Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 3, 2025

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $293.56/cwt -9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 572 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $316.86/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 518 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.61/cwt +8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 527 lb · 23 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
220–245	235	3	435.00–455.00	$441.24	$1,037	—
255–295	268	3	400.00–440.00	$419.01	$1,123	-42.82
320	320	2	420.00–440.00	$430.00	$1,376	-28.24
350–385	373	10	410.00–440.00	$428.42	$1,598	-31.96
410–430	418	6	390.00–425.00	$404.02	$1,689	+5.17
470–480	474	5	330.00–365.00	$349.96	$1,659	-10.09
500–539	521	11	315.00–355.00	$338.80	$1,765	+23.32
555–580	572	5	340.00–365.00	$356.93	$2,042	+6.87
600–645	622	9	320.00–350.00	$328.91	$2,046	-13.62
680–688	686	5	322.00–325.00	$322.59	$2,213	-13.79
720–730	725	2	290.00–305.00	$297.45	$2,157	-24.67
760–780	770	2	265.00–290.00	$277.34	$2,136	-30.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	4	340.00–385.00	$359.23	$963	—
305	305	2	315.00–335.00	$325.00	$991	-60.00
375	375	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,406	-15.00
420–440	430	2	350.00–360.00	$354.88	$1,526	-5.12
460–480	470	2	300.00–320.00	$310.21	$1,458	-4.79
510	510	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,504	—
595	595	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,815	—
640	640	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,536	—
665–690	678	2	200.00–255.00	$226.99	$1,539	-43.01
715	715	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,609	-40.00
905	905	1	232.00	$232.00	$2,100	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	240.00	$240.00	$600	—
355	355	1	195.00	$195.00	$692	—
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	-45.00
555	555	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	—
655	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 thin fleshed	210	1	365.00	$365.00	$766	—
225–240	233	4	300.00–325.00	$311.48	$726	-124.47
265–295	283	10	300.00–330.00	$321.19	$909	-74.71
295 thin fleshed	295	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,092	—
318–345	330	9	330.00–385.00	$361.82	$1,194	-28.41
350–395	378	14	340.00–385.00	$369.57	$1,397	-16.01
400–435	424	14	325.00–365.00	$352.10	$1,493	-31.59
405–430 thin fleshed	424	8	370.00–395.00	$381.76	$1,619	-40.74
450–495	469	11	320.00–365.00	$338.34	$1,587	+0.64
505–545	527	23	300.00–345.00	$329.61	$1,737	+8.26
550–588	561	12	295.00–330.00	$316.56	$1,776	+6.52
600–645	613	14	275.00–310.00	$289.23	$1,773	-16.73
630 thin fleshed	630	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,110	—
655–695	673	5	265.00–310.00	$296.24	$1,994	-4.18
705–730	718	4	285.00–310.00	$299.89	$2,153	—
780	780	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,833	-40.00
825	825	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,832	-68.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$613	—
275	275	1	260.00	$260.00	$715	-85.00
305–330	314	5	275.00–310.00	$296.96	$932	-53.04
355–365	362	3	215.00–250.00	$228.13	$826	—
410–445	428	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,241	+35.00
450–490	470	2	275.00–300.00	$286.97	$1,349	-16.27
500–535	521	7	250.00–295.00	$265.67	$1,384	-9.33
550–585	575	7	230.00–275.00	$247.77	$1,425	-29.06
630–640	635	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$1,603	-7.52
655	655	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,506	-37.53
715	715	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	—
935	935	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	-90.00
305–345	329	4	200.00–250.00	$220.38	$725	-29.62
390	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	—
420	420	1	230.00	$230.00	$966	—
470	470	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,058	+5.52
540–545	543	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,086	—
590–595	593	2	200.00–205.00	$202.51	$1,201	—
605	605	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,210	-45.00
715–740	728	2	150.00–175.00	$162.71	$1,185	—
790	790	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,343	-30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	3	400.00–410.00	$406.57	$947	-84.31
250–295	276	8	350.00–420.00	$381.56	$1,053	-70.55
305–341	332	10	405.00–440.00	$429.37	$1,426	-34.45
355–395	376	16	360.00–440.00	$404.84	$1,522	-11.90
405–445	421	16	355.00–405.00	$384.42	$1,618	-5.76
450–470 thin fleshed	457	3	365.00–375.00	$370.07	$1,691	-15.04
450–495	470	15	300.00–355.00	$331.90	$1,560	-9.82
500–548	518	28	290.00–340.00	$316.86	$1,641	+5.03
560 thin fleshed	560	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,904	+8.27
550–595	572	35	275.00–325.00	$292.23	$1,672	-7.07
600–645	618	19	255.00–305.00	$274.14	$1,694	-2.86
650–680 thin fleshed	665	2	260.00–270.00	$264.89	$1,762	—
650–690	672	7	215.00–250.00	$228.45	$1,535	-39.20
700–740	721	7	205.00–262.00	$229.09	$1,652	-25.92
755–790	767	7	200.00–245.00	$219.00	$1,680	+8.00
860	860	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,763	+10.00
900	900	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,845	—
1025	1025	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	300.00–330.00	$315.15	$766	—
255	255	1	320.00	$320.00	$816	-95.09
325–345	336	4	315.00–370.00	$344.83	$1,159	-58.49
355–385	370	4	240.00–260.00	$247.74	$917	—
410–445	433	6	320.00–345.00	$337.28	$1,460	-1.03
450–490	469	8	310.00–325.00	$318.63	$1,494	+24.93
505–545	527	8	260.00–290.00	$275.71	$1,453	+35.71
550–590	573	7	240.00–265.00	$251.96	$1,444	—
605–625	615	2	180.00–230.00	$204.59	$1,258	—
690	690	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,208	-50.00
935	935	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,590	-7.00
1065	1065	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	300.00	$300.00	$705	—
295	295	1	275.00	$275.00	$811	—
305–340	323	2	250.00–295.00	$271.28	$876	—
430–440	435	2	225.00–270.00	$247.24	$1,075	-27.76
455–485	468	3	225.00–255.00	$243.45	$1,139	-6.55
540	540	1	140.00	$140.00	$756	—
560–565	563	2	155.00–170.00	$162.47	$915	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1425	1205	80-85%	17	130.00–144.00	$139.16	$1,677	-13.13
1090–1405	1223	80-85%	5	160.00–168.00	$163.74	$2,003	+11.45
950–1840	1331	80-85%	38	145.00–159.00	$150.19	$1,999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	85-90%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,182	—
855–1050	966	85-90%	4	110.00–137.00	$119.54	$1,155	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1660	1615	75-80%	2	147.00–149.00	$148.03	$2,391	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1615	1318	6	150.00–168.00	$159.85	$2,107	—
1315–2185	1695	4	170.00–178.00	$174.13	$2,952	—
1610–1845	1728	2	186.00–188.00	$187.07	$3,233	+5.73

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	-31.00
150–165	155	3	225.00–255.00	$243.33	-66.67

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	-106.67
100–135	123	5	135.00–200.00	$172.00	-69.67
165	165	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	111	9	100.00–235.00	$153.33	-78.59

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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	50.00–65.00	$57.50	-15.00
30	30	1	75.00	$75.00	+2.50
40	40	4	80.00–100.00	$90.00	-4.00
50–55	52	3	105.00–125.00	$113.33	+13.33
60–65	63	13	135.00–175.00	$148.85	-3.29
70	70	6	150.00–180.00	$166.67	-17.08
80–85	84	5	195.00–225.00	$217.00	-0.73
90	90	4	200.00–225.00	$218.75	+3.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	35.00	$35.00	-10.00
20–25	21	5	40.00–50.00	$46.00	-19.00
30–35	32	9	65.00–75.00	$72.22	+5.55
40	40	2	85.00–100.00	$92.50	+1.25
50–55	53	13	100.00–135.00	$116.92	-1.41
60–65	63	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	-5.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	3	100.00	$100.00	—
100–110	108	4	120.00–145.00	$132.50	-46.79

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	-102.50

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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.