.00	$151.34	$941	-0.62
613–641 value added	626	15	162.00–165.00	$163.43	$1,023	—
656–695	672	10	128.00–162.00	$142.92	$960	+8.32
725	725	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,109	+6.00
750–795	779	4	138.00–148.00	$142.93	$1,113	+16.93
823 value added	823	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,160	—
805–840	826	16	135.00–147.00	$136.46	$1,127	—
904	904	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,193	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	144.00	$144.00	$331	+4.58
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	+23.10
335	335	1	157.00	$157.00	$526	+27.00
355	355	1	112.00	$112.00	$398	-15.33
410–445	423	3	115.00–130.00	$123.44	$522	-0.95

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	148.00	$148.00	$348	—
255–295	268	9	135.00–189.00	$160.99	$431	-0.01
315–345	325	12	136.00–166.00	$141.99	$461	-3.09
355–395	371	20	130.00–152.00	$138.97	$516	-1.42
405–445	426	24	128.00–155.00	$140.97	$601	+0.06
450–495	473	31	130.00–147.00	$139.60	$660	-0.60
500–545	525	39	120.00–145.00	$130.36	$684	+3.15
550–585	568	24	115.00–138.00	$124.52	$707	-0.20
600–645	625	31	104.00–124.00	$115.88	$724	+4.75
655–675	662	8	110.00–118.00	$113.13	$749	+1.73
725–730	728	2	112.00–119.00	$115.49	$841	+10.51
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—
830–846	845	11	96.00–114.00	$112.39	$950	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	236	4	119.00–140.00	$129.70	$306	+11.81
280–290	285	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$343	+10.51
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	-4.01
350–390	363	3	121.00–122.00	$121.68	$442	+2.70
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	±0.00
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	+2.00
575–595	582	3	110.00–112.00	$110.68	$644	+1.01
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	110.00	$110.00	$319	+9.00
310–325	320	3	100.00–117.50	$106.67	$341	-3.86
435	435	1	101.00	$101.00	$439	-7.17
475	475	1	101.00	$101.00	$480	-6.94
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	-2.96

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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	472	30	130.00–166.00	$147.63	$697	+6.38
500–547	526	39	122.00–160.00	$143.46	$755	+11.19
550–595	572	40	124.00–167.00	$137.86	$789	+2.03
600–645	624	18	111.00–138.00	$127.65	$797	+6.38
655–680	664	7	122.00–135.00	$128.70	$855	+13.66
700–740	715	7	113.00–126.00	$119.56	$855	+13.22
750–790	766	4	106.00–118.00	$114.16	$874	+7.71
805–840	824	4	100.00–117.00	$107.24	$884	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	482	3	115.00–127.00	$122.35	$590	-2.65
540	540	1	113.00	$113.00	$610	-0.71
580–585	583	2	110.00–113.00	$111.51	$650	—
930	930	1	87.00	$87.00	$809	+2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	103.00	$103.00	$649	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1125	999	80-85%	4	54.00–66.00	$60.72	$607	—
900–2215	1203	80-85%	71	67.00–77.00	$73.29	$882	—
960–1875	1296	80-85%	43	78.00–86.00	$81.13	$1,051	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–940	822	85-90%	3	40.00–50.00	$44.26	$364	—
760–980	871	85-90%	9	54.00–60.00	$57.25	$499	+0.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1355	1108	6	84.00–90.00	$86.51	$959	—
1135–1925	1500	15	94.00–107.00	$101.35	$1,520	—
1825–2275	2028	5	110.00–119.00	$113.69	$2,306	—
2560	2560	1	80.00	$80.00	$2,048	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	350.00–355.00	$352.50	+87.50
200	200	1	345.00	$345.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–175	158	3	180.00–345.00	$255.00	-17.14
225	225	1	395.00	$395.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	19	170.00–285.00	$250.26	+36.26
150	150	2	300.00	$300.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	100.00	$100.00	-8.33
35	35	1	145.00	$145.00	+40.00
55	55	1	160.00	$160.00	+25.00
60–65	63	2	160.00	$160.00	+20.00
70–75	73	3	210.00	$210.00	+55.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	90.00	$90.00	+1.47
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
45	45	4	70.00–95.00	$86.25	-33.75
50–55	52	6	75.00–95.00	$84.17	-56.83
50–55	53	3	135.00–180.00	$158.33	+17.33
60–65	62	7	140.00–165.00	$149.29	-28.57
75	75	4	160.00–205.00	$191.25	+8.75
90	90	1	260.00	$260.00	+35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	+35.00
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	+30.00
100–105	104	4	145.00–185.00	$165.00	-40.37

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	145.00	$145.00	—
45	45	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	465.00	$465.00	-35.00

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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.