Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 19, 2022

1,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.43/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 479 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.97/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 529 lb · 49 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.36/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 426 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,104	920	974
Feeder cattle	751	641	650
Slaughter cattle	176	108	145
Replacement cattle	2	3	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 3..00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 25.00 to 75.00 11head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	176.00	$176.00	$352	+24.00
260–295	278	6	159.00–184.00	$173.41	$482	+21.93
290 fancy	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	—
305–330 fancy	318	5	190.00–196.00	$193.82	$616	+7.35
310–345	328	9	144.00–185.00	$166.17	$545	+13.46
350–395	377	11	144.00–183.00	$165.23	$623	+1.47
403 value added	403	2	196.00	$196.00	$790	—
410–420 fancy	413	3	199.00–200.00	$199.34	$823	+7.10
400–446	428	40	140.00–183.00	$164.65	$705	+7.59
450–495	473	19	140.00–186.00	$160.16	$758	-6.08
460–484 fancy	480	6	187.00–190.00	$187.48	$900	+3.85
500–545	521	16	145.00–180.00	$169.49	$883	+2.22
527 value added	527	11	182.00	$182.00	$959	—
550–595	575	19	147.00–177.00	$166.51	$957	+5.55
600–645	626	19	140.00–175.00	$160.92	$1,007	-1.74
626 value added	626	6	166.00	$166.00	$1,039	-7.00
650–690	666	12	127.00–173.00	$154.53	$1,029	+1.31
700–735	721	4	124.00–140.00	$132.36	$954	-25.25
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—
820–825	823	2	132.00–149.00	$140.53	$1,157	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	130.00–133.00	$131.42	$306	+1.70
265	265	2	120.00–144.00	$132.00	$350	+4.96
320	320	1	134.00	$134.00	$429	+0.31
350–380	369	4	116.00–134.00	$124.43	$459	+2.65
430	430	2	120.00–126.00	$123.00	$529	-2.98
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	423	4	100.00–105.00	$101.29	$428	—
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	—
550	550	1	100.00	$100.00	$550	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	154.00	$154.00	$439	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	135.00	$135.00	$317	-10.01
250–290	265	3	136.00–154.00	$144.49	$383	—
300–340	318	10	130.00–153.00	$141.02	$448	-1.52
350–395	377	17	135.00–174.00	$150.31	$567	+5.79
400–445	422	39	130.00–163.00	$148.70	$628	+9.36
450–499	479	52	125.00–159.00	$148.43	$711	+8.60
500–545	529	49	120.00–152.00	$141.97	$751	+4.47
550–595	572	21	132.00–148.00	$139.27	$797	+4.17
600–645	624	23	120.00–141.00	$132.03	$824	+0.35
650–697	677	18	112.00–140.00	$129.26	$875	+2.90
735	735	1	114.00	$114.00	$838	-16.14
750–765	755	3	112.00–124.00	$117.38	$886	-2.62
815	815	1	118.00	$118.00	$962	—
870	870	1	109.00	$109.00	$948	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	120.00–134.00	$127.86	$304	+15.86
265	265	1	118.00	$118.00	$313	-7.02
320–345	333	3	118.00–127.00	$122.89	$409	-1.64
370	370	3	116.00–120.00	$118.00	$437	+0.96
420–440	425	5	120.00–121.00	$120.21	$511	+1.09
460–490	479	4	120.00–131.00	$125.95	$603	+3.45
500	500	1	118.00	$118.00	$590	—
565–590	578	4	115.00–118.00	$116.24	$672	+1.63
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	100.00	$100.00	$210	-8.00
335–345	342	3	100.00–108.00	$104.04	$356	-3.96
350–395	381	5	100.00–105.00	$101.80	$388	—
415–430	423	2	107.00–110.00	$108.47	$459	+1.47
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
515	515	1	104.00	$104.00	$536	-5.00
575–580	578	3	100.00–108.00	$105.33	$609	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	131.00	$131.00	$367	—
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	480	20	132.00–173.00	$155.93	$748	+9.23
500–545	525	28	130.00–172.00	$147.52	$774	-5.32
550–595	579	40	130.00–161.00	$145.66	$843	-4.53
600–640	622	18	120.00–152.00	$140.80	$876	+0.10
650–695	671	5	129.00–143.00	$136.65	$917	+0.33
700–745	716	16	106.00–139.00	$129.90	$930	-6.10
765–785	775	6	114.00–132.00	$123.28	$955	-4.72
800–845	833	4	113.00–124.00	$119.95	$999	-1.56
858–875	867	4	114.00–124.00	$120.47	$1,044	—
925	925	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,036	—
1085	1085	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,237	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	468	2	126.00	$126.00	$590	-2.00
895	895	1	93.00	$93.00	$832	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	110.00	$110.00	$539	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1310	1056	80-85%	11	60.00–70.00	$67.92	$717	—
910–1815	1207	80-85%	69	73.00–86.00	$82.35	$994	—
990–1975	1440	80-85%	61	87.00–102.00	$92.62	$1,334	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–865	813	85-90%	2	47.00–57.00	$52.32	$425	+7.36
805–945	864	85-90%	5	50.00–69.00	$63.03	$545	-5.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1890	1439	6	95.00–109.00	$104.99	$1,511	+9.74
1750	1750	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,505	-24.96
1405–2015	1764	9	110.00–123.00	$114.34	$2,017	+3.38

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	122	3	200.00–220.00	$213.33	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	123	4	170.00–205.00	$185.00	+13.75
150–185	167	3	150.00–245.00	$213.33	-53.34
200	200	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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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
975–1100	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,000.00	$986.75	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	94	6	100.00–130.00	$120.00	—
100	100	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	-122.50

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	145.00	$145.00	+60.00
55	55	1	135.00	$135.00	+10.00
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
70–75	73	9	140.00–225.00	$172.78	-13.89
80–85	81	8	180.00–215.00	$194.38	+39.38
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	14	15.00–65.00	$40.71	+4.46
20–25	22	14	40.00–80.00	$58.57	-4.56
30–35	31	8	60.00–75.00	$68.13	-6.42
40–45	43	5	85.00–130.00	$99.00	-1.45
50–55	53	8	100.00–135.00	$114.38	+3.13
60–65	62	12	125.00–155.00	$134.17	-3.61
70–75	73	5	155.00–180.00	$172.00	+13.25
80	80	4	190.00–215.00	$201.25	+41.25
90–95	93	2	235.00–255.00	$245.00	+85.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	109	17	105.00–260.00	$176.47	+29.47

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	—

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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.