Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 2, 2022

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.80/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.84/cwt -16.94 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 370 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.96/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 572 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	790	933	794
Feeder cattle	461	546	451
Slaughter cattle	122	200	122
Replacement cattle	5	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer intertest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average. Baby calves 25.00 to 30.00 4 head 3 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	225	1	161.00	$161.00	$362	-19.65
250–295	278	3	150.00–181.00	$168.25	$468	-25.24
310 fancy	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—
310–345	322	9	150.00–192.00	$176.13	$567	-11.64
350–395	370	19	150.00–192.00	$165.09	$611	-18.69
375 fancy	375	1	200.00	$200.00	$750	—
405–445	421	19	148.00–188.00	$172.82	$728	+7.52
450–495	482	11	153.00–182.00	$171.66	$827	-6.74
500–540	519	11	140.00–177.00	$165.57	$859	-5.70
555–585	570	5	150.00–183.00	$166.44	$949	+1.44
600–645	618	4	140.00–166.00	$147.74	$913	-6.52
650–685	664	13	134.00–169.00	$156.55	$1,039	+3.33
700–735	715	6	121.00–165.00	$153.26	$1,096	-3.16
760–780	770	2	133.00–155.00	$143.86	$1,108	-1.95

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	265	3	130.00–140.00	$135.56	$359	-9.11
310–335	320	3	120.00–130.00	$125.86	$403	-12.14
350	350	1	132.00	$132.00	$462	-5.99
430–440	435	2	120.00–126.00	$122.97	$535	-5.55
545	545	1	126.00	$126.00	$687	—
635	635	1	112.00	$112.00	$711	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	100.00–111.00	$105.84	$339	-14.16
410–423	419	3	100.00–103.00	$100.98	$423	-9.02
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—

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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	139.00	$139.00	$306	—
265–295	284	7	140.00–160.00	$149.56	$425	-7.51
305–345	332	7	135.00–174.00	$157.17	$522	-0.67
350–395	372	12	140.00–168.00	$158.70	$590	+1.31
405–435	423	16	130.00–166.00	$149.90	$634	-1.68
450–495	470	19	130.00–164.00	$152.17	$715	+5.34
500–545	520	19	120.00–158.00	$138.51	$720	-6.95
550–595	570	21	129.00–154.00	$144.80	$825	+3.43
600–640	617	14	128.00–138.00	$133.71	$825	-2.54
650–695	671	7	119.00–136.00	$129.27	$867	-3.97
710–740	726	7	100.00–129.00	$119.78	$870	-2.12
755–770	763	2	118.00–129.00	$123.45	$942	-4.55
890	890	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,095	+10.45

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	+14.07
270–275	273	2	120.00–140.00	$129.91	$355	-10.09
300–325	308	3	121.00–130.00	$125.78	$387	-10.69
415–445	426	4	118.00–136.00	$126.52	$539	-1.49
460–490	475	3	120.00–128.00	$122.58	$582	-4.36
525–530	528	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$605	+1.75
570–595	585	3	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$655	-4.71
635	635	1	100.00	$100.00	$635	-5.03
660	660	1	102.00	$102.00	$673	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	-3.18
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	+10.00
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	-10.00
500–520	510	2	100.00–116.00	$108.16	$552	+4.00
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	468	16	140.00–178.00	$159.62	$747	+0.12
500–540	518	15	125.00–174.00	$149.98	$777	-4.08
555–595	572	19	125.00–169.00	$155.96	$892	-1.08
605–645	621	18	108.00–161.00	$142.19	$883	-1.21
655–695	676	15	115.00–147.00	$133.84	$905	+7.72
715–730	723	3	105.00–136.00	$115.21	$833	-5.77
755–795	780	3	104.00–112.00	$108.61	$847	-20.39
845	845	1	108.00	$108.00	$913	-10.94
855	855	1	110.00	$110.00	$940	-7.04
1000	1000	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,060	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	467	6	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$584	+0.81
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	+1.62
555	555	1	111.00	$111.00	$616	-3.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1325	1089	80-85%	19	60.00–73.00	$67.59	$736	—
925–1985	1254	80-85%	47	74.00–84.00	$79.55	$998	—
1020–1645	1298	80-85%	18	85.00–96.00	$87.80	$1,140	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–985	824	85-90%	9	40.00–58.00	$51.02	$420	—
825–1105	894	85-90%	5	60.00–73.00	$64.76	$579	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1435	1235	2	91.00–92.00	$91.58	$1,131	—
1285–1790	1508	4	105.00–109.00	$107.03	$1,614	—
1320–2080	1839	5	112.00–118.00	$116.47	$2,142	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	—
150–175	163	2	210.00–255.00	$232.50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	125.00	$125.00	—
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	—
140	140	1	235.00	$235.00	—
165–195	180	2	230.00–290.00	$260.00	+40.00
200–225	212	3	300.00	$300.00	—

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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
975–1050	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–950.00	$883.88	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-100.83
100–110	105	11	135.00–185.00	$155.45	-45.38

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	25.00–50.00	$37.50	-22.50
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	+5.00
50–55	54	5	105.00–145.00	$124.00	+0.43
60–65	63	3	130.00–160.00	$141.67	-7.71
70–75	72	14	135.00–200.00	$162.86	-16.83
80–85	82	6	150.00–190.00	$175.00	-24.19
90–95	91	4	140.00–185.00	$167.50	-39.38

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	35.00	$35.00	-26.11
25	25	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-1.11
30–35	33	4	70.00–80.00	$73.75	+0.75
40–45	43	9	90.00–140.00	$103.89	+12.89
50–55	53	13	90.00–170.00	$127.69	+13.94
60–65	62	9	120.00–175.00	$141.11	+8.61
70–75	72	11	135.00–205.00	$158.64	-3.24
80–85	81	12	155.00–260.00	$188.75	+16.75
90–95	92	3	200.00–235.00	$218.33	+46.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
90–95	92	3	110.00–145.00	$128.33	+8.33
100–125	116	19	135.00–300.00	$219.47	+28.22
150–175	163	4	300.00–480.00	$410.00	—

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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.