Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 8, 2022

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.24/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 431 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.83/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 479 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.94/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 525 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,044	1,271	1,003
Feeder cattle	497	647	523
Slaughter cattle	161	167	157
Replacement cattle	2	2	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady compared to last sale before the holiday . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 compared to last sale before the holiday . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 15.00 to 95.00 28 head 14 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
225–249	244	10	140.00–144.00	$143.26	$350	—
250	250	1	130.00	$130.00	$325	—
300–335	316	5	130.00–140.00	$135.95	$430	-30.68
355–395	382	16	140.00–179.00	$166.43	$636	+11.78
400–448	431	22	149.00–188.00	$162.24	$699	-2.41
450–465	456	7	150.00–185.00	$164.32	$749	-5.00
465 fancy	465	1	191.00	$191.00	$888	—
505–540	528	8	140.00–183.00	$162.98	$861	+2.22
550–585	565	8	130.00–173.00	$157.22	$888	-2.03
620–625	621	4	150.00–167.00	$162.72	$1,010	+4.74
650–680	665	8	120.00–166.00	$151.24	$1,006	+6.24
700	700	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,078	+15.77
1015–1045	1030	2	123.00–126.00	$124.48	$1,282	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	216	4	120.00–130.00	$126.20	$273	-3.80
255–285	268	6	123.00–130.00	$126.99	$340	-6.61
305–340	322	10	111.00–130.00	$119.35	$384	-2.58
350–390	369	14	112.00–132.00	$122.27	$451	+4.96
415–445	430	2	114.00	$114.00	$490	-6.21

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330	+6.42
365	365	1	108.00	$108.00	$394	-2.00
595	595	1	112.00	$112.00	$666	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	4	140.00	$140.00	$410	—
310–335	322	5	130.00–150.00	$139.71	$450	-3.80
363–395	379	8	134.00–163.00	$153.06	$580	+9.41
400–447	429	14	130.00–165.00	$145.09	$622	-4.77
450–499	479	21	121.00–167.00	$152.83	$732	+1.52
500–545	525	17	120.00–150.00	$142.94	$750	-4.22
555–595	574	6	120.00–155.00	$138.52	$795	-6.58
600–635	618	6	107.00–135.00	$117.69	$727	-15.71
685	685	1	132.00	$132.00	$904	-0.87
720–740	730	2	110.00–126.00	$117.89	$861	—
865	865	1	111.00	$111.00	$960	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	239	6	113.00–119.00	$117.37	$281	—
255–290	273	8	112.00–124.00	$120.14	$328	-11.86
320–340	325	5	113.00–120.00	$116.17	$378	-1.83
355–395	381	4	116.00–124.00	$119.52	$455	+5.52
420	420	1	117.00	$117.00	$491	-1.02
450–480	461	6	115.00–127.00	$118.89	$548	-3.69
520–540	530	2	106.00–110.00	$108.04	$573	-10.96
560–585	573	4	110.00–118.00	$114.80	$658	+0.80
600–615	608	2	92.00–100.00	$96.05	$584	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	3	100.00–110.00	$106.95	$292	—
315–340	329	4	100.00	$100.00	$329	-5.53
355–395	374	6	100.00–108.00	$102.71	$384	-2.98
405–435	421	6	105.00–110.00	$108.00	$455	+4.18
460–470	465	2	110.00	$110.00	$512	+4.67
545	545	1	100.00	$100.00	$545	-2.72
560–580	569	4	100.00–110.00	$102.80	$585	-0.68

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	6	89.00	$89.00	$390	—

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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	140.00–164.00	$155.07	$733	+4.69
500–545	530	8	120.00–150.00	$133.68	$709	-21.25
550–595	576	11	121.00–156.00	$138.76	$799	-3.15
600–645	619	12	114.00–142.00	$133.70	$828	+0.71
680–690	686	7	110.00–139.00	$128.83	$884	-0.07
705–745	725	6	117.00–132.00	$127.30	$923	+3.91
750–790	779	11	118.00–129.00	$123.47	$962	-5.53
810–840	822	3	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$1,044	—
890	890	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,246	+27.00
960–970	965	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,197	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$608	+6.00
528	528	4	111.00	$111.00	$586	-5.68
680	680	1	102.00	$102.00	$694	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	102.00	$102.00	$464	-0.52
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	+3.73
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	-5.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1320	1071	80-85%	33	60.00–79.00	$71.83	$769	—
900–1455	1140	80-85%	44	80.00–90.00	$85.58	$976	—
1110–1855	1421	80-85%	21	93.00–100.00	$95.85	$1,362	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–990	899	85-90%	4	61.00–69.00	$64.32	$578	—
790–1125	933	85-90%	5	55.00–71.00	$60.92	$568	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1070	1025	2	89.00–92.00	$90.57	$928	—
1000–1955	1392	3	116.00–120.00	$118.59	$1,651	+28.59
1065–2355	1511	17	96.00–113.00	$104.26	$1,575	—
2545	2545	1	84.00	$84.00	$2,138	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140	133	2	210.00–320.00	$265.00	-30.00
200–225	213	2	450.00–470.00	$460.00	+57.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-165.00
120–145	134	4	155.00–300.00	$208.75	+13.75
150–165	158	7	200.00–350.00	$275.00	-24.00
200–225	215	3	340.00–410.00	$380.00	-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
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	84.00	$84.00	$223	—
495	495	1	80.00	$80.00	$396	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	107	11	105.00–270.00	$184.09	-8.91

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	5	30.00–55.00	$42.00	-36.00
20–25	23	15	40.00–100.00	$55.33	-22.67
30–35	32	16	50.00–95.00	$68.44	-9.56
40–45	43	21	70.00–140.00	$106.67	-27.33
50–55	52	13	100.00–155.00	$123.08	-21.54
60–65	63	17	120.00–175.00	$144.12	-20.71
70–75	72	21	130.00–200.00	$162.86	-34.46
80–85	81	14	165.00–305.00	$211.43	-17.03
90–95	91	6	180.00–250.00	$212.50	-15.96
100	100	1	255.00	$255.00	-30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	11	27	15.00–75.00	$36.30	-24.06
20–25	23	9	40.00–90.00	$61.67	-26.14
30–35	33	15	60.00–105.00	$77.33	-17.25
40–45	43	19	75.00–135.00	$96.58	-16.92
50–55	53	15	100.00–160.00	$119.33	-21.05
60–65	63	16	120.00–225.00	$163.44	+13.02
70–75	71	7	140.00–255.00	$181.43	-14.10
80–85	81	5	170.00–260.00	$221.00	+7.54
90	90	1	310.00	$310.00	+42.86
95	95	1	240.00	$240.00	-27.14

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	3	100.00–135.00	$113.33	-18.34
100–130	110	20	100.00–255.00	$174.25	-22.93

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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.