Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 6, 2022

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.02/cwt +27.85 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 419 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.46/cwt +8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 475 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.86/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 424 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	917	1,090	1,124
Feeder cattle	574	745	773
Slaughter cattle	166	161	124
Replacement cattle	1	5	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 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 . Baby calves 5.00 to 55.00 12 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
220–240	232	3	140.00–184.00	$163.17	$379	+0.83
250–280	268	10	140.00–184.00	$169.08	$453	+10.35
305–348	336	10	142.00–175.00	$162.84	$547	+4.99
355–390	374	11	140.00–176.00	$156.58	$586	-1.34
400–445	418	26	130.00–179.00	$159.53	$667	+3.36
417–420 value added	420	36	175.00–207.00	$201.70	$847	—
450–485	464	6	156.00–172.00	$161.15	$748	-1.87
510–545	523	13	120.00–169.00	$151.08	$790	-5.63
565–596	589	13	121.00–167.00	$161.13	$949	+3.33
610–640	623	7	131.00–157.00	$149.63	$932	+10.21
705	705	1	134.00	$134.00	$945	+14.60
905	905	7	131.00	$131.00	$1,186	+1.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	129.00	$129.00	$316	—
275–285	283	4	120.00–140.00	$132.61	$375	+3.21
350–390	363	3	120.00–135.00	$129.63	$471	+1.69
410–445	422	3	120.00–130.00	$125.79	$531	+1.92

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	101.00–120.00	$110.50	$309	-2.04
305–335	317	3	100.00–110.00	$104.55	$331	-0.10
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	+9.59
410–430	420	4	108.00–130.00	$114.18	$480	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	130.00	$130.00	$280	-29.60
250–295	274	8	138.00–159.00	$148.51	$407	+0.23
300–315	307	3	127.00–135.00	$132.35	$406	-7.83
355–395	379	28	124.00–145.00	$139.37	$528	+0.05
400–442	424	30	125.00–150.00	$139.86	$593	+3.59
455–495	475	21	130.00–170.00	$141.93	$674	+0.25
500–540	519	18	120.00–142.00	$134.51	$698	+2.28
555–590	573	12	117.00–143.00	$128.56	$737	-4.52
613–645	624	21	100.00–133.00	$117.02	$730	-0.14
650–685	667	5	100.00–110.00	$106.64	$711	-13.48
730	730	1	114.00	$114.00	$832	-9.15
866	866	4	115.00	$115.00	$996	+5.00
930	930	1	91.00	$91.00	$846	+1.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	110.00–117.00	$112.64	$321	+3.64
300–320	307	3	107.00–111.00	$109.37	$336	-0.63
350	350	2	101.00–117.00	$109.00	$382	-1.00
400–445	427	5	100.00–110.00	$103.96	$444	-3.27
455–485	468	3	104.00–110.00	$106.33	$498	+1.84
525–535	532	3	95.00–107.00	$100.67	$536	-3.05
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	+6.09

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	120.00–130.00	$125.16	$298	±0.00
260–285	272	3	125.00–134.00	$129.42	$352	-8.58
345	345	1	115.00	$115.00	$397	-5.46
355	355	2	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$433	-2.16
400–440	424	5	110.00–126.00	$116.15	$492	-5.45
455–490	473	3	115.00–120.00	$117.64	$556	-0.73
505–525	515	2	113.00–114.00	$113.51	$585	—
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—

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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	475	36	127.00–166.00	$152.46	$724	+8.45
500–540	521	17	120.00–156.00	$134.71	$702	-1.58
550–590	572	15	120.00–159.00	$135.94	$778	+4.76
600–640	617	15	113.00–138.00	$124.66	$769	+2.92
650–695	666	4	110.00–128.00	$117.70	$784	-8.92
710–725	719	4	102.00–118.00	$109.00	$784	+1.64
755–775	768	5	100.00–118.00	$105.13	$807	-8.41
875	875	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,024	+14.00
925	925	1	96.00	$96.00	$888	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	2	121.00–126.00	$123.62	$585	-1.53
505–540	518	3	114.00–118.00	$115.65	$599	-1.35
550–580	565	4	110.00–131.00	$118.90	$672	+3.41
635	635	1	104.00	$104.00	$660	—
745	745	1	91.00	$91.00	$678	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	-5.03
500–510	505	2	101.00–104.00	$102.51	$518	+0.12
570–585	578	2	104.00–113.00	$108.44	$627	—
830	830	1	109.00	$109.00	$905	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1135	1014	80-85%	16	54.00–65.00	$62.49	$634	—
880–1650	1153	80-85%	53	68.00–78.00	$73.70	$850	—
985–1935	1370	80-85%	41	79.00–87.00	$81.73	$1,120	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$510	—
770–970	870	85-90%	6	40.00–51.00	$44.57	$388	-27.92
805–1070	896	85-90%	6	57.00–63.00	$59.57	$534	-12.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1510	1275	10	78.00–89.00	$83.95	$1,070	+3.16
1035–2045	1486	7	93.00–104.00	$99.07	$1,472	+4.15
1620–1895	1722	3	106.00–108.00	$106.99	$1,842	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	295.00	$295.00	-25.00
150	150	4	265.00–310.00	$293.75	-16.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	130	3	210.00–290.00	$256.67	+25.56
150–165	160	3	265.00–295.00	$275.00	+35.00

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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
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 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
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	115	10	130.00–285.00	$237.50	+20.00
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	135.00	$135.00	-10.63
65	65	2	265.00	$265.00	+26.25
70–75	73	4	245.00–265.00	$253.75	-23.75
85	85	1	250.00	$250.00	-1.67
90	90	1	300.00	$300.00	+22.50
100–105	102	3	280.00–310.00	$300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	10	50.00–85.00	$69.00	+11.50
20–25	23	11	75.00–135.00	$108.64	+38.64
30–35	33	15	90.00–140.00	$120.67	+14.00
40–45	42	13	115.00–150.00	$130.77	+2.02
50–55	53	8	125.00–185.00	$169.38	+18.47
60–65	63	7	170.00–220.00	$190.00	+11.50
70–75	73	4	200.00	$200.00	+26.67
80	80	2	200.00–295.00	$247.50	+30.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	135.00	$135.00	+10.00
100–140	115	24	115.00–375.00	$203.13	+4.80

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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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.