Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.48/cwt +14.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 527 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.31/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 465 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $312.82/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 623 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	400	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	310.00–330.00	$320.74	$866	—
305–315	310	2	340.00–360.00	$350.16	$1,085	-64.63
390	390	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,540	+0.28
405–420	410	3	355.00–425.00	$383.17	$1,571	+20.01
460–496	492	9	300.00–355.00	$310.95	$1,530	-46.62
505 thin fleshed	505	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,919	—
515–535	528	3	315.00–325.00	$318.25	$1,680	-17.85
550–590	568	3	305.00–330.00	$318.48	$1,809	+2.25
621–624	623	16	310.00–315.00	$312.82	$1,949	+5.62
700	700	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,030	+26.15
765–770	768	2	260.00–290.00	$274.95	$2,112	+54.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	290.00	$290.00	$942	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	300.00–330.00	$315.33	$725	-67.41
260–295	279	7	280.00–330.00	$299.69	$836	-57.60
305–340	318	5	290.00–310.00	$299.81	$953	-50.60
360–395	383	8	280.00–330.00	$304.18	$1,165	-25.72
415–445	434	6	290.00–315.00	$303.22	$1,316	-20.15
450–490	465	20	270.00–335.00	$299.31	$1,392	+2.40
500–545	527	22	270.00–340.00	$301.48	$1,589	+14.68
560–595	576	11	265.00–305.00	$284.90	$1,641	-8.01
615–645	632	3	245.00–275.00	$263.17	$1,663	-15.80
653–695	664	7	250.00–270.00	$264.79	$1,758	-6.50
770	770	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,886	+1.61
910	910	2	235.00	$235.00	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	260.00	$260.00	$637	—
250–295	264	4	220.00–275.00	$253.36	$669	—
310–320	315	2	250.00–260.00	$254.92	$803	+19.92
365–380	372	3	230.00–275.00	$249.71	$929	+11.95
410–445	428	3	250.00–270.00	$259.84	$1,112	+7.20
450–480	465	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,162	—
505–545	520	3	250.00–255.00	$253.25	$1,317	—
565	565	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,271	—
745	745	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	190.00	$190.00	$580	+40.00
385	385	1	215.00	$215.00	$828	—
400–440	417	3	175.00–205.00	$193.76	$808	—
510	510	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,020	+34.95
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	-47.45
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	370.00–380.00	$374.84	$892	-35.16
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	-59.44
305–340	323	2	320.00–340.00	$329.46	$1,064	-55.58
360–395	378	8	315.00–400.00	$344.25	$1,301	-33.70
400–445	422	15	300.00–390.00	$341.47	$1,441	-6.63
455 thin fleshed	455	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,774	—
450–495	472	12	270.00–350.00	$305.94	$1,444	-2.49
505–545	519	12	245.00–320.00	$285.52	$1,482	-7.08
550–595	573	9	250.00–315.00	$282.22	$1,617	-1.03
605–645	629	4	240.00–290.00	$268.01	$1,686	+0.57
650–695	673	5	235.00–290.00	$271.22	$1,825	+51.15
705–740	723	2	200.00–225.00	$212.80	$1,539	+6.19
760–795	777	3	205.00–225.00	$214.94	$1,670	-30.76
815–835	827	3	210.00–225.00	$218.30	$1,805	+13.24
900	900	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,485	-30.00
1000	1000	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	240.00	$240.00	$528	—
305	305	1	210.00	$210.00	$640	—
390	390	1	235.00	$235.00	$916	-23.07
400–430	415	2	220.00–272.00	$245.06	$1,017	-17.43
575	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	-14.75
825	825	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,568	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1375	1175	80-85%	3	147.00–152.00	$149.79	$1,760	+20.66
1035–1530	1224	80-85%	12	115.00–134.00	$129.53	$1,585	-12.20
950–1740	1273	80-85%	10	136.00–145.00	$140.88	$1,793	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,269	—
820–1140	976	85-90%	4	120.00–130.00	$125.14	$1,221	—
905–1185	1032	85-90%	3	106.00–110.00	$107.68	$1,111	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,523	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1395	1300	3	191.00–192.00	$191.31	$2,487	+17.93
1025–1855	1450	3	170.00–180.00	$174.26	$2,527	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	240.00	$240.00	-0.71
125–140	133	9	240.00–350.00	$292.22	+51.51
150	150	3	300.00–320.00	$306.67	+10.67

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–145	132	5	170.00–300.00	$232.00	-62.00
150	150	1	310.00	$310.00	+30.00

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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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	111	7	200.00–260.00	$230.00	+75.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	+20.00
40	40	1	80.00	$80.00	+30.00
55	55	1	125.00	$125.00	+15.00
60	60	7	130.00–160.00	$136.43	+26.43
70	70	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+20.50
80–85	83	4	195.00–220.00	$208.75	-71.25
90–95	93	2	220.00	$220.00	-5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	35.00–60.00	$48.33	+3.33
20–25	22	3	50.00–55.00	$51.67	+6.67
30–35	33	8	60.00–85.00	$71.25	+4.25
40–45	41	6	80.00–120.00	$90.83	+7.33
50–55	54	9	100.00–130.00	$113.33	-1.67
60–65	61	8	130.00–170.00	$151.88	+12.71
70	70	10	160.00–185.00	$173.50	-0.67

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
100–110	104	6	145.00–210.00	$173.33	-11.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	260.00	$260.00	+30.00
100–125	115	4	255.00–380.00	$321.25	+69.58

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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.