Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 1, 2023

1,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $191.45/cwt -18.61 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 472 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $193.02/cwt -20.21 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 419 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.02/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 579 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,204	1,141	1,204
Feeder cattle	671	605	925
Slaughter cattle	214	186	136
Replacement cattle	3	3	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were steady 2.00 to 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings heavy with quality average. Baby calves 55.00 to 140.00 5 head. 21 head of hogs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	232.50	$232.50	$693	—
300–315	305	4	205.00–225.00	$216.24	$660	+6.24
355–390	373	4	200.00–210.00	$204.58	$763	-5.42
415–440	428	3	210.00–225.00	$216.73	$928	-16.64
465–495	487	7	195.00–210.00	$203.20	$990	—
505–530	516	6	190.00–207.50	$199.23	$1,028	-12.83
550–585	567	13	190.00–210.00	$199.09	$1,129	-18.91
615–645	639	17	175.00–195.00	$186.70	$1,193	-14.08
655–665	660	2	185.00–187.00	$185.99	$1,228	—
705–730	718	2	165.00–182.00	$173.65	$1,247	+3.17
765–785	775	2	162.50–180.00	$171.14	$1,326	+0.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	165.00	$165.00	$388	—
480	480	1	185.00	$185.00	$888	+17.50
535	535	3	170.00	$170.00	$910	—
575–595	585	2	152.50–176.00	$164.05	$960	—
675	675	2	147.00	$147.00	$992	—
775	775	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	137.00	$137.00	$651	—

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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	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
265–290	282	3	180.00–207.00	$194.41	$548	-40.59
325–345	333	6	175.00–190.00	$183.36	$611	-12.98
355–395	382	19	170.00–202.50	$189.73	$725	-5.31
415–445	435	13	174.00–195.00	$185.21	$806	-1.03
450–490	470	19	180.00–215.00	$191.75	$901	+8.43
500–545	517	19	162.00–205.00	$188.26	$973	+14.56
550–599	579	27	162.00–187.50	$176.02	$1,019	+6.45
600–640	615	14	150.00–187.50	$173.93	$1,070	-3.00
650–690	670	14	150.00–175.00	$165.49	$1,109	-1.60
710–730	716	5	160.00–180.00	$168.02	$1,203	-2.20
755–790	773	5	140.00–177.50	$150.42	$1,163	+6.09
815–825	820	2	125.00–135.00	$129.97	$1,066	-20.03
1050	1050	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	177.00	$177.00	$381	+16.57
255–265	260	2	162.50–180.00	$171.08	$445	-0.57
305–345	330	7	150.00–175.00	$157.36	$519	-0.51
355–395	374	7	140.00–180.00	$164.63	$616	+8.60
400–445	426	5	150.00–172.00	$162.28	$691	+8.69
450–490	466	10	147.00–170.00	$160.17	$746	-0.43
500–530	513	4	130.00–150.00	$141.09	$724	+0.09
560–585	574	5	140.00–150.00	$145.22	$834	-15.42
620–646	638	7	130.00–160.00	$137.96	$880	—
675–685	680	4	120.00–155.00	$135.46	$921	-2.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	100.00	$100.00	$315	-24.27
365–395	380	2	110.00–147.50	$129.49	$492	+9.49
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	-3.95
525–535	530	2	100.00–132.50	$116.10	$615	-3.90
550–580	567	3	107.00–130.00	$119.05	$675	+14.01
610–615	613	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$751	+12.51
690	690	1	102.00	$102.00	$704	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	230.00	$230.00	$564	+6.50
255–295	285	9	200.00–235.00	$220.83	$629	-4.81
300–345	328	10	190.00–215.00	$202.99	$666	-4.48
350–395	378	18	190.00–222.50	$205.67	$777	-3.88
400–440	419	27	182.00–205.00	$193.02	$809	-20.21
450–495	472	31	180.00–207.50	$191.45	$904	-18.61
505–545	526	17	172.00–205.00	$193.79	$1,019	-0.17
550–595	571	21	170.00–207.00	$189.74	$1,083	+6.55
600–645	627	20	150.00–185.00	$165.74	$1,039	-9.02
655–695	672	9	150.00–170.00	$159.94	$1,075	-2.77
710–735	722	7	140.00–162.00	$153.68	$1,110	-5.35
760–795	774	6	145.00–178.00	$159.19	$1,232	-0.41
803–830	815	4	152.00–164.00	$156.83	$1,278	+3.24
860–895	884	4	127.50–155.00	$138.24	$1,222	-18.45
920	920	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,334	-11.66
980	980	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,274	—
1045	1045	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,358	-12.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	+10.00
265–295	280	2	175.00–185.00	$179.73	$503	+9.06
315–330	323	4	155.00–172.50	$159.48	$515	-0.52
365–395	381	5	147.00–185.00	$173.62	$661	+0.14
400–445	428	9	157.00–180.00	$173.05	$741	+2.20
450–490	469	9	140.00–177.00	$162.96	$764	-4.34
500–545	526	5	140.00–170.00	$152.74	$803	-6.90
560–595	579	5	150.00–167.00	$159.80	$925	+14.29
610–640	625	2	117.50–120.00	$118.72	$742	-38.28
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	—
775	775	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,124	—
920	920	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,196	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	-20.00
430–435	433	2	110.00–120.00	$115.03	$498	-10.86
450–480	470	3	100.00–135.00	$120.43	$566	—
500–530	515	2	110.00	$110.00	$566	-10.00
555	555	1	117.00	$117.00	$649	+2.73
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1470	1111	80-85%	46	73.00–86.00	$82.14	$913	+0.03
815–2030	1286	80-85%	81	87.00–98.00	$91.25	$1,173	+1.04
1010–1870	1397	80-85%	11	99.00–110.00	$102.27	$1,429	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1085	925	85-90%	14	56.00–70.00	$63.71	$589	-12.85
880–995	941	85-90%	6	72.00–79.00	$75.67	$712	-0.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1805	1805	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1200	1143	9	90.00–108.00	$98.94	$1,131	—
1120–1830	1481	5	110.00–119.00	$113.36	$1,679	—
1470–2225	1802	10	121.00–132.00	$126.00	$2,271	+1.82

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	-31.25
150	150	2	205.00–305.00	$255.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135–145	140	2	225.00–280.00	$252.50	+122.50
150	150	2	250.00–370.00	$310.00	+37.50

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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
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,300.00	$1,161.43	+89.34

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	+15.00
100–115	106	5	120.00–170.00	$143.00	-59.11

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	45.00–75.00	$60.00	+10.00
30–35	31	7	65.00–90.00	$77.14	+2.14
40–45	43	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	+15.00
50–55	53	26	100.00–155.00	$113.46	+6.58
60–65	61	15	120.00–200.00	$160.00	+17.73
70–75	71	64	130.00–225.00	$172.27	+27.77
80–85	80	20	160.00–205.00	$185.75	+20.04
90	90	6	185.00–220.00	$200.00	±0.00
100–125	102	22	200.00–240.00	$210.68	-15.57

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	45.00–50.00	$48.33	-2.43
35	35	6	40.00–75.00	$67.50	-1.32
40–45	43	12	80.00–125.00	$98.33	+12.83
50–55	52	8	100.00–120.00	$106.88	+2.79
60–65	62	14	105.00–175.00	$130.71	+4.04
70–75	71	5	135.00–160.00	$148.00	-11.38
90–95	93	2	195.00	$195.00	-31.25
100	100	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	-15.00
90–95	92	6	100.00–145.00	$112.50	-2.50
100–125	107	6	120.00–230.00	$158.33	+4.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	106	5	200.00–270.00	$239.00	+39.00
150	150	1	445.00	$445.00	—

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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.