Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 19, 2024

721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.77/cwt +29.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 474 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $220.11/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 567 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.79/cwt +20.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 508 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	721	429	1,018
Feeder cattle	291	238	764
Slaughter cattle	149	89	184

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings were light with quality average . Baby calves 185.00 to 215.00 6 head

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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	217.00	$217.00	$738	—
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	-5.42
400–435	424	5	215.00–265.00	$245.43	$1,041	+0.71
465–498	488	12	207.00–272.00	$244.31	$1,192	-16.63
500–533	520	7	250.00–272.00	$264.00	$1,373	+8.61
570–590	577	3	210.00–242.00	$228.05	$1,316	-15.33
605–625	613	3	200.00–212.00	$207.34	$1,271	-19.32
660–698	673	9	209.00–212.00	$210.04	$1,414	-6.74
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—
945	945	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,389	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	160.00	$160.00	$512	—
452–465	455	4	160.00–182.00	$176.38	$803	—
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	—
555	555	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,027	—
628	628	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,162	—
685	685	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,199	—
710	710	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	197.50	$197.50	$681	—
355–398	383	7	190.00–220.00	$212.29	$813	—
415–440	426	5	192.50–217.00	$202.31	$862	+22.31
450–495	474	16	195.00–230.00	$212.77	$1,009	+29.41
500–540	508	13	180.00–250.00	$210.79	$1,071	+20.40
550–575	564	5	190.00–207.00	$196.80	$1,110	+21.84
610–630	619	4	167.50–195.00	$184.94	$1,145	+23.46
1095	1095	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	3	140.00–155.00	$146.12	$406	—
305–345	324	7	145.00–175.00	$164.97	$535	-1.01
355–395	366	8	150.00–180.00	$166.02	$608	+12.76
420–435	428	2	160.00–170.00	$165.09	$707	+2.46
460–490	470	5	150.00–185.00	$169.38	$796	+4.01
500–525	513	2	145.00–160.00	$152.68	$783	+15.06
790	790	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,122	—
815	815	1	115.00	$115.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	237	3	120.00–147.00	$137.87	$327	+37.87
305–330	319	4	100.00–140.00	$125.88	$402	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	+20.00
455–470	463	4	125.00–135.00	$131.22	$608	+6.33
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	265	3	205.00–230.00	$213.65	$566	—
310–330	320	2	207.00–217.00	$211.84	$678	—
375	375	1	222.00	$222.00	$832	-10.39
400–440	417	8	207.00–272.00	$248.52	$1,036	—
460–495	484	8	200.00–272.00	$244.72	$1,184	+4.16
520–545	534	4	200.00–235.00	$209.73	$1,120	-14.75
550–590	567	13	197.00–247.00	$220.11	$1,248	+5.29
610	610	3	200.00–217.00	$205.67	$1,255	+25.43
655	655	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	+32.90
780	780	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,108	—
810–820	815	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.42	$384	—
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
330–335	333	2	165.00–187.50	$176.33	$587	-1.52
355	355	1	180.00	$180.00	$639	+34.86
400	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	+16.57
465–495	477	3	160.00–177.50	$167.42	$799	+6.82
505–525	513	5	150.00–185.00	$166.00	$852	+19.94
625	625	1	150.00	$150.00	$938	—
650	650	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,105	—
735	735	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,102	+15.59
945	945	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	100.00	$100.00	$380	—
405–440	423	2	110.00–140.00	$124.38	$526	+9.38
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	—
525	525	1	130.00	$130.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1405	1115	80-85%	13	84.00–94.00	$90.60	$1,010	—
835–1730	1219	80-85%	48	95.00–105.00	$101.68	$1,239	—
965–1950	1352	80-85%	49	106.00–124.00	$113.74	$1,538	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1145	979	85-90%	8	64.00–76.00	$69.89	$684	—
985	985	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$827	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,030	—
1050–2095	1578	6	110.00–126.00	$118.49	$1,870	—
1620–2215	1940	5	134.00–143.00	$138.44	$2,686	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	129	4	225.00–270.00	$243.75	-13.75
150–175	158	3	250.00–305.00	$273.33	-1.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100–135	112	14	125.00–250.00	$191.07	-31.93
150	150	2	250.00–355.00	$302.50	-45.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
725	725	1	126.00	$126.00	$914	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	5	125.00	$125.00	—
100–125	103	11	140.00–225.00	$176.82	—
150	150	2	205.00	$205.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	24	4	45.00–75.00	$56.25	-18.75
35	35	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	+8.33
40–45	44	18	85.00–115.00	$99.72	+24.72
50–55	51	27	100.00–210.00	$134.44	+1.94
60–65	62	41	115.00–210.00	$156.46	+13.96
70	70	20	135.00–230.00	$178.25	-5.92
80	80	20	160.00–215.00	$186.50	+4.83
90	90	5	180.00–220.00	$198.00	-2.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	2	30.00–35.00	$32.50	-27.50
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	-12.50
30–35	34	8	60.00–95.00	$75.00	+22.50
40–45	41	5	90.00–110.00	$98.00	+45.50
50–55	51	6	100.00–145.00	$116.67	+6.67
60	60	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-17.22
70–75	71	7	135.00–175.00	$155.00	-21.00
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	-5.00
90	90	2	200.00–225.00	$212.50	+17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100–125	113	6	140.00–255.00	$201.67	-11.66

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	315.00	$315.00	-102.50

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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.