Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 17, 2023

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.78/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 419 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.89/cwt -4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 470 lb · 20 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.89/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 340 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	720	1,265	915
Feeder cattle	409	763	629
Slaughter cattle	130	204	174
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 2,00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 50.00 to 110.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	170.00–180.00	$174.67	$402	+14.67
256–295	269	11	182.00–190.00	$188.41	$507	+3.25
300–345	331	8	169.00–200.00	$182.58	$604	-7.48
365–395	384	12	171.00–201.00	$189.57	$728	-13.32
400–448	419	24	160.00–209.00	$187.78	$787	-8.23
450–465	452	9	169.00–199.00	$184.72	$835	-4.15
503–540	513	11	161.00–205.00	$191.86	$984	+3.18
560–585	573	2	170.00–188.00	$179.20	$1,027	-0.78
600–620	609	5	138.00–163.00	$151.96	$925	-6.94
650–685	662	5	140.00–169.00	$161.82	$1,071	+0.69
705–730	718	4	147.00–162.00	$153.72	$1,104	+20.20
855	855	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,291	+1.00
970–975	973	2	110.00–139.00	$124.46	$1,211	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	145.00–150.00	$147.58	$329	—
250–255	253	2	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$392	—
310–320	315	2	131.00–136.00	$133.46	$420	-10.16
380–395	387	5	130.00–145.00	$137.78	$533	-4.21
412–435	420	8	120.00–146.00	$132.21	$555	+3.58
468–490	478	4	115.00–130.00	$124.40	$595	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	106.00	$106.00	$286	+6.00
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	—
350–385	368	2	100.00–108.00	$104.19	$383	+3.18
575	575	1	106.00	$106.00	$610	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	220	3	160.00–170.00	$163.11	$359	-13.89
250–290	264	4	150.00–179.00	$165.00	$436	+1.98
335–345	340	16	140.00–170.00	$160.89	$547	-3.22
355–395	380	10	150.00–176.00	$163.69	$622	-3.66
405–445	424	8	140.00–176.00	$161.98	$687	+3.28
450–495	470	20	140.00–175.00	$159.89	$751	-2.53
500–540	525	5	130.00–158.00	$144.73	$760	-2.90
548 value added	548	2	165.00	$165.00	$904	—
560–595	580	5	130.00–150.00	$141.87	$823	-7.78
600–645	628	5	120.00–140.00	$135.89	$853	+4.23
655–680	668	2	124.00–130.00	$127.06	$849	-8.87
700–725	710	5	105.00–130.00	$122.87	$872	+8.25
750–755	753	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$809	-2.51
815	815	1	93.00	$93.00	$758	-17.00
945	945	1	96.00	$96.00	$907	+6.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	115.00	$115.00	$328	-25.00
320–335	327	3	114.00–137.00	$123.34	$403	-9.49
350–385	368	2	121.00–129.00	$125.19	$461	-1.29
400–425	410	3	120.00–126.00	$122.61	$503	-4.36
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	-5.43
535	535	2	120.00	$120.00	$642	±0.00
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	—
765	765	1	101.00	$101.00	$773	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	110.00	$110.00	$226	+2.33
265–275	270	2	110.00	$110.00	$297	+10.00
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	—
355–370	360	3	101.00–106.00	$103.67	$373	—
420	420	1	112.00	$112.00	$470	+2.49
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	+10.00
540	540	1	106.00	$106.00	$572	-0.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	477	10	150.00–180.00	$160.19	$764	-17.87
500–545	524	14	143.00–185.00	$164.29	$861	-7.03
550–585	566	11	122.00–171.00	$151.27	$856	-5.00
600–645	618	6	130.00–162.00	$151.41	$936	+2.05
650–685	661	6	140.00–157.00	$148.92	$984	+11.02
705–725	715	3	135.00–145.00	$141.05	$1,009	+12.89
755–795	776	6	110.00–145.00	$128.80	$999	+0.69
855–875	865	2	100.00–132.00	$115.82	$1,002	+19.82
900	900	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,143	—
970	970	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,271	—
1005–1015	1010	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$1,187	—
1050	1050	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,050	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	476	6	124.00–140.00	$131.42	$626	+2.30
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	+2.00
560	560	1	126.00	$126.00	$706	-0.42

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	100.00	$100.00	$495	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1335	1039	80-85%	4	64.00–69.00	$67.31	$699	—
875–2030	1105	80-85%	32	70.00–80.00	$75.09	$830	—
1030–1670	1329	80-85%	37	81.00–96.00	$87.62	$1,164	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–925	781	85-90%	7	34.00–46.00	$40.67	$318	—
640–985	820	85-90%	12	50.00–62.00	$54.65	$448	+12.82
830	830	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$573	+27.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1390	1227	8	85.00–94.00	$90.59	$1,112	—
1030–1845	1453	9	97.00–109.00	$103.95	$1,510	—
1035–2160	1784	6	110.00–116.00	$113.70	$2,028	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–125	124	4	190.00–235.00	$216.25	+21.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	-51.67
120–135	127	3	180.00–225.00	$198.33	-23.34

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	92.00	$92.00	$345	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	24	115.00–240.00	$180.63	-21.37

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	90.00	$90.00	—
55	55	1	125.00	$125.00	+7.50
60–65	62	3	145.00–180.00	$160.00	+10.77
70–75	71	10	140.00–205.00	$182.50	+3.82
80–85	81	19	160.00–215.00	$191.58	-16.22
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	-19.12

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	80.00	$80.00	+13.33
30	30	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	-7.50
40–45	41	5	85.00–95.00	$90.00	-11.67
50–55	53	6	100.00–130.00	$113.33	-5.00
60–65	62	14	130.00–165.00	$147.14	+9.22
70	70	13	135.00–170.00	$158.08	-0.16
80	80	9	165.00–230.00	$191.67	-4.10
90	90	3	210.00–230.00	$223.33	-12.92

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	117	9	130.00–295.00	$200.56	+12.89

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	-70.00
110–125	120	3	225.00–255.00	$240.00	-45.00
150	150	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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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.