Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 15, 2024

1,486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.66/cwt +25.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 423 lb · 65 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $290.68/cwt +12.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 426 lb · 53 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.15/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 375 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,486	1,089	1,154
Feeder cattle	929	739	771
Slaughter cattle	215	103	155
Replacement cattle	2	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings were heavy with quality average . 10 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
240	240	1	280.00	$280.00	$672	—
260–295	277	5	282.50–345.00	$326.46	$904	—
300–349	334	10	275.00–345.00	$325.73	$1,088	+15.16
350–390	376	6	260.00–330.00	$308.28	$1,159	-12.97
417 value added	417	25	326.00	$326.00	$1,359	—
405–440	422	18	270.00–337.00	$316.24	$1,335	+25.57
450–485	465	13	240.00–320.00	$301.86	$1,404	+8.27
500–545	531	36	235.00–300.00	$278.51	$1,479	-11.70
550–595	574	14	232.50–287.50	$274.86	$1,578	-2.42
605–645	626	12	240.00–272.50	$260.42	$1,630	+15.15
660–665	663	2	257.50–267.50	$262.48	$1,740	+9.98
705	705	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,569	-11.84
825	825	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,629	—
865	865	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,881	—
955	955	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	—
490	490	2	200.00	$200.00	$980	—
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	221	7	270.00–297.50	$287.06	$634	+2.06
250–295	274	19	242.50–315.00	$284.72	$780	+9.44
300–348	327	31	250.00–312.50	$284.89	$932	+10.54
350–395	375	51	220.00–322.50	$288.15	$1,081	+25.68
400–445	423	65	207.50–315.00	$275.66	$1,166	+25.35
450–495	471	40	220.00–300.00	$264.31	$1,245	+25.32
500–540	514	33	210.00–285.00	$260.58	$1,339	+25.06
550–595	568	34	215.00–282.50	$248.05	$1,409	+18.02
600–645	626	15	208.00–245.00	$236.23	$1,479	+23.68
650–690	670	10	210.00–245.00	$230.86	$1,547	+19.71
710–725	715	3	170.00–215.00	$188.28	$1,346	-10.72
765	765	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,492	-5.00
805	805	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,489	+25.00
875	875	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,531	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	-4.14
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	+21.60
450–485	468	2	170.00–180.00	$174.81	$818	-5.24
645	645	1	152.50	$152.50	$984	-16.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	6	250.00–327.50	$268.10	$630	-29.87
252–295	273	17	255.00–340.00	$318.07	$868	+37.22
303–345	319	19	250.00–345.00	$323.93	$1,033	+32.76
350–390	367	40	240.00–335.00	$301.15	$1,105	+18.38
400–445	426	53	225.00–330.00	$290.68	$1,238	+12.95
450–495	475	30	230.00–300.00	$276.21	$1,312	+14.53
500–545	518	32	212.50–287.50	$255.17	$1,322	-0.99
550–595	576	32	212.50–267.50	$246.13	$1,418	+3.15
600–640	618	14	190.00–250.00	$230.30	$1,423	+9.44
655–695	676	9	210.00–245.00	$225.58	$1,525	+0.57
700–735	716	4	200.00–212.00	$205.45	$1,471	-0.14
750–775	768	4	187.00–205.00	$196.78	$1,511	-2.54
810–840	824	7	180.00–200.00	$189.63	$1,563	—
855	855	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,710	—
915–945	930	5	150.00–195.00	$182.03	$1,693	—
975	975	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,852	—
1040	1040	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	192.50	$192.50	$452	—
420–445	433	2	200.00–205.00	$202.43	$877	+13.13
545	545	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	—
550–565	558	2	170.00–200.00	$184.80	$1,031	+8.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1305	1027	80-85%	19	94.00–114.00	$105.21	$1,081	—
950–1670	1189	80-85%	63	115.00–130.00	$124.89	$1,485	+3.76
1085–1880	1352	80-85%	54	132.00–152.00	$139.82	$1,890	+5.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–865	843	85-90%	6	98.00–114.00	$106.44	$897	+32.47
710–995	868	85-90%	12	74.00–90.00	$82.59	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2000	2000	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,560	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,742	—
1585–2045	1771	7	139.00–149.00	$144.76	$2,564	—
1415–2425	1926	9	150.00–161.00	$155.99	$3,004	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140	128	11	155.00–275.00	$238.18	-33.82
150	150	4	240.00–270.00	$262.50	-55.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	-20.00
100–125	117	6	160.00–230.00	$194.17	-2.50
150	150	1	215.00	$215.00	-77.00

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,590.00	$1,590.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	4	210.00	$210.00	$607	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	10	100.00–230.00	$172.00	-36.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	4	40.00–55.00	$48.75	-36.25
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	-35.00
30–35	33	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	-2.50
40–45	44	9	95.00–135.00	$112.22	+42.22
50–55	53	9	100.00–265.00	$156.67	+37.92
60–65	62	17	115.00–170.00	$142.65	+10.15
70–75	72	12	125.00–180.00	$159.17	-11.83
80–85	81	8	160.00–245.00	$195.63	-31.51
90–95	92	5	205.00–300.00	$261.00	+18.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	1	35.00	$35.00	+5.00
10–15	12	6	25.00–55.00	$36.67	+6.67
20–25	24	8	40.00–70.00	$53.75	+6.25
30–35	33	21	45.00–85.00	$72.62	-1.67
40–45	42	12	80.00–105.00	$91.25	-1.61
50–55	52	21	100.00–145.00	$111.90	-8.10
60–65	62	14	125.00–185.00	$142.86	+10.36
70–75	71	19	100.00–180.00	$148.68	-6.32
80	80	10	160.00–200.00	$170.00	-18.00
90–95	92	3	180.00–220.00	$198.33	-35.42
95	95	1	225.00	$225.00	-8.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	105.00	$105.00	-21.25
100–125	108	12	100.00–190.00	$147.08	-6.59

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	195.00	$195.00	+10.00
115–140	120	8	220.00–285.00	$258.75	+49.58

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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.