Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 30, 2024

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.87/cwt -19.92 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 330 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.39/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 472 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.78/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 522 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	709	959	786
Feeder cattle	439	550	419
Slaughter cattle	116	134	112
Replacement cattle	2	1	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 150.00 to 185.00 8 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	315.00	$315.00	$850	—
355–365	360	2	267.50–270.00	$268.73	$967	+3.34
410–425	418	3	210.00–240.00	$223.31	$933	-40.18
455–470	460	3	242.00–267.50	$259.09	$1,192	+2.52
500–530	519	7	232.50–252.50	$246.06	$1,277	+8.50
565–590	574	7	240.00–260.00	$251.10	$1,441	+3.34
600–645	625	4	225.00–245.00	$231.96	$1,450	+4.96
665–675	670	2	235.00–242.00	$238.47	$1,598	+21.07
700–725	708	5	210.00–222.50	$219.72	$1,556	+7.49
765	765	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,691	—
885	885	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,593	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	215.00	$215.00	$473	—
480	480	1	180.00	$180.00	$864	—
505	505	1	187.50	$187.50	$947	—

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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	220.00	$220.00	$528	—
300–345	330	23	210.00–260.00	$236.87	$782	-19.92
350–395	372	13	230.00–257.00	$241.80	$899	+10.07
400–445	421	20	210.00–250.00	$233.93	$985	-5.41
450–495	472	23	205.00–250.00	$229.39	$1,083	-3.78
500–545	522	21	200.00–240.00	$221.78	$1,158	-8.88
550–595	568	19	200.00–232.00	$215.23	$1,223	-12.24
600–640	624	8	200.00–230.00	$213.57	$1,333	-6.12
650–675	663	2	210.00–215.00	$212.45	$1,409	+2.15
720	720	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,314	-27.41
790	790	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,501	-17.48
808	808	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,515	+7.50
860	860	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,548	—
905	905	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,516	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	202.50	$202.50	$526	+32.50
315–320	318	2	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$525	-31.14
350–395	375	4	150.00–200.00	$178.03	$668	-21.97
400–440	428	6	175.00–200.00	$188.95	$809	+16.97
450–495	472	6	170.00–200.00	$186.59	$881	+11.59
500–540	518	8	150.00–182.50	$174.16	$902	-0.42
565–590	580	3	170.00–185.00	$178.23	$1,034	+5.48
693	693	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,057	—
710	710	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	—
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	275.00–300.00	$287.25	$732	+24.10
305–345	327	9	212.50–295.00	$268.84	$879	-12.23
350–395	379	17	230.00–290.00	$262.17	$994	-2.25
405–445	424	16	217.50–280.00	$247.23	$1,048	+13.08
455–485	469	18	215.00–270.00	$246.27	$1,155	+18.08
505–545	525	18	210.00–260.00	$232.93	$1,223	+19.92
550–590	572	14	205.00–237.50	$223.13	$1,276	+15.06
600–645	625	19	200.00–255.00	$219.57	$1,372	+24.78
650–680	667	5	220.00–245.00	$230.91	$1,540	+53.45
700–745	723	5	195.00–217.50	$211.41	$1,528	+37.09
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	-5.53
855	855	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,432	-2.50
920–940	930	2	156.00–170.00	$162.92	$1,515	-16.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	175.00	$175.00	$464	-0.15
310–340	323	3	170.00–180.00	$173.51	$560	—
375–395	388	4	180.00–200.00	$194.97	$756	—
405–445	430	5	150.00–200.00	$182.59	$785	-10.00
480–495	488	4	185.00–200.00	$192.58	$940	-6.91
510–515	513	2	175.00–185.00	$179.98	$923	-10.05
550–590	565	3	180.00–197.50	$189.37	$1,070	+8.77
620	620	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,023	-8.31
660–695	682	3	175.00–185.00	$179.91	$1,227	+13.61
755–785	764	4	160.00–165.00	$163.72	$1,251	+3.41
805–815	810	4	142.50–165.00	$154.28	$1,250	-2.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1370	1092	80-85%	24	100.00–124.00	$117.24	$1,280	—
995–2055	1288	80-85%	54	126.00–137.00	$131.26	$1,691	—
970–1845	1402	80-85%	5	138.00–147.00	$141.01	$1,977	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–865	808	85-90%	3	101.00–109.00	$104.37	$843	—
815–995	893	85-90%	4	90.00–101.00	$95.27	$851	-1.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1335	1190	2	132.00–139.00	$135.07	$1,607	—
1040–2475	1496	11	145.00–159.00	$148.85	$2,227	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	135	3	180.00–275.00	$230.00	+35.00
150	150	5	195.00–300.00	$266.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	123	5	190.00–240.00	$216.00	-9.00
150	150	1	330.00	$330.00	+17.50

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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
1300–1400	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00–2,050.00	$1,917.59	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	110	4	145.00–205.00	$173.75	+35.75

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	-2.50
35	35	7	70.00–75.00	$71.43	+5.80
45	45	4	85.00–95.00	$87.50	-1.07
50–55	53	4	105.00–125.00	$113.75	+6.25
60	60	5	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-7.50
70	70	11	125.00–170.00	$153.64	+13.14
80	80	3	165.00–185.00	$175.00	+32.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	20.00	$20.00	-7.50
20–25	23	7	45.00–65.00	$51.43	+5.10
30–35	33	10	60.00–80.00	$70.00	+5.00
40–45	43	7	80.00–105.00	$88.57	+2.46
50–55	53	6	100.00–120.00	$110.00	-6.25
60	60	5	120.00–125.00	$122.00	-2.55
70–75	71	9	140.00–195.00	$154.44	+5.80
80	80	4	160.00–185.00	$168.75	-3.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	106	8	120.00–170.00	$140.63	-28.12

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	195.00	$195.00	+25.00
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	+40.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	-31.25

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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.