Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 11, 2022

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.15/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 424 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.75/cwt -10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 468 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.23/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 379 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	639	1,030	1,258
Feeder cattle	302	688	1,018
Slaughter cattle	80	149	151
Replacement cattle	4	6	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 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 light with quality average . Baby calves 65.00 to 150.00 6 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	140.00–155.00	$150.35	$356	-0.39
255–295	277	6	140.00–172.00	$150.60	$417	+9.55
305–335	317	6	140.00–160.00	$151.41	$480	+7.24
350–395	379	14	130.00–158.00	$146.23	$554	-0.16
400–445	423	14	129.00–152.00	$142.37	$602	+3.33
460–491	482	6	139.00–141.00	$140.52	$677	-11.29
505–525	518	4	120.00–136.00	$127.29	$659	-16.00
565–595	578	3	125.00–135.00	$128.59	$743	-19.11
625–630	628	2	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$741	-12.83
730–738	736	4	116.00–131.00	$127.28	$937	—
855	855	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,094	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	±0.00
360–395	378	2	110.00	$110.00	$416	+7.27
400–445	430	5	100.00–110.00	$105.33	$453	-0.72
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	+6.00
535	535	1	107.00	$107.00	$572	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	131.00–135.00	$132.91	$376	+4.34
310	310	1	126.00	$126.00	$391	-0.63
350–375	362	3	121.00–130.00	$125.29	$454	+3.25
410–425	418	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$499	-2.87
485	485	1	112.00	$112.00	$543	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	140.00	$140.00	$364	+5.87
320–345	331	5	126.00–141.00	$133.85	$443	+1.30
370–390	379	6	125.00–140.00	$130.82	$496	-4.02
400–445	424	17	125.00–143.00	$135.15	$573	+0.53
450–495	468	14	122.00–140.00	$130.75	$612	-10.56
500–540	517	8	116.00–130.00	$124.35	$643	-6.61
555–595	578	9	120.00–130.00	$125.43	$725	-1.24
600–635	615	5	100.00–129.00	$112.97	$695	-9.14
660–670	665	2	115.00–125.00	$119.96	$798	-10.00
720	720	1	113.00	$113.00	$814	-2.00
750–755	753	2	118.00	$118.00	$889	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	100.00	$100.00	$225	—
320–345	337	6	100.00–110.00	$105.37	$355	+3.60
350–395	375	4	100.00–107.00	$103.34	$388	—
400–425	413	2	101.00–105.00	$103.06	$426	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	+6.00
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	+3.34

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	112.00	$112.00	$263	-6.32
275–290	283	2	116.00–128.00	$122.16	$346	+3.54
300	300	1	124.00	$124.00	$372	+5.08
380	380	1	116.00	$116.00	$441	-0.78
430–445	440	4	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$510	+1.14
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	-4.38
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	471	5	129.00–149.00	$135.66	$639	-0.87
500–545	519	7	119.00–139.00	$127.24	$660	-12.93
555–590	577	9	117.00–126.00	$119.79	$691	-18.93
600–645	623	9	105.00–124.00	$118.70	$740	-10.29
670–693	682	5	109.00–120.00	$114.78	$783	-7.33
745	745	1	98.00	$98.00	$730	-26.21
760–780	771	5	105.00–108.00	$106.80	$823	+6.80
800	800	1	108.00	$108.00	$864	+10.32

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	114.00	$114.00	$507	—
480	480	1	116.00	$116.00	$557	-3.71
505–525	515	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$572	-3.48
735	735	1	97.00	$97.00	$713	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	465	2	100.00–106.00	$103.03	$479	+3.03
510–515	513	2	100.00	$100.00	$513	—
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1200	1091	80-85%	5	54.00–59.00	$56.57	$617	—
835–1830	1131	80-85%	27	60.00–69.00	$65.81	$744	+10.12
1010–1650	1310	80-85%	20	70.00–80.00	$73.69	$965	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–895	847	85-90%	3	60.00–61.00	$60.35	$511	+6.20
960–975	968	85-90%	2	30.00–48.00	$39.07	$378	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1550	1508	2	84.00–88.00	$85.94	$1,296	-9.36
1305–2130	1626	8	92.00–102.00	$97.70	$1,589	—
1520–2045	1838	5	103.00–114.00	$106.82	$1,963	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	170.00	$170.00	—
110–140	124	10	150.00–210.00	$194.00	-51.00
150–190	175	7	195.00–300.00	$240.00	-22.00
200	200	2	280.00–305.00	$292.50	+27.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	+43.33
175	175	1	370.00	$370.00	+122.50

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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
1050–1200	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,050.00	$946.43	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	—
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	-10.28
100–125	104	23	115.00–200.00	$156.74	-38.54

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	5	85.00–135.00	$114.00	+39.00
50	50	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	-10.00
60–65	63	8	115.00–145.00	$133.13	-43.34
70–75	72	25	130.00–200.00	$151.80	-35.70
80–85	82	29	145.00–205.00	$179.14	-29.50
90	90	4	165.00–210.00	$183.75	-42.50
100	100	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	65.00	$65.00	+15.00
30–35	33	3	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-2.50
40–45	42	5	85.00–155.00	$112.00	+4.50
50–55	53	11	100.00–160.00	$120.45	+1.70
60	60	4	120.00–150.00	$135.00	-3.13
70–75	72	11	135.00–195.00	$160.45	-2.55
80	80	4	160.00–230.00	$187.50	+22.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	107	11	135.00–250.00	$180.00	+14.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	108	3	255.00–280.00	$266.67	+111.67

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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.