Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 20, 2024

981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.29/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 511 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $295.05/cwt +10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 467 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.89/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 425 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	981	1,015	929
Feeder cattle	535	512	424
Slaughter cattle	100	85	129
Replacement cattle	2	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 155.00 to 230.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	347.50	$347.50	$747	+38.08
255–290	280	4	280.00–380.00	$343.89	$963	+43.89
335–345	340	2	260.00–370.00	$315.81	$1,074	-37.20
360–380	368	3	345.00–380.00	$358.67	$1,320	+24.13
415–445	428	4	255.00–340.00	$289.12	$1,237	-42.64
453–495	470	6	257.50–320.00	$297.15	$1,397	-9.12
500–545	516	6	262.50–307.50	$290.18	$1,497	-26.64
565–575	570	2	255.00–290.00	$272.65	$1,554	-28.29
600–635	623	3	250.00–260.00	$254.06	$1,583	-35.13
660	660	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,617	-34.60
825	825	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,774	-23.00
911	911	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,977	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,161	—
715	715	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,180	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	226	4	310.00–345.00	$327.85	$741	+45.08
260–295	266	7	245.00–332.50	$299.42	$796	+14.32
300–348	327	20	250.00–325.00	$310.52	$1,015	+22.57
350–395	370	16	240.00–312.50	$289.01	$1,069	-3.06
402–445	425	23	220.00–295.00	$266.89	$1,134	-9.34
450–490	468	22	220.00–267.00	$243.13	$1,138	-10.77
500–540	511	24	230.00–302.50	$250.29	$1,279	+5.56
560–585	572	10	210.00–247.50	$236.25	$1,351	-8.12
601–640	617	11	210.00–247.00	$228.85	$1,412	-3.70
655–695	673	10	210.00–225.00	$219.90	$1,480	-8.86
700–740	714	5	200.00–220.00	$211.33	$1,509	+7.58
765	765	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,454	-7.06
865	865	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,816	+24.96
965	965	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	200.00–212.50	$206.58	$578	—
310–340	330	3	170.00–195.00	$186.41	$615	—
380	380	1	200.00	$200.00	$760	+10.00
420–435	428	3	190.00–200.00	$195.89	$838	—
565	565	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,102	+25.00
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	270.00–360.00	$317.23	$736	+4.99
250–290	276	19	265.00–385.00	$320.73	$885	+19.18
300–335	315	13	265.00–360.00	$316.73	$998	-11.81
350–395	370	15	285.00–365.00	$341.80	$1,265	+65.61
400–445	423	21	260.00–340.00	$291.53	$1,233	-6.09
450–495	467	23	240.00–325.00	$295.05	$1,378	+10.18
500–545	524	13	230.00–312.50	$265.84	$1,393	-11.47
550–590	575	16	230.00–280.00	$256.39	$1,474	-19.57
600–615	605	9	222.50–285.00	$253.78	$1,535	-1.26
650–695	682	8	217.50–250.00	$237.20	$1,618	-13.21
715–748	729	7	210.00–245.00	$231.14	$1,685	-1.08
770–795	780	4	215.00–220.00	$217.48	$1,696	-12.52
805	805	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,650	-8.77
990	990	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,851	—
1000	1000	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	222.50	$222.50	$612	—
385	385	2	185.00	$185.00	$712	—
410–445	428	2	165.00–170.00	$167.40	$716	—
480	480	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,008	-62.88
580	580	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,131	+2.50
620	620	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,054	±0.00
680–695	688	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,170	+4.61
715	715	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,323	+25.99
805	805	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,328	—
850	850	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	115.00	$115.00	$799	—
770	770	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1215	1059	80-85%	7	90.00–105.00	$99.07	$1,049	—
900–1665	1141	80-85%	37	106.00–119.00	$112.70	$1,286	—
1040–1465	1216	80-85%	17	120.00–130.00	$123.50	$1,502	+9.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$806	—
845–1115	982	85-90%	3	80.00–87.00	$84.06	$825	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685	1685	75-80%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,938	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,860	—
1625–1890	1770	3	144.00–145.00	$144.64	$2,560	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	122	10	190.00–300.00	$233.50	+2.14
125	125	1	240.00	$240.00	+8.64
135	135	1	255.00	$255.00	+23.64
150	150	1	240.00	$240.00	-57.86
200	200	1	405.00	$405.00	—

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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	-81.00
100–135	124	14	185.00–385.00	$249.29	+33.29
150	150	1	310.00	$310.00	-40.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1000	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,286.67	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-80.00
100–115	104	7	120.00–200.00	$144.29	-80.21

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	-1.25
30–35	33	3	60.00–70.00	$66.67	-0.83
40–45	43	4	80.00–95.00	$90.00	-15.00
50–55	52	9	100.00–155.00	$117.22	-3.41
60–65	62	11	120.00–165.00	$137.09	+2.54
70–75	71	25	140.00–190.00	$156.80	-2.37
80	80	17	17.00–215.00	$169.82	-16.85
90	90	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	-1.25
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	+7.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	45.00	$45.00	+16.11
20–25	24	13	40.00–70.00	$51.92	+1.36
30–35	33	18	60.00–75.00	$67.50	+1.25
40–45	44	7	80.00–95.00	$89.29	+1.79
50–55	52	9	100.00–150.00	$110.00	-1.43
60–65	63	13	115.00–175.00	$142.31	+3.31
70–75	71	17	140.00–185.00	$162.94	+4.98
80	80	14	90.00–190.00	$166.07	-10.85

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	105.00–135.00	$120.00	-28.75
100–115	103	6	115.00–170.00	$139.17	-20.83

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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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	+5.00
80	80	1	195.00	$195.00	+5.00
90	90	2	215.00	$215.00	+25.00
100	100	6	195.00–215.00	$210.83	—
200	200	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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.