Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 21, 2022

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.08/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 380 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.49/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 475 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.50/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	989	1,127	1,049
Feeder cattle	684	738	671
Slaughter cattle	106	151	120
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 20.00 to 90.00 27 head 2 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
265–295	279	5	140.00–160.00	$148.63	$415	-3.01
300–345	329	11	136.00–170.00	$158.86	$523	+6.02
355–395	380	31	135.00–173.00	$155.08	$589	+3.63
400–445	424	19	130.00–167.00	$143.39	$608	+1.76
470	470	1	138.00	$138.00	$649	-13.03
500–545	524	14	125.00–149.00	$140.78	$738	+1.40
555–568	560	16	130.00–149.00	$147.00	$823	+7.46
605–640	614	5	121.00–145.00	$138.85	$853	+4.91
655–685	672	5	127.00–140.00	$133.94	$900	-7.71
705–745	726	8	111.00–140.00	$131.86	$957	+10.92
753–780	767	6	128.00–138.00	$134.67	$1,033	+6.83
805–826	823	8	131.00–132.00	$131.88	$1,085	+5.41
855	855	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,103	+6.00
1035	1035	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,118	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$278	-20.51
255–295	270	4	123.00–135.00	$129.42	$349	-5.13
330–335	333	2	118.00–134.00	$125.94	$419	—
365–370	368	4	113.00–127.00	$117.48	$432	—
400–440	415	3	111.00–118.00	$115.04	$477	-2.77
478	478	2	129.00	$129.00	$617	+15.00
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	—
620	620	1	91.00	$91.00	$564	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	104.00–110.00	$107.05	$337	+1.05
385	385	2	110.00	$110.00	$424	+2.46
440–445	443	2	106.00–110.00	$107.99	$478	+7.99
490	490	1	100.00	$100.00	$490	-7.00
775	775	2	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	+25.00
265–295	286	6	130.00–144.00	$135.94	$389	+0.64
300–318	309	6	125.00–142.00	$134.33	$415	-3.54
355–395	373	12	120.00–142.00	$131.76	$491	-1.93
405–445	427	24	120.00–140.00	$132.40	$565	-5.34
450–495	475	30	120.00–144.00	$135.49	$644	+0.57
500–540	514	19	120.00–143.00	$129.49	$666	+2.39
550–595	568	28	114.00–131.00	$123.94	$704	-0.37
600–640	628	14	100.00–120.00	$110.14	$692	-6.24
650–675	669	7	100.00–111.00	$106.02	$709	-4.20
720–735	727	3	100.00–135.00	$114.89	$835	+7.16
750–790	766	5	104.00–110.00	$106.82	$818	+0.08
825–848	842	6	100.00–106.00	$103.00	$867	+10.00
855–895	877	3	100.00–102.00	$100.67	$883	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	100.00	$100.00	$230	—
270	270	1	100.00	$100.00	$270	±0.00
335–345	340	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$355	—
355–370	361	7	100.00–111.00	$105.13	$380	-1.46
400–445	430	8	100.00–110.00	$107.27	$461	+1.58
450–455	452	3	100.00–110.00	$105.34	$476	-4.66
500–527	518	7	100.00	$100.00	$518	-10.00
555–595	572	5	92.00–108.00	$101.04	$578	+1.04

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	111.00	$111.00	$250	—
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	$338	+6.65
310–330	319	5	111.00–126.00	$115.31	$368	-0.40
350	350	1	119.00	$119.00	$416	+0.73
400–425	410	3	116.00–120.00	$118.04	$484	+2.41
455	455	1	111.00	$111.00	$505	-5.45
505–540	530	6	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$594	+0.36
555	555	3	113.00	$113.00	$627	+2.00
653	653	2	93.00	$93.00	$607	-1.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	—

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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	472	17	123.00–155.00	$136.99	$647	+3.41
500–545	521	28	120.00–140.00	$127.50	$664	-0.46
550–595	574	13	120.00–132.00	$124.39	$714	-1.60
600–640	615	27	100.00–125.00	$119.11	$733	-3.44
650–685	668	12	100.00–120.00	$110.11	$736	-3.10
700–745	720	6	104.00–114.00	$109.29	$787	+3.53
755–775	767	3	96.00–100.00	$98.69	$757	—
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	+7.00
850–865	858	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$811	—
905–925	915	2	90.00–100.00	$94.95	$869	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	470	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$561	-2.67
505–545	533	6	110.00–118.00	$113.13	$603	+0.12
555–595	577	6	110.00–118.00	$113.78	$657	+3.28
625	625	1	91.00	$91.00	$569	-2.95
675	675	1	93.00	$93.00	$628	-1.00
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	±0.00
965	965	1	89.00	$89.00	$859	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	2	102.00–105.00	$103.56	$544	-0.46
555–585	574	4	100.00–108.00	$103.26	$593	+8.27
685	685	1	86.00	$86.00	$589	-3.00
780	780	1	80.00	$80.00	$624	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1255	1126	80-85%	12	51.00–60.00	$56.09	$632	-24.91
1040–1390	1146	80-85%	5	74.00–86.00	$78.07	$895	-2.93
885–1840	1258	80-85%	44	61.00–71.00	$66.54	$837	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1065	930	85-90%	6	35.00–45.00	$41.83	$389	-2.56
895–1075	974	85-90%	4	50.00–56.00	$53.61	$522	-2.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1500	1323	6	83.00–87.00	$84.82	$1,122	—
1570–1745	1641	4	101.00–104.00	$102.80	$1,687	—
1355–1985	1689	7	91.00–99.00	$96.51	$1,630	+7.23

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	225.00	$225.00	+75.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	4	190.00–220.00	$202.50	+47.50
150–185	165	3	285.00–345.00	$310.00	+85.00
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	70.00	$70.00	$161	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	7	180.00–280.00	$222.14	+61.38

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-16.15
60–65	63	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-17.19
70–75	73	2	175.00–195.00	$185.00	+31.30
80–85	81	4	170.00–215.00	$192.50	+8.97
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+35.71
100	100	2	200.00–265.00	$232.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	55.00	$55.00	+12.50
20–25	23	6	50.00–75.00	$56.67	+6.67
30–35	32	10	60.00–90.00	$71.00	-6.50
40–45	43	13	85.00–130.00	$104.62	+14.62
50–55	53	25	100.00–155.00	$116.80	-4.87
60–65	61	23	115.00–160.00	$132.17	-0.33
70–75	71	8	135.00–175.00	$150.63	-31.87
80	80	3	160.00–180.00	$171.67	-19.58
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	-60.00
95	95	1	260.00	$260.00	+10.00
100	100	3	200.00–290.00	$258.33	+8.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	4	100.00–125.00	$115.00	—
100–125	112	20	140.00–280.00	$193.50	-24.83

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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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.