Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 27, 2022

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.07/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 474 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.67/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 516 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.51/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 525 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	737	778	900
Feeder cattle	427	502	515
Slaughter cattle	68	118	135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 4.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . 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
310–325	318	3	142.00–157.00	$149.59	$476	-3.55
365 value added	365	9	191.00	$191.00	$697	—
350–377	373	11	140.00–172.00	$165.44	$617	+9.72
404–445	420	22	134.00–165.00	$157.43	$661	+4.42
450–495	466	9	150.00–161.00	$156.09	$727	+3.14
510–545	522	13	139.00–161.00	$153.58	$802	-2.34
503–546 value added	529	10	165.00–176.00	$171.81	$909	—
550	550	1	159.00	$159.00	$874	+5.99
600–630	613	9	120.00–152.00	$143.67	$881	-2.69
680–690	683	4	133.00–139.00	$137.48	$939	-2.81
700–745	729	4	120.00–126.00	$122.71	$895	-10.61

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	134.00	$134.00	$295	—
270–280	275	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$342	+0.18
315–340	323	4	118.00–127.00	$122.31	$395	—
350–370	360	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$459	+7.43
435	435	1	127.00	$127.00	$552	+3.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	122.00	$122.00	$226	—
260	260	2	100.00	$100.00	$260	-11.00
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
375–390	383	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$418	+9.02
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—

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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	145.00	$145.00	$334	+2.34
260–270	265	2	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$351	-10.01
305–310	308	2	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$406	-10.97
350–390	373	7	125.00–145.00	$136.58	$509	-1.93
400–445	425	12	120.00–140.00	$130.47	$554	-9.01
450–497	474	37	125.00–152.00	$138.07	$654	-0.42
504 value added	504	5	149.00	$149.00	$751	—
500–545	519	22	121.00–146.00	$135.09	$701	-2.68
555–595	578	9	118.00–139.00	$132.31	$765	-3.17
600–645	625	7	115.00–132.00	$121.26	$758	+1.66
670–690	676	6	110.00–127.00	$119.64	$809	+1.01
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	+6.20
790	790	10	115.00	$115.00	$908	+2.98
810	810	1	112.00	$112.00	$907	—
900–925	913	2	96.00–102.00	$99.04	$904	—
970	970	1	98.00	$98.00	$951	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	119.00	$119.00	$226	—
240	240	1	116.00	$116.00	$278	—
290	290	1	115.00	$115.00	$334	-5.00
315–330	323	2	120.00	$120.00	$388	±0.00
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	+1.00
460–475	470	3	116.00–121.00	$118.36	$556	-1.64
515–545	527	7	110.00–111.00	$110.15	$580	-13.85
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	-2.00
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	266	4	110.00–113.00	$110.99	$295	—
305	305	1	108.00	$108.00	$329	-2.00
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
470–485	478	2	110.00	$110.00	$526	+10.00
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	—
560–575	568	2	100.00	$100.00	$568	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	469	13	134.00–165.00	$144.23	$676	+0.70
500–545	520	5	120.00–151.00	$132.80	$691	-13.67
550–595	572	12	120.00–151.00	$133.49	$764	+2.05
605–640	623	9	120.00–146.00	$133.41	$831	+5.96
650–695	668	7	110.00–127.00	$118.94	$795	-1.36
705–715	710	2	110.00–118.00	$114.03	$810	+5.65
755–775	765	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$857	+1.49
990	990	1	99.00	$99.00	$980	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	470	3	118.00–126.00	$120.96	$569	-1.50
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	-3.00
610	610	1	106.00	$106.00	$647	—
825–840	833	2	80.00–89.00	$84.46	$704	—
895	895	1	91.00	$91.00	$814	—
900–945	923	2	80.00–84.00	$82.05	$757	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	+1.00
555–595	571	5	100.00–110.00	$106.23	$607	-3.77
760	760	1	84.00	$84.00	$638	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1020	942	80-85%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.67	$590	—
935–1665	1192	80-85%	17	73.00–83.00	$79.12	$943	+4.59
1050–1550	1259	80-85%	25	84.00–96.00	$90.23	$1,136	+7.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–915	810	85-90%	3	42.00–48.00	$44.56	$361	-1.59
790–880	838	85-90%	3	57.00–67.00	$60.48	$507	+14.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1310	1285	2	88.00–90.00	$89.02	$1,144	+6.74
1315–1835	1598	3	96.00–100.00	$98.90	$1,580	—
1800–1855	1828	2	116.00–119.00	$117.48	$2,148	+5.34

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100–125	111	4	275.00–300.00	$287.50	+4.17
150–190	170	3	265.00–315.00	$293.33	—
200	200	2	335.00–350.00	$342.50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–110	108	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+22.50
150–185	168	2	280.00–330.00	$305.00	+20.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	114	4	180.00–215.00	$198.75	+22.08

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	60.00	$60.00	-70.00
40–45	44	5	145.00–165.00	$155.00	+18.18
50–55	51	11	120.00–225.00	$161.82	+2.82
60–65	63	7	120.00–225.00	$167.14	+7.14
70–75	72	17	145.00–245.00	$193.82	-13.68
80–85	81	11	160.00–280.00	$211.82	-18.18
90	90	4	170.00–255.00	$222.50	-7.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	5	50.00–90.00	$67.00	-3.45
20–25	22	10	75.00–130.00	$97.50	-4.81
30–35	32	7	85.00–155.00	$122.86	+31.61
40–45	44	19	100.00–225.00	$132.63	-0.55
50–55	53	6	125.00–175.00	$145.83	-5.60
60–65	62	9	125.00–185.00	$164.33	+9.33
70–75	73	5	140.00–180.00	$161.00	-14.00
80	80	5	95.00–210.00	$184.00	-3.50
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	-25.00
95	95	2	205.00–265.00	$235.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+11.67
90	90	4	140.00–155.00	$146.25	+27.92
100–140	112	13	120.00–350.00	$198.85	+13.02

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	—
80–85	83	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	—
90	90	1	205.00	$205.00	—
125	125	2	275.00–290.00	$282.50	+2.50
155	155	1	345.00	$345.00	-5.00

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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.