Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 28, 2022

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.71/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 615 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.72/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 479 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.08/cwt +10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 573 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	989	773
Feeder cattle	678	684	517
Slaughter cattle	148	106	100
Replacement cattle	2	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to 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
210–230	220	2	178.00–186.00	$182.18	$401	—
250–295	268	4	139.00–154.00	$146.94	$394	-1.69
310–345	332	7	150.00–169.00	$160.03	$531	+1.17
360–385	369	8	152.00–171.00	$159.32	$588	+4.24
405–448	428	11	140.00–162.00	$151.94	$650	+8.55
450–490	469	9	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$680	+7.03
515–545	523	8	162.00–166.00	$162.49	$850	+21.71
550–595	573	11	141.00–165.00	$152.54	$874	+5.54
605 value added	605	10	158.00	$158.00	$956	—
600–640	618	23	140.00–155.00	$151.18	$934	+12.33
640 fancy	640	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,082	—
655–675	662	11	138.00–150.00	$144.97	$960	+11.03
712	712	3	135.00	$135.00	$961	+3.14
850–885	867	3	120.00–134.00	$125.91	$1,092	-3.09

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	117.00	$117.00	$240	—
375–390	383	3	110.00–120.00	$116.65	$447	-0.83
465–485	478	5	115.00–121.00	$118.64	$567	-10.36
500–546	527	12	117.00–134.00	$123.05	$648	-1.95
705	705	1	108.00	$108.00	$761	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	-15.00
225 fancy	225	1	179.00	$179.00	$403	—
260–265 fancy	263	2	158.00–162.00	$159.98	$421	—
255–295	275	4	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$371	-1.03
300–345	324	12	130.00–157.00	$143.22	$464	+8.89
355–395	376	9	126.00–156.00	$140.67	$529	+8.91
400–445	424	15	123.00–147.00	$135.45	$574	+3.05
455–495	479	31	120.00–147.00	$135.72	$650	+0.23
500–545	529	26	120.00–141.00	$130.56	$691	+1.07
550–595	573	27	110.00–138.00	$134.08	$768	+10.14
600–645	627	18	110.00–133.00	$121.27	$760	+11.13
650–695	676	9	116.00–120.00	$118.33	$800	+12.31
707–733	714	9	112.00–120.00	$117.96	$842	+3.07

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	129.00	$129.00	$284	+18.00
255–285	270	2	120.00–121.00	$120.53	$325	-9.47
310–340	334	5	102.00–120.00	$110.55	$369	-4.76
350–395	375	11	110.00–123.00	$116.40	$436	-2.60
400–440	417	5	108.00–119.00	$113.06	$471	-4.98
465–495	482	6	106.00–118.00	$114.53	$552	+3.53
505–540	525	6	100.00–115.00	$106.04	$557	-5.97
550–585	564	4	100.00–115.00	$108.88	$614	-4.12
615–640	628	2	100.00–107.00	$103.43	$650	—
658–695	677	2	102.00–105.00	$103.46	$700	+10.46
730–745	738	2	90.00–100.00	$95.05	$701	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	279	4	124.00–146.00	$133.38	$372	—
305–345	314	5	120.00–141.00	$128.76	$404	—
355–395	369	6	130.00–158.00	$144.61	$534	—
400–445	430	23	126.00–150.00	$139.11	$598	—
460–495	482	18	123.00–147.00	$132.32	$638	-4.67
500–545	528	17	124.00–148.00	$132.43	$699	+4.93
555–595	578	17	120.00–140.00	$128.01	$740	+3.62
600–645	630	19	110.00–133.00	$120.20	$757	+1.09
650–695	672	16	110.00–130.00	$117.70	$791	+7.59
700–730	715	16	108.00–125.00	$119.86	$857	+10.57
760–770	765	5	100.00–116.00	$108.62	$831	+9.93
810	810	1	106.00	$106.00	$859	+6.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	—
305–340	323	2	115.00–120.00	$117.36	$379	—
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	—
410–425	418	3	110.00–120.00	$116.28	$486	—
450–495	480	6	109.00–120.00	$118.28	$568	-1.06
505–535	521	7	105.00–120.00	$111.61	$581	-1.52
550–585	565	12	110.00–119.00	$112.77	$637	-1.01
600–645	619	4	100.00–109.00	$103.43	$640	+12.43
690	690	1	108.00	$108.00	$745	+15.00
730	730	1	101.00	$101.00	$737	+11.00
750–770	758	3	95.00–103.00	$98.04	$743	—
830	830	1	90.00	$90.00	$747	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1560	921	85-90%	11	40.00–49.00	$43.99	$405	+2.16
685–1415	1072	85-90%	53	50.00–66.00	$59.06	$633	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1515	1185	80-85%	37	64.00–79.00	$70.18	$832	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1940	1521	75-80%	21	60.00–71.00	$66.12	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1495	1183	3	75.00–83.00	$78.81	$932	—
1020–1970	1598	13	86.00–101.00	$95.02	$1,518	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	100.00	$100.00	—
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	—
90–95	93	2	165.00–210.00	$188.11	—
150–160	155	3	250.00–285.00	$266.83	-43.17

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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
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	-37.14

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	155.00	$155.00	—
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
75	75	2	215.00–250.00	$232.50	+47.50
80–85	82	3	220.00–265.00	$246.84	+54.34
90–95	92	3	225.00–250.00	$234.82	-5.18

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–120	115	2	250.00–260.00	$255.22	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	225.00	$225.00	—
120	120	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
12–15	14	5	30.00–50.00	$43.75	-11.25
20–27	25	11	50.00–90.00	$65.00	+8.33
30–37	33	11	70.00–110.00	$90.40	+19.40
40–47	44	20	90.00–135.00	$117.49	+12.87
50–57	53	18	130.00–160.00	$141.44	+24.64
60–65	63	10	140.00–175.00	$154.14	+21.97
70–78	72	9	155.00–195.00	$177.43	+26.80
80–85	82	9	165.00–235.00	$189.45	+17.78
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-98.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	100.00	$100.00	—
60–67	64	5	125.00–135.00	$128.09	+13.09
70–75	73	2	130.00–160.00	$145.52	+30.52
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	+10.00
85–87	86	3	135.00–175.00	$155.16	+40.16
90–95	91	4	140.00–170.00	$158.70	+43.70
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	-15.00
100–120	106	14	140.00–225.00	$176.19	-17.31
125	125	1	120.00	$120.00	-73.50
155	155	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	185.00	$185.00	—
135	135	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	—
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	—
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	—

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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.