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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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.