Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 24, 2023

1,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.55/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 419 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.28/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 523 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.84/cwt -7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 473 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,308	1,154	957
Feeder cattle	838	771	561
Slaughter cattle	150	155	231
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 5.00 lower this week compared to last . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average. 6 head baby calves 120.00 to 145.00, 1 hog.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	200.00	$200.00	$420	-8.02
250–295	278	8	190.00–207.50	$196.64	$547	-7.75
300–345	328	20	190.00–242.00	$211.05	$692	-9.57
350–395	372	27	180.00–236.00	$205.13	$763	-24.24
400–440	422	26	183.00–237.00	$211.62	$893	-10.00
425–438 value added	429	7	190.00–237.50	$223.63	$959	-22.37
450–495	471	19	186.00–229.00	$211.60	$997	-10.20
495 value added	495	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,163	+4.00
500–535	517	9	174.00–209.00	$193.26	$999	-9.28
528–535 value added	530	3	200.00–211.00	$203.70	$1,080	—
555–595	575	6	175.00–211.00	$200.19	$1,151	-3.82
563–597 value added	581	16	206.00–223.00	$218.86	$1,272	—
600–645	620	11	160.00–203.00	$173.75	$1,077	-24.59
615–635 value added	625	15	200.00–208.00	$206.80	$1,292	—
650 value added	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—
650–692	674	13	150.00–204.00	$168.36	$1,135	-34.06
705–740	723	6	138.00–175.00	$154.89	$1,120	-10.56
758 value added	758	6	184.00	$184.00	$1,395	—
770–790	778	4	147.00–174.00	$160.22	$1,247	-8.81
840	840	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,092	—
975	975	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,150	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	173.00	$173.00	$415	+13.00
260–295	278	6	152.00–175.00	$165.86	$461	+9.14
300–345	314	9	140.00–178.00	$161.04	$506	+4.75
365	365	1	165.00	$165.00	$602	+8.08
425–440	431	5	145.00–162.00	$149.97	$646	-16.06
450–485	469	10	145.00–178.00	$155.21	$728	+0.21
540	540	1	146.00	$146.00	$788	-5.00
565–575	570	2	140.00–160.00	$149.91	$854	-15.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	115.00–129.00	$121.94	$333	-8.06
345	345	1	135.00	$135.00	$466	—
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	—
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	3	172.00–207.00	$186.14	$415	-7.86
260–280	268	5	170.00–185.00	$175.27	$470	-19.33
300–340	325	13	170.00–200.00	$182.10	$592	-10.36
350–390	370	12	170.00–192.00	$180.42	$668	-16.49
400–445	419	30	170.00–205.00	$184.84	$774	-8.39
410–442 value added	421	9	189.00–194.00	$192.25	$809	—
460–468 value added	466	11	176.00–180.00	$178.92	$834	-11.08
455–495	476	23	150.00–180.00	$166.98	$795	-9.04
500–545	522	36	140.00–173.00	$159.64	$833	-5.73
537 value added	537	3	181.00	$181.00	$972	+9.60
551–589 value added	568	18	160.00–184.00	$177.72	$1,009	—
560–595	578	14	140.00–176.00	$157.31	$909	-0.89
600–645	617	8	130.00–164.00	$150.28	$927	-2.02
645 value added	645	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,090	—
655–695	672	5	120.00–168.00	$144.57	$972	-5.73
700–745	723	3	110.00–140.00	$125.69	$909	+0.21
765 value added	765	6	154.00	$154.00	$1,178	—
776–780	777	6	130.00–154.00	$146.64	$1,139	—
820–825	823	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$926	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	143.00	$143.00	$350	—
250–295	275	14	140.00–180.00	$154.59	$425	-2.58
300–345	325	7	140.00–169.00	$154.71	$503	-7.81
350–375	365	4	140.00–150.00	$147.47	$538	-8.38
420–440	431	7	140.00–160.00	$146.55	$632	-2.16
450–495	473	5	140.00–155.00	$146.60	$693	-4.62
500–545	522	6	130.00–142.00	$137.10	$716	+1.47
570–590	581	5	128.00–147.00	$138.61	$805	+7.80
630	630	1	123.00	$123.00	$775	+1.47
685	685	1	122.00	$122.00	$836	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	-5.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	4	110.00–137.00	$127.03	$279	-5.60
260–280	270	2	120.00–131.00	$125.70	$339	—
355–390	374	8	120.00–150.00	$132.10	$494	—
400–435	414	9	110.00–129.00	$120.52	$499	-1.98
460–485	469	6	110.00–139.00	$122.84	$576	-2.04
540	540	1	120.00	$120.00	$648	+3.08
560–570	565	2	110.00–122.00	$115.95	$655	+2.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	195.00	$195.00	$556	-19.10
305–340	320	6	181.00–200.00	$190.08	$608	-28.45
355–395	378	4	181.00–218.00	$193.33	$731	-26.37
400–445	428	15	180.00–210.00	$195.24	$836	-19.05
450–485	466	5	184.00–206.00	$192.58	$897	-7.05
500–545	520	30	165.00–180.00	$172.36	$896	-10.58
550–595	576	21	158.00–178.00	$165.32	$952	-4.40
600–645	615	13	140.00–170.00	$157.57	$969	-6.62
650–695	683	6	145.00–165.00	$152.90	$1,044	-7.20
705–745	723	5	137.00–155.00	$145.41	$1,051	-1.64
750–795	765	3	126.00–147.00	$139.07	$1,064	+0.93
840	840	1	117.00	$117.00	$983	—
860	860	2	110.00–117.00	$113.50	$976	-5.50
900–935	918	2	110.00–125.00	$117.36	$1,077	—
960	960	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,171	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	-12.00
360–365	363	3	154.00–162.50	$157.51	$572	-12.49
405–425	415	3	154.00–170.00	$160.46	$666	+1.90
450–485	470	13	120.00–176.00	$154.61	$727	-4.73
500–535	519	10	132.00–160.00	$150.64	$782	+5.82
555–585	570	2	137.00–142.00	$139.43	$795	-2.68
710	710	1	107.00	$107.00	$760	—
770	770	1	118.00	$118.00	$909	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	478	4	116.00–137.00	$123.25	$589	-4.74
530	530	1	127.00	$127.00	$673	—
555–590	573	2	110.00–130.00	$119.69	$686	-1.79
605	605	1	100.00	$100.00	$605	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1190	1043	80-85%	10	70.00–83.00	$75.90	$792	-2.64
840–1620	1146	80-85%	58	84.00–95.00	$90.57	$1,038	-0.63
1015–1795	1335	80-85%	31	96.00–107.00	$98.82	$1,319	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1070	856	85-90%	6	60.00–70.00	$67.23	$575	+7.15
870–965	918	85-90%	2	74.00–78.00	$76.10	$699	-1.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1625	1543	75-80%	3	93.00–97.00	$94.63	$1,460	+4.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1295	1123	3	81.00–90.00	$85.68	$962	—
1195–1865	1468	11	96.00–110.00	$104.58	$1,535	-4.68
1680–1955	1827	8	114.00–126.00	$118.55	$2,166	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	119	11	155.00–235.00	$194.09	-30.91
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	±0.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	117	9	160.00–250.00	$219.44	-22.38
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	-12.50
200	200	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	155.00–185.00	$170.00	-10.42

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	2	80.00–140.00	$110.00	-25.00
55	55	3	130.00–140.00	$135.00	±0.00
60–65	62	20	140.00–205.00	$179.25	+15.92
70–75	72	44	145.00–235.00	$188.18	+16.85
80–85	80	21	180.00–240.00	$215.00	-8.54
90–95	92	9	190.00–230.00	$206.67	-21.19

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	75.00	$75.00	+15.00
20–25	23	12	40.00–85.00	$60.83	+0.83
30–35	31	5	65.00–85.00	$73.00	-2.00
40–45	43	10	85.00–105.00	$94.50	+19.50
50–55	53	5	100.00–130.00	$110.00	±0.00
60–65	62	7	125.00–175.00	$150.00	+1.25
70–75	71	20	135.00–210.00	$161.00	-16.27
80–85	81	8	160.00–240.00	$193.13	-17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	3	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-5.00
100–130	109	15	135.00–260.00	$169.00	-15.29

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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.