Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report, Siler City, NC

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 5, 2023

1,326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.93/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 421 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.22/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 480 lb · 41 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.06/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 368 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,326	752	917
Feeder cattle	870	462	574
Slaughter cattle	172	113	166
Replacement cattle	2	1	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings heavy with quality average. 5 head of hogs.

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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	215.00	$215.00	$452	+1.35
280	280	1	201.00	$201.00	$563	-9.00
310–345	331	7	200.00–242.50	$220.39	$729	-0.56
355–395	381	8	200.00–245.00	$225.54	$859	-10.46
406–430 value added	416	10	242.50–247.00	$245.14	$1,020	—
405–445	427	10	200.00–235.00	$219.78	$938	-12.50
469 value added	469	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,107	—
450–495	481	18	200.00–238.00	$211.15	$1,016	-10.89
510–545	521	19	193.00–229.00	$210.35	$1,096	-8.62
521–533 value added	524	9	211.00–227.00	$214.62	$1,125	—
550–595	561	16	191.00–220.00	$211.01	$1,184	-0.35
605–635	612	8	200.00–210.00	$202.51	$1,239	+10.37
710–720	715	2	157.00–188.00	$172.61	$1,234	—
735 value added	735	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	177.00	$177.00	$434	-3.00
255	255	1	182.50	$182.50	$465	—
315–345	325	3	162.50–186.00	$173.32	$563	+23.32
365–395	380	2	148.00–181.00	$163.85	$623	—
405–445	426	5	163.00–180.00	$173.50	$739	+16.75
471–495	474	10	160.00–175.00	$171.92	$815	—
520	520	1	145.00	$145.00	$754	—
550–582	574	8	145.00–160.00	$157.96	$907	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
315–335	325	2	105.00–130.00	$117.88	$383	—
380–390	385	2	125.00–135.00	$130.06	$501	—
400	400	1	117.50	$117.50	$470	—
485	485	1	107.50	$107.50	$521	—
520–540	530	2	118.00–130.00	$123.89	$657	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283 value added	283	5	212.00	$212.00	$600	—
260–290	284	5	182.00–208.00	$197.96	$562	-6.80
300–345	324	16	184.00–230.00	$199.01	$645	-9.72
353–368 value added	362	12	220.00–233.00	$226.01	$818	—
350–395	371	24	180.00–220.00	$194.59	$722	-3.24
418 value added	418	7	210.00	$210.00	$878	—
400–445	422	35	171.00–205.00	$188.32	$795	-3.31
450–495	477	28	173.00–203.00	$189.07	$902	+0.07
487 value added	487	13	199.00	$199.00	$969	—
508–543 value added	521	10	190.00–200.00	$197.92	$1,031	—
500–545	530	23	170.00–196.00	$183.47	$972	-1.03
550–595	565	26	164.00–193.00	$180.71	$1,021	+7.41
576 value added	576	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,071	—
600–645	610	10	156.00–186.00	$166.59	$1,016	-4.59
655–695	670	10	156.00–172.00	$164.03	$1,099	+27.03
730–740	735	3	160.00–164.00	$161.34	$1,186	+3.73
760–785	773	5	156.00–173.00	$162.20	$1,254	—
820–825	823	2	144.00–160.00	$151.98	$1,251	—
850–865	858	2	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$1,334	—
910–925	918	2	110.00–146.00	$127.85	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	6	142.00–182.00	$162.62	$379	+2.33
265–295	281	6	140.00–180.00	$163.85	$460	+11.13
330–345	341	10	155.00–174.00	$167.58	$571	—
350–395	374	11	142.00–176.00	$165.34	$618	+2.20
400–443	422	14	140.00–170.00	$158.60	$669	-4.80
460–498	482	14	133.00–176.00	$155.17	$748	-6.73
500–540	519	4	135.00–155.00	$144.49	$750	-6.01
558–590	569	10	134.00–154.00	$143.49	$816	-8.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	127.50	$127.50	$332	—
310	310	1	125.00	$125.00	$388	—
360	360	1	132.00	$132.00	$475	+8.00
415–445	438	7	110.00–136.00	$124.97	$547	—
470–490	479	5	110.00–137.50	$127.41	$610	+5.38
520–545	531	6	121.00–134.00	$124.32	$660	+14.32
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	±0.00
620	620	1	113.00	$113.00	$701	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243–245	243	5	207.00–210.00	$207.60	$504	+6.15
265–295	285	12	195.00–230.00	$205.85	$587	+2.25
305–345	322	10	185.00–215.00	$202.28	$651	-13.84
350–395	372	16	185.00–242.00	$206.66	$769	+5.62
400–440	433	19	185.00–210.00	$192.52	$834	-16.63
450–495	474	17	180.00–244.00	$201.10	$953	+4.29
500–545	526	25	175.00–220.00	$199.35	$1,049	+13.17
550–590	570	21	172.50–215.00	$183.69	$1,047	+2.17
600–645	616	21	157.50–192.00	$172.93	$1,065	-2.15
650–695	669	11	155.00–184.00	$165.61	$1,108	+0.61
700–730	718	6	147.00–172.00	$157.54	$1,131	+8.54
750–795	772	5	141.00–160.00	$151.59	$1,170	-7.16
830	830	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,278	—
915–935	925	2	131.00–146.00	$138.42	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	185.00–195.00	$190.29	$405	+7.79
250–275	266	6	164.00–187.00	$174.26	$464	-7.94
345	345	1	177.50	$177.50	$612	-5.00
350–370	360	2	155.00–167.00	$160.83	$579	-8.92
415–435	425	4	140.00–172.00	$161.99	$688	+13.99
450–490	476	7	142.50–170.00	$155.76	$741	+4.76
505–545	525	11	150.00–178.00	$164.11	$862	-6.82
550–580	570	8	149.00–172.50	$160.13	$913	+12.73
635	635	1	154.00	$154.00	$978	+40.00
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	—
940	940	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	473	4	112.00–133.00	$125.14	$592	+10.03
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	±0.00
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1455	1143	80-85%	17	79.00–89.00	$85.91	$982	—
860–1795	1207	80-85%	43	90.00–99.00	$94.40	$1,139	—
1025–1725	1292	80-85%	26	100.00–113.00	$104.01	$1,344	+9.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1045	888	85-90%	16	70.00–79.00	$72.36	$643	—
755–1045	889	85-90%	9	58.00–68.00	$61.48	$547	—
895–1010	957	85-90%	3	80.00–83.00	$80.94	$775	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2040	2040	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$2,101	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	92.00	$92.00	$938	—
1070–1780	1405	11	100.00–115.00	$109.08	$1,533	—
1290–2250	1786	19	114.00–134.00	$122.64	$2,190	+6.04

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	123	6	160.00–225.00	$190.83	+5.83
150	150	4	180.00–295.00	$223.75	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	122	6	175.00–195.00	$188.33	-66.67
150–170	154	5	200.00–350.00	$280.00	-16.67

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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
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	920.00	$920.00	+30.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,740.00	$1,740.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-22.50
100–120	108	10	100.00–215.00	$164.00	-7.03

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-25.00
30–35	33	6	65.00–90.00	$71.67	-13.33
45	45	3	95.00–110.00	$101.67	-22.33
50–55	53	6	120.00–165.00	$144.17	+6.67
60–65	63	20	125.00–195.00	$152.75	+22.25
70–75	72	20	125.00–210.00	$153.25	-9.08
80–85	81	14	160.00–215.00	$177.14	-6.95
90	90	4	180.00–195.00	$186.25	+2.16
100	100	2	195.00–220.00	$207.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	6	40.00–70.00	$52.50	-12.50
20–25	24	9	50.00–80.00	$58.33	-6.67
30–35	34	13	60.00–100.00	$74.23	-0.77
40–45	43	11	80.00–105.00	$90.91	-2.09
50–55	54	10	105.00–165.00	$132.50	+9.50
60–65	61	7	125.00–185.00	$155.00	+18.33
70–75	72	9	135.00–190.00	$148.89	-25.40
80–85	81	9	160.00–195.00	$176.11	-38.89
90	90	3	195.00–205.00	$200.00	-15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	—
100–125	109	9	125.00–235.00	$166.67	+46.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	-25.00
80	80	2	205.00–225.00	$215.00	+25.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-75.00

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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.