Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 17, 2025

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.50/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 472 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.84/cwt +16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 526 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.85/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 567 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	725	—	—

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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	405.00	$405.00	$952	—
300	300	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,290	+6.69
370–390	381	9	390.00–432.50	$419.24	$1,597	-7.15
400–445	429	13	375.00–420.00	$401.68	$1,723	+2.98
450–499	488	12	365.00–402.50	$392.18	$1,914	—
505–535	520	5	350.00–370.00	$354.95	$1,846	+4.95
550–575	569	11	330.00–370.00	$353.39	$2,011	+11.84
600–647	631	6	320.00–350.00	$333.33	$2,103	+3.33
655–675	662	3	310.00–350.00	$329.80	$2,183	+29.80
734	734	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,312	—
770	770	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,310	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	350.00	$350.00	$980	—
340	340	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,122	—
455–465	460	2	335.00–340.00	$337.47	$1,552	—
540	540	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,755	—
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—
680	680	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,530	—
795	795	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	—
475	475	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,378	—
570	570	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,282	—
635	635	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,175	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	370.00–390.00	$380.00	$874	-50.00
260–292	280	6	350.00–390.00	$378.19	$1,059	+10.81
320–345	331	7	350.00–390.00	$367.81	$1,217	+20.75
368–395	378	4	365.00–400.00	$383.89	$1,451	+54.25
400–445	425	11	320.00–365.00	$344.65	$1,465	+17.78
450–495	472	37	305.00–355.00	$331.50	$1,565	+10.62
500–545	526	34	290.00–340.00	$313.84	$1,651	+18.18
550–595	567	24	300.00–330.00	$315.85	$1,791	+8.05
600–640	613	8	285.00–315.00	$303.01	$1,857	+25.03
650–695	668	11	270.00–307.00	$294.55	$1,968	-7.69
700–748	724	5	270.00–280.00	$273.90	$1,983	+10.41
795	795	2	225.00–240.00	$232.50	$1,848	+7.50
810	810	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,944	-11.22
935	935	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,263	-25.39
955	955	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,958	—
1025	1025	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,614	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	5	300.00–340.00	$321.64	$704	-48.36
305–335	319	4	305.00–340.00	$324.12	$1,034	+48.29
360–390	375	2	310.00–325.00	$317.80	$1,192	+49.95
440	440	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	+36.31
460–485	471	7	275.00–315.00	$293.57	$1,383	+43.57
515–545	531	8	245.00–300.00	$277.84	$1,475	+34.31
550	550	2	250.00–285.00	$267.50	$1,471	+37.94
615–625	622	3	215.00–225.00	$221.65	$1,379	+44.17
650	650	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	—
740	740	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,480	+2.55
810–835	822	3	175.00–205.00	$186.55	$1,533	—
895	895	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,566	+15.00
980	980	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	260.00	$260.00	$715	+105.00
390–395	393	2	275.00–280.00	$277.48	$1,090	—
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	+85.00
465–495	485	3	200.00–240.00	$221.29	$1,073	—
510–520	515	2	175.00–176.00	$175.50	$904	—
555	555	1	175.00	$175.00	$971	—
680–690	685	3	145.00–166.00	$154.62	$1,059	—
790	790	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,224	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	—
360	360	1	190.00	$190.00	$684	—
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	—

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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	230	2	400.00–440.00	$418.70	$963	-11.30
280–295	288	9	400.00–435.00	$421.76	$1,215	+2.94
300–330	312	9	400.00–440.00	$424.68	$1,325	+0.86
355–398	382	18	390.00–430.00	$406.25	$1,552	+0.51
400–445	422	14	360.00–400.00	$375.66	$1,585	+3.92
450–490	467	14	340.00–370.00	$355.62	$1,661	+39.85
500–545	521	22	315.00–335.00	$321.14	$1,673	+39.69
560–595	579	10	300.00–350.00	$323.60	$1,874	+38.61
610–645	628	11	280.00–330.00	$310.40	$1,949	+47.84
650–695	673	9	275.00–310.00	$290.39	$1,954	+50.44
725–730	728	2	220.00–270.00	$244.91	$1,783	+29.60
750–760	755	2	205.00–220.00	$212.55	$1,605	-11.13
805–830	818	2	220.00–240.00	$229.85	$1,880	+28.21
865	865	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,816	+10.00
900–940	920	2	200.00–205.00	$202.45	$1,863	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	350.00	$350.00	$840	—
330–345	338	2	360.00–370.00	$364.89	$1,233	-5.11
350–390	376	4	370.00–385.00	$377.69	$1,420	+102.72
400–445	429	5	330.00–360.00	$345.64	$1,483	+20.64
450–495	477	8	285.00–330.00	$308.57	$1,472	+60.94
505–545	530	6	275.00–315.00	$295.11	$1,564	+90.94
550–585	565	3	240.00–285.00	$260.40	$1,471	+28.89
640	640	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,536	+17.48
700	700	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,435	—
765–795	778	3	195.00–230.00	$213.47	$1,661	+28.47
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	—
905	905	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,720	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	$594	—
335	335	2	245.00–250.00	$247.50	$829	+32.50
360–375	366	5	275.00–310.00	$293.92	$1,076	—
460–475	468	3	235.00–275.00	$261.62	$1,224	—
515–530	523	2	215.00–235.00	$224.86	$1,176	—
570–590	583	3	195.00–220.00	$204.83	$1,194	+34.83
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	180.00	$180.00	$657	—
415	415	1	150.00	$150.00	$622	—
475	475	1	210.00	$210.00	$998	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1200	1138	80-85%	2	165.00–179.00	$171.62	$1,953	—
915–1800	1250	80-85%	45	146.00–163.00	$155.00	$1,938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1005	903	85-90%	3	86.00–100.00	$92.17	$832	—
805–1065	935	85-90%	2	108.00–117.00	$111.87	$1,046	-27.07
635–1265	981	85-90%	14	132.00–145.00	$138.81	$1,362	—
820–1165	989	85-90%	7	148.00–151.00	$149.05	$1,474	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645	1645	75-80%	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,237	+6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–2005	1442	6	160.00–182.00	$174.86	$2,521	—
1435–1720	1578	2	131.00–158.00	$143.28	$2,261	—
1535–2095	1799	5	189.00–193.00	$190.51	$3,427	-1.69

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	—
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	—
100–130	117	3	155.00–215.00	$180.00	+65.00
160	160	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,703	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	195.00–225.00	$210.00	$966	—
595	595	1	150.00	$150.00	$892	—
650	650	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	—
720	720	1	135.00	$135.00	$972	—
940	940	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,645	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	+20.00
30–35	33	2	45.00–55.00	$50.00	-20.00
40–45	42	3	60.00–110.00	$83.33	-15.00
50	50	7	70.00–130.00	$85.00	-27.50
60–65	62	8	85.00–140.00	$114.38	-29.74
70–75	72	6	175.00–225.00	$203.33	+21.60
80–85	81	4	190.00–235.00	$215.00	+9.29
90	90	2	190.00–225.00	$207.50	-8.93
100	100	1	265.00	$265.00	+7.50

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	122	5	150.00–210.00	$168.00	—
150	150	3	160.00–210.00	$186.67	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	15	25.00–60.00	$39.67	+14.67
20–25	22	14	25.00–65.00	$40.36	-16.00
30–35	32	12	40.00–90.00	$63.75	-10.34
40–45	41	12	75.00–115.00	$95.83	+5.83
50–55	52	17	80.00–155.00	$120.88	+4.88
60–65	60	13	100.00–175.00	$150.00	+12.50
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	+7.50
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-72.50

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	—
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	-40.00
90–95	92	3	105.00–135.00	$115.00	-15.00
100–140	116	13	120.00–200.00	$165.00	-23.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	230.00–295.00	$262.50	-62.50

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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.