Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 10, 2024

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.68/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 578 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.95/cwt -14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 430 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $280.96/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 425 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	909	915	821
Feeder cattle	615	617	570
Slaughter cattle	137	115	127
Replacement cattle	4	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby claves 140.00 to 165.00 6 head 1 hog

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	267	3	300.00–332.50	$310.56	$829	+50.56
300–345	327	3	290.00–317.50	$302.46	$989	-5.75
350–390	362	10	310.00–335.00	$317.69	$1,150	+4.92
405 value added	405	16	326.00	$326.00	$1,320	-4.00
405–428	419	7	265.00–320.00	$288.65	$1,209	+10.23
450–495	467	20	267.50–315.00	$299.40	$1,398	+3.54
510–545	527	3	227.50–300.00	$261.65	$1,379	-19.69
548 value added	548	11	289.00	$289.00	$1,584	—
555–590	575	4	262.50–280.00	$267.34	$1,537	-6.66
600–640	615	10	232.00–275.00	$264.10	$1,624	-2.61
660–685	673	9	230.00–275.00	$262.43	$1,766	+1.46
735	735	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,757	-3.90
760–780	770	2	230.00–262.50	$246.46	$1,898	+1.46
820	820	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,640	—
875–890	883	2	217.00–227.50	$222.21	$1,962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	205.00	$205.00	$830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	270.00–275.00	$271.63	$793	-10.53
305–341	331	9	247.50–285.00	$275.78	$913	-1.12
350–390	373	25	225.00–300.00	$263.27	$982	-17.75
405–448	430	37	212.00–285.00	$255.95	$1,101	-14.28
450–495	472	23	220.00–280.00	$252.72	$1,193	-2.23
500–545	519	31	200.00–270.00	$235.29	$1,221	+1.05
550–595	578	45	207.00–282.50	$244.68	$1,414	+15.82
600–640	618	6	200.00–260.00	$223.16	$1,379	-2.05
650–665	655	3	190.00–260.00	$224.44	$1,470	-2.46
715–720	718	3	170.00–180.00	$173.32	$1,244	-34.19
800–815	808	2	165.00–190.00	$177.38	$1,433	—
935	935	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,608	+27.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	200.00–205.00	$202.30	$441	+2.30
260–265	263	2	200.00–232.00	$216.15	$568	+8.65
365–395	378	3	185.00–225.00	$206.12	$779	-8.94
415–445	433	6	170.00–225.00	$202.57	$877	+7.08
455–495	473	7	170.00–230.00	$209.18	$989	+11.65
500–545	515	3	190.00–192.50	$190.88	$983	—
555–580	568	2	160.00–185.00	$172.78	$981	+2.87
600–640	620	3	135.00–175.00	$156.83	$972	-8.07
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—
780	780	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,170	-3.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	217	3	275.00–320.00	$302.27	$656	+37.27
255–298	280	11	280.00–320.00	$309.07	$865	+24.22
300–348	326	8	285.00–310.00	$294.94	$962	+5.24
350–395	372	22	250.00–320.00	$293.94	$1,093	+8.16
405–448	425	35	230.00–310.00	$280.96	$1,194	+4.29
455–490	475	19	235.00–297.00	$273.21	$1,298	+3.67
502–545	517	25	215.00–278.00	$252.94	$1,308	-1.39
550–595	565	16	215.00–287.00	$254.79	$1,440	-8.65
605–640	620	12	230.00–282.00	$254.25	$1,576	-1.01
655–695	671	13	210.00–262.50	$238.72	$1,602	+0.56
700–745	731	8	200.00–220.00	$205.81	$1,504	-9.29
830	830	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,536	-2.50
870–880	875	2	193.00–205.00	$198.97	$1,741	+9.00
965	965	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,785	—
1060–1085	1073	2	134.00–147.50	$140.67	$1,509	—
1130	1130	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,887	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	380	3	165.00–217.50	$200.52	$762	+15.05
420–440	426	4	200.00–217.50	$206.83	$881	-13.17
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	—
650	650	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,056	—
780	780	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,209	+5.00
980	980	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,460	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1395	1084	80-85%	24	100.00–114.00	$109.29	$1,185	—
910–1860	1197	80-85%	46	115.00–125.00	$119.62	$1,432	—
1075–1710	1288	80-85%	12	126.00–137.00	$128.68	$1,657	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–960	891	85-90%	6	94.00–105.00	$97.93	$873	—
770–1185	926	85-90%	6	70.00–93.00	$83.71	$775	-19.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1860	1860	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,674	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,817	—
1395–1435	1415	2	124.00–128.00	$126.03	$1,783	—
1105–2180	1541	12	134.00–146.00	$141.42	$2,179	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140	134	4	285.00–300.00	$293.75	-1.25
150	150	4	290.00–325.00	$305.00	+50.00
200	200	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	105.00	$105.00	—
120–135	127	3	150.00–285.00	$240.00	-30.00
150–165	158	2	230.00–300.00	$265.00	-17.50
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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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
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
1150–1200	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,922.34	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	118	25	120.00–220.00	$178.00	-11.12

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	-25.00
20–25	23	2	50.00	$50.00	-15.00
35	35	2	70.00	$70.00	+5.00
45	45	1	125.00	$125.00	+60.00
50–55	53	2	110.00–130.00	$120.00	-26.67
60–65	61	5	140.00–185.00	$160.00	+13.33
70–75	71	7	70.00–185.00	$152.14	-70.61
80–85	82	6	17.00–255.00	$169.50	-40.50
90–95	92	3	245.00–285.00	$268.33	+58.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	8	40.00–60.00	$50.63	+1.25
20–25	22	3	60.00–70.00	$65.00	+8.75
30–35	32	15	60.00–100.00	$78.00	+6.57
40–45	44	5	95.00–165.00	$117.00	+21.17
50–55	53	6	100.00–140.00	$121.67	-14.58
60–65	62	3	135.00–165.00	$151.67	+14.67
70–75	73	4	145.00–195.00	$175.00	+8.00
85	85	1	300.00	$300.00	+135.00
100	100	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	85.00	$85.00	-10.00
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	±0.00
100–125	108	3	115.00–225.00	$163.33	-2.92

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	235.00–300.00	$267.50	-12.50

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
175	175	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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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.