Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 13, 2022

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.88/cwt -22.14 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 427 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.37/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.61/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 570 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	945	917	1,072
Feeder cattle	557	574	683
Slaughter cattle	144	166	168
Replacement cattle	2	1	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 15 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
220–240	228	4	146.00–170.00	$155.98	$356	-7.19
250–290	275	7	131.00–167.00	$155.42	$427	-13.66
300–345	324	11	139.00–170.00	$159.06	$515	-3.78
350–395	373	27	138.00–181.00	$159.39	$595	+2.81
400–449	427	48	130.00–178.00	$161.88	$691	+2.35
450–485	466	14	138.00–179.00	$159.09	$741	-2.06
505–545	522	9	140.00–161.00	$152.81	$798	+1.73
550–593	575	26	140.00–167.00	$160.36	$922	-0.77
600–635	620	10	136.00–160.00	$153.24	$950	+3.61
655–685	674	5	133.00–157.00	$151.73	$1,023	—
700–740	731	5	129.00–138.00	$131.43	$961	-2.57
820	820	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,050	—
870	870	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,027	—
1020–1045	1033	2	109.00–111.00	$110.01	$1,136	—
1110	1110	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,221	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	340	6	114.00–125.00	$117.79	$400	—
350–395	385	5	133.00–139.00	$137.18	$528	+7.55
405–435	420	2	118.00	$118.00	$496	-7.79
730	730	1	94.00	$94.00	$686	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	104.00	$104.00	$317	-0.55
415–435	425	2	110.00	$110.00	$468	-4.18

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	145.00	$145.00	$450	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	132.00	$132.00	$304	+2.00
275–285	280	2	141.00–142.00	$141.49	$396	-7.02
300–345	324	7	125.00–140.00	$132.28	$429	-0.07
350–395	369	11	132.00–146.00	$137.61	$508	-1.76
400–445	418	14	139.00–148.00	$142.84	$597	+2.98
450–490	472	29	127.00–156.00	$143.98	$680	+2.05
500–545	518	25	133.00–153.00	$144.53	$749	+10.02
550–590	570	32	120.00–148.00	$139.61	$796	+11.05
600–635	618	12	118.00–130.00	$125.26	$774	+8.24
672–675	674	8	126.00–127.00	$126.37	$852	+19.73
700–705	703	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$707	-13.50
775	775	1	103.00	$103.00	$798	—
955	955	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,079	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	124.00–126.00	$125.05	$285	-0.11
250–280	265	2	113.00–129.00	$120.55	$319	-8.87
300–340	320	2	118.00–126.00	$121.75	$390	+6.75
375–395	389	4	115.00–127.00	$121.45	$472	-0.55
400	400	1	112.00	$112.00	$448	-4.15
450–495	469	4	110.00–124.00	$118.59	$556	+0.95
630	630	1	98.00	$98.00	$617	—
665	665	1	90.00	$90.00	$598	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	106.00	$106.00	$254	—
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	-2.64
400–425	413	2	110.00	$110.00	$454	+6.04
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	+3.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–496	473	32	134.00–169.00	$155.37	$735	+2.91
500–545	527	24	134.00–163.00	$148.77	$784	+14.06
550–598	578	14	121.00–144.00	$137.01	$792	+1.07
600–640	619	12	110.00–144.00	$130.99	$811	+6.33
650–690	669	10	114.00–137.00	$130.75	$875	+13.05
730–733	731	5	100.00–124.00	$114.00	$833	+5.00
780–795	789	4	108.00–116.00	$111.02	$876	+5.89
810	810	1	92.00	$92.00	$745	—
865–880	873	2	99.00–110.00	$104.55	$913	-12.45
915	915	1	91.00	$91.00	$833	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$527	-9.13
560–595	581	4	111.00–118.00	$114.53	$665	-4.37
680	680	1	104.00	$104.00	$707	—
750	750	1	94.00	$94.00	$705	—
905	905	1	87.00	$87.00	$787	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–590	585	4	104.00–105.00	$104.25	$610	-4.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1155	1032	80-85%	11	57.00–68.00	$63.67	$657	+1.18
865–1890	1220	80-85%	52	69.00–79.00	$76.18	$929	—
905–1840	1351	80-85%	41	80.00–90.00	$83.35	$1,126	+1.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–845	786	85-90%	5	40.00–50.00	$44.73	$352	—
735–925	833	85-90%	8	50.00–74.00	$56.86	$474	—
865	865	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$571	+21.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1260	1258	2	84.00–88.00	$86.00	$1,082	+2.05
1145–1540	1378	3	92.00–99.00	$96.04	$1,323	—
1145–2085	1727	5	107.00–115.00	$111.01	$1,917	+4.02

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	270.00	$270.00	-25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	3	165.00–195.00	$185.00	-71.67
115	115	1	200.00	$200.00	-56.67
150	150	1	335.00	$335.00	+60.00
250	250	1	560.00	$560.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	108	6	145.00–280.00	$199.17	-38.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-70.00
40–45	43	8	75.00–145.00	$123.13	-11.87
50–55	52	21	120.00–200.00	$160.24	-104.76
60–65	64	17	125.00–270.00	$173.24	-91.76
70–75	73	10	140.00–320.00	$241.00	-12.75
80–85	81	19	215.00–335.00	$315.00	+65.00
90–95	91	4	300.00–330.00	$322.50	+22.50
100	100	7	280.00–325.00	$302.86	+2.86

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	8	40.00–85.00	$58.75	-10.25
20–25	22	13	50.00–105.00	$83.85	-24.79
30–35	34	23	75.00–125.00	$111.52	-9.15
40–45	44	20	90.00–155.00	$124.75	-6.02
50–55	53	4	125.00–155.00	$140.00	-29.38
65	65	2	155.00–195.00	$175.00	-15.00
70–75	73	3	190.00–195.00	$193.33	-6.67
100	100	3	220.00–275.00	$248.33	—

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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	-5.00
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	-15.00
105–110	106	4	170.00–230.00	$198.75	-4.38
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	—
125	125	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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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.