Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.30/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 583 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.41/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 474 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $370.50/cwt -5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 427 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	744	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	222	3	395.00–440.00	$414.29	$920	—
265–295	282	5	325.00–420.00	$379.77	$1,071	—
300–345	323	22	345.00–450.00	$408.33	$1,319	+42.66
350–395	375	16	339.00–425.00	$385.85	$1,447	+12.78
418 value added	418	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,714	—
400–448	429	25	320.00–425.00	$364.18	$1,562	-12.08
450–492	469	14	320.00–350.00	$337.52	$1,583	-1.42
489 value added	489	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,809	—
500–510	508	4	232.00–300.00	$275.38	$1,399	-37.20
516 value added	516	11	352.00	$352.00	$1,816	—
555–593	575	12	250.00–322.00	$288.47	$1,659	-20.71
612 value added	612	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,867	—
605–648	630	10	260.00–290.00	$276.75	$1,744	-14.09
650	650	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,544	—
662–692 value added	671	16	272.00–290.00	$284.20	$1,907	—
703 value added	703	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,659	—
715	715	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,544	—
795	795	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,670	—
800	800	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,840	—
835 value added	835	9	231.00	$231.00	$1,929	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	267	10	245.00–380.00	$319.68	$854	+21.99
305–349	333	25	290.00–350.00	$337.23	$1,123	+28.17
350–395	376	26	280.00–350.00	$319.67	$1,202	+10.08
400–445	426	15	260.00–320.00	$293.15	$1,249	-5.52
450–495	474	31	245.00–300.00	$282.41	$1,339	+3.83
500–545	512	28	210.00–285.00	$264.52	$1,354	-11.82
550–595	573	20	210.00–280.00	$251.78	$1,443	+3.41
596 value added	596	15	260.00	$260.00	$1,550	—
603–640	613	5	215.00–260.00	$240.35	$1,473	-6.80
655–685	671	8	215.00–290.00	$242.18	$1,625	+6.00
700 value added	700	8	228.00	$228.00	$1,596	—
839	839	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,863	+11.05
865	865	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,514	—
910	910	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	210.00	$210.00	$462	-35.00
290	290	1	230.00	$230.00	$667	—
340	340	1	245.00	$245.00	$833	+29.42
375	375	1	200.00	$200.00	$750	—
415–445	424	4	195.00–240.00	$209.91	$890	+9.91
515	515	1	155.00	$155.00	$798	—
595	595	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	+25.00
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	-10.00
760	760	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,292	—
835	835	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	—
860–880	870	2	162.00–165.00	$163.52	$1,423	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	265.00–370.00	$316.41	$759	-25.54
250–275	260	3	330.00–410.00	$363.11	$944	+31.45
305–348	321	7	285.00–395.00	$323.42	$1,038	-1.50
350–395	376	17	255.00–410.00	$319.49	$1,201	+1.66
400–445	430	12	250.00–355.00	$292.49	$1,258	-15.90
455–495	473	13	245.00–325.00	$276.90	$1,310	-40.32
500–545	513	12	235.00–325.00	$276.24	$1,417	+1.45
550–595	561	7	220.00–295.00	$243.61	$1,367	-14.90
605–635	615	14	235.00–295.00	$268.63	$1,652	+15.81
650–680	663	3	200.00–255.00	$229.57	$1,522	-18.08
720	720	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,620	+8.57
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	-19.81
800	800	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,520	—
895	895	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,566	-41.63
920–925	923	2	170.00–187.00	$178.52	$1,648	-31.48
950–965	958	2	170.00–187.00	$178.43	$1,709	+1.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	387	3	180.00–210.00	$199.78	$773	-22.70
415–440	428	2	150.00–230.00	$191.17	$818	+1.17
460–490	474	5	200.00–330.00	$239.72	$1,136	+7.28
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	—
580	580	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	$972	—
605–625	616	4	150.00–190.00	$173.80	$1,071	-16.20
690	690	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,173	—
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	-25.00
855–890	873	2	150.00–170.00	$160.20	$1,399	-9.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1700	1215	80-85%	56	130.00–145.00	$138.94	$1,688	—
980–2125	1217	80-85%	16	110.00–129.00	$123.18	$1,499	—
985–1910	1372	80-85%	23	146.00–159.00	$152.33	$2,090	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1005	926	85-90%	6	106.00–135.00	$117.67	$1,090	—
775–1225	958	85-90%	8	81.00–104.00	$94.07	$901	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1835	1487	3	128.00–160.00	$142.96	$2,126	—
1360–2280	1769	7	167.00–178.00	$174.30	$3,083	—
1150–2335	1777	8	178.00–193.00	$182.52	$3,243	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	120	5	220.00–285.00	$254.00	-8.14
150–165	158	2	280.00–325.00	$302.50	+15.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	112	3	130.00–145.00	$138.33	-116.67
125	125	1	160.00	$160.00	-95.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	195.00	$195.00	$829	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	4	130.00–230.00	$170.00	-19.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	40.00–55.00	$47.50	-27.50
30–35	32	3	55.00–75.00	$63.33	-11.67
40–45	42	3	85.00–110.00	$95.00	±0.00
50–55	51	4	100.00–150.00	$115.00	-45.00
60–65	62	12	120.00–160.00	$136.67	-21.19
70–75	73	6	135.00–210.00	$175.00	+8.33
80–85	81	14	190.00–275.00	$235.00	+41.67
90–95	91	4	200.00–260.00	$230.00	-10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	-60.00
30–35	32	6	60.00–80.00	$70.83	-29.17
40	40	5	80.00–85.00	$82.00	-18.00
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	-38.33
60–65	63	13	130.00–180.00	$146.92	-1.41
70	70	9	140.00–200.00	$163.33	+0.33
80	80	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	-5.83

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	114	7	170.00–260.00	$214.29	+40.34

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	175.00	$175.00	-87.50

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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.