Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 12, 2023

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.55/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 579 lb · 34 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.90/cwt -14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 375 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.95/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 624 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	821	1,326	943
Feeder cattle	570	870	557
Slaughter cattle	127	172	144
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction to Trend** Compared to last week, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower with feeder cattle selling steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 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
215–225	222	3	212.00–219.00	$216.74	$481	+1.74
300–335	314	11	217.00–240.00	$233.34	$733	+12.95
350–395	378	8	210.00–237.00	$226.83	$857	+1.29
408 value added	408	3	234.00	$234.00	$955	-11.14
425–445	438	6	200.00–225.00	$217.62	$953	-2.16
452 value added	452	3	210.00	$210.00	$949	-26.00
450–490	473	5	200.00–215.00	$208.91	$988	-2.24
500–548	534	7	188.00–214.00	$202.20	$1,080	-8.15
543 value added	543	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,140	-4.62
551 value added	551	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,190	—
560–590	573	4	200.00–210.00	$204.42	$1,171	-6.59
601–624 value added	616	12	209.00–215.00	$210.95	$1,299	—
645	645	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,251	-8.51
656–675	659	7	185.00–197.00	$189.30	$1,247	—
855	855	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,411	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295–296	296	9	185.00–202.00	$190.88	$565	-7.08
315–340	329	8	176.00–198.00	$190.43	$627	-8.58
350–390	375	27	170.00–204.00	$190.90	$716	-3.69
400–440	422	19	170.00–196.00	$183.28	$773	-5.04
450–495	464	13	161.00–185.00	$177.14	$822	-11.93
500–545	520	18	150.00–186.00	$173.31	$901	-10.16
550–590	576	26	150.00–187.00	$172.10	$991	-8.61
588 value added	588	8	191.00	$191.00	$1,123	+5.00
605–645	622	10	154.00–184.00	$168.75	$1,050	+2.16
650–698	677	14	140.00–173.00	$156.28	$1,058	-7.75
725	725	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,058	-15.34
750–785	772	3	140.00–161.00	$153.56	$1,185	-8.64
805–835	818	3	149.00–160.00	$154.65	$1,265	+2.67
865	865	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,237	-12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238–240	239	3	150.00–170.00	$156.70	$375	-5.92
275–295	287	3	151.00–170.00	$160.16	$460	-3.69
315–345	327	5	155.00–174.00	$161.86	$529	-5.72
365–395	385	4	150.00–166.00	$158.85	$612	-6.49
405–440	435	7	160.00–170.00	$165.84	$721	+7.24
450–488	464	13	140.00–177.00	$157.96	$733	+2.79
520	520	2	124.00–130.00	$127.00	$660	-17.49
560–590	574	5	120.00–148.00	$136.41	$783	-7.08
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	283	3	110.00–137.00	$120.19	$340	-7.31
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	-25.00
375–385	380	2	107.00–130.00	$118.65	$451	-13.35
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	-24.97
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	+2.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	197.50–215.00	$206.35	$450	-1.25
255–295	274	4	191.00–230.00	$208.80	$572	+2.95
300–340	323	6	192.00–237.00	$213.62	$690	+11.34
363–395	377	18	194.00–247.00	$206.94	$780	+0.28
410–445	429	15	180.00–198.00	$187.19	$803	-5.33
450–493	474	12	180.00–230.00	$193.12	$915	-7.98
500–549	530	23	175.00–202.00	$188.92	$1,001	-10.43
550–585	570	10	168.00–195.00	$182.14	$1,038	-1.55
600–645	624	24	151.00–190.00	$170.95	$1,067	-1.98
650–695	673	8	161.00–188.00	$169.06	$1,138	+3.45
705–730	713	5	155.00–170.00	$160.76	$1,146	+3.22
750–790	763	4	148.00–159.00	$154.18	$1,176	+2.59
810–845	828	5	130.00–149.00	$139.17	$1,152	-14.83
870	870	2	146.00–150.00	$148.00	$1,288	—
910–935	916	4	130.00–140.00	$134.22	$1,229	-4.20
955–980	970	3	120.00–136.00	$129.29	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	171.00	$171.00	$496	-3.26
310–340	320	3	140.00–175.00	$155.63	$498	-21.87
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	+9.17
405–445	433	5	150.00–172.00	$159.77	$692	-2.22
460–490	474	8	140.00–179.00	$161.56	$766	+5.80
500–540	524	4	135.00–168.00	$153.89	$806	-10.22
560–590	578	3	120.00–172.00	$152.50	$881	-7.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	110.00	$110.00	$390	—
430	430	1	120.00	$120.00	$516	—
590	590	1	100.00	$100.00	$590	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1280	1047	80-85%	19	76.00–85.00	$82.08	$859	—
915–1740	1210	80-85%	45	87.00–98.00	$91.42	$1,106	-2.98
885–2010	1237	80-85%	7	100.00–109.00	$102.89	$1,273	+8.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1145	935	85-90%	8	60.00–82.00	$67.64	$632	—
815–1075	956	85-90%	8	70.00–84.00	$74.96	$717	-5.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1815	1815	75-80%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,652	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1145	1113	2	90.00–95.00	$92.43	$1,029	—
905–1630	1185	7	98.00–115.00	$106.34	$1,260	—
1130–1880	1551	6	117.00–125.00	$120.79	$1,873	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	210.00	$210.00	+19.17
150	150	1	205.00	$205.00	-18.75

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	117	3	195.00–225.00	$208.33	+20.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	125.00	$125.00	$394	—
375	375	1	121.00	$121.00	$454	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	+90.00
100–140	113	14	105.00–245.00	$180.71	+16.71
150	150	3	180.00–235.00	$211.67	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	40.00	$40.00	-20.00
40–45	43	3	75.00–95.00	$85.00	-16.67
50–55	53	5	100.00–105.00	$102.00	-42.17
60–65	62	5	120.00–165.00	$132.00	-20.75
70–75	72	7	130.00–175.00	$152.86	-0.39
80–85	83	5	130.00–185.00	$162.00	-15.14

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	3	35.00–50.00	$40.00	-12.50
20–25	22	13	40.00–55.00	$49.62	-8.71
30–35	33	8	60.00–90.00	$69.38	-4.85
40–45	43	6	80.00–130.00	$93.33	+2.42
50–55	53	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	-30.83
60–65	61	4	115.00–170.00	$153.75	-1.25
70	70	5	145.00–170.00	$155.00	+6.11
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	-6.11

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	115.00–150.00	$135.00	-31.67

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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.