Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 17, 2023

1,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.14/cwt ≈ $870/hd at 520 lb · 34 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.67/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 372 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.64/cwt ≈ $832/hd at 466 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,154	919	807
Feeder cattle	771	676	543
Slaughter cattle	155	117	143
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average. 2 head Baby calves 120.00 to 150.00; 5 head hogs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	216	4	180.00–230.00	$208.02	$449	—
250–290	279	9	180.00–242.00	$204.39	$570	—
300–345	324	22	182.00–255.00	$220.62	$715	—
325 value added	325	1	251.00	$251.00	$816	—
350–395	376	21	187.00–250.00	$229.37	$862	—
416 value added	416	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,023	—
400–445	417	24	190.00–250.00	$221.62	$924	—
460–495	477	12	194.00–234.00	$221.80	$1,058	—
483 value added	483	7	231.00	$231.00	$1,116	—
505–535	521	4	190.00–220.00	$202.54	$1,055	—
565–590	580	5	200.00–213.00	$204.01	$1,183	—
600–640	620	17	190.00–210.00	$198.34	$1,230	—
652–675	663	9	186.00–209.00	$202.42	$1,342	—
725–730	728	2	150.00–181.00	$165.45	$1,204	—
750–795	780	3	150.00–178.00	$169.03	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	—
250–280	265	2	152.00–162.00	$156.72	$415	—
300–345	325	4	150.00–164.00	$156.29	$508	—
365–390	378	2	140.00–175.00	$156.92	$593	—
440–445	443	2	160.00–172.00	$166.03	$736	—
460	460	1	155.00	$155.00	$713	—
535–540	538	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$812	—
575	575	1	165.00	$165.00	$949	—
660	660	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,327	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	157.00	$157.00	$345	+5.94
335	335	1	142.00	$142.00	$476	-8.41
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	+4.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	—
545	545	1	125.00	$125.00	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	180.00–208.00	$194.00	$427	—
255–275	266	7	180.00–212.00	$194.60	$518	—
305–348	325	21	170.00–252.50	$192.46	$625	—
355–395	371	28	170.00–217.50	$196.91	$731	—
380 value added	380	4	195.00	$195.00	$741	—
400–435	419	25	170.00–208.00	$193.23	$810	—
461 value added	461	6	190.00	$190.00	$876	—
450–485	467	26	160.00–187.00	$176.02	$822	—
505–548	518	24	150.00–180.00	$165.37	$857	—
525–526 value added	526	10	170.00–172.00	$171.40	$902	—
550–595	573	26	150.00–167.00	$158.20	$906	—
610–635	617	5	133.00–162.00	$152.30	$940	—
650–690	666	8	130.00–167.00	$150.30	$1,001	—
705–710	708	2	120.00–131.00	$125.48	$888	—
905	905	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	155.00–159.00	$157.17	$429	—
315–345	329	8	152.00–172.00	$162.52	$535	—
360–390	379	8	140.00–165.00	$155.85	$591	—
400–430	412	5	140.00–160.00	$148.71	$613	—
450–495	477	13	130.00–169.00	$151.22	$721	—
515–540	528	2	130.00–141.00	$135.63	$716	—
560–595	574	4	120.00–140.00	$130.81	$751	—
635–645	640	2	118.00–125.00	$121.53	$778	—
700–710	705	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	225	3	130.00–135.00	$132.63	$298	—
420	420	1	122.50	$122.50	$514	—
465–495	481	4	107.00–135.00	$124.88	$601	—
505–540	517	6	105.00–124.00	$116.92	$604	—
570–575	573	2	110.00–116.00	$112.99	$647	—
600	600	1	107.00	$107.00	$642	—
690	690	1	108.00	$108.00	$745	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	+3.12
460–470	465	2	137.00–141.00	$138.98	$646	+4.85
560	560	1	131.00	$131.00	$734	+1.32

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	110.00	$110.00	$358	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	210.00–220.00	$214.10	$625	—
300–345	324	12	180.00–252.50	$218.53	$708	—
355–390	371	11	182.00–252.50	$219.70	$815	—
400–445	419	19	185.00–241.00	$214.29	$898	—
450–495	466	15	180.00–229.00	$199.63	$930	—
500–545	519	22	164.00–200.00	$182.94	$949	—
550–598	574	17	164.00–179.00	$169.72	$974	—
600–645	617	15	130.00–173.00	$164.19	$1,013	—
655–690	667	10	130.00–167.00	$160.10	$1,068	—
705–720	715	3	140.00–151.00	$147.05	$1,051	—
760–795	777	3	137.00–140.00	$138.14	$1,073	—
890	890	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,059	—
975	975	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	162.00	$162.00	$462	—
390	390	1	170.00	$170.00	$663	—
405–440	423	9	148.00–170.00	$158.56	$671	—
450–495	472	11	150.00–167.50	$159.34	$752	—
515–540	532	9	130.00–174.00	$144.82	$770	—
550–593	574	7	134.00–165.00	$142.11	$816	—
615	615	1	148.00	$148.00	$910	—
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	—
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—
470–475	473	2	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$605	—
565–580	573	2	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$696	—
630	630	1	106.00	$106.00	$668	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-2.17
640	640	1	129.00	$129.00	$826	+29.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1165	1041	80-85%	7	71.00–84.00	$78.54	$818	—
885–1495	1129	80-85%	38	85.00–96.00	$91.20	$1,030	—
980–1620	1263	80-85%	38	97.00–111.00	$101.79	$1,286	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–985	872	85-90%	6	54.00–64.00	$60.08	$524	—
805–1110	918	85-90%	8	70.00–83.00	$77.22	$709	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1740	1520	75-80%	4	88.00–93.00	$90.19	$1,371	—
1515–1595	1554	75-80%	4	96.00–108.00	$101.78	$1,582	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1560	1246	6	80.00–97.00	$90.33	$1,126	-11.72
1230–1550	1454	4	108.00–110.00	$109.26	$1,589	—
1385–1965	1662	13	110.00–128.00	$122.46	$2,035	+2.92

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–135	124	6	185.00–275.00	$225.00	-17.50
150–155	151	6	200.00–315.00	$250.00	+5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	120	11	165.00–320.00	$241.82	+24.94
150	150	2	225.00–300.00	$262.50	-42.50

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	112.00	$112.00	$510	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-25.00
100–125	108	12	120.00–265.00	$180.42	-7.08

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	95.00	$95.00	—
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	—
45	45	1	135.00	$135.00	—
50–55	51	4	100.00–165.00	$135.00	-23.33
60–65	63	9	125.00–205.00	$163.33	+17.33
70–75	72	15	130.00–215.00	$171.33	-4.23
80–85	82	24	195.00–290.00	$223.54	+27.29
90	90	7	195.00–265.00	$227.86	-3.39

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	5	50.00–70.00	$60.00	-25.00
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	-10.00
50–55	53	2	110.00	$110.00	-18.33
60–65	64	4	140.00–160.00	$148.75	+4.75
70–75	72	11	140.00–215.00	$177.27	+0.84
80–85	83	8	195.00–225.00	$210.63	+0.63

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	+27.50
100–120	106	7	170.00–210.00	$184.29	-10.71

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	200.00–285.00	$242.50	-22.50

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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.