Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 27, 2026

698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.79/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,499/hd at 527 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $434.25/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,081/hd at 479 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.91/cwt -8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 416 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	698	976	0
Feeder cattle	416	672	0
Slaughter cattle	99	128	0
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 8 head of hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	645.00	$645.00	$1,838	+145.00
300–325	313	2	625.00–635.00	$629.80	$1,971	+7.96
350–380	369	5	570.00–630.00	$593.47	$2,190	-11.53
400–430	416	7	460.00–525.00	$503.42	$2,094	-76.55
450–490	474	4	450.00–490.00	$477.39	$2,263	-34.97
500–505 thin fleshed	503	2	515.00	$515.00	$2,590	-3.00
500–544	530	19	425.00–490.00	$469.45	$2,488	-2.09
555–580	568	4	395.00–475.00	$438.14	$2,489	-42.04
610 thin fleshed	610	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,928	—
615–630	622	7	325.00–385.00	$359.32	$2,235	-69.43
655	655	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,489	+6.26
700–725	715	5	316.00–350.00	$325.40	$2,327	-34.63
785	785	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,276	-60.00
880	880	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,156	-14.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	340.00	$340.00	$952	—
350–375	363	2	340.00–370.00	$355.52	$1,291	—
440	440	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,364	-185.00
455	455	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,592	-75.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	255.00	$255.00	$854	-50.00
370	370	1	250.00	$250.00	$925	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	400.00–420.00	$410.00	$984	—
275 thin fleshed	275	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,375	—
275–290	283	4	415.00–460.00	$443.54	$1,255	-57.35
310–345	330	16	430.00–480.00	$467.47	$1,543	-3.08
350–390	371	17	410.00–480.00	$456.12	$1,692	+7.63
413 thin fleshed	413	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,941	—
405–445	416	15	395.00–450.00	$429.09	$1,785	-15.22
465 thin fleshed	465	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,302	+27.42
450–495	480	19	400.00–455.00	$431.05	$2,069	+3.32
503–540	523	10	380.00–425.00	$403.72	$2,111	+22.51
560 thin fleshed	560	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,688	—
560–595	580	5	340.00–395.00	$370.07	$2,146	+5.08
600–635	626	11	325.00–390.00	$381.60	$2,389	+39.50
650–690	677	3	300.00–360.00	$336.21	$2,276	+17.70
750–763	759	3	295.00–310.00	$305.06	$2,315	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	325.00	$325.00	$959	-90.00
300–345	316	4	305.00–375.00	$327.03	$1,033	—
315–335 thin fleshed	325	2	395.00–405.00	$400.15	$1,300	—
360–370	362	5	290.00–360.00	$325.80	$1,179	-24.64
455–475	465	2	315.00–325.00	$319.89	$1,487	-21.12
775	775	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,938	—
810	810	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,187	—
855	855	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	260.00	$260.00	$637	—
310–335	325	3	220.00–260.00	$239.90	$780	—
365–385	377	3	200.00–265.00	$239.91	$904	-60.09
585	585	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,316	-70.00
650	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	500.00–550.00	$525.00	$1,286	-59.21
278–280 thin fleshed	279	4	625.00–635.00	$632.49	$1,765	+1.52
255–295	280	3	520.00–560.00	$543.15	$1,521	-41.00
310–340	322	6	490.00–530.00	$503.47	$1,621	-96.83
345 thin fleshed	345	3	575.00	$575.00	$1,984	—
355–380 thin fleshed	366	5	565.00–590.00	$580.23	$2,124	-37.29
355–398	381	11	430.00–500.00	$451.19	$1,719	-132.52
410 thin fleshed	410	1	540.00	$540.00	$2,214	-11.68
405–440	424	11	420.00–495.00	$472.89	$2,005	+3.23
450–495	468	10	440.00–490.00	$469.21	$2,196	+19.88
500–545	523	9	395.00–465.00	$442.54	$2,314	+15.30
529	529	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,746	-97.24
550–590	567	7	380.00–435.00	$401.21	$2,275	-16.73
585 thin fleshed	585	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,837	—
605–645	622	3	335.00–380.00	$358.24	$2,228	-33.32
655–665	660	2	355.00–375.00	$364.92	$2,408	+33.84
705–745	725	2	245.00–315.00	$279.03	$2,023	-11.75
755	755	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,850	-32.99
820–825	823	2	200.00–210.00	$205.02	$1,687	-64.98
895	895	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,835	-55.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	322	3	415.00–455.00	$438.68	$1,413	—
370	370	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,221	-173.41
400	400	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,600	—
425	425	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,062	-152.53
460–490	470	3	205.00–255.00	$232.73	$1,094	-113.45
540	540	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,647	-20.55
590	590	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	-100.00
345	345	1	250.00	$250.00	$862	—
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
668	668	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,470	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1520	1271	80-85%	9	140.00–150.00	$148.47	$1,887	—
930–1935	1310	80-85%	31	152.00–169.00	$162.04	$2,123	-9.15
940–1925	1391	80-85%	11	170.00–179.00	$173.41	$2,412	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–960	878	85-90%	4	120.00–132.00	$126.65	$1,112	—
915	915	85-90%	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	—
775–1115	963	85-90%	3	139.00–143.00	$140.54	$1,353	+6.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1780	1780	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1580	1429	4	180.00–195.00	$186.41	$2,664	—
1200–1840	1639	4	203.00–207.00	$205.99	$3,376	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	165.00	$165.00	-87.50
110–145	125	26	210.00–290.00	$247.69	-4.81
150	150	1	360.00	$360.00	+50.00
200	200	2	390.00–405.00	$397.50	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	114	8	165.00–245.00	$205.00	—

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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	70.00–80.00	$75.00	—
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	—
45	45	2	95.00	$95.00	—
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	-68.75
60–65	61	4	125.00–175.00	$143.75	-55.00
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	-32.50
80–85	83	3	195.00–225.00	$206.67	-40.00
90	90	2	225.00–280.00	$252.50	-26.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	55.00	$55.00	-45.00
35	35	1	85.00	$85.00	-15.00
40	40	1	95.00	$95.00	-5.00
50–55	54	6	100.00–130.00	$120.00	-3.33
60–65	62	15	125.00–175.00	$149.00	-12.25
70–75	72	22	160.00–195.00	$178.18	-7.27
80–85	83	6	190.00–255.00	$211.67	-33.78
90–95	91	9	205.00–235.00	$223.89	-58.61

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	112	6	135.00–380.00	$215.83	-32.03

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	110	4	185.00–250.00	$225.00	-78.00

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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.