Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 3, 2022

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.80/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 481 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.54/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 520 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.18/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 427 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	737	761
Feeder cattle	514	427	396
Slaughter cattle	136	68	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 30.00 1 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
225–245	232	6	147.00–153.00	$150.54	$349	—
258–295	274	12	150.00–165.00	$156.50	$429	—
310–343	329	6	150.00–179.00	$164.12	$540	+14.53
360 fancy	360	1	184.00	$184.00	$662	—
355–395	372	9	154.00–170.00	$164.10	$610	-1.34
400–445	427	25	141.00–180.00	$160.18	$684	+2.75
460–488	472	14	140.00–171.00	$166.67	$787	+10.58
500–538	525	17	140.00–171.00	$161.09	$846	+7.51
550–590	568	15	145.00–174.00	$161.32	$916	+2.32
635 value added	635	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,099	—
630–642	641	11	142.00–165.00	$161.21	$1,033	+17.54
650–670	665	5	153.00–165.00	$158.99	$1,057	+21.51
725	725	2	136.00–148.00	$142.00	$1,030	+19.29
750–760	757	3	120.00–131.00	$127.37	$964	—
825	825	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,114	—
1090	1090	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,243	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	-14.00
300–340	320	3	127.00–128.00	$127.33	$407	+5.02
395	395	1	131.00	$131.00	$517	+3.57

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	106.00–109.00	$107.52	$240	—
290	290	1	110.00	$110.00	$319	+10.00
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310	±0.00
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	-5.00
280–290	286	4	136.00–149.00	$143.24	$410	+10.69
300–340	329	8	130.00–155.00	$143.20	$471	+11.22
350–395	367	15	135.00–160.00	$146.59	$538	+10.01
410–445	431	22	126.00–152.00	$142.89	$616	+12.42
450–496	481	31	126.00–151.00	$142.80	$687	+4.73
500–540	520	26	122.00–152.00	$140.54	$731	+5.45
550–590	573	19	122.00–153.00	$137.19	$786	+4.88
610–645	629	15	110.00–136.00	$128.20	$806	+6.94
650–695	674	13	105.00–128.00	$118.62	$799	-1.02
718	718	3	111.00	$111.00	$797	+1.00
750–796	786	6	100.00–106.00	$104.71	$823	-10.29
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	-12.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	224	4	110.00–115.00	$113.77	$255	-2.23
265–295	282	7	113.00–130.00	$119.46	$337	+4.46
310–345	324	8	120.00–128.00	$124.16	$402	+4.16
375–395	387	3	120.00–124.00	$121.29	$469	—
405–445	425	2	116.00–126.00	$120.76	$513	+0.76
490	490	1	118.00	$118.00	$578	-0.36
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	-0.15
550–590	575	5	110.00	$110.00	$632	±0.00
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—
665	665	1	90.00	$90.00	$598	-10.00
725	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	—
790	790	1	98.00	$98.00	$774	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	100.00	$100.00	$210	—
290	290	3	104.00	$104.00	$302	-6.99
390	390	1	100.00	$100.00	$390	—
400–410	405	2	110.00	$110.00	$446	—
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	±0.00
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	±0.00
570	570	1	105.00	$105.00	$598	+5.00

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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	473	9	137.00–155.00	$147.39	$697	+3.16
502–545	525	12	134.00–164.00	$152.16	$799	+19.36
550–595	574	18	121.00–158.00	$143.15	$822	+9.66
600–645	624	7	117.00–143.00	$124.28	$776	-9.13
650–695	677	5	117.00–128.00	$121.32	$821	+2.38
700–730	710	3	110.00–121.00	$115.08	$817	+1.05
765–770	768	2	108.00–119.00	$113.52	$872	+1.55
830	830	1	119.00	$119.00	$988	—
1065	1065	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,065	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	121.00	$121.00	$496	—
455	455	1	125.00	$125.00	$569	+4.04
510	510	1	117.00	$117.00	$597	—
560	560	1	116.00	$116.00	$650	+1.00
720	720	1	91.00	$91.00	$655	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1235	1055	80-85%	25	60.00–73.00	$66.75	$704	—
925–1515	1127	80-85%	32	74.00–84.00	$79.48	$896	—
970–1620	1257	80-85%	32	85.00–97.00	$89.62	$1,127	-0.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–965	867	85-90%	6	54.00–67.00	$61.05	$529	—
845–1075	946	85-90%	4	40.00–52.00	$48.61	$460	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1755	1525	2	86.00–90.00	$88.30	$1,347	—
1335–2025	1597	12	97.00–107.00	$102.99	$1,645	+4.09
1630–2300	1858	6	110.00–124.00	$115.42	$2,145	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	290.00	$290.00	+2.50
200	200	1	305.00	$305.00	-37.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-50.00
125	125	1	205.00	$205.00	+20.00
150–175	160	5	230.00–375.00	$288.00	-17.00
200	200	1	365.00	$365.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	—
100–130	107	13	140.00–265.00	$181.54	-17.21

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	3	75.00–175.00	$110.00	-45.00
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	-16.82
60–65	64	7	150.00–225.00	$192.86	+25.72
70–75	74	5	230.00–250.00	$237.00	+43.18
80–85	82	18	160.00–280.00	$231.67	+19.85
90	90	7	215.00–295.00	$256.43	+33.93

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	22	25.00–75.00	$47.27	-19.73
20–25	23	13	45.00–140.00	$78.08	-19.42
30–35	32	10	60.00–115.00	$84.00	-38.86
45	45	10	90.00–150.00	$126.50	-6.13
50–55	52	11	115.00–185.00	$147.27	+1.44
60–65	63	8	150.00–195.00	$172.50	+8.17
70	70	3	145.00–175.00	$163.33	+2.33
80–85	83	6	160.00–235.00	$200.00	+16.00
90–95	91	4	225.00–250.00	$236.25	+36.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	95.00	$95.00	-51.25
100–115	104	8	110.00–220.00	$153.75	-45.10

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	+40.00
90	90	2	255.00–270.00	$262.50	+57.50
165	165	1	330.00	$330.00	-15.00
200	200	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	210.00	$210.00	—
75	75	9	220.00–275.00	$232.78	—
80	80	1	260.00	$260.00	—
90	90	2	235.00	$235.00	—

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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.