Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 26, 2025

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.04/cwt -15.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 572 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.35/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 526 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $407.53/cwt +27.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 418 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	685	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	445.00–480.00	$461.83	$1,201	-2.94
300–345	326	5	420.00–500.00	$458.24	$1,494	+6.69
350–380	366	8	420.00–485.00	$460.38	$1,685	+20.72
408 thin fleshed	408	8	457.50	$457.50	$1,867	—
400–440	425	9	385.00–410.00	$398.85	$1,695	-0.33
450 thin fleshed	450	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,800	—
450–495	470	4	350.00–370.00	$360.05	$1,692	-27.28
505–545	531	7	300.00–340.00	$315.48	$1,675	-41.72
550–590	565	13	300.00–360.00	$350.06	$1,978	-9.97
625–631	630	6	325.00–350.00	$342.53	$2,158	-8.85
655–690	667	3	320.00–355.00	$336.38	$2,244	+1.32
705–745	723	9	315.00–340.00	$322.12	$2,329	-16.72
765–790	778	2	305.00–310.00	$307.54	$2,393	+32.54
990	990	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,475	-52.51
1030	1030	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,544	-28.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,232	+135.00
385	385	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,502	+170.00
445	445	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,602	—
490	490	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,544	—
690	690	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	—
700	700	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	472	3	240.00–250.00	$246.68	$1,164	—
515	515	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,262	—
655	655	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	218	3	400.00–465.00	$435.95	$950	+43.82
265–285	277	3	370.00–430.00	$395.90	$1,097	+12.14
300–345	323	16	370.00–410.00	$390.23	$1,260	-4.65
328–335 thin fleshed	331	5	420.00–425.00	$422.97	$1,400	—
370 thin fleshed	370	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,554	—
355–395	379	18	350.00–405.00	$385.58	$1,461	-1.42
400–445	426	18	350.00–400.00	$383.69	$1,635	+10.67
431 thin fleshed	431	4	422.50	$422.50	$1,821	—
450–485 thin fleshed	468	2	375.00–390.00	$382.78	$1,791	—
450–495	475	24	320.00–360.00	$337.70	$1,604	-14.36
500–545	526	29	300.00–335.00	$321.35	$1,690	-4.35
550–595	572	31	295.00–335.00	$310.04	$1,773	-15.01
600–640	618	6	295.00–320.00	$305.96	$1,891	-11.84
660–697	676	12	275.00–315.00	$300.42	$2,031	+10.23
775	775	2	260.00–290.00	$275.00	$2,131	-30.00
800	800	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,320	+100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	345.00	$345.00	$932	—
305	305	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,068	+107.14
440	440	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,122	—
455–490	468	3	300.00–310.00	$303.24	$1,419	—
500	500	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,375	—
555–595	578	3	270.00–285.00	$276.83	$1,600	+96.83
618	618	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,607	—
650–665	658	2	265.00–270.00	$267.53	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	290.00	$290.00	$856	+100.00
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	—
470–495	483	2	200.00–240.00	$219.48	$1,060	—
555	555	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,166	—
620	620	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,519	—
690	690	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,656	—
780	780	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	—
805	805	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,731	—
880	880	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,024	—
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	233	6	465.00–500.00	$490.88	$1,144	+54.32
250–280	266	5	440.00–470.00	$452.11	$1,203	+13.01
265–280 thin fleshed	273	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,365	—
300–330	311	8	440.00–495.00	$463.82	$1,442	+41.98
355–395	374	17	390.00–450.00	$416.74	$1,559	+17.83
403–405 thin fleshed	403	8	440.00–450.00	$448.74	$1,808	—
400–440	424	19	370.00–425.00	$390.18	$1,654	+9.82
450–475 thin fleshed	460	4	380.00–395.00	$385.11	$1,772	—
455–495	477	20	320.00–370.00	$341.72	$1,630	-2.50
510–525 thin fleshed	518	2	345.00–360.00	$352.61	$1,827	—
510–545	525	16	295.00–325.00	$311.83	$1,637	-14.29
550–595	571	23	275.00–320.00	$299.30	$1,709	-5.94
580–595 thin fleshed	587	3	325.00–340.00	$331.73	$1,947	—
610–620 thin fleshed	615	2	300.00–305.00	$302.48	$1,860	—
605–645	627	8	250.00–295.00	$277.00	$1,737	-30.99
660–690	675	4	250.00–285.00	$267.65	$1,807	-15.16
705 thin fleshed	705	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,115	—
705–740	720	4	245.00–275.00	$255.01	$1,836	+31.34
750–795	764	5	190.00–225.00	$211.00	$1,612	-62.86
885	885	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,726	-120.00
972	972	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	410.00–420.00	$415.09	$1,121	+145.09
310–315	312	3	400.00–410.00	$403.32	$1,258	+123.32
435–440	438	3	325.00–345.00	$338.31	$1,482	—
455–490	476	6	275.00–315.00	$293.70	$1,398	—
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	—
780	780	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,365	—
940	940	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,083	—
430	430	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,182	—
485	485	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,212	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1370	1178	80-85%	13	123.00–144.00	$138.71	$1,634	-0.77
885–1705	1229	80-85%	53	145.00–159.00	$152.29	$1,872	-2.04
1125–1415	1232	80-85%	3	167.00–175.00	$170.67	$2,103	+16.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–935	910	85-90%	2	131.00–139.00	$134.89	$1,227	+25.21
720–1225	1059	85-90%	4	120.00–129.00	$122.27	$1,295	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,880	—
950–1580	1238	9	150.00–174.00	$162.05	$2,006	—
1535–2075	1715	7	177.00–186.00	$181.34	$3,110	+1.89

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	138	5	160.00–320.00	$231.00	+26.00
150–160	152	5	250.00–355.00	$310.00	—
200	200	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	130	3	145.00–320.00	$241.67	±0.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	111	13	155.00–285.00	$231.92	+77.54

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	+4.50
40–45	42	5	85.00–100.00	$94.00	+22.33
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-23.57
60–65	64	7	125.00–175.00	$152.14	+6.37
70–75	72	12	155.00–225.00	$183.75	+16.75
80–85	80	11	185.00–225.00	$217.73	+27.73
90	90	4	200.00–230.00	$215.00	+10.83
100	100	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	45.00	$45.00	+17.50
20–25	23	4	50.00–85.00	$65.00	+12.50
30	30	3	60.00–75.00	$66.67	+14.17
40	40	4	85.00–95.00	$91.25	+3.75
50–55	53	9	105.00–135.00	$118.33	-0.42
60–65	61	4	145.00–165.00	$152.50	+0.83
70	70	4	155.00–185.00	$170.00	+3.57

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	108	14	135.00–235.00	$179.29	-21.71

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	128	2	215.00–300.00	$257.50	+52.50

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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.