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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 20, 2023

1,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.75/cwt -12.62 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 523 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $193.24/cwt -15.59 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 467 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.85/cwt -14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 425 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,033 946 988
Feeder cattle 793 653 684
Slaughter cattle 146 140 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average . Baby calves 75.00 to 130.00 2 head 12 hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 225.00 $225.00 $461 -15.00
270 270 1 210.00 $210.00 $567 -39.10
330 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644 -40.58
355–385 368 3 200.00–235.00 $222.10 $817 -20.46
405–445 435 4 207.00–220.00 $210.03 $914 -25.40
450–473 466 8 205.00–237.00 $231.00 $1,076 -4.55
500–543 521 17 205.00–225.00 $210.39 $1,096 +3.47
560–585 572 5 210.00–225.00 $215.06 $1,230 -5.40
665–695 676 12 190.00–201.00 $195.85 $1,324 +0.81
700–740 731 14 185.00–200.00 $189.74 $1,387 -5.15
775–780 778 2 190.00–197.00 $193.51 $1,506 +3.51
975 975 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 +25.00
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 -15.00
555–568 565 5 175.00–180.00 $175.98 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 225 3 215.00–235.00 $226.63 $510 +26.63
270–295 285 3 192.50–210.00 $201.08 $573 -10.87
300–340 318 8 185.00–225.00 $201.95 $642 -12.14
350–395 377 13 182.00–210.00 $196.09 $739 -21.50
403–448 425 26 180.00–215.00 $194.85 $828 -14.28
450–495 473 24 180.00–220.00 $200.44 $948 -13.39
500–545 523 42 170.00–215.00 $187.75 $982 -12.62
550–595 570 16 170.00–212.00 $184.72 $1,053 -13.08
600–645 618 21 160.00–187.00 $178.45 $1,103 -16.35
650–698 677 14 150.00–187.50 $173.36 $1,174 -11.91
700–745 719 6 120.00–165.00 $145.67 $1,047 -9.17
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 +15.05
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 140.00–190.00 $164.21 $391 -20.79
255–295 272 5 150.00–187.50 $167.80 $456 +9.97
300–345 326 12 150.00–180.00 $162.87 $531 +7.79
350–395 361 13 140.00–177.50 $155.63 $562 -15.01
405–440 425 16 140.00–177.00 $163.42 $695 -0.52
450–495 471 24 137.50–177.50 $159.85 $753 +6.10
505–540 527 8 130.00–162.50 $145.48 $767 -4.52
555–595 572 11 130.00–150.00 $136.91 $783 -16.40
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 +10.00
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 120.00 $120.00 $270 —
250 250 1 100.00 $100.00 $250 -24.04
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 +20.00
350–395 383 5 102.00–130.00 $118.60 $454 —
400–435 419 5 127.00–135.00 $130.81 $548 +20.81
485–495 489 4 100.00–135.00 $116.75 $571 +1.86
510 510 1 117.00 $117.00 $597 +7.00
560–595 582 3 112.50–127.50 $120.81 $703 +10.64
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 ±0.00
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +5.00
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 230.00 $230.00 $483 -22.50
250–290 272 3 200.00–230.00 $216.35 $588 -26.68
300–345 324 9 192.50–210.00 $204.80 $664 —
350–390 373 14 192.50–232.50 $213.82 $798 -19.62
405–448 427 10 185.00–235.00 $200.65 $857 -13.67
450–493 467 26 182.00–210.00 $193.24 $902 -15.59
500–545 523 17 165.00–192.50 $179.32 $938 -4.62
553–595 577 11 175.00–207.50 $182.62 $1,054 +7.23
600–645 625 14 155.00–187.50 $170.54 $1,066 -9.28
655–683 672 10 168.00–205.00 $175.64 $1,180 -10.86
705–735 724 5 160.00–172.00 $166.27 $1,204 -8.78
750–770 758 5 132.00–165.00 $150.47 $1,141 -19.59
805–815 810 2 155.00–167.00 $161.04 $1,304 -1.00
875 875 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,225 -22.50
905 905 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,412 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 155.00–187.50 $171.07 $381 +21.07
285–290 288 2 160.00–190.00 $174.87 $504 —
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 —
350–388 368 11 145.00–180.00 $164.46 $605 —
400–445 418 12 155.00–187.00 $168.28 $703 -11.72
450–495 469 15 140.00–182.00 $161.56 $758 -8.66
508–540 520 13 140.00–160.00 $150.95 $785 -3.27
550–595 577 18 132.00–160.00 $150.03 $866 -4.87
600–645 623 6 140.00–157.50 $151.63 $945 +12.60
650–695 672 7 122.00–150.00 $135.82 $913 -7.40
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 105.00 $105.00 $336 —
400–435 420 6 100.00–135.00 $116.89 $491 -8.11
450–495 473 3 102.00–140.00 $120.73 $571 +0.73
570–585 575 4 102.00–120.00 $113.02 $650 -4.56
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1375 1093 80-85% 27 70.00–84.00 $80.10 $875 —
795–1655 1203 80-85% 58 85.00–95.00 $89.56 $1,077 -1.82
900–1795 1375 80-85% 9 96.00–103.00 $97.85 $1,345 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–960 830 85-90% 5 50.00–75.00 $62.11 $516 —
885 885 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $699 +5.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1700 1423 3 92.00–100.00 $95.76 $1,363 —
1035–2135 1623 15 104.00–120.00 $112.80 $1,831 -1.71
1965 1965 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,338 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 190.00 $190.00 -37.50
150–175 163 2 265.00–295.00 $280.00 +31.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 110.00 $110.00 ±0.00
115–145 129 6 230.00–320.00 $262.50 +67.50
150 150 3 270.00–370.00 $310.00 +37.50
200 200 1 410.00 $410.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 113 6 120.00–200.00 $165.83 +18.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 45.00 $45.00 -7.00
50–55 54 4 95.00–140.00 $115.00 +6.67
60–65 61 6 120.00–170.00 $140.00 +12.50
70–75 71 9 135.00–175.00 $150.56 +2.23
80 80 3 170.00–185.00 $178.33 +12.08

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
5 5 3 10.00–40.00 $25.00 +10.00
10 10 1 30.00 $30.00 +10.00
20 20 1 40.00 $40.00 -17.50
35 35 1 65.00 $65.00 -10.00
40–45 43 2 85.00–100.00 $92.50 -6.50
55 55 1 115.00 $115.00 +3.75
60–65 61 5 115.00–170.00 $148.00 +7.29
70–75 72 5 140.00–155.00 $149.00 -7.82
80 80 1 190.00 $190.00 +0.71
90 90 1 225.00 $225.00 +30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 2 140.00–155.00 $147.50 +25.00
100–115 108 4 150.00–170.00 $157.50 -11.07

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–115 105 3 265.00–270.00 $268.33 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–125 120 2 350.00–370.00 $360.00 +147.50

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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.