Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 22, 2023

1,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.00/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 473 lb · 40 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.90/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 616 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.46/cwt -9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 516 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,035	1,484	781
Feeder cattle	758	1,000	511
Slaughter cattle	132	154	94
Replacement cattle	10	1	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	210.00–227.00	$218.03	$497	-18.42
275	275	1	212.50	$212.50	$584	-23.66
305–340	323	4	220.00–247.00	$230.73	$745	-1.84
365–395	385	5	210.00–230.00	$221.60	$853	-14.10
426	426	5	233.00	$233.00	$993	-14.82
455–495	474	11	220.00–250.00	$238.05	$1,128	-6.27
528–533	530	15	207.00–230.00	$217.70	$1,154	-8.18
565–595	584	13	205.00–235.00	$223.81	$1,307	-1.12
610	610	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	-11.99
653–685	666	14	200.00–224.00	$216.77	$1,444	+4.87
705–740	718	5	205.00–210.00	$206.54	$1,483	-5.67
750–775	758	3	202.50–207.50	$205.80	$1,560	-5.77
805–846	826	14	190.00–218.00	$210.92	$1,742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	267	3	175.00–182.50	$179.98	$481	-1.02
335	335	1	205.00	$205.00	$687	+22.50
350–395	378	3	200.00	$200.00	$756	-7.50
405–445	422	3	180.00–202.00	$191.02	$806	+0.49
470–491	487	5	195.00–212.00	$208.72	$1,016	+8.72
530	530	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	—
581–585	582	8	174.00–182.50	$175.07	$1,019	+2.51
697	697	5	191.00	$191.00	$1,331	+31.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	-17.50
585	585	2	106.00	$106.00	$620	-24.00
600	600	1	157.50	$157.50	$945	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	-20.12
300–345	324	7	182.50–200.00	$193.01	$625	-20.02
350–395	372	19	180.00–206.00	$198.13	$737	-16.16
400 thin fleshed	400	1	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
400–445	426	14	190.00–210.00	$201.57	$859	-10.49
465 thin fleshed	465	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,000	—
450–496	473	39	180.00–209.00	$196.54	$930	-3.79
500–545	516	34	180.00–215.00	$191.46	$988	-9.99
550–590	573	29	180.00–202.50	$192.81	$1,105	-5.69
601–608 thin fleshed	604	7	207.50–210.00	$208.58	$1,260	—
605–645	619	28	174.00–200.00	$187.73	$1,162	-12.26
650–695	677	15	170.00–202.50	$188.00	$1,273	-15.82
700–730	715	5	162.00–175.00	$169.82	$1,214	-10.01
765–790	778	4	150.00–180.00	$166.07	$1,292	+16.07
805–830	815	3	155.00–169.00	$159.64	$1,301	-18.36
850–875	862	3	130.00–145.00	$136.93	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	303	3	147.00–167.50	$154.97	$470	+2.77
355–395	374	6	140.00–182.00	$163.84	$613	+0.41
400–445	426	14	150.00–180.00	$163.80	$698	+3.94
450–495	471	15	140.00–177.50	$164.52	$775	+3.07
510–535	523	5	145.00–168.00	$161.42	$844	-7.98
555–585	564	4	160.00–177.00	$164.22	$926	-4.66
600–640	624	5	142.50–185.00	$159.26	$994	-8.76
730–740	735	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$1,011	—
770–775	773	2	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	132.50	$132.50	$331	+2.50
350–395	373	2	100.00–115.00	$107.05	$399	-17.95
410–430	420	2	120.00	$120.00	$504	-12.50
505	505	1	135.00	$135.00	$682	—
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	-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
260–285	271	8	202.00–222.50	$210.81	$571	-21.19
300–345	333	8	197.00–225.00	$207.67	$692	-25.07
350–395	375	17	195.00–225.50	$211.97	$795	-22.20
400–445	423	11	200.00–222.00	$210.85	$892	-19.68
455–490	471	11	190.00–215.00	$202.61	$954	-5.15
500–545	528	24	180.00–202.50	$190.85	$1,008	+2.11
550–585	566	15	180.00–202.50	$188.81	$1,069	-6.36
600–640	623	12	170.00–192.00	$180.04	$1,122	+2.16
650–690	665	17	160.00–185.00	$171.87	$1,143	-5.23
705–745	727	3	140.00–170.00	$157.79	$1,147	-20.93
750–794	778	10	165.00–200.00	$185.72	$1,445	+5.12
845	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	-35.82
895	895	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,387	-23.77
910	910	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,474	-23.00
955	955	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,222	-32.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	177.00–190.00	$183.50	$532	—
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	-10.00
350–395	375	7	170.00–185.00	$177.70	$666	+0.21
425–440	434	7	162.00–185.00	$176.00	$764	+1.58
450–495	479	16	150.00–187.50	$175.49	$841	-0.09
500–545	527	9	155.00–177.50	$167.67	$884	-3.08
565–590	578	9	160.00–177.50	$168.55	$974	-4.13
610–635	619	5	144.00–162.50	$151.24	$936	-13.52
665	665	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	$998	-11.91
760	760	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,121	+11.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	150.00	$150.00	$608	—
470	470	1	120.00	$120.00	$564	-11.50
590	590	1	145.00	$145.00	$856	+24.87
620	620	2	135.00–137.50	$136.25	$845	—
650–673	668	5	100.00–130.00	$105.83	$707	-16.17
930	930	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,181	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1685	1269	80-85%	20	80.00–95.00	$89.77	$1,139	—
830–1920	1307	80-85%	50	95.00–105.00	$99.76	$1,304	—
1110–1795	1497	80-85%	3	107.00–108.00	$107.25	$1,606	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$267	-55.94
815–1075	937	85-90%	9	83.00–91.00	$86.14	$807	+21.19
810–1265	958	85-90%	6	70.00–80.00	$75.35	$722	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1550	1362	5	96.00–125.00	$112.94	$1,538	-1.34
1160–1760	1435	5	100.00–108.00	$105.54	$1,514	—
1450–1810	1605	3	126.00–128.00	$126.98	$2,038	-3.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	—
100–125	115	8	110.00–225.00	$160.00	-85.00
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	-50.00

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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
1000–1050	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,479.12	—
1050–1100	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00–1,475.00	$1,457.81	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-175.00
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+525.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+200.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–125	123	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	+77.50

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	55.00	$55.00	+2.50
35	35	1	65.00	$65.00	-3.46
40–45	43	3	75.00–130.00	$100.00	+11.54
55	55	3	100.00–140.00	$125.00	+19.75
60–65	63	3	135.00–165.00	$153.33	+27.22
70–75	72	7	145.00–160.00	$150.71	+0.71
80	80	4	160.00–195.00	$168.75	-2.36

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	2	15.00–35.00	$25.00	-15.00
20–25	23	3	50.00–55.00	$53.33	+2.88
30–35	33	11	55.00–75.00	$63.64	-2.90
40–45	44	11	80.00–105.00	$92.27	+5.35
50–55	53	11	95.00–110.00	$104.09	-7.70
60–65	61	11	115.00–145.00	$129.55	+0.74
70	70	6	145.00–195.00	$159.17	+7.11
80–85	83	2	175.00–220.00	$197.50	+13.50
95	95	2	235.00–255.00	$245.00	+61.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	+5.00
100–110	104	4	120.00–165.00	$147.50	+15.28

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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.