Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 21, 2023

1,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.48/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 520 lb · 34 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.17/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 378 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $194.28/cwt -12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 474 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,023	1,075	1,084
Feeder cattle	668	750	825
Slaughter cattle	134	151	184
Replacement cattle	5	6	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 1.00 to 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings moderate with quality average .

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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	222.50	$222.50	$467	-12.50
265–295	278	13	195.00–245.00	$218.55	$608	+1.01
300–347	328	14	192.00–247.50	$225.81	$741	-3.83
350–395	368	21	200.00–250.00	$236.05	$869	+14.43
400–440	418	12	210.00–242.00	$229.68	$960	+3.39
473 value added	473	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,126	—
460–495	487	19	211.00–236.00	$220.49	$1,074	+8.46
510–540	523	13	201.00–220.00	$213.63	$1,117	+4.28
555–575	560	5	213.00–224.00	$220.59	$1,235	+10.10
563–577 value added	572	13	228.00–231.00	$229.86	$1,315	—
605–640	617	6	200.00–208.00	$203.96	$1,258	+14.44
658–685	665	4	199.00–205.00	$203.45	$1,353	-2.39
691 value added	691	9	203.00	$203.00	$1,403	—
730	730	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,248	-6.00
825	825	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.50	$167.50	$486	—
320	320	1	165.00	$165.00	$528	+13.96
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	-11.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	231	5	180.00–205.00	$190.65	$440	—
268–295	277	6	190.00–208.00	$200.55	$556	+1.41
300–335	317	7	180.00–221.00	$207.35	$657	+1.20
369 fancy	369	8	216.00	$216.00	$797	—
350–396	381	20	180.00–214.00	$198.04	$755	+5.75
400–435	420	10	170.00–200.00	$188.58	$792	-1.12
450–480	462	10	170.00–190.00	$178.25	$824	-9.35
500–545	520	34	150.00–189.00	$175.48	$912	-1.38
550–595	571	11	160.00–179.00	$171.10	$977	-3.44
600–640	619	19	140.00–177.00	$160.78	$995	-9.16
650–690	665	6	150.00–168.00	$160.49	$1,067	-10.02
705–745	724	6	156.00–166.00	$158.27	$1,146	-0.11
770	770	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,024	-17.61
880	880	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,232	-19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	313	3	157.00–177.00	$166.04	$520	-0.33
395	395	2	140.00–147.00	$143.50	$567	-15.94
405–435	424	8	140.00–170.00	$156.25	$662	+2.20
455–495	477	11	140.00–177.00	$159.35	$760	+6.66
500–535	520	3	137.00–142.00	$139.68	$726	-13.50
575–585	580	2	130.00–142.00	$135.95	$789	-5.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	135.00	$135.00	$297	—
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	—
425	425	1	127.00	$127.00	$540	-1.52
455	455	1	117.00	$117.00	$532	+6.99
500	500	1	111.00	$111.00	$555	—
550–575	563	2	110.00–120.00	$114.89	$647	-12.65

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 fancy	335	2	224.00	$224.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	216	4	180.00–217.50	$200.13	$432	—
260–295	275	13	200.00–250.00	$219.75	$604	+2.11
300–345	316	7	196.00–235.00	$211.49	$668	+1.28
355–395	376	11	190.00–243.00	$214.21	$805	-7.43
400–445	419	21	180.00–237.50	$213.10	$893	-0.88
450–493	474	23	180.00–212.00	$194.28	$921	-12.49
505–545	525	19	160.00–195.00	$180.11	$946	+2.90
550–595	565	13	180.00–217.50	$186.77	$1,055	+15.17
600–645	618	8	140.00–189.00	$166.27	$1,028	+7.18
650–695	671	11	142.00–185.00	$161.29	$1,082	+12.29
700–740	715	5	120.00–158.00	$146.60	$1,048	+9.06
760–785	775	3	143.00–151.00	$147.96	$1,147	+0.18
815–820	818	3	120.00–146.00	$135.99	$1,112	+14.21
880	880	2	120.00–145.00	$132.50	$1,166	-9.50
945	945	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	3	140.00–172.00	$150.54	$425	-18.24
350–390	365	3	150.00–175.00	$165.11	$603	+0.46
420–445	427	5	155.00–176.00	$164.70	$703	-1.03
450–480	462	5	150.00–178.00	$159.74	$738	-5.44
510–545	526	6	147.00–170.00	$160.39	$844	+0.11
550–575	561	8	141.00–174.00	$163.43	$917	-5.57
635	635	1	142.00	$142.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
510–535	523	2	125.00–130.00	$127.44	$667	—
585	585	1	126.00	$126.00	$737	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1295	1114	80-85%	8	80.00–87.00	$83.65	$932	—
880–1575	1191	80-85%	56	88.00–98.00	$94.00	$1,120	—
1210–1695	1408	80-85%	16	99.00–107.00	$102.44	$1,442	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1020	826	85-90%	7	50.00–72.00	$59.62	$492	-1.01
780–925	858	85-90%	6	73.00–87.00	$81.58	$700	+1.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1810	1376	6	104.00–118.00	$108.72	$1,496	—
1435–2100	1888	9	111.00–129.00	$121.17	$2,288	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–140	121	12	108.00–300.00	$214.42	-23.91
150–170	158	7	200.00–305.00	$252.14	+17.14

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	-10.00
125	125	2	200.00	$200.00	-55.00

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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
900–1200	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–975.00	$929.76	—
1075–1100	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	110.00–205.00	$157.50	+17.50

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	5	45.00–65.00	$56.00	-16.50
30–35	31	8	60.00–90.00	$74.38	-5.62
45	45	3	80.00–125.00	$96.67	+12.92
50–55	54	4	110.00–155.00	$130.00	+8.75
65	65	7	112.00–175.00	$145.29	+9.87
70	70	9	130.00–170.00	$150.56	+1.99
80–85	83	4	205.00–295.00	$233.75	+38.75
100	100	1	215.00	$215.00	-10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	40.00–70.00	$50.00	-20.00
20–25	22	7	50.00–80.00	$67.14	-2.86
30–35	31	4	65.00–80.00	$73.75	+1.75
40	40	3	85.00–100.00	$93.33	+4.58
55	55	3	110.00–135.00	$120.00	±0.00
60 fancy	60	1	200.00	$200.00	—
60–65	61	7	120.00–185.00	$150.71	+28.21
70–75 fancy	72	7	225.00–245.00	$233.57	—
70–75	73	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	+2.50
80 fancy	80	1	285.00	$285.00	—
85	85	1	205.00	$205.00	+13.00
90	90	1	195.00	$195.00	-50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	120.00–165.00	$146.67	-17.33

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	95.00	$95.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	190.00–240.00	$215.00	-135.00

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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.