Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 30, 2025

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.88/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 526 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $357.18/cwt +19.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 515 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.67/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 568 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	800	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–344	339	8	420.00–430.00	$424.96	$1,441	+50.32
385–390	388	3	395.00–405.00	$401.70	$1,559	-30.58
415–440	432	3	365.00–390.00	$376.41	$1,626	-16.54
477–490	481	7	320.00–400.00	$381.07	$1,833	+13.60
510–525	515	27	330.00–360.00	$357.18	$1,839	+19.64
580–596	593	6	317.00–400.00	$330.52	$1,960	-14.27
600–605	604	14	295.00–337.00	$332.02	$2,005	+20.89
660–690	670	6	295.00–340.00	$321.38	$2,153	+71.38
704	704	6	305.00	$305.00	$2,147	+64.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	380.00	$380.00	$931	+76.33
255–298	287	7	330.00–395.00	$361.04	$1,036	+28.74
312–345	325	11	350.00–420.00	$374.87	$1,218	+8.92
350–390	370	19	315.00–420.00	$399.32	$1,477	+54.23
400–445	424	13	300.00–390.00	$360.46	$1,528	+40.00
450–495	466	23	300.00–380.00	$343.78	$1,602	+24.88
500–548	526	30	277.50–358.00	$324.88	$1,709	-1.74
550–595	568	26	270.00–345.00	$315.67	$1,793	+0.73
600–635	621	14	250.00–325.00	$303.92	$1,887	+17.53
650–670	658	3	275.00–295.00	$284.92	$1,875	+11.51
735	735	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,838	+39.98
750–765	758	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$1,914	+47.48
1000	1000	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,250	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	195.00	$195.00	$790	—
485	485	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,382	+10.49
505–525	515	2	180.00–200.00	$190.19	$979	-83.06
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	-27.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	170.00	$170.00	$629	+11.59
470–475	473	2	150.00–170.00	$159.95	$757	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	375.00	$375.00	$874	+5.00
270–295	285	4	355.00–395.00	$371.03	$1,057	+16.24
310–345	326	4	365.00–420.00	$390.44	$1,273	+15.05
350–390	373	12	345.00–430.00	$392.12	$1,463	+10.94
400–445	425	15	315.00–420.00	$374.08	$1,590	+4.46
450–495	475	17	305.00–380.00	$349.30	$1,659	-4.25
500–545	519	15	280.00–350.00	$323.28	$1,678	-3.03
555–595	574	13	280.00–365.00	$311.19	$1,786	-13.34
600–645	624	8	255.00–300.00	$278.80	$1,740	-21.97
655–680	665	7	275.00–300.00	$281.37	$1,871	+2.64
710–740	719	4	250.00–285.00	$263.64	$1,896	+28.50
770	770	2	225.00–245.00	$235.00	$1,810	+12.52
850–870	856	4	242.00–255.00	$247.99	$2,123	+42.70
940	940	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,303	+35.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
515	515	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,159	-30.00
565	565	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,158	-51.65
850	850	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,615	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	135.00	$135.00	$385	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1565	1125	80-85%	21	115.00–140.00	$133.87	$1,506	—
980–1610	1220	80-85%	44	145.00–154.00	$150.15	$1,832	+5.65
945–1950	1354	80-85%	30	155.00–176.00	$160.59	$2,174	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1000	853	85-90%	9	110.00–127.00	$115.58	$986	+34.86
660–1070	855	85-90%	4	100.00–106.00	$104.35	$892	+23.63
895–930	913	85-90%	2	140.00–144.00	$142.04	$1,297	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1440	1249	6	120.00–169.00	$155.64	$1,944	—
1430–1735	1613	5	170.00–184.00	$177.69	$2,866	—
1405–2165	1802	12	185.00–210.00	$195.14	$3,516	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	135	2	400.00–470.00	$435.00	—
150–160	153	3	380.00–470.00	$433.33	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	132	9	210.00–320.00	$268.33	+4.83
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	-102.73

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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
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,748.98	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,642	—

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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	—
100–125	108	23	90.00–250.00	$163.26	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	7	55.00–95.00	$77.14	+26.14
30–35	32	14	60.00–95.00	$76.43	-12.86
40–45	43	16	80.00–115.00	$101.25	-10.57
50–55	53	17	100.00–145.00	$127.94	-14.75
60–65	63	15	130.00–175.00	$157.33	-8.23
70–75	72	16	110.00–235.00	$182.50	-7.50
80–85	83	16	195.00–290.00	$249.69	+18.44
90–95	91	10	235.00–285.00	$259.50	+12.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	8	30.00–65.00	$41.25	+4.37
20–25	21	18	45.00–80.00	$54.72	-3.14
30–35	32	26	60.00–100.00	$81.35	+0.93
40–45	42	19	90.00–120.00	$106.58	-13.42
50–55	53	16	115.00–150.00	$131.25	-17.21
60–65	62	12	140.00–185.00	$165.00	-19.17
70–75	72	19	175.00–290.00	$230.53	+5.53
80–85	84	12	195.00–305.00	$267.08	+9.58
90	90	5	220.00–325.00	$279.00	+0.25

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	-42.50
100–130	114	21	100.00–275.00	$183.81	+13.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	350.00	$350.00	-25.00

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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.