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

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 8, 2023

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.37/cwt +24.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 522 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.46/cwt -4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 628 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.43/cwt +16.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	814	786	874
Feeder cattle	541	419	598
Slaughter cattle	104	112	175
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady 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 moderate with quality average . Baby calves 95.00 to 165.00 7 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
210	210	2	252.50	$252.50	$530	—
275–280	278	2	250.00–260.00	$255.05	$709	+5.05
330–345	338	2	260.00–262.50	$261.28	$883	—
360 value added	360	1	272.50	$272.50	$981	—
350–390	376	6	247.50–267.50	$256.90	$966	-3.68
400–445	423	2	255.00–257.50	$256.32	$1,084	+3.29
465 value added	465	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,218	—
455–485	472	11	227.00–257.50	$247.49	$1,168	+13.75
505–540	526	20	220.00–243.00	$238.77	$1,256	+16.07
570–595	586	13	220.00–237.50	$231.36	$1,356	+9.36
605–635	615	13	212.50–232.50	$226.68	$1,394	-10.60
675–695	687	12	200.00–227.00	$220.72	$1,516	-12.73
700–745	715	4	190.00–215.00	$206.86	$1,479	-6.89
760–775	768	2	200.00–210.00	$205.05	$1,575	-18.85
915	915	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,711	-10.50
965	965	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,660	—
1010	1010	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	+40.00
355–360	357	3	210.00–230.00	$216.73	$774	—
460	460	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,000	+50.00
540–545	543	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,140	—
555–580	568	2	200.00–217.00	$208.31	$1,183	—
640	640	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	182.50	$182.50	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	210.00	$210.00	$483	—
270–295	286	4	207.50–215.00	$210.02	$601	+0.84
310–330	320	4	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$712	+0.94
325 value added	325	1	240.00	$240.00	$780	—
350–395	379	8	220.00–247.50	$240.40	$911	+12.60
415 value added	415	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,108	—
400–445	428	18	200.00–242.00	$224.50	$961	-4.91
450–490	466	20	210.00–235.00	$223.43	$1,041	+16.74
500–540	522	24	200.00–232.50	$221.37	$1,156	+24.70
550–595	571	15	200.00–230.00	$215.59	$1,231	+6.37
600–645	628	21	187.00–212.00	$204.46	$1,284	-4.76
655–685	673	6	177.50–205.00	$194.64	$1,310	+22.64
700–735	712	9	184.00–193.00	$189.45	$1,349	-21.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	165.00	$165.00	$371	-9.48
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	—
355–390	370	3	180.00–200.00	$188.67	$698	-16.12
415–432	427	7	200.00–207.00	$203.06	$867	+3.06
465–495	480	5	160.00–200.00	$181.97	$873	+10.76
510–545	531	5	140.00–155.00	$147.86	$785	-17.14
560–590	569	4	150.00–165.00	$158.81	$904	-11.19
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	—
660–695	678	2	170.00–171.00	$170.51	$1,156	+15.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	165.00	$165.00	$610	+25.46
435–445	440	2	110.00–175.00	$142.13	$625	-6.38
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	+13.75
525	525	1	132.00	$132.00	$693	+7.00
670–680	675	2	112.00–125.00	$118.55	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	225.00	$225.00	$540	+25.00
255–295	266	5	200.00–228.00	$218.56	$581	-6.16
300–315	308	2	230.00	$230.00	$708	±0.00
345 value added	345	1	260.00	$260.00	$897	-16.05
365 value added	365	1	265.00	$265.00	$967	+1.30
355–385	371	4	220.00–250.00	$237.74	$882	+7.41
400–435 value added	411	4	257.50–262.00	$258.61	$1,063	-1.39
410–440	429	8	222.00–255.00	$242.40	$1,040	+13.11
450–495	471	5	215.00–250.00	$233.64	$1,100	+18.48
532	532	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,303	+31.40
565–584	580	7	170.00–180.00	$172.11	$998	-41.04
600–640	616	4	160.00–187.00	$174.09	$1,072	-23.54
655–697	686	10	162.00–192.50	$183.17	$1,257	-25.35
710–740	720	4	177.00–190.00	$184.78	$1,330	-6.94
790	790	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,462	-16.13
800–830	816	4	145.00–162.00	$150.44	$1,228	-36.56
895	895	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,584	-11.78
970	970	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	-47.00
300–330	317	3	200.00–202.50	$200.87	$637	+3.37
360–370	365	2	150.00–187.00	$168.25	$614	-31.61
420–445	434	7	157.00–190.00	$180.31	$783	-11.53
450–495	471	11	170.00–195.00	$180.19	$849	-4.07
510–530	521	12	160.00–205.00	$182.11	$949	+12.11
555–590	573	4	140.00–165.00	$156.06	$894	-14.38
605–635	620	2	140.00	$140.00	$868	-24.00
675–680	678	2	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$983	-2.02
705–720	713	2	155.00–170.00	$162.58	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	110.00	$110.00	$468	-42.41
455	455	1	115.00	$115.00	$523	-38.85
600	600	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,092	—
675	675	1	112.00	$112.00	$756	—
735	735	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1260	1044	80-85%	18	80.00–94.00	$89.27	$932	—
955–1455	1150	80-85%	20	95.00–105.00	$101.28	$1,165	—
1080–1840	1391	80-85%	27	106.00–114.00	$109.26	$1,520	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$774	-1.94
840–960	897	85-90%	6	70.00–80.00	$74.80	$671	-15.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,210	—
1265–1845	1582	5	115.00–128.00	$122.37	$1,936	—
1910–2305	2140	3	136.00–145.00	$141.96	$3,038	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	121	9	155.00–240.00	$196.67	-20.21
150–180	160	3	210.00–290.00	$263.33	-36.67
200	200	2	300.00–340.00	$320.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	165.00	$165.00	$594	—
400	400	1	117.00	$117.00	$468	—
975	975	1	100.00	$100.00	$975	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-20.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	6	55.00	$55.00	±0.00
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	+3.33
40–45	43	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-5.71
50–55	54	11	100.00–115.00	$107.73	-4.98
60	60	6	110.00–120.00	$118.33	-4.40
70	70	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-5.83
80	80	2	160.00	$160.00	-2.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	5	35.00–55.00	$39.00	+7.33
20–25	23	13	40.00–65.00	$50.77	+2.56
30–35	34	17	55.00–80.00	$66.18	-0.90
40–45	43	11	80.00–100.00	$89.09	+2.66
50–55	53	8	100.00–140.00	$110.00	-1.25
60–65	63	9	110.00–155.00	$126.67	+4.79
70–75	71	4	150.00–175.00	$162.50	+9.17
80	80	3	160.00–195.00	$181.67	-3.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-21.25
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	-21.25
110–120	115	10	160.00–220.00	$181.00	-0.79

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	200.00–240.00	$220.00	-35.00
150	150	2	300.00–380.00	$340.00	—

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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.