Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 14, 2022

1,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.92/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 478 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.74/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 425 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.31/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 573 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,127	1,268	1,169
Feeder cattle	738	925	800
Slaughter cattle	151	134	132
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings average 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
260–295	285	4	140.00–167.00	$151.64	$432	-15.70
305–345	325	21	130.00–166.00	$152.84	$497	+4.62
350–395	373	27	130.00–170.00	$151.45	$565	-1.87
400–445	423	38	121.00–165.00	$141.63	$599	+0.83
455–485	471	7	130.00–169.00	$151.03	$711	+2.75
500–540	527	11	124.00–150.00	$139.38	$735	+2.84
550–597	583	11	122.00–156.00	$139.54	$814	-10.04
600–645	622	11	125.00–150.00	$133.94	$833	-1.68
655–680	663	6	126.00–151.00	$141.65	$939	+5.90
710–740	725	5	112.00–139.00	$120.94	$877	-5.89
750–795	775	7	119.00–143.00	$127.84	$991	+12.84
805–845	827	3	115.00–139.00	$126.47	$1,046	—
855	855	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,052	—
970	970	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,028	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	135.00	$135.00	$310	-7.23
265–285	275	2	133.00–136.00	$134.55	$370	+9.94
410–445	431	4	115.00–122.00	$117.81	$508	-2.19
470	470	1	114.00	$114.00	$536	-0.48

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	—
335	335	1	106.00	$106.00	$355	-8.43
350–395	375	3	103.00–110.00	$107.54	$403	—
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	-2.86
460	460	1	107.00	$107.00	$492	+0.37

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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	130.00	$130.00	$306	-35.69
280–295	287	3	130.00–141.00	$135.30	$388	-6.70
305–345	328	12	122.00–154.00	$137.87	$452	-0.79
350–395	374	31	120.00–146.00	$133.69	$500	-6.39
400–449	425	40	120.00–149.00	$137.74	$585	+6.15
455–497	478	45	120.00–150.00	$134.92	$645	+1.45
500–545	518	35	115.00–147.00	$127.10	$658	-1.84
550–595	573	39	117.00–131.00	$124.31	$712	+0.93
600–645	619	19	100.00–127.00	$116.38	$720	+6.48
658–695	675	14	100.00–123.00	$110.22	$744	-3.88
700–735	712	8	100.00–111.00	$107.73	$767	+3.27
750–790	771	4	101.00–110.00	$106.74	$823	+4.74
830	830	1	93.00	$93.00	$772	-11.92

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	120.00–128.00	$123.35	$343	—
335–345	338	3	112.00–120.00	$115.71	$391	+1.73
350–390	366	8	115.00–120.00	$118.27	$433	-1.65
405–440	418	8	110.00–118.00	$115.63	$483	+0.63
460–480	476	10	110.00–119.00	$116.45	$554	+0.71
515–545	528	6	109.00–116.00	$111.65	$590	+1.67
570	570	1	111.00	$111.00	$633	-0.58
650	650	1	94.00	$94.00	$611	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	100.00	$100.00	$265	-5.33
365–395	381	6	100.00–110.00	$106.59	$406	-2.37
405–430	419	7	100.00–110.00	$105.69	$443	+0.16
465–485	475	2	110.00	$110.00	$522	+6.22
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	+5.14
568–585	574	3	100.00	$100.00	$574	-4.74
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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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	473	22	120.00–159.00	$133.58	$632	+1.23
500–545	519	21	117.00–149.00	$127.96	$664	+5.57
550–595	573	19	116.00–149.00	$125.99	$722	-3.95
600–645	624	15	111.00–130.00	$122.55	$765	+8.55
650–680	668	13	106.00–125.00	$113.21	$756	-1.59
700–715	708	4	100.00–115.00	$105.76	$749	-5.77
800	800	1	93.00	$93.00	$744	-6.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$565	+7.07
505–535	524	8	110.00–117.00	$113.01	$592	-1.57
550–595	561	6	109.00–113.00	$110.50	$620	-2.19
600–615	608	2	90.00–98.00	$93.95	$571	+1.41
655	655	1	94.00	$94.00	$616	+3.66
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	+3.97
760–790	775	7	80.00–91.00	$87.30	$677	-3.69

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	105.00	$105.00	$514	+0.60
515–540	529	5	102.00–109.00	$104.02	$550	-1.68
560–575	567	3	90.00–100.00	$94.99	$539	-10.38
670	670	1	89.00	$89.00	$596	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$903	+5.00
990–1535	1200	80-85%	35	55.00–63.00	$59.98	$720	—
705–1935	1299	80-85%	57	64.00–74.00	$67.12	$872	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1085	928	85-90%	12	37.00–50.00	$44.39	$412	—
955–1005	981	85-90%	5	51.00–58.00	$55.77	$547	+7.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2235	1698	9	81.00–93.00	$89.28	$1,516	-10.21
1305–2155	1731	10	94.00–104.00	$98.62	$1,707	—
2440	2440	1	92.00	$92.00	$2,245	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	150.00	$150.00	-94.17
150	150	2	235.00–250.00	$242.50	+1.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	-103.33
125	125	1	155.00	$155.00	-73.33
150	150	2	190.00–260.00	$225.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	110.00–112.00	$110.63	$302	—
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	—
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100–125	109	46	115.00–225.00	$160.76	-41.86

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	40.00	$40.00	-54.00
20–25	23	3	45.00–55.00	$50.00	-44.00
30–35	33	4	55.00–70.00	$65.00	-29.00
40–45	41	6	75.00–85.00	$79.17	-14.83
50–55	54	13	105.00–155.00	$116.15	-28.85
60–65	62	16	120.00–170.00	$142.19	-1.38
70–75	72	23	120.00–205.00	$153.70	-10.85
80–85	81	17	120.00–220.00	$183.53	+2.03
90–95	91	7	195.00–215.00	$204.29	+1.79

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	30.00–55.00	$42.50	-2.50
20–25	23	2	50.00	$50.00	-10.00
30	30	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	+5.00
40	40	1	90.00	$90.00	+5.00
50–55	53	6	110.00–135.00	$121.67	+3.94
60–65	61	6	115.00–155.00	$132.50	+4.50
70–75	73	4	140.00–215.00	$182.50	+26.87
80	80	4	175.00–205.00	$191.25	+111.25
90	90	1	250.00	$250.00	+15.00
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	-10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	6	145.00–275.00	$218.33	+78.33

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	100.00	$100.00	—
60–65	63	2	120.00	$120.00	—

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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.