Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 4, 2022

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.17/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 520 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.96/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 523 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.53/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 478 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,030	1,000	982
Feeder cattle	688	678	710
Slaughter cattle	149	148	142
Replacement cattle	6	2	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average to plain . Baby calves 20.00 to 75.00 21 head 9 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
210–220	215	2	140.00–162.00	$150.74	$324	-31.44
265–290	278	2	140.00–142.00	$141.05	$392	-5.89
300–345	324	8	130.00–156.00	$144.17	$467	-15.86
355–395	377	15	134.00–167.00	$146.39	$552	-12.93
400–445	417	20	126.00–154.00	$139.04	$580	-12.90
458–498	483	12	130.00–157.00	$151.81	$733	+6.78
505–545	525	11	115.00–156.00	$143.29	$752	-19.20
550–562	557	7	142.00–155.00	$147.70	$823	-4.84
620–640	632	6	127.00–140.00	$130.83	$827	-20.35
655–685	670	2	117.00–140.00	$128.24	$859	-16.73
760–795	778	2	116.00–129.00	$122.65	$954	—
895	895	1	110.00	$110.00	$984	-15.91
938	938	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,172	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	134.00	$134.00	$288	+17.00
265–295	279	6	115.00–136.00	$128.57	$359	—
310–320	317	3	120.00–130.00	$126.63	$401	—
375–395	386	5	111.00–130.00	$122.04	$471	+5.39
415–440	428	3	120.00–125.00	$122.36	$524	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	100.00	$100.00	$240	—
280	280	1	101.00	$101.00	$283	—
305–330	321	4	100.00–112.00	$105.57	$339	—
350–370	362	3	100.00–108.00	$102.73	$372	—
430–445	437	3	100.00–110.00	$106.05	$463	—
480	480	1	104.00	$104.00	$499	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
260–290	278	3	128.00–140.00	$134.13	$373	-0.78
320–345	330	6	130.00–139.00	$132.55	$437	-10.67
350–385	369	15	130.00–144.00	$134.84	$498	-5.83
400–445	428	24	124.00–144.00	$134.62	$576	-0.83
450–495	476	28	120.00–148.00	$141.31	$673	+5.59
500–545	523	38	117.00–139.00	$130.96	$685	+0.40
550–597	573	17	115.00–137.00	$126.67	$726	-7.41
600–640	617	16	110.00–128.00	$122.11	$753	+0.84
655–665	660	2	125.00–135.00	$129.96	$858	+11.63
700	700	2	115.00	$115.00	$805	-2.96
805–820	813	2	90.00–94.00	$91.98	$748	—
935	935	3	92.00	$92.00	$860	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	6	117.00–120.00	$118.32	$270	-10.68
250–290	269	12	113.00–121.00	$118.62	$319	-1.91
300–345	318	9	110.00–128.00	$118.92	$378	+8.37
350–395	375	4	113.00–121.00	$116.78	$438	+0.38
405–430	418	2	110.00–120.00	$114.85	$480	+1.79
455–485	465	4	112.00–120.00	$116.53	$542	+2.00
500–530	511	7	110.00–117.00	$114.38	$584	+8.34
595–599	598	6	110.00–116.00	$110.99	$664	+2.11
870–890	880	2	80.00–88.00	$83.95	$739	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	7	100.00–110.00	$106.16	$291	—
310–340	321	6	100.00–107.00	$101.77	$327	—
470	470	1	104.00	$104.00	$489	—
510	510	1	105.00	$105.00	$536	—
580–590	583	3	94.00–100.00	$96.66	$564	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	142.00	$142.00	$618	+2.89
450–495	478	28	126.00–149.00	$136.53	$653	+4.21
500–545	520	41	121.00–157.00	$140.17	$729	+7.74
550–595	576	28	120.00–154.00	$138.72	$799	+10.71
605–640	625	13	110.00–144.00	$128.99	$806	+8.79
655–685	664	7	109.00–136.00	$122.11	$811	+4.41
700–730	723	8	113.00–136.00	$124.21	$898	+4.35
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	-8.62
805–845	823	6	90.00–105.00	$97.68	$804	-8.32
865–890	879	5	90.00–101.00	$96.59	$849	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–490	480	4	112.00–126.00	$119.71	$575	+1.43
505–530	521	4	112.00–116.00	$114.50	$597	+2.89
550–585	561	4	111.00–118.00	$114.76	$644	+1.99
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	-8.04
825	825	1	82.00	$82.00	$676	-8.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	—
595	595	1	108.00	$108.00	$643	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1410	1130	80-85%	13	50.00–59.00	$55.69	$629	—
1035–1565	1224	80-85%	9	70.00–74.00	$71.56	$876	—
900–1655	1229	80-85%	50	60.00–69.00	$64.94	$798	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$513	—
755–940	833	85-90%	5	50.00–59.00	$54.15	$451	—
770–935	871	85-90%	8	30.00–48.00	$41.89	$365	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1665	1331	5	70.00–88.00	$83.92	$1,117	—
985–2050	1542	17	76.00–100.00	$95.30	$1,470	—
1195–1860	1663	4	101.00–107.00	$103.85	$1,727	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	235.00–255.00	$245.00	—
150–190	158	5	230.00–310.00	$262.00	-18.00
200	200	2	240.00–290.00	$265.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	3	120.00–200.00	$156.67	—
150	150	2	175.00–320.00	$247.50	-19.33

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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	725.00	$725.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–900.00	$750.00	—
1100–1450	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–750.00	$663.73	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	109	18	140.00–255.00	$195.28	+10.28

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	45.00	$45.00	-110.00
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	-80.00
50–55	54	8	105.00–145.00	$122.50	-27.50
60–65	61	17	135.00–190.00	$176.47	+26.47
70–75	74	8	145.00–230.00	$187.50	-45.00
80–85	81	22	155.00–290.00	$208.64	-38.20
90	90	4	195.00–240.00	$226.25	-8.57

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	50.00	$50.00	+6.25
20–25	23	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	-12.50
30–35	32	6	55.00–105.00	$72.50	-17.90
40–45	44	8	90.00–120.00	$107.50	-9.99
50–55	53	8	100.00–140.00	$118.75	-22.69
60–65	63	8	120.00–180.00	$138.13	-16.01
70–75	73	5	140.00–185.00	$163.00	-14.43
80	80	5	160.00–175.00	$165.00	-24.45

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	-43.70
100–125	108	5	125.00–215.00	$166.00	-10.19

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	155.00	$155.00	-140.00
150	150	2	355.00–390.00	$372.50	—
200	200	1	395.00	$395.00	—

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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.