Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 17, 2023

1,141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $193.96/cwt +29.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 521 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.70/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 519 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.93/cwt +15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 624 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,141	1,215	1,050
Feeder cattle	605	735	625
Slaughter cattle	186	208	168
Replacement cattle	3	3	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy 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
225–240	233	2	210.00–240.00	$225.48	$525	—
325–335	330	2	210.00	$210.00	$693	-3.37
370	370	1	210.00	$210.00	$777	-5.99
430–445	440	3	230.00–237.50	$233.37	$1,027	+8.37
450	450	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,058	+25.64
515–535	523	6	207.50–215.00	$212.06	$1,109	+12.04
565	565	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,232	+14.93
609–625	612	6	170.00–207.50	$200.78	$1,229	+17.00
705–710	708	2	165.00–176.00	$170.48	$1,207	+0.48
790–795	793	2	170.00–172.00	$171.00	$1,356	—
805	805	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,288	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	155.00–182.50	$168.75	$532	—
435	435	1	157.00	$157.00	$683	+12.00
495	495	1	167.50	$167.50	$829	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	—
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	235.00	$235.00	$670	+47.67
305–345	327	7	182.50–222.50	$196.34	$642	+14.72
375–380	378	3	185.00–210.00	$195.04	$737	+14.32
400–445	425	20	180.00–207.00	$186.24	$792	+6.63
450–495	473	11	170.00–200.00	$183.32	$867	+4.58
500–545	519	23	150.00–190.00	$173.70	$902	+5.49
550–595	570	16	150.00–190.00	$169.57	$967	+0.13
600–645	624	23	160.00–187.00	$176.93	$1,104	+15.90
670–695	686	14	157.50–175.00	$167.09	$1,146	+16.76
700–720	707	9	163.00–172.50	$170.22	$1,203	+26.01
750–770	756	4	120.00–162.00	$144.33	$1,091	—
805–815	810	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	+23.00
860	860	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	150.00–170.00	$160.43	$377	-4.57
250–295	278	6	148.00–187.50	$171.65	$477	+9.57
305–340	326	8	140.00–185.00	$157.87	$515	-3.56
355–395	373	14	140.00–175.00	$156.03	$582	-4.55
400–445	426	14	140.00–175.00	$153.59	$654	-10.38
450–490	474	7	140.00–177.00	$160.60	$761	+5.44
500–517	511	5	135.00–150.00	$141.00	$721	-3.92
550–575	563	2	145.00–177.00	$160.64	$904	+18.47
675–690	683	2	130.00–145.00	$137.58	$940	+9.99
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	135.00	$135.00	$284	+15.00
315–330	324	4	110.00–130.00	$124.27	$403	+24.27
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	-7.50
400–445	423	2	110.00–117.50	$113.95	$482	-8.85
465–480	473	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$556	-2.09
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	+8.02
580–590	585	2	100.00–110.00	$105.04	$614	-16.02
605	605	2	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	202.00–245.00	$223.50	$525	—
250–290	274	7	210.00–237.50	$225.64	$618	—
300–345	326	17	192.00–222.00	$207.47	$676	+0.71
355–395	373	15	190.00–232.50	$209.55	$782	+8.53
400–445	421	15	192.00–232.00	$213.23	$898	+26.12
450–490	472	13	190.00–237.50	$210.06	$991	+21.89
500–545	521	23	177.00–212.50	$193.96	$1,011	+29.08
550–590	567	14	170.00–197.00	$183.19	$1,039	+10.95
600–645	619	20	155.00–192.00	$174.76	$1,082	+29.58
650–685	670	11	155.00–170.00	$162.71	$1,090	+12.47
700–745	728	15	135.00–172.00	$159.03	$1,158	+12.17
750–793	777	10	140.00–170.00	$159.60	$1,240	+25.34
800–815	809	5	120.00–165.00	$153.59	$1,243	+18.71
855–895	875	4	145.00–170.00	$156.69	$1,371	—
920–945	937	3	152.50–160.00	$156.66	$1,468	+26.66
1005–1020	1013	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$1,444	+20.53
1070	1070	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1130	1130	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	150.00	$150.00	$315	-20.96
250–290	273	4	135.00–185.00	$170.67	$466	+14.93
330	330	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$528	-0.55
365–395	375	4	160.00–185.00	$173.48	$651	+13.67
400–445	420	7	160.00–180.00	$170.85	$718	+7.77
455–495	472	6	150.00–182.50	$167.30	$790	+3.73
500–530	518	3	152.00–167.00	$159.64	$827	+16.87
550–590	573	4	135.00–157.50	$145.51	$834	+0.88
600	600	1	157.00	$157.00	$942	+27.73
650–685	669	6	120.00–157.50	$140.28	$938	+6.92
1055	1055	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	140.00	$140.00	$413	—
320	320	1	130.00	$130.00	$416	—
360–395	378	2	100.00–125.00	$113.08	$427	-14.39
425–445	435	3	120.00–130.00	$125.89	$548	-0.66
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	+0.72
570–580	575	4	100.00–122.00	$114.27	$657	-4.30
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	—
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	—
735	735	1	112.00	$112.00	$823	+9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1470	1106	80-85%	15	79.00–91.00	$82.11	$908	+2.85
870–2195	1290	80-85%	59	85.00–95.00	$90.21	$1,164	—
1050–2225	1536	80-85%	28	96.00–109.00	$99.98	$1,536	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1075	863	85-90%	18	50.00–70.00	$64.64	$558	-2.04
850–1005	945	85-90%	10	73.00–80.00	$76.56	$723	-4.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1790	1406	6	107.00–116.00	$110.96	$1,560	—
1455–2290	1827	12	118.00–139.00	$124.18	$2,269	—
1930	1930	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,795	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	4	165.00–220.00	$196.25	-25.42

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	110	6	135.00–170.00	$151.67	-34.16
115	115	1	130.00	$130.00	-55.83
150–165	158	2	255.00–290.00	$272.50	—

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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
1000–1150	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,200.00	$1,072.09	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	100.00	$100.00	—
100–135	117	18	150.00–235.00	$202.11	+92.11

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	-2.06
35	35	3	75.00	$75.00	+6.25
40–45	44	4	80.00–100.00	$87.50	+1.07
50–55	52	8	100.00–125.00	$106.88	+0.38
60–65	61	22	115.00–165.00	$142.27	+16.16
70–75	71	10	130.00–185.00	$144.50	-5.50
80	80	7	155.00–170.00	$165.71	+0.71
90	90	3	195.00–210.00	$200.00	+35.00
100–105	102	12	220.00–235.00	$226.25	+6.25

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	1	10.00	$10.00	-24.00
10–15	13	13	20.00–40.00	$29.62	-4.38
20–25	24	33	40.00–60.00	$50.76	+1.04
30–35	34	17	60.00–75.00	$68.82	-0.85
40–45	43	10	80.00–95.00	$85.50	-6.58
50–55	52	11	100.00–110.00	$104.09	-8.22
60–65	61	15	110.00–170.00	$126.67	-2.77
70–75	71	16	135.00–190.00	$159.38	+3.96
80	80	5	165.00–180.00	$174.00	+5.67
90–95	91	4	200.00–255.00	$226.25	+33.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	+10.00
95	95	1	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
100–125	110	15	100.00–220.00	$154.00	+12.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	140.00	$140.00	—
110–120	115	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	-65.56

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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.