Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 9, 2022

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.44/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 522 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.45/cwt -17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 572 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.54/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 471 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	876	790	894
Feeder cattle	598	461	613
Slaughter cattle	175	122	123
Replacement cattle	2	5	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 5.00 to 15.00 18 head 35 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
265–280	273	2	146.00–150.00	$147.94	$404	-20.31
305–340	320	12	144.00–178.00	$164.54	$527	-11.59
360–395	375	11	140.00–181.00	$161.52	$606	-3.57
400–448	426	25	140.00–186.00	$161.17	$687	-11.65
455–495	479	14	150.00–189.00	$176.97	$848	+5.31
500–545	524	7	140.00–170.00	$155.57	$815	-10.00
555–590	571	9	140.00–174.00	$156.69	$895	-9.75
600–630	614	7	129.00–165.00	$151.55	$931	+3.81
650–695	664	13	120.00–167.00	$158.71	$1,054	+2.16
700–740	721	6	126.00–150.00	$135.51	$977	-17.75
755	755	1	122.00	$122.00	$921	-21.86
755 value added	755	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,178	—
805	805	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,103	—
860–890	875	2	130.00–137.00	$133.56	$1,169	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	130.00	$130.00	$266	—
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	+4.44
300–335	317	5	120.00–140.00	$125.77	$399	-0.09
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	-2.00
415–425	420	2	121.00–124.00	$122.48	$514	-0.49
480	480	1	129.00	$129.00	$619	—
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	—
620	620	1	118.00	$118.00	$732	+6.00
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	3	100.00–110.00	$106.42	$343	+0.58
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	18	130.00–169.00	$153.54	$494	-3.63
350–390	373	11	130.00–167.00	$153.01	$571	-5.69
415–445	435	8	130.00–151.00	$141.78	$617	-8.12
455–490	471	25	126.00–154.00	$145.54	$685	-6.63
500–548	522	37	120.00–146.00	$137.44	$717	-1.07
555–595	573	17	120.00–150.00	$134.37	$770	-10.43
605–645	626	14	110.00–135.00	$121.28	$759	-12.43
650–688	668	12	114.00–140.00	$128.92	$861	-0.35
701–725	709	11	118.00–136.00	$131.69	$934	+11.91
775	775	1	116.00	$116.00	$899	-7.45

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	218	4	112.00–122.00	$116.48	$254	-23.52
360–385	373	4	114.00–127.00	$123.02	$459	—
420–440	430	4	119.00–125.00	$122.73	$528	-3.79
455–495	477	5	116.00–126.00	$121.15	$578	-1.43
500–548	532	6	108.00–119.00	$114.26	$608	-0.24
550–595	574	15	109.00–119.00	$113.53	$652	+1.54
665–695	680	3	100.00–108.00	$103.97	$707	+1.97
810	810	1	90.00	$90.00	$729	—
910	910	1	89.00	$89.00	$810	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	—
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	±0.00
415	415	2	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$448	—
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	+10.00
505–525	514	4	100.00–110.00	$103.75	$533	-4.41

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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	482	14	136.00–173.00	$151.77	$732	-7.85
500–525	512	15	125.00–171.00	$147.48	$755	-2.50
550–595	572	30	122.00–159.00	$138.45	$792	-17.51
600–645	616	20	125.00–155.00	$138.59	$854	-3.60
650–695	672	6	114.00–147.00	$130.59	$878	-3.25
705–745	729	9	100.00–137.00	$122.39	$892	+7.18
760–780	774	4	107.00–132.00	$124.46	$963	+15.85
800–840	827	8	100.00–129.00	$116.80	$966	+8.80
880	880	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,109	+16.00
910–935	923	2	106.00–115.00	$110.56	$1,020	—
955–990	973	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$1,061	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–480	470	4	111.00–136.00	$127.62	$600	+2.64
535	535	1	111.00	$111.00	$594	-9.00
555–590	573	7	111.00–120.00	$115.19	$660	+4.19
660–680	670	3	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$710	—
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—
810	810	1	104.00	$104.00	$842	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	3	100.00–108.00	$102.64	$554	+2.64
550–555	551	4	100.00–108.00	$104.50	$576	—
655–695	675	2	104.00–109.00	$106.43	$718	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1285	1021	80-85%	28	60.00–73.00	$66.91	$683	—
815–1800	1151	80-85%	67	74.00–84.00	$79.03	$910	—
1120–1850	1398	80-85%	14	85.00–93.00	$88.22	$1,233	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$536	—
735–980	886	85-90%	9	64.00–68.00	$65.30	$579	+0.54
775–1060	907	85-90%	13	47.00–59.00	$54.72	$496	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1705	1340	4	82.00–92.00	$88.53	$1,186	—
1150–1875	1526	7	96.00–110.00	$103.21	$1,575	-3.82
1120–2190	1756	6	111.00–127.00	$117.07	$2,056	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	260.00	$260.00	+100.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	4	200.00–275.00	$226.25	+96.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	700.00	$700.00	-400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	64	4	170.00–185.00	$177.50	+35.83
70–75	73	11	170.00–245.00	$194.55	+31.69
80–85	81	5	195.00–210.00	$204.00	+29.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	10	15.00–80.00	$51.50	+16.50
20–25	22	9	40.00–95.00	$58.33	-1.67
30–35	33	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-1.25
40–45	43	5	70.00–120.00	$93.00	-10.89
50–55	55	11	100.00–135.00	$115.00	-12.69
60–65	61	14	120.00–140.00	$127.50	-13.61
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	-3.64
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	-18.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	-20.00
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-10.00
95	95	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+11.67
100–110	103	5	130.00–160.00	$145.00	-74.47

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–110	108	2	220.00–335.00	$277.50	—
150	150	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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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.