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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 10, 2023

1,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.01/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 425 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.29/cwt +17.45 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 473 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.53/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 520 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,265 377 971
Feeder cattle 763 220 586
Slaughter cattle 204 66 162
Replacement cattle 3 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 7.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average to attractive . Baby calves 55.00 3 head 5 head of hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
265–290 280 10 170.00–207.50 $185.16 $518 +9.36
300–345 317 19 160.00–215.00 $190.06 $602 +13.69
350–395 372 26 169.00–227.00 $202.89 $755 +16.21
405–449 425 40 167.00–221.00 $196.01 $833 +7.00
450–490 468 16 161.00–214.00 $188.87 $884 +9.83
500–530 516 14 170.00–200.00 $188.68 $974 +9.68
550–560 557 6 171.00–191.00 $179.98 $1,002 -6.07
600–630 615 9 140.00–182.00 $158.90 $977 —
650 value added 650 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,228 —
650–670 657 10 144.00–178.00 $161.13 $1,059 +22.13
700–720 710 2 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $948 —
755–777 771 7 139.00–163.00 $156.03 $1,203 —
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
885 885 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,328 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 127.00–150.00 $138.30 $401 -7.67
305–345 328 4 123.00–152.00 $143.62 $471 +14.03
365–385 375 6 122.00–158.00 $141.99 $532 +11.03
405–440 424 4 120.00–141.00 $128.63 $545 +3.37
525 525 1 147.00 $147.00 $772 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 100.00–111.00 $105.69 $236 —
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 -10.00
370–380 375 2 100.00–102.00 $101.01 $379 -7.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 177.00 $177.00 $407 -9.00
250–295 279 7 150.00–170.00 $163.02 $455 +10.15
300–345 319 10 143.00–177.00 $164.11 $524 +9.02
350–395 371 18 150.00–178.00 $167.35 $621 +12.28
405–445 422 21 130.00–178.00 $158.70 $670 +5.94
450–495 470 34 140.00–179.00 $162.42 $763 +15.58
491 value added 491 5 177.00 $177.00 $869 —
505 value added 505 5 165.00 $165.00 $833 —
500–545 523 25 130.00–159.00 $147.63 $772 +4.60
553–590 567 20 135.00–167.00 $149.65 $849 +19.34
590 value added 590 3 168.00 $168.00 $991 —
600–645 624 12 110.00–147.00 $131.66 $822 —
650–690 668 13 120.00–144.00 $135.93 $908 -4.41
673 value added 673 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,010 —
725–735 729 6 100.00–130.00 $114.62 $836 -0.44
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
810–820 815 2 110.00 $110.00 $896 -4.00
938 938 2 90.00 $90.00 $844 —
1142 1142 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,028 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 140.00 $140.00 $413 +5.23
310–340 323 4 130.00–139.00 $132.83 $429 +12.83
355–385 370 6 116.00–137.00 $126.48 $468 -3.06
405–445 428 7 120.00–137.00 $126.97 $543 +3.97
455–490 473 12 120.00–130.00 $125.43 $593 +5.43
500–545 521 7 120.00 $120.00 $625 +10.00
555–570 563 2 114.00–122.00 $117.95 $664 —
660–675 667 3 100.00 $100.00 $667 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 226 4 100.00–118.00 $107.67 $243 —
255–265 260 2 100.00 $100.00 $260 —
420–440 428 4 107.00–111.00 $109.51 $469 +3.51
490 490 1 100.00 $100.00 $490 —
525–535 532 3 100.00–110.00 $106.65 $567 +3.65
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 477 13 150.00–198.00 $178.06 $849 +0.65
500–545 520 16 150.00–191.00 $171.32 $891 +18.32
550–595 571 15 140.00–169.00 $156.27 $892 +26.27
610–645 626 18 120.00–160.00 $149.36 $935 +29.36
650–690 669 11 120.00–156.00 $137.90 $923 —
705–745 720 3 118.00–134.00 $128.16 $923 -9.84
750–775 762 5 120.00–136.00 $128.11 $976 —
815–835 824 4 100.00–120.00 $106.53 $878 —
865 865 1 96.00 $96.00 $830 —
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 476 5 120.00–140.00 $129.12 $615 -8.97
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 —
550–580 565 4 120.00–134.00 $126.42 $714 —
615–625 620 2 100.00 $100.00 $620 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 522 3 100.00–130.00 $111.25 $581 —
550–565 558 3 104.00–110.00 $107.31 $599 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1405 1088 80-85% 17 52.00–69.00 $64.93 $706 —
920–2075 1184 80-85% 73 70.00–80.00 $76.14 $901 —
1075–1675 1400 80-85% 26 81.00–89.00 $84.01 $1,176 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–955 817 85-90% 11 33.00–60.00 $41.83 $342 —
825–1050 915 85-90% 12 50.00–76.00 $58.61 $536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1520 1174 6 80.00–90.00 $85.83 $1,008 —
1205–2060 1659 13 100.00–110.00 $104.35 $1,731 +2.34
1605–2105 1878 11 110.00–115.00 $112.36 $2,110 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 117 3 175.00–230.00 $195.00 —
150 150 3 200.00–330.00 $256.67 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 155.00 $155.00 —
100–125 112 6 170.00–285.00 $221.67 +91.67
150–185 161 5 200.00–315.00 $264.00 —
200–225 213 2 370.00–375.00 $372.50 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1350 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,275.00 $1,152.46 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 113 10 150.00–245.00 $202.00 -34.67
150 150 2 230.00–300.00 $265.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–55 53 2 105.00–130.00 $117.50 -42.50
60–65 63 13 120.00–185.00 $149.23 -10.77
70–75 71 19 135.00–235.00 $178.68 +1.68
80–85 82 41 170.00–240.00 $207.80 -12.20
90–95 92 17 195.00–245.00 $219.12 -20.88
100–115 108 2 235.00–245.00 $240.00 —
150 150 1 220.00 $220.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 22 3 60.00–70.00 $66.67 -15.83
30 30 4 70.00–80.00 $75.00 -7.50
40 40 3 95.00–105.00 $101.67 -10.83
50–55 53 3 105.00–125.00 $118.33 -4.17
60–65 62 12 120.00–160.00 $137.92 -25.41
70–75 71 17 135.00–195.00 $158.24 -14.26
80–85 82 13 165.00–245.00 $195.77 -6.45
90 90 4 220.00–250.00 $236.25 +34.03

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 110 15 125.00–260.00 $187.67 +28.50
150 150 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 280.00 $280.00 +75.00
90 90 1 295.00 $295.00 +35.00
100–125 106 4 250.00–300.00 $275.00 +70.00
115 115 1 285.00 $285.00 +80.00

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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.