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

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 27, 2023

985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.26/cwt +18.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 561 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $231.98/cwt +31.33 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 422 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.50/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 423 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	985	1,033	1,000
Feeder cattle	660	793	678
Slaughter cattle	109	146	148
Replacement cattle	6	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were mostly steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average . Baby calves 35.00-100.00 5 head 4 hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	205.00–215.00	$210.16	$500	-14.84
350–395	373	6	200.00–240.00	$212.79	$794	-9.31
400–440	420	9	200.00–242.50	$224.18	$942	+14.15
430–438 thin fleshed	435	3	255.00–265.00	$258.29	$1,124	—
470–485 thin fleshed	477	8	250.00–255.00	$251.24	$1,198	—
470–495	487	9	200.00–247.50	$215.73	$1,051	-15.27
520 thin fleshed	520	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,274	—
500–540	524	5	192.50–225.00	$209.10	$1,096	-1.29
550–560 thin fleshed	553	19	240.00–257.00	$253.36	$1,401	—
550–582	571	14	200.00–210.00	$205.99	$1,176	-9.07
600–625	618	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,236	—
680	680	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,445	+16.65
707–745	720	6	172.50–190.00	$186.24	$1,341	-3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
265–295	278	3	180.00–190.00	$186.71	$519	—
325–330	328	4	190.00–200.00	$195.65	$642	+25.65
385–390	388	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$708	+12.48
475–480	478	2	180.00–197.50	$188.80	$902	—
560–595	578	2	180.00–182.50	$181.29	$1,048	+5.31
705–745	725	2	160.00–170.00	$165.14	$1,197	—
980	980	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,539	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	172.50	$172.50	$552	—
450–480	465	2	180.00–197.50	$189.03	$879	—
590	590	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,180	—
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	—
520	520	1	175.00	$175.00	$910	—
570	570	1	165.00	$165.00	$940	—
955	955	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
355	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	—
560–585	573	2	160.00–165.00	$162.45	$931	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	185.00	$185.00	$481	-16.08
300–330	307	6	175.00–185.00	$181.68	$558	-20.27
355–392	370	9	180.00–205.00	$191.52	$709	-4.57
400–445	423	19	180.00–215.00	$196.50	$831	+1.65
460–496	480	18	185.00–205.00	$197.45	$948	-2.99
500–525	510	9	185.00–200.00	$193.61	$987	+5.86
535–545	540	2	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$877	-25.27
550–580	565	2	170.00	$170.00	$960	-14.72
550–583	567	7	180.00–200.00	$185.67	$1,053	+0.95
600–645	615	6	165.00–180.00	$174.44	$1,073	-4.01
695	695	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,147	-8.36
715–745	730	2	160.00–162.50	$161.22	$1,177	+15.55
750	750	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,200	±0.00
845	845	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	—
890	890	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,308	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	150.00–162.50	$156.62	$334	-7.59
260–280	272	3	160.00–177.50	$169.02	$460	+1.22
300–337	320	9	160.00–185.00	$174.80	$559	+11.93
365	365	1	177.50	$177.50	$648	+21.87
405–445	424	5	165.00–175.00	$171.90	$729	+8.48
455–495	472	3	160.00–170.00	$166.71	$787	+6.86
505–520	516	4	160.00–177.50	$171.83	$887	+26.35
550–598	578	7	165.00–175.00	$171.86	$993	+34.95
600–643	625	5	155.00–160.00	$157.45	$984	—
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—
650–695	664	7	137.00–165.00	$158.82	$1,055	+28.82
660–690	675	2	135.00–160.00	$147.22	$994	+17.22
722	722	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,076	+29.00
750	750	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	—
795	795	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—
820–825	823	2	147.50–150.00	$148.75	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	165.00	$165.00	$363	+45.00
310–340	326	4	135.00–160.00	$147.64	$481	+12.64
365–385	375	2	142.00–150.00	$146.11	$548	+27.51
460–485	470	3	135.00–150.00	$144.84	$681	+28.09
565–595	578	3	135.00–150.00	$145.03	$838	+24.22
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	+20.00
735–745	742	4	110.00–130.00	$122.54	$909	+12.54

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
430	430	2	147.00–150.00	$148.50	$639	—
450–485	475	4	130.00–160.00	$138.93	$660	—
605–620	612	3	140.00–147.00	$144.00	$881	—
712	712	3	135.00	$135.00	$961	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	175.00	$175.00	$525	—
405–445	427	3	150.00–170.00	$158.01	$675	—
480	480	1	160.00	$160.00	$768	—
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	—
580–585	583	2	155.00–170.00	$162.47	$947	—
610	610	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,083	—
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	—
570	570	1	175.00	$175.00	$998	—
620	620	1	160.00	$160.00	$992	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	—
560	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	4	200.00–225.00	$206.65	$651	+1.85
350–395	366	5	185.00–200.00	$195.22	$715	-18.60
380 thin fleshed	380	1	220.00	$220.00	$836	—
400–445	414	12	195.00–227.50	$212.86	$881	+12.21
420–440 thin fleshed	430	13	245.00–252.50	$249.63	$1,073	—
455–480	468	4	195.00–217.50	$207.57	$971	+14.33
455–488 thin fleshed	477	3	230.00–240.00	$236.82	$1,130	—
505	505	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,096	+37.68
560–590	576	4	180.00–195.00	$187.55	$1,080	+4.93
605–625	616	5	150.00–175.00	$159.87	$985	-10.67
660–690	671	4	155.00–165.00	$158.80	$1,066	-16.84
715–720	718	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,149	-6.27
770	770	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,155	-0.47
800–815	808	2	155.00–167.50	$161.19	$1,302	+0.15
860	860	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,118	-10.00
955	955	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,480	—
1010	1010	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	180.00–200.00	$189.46	$530	+14.59
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	±0.00
400–420	412	3	185.00–202.00	$195.61	$806	+27.33
450–495	473	2	190.00–200.00	$195.24	$923	+33.68
515–540	528	7	152.50–175.00	$166.00	$876	+15.05
555–590	571	11	155.00–165.00	$161.81	$924	+11.78
605–625	612	3	145.00–160.00	$155.05	$949	+3.42
650–680	665	2	162.00–170.00	$165.91	$1,103	+30.09
735	735	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$1,121	—
755–780	772	3	130.00–145.00	$138.26	$1,067	+28.26
810–835	825	3	120.00–127.00	$124.04	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	147.50–165.00	$156.33	$435	—
345	345	1	155.00	$155.00	$535	+50.00
410–445	426	4	130.00–175.00	$152.42	$649	+35.53
460–470	465	2	160.00	$160.00	$744	+39.27
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	—
575–590	583	4	140.00–155.00	$147.47	$860	+34.45
685	685	1	120.00	$120.00	$822	±0.00
785	785	1	122.50	$122.50	$962	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	422	3	150.00–162.50	$157.31	$664	—
470–490	480	2	150.00–165.00	$157.66	$757	—
500–515	508	2	160.00–170.00	$165.07	$839	—
590	590	3	160.00	$160.00	$944	—
620–640	630	2	150.00–172.50	$161.43	$1,017	—
710–730	720	2	125.00–135.00	$129.93	$935	—
910	910	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,138	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.50	$132.50	$351	—
325–340	333	2	165.00–170.00	$167.56	$558	—
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	—
465–490	480	4	130.00–150.00	$145.05	$696	—
550–580	565	2	130.00–140.00	$135.13	$763	—
670	670	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,005	—
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	—
1025	1025	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,128	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	82.00–120.00	$102.03	$378	—
450	450	1	90.00	$90.00	$405	—
745	745	2	65.00–105.00	$85.00	$633	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1415	1184	80-85%	26	84.00–92.00	$87.51	$1,036	—
955–1490	1229	80-85%	7	80.00–84.00	$81.78	$1,005	-7.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–770	713	85-90%	4	24.00–50.00	$32.79	$234	—
655–1135	929	85-90%	7	60.00–75.00	$66.96	$622	—
750–1270	1010	85-90%	2	90.00–93.00	$91.89	$928	—
760–1240	1068	85-90%	11	78.00–84.00	$81.97	$875	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1705	1458	75-80%	11	87.00–94.00	$89.63	$1,307	—
1375–1540	1467	75-80%	3	78.00–84.00	$81.59	$1,197	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,128	-15.76
1360–2220	1941	7	106.00–116.00	$112.11	$2,176	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	—
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	-60.00
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+20.00
80–89	83	3	120.00–170.00	$143.33	+33.33
80–89	85	2	55.00–80.00	$67.50	-42.50
90–99	92	4	125.00–195.00	$145.00	+35.00
100–149	119	6	155.00–260.00	$191.67	-70.83
150–199	168	5	175.00–270.00	$229.00	-81.00

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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
800–1300	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–1,375.00	$1,008.33	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	—
405	405	1	100.00	$100.00	$405	—
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
570–580	575	2	70.00–72.50	$71.24	$410	—
725	725	1	55.00	$55.00	$399	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	1	85.00	$85.00	$214	—
438–445	440	4	117.00–125.00	$119.02	$524	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–149	135	5	70.00–145.00	$96.00	-69.83
150–169	160	2	100.00–135.00	$117.50	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–39	35	4	55.00–80.00	$65.00	+20.00
40–49	43	3	65.00–110.00	$85.00	+40.00
50–59	53	5	60.00–100.00	$84.00	-31.00
60–69	65	5	65.00–145.00	$108.00	-32.00
70–79	74	12	45.00–160.00	$112.08	-38.48
80–89	85	4	95.00–160.00	$126.25	-52.08
90–99	95	2	170.00–235.00	$202.50	+24.17
100–109	105	3	155.00–270.00	$208.33	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95–99	97	2	210.00–245.00	$227.50	—
130–149	140	2	70.00–255.00	$162.50	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	85.00	$85.00	—
70–79	75	2	50.00–90.00	$70.00	—
80–89	81	7	65.00–90.00	$81.43	—
90	90	2	95.00	$95.00	—
100–119	103	7	75.00–105.00	$79.29	—
100–139	122	5	85.00–105.00	$95.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	±0.00
30–39	35	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-5.00
40–49	45	7	35.00–170.00	$87.14	-5.36
50–59	56	3	50.00–150.00	$91.67	-23.33
60–69	62	9	55.00–170.00	$107.22	-40.78
70–79	73	8	75.00–180.00	$130.00	-19.00
80–89	83	7	120.00–200.00	$162.14	-27.86
90–99	92	5	150.00–190.00	$168.00	-57.00
100–119	109	3	185.00–200.00	$195.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	-52.50
60–69	65	2	55.00–120.00	$87.50	-60.00
79	79	1	170.00	$170.00	+22.50
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	-72.50
120–139	132	4	150.00–190.00	$160.00	+2.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	—
90	90	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–59	55	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	—
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	—
80–89	85	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	—
90–99	97	4	100.00–160.00	$131.25	—
100–119	105	4	115.00–125.00	$117.50	—

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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.