Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 19, 2025

494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.77/cwt +32.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 514 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.61/cwt +41.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 479 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $387.67/cwt +64.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 476 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	494	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,316	+50.00
310 thin fleshed	310	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,442	—
305–330	318	2	445.00–450.00	$447.60	$1,423	+22.68
355 thin fleshed	355	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,651	—
360–390	377	8	400.00–465.00	$442.61	$1,669	+14.73
415–440	430	9	405.00–435.00	$421.10	$1,811	+2.67
405–445 thin fleshed	432	3	465.00–485.00	$478.75	$2,068	—
460	460	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,725	+4.86
530	530	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,828	-12.98
552–555	552	7	370.00–395.00	$391.41	$2,161	+56.59
620	620	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,294	+48.28
655–675	665	2	300.00–325.00	$312.31	$2,077	+23.83
730	730	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,190	+9.14
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	—
800	800	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,185	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215 thin fleshed	210	2	395.00–400.00	$397.44	$835	—
200–240	227	7	335.00–370.00	$356.13	$808	+48.07
270 thin fleshed	270	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	—
285–295	289	4	330.00–380.00	$357.58	$1,033	+19.06
315 thin fleshed	315	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,339	—
315–345	330	2	390.00–410.00	$400.45	$1,321	+49.02
355–385	368	7	385.00–405.00	$393.56	$1,448	+35.48
375 thin fleshed	375	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,575	—
400–440	421	12	335.00–385.00	$366.54	$1,543	+20.12
455–498	479	18	355.00–385.00	$368.61	$1,766	+41.92
504–545	514	20	315.00–375.00	$353.77	$1,818	+32.06
555–595	578	7	285.00–355.00	$324.83	$1,878	+13.69
600–630	621	10	300.00–335.00	$326.94	$2,030	+34.36
655–695	673	6	285.00–330.00	$304.81	$2,051	+46.34
720–740	730	2	275.00–290.00	$282.40	$2,062	+52.26
755	755	3	270.00–275.00	$271.67	$2,051	—
950	950	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	250.00	$250.00	$538	—
275–290	283	2	230.00–275.00	$251.90	$713	—
380	380	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,292	+125.00
410–425	418	2	250.00–315.00	$283.08	$1,183	+52.93
525	525	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,496	+84.88
695	695	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,355	+25.00
710	710	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,541	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	485.00–490.00	$487.61	$1,122	+110.16
250 thin fleshed	250	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,225	—
255–275	262	3	405.00–450.00	$423.12	$1,109	+28.63
300–310	303	3	400.00–450.00	$425.27	$1,289	+94.29
360–390	381	5	380.00–435.00	$404.19	$1,540	+45.98
385 thin fleshed	385	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,771	—
405–440	424	8	400.00–450.00	$410.96	$1,742	+64.73
455–490	476	13	350.00–415.00	$387.67	$1,845	+64.20
500–525	514	4	360.00–380.00	$369.90	$1,901	+52.34
560–595	578	8	310.00–355.00	$332.91	$1,924	+36.57
600–610	605	2	295.00–345.00	$319.79	$1,935	+32.48
670	670	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,010	+37.06
700–745	723	5	205.00–250.00	$226.81	$1,640	+6.82
760–780	770	4	210.00–225.00	$217.54	$1,675	+4.26
810–845	820	4	200.00–220.00	$207.42	$1,701	-8.85
920	920	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,794	-5.00
1010–1045	1030	3	190.00–207.50	$197.39	$2,033	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	345.00–350.00	$347.44	$1,174	—
410	410	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,435	+150.00
480–485	483	2	315.00–325.00	$320.03	$1,546	+95.03
510	510	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,300	—
615	615	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,445	—
695	695	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,494	+27.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,038	—
900	900	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,575	—
1045	1045	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,735	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1700	1179	80-85%	24	140.00–150.00	$146.99	$1,733	+23.65
1060–1400	1180	80-85%	10	120.00–138.00	$131.29	$1,549	+7.95
965–1450	1226	80-85%	22	151.00–169.00	$157.81	$1,935	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–995	884	85-90%	7	120.00–134.00	$123.69	$1,093	+18.97
800–1135	946	85-90%	5	104.00–119.00	$112.36	$1,063	-18.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	75-80%	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1925	1465	7	140.00–170.00	$156.47	$2,292	—
1475–1885	1680	5	185.00–188.00	$185.99	$3,125	—
1380–2040	1770	4	190.00–197.00	$193.29	$3,421	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–140	131	5	230.00–265.00	$255.00	+39.09
150	150	4	300.00–325.00	$310.00	+83.33

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	135	7	240.00–390.00	$306.43	+68.10
200	200	2	420.00–480.00	$450.00	—

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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
1100–1150	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,702.22	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,313	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	16	150.00–250.00	$210.94	+24.76

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	+7.50
55	55	1	120.00	$120.00	+15.00
60–65	64	7	130.00–175.00	$152.86	-1.69
70–75	72	9	155.00–230.00	$193.89	+22.01
80–85	82	21	190.00–295.00	$242.86	+54.53
90	90	4	220.00–280.00	$263.75	+33.75
100	100	2	260.00	$260.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	-16.88
20–25	22	3	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-6.88
30–35	32	6	60.00–95.00	$71.67	+6.67
40–45	42	11	85.00–115.00	$93.64	-1.36
50–55	53	9	100.00–140.00	$121.67	+5.13
60–65	62	15	120.00–220.00	$150.00	+0.31
70–75	71	9	135.00–185.00	$165.00	-13.00
80	80	5	190.00–230.00	$205.00	+18.75
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	-11.11

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	111	15	130.00–400.00	$201.33	+10.77

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	+73.00
100–125	113	10	200.00–440.00	$314.00	—
150	150	1	460.00	$460.00	+132.50
200	200	1	440.00	$440.00	-115.00

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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.