Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 31, 2023

1,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.10/cwt +10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 524 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $198.21/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 469 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $229.16/cwt +24.03 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 382 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,085	1,308	1,030
Feeder cattle	739	838	578
Slaughter cattle	137	150	157
Replacement cattle	2	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . 2 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
220–225	223	2	190.00–195.00	$192.53	$429	-7.47
255–295	275	5	182.00–209.00	$199.85	$550	+3.21
310–348	331	19	195.00–247.50	$226.31	$749	+15.26
350–397	382	26	190.00–257.50	$229.16	$875	+24.03
405–445	425	14	192.00–235.00	$213.14	$906	+1.52
450–485	469	11	198.00–222.00	$212.14	$995	+0.54
500–545	516	22	180.00–218.00	$205.00	$1,058	+11.74
560 value added	560	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,198	-4.86
555–595	571	7	180.00–219.00	$201.82	$1,152	+1.63
605–630	617	5	180.00–210.00	$197.58	$1,219	+23.83
662 value added	662	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,357	+5.00
670–685	680	12	189.00–202.00	$192.54	$1,309	+24.18
705–735	725	3	165.00–179.00	$171.42	$1,243	+16.53
765–790	775	3	166.00–178.00	$173.35	$1,343	+13.13
970	970	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,300	+16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	160.00	$160.00	$328	-13.00
265–275	269	5	160.00–176.00	$168.64	$454	+2.78
300–324	319	6	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$526	+4.00
360	360	1	160.00	$160.00	$576	-5.00
405–430	415	3	150.00–174.00	$160.59	$666	+10.62
480	480	1	167.00	$167.00	$802	+11.79
555	555	1	137.50	$137.50	$763	-12.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	126.00	$126.00	$353	+4.06
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	-5.00
395	395	1	134.00	$134.00	$529	—
400–445	423	2	120.00–128.00	$124.21	$525	-5.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	+18.86
275–295	286	5	170.00–205.00	$189.85	$543	+14.58
305–345	321	11	170.00–204.00	$187.73	$603	+5.63
350–397	377	21	170.00–202.00	$190.44	$718	+10.02
400–445	426	19	170.00–199.00	$188.47	$803	+3.63
450–495	470	24	164.00–186.00	$176.94	$832	+9.96
500–545	524	42	152.00–185.00	$172.10	$902	+12.46
550–595	572	24	154.00–172.00	$162.53	$930	+5.22
603–638	624	12	148.00–167.00	$159.41	$995	+9.13
660–690	677	5	130.00–162.00	$150.43	$1,018	+5.86
710–745	726	5	120.00–155.00	$141.01	$1,024	+15.32
845	845	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,090	+16.49
970	970	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	+7.00
250–295	274	5	135.00–170.00	$162.72	$446	+8.13
300–345	320	9	140.00–170.00	$148.96	$477	-5.75
355–392	383	8	130.00–170.00	$145.43	$557	-2.04
425–445	430	7	145.00–160.00	$151.64	$652	+5.09
450–485	473	9	130.00–164.00	$150.54	$712	+3.94
505–540	522	6	130.00–149.00	$138.66	$724	+1.56
560–585	578	4	130.00–148.00	$137.65	$796	-0.96
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	-18.00
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–295	272	4	120.00–130.00	$127.28	$346	+1.58
340–345	343	2	107.50–120.00	$113.70	$390	—
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	-0.52
500–535	518	2	117.00–125.00	$121.14	$628	+1.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	170.00	$170.00	$442	-25.00
310–345	320	7	180.00–200.00	$189.47	$606	-0.61
355–391	383	9	188.00–225.00	$215.04	$824	+21.71
400–445	421	17	180.00–202.00	$191.87	$808	-3.37
450–495	469	26	180.00–210.00	$198.21	$930	+5.63
500–535	516	17	160.00–210.00	$185.01	$955	+12.65
550–595	574	15	150.00–180.00	$165.06	$947	-0.26
600–640	630	15	130.00–164.00	$154.57	$974	-3.00
660–670	665	4	143.00–161.00	$153.76	$1,023	+0.86
705–730	715	5	140.00–162.00	$152.56	$1,091	+7.15
750–780	766	5	139.00–159.00	$152.05	$1,165	+12.98
815–835	823	4	116.00–133.00	$123.77	$1,019	+6.77
895	895	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,468	+50.50
940	940	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,015	-9.36
960	960	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,190	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	389	8	168.00–176.00	$174.13	$677	+16.62
420–430	425	3	142.00–172.00	$152.78	$649	-7.68
455–495	473	10	132.00–176.00	$158.11	$748	+3.50
535–540	537	3	128.00–154.00	$140.66	$755	-9.98
555–570	565	3	134.00–140.00	$138.04	$780	-1.39
655	655	1	138.00	$138.00	$904	—
765–770	768	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$787	-15.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	112.00	$112.00	$431	—
500	500	1	124.00	$124.00	$620	-3.00
585–590	588	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$711	+1.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1490	1100	80-85%	11	74.00–83.00	$79.48	$874	—
920–1550	1172	80-85%	38	84.00–94.00	$90.21	$1,057	—
1110–1920	1440	80-85%	14	95.00–106.00	$98.92	$1,424	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$692	+12.77
785–950	876	85-90%	16	70.00–81.00	$72.61	$636	+5.38
775–1070	880	85-90%	12	51.00–77.00	$61.65	$543	-5.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,562	—
1770	1770	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,682	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	89.00	$89.00	$997	+3.32
1030–1585	1324	6	100.00–110.00	$104.54	$1,384	—
1105–2155	1811	8	112.00–120.00	$116.89	$2,117	-1.66

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	118	4	175.00–235.00	$205.00	+10.91

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	123	3	155.00–270.00	$221.67	+2.23
150	150	1	235.00	$235.00	-15.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	215.00	$215.00	+45.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	-30.00
40–45	44	6	95.00–160.00	$119.17	+9.17
50–55	54	10	100.00–145.00	$122.50	-12.50
60–65	63	17	125.00–180.00	$144.47	-34.78
70–75	73	13	130.00–190.00	$155.77	-32.41
80	80	7	165.00–230.00	$177.14	-37.86
90	90	1	205.00	$205.00	-1.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	40.00–75.00	$63.33	-11.67
20–25	23	7	50.00–75.00	$56.43	-4.40
30–35	32	12	55.00–75.00	$65.42	-7.58
40–45	42	5	80.00–100.00	$89.00	-5.50
50–55	53	8	100.00–115.00	$108.13	-1.87
60–65	64	9	115.00–165.00	$132.78	-17.22
75	75	3	155.00–185.00	$173.33	+12.33
80	80	1	255.00	$255.00	+61.87
80–85	82	11	160.00–205.00	$186.36	-6.77
90–95	93	4	240.00–300.00	$261.25	+68.12
90–95	93	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	+29.37

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	-18.33
90–95	92	5	100.00–145.00	$120.00	±0.00
100	100	8	115.00–165.00	$132.50	-36.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	220.00	$220.00	—
110	110	1	305.00	$305.00	—

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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.