Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 16, 2022

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.13/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 563 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.12/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 422 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.89/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 463 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	822	876	1,056
Feeder cattle	523	598	640
Slaughter cattle	124	175	204
Replacement cattle	1	2	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Demand moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	167.00	$167.00	$434	+19.06
300–335	321	4	146.00–170.00	$159.34	$511	-5.20
355–395	377	15	138.00–180.00	$160.19	$604	-1.33
400–445	420	22	134.00–183.00	$150.41	$632	-10.76
450–480	462	10	141.00–181.00	$164.14	$758	-12.83
500–545	511	7	150.00–175.00	$165.92	$848	+10.35
550–575	560	7	150.00–175.00	$164.62	$922	+7.93
604–615	606	7	165.00–167.00	$166.57	$1,009	+15.02
650–695	673	5	120.00–160.00	$142.76	$961	-15.95
723	723	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,128	+20.49
754	754	8	156.00	$156.00	$1,176	+34.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	141.00–144.00	$142.47	$328	+12.47
265–295	281	7	120.00–140.00	$133.50	$375	-6.50
334	334	12	130.00	$130.00	$434	+4.23
390	390	2	116.00–128.00	$122.00	$476	-8.00
415–445	431	7	114.00–130.00	$119.43	$515	-3.05
495	495	1	129.00	$129.00	$639	±0.00
550	550	1	128.00	$128.00	$704	+8.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	109.00–113.00	$111.05	$233	—
285	285	1	100.00	$100.00	$285	—
305–340	323	2	100.00	$100.00	$323	-6.42
365–390	379	5	100.00–109.00	$105.15	$399	-4.85
440–445	443	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$447	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–298	295	5	140.00–151.00	$146.15	$431	—
305–345	334	4	150.00–160.00	$153.84	$514	+0.30
350–390	366	8	130.00–162.00	$149.69	$548	-3.32
401–445	422	26	125.00–163.00	$144.12	$608	+2.34
455–495	475	16	125.00–156.00	$144.15	$685	-1.39
505–545	525	24	120.00–148.00	$138.32	$726	+0.88
550–590	570	9	122.00–146.00	$140.11	$799	+5.74
603–640	613	8	109.00–136.00	$126.80	$777	+5.52
670–695	679	8	108.00–134.00	$125.16	$850	-3.76
705–738	727	3	110.00–137.00	$128.27	$933	-3.42
760	760	4	112.00–130.00	$123.00	$935	+7.00
840	840	1	104.00	$104.00	$874	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	114.00–117.00	$115.52	$263	-0.96
320	320	1	117.00	$117.00	$374	—
370–390	376	5	114.00–128.00	$122.86	$462	-0.16
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	-2.73
450	450	2	120.00–126.00	$123.00	$554	+1.85
525–545	537	6	107.00–118.00	$112.67	$605	-1.59
690	690	1	104.00	$104.00	$718	+0.03
917	917	3	89.00	$89.00	$816	±0.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	±0.00
370–375	373	2	102.00–109.00	$105.52	$394	-4.48
420–430	425	2	100.00	$100.00	$425	-8.00
465–490	475	4	101.00–121.00	$109.26	$519	-0.74
690–698	694	4	90.00	$90.00	$625	—

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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	463	24	131.00–170.00	$154.89	$717	+3.12
500–545	527	22	120.00–165.00	$143.67	$757	-3.81
550–590	563	28	126.00–155.00	$140.13	$789	+1.68
605–645	623	8	126.00–151.00	$138.30	$862	-0.29
650–680	665	4	115.00–150.00	$130.79	$870	+0.20
700–736	728	9	120.00–135.00	$132.35	$964	+9.96
750–790	786	9	108.00–130.00	$110.33	$867	-14.13
940	940	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,147	+11.44

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	463	2	115.00–130.00	$122.62	$568	-5.00
538–540	538	5	112.00–115.00	$112.60	$606	+1.60
550–570	560	6	110.00–120.00	$114.18	$639	-1.01
625	625	2	109.00	$109.00	$681	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	-2.64
583–587	585	6	104.00–110.00	$106.66	$624	+2.16
600	600	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	$570	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1520	1192	80-85%	6	62.00–72.00	$68.50	$817	—
895–1865	1296	80-85%	49	73.00–97.00	$79.90	$1,036	—
1250–1900	1508	80-85%	9	85.00–91.00	$88.24	$1,331	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1055	865	85-90%	5	44.00–56.00	$50.48	$437	-14.82
810–1140	931	85-90%	8	60.00–66.00	$62.11	$578	+7.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1400	1244	7	80.00–94.00	$88.08	$1,096	—
1285–1850	1517	14	95.00–111.00	$102.55	$1,556	-0.66
1790–2100	1920	3	110.00–112.00	$111.27	$2,136	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	114	8	190.00–255.00	$221.25	-38.75
150–155	153	3	255.00–290.00	$271.67	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–135	126	4	170.00–260.00	$215.00	-11.25
150	150	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–120	118	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	45.00	$45.00	—
35	35	2	80.00	$80.00	—
45	45	1	90.00	$90.00	—
50–55	53	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-72.50
60–65	61	9	120.00–155.00	$142.22	-35.28
70–75	71	5	130.00–185.00	$160.00	-34.55
80–85	81	12	170.00–230.00	$187.50	-16.50
90–95	93	3	180.00–265.00	$218.33	+14.33
100	100	1	225.00	$225.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	6	30.00–50.00	$39.17	-12.33
20–25	22	5	40.00–50.00	$44.00	-14.33
30–35	32	9	60.00–70.00	$65.56	-6.94
40–45	43	10	75.00–100.00	$87.50	-5.50
55	55	4	105.00–115.00	$107.50	-7.50
60–65	62	11	120.00–155.00	$134.55	+7.05
70	70	8	145.00–175.00	$161.88	+6.88
80	80	2	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
90–95	93	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
95	95	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-20.00
100–120	106	15	125.00–190.00	$150.33	+5.33

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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.