Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 4, 2024

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $216.33/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 524 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $228.00/cwt -8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 473 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.76/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 375 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	228	1,009
Feeder cattle	688	141	746
Slaughter cattle	150	48	111
Replacement cattle	1	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	265.00	$265.00	$530	—
275	275	1	270.00	$270.00	$742	-5.00
320–335	327	5	245.00–265.00	$250.99	$821	—
375	375	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,050	+7.27
400–425	408	3	245.00–270.00	$257.08	$1,049	—
475–495	488	4	220.00–270.00	$247.94	$1,210	-29.06
500–549	530	18	240.00–260.00	$250.63	$1,328	+38.07
565–595	579	12	220.00–270.00	$225.94	$1,308	-1.84
600–645	619	12	220.00–235.00	$227.46	$1,408	—
655–660	657	3	207.00–232.00	$216.71	$1,424	—
750–770	755	4	180.00–190.00	$182.55	$1,378	-9.93
832	832	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,597	—
855	855	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,582	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	320	3	195.00–200.00	$196.72	$630	—
355	355	1	200.00	$200.00	$710	—
410	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	—
465	465	1	150.00	$150.00	$698	—
523	523	2	150.00	$150.00	$784	-25.00
720–745	733	2	175.00–185.00	$180.09	$1,320	—
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	220.00–230.00	$224.87	$648	—
305–345	322	9	220.00–250.00	$234.88	$756	+3.14
350–395	375	25	215.00–275.00	$240.76	$903	+0.39
410–445	424	12	220.00–275.00	$237.71	$1,008	+18.40
450–495	470	24	220.00–255.00	$233.37	$1,097	+12.77
500–545	528	24	210.00–247.00	$226.90	$1,198	+3.22
555–595	572	12	210.00–227.00	$217.57	$1,245	-6.10
600–645	614	15	185.00–220.00	$211.24	$1,297	—
650–695	674	10	197.00–220.00	$212.86	$1,435	+2.86
705	705	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,375	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	4	170.00–200.00	$181.73	$505	—
315–340	325	4	150.00–195.00	$168.71	$548	-11.29
355–385	370	2	150.00	$150.00	$555	-20.00
405–435	415	5	150.00–190.00	$167.13	$694	+17.13
470–490	479	6	150.00–185.00	$170.10	$815	-4.90
510–515	513	2	155.00–170.00	$162.54	$834	—
565–595	579	5	150.00–185.00	$171.08	$991	—
600–635	623	3	140.00–180.00	$165.47	$1,031	—
680–695	688	2	140.00–160.00	$150.11	$1,033	+8.11
730	730	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	125.00	$125.00	$288	—
275	275	1	125.00	$125.00	$344	—
365–375	370	4	120.00–235.00	$155.07	$574	—
410–445	429	5	100.00–140.00	$126.97	$545	+16.97
520–545	536	5	115.00–150.00	$127.13	$681	+0.13
575–590	581	4	100.00–130.00	$112.46	$653	—
600–635	618	4	100.00–120.00	$108.79	$672	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	3	220.00–255.00	$241.34	$555	—
275–295	284	5	210.00–255.00	$241.04	$685	—
310–345	329	12	210.00–275.00	$253.31	$833	-36.69
350–395	371	22	225.00–285.00	$261.36	$970	-21.47
400–445	423	19	210.00–290.00	$261.79	$1,107	+20.78
450–495	473	26	200.00–255.00	$228.00	$1,078	-8.26
500–547	524	38	200.00–242.00	$216.33	$1,134	-0.80
550–595	570	14	200.00–230.00	$213.74	$1,218	-13.97
600–635	622	12	185.00–215.00	$193.86	$1,206	-24.41
670–695	679	4	185.00–200.00	$188.76	$1,282	-18.82
770	770	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
275–295	283	3	185.00–200.00	$195.06	$552	-14.94
300–340	312	4	180.00–200.00	$194.54	$607	—
355–393	383	8	150.00–200.00	$186.29	$713	—
405–445	420	6	150.00–195.00	$171.71	$721	-21.05
450–485	468	9	157.00–200.00	$184.84	$865	+19.84
500–545	522	9	155.00–190.00	$179.53	$937	—
550–590	569	8	150.00–190.00	$179.91	$1,024	-5.09
600–640	617	6	150.00–175.00	$164.22	$1,013	—
665–695	679	10	145.00–185.00	$170.66	$1,159	+15.66
700–725	709	5	140.00–165.00	$154.97	$1,099	—
750–757	756	7	160.00–165.00	$164.29	$1,242	—
825	825	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	115.00–125.00	$120.31	$391	—
355–395	375	2	120.00	$120.00	$450	—
545	545	1	135.00	$135.00	$736	—
550–590	570	2	120.00	$120.00	$684	—
600–605	603	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$693	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
810	810	1	122.00	$122.00	$988	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1335	1110	80-85%	13	100.00–114.00	$107.84	$1,197	—
915–1810	1198	80-85%	57	115.00–125.00	$121.20	$1,452	—
930–1635	1297	80-85%	34	126.00–134.00	$129.34	$1,678	-6.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–980	856	85-90%	7	100.00–115.00	$104.20	$892	—
830–1200	1007	85-90%	7	70.00–95.00	$85.57	$862	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1205	1038	2	104.00–125.00	$116.20	$1,206	—
1330–2070	1709	8	130.00–142.00	$134.82	$2,304	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–135	125	7	180.00–330.00	$241.43	+11.43
150	150	1	187.00	$187.00	—
150–165	151	11	205.00–350.00	$293.18	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–120	118	2	220.00–250.00	$235.00	-47.50
150	150	2	230.00–260.00	$245.00	—

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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
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	—
100–125	110	9	155.00–285.00	$207.78	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	-5.00
35	35	2	70.00	$70.00	+25.00
40–45	43	3	80.00–95.00	$86.67	+41.67
50–55	53	7	110.00–150.00	$126.43	-23.57
60–65	61	18	110.00–180.00	$138.61	-11.39
70–75	70	19	140.00–180.00	$161.32	+11.32
80–85	81	15	160.00–205.00	$177.33	+27.33
90–95	91	9	185.00–230.00	$207.78	+57.78
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	+10.00
20–25	21	11	40.00–75.00	$52.27	+0.27
30–35	33	11	60.00–95.00	$70.45	-0.55
40	40	4	80.00–90.00	$85.00	+14.00
50–55	52	12	100.00–140.00	$114.58	-5.42
60	60	8	115.00–155.00	$132.50	+12.50
70	70	5	135.00–185.00	$163.00	-13.00
80	80	7	175.00–205.00	$193.57	+8.57
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	+35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	-5.00
100–125	112	10	135.00–275.00	$194.00	+64.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	6	280.00–380.00	$331.67	+116.67
150–160	153	4	310.00–370.00	$336.25	—

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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.