Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 2, 2025

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.56/cwt +21.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 426 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.53/cwt +20.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 570 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.02/cwt +24.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 480 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	668	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,010	—
260	260	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,131	+60.00
305–340	324	6	355.00–465.00	$424.69	$1,376	-0.02
365–392	379	10	380.00–455.00	$419.85	$1,591	-8.43
410–435	423	10	375.00–440.00	$418.73	$1,771	+39.76
450–490	477	16	390.00–410.00	$394.98	$1,884	+37.26
505–545	529	15	320.00–365.00	$346.34	$1,832	+1.43
580–590	586	10	327.50–360.00	$351.97	$2,063	-10.03
600–648	633	8	305.00–350.00	$326.67	$2,068	+25.25
670	670	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,110	+54.93
863	863	4	267.50	$267.50	$2,309	+9.08
945	945	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,890	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	300.00	$300.00	$639	-59.52
250–285	278	11	320.00–395.00	$371.67	$1,033	+43.18
300–345	330	9	340.00–455.00	$383.12	$1,264	+18.16
350–395	378	21	340.00–420.00	$375.51	$1,419	+24.92
400–445	426	37	305.00–380.00	$350.56	$1,493	+21.66
455–495	480	27	285.00–375.00	$344.02	$1,651	+24.52
500–545	519	24	290.00–360.00	$317.70	$1,649	+10.16
550–590	570	30	260.00–345.00	$321.53	$1,833	+20.03
605–643	629	12	280.00–315.00	$299.63	$1,885	+16.95
652–680	663	6	265.00–310.00	$293.04	$1,943	+19.95
700–735	717	3	260.00–280.00	$269.84	$1,935	+18.57
765	765	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,721	-13.48
840	840	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,680	-33.56
870	870	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,870	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	210.00–250.00	$230.21	$559	+30.21
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	—
435	435	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,044	+2.20
455–495	475	2	175.00–215.00	$194.16	$922	—
500–545	523	2	200.00–205.00	$202.61	$1,060	—
565–590	580	3	180.00–215.00	$191.36	$1,110	-8.64
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206–235	221	2	315.00–400.00	$360.29	$796	-51.06
265–295	283	9	350.00–475.00	$403.89	$1,143	-13.14
300–340	313	10	365.00–455.00	$422.88	$1,324	+14.47
350–393	370	13	365.00–445.00	$420.37	$1,555	+24.35
400–445	428	22	320.00–450.00	$370.32	$1,585	-7.69
455–490	470	18	300.00–380.00	$349.35	$1,642	+16.95
500–545	520	13	280.00–345.00	$316.10	$1,644	-0.31
550–599	579	22	280.00–355.00	$317.62	$1,839	+17.30
600–630	616	11	290.00–345.00	$325.32	$2,004	+50.14
650–690	669	9	225.00–295.00	$267.74	$1,791	+1.35
700–725	713	4	220.00–265.00	$241.43	$1,721	+0.75
750–785	768	4	235.00–270.00	$248.55	$1,909	+16.69
805	805	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	265.00	$265.00	$782	—
410–440	428	3	235.00–250.00	$243.50	$1,042	—
475–495	485	2	260.00–265.00	$262.45	$1,273	+49.01
545	545	2	200.00–245.00	$222.50	$1,213	—
570–590	580	2	210.00–225.00	$217.37	$1,261	+34.32
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	—
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	+50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1021	80-85%	8	120.00–140.00	$133.54	$1,363	+5.88
900–2065	1232	80-85%	72	145.00–159.00	$153.78	$1,895	+11.87
960–1900	1298	80-85%	43	160.00–178.00	$164.04	$2,129	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–875	823	85-90%	2	100.00–109.00	$104.21	$858	—
765–1020	869	85-90%	10	110.00–138.00	$122.66	$1,066	+33.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2060	2060	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$3,275	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1725	1520	4	150.00–169.00	$157.56	$2,395	—
1125–1955	1573	4	187.00–204.00	$193.43	$3,043	—
1470–2315	1678	6	177.00–185.00	$181.70	$3,049	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	133	5	275.00–290.00	$284.00	+75.25
150–155	153	2	285.00–330.00	$307.50	-12.50

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	115.00–120.00	$118.33	-6.67
125–135	128	3	265.00–315.00	$281.67	+156.67
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	+55.00

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–120	117	3	185.00–260.00	$213.33	+61.25

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	50.00–60.00	$55.00	-5.00
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	-17.50
40	40	2	100.00	$100.00	-0.83
55	55	1	120.00	$120.00	-13.13
60–65	63	2	150.00–180.00	$165.00	+24.17
70	70	2	155.00–235.00	$195.00	+32.86

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	+27.50
20–25	22	8	50.00–80.00	$61.88	+6.88
30–35	33	5	60.00–80.00	$72.00	+7.00
40–45	42	7	80.00–100.00	$92.86	+7.86
50–55	53	6	100.00–125.00	$112.50	+2.50
60–65	62	6	130.00–160.00	$146.67	+1.67
70–75	73	2	155.00–180.00	$167.50	-4.50
80–85	81	4	165.00–200.00	$188.75	+18.75

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	—
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00
100–125	111	11	145.00–300.00	$203.64	+43.64

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	123	4	255.00–295.00	$276.25	—

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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.