Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 5, 2024

857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.15/cwt -8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 475 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $207.03/cwt -19.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 521 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $215.51/cwt -9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 471 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	857	555	824
Feeder cattle	475	163	420
Slaughter cattle	201	159	157
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00 higher compared to last week. Feeder Cattle were steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate, market activity and buyer interest was moderate, with moderate offerings of average quality. Baby Calves 50.00-125.00, 9 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	205.00	$205.00	$697	-16.04
375	375	1	212.00	$212.00	$795	—
400–435	423	3	205.00–220.00	$213.56	$903	-34.75
454–480	459	5	220.00–225.00	$223.95	$1,028	-19.07
510–545	529	7	210.00–242.00	$222.31	$1,176	+2.31
550–590	561	4	217.00–227.50	$224.67	$1,260	—
610–645	627	3	187.50–220.00	$205.53	$1,289	-21.97
760	760	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,148	—
828	828	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	165.00	$165.00	$693	—
473	473	3	187.00	$187.00	$885	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	102.00	$102.00	$301	—
585–595	590	2	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	200.00	$200.00	$420	—
295	295	3	192.50–205.00	$197.50	$583	—
325–345	335	3	190.00–207.50	$199.09	$667	—
350–380	369	7	195.00–220.00	$207.02	$764	—
405–440	420	14	180.00–222.00	$198.55	$834	-7.31
450–492	475	27	190.00–225.00	$208.15	$989	-8.85
505–548	526	14	192.50–217.00	$207.08	$1,089	+7.62
550–595	576	11	175.00–220.00	$192.01	$1,106	-1.45
615–645	629	7	170.00–192.00	$178.17	$1,121	-6.83
670	670	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,126	+19.81
795	795	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	—
846	846	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,142	—
870	870	1	105.00	$105.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	4	145.00–185.00	$168.05	$459	-4.07
300–340	327	9	140.00–185.00	$166.83	$546	-0.02
353–395	377	13	155.00–187.50	$177.23	$668	+18.40
400–445	426	9	165.00–177.50	$170.63	$727	+25.63
450–495	470	5	140.00–182.00	$157.64	$741	—
505–525	515	6	127.00–167.00	$151.47	$780	-5.53
558–590	571	6	140.00–170.00	$157.44	$899	—
625–640	632	3	120.00–135.00	$129.93	$821	-0.21
655–660	658	2	142.50–157.00	$149.72	$985	+24.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	207	3	115.00–140.00	$124.88	$259	—
310–315	313	2	135.00–145.00	$139.96	$438	+9.96
360	360	1	140.00	$140.00	$504	—
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	—
480–490	485	2	127.50–145.00	$136.34	$661	+24.34
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	220	3	205.00–220.00	$212.27	$467	—
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
325–345	333	3	200.00–205.00	$203.38	$677	-33.62
350–395	367	12	200.00–230.00	$212.34	$779	-21.63
405–445	426	11	190.00–220.00	$201.22	$857	-42.32
450–495	471	16	190.00–227.50	$215.51	$1,015	-9.05
500–545	521	22	180.00–227.50	$207.03	$1,079	-19.13
550–595	572	9	185.00–207.50	$196.96	$1,127	-25.57
600–635	615	11	160.00–187.50	$179.09	$1,101	-20.91
660–680	667	3	160.00–185.00	$171.55	$1,144	-38.45
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	-27.00
900	900	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,071	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
260–290	276	4	150.00–185.00	$171.45	$473	-23.55
305–345	319	9	150.00–202.00	$173.59	$554	—
350–385	369	9	140.00–185.00	$165.75	$612	+0.94
400–435	418	9	157.00–187.50	$176.96	$740	-10.04
455–495	476	12	150.00–187.00	$171.33	$816	+21.33
500–535	513	3	150.00–172.00	$162.08	$831	+16.59
585–595	590	3	150.00–185.00	$166.72	$984	—
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	+1.46
655	655	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	—
715–730	723	2	130.00–145.00	$137.42	$994	—
770	770	1	125.00	$125.00	$962	—
830–845	838	2	122.50–134.00	$128.20	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	+15.00
305–345	330	3	127.50–140.00	$132.71	$438	+2.71
360–385	373	3	110.00–140.00	$128.01	$477	—
410–445	425	4	107.50–130.00	$119.45	$508	—
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	—
505–525	517	3	100.00–117.50	$110.73	$572	-11.85
555–580	567	3	120.00–142.50	$127.35	$722	+9.93
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1460	1122	80-85%	12	80.00–89.00	$86.28	$968	—
865–2015	1227	80-85%	57	90.00–100.00	$96.29	$1,181	—
940–2320	1318	80-85%	70	101.00–122.00	$107.91	$1,422	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–810	805	85-90%	2	84.00–91.00	$87.48	$704	+4.48
750–975	848	85-90%	9	60.00–74.00	$66.94	$568	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1595	1433	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,505	—
1040–1895	1661	9	112.00–128.00	$122.52	$2,035	-13.06
1520–2345	1876	8	135.00–149.00	$140.27	$2,631	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,431	—
1500	1500	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,890	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	121	4	200.00–220.00	$210.00	+7.14
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	-15.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	92	7	275.00–315.00	$301.43	—
100–125	105	12	195.00–315.00	$295.00	+66.50
165	165	1	300.00	$300.00	-50.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	140.00	$140.00	$343	—
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	157.50	$157.50	$346	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	5	160.00–190.00	$180.00	-15.83

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	7	100.00	$100.00	-27.27
65	65	1	160.00	$160.00	+7.12
70	70	7	140.00–220.00	$176.43	+8.51
80–85	82	9	160.00–240.00	$198.89	+17.46
90	90	1	215.00	$215.00	+33.57
100	100	2	235.00	$235.00	-15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	35.00	$35.00	-22.50
20–25	23	8	40.00–50.00	$47.50	-12.50
35	35	3	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-5.00
40–45	42	3	85.00–90.00	$86.67	-6.66
50–55	51	9	100.00–140.00	$112.78	-8.47
60–65	62	12	115.00–175.00	$146.25	+9.06
70–75	73	21	140.00–200.00	$167.38	-17.00
80–85	81	9	145.00–275.00	$187.78	+1.78
90	90	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	-40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	—
100–135	112	3	125.00–230.00	$160.00	-19.55

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	110	3	150.00–270.00	$225.00	-39.38

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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.