Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 28, 2023

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $203.19/cwt -20.73 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 422 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.43/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $178.95/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 520 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	570	868	689
Feeder cattle	286	533	426
Slaughter cattle	80	174	85
Replacement cattle	1	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average . Baby calves 100.00 4 head 4 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
255	255	1	200.00	$200.00	$510	-30.51
318 fancy	318	2	260.00	$260.00	$827	—
315–330	321	5	200.00–242.00	$221.62	$711	—
365–385	374	5	200.00–235.00	$225.20	$842	-0.47
410	410	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,025	+16.48
450–470	460	2	190.00–217.00	$203.79	$937	-22.89
505–525	515	2	210.00–220.00	$215.10	$1,108	-5.90
560	560	2	204.00–211.00	$207.50	$1,162	+2.50
615	615	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,218	-8.62
670	670	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,353	±0.00
740	740	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,302	—
875	875	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	128.00	$128.00	$781	—
695	695	2	140.00	$140.00	$973	-40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	4	192.00–215.00	$199.42	$668	-23.33
365–380	371	8	200.00–225.00	$209.69	$778	+6.32
408–440	414	7	190.00–225.00	$217.92	$902	+16.56
455–495	479	7	180.00–205.00	$194.67	$932	+0.95
518–535	524	4	165.00–195.00	$178.92	$938	-6.61
550–594	577	15	175.00–195.00	$186.43	$1,076	-1.53
635	635	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,159	+18.42
710	710	2	152.50–165.00	$158.75	$1,127	+16.85
760–780	768	4	157.00–172.00	$167.69	$1,288	+29.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	150.00–165.00	$157.34	$362	+13.52
255–280	268	2	147.00–165.00	$155.58	$417	-19.26
300–345	329	7	145.00–180.00	$169.87	$559	+10.65
400–445	427	5	151.00–187.00	$166.84	$712	+6.15
450–475	462	3	134.00–170.00	$157.65	$728	-0.43
540	540	1	160.00	$160.00	$864	+14.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	102.00	$102.00	$484	—
590	590	1	100.00	$100.00	$590	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	217.00–222.00	$219.66	$589	+0.81
310–345	328	3	210.00–222.00	$217.13	$712	-21.42
365–390	375	4	200.00–222.00	$215.30	$807	-14.78
400–445	422	17	180.00–220.00	$203.19	$857	-20.73
455–495	475	3	185.00–190.00	$187.36	$890	-19.78
505–540	520	14	171.00–195.00	$178.95	$931	+0.22
565–590	576	4	182.00–190.00	$186.75	$1,076	+3.76
610–645	628	2	142.00–172.00	$157.42	$989	-3.64
650–695	678	3	130.00–140.00	$136.61	$926	-26.98
710–725	718	2	152.00–155.00	$153.48	$1,102	-3.10
810–820	814	4	141.00–160.00	$151.77	$1,235	—
990	990	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,208	—
1030	1030	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,195	—
1050–1080	1065	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	+3.67
300–305	303	2	152.00–180.00	$166.12	$503	—
360–385	368	3	155.00–180.00	$168.60	$620	+23.76
410–435	421	8	150.00–185.00	$176.28	$742	+9.93
455–495	476	6	160.00–180.00	$170.89	$813	+10.25
505–525	514	5	140.00–177.50	$157.71	$811	-8.10
550–580	565	11	132.00–177.50	$161.57	$913	+23.74
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	-5.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	125.00	$125.00	$250	—
500	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	-7.38
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	-2.88
760	760	1	103.00	$103.00	$783	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1265	1078	80-85%	11	84.00–94.00	$90.02	$970	—
865–1540	1084	80-85%	18	95.00–108.00	$103.94	$1,127	—
890–1745	1293	80-85%	18	110.00–120.00	$114.95	$1,486	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–905	810	85-90%	6	74.00–83.00	$78.00	$632	—
820–1035	908	85-90%	7	85.00–91.00	$87.45	$794	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1265	1228	3	129.00–138.00	$134.22	$1,648	—
1115–1390	1253	2	101.00–106.00	$103.77	$1,300	—
1275–1870	1589	4	117.00–125.00	$122.57	$1,948	+2.57

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–135	128	4	155.00–280.00	$233.75	-36.25
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	-3.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	260.00–300.00	$280.00	+87.50
150	150	1	310.00	$310.00	+35.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	-269.27

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	106	13	110.00–180.00	$138.85	+13.85

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	65.00	$65.00	+1.67
45	45	3	90.00–100.00	$96.67	+3.17
50–55	53	4	100.00–105.00	$101.25	-22.92
60	60	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-10.91
70–75	71	10	130.00–190.00	$145.50	+5.50
80–85	81	5	160.00–180.00	$167.00	-5.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	25	11	45.00–65.00	$52.73	-10.27
30–35	34	15	60.00–80.00	$68.00	+0.50
40–45	42	13	65.00–105.00	$84.23	-4.10
50–55	54	8	100.00–150.00	$112.50	-10.83
60–65	61	12	115.00–221.00	$133.83	-1.17
70–75	71	11	130.00–210.00	$157.73	-0.40
80–85	81	9	150.00–210.00	$178.33	-3.67
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	+18.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	+2.50
100–115	103	11	105.00–250.00	$176.82	+29.74
150	150	2	210.00–270.00	$240.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	280.00	$280.00	+80.00

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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.