Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 29, 2023

1,131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $252.20/cwt +19.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 437 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.27/cwt +19.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 524 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.84/cwt +20.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 474 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,131	1,035	283
Feeder cattle	750	758	181
Slaughter cattle	129	132	30
Replacement cattle	3	10	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 75.00 to 180.00 8 head 3 head og hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	265.00	$265.00	$636	+46.97
260–285	273	2	227.00–230.00	$228.57	$624	+16.07
300–316	313	6	240.00–262.00	$257.99	$808	+27.26
365 thin fleshed	365	1	265.00	$265.00	$967	—
375–395	387	3	237.00–250.00	$245.80	$951	+24.20
400	400	1	217.00	$217.00	$868	-16.00
410–425 thin fleshed	417	3	260.00–270.00	$266.68	$1,112	—
400–445	426	8	237.00–260.00	$247.09	$1,053	+14.09
442 value added	442	41	253.00	$253.00	$1,118	—
450–495	478	17	215.00–252.00	$245.64	$1,174	+7.59
500–545	527	6	200.00–230.00	$213.13	$1,123	-4.57
550–599	586	21	202.00–235.00	$221.20	$1,296	-2.61
618	618	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,403	+17.00
675–691	688	13	210.00–225.00	$214.92	$1,479	-1.85
730–745	738	3	200.00–210.00	$203.30	$1,500	-3.24
750	750	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,552	+1.20
800–840	820	2	190.00–197.00	$193.59	$1,587	-17.33
890	890	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	—
355–395	375	2	210.00–215.00	$212.63	$797	+12.63
415–435	423	6	155.00–190.00	$167.95	$710	-23.07
455–470	463	2	165.00–180.00	$172.62	$799	-36.10
510–530	518	4	155.00–185.00	$167.95	$870	-32.05
565–570	568	2	160.00	$160.00	$909	-15.07
605	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	—
650–685	668	2	142.00–165.00	$153.20	$1,023	-37.80
880	880	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	+29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	225.00–250.00	$237.50	$570	—
250–295	272	11	210.00–245.00	$223.08	$607	+23.08
309–349	335	12	200.00–215.00	$204.10	$684	+11.09
355–395	377	13	200.00–235.00	$216.63	$817	+18.50
400–410 thin fleshed	405	2	230.00–240.00	$235.06	$952	+15.06
400–445	422	17	200.00–230.00	$213.81	$902	+12.24
455 thin fleshed	455	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,138	+35.00
450–495	475	29	200.00–227.00	$216.73	$1,029	+20.19
500–545	524	37	190.00–227.00	$211.27	$1,107	+19.81
550–590	576	9	197.00–217.00	$203.70	$1,173	+10.89
615 thin fleshed	615	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,384	+16.42
600–640	617	15	180.00–207.00	$192.18	$1,186	+4.45
660–695	677	6	170.00–190.00	$178.08	$1,206	-9.92
700–745	720	10	170.00–192.00	$179.23	$1,290	+9.41
750–770	760	2	160.00–162.00	$160.99	$1,224	-5.08
805–819	816	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,224	-9.64
850–865	860	3	135.00–147.00	$141.33	$1,215	+4.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	160.00	$160.00	$464	—
310–340	330	4	140.00–197.00	$169.91	$561	+14.94
360–395	378	2	150.00–170.00	$159.54	$603	-4.30
400–445	419	9	140.00–180.00	$167.48	$702	+3.68
455–485	473	7	140.00–182.00	$153.36	$725	-11.16
500–545	521	11	150.00–182.00	$163.47	$852	+2.05
565–595	576	10	157.00–190.00	$169.24	$975	+5.02
640	640	1	140.00	$140.00	$896	-19.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	100.00–120.00	$110.07	$378	—
365–370	367	3	100.00–130.00	$109.95	$404	+2.90
455–475	461	4	100.00–135.00	$114.21	$527	—
535–545	540	2	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$567	-30.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	220	4	220.00–270.00	$256.36	$564	—
265–275	268	3	225.00–240.00	$231.77	$621	+20.96
300–340	315	5	220.00–247.00	$235.95	$743	+28.28
335 thin fleshed	335	1	265.00	$265.00	$888	—
355–395	378	11	227.00–257.00	$242.65	$917	+30.68
390 thin fleshed	390	2	260.00–262.00	$261.00	$1,018	—
410–425 thin fleshed	418	3	255.00–260.00	$257.31	$1,076	—
405–428	421	8	220.00–245.00	$232.54	$979	+21.69
450–495	469	19	200.00–240.00	$220.20	$1,033	+17.59
470–485 thin fleshed	478	2	242.00–250.00	$245.94	$1,176	—
505–545	528	11	170.00–210.00	$183.07	$967	-7.78
555–595	574	12	165.00–200.00	$176.39	$1,012	-12.42
600–640	622	15	160.00–190.00	$169.00	$1,051	-11.04
650–695	678	13	150.00–180.00	$162.43	$1,101	-9.44
700–740	729	11	157.00–175.00	$167.79	$1,223	+10.00
750–760	755	3	170.00–185.00	$175.70	$1,327	-10.02
825–845	835	3	157.00–170.00	$165.61	$1,383	+25.61
850–865	858	3	150.00–175.00	$165.75	$1,422	—
945	945	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,484	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	155.00–212.00	$183.50	$633	—
350–375	368	4	165.00–200.00	$178.42	$657	+0.72
400–445	424	19	116.00–195.00	$162.50	$689	-13.50
450–495	481	18	140.00–185.00	$162.41	$781	-13.08
500–545	526	20	140.00–165.00	$153.09	$805	-14.58
550–590	568	9	135.00–165.00	$149.84	$851	-18.71
615–640	626	5	130.00–150.00	$142.00	$889	-9.24
650–675	661	4	137.00–142.00	$139.25	$920	-10.75
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	-35.50
880	880	1	112.00	$112.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$565	-16.51
455–485	468	3	110.00–117.00	$113.08	$529	-6.92
505	505	1	125.00	$125.00	$631	—
640–645	643	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$723	-23.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1260	1153	80-85%	18	74.00–84.00	$80.46	$928	—
825–1725	1191	80-85%	55	85.00–97.00	$89.88	$1,070	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1120	958	85-90%	10	60.00–78.00	$72.63	$696	-2.72
990–1140	1047	85-90%	3	82.00–84.00	$83.05	$870	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,247	—
1055–2170	1583	11	110.00–120.00	$115.14	$1,823	—
1325–2180	1805	4	120.00–121.00	$120.82	$2,181	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	170.00	$170.00	—
150–160	155	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-32.50
115–125	118	3	140.00–195.00	$171.67	+11.67
160–165	163	2	330.00–360.00	$345.00	+85.00

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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	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-354.12
1050–1075	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,247.06	-210.75

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	4	125.00–215.00	$171.25	-36.25

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	5	45.00–65.00	$55.00	±0.00
30–35	33	2	70.00–85.00	$77.50	+12.50
45	45	3	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-5.00
50–55	53	2	85.00–100.00	$92.50	-32.50
60	60	3	120.00–140.00	$130.00	-23.33
70–75	72	9	140.00–170.00	$153.33	+2.62
80	80	5	160.00–175.00	$168.00	-0.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	30.00–35.00	$33.33	+8.33
20–25	23	20	40.00–65.00	$52.00	-1.33
30–35	33	29	60.00–75.00	$67.59	+3.95
40–45	43	13	80.00–95.00	$88.08	-4.19
50–55	52	13	90.00–115.00	$102.69	-1.40
60–65	61	16	110.00–165.00	$129.38	-0.17
70–75	70	20	130.00–185.00	$151.00	-8.17
80–85	80	14	150.00–185.00	$167.86	-29.64
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	+25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	104	16	120.00–205.00	$148.75	+1.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	—
100–115	105	3	275.00–320.00	$295.00	—

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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.