Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 3, 2025

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.20/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 374 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.19/cwt -8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 524 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $306.30/cwt +14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 428 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	821	981	857
Feeder cattle	425	535	475
Slaughter cattle	174	100	201
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison is due this week due to limited receipts and no sale coverage the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	317	8	255.00–370.00	$326.90	$1,036	+11.09
350–395	378	12	300.00–355.00	$341.66	$1,291	-17.01
400–445	429	6	287.00–345.00	$308.36	$1,323	+19.24
450–455	453	2	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$1,461	+25.34
500–545	516	5	260.00–290.00	$278.71	$1,438	-11.47
550–599	584	8	245.00–285.00	$258.88	$1,512	-13.77
625	625	2	252.00–255.00	$253.50	$1,584	-0.56
665–693	684	3	240.00–247.50	$242.43	$1,658	-2.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	220.00	$220.00	$946	—
500–535	522	3	177.50–200.00	$188.92	$986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	4	230.00–255.00	$242.76	$549	-85.09
285–295	290	4	220.00–262.50	$246.76	$716	-52.66
308–345	324	14	250.00–312.50	$279.41	$905	-31.11
355–395	374	19	240.00–315.00	$283.20	$1,059	-5.81
400–445	425	16	240.00–300.00	$281.87	$1,198	+14.98
470–495	483	8	250.00–295.00	$261.99	$1,265	+18.86
500–545	524	17	230.00–270.00	$242.19	$1,269	-8.10
558–590	570	13	200.00–252.50	$228.37	$1,302	-7.88
600–635	612	16	200.00–260.00	$233.50	$1,429	+4.65
655–690	675	9	200.00–232.50	$223.68	$1,510	+3.78
720	720	2	222.50–230.00	$226.25	$1,629	+14.92
767–790	770	9	200.00–216.00	$214.17	$1,649	+24.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	190.00	$190.00	$542	-16.58
370–380	375	2	200.00–210.00	$205.07	$769	+5.07
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	-15.89
485	485	1	185.00	$185.00	$897	—
615–625	620	2	170.00–180.00	$175.04	$1,085	-4.96
660–680	668	3	140.00–195.00	$168.05	$1,123	—
710–720	715	2	150.00–176.00	$162.91	$1,165	—
750	750	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,215	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	231	6	257.50–285.00	$269.03	$621	-48.20
250–290	268	7	250.00–285.00	$268.63	$720	-52.10
300–345	321	9	260.00–340.00	$291.39	$935	-25.34
355–390	376	8	235.00–347.50	$290.84	$1,094	-50.96
405–445	428	16	270.00–340.00	$306.30	$1,311	+14.77
450–495	470	16	250.00–310.00	$280.42	$1,318	-14.63
500–540	517	15	240.00–290.00	$265.41	$1,372	-0.43
550–595	578	12	230.00–285.00	$246.28	$1,423	-10.11
605–645	623	5	235.00–260.00	$243.29	$1,516	-10.49
650–690	674	7	215.00–235.00	$230.79	$1,556	-6.41
700	700	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,488	-18.64
785	785	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,586	-15.48
815	815	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,487	-22.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	235.00–245.00	$239.95	$583	—
365	365	1	230.00	$230.00	$840	+45.00
405–440	423	4	160.00–235.00	$204.25	$864	+36.85
490	490	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,041	+2.50
530	530	1	170.00	$170.00	$901	—
585	585	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,258	+20.00
600	600	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,020	±0.00
710	710	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	-5.00
850	850	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,462	+7.00
986	986	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,459	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1605	1207	80-85%	7	110.00–119.00	$114.53	$1,382	-8.97
955–1755	1313	80-85%	80	120.00–130.00	$126.30	$1,658	—
910–1805	1369	80-85%	34	131.00–143.00	$134.36	$1,839	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1135	968	85-90%	8	100.00–111.00	$103.85	$1,005	+19.79
875–1085	993	85-90%	3	77.00–98.00	$86.99	$864	+2.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1940	1940	75-80%	1	118.00	$118.00	$2,289	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1840	1652	3	150.00–156.00	$151.94	$2,510	—
1735	1735	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,394	—
1295–2100	1764	12	134.00–149.00	$141.90	$2,503	-2.74

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	—
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	±0.00
115–145	131	7	180.00–255.00	$226.43	-22.86
150	150	2	230.00–280.00	$255.00	-55.00
200	200	1	460.00	$460.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	107	7	130.00–205.00	$167.14	+22.85

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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	±0.00
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-5.00
50	50	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	-15.55
60	60	2	125.00	$125.00	-12.09
70–75	72	3	145.00–180.00	$166.67	+9.87
80	80	3	160.00–200.00	$185.00	+15.18

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	6	40.00–55.00	$49.50	-2.42
30–35	33	11	60.00–75.00	$67.27	-0.23
45	45	6	75.00–95.00	$87.00	-2.29
50–55	52	14	100.00–135.00	$108.93	-1.07
60–65	62	32	115.00–175.00	$134.53	-7.78
70–75	70	26	140.00–185.00	$157.12	-5.82
80–85	81	8	170.00–215.00	$192.50	+26.43
90	90	3	195.00–225.00	$210.00	+43.93

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	111	26	100.00–275.00	$172.31	+33.14

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	195.00	$195.00	±0.00
140	140	1	355.00	$355.00	—

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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.