Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 19, 2023

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $191.04/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 472 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.32/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 518 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.13/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 570 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	979	821	778
Feeder cattle	568	570	502
Slaughter cattle	95	127	118
Replacement cattle	2	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average . Baby calves 35.00 to 90.00 12 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	222.50	$222.50	$634	—
325–345	333	4	190.00–212.50	$203.71	$678	-29.63
350–390	368	7	208.00–225.00	$215.68	$794	-11.15
400–435	416	10	190.00–230.00	$209.05	$870	-8.57
475–495	488	7	200.00–232.50	$212.83	$1,039	+3.92
500–545	525	4	210.00–215.00	$213.03	$1,118	+10.83
550–599	581	17	194.00–221.00	$208.20	$1,210	+3.78
605–640	617	14	190.00–213.00	$206.72	$1,275	+12.72
650–685	662	5	203.00–210.00	$207.54	$1,374	+18.24
705–720	715	5	185.00–194.00	$187.77	$1,343	—
765–785	775	3	175.00–190.00	$181.40	$1,406	—
895	895	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,566	—
955–995	975	2	143.00–161.00	$151.82	$1,480	—
1045	1045	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,515	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	4	150.00–187.00	$165.53	$526	—
505	505	1	168.00	$168.00	$848	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	180.00–202.50	$190.50	$429	—
255	255	1	180.00	$180.00	$459	—
325–340	333	5	170.00–190.00	$177.86	$592	-12.57
350–395	372	9	180.00–193.00	$184.11	$685	-6.79
400–445	424	21	170.00–193.00	$185.48	$786	+2.20
450–495	477	21	170.00–197.00	$183.45	$875	+6.31
500–545	518	25	150.00–188.00	$172.32	$893	-0.99
550–595	570	24	150.00–187.00	$173.13	$987	+1.03
600–645	617	9	160.00–176.00	$166.90	$1,030	-1.85
650–680	674	6	160.00–176.00	$167.60	$1,130	+11.32
700–735	713	3	153.00–165.00	$159.57	$1,138	+13.57
775–780	778	2	133.00–150.00	$141.53	$1,101	-12.03
810–830	820	2	120.00–140.00	$129.88	$1,065	-24.77
860–890	875	2	136.00–148.00	$141.90	$1,242	-1.10
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	142.00	$142.00	$383	-18.16
305–335	322	5	147.50–165.00	$159.07	$512	-2.79
365–395	382	8	137.00–152.00	$145.17	$555	-13.68
415–440	428	8	140.00–165.00	$153.09	$655	-12.75
450–495	484	5	136.00–160.00	$151.01	$731	-6.95
550–575	558	3	138.00–150.00	$141.94	$792	+5.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	128.00	$128.00	$282	—
450	450	1	128.00	$128.00	$576	-2.00
550–585	572	3	111.00–116.00	$114.31	$654	—
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	196.00–202.50	$199.28	$474	-7.07
275–295	287	9	200.00–222.50	$213.01	$611	+4.21
305–340	322	3	200.00–217.50	$206.12	$664	-7.50
350–395	375	12	194.00–227.00	$206.67	$775	-0.27
400–445	427	9	192.00–210.00	$199.62	$852	+12.43
450–495	472	29	180.00–216.00	$191.04	$902	-2.08
500–540	519	23	172.00–209.00	$182.87	$949	-6.05
550–595	574	10	169.00–194.00	$182.91	$1,050	+0.77
600–640	623	12	151.00–198.00	$177.50	$1,106	+6.55
650–695	672	21	151.00–193.00	$173.32	$1,165	+4.26
700–745	726	8	153.00–189.00	$163.69	$1,188	+2.93
790	790	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,185	-4.18
800–820	808	3	136.00–160.00	$150.05	$1,212	+10.88
865–895	882	3	125.00–153.00	$143.29	$1,264	-4.71
910–940	925	2	140.00–150.00	$145.08	$1,342	+10.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	155.00–172.50	$163.75	$557	+8.12
350–390	373	3	142.00–180.00	$162.36	$606	-7.64
415–440	428	9	142.00–172.00	$157.65	$675	-2.12
450–495	476	13	150.00–176.00	$162.75	$775	+1.19
500–540	519	7	137.00–166.00	$150.32	$780	-3.57
555–575	565	3	140.00–169.00	$156.28	$883	+3.78
620	620	1	152.00	$152.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	130.00	$130.00	$546	+10.00
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1035	998	80-85%	3	80.00–89.00	$84.51	$843	—
950–1605	1213	80-85%	39	90.00–99.00	$95.46	$1,158	+4.04
935–2200	1295	80-85%	26	100.00–119.00	$103.63	$1,342	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–855	788	85-90%	2	88.00	$88.00	$693	—
715–1090	874	85-90%	7	67.00–80.00	$72.96	$638	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1230	1183	2	112.00–116.00	$113.92	$1,348	+7.58
1375	1375	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,265	—
1630–2070	1870	3	120.00–126.00	$123.09	$2,302	—

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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	±0.00
150	150	1	225.00	$225.00	+20.00
215	215	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	—
135	135	1	245.00	$245.00	+36.67
150	150	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	—
200	200	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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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
1000–1100	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,115.48	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	15	120.00–220.00	$167.67	-13.04
150	150	4	230.00–360.00	$303.75	+92.08

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
20–25	24	8	35.00–60.00	$49.38	+9.38
30–35	34	20	65.00–170.00	$104.50	+64.50
40–45	43	19	75.00–95.00	$84.74	-0.26
50–55	55	14	100.00–180.00	$142.50	+40.50
60–65	63	14	110.00–160.00	$137.50	+5.50
70–75	73	12	130.00–185.00	$166.25	+13.39
80–85	82	14	90.00–265.00	$177.14	+15.14
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	+48.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	9	35.00–55.00	$41.11	+1.11
20–25	23	14	45.00–70.00	$51.43	+1.81
30–35	34	5	60.00–80.00	$72.00	+2.62
40–45	42	6	75.00–95.00	$89.17	-4.16
50–55	52	9	90.00–150.00	$114.44	+12.77
60–65	61	8	115.00–165.00	$136.25	-17.50
70–75	71	11	130.00–200.00	$155.91	+0.91
80	80	8	160.00–255.00	$181.88	+11.88

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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	170.00–180.00	$175.00	—
100	100	11	120.00–190.00	$147.27	+12.27

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	290.00	$290.00	—
95	95	1	280.00	$280.00	—
100–125	117	3	280.00–370.00	$311.67	—

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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.