Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 22, 2022

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.17/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 518 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.89/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 466 lb · 17 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.94/cwt +24.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 788 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	830	1,001	807
Feeder cattle	437	733	550
Slaughter cattle	78	169	146
Replacement cattle	1	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were down 1.00 compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 15.00 to 60.00 14 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	220	1	148.00	$148.00	$326	—
285–290	286	4	140.00–168.00	$147.09	$421	+11.09
305–345	330	14	135.00–161.00	$151.88	$501	-5.93
360–395	378	7	139.00–171.00	$156.12	$590	-2.80
400–440	417	14	132.00–176.00	$156.48	$653	+9.69
455–486	479	11	145.00–180.00	$167.88	$804	+10.01
515–547	531	9	146.00–169.00	$162.41	$862	+10.77
560–565	563	2	142.00–154.00	$147.97	$833	-18.87
616–645	622	6	136.00–162.00	$146.29	$910	+10.33
655–675	663	4	124.00–169.00	$140.85	$934	-8.78
750–796	788	17	121.00–154.00	$141.94	$1,118	+24.97
875	875	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,181	-12.00
915	915	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,318	-1.00
956 value added	956	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,358	—
1020	1020	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,173	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	130.00–134.00	$131.94	$307	—
270	270	1	129.00	$129.00	$348	+1.00
300	300	1	123.00	$123.00	$369	-0.27
390	390	1	118.00	$118.00	$460	-2.65
405–440	423	8	113.00–125.00	$119.21	$504	-1.70
470–475	473	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$563	-0.99

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	±0.00
360–385	373	2	100.00–110.00	$104.83	$391	-2.00
420–445	433	2	104.00–109.00	$106.43	$461	+1.92
450	450	2	104.00–107.00	$105.50	$475	-4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	135.00	$135.00	$297	—
260–290	271	4	128.00–140.00	$134.14	$364	—
315–340	326	9	129.00–145.00	$137.19	$447	-2.18
355–395	373	11	127.00–145.00	$137.67	$514	+3.29
405–445	424	16	131.00–179.00	$141.21	$599	-4.91
451–495	466	17	122.00–152.00	$141.89	$661	+3.09
500–535	518	24	120.00–149.00	$137.17	$711	-4.39
550–598	573	13	120.00–141.00	$130.02	$745	-8.92
600–635	613	8	120.00–138.00	$130.43	$800	-4.98
650–680	659	4	128.00–135.00	$131.78	$868	+5.81
700–748	736	6	100.00–123.00	$112.84	$831	-4.14
760–770	765	2	109.00–111.00	$109.99	$841	+9.99
860	860	1	105.00	$105.00	$903	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	129.00	$129.00	$303	—
310–345	330	4	119.00–124.00	$121.21	$400	+1.92
355–395	377	7	116.00–125.00	$119.56	$451	+1.09
400–445	414	9	111.00–120.00	$117.38	$486	-4.24
450–495	481	5	111.00–130.00	$116.14	$559	-0.04
605	605	1	100.00	$100.00	$605	-1.41

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	105.00–112.00	$108.65	$307	+5.54
305–315	310	2	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$325	+2.46
380	380	1	110.00	$110.00	$418	+3.73
400–420	408	4	100.00–110.00	$105.20	$429	-3.44
450–470	460	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$501	+2.37
520	520	1	104.00	$104.00	$541	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	476	10	120.00–170.00	$147.05	$700	+5.22
500–530	512	5	126.00–155.00	$141.61	$725	+5.96
560–580	571	7	127.00–148.00	$136.18	$778	-3.45
600–640	627	12	120.00–139.00	$127.24	$798	+0.44
655–680	668	2	127.00–131.00	$128.96	$861	+8.67
705–735	722	5	116.00–124.00	$119.99	$866	-1.04
750–780	762	3	114.00–124.00	$119.07	$907	+9.32
815–845	830	2	100.00–113.00	$106.62	$885	—
890	890	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,006	+13.00
900–910	905	2	101.00–107.00	$103.98	$941	±0.00
1005	1005	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,196	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	120.00	$120.00	$550	+2.44
525–545	535	2	111.00–116.00	$113.45	$607	-3.80
555–580	568	2	116.00–118.00	$117.02	$665	+3.17
665	665	1	102.00	$102.00	$678	+5.56

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—
470–475	473	2	101.00–102.00	$101.50	$480	-2.82
500	500	1	105.00	$105.00	$525	+0.24
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	+3.00
665	665	1	104.00	$104.00	$692	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1055	1024	80-85%	4	49.00–65.00	$59.87	$613	—
875–1585	1158	80-85%	6	81.00–88.00	$83.29	$964	—
865–1590	1208	80-85%	30	70.00–79.00	$74.55	$901	-1.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1100	836	85-90%	12	30.00–50.00	$39.85	$333	—
805–1080	935	85-90%	10	55.00–68.00	$60.24	$563	+0.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1455	1248	3	72.00–89.00	$80.94	$1,010	—
1430–1965	1762	5	94.00–103.00	$98.09	$1,728	—
1775–1855	1815	2	100.00–106.00	$103.07	$1,871	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	265.00	$265.00	+10.00
200	200	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	+1.67
150–165	155	3	200.00–230.00	$220.00	-60.91

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	—
100–125	116	18	125.00–250.00	$185.83	+25.83
150	150	3	195.00–220.00	$206.67	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	10	35.00–55.00	$42.50	-117.50
20–25	21	8	40.00–75.00	$55.00	-105.00
30–35	34	11	60.00–95.00	$73.18	-86.82
40–45	44	7	75.00–115.00	$93.57	-66.43
50–55	53	16	100.00–165.00	$123.13	-26.87
60–65	63	18	115.00–160.00	$131.94	-44.73
70–75	73	20	125.00–205.00	$166.50	-12.67
80–85	82	14	145.00–245.00	$209.29	+23.04
90	90	3	190.00–240.00	$211.67	+25.42
100	100	4	185.00–215.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	1	60.00	$60.00	+24.23
10–15	13	19	25.00–75.00	$43.16	+7.39
20–25	22	15	40.00–90.00	$61.67	+3.54
30	30	2	65.00	$65.00	-3.33
40–45	43	6	80.00–120.00	$97.50	+12.50
50–55	54	4	110.00–145.00	$130.00	+1.67
60–65	62	5	130.00–155.00	$142.00	-20.14
70–75	73	5	135.00–190.00	$167.00	-18.71
80–85	83	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	-3.33
90–95	93	2	285.00–295.00	$290.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	—
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100–125	108	13	125.00–195.00	$167.69	-7.31
150	150	3	225.00–265.00	$245.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	115	4	170.00–225.00	$202.50	-51.25
225	225	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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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.