Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 13, 2026

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $455.48/cwt -15.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 425 lb · 32 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $421.21/cwt -11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 377 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $410.24/cwt -7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 470 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	825	993	1,213
Feeder cattle	570	702	772
Slaughter cattle	70	166	135
Replacement cattle	3	2	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 1 hogt

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	540.00–580.00	$559.12	$1,582	-65.88
315–340	328	2	520.00–565.00	$543.36	$1,782	-51.19
360–395	380	4	505.00–570.00	$539.19	$2,049	+18.20
400–440	417	8	450.00–520.00	$485.25	$2,023	-6.96
450–490	470	10	440.00–490.00	$467.79	$2,199	-16.24
500–535	515	18	375.00–445.00	$424.96	$2,189	-17.76
555	555	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,276	-36.99
605–645	630	3	395.00–400.00	$398.31	$2,509	+40.06
650–690	672	3	375.00–405.00	$394.95	$2,654	—
735	735	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,646	+6.68
785	785	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,159	—
815–840	823	3	275.00–305.00	$286.55	$2,358	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,110	+100.00
385	385	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,732	+150.00
420–430	425	2	400.00–415.00	$407.59	$1,732	—
505–540	523	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,674	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–248	232	8	500.00–560.00	$527.52	$1,224	+141.19
250–295	277	18	475.00–510.00	$495.44	$1,372	+51.19
305–345	325	12	425.00–480.00	$450.78	$1,465	+7.73
355–395	377	32	370.00–460.00	$421.21	$1,588	-11.17
400–445	419	25	390.00–475.00	$430.24	$1,803	+2.42
450–495	469	26	350.00–430.00	$407.36	$1,911	-10.72
495 thin fleshed	495	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,401	—
502 thin fleshed	502	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,958	—
500–545	522	16	320.00–375.00	$344.34	$1,797	-44.27
550–595	568	10	300.00–350.00	$320.61	$1,821	-35.25
605–645	633	9	265.00–325.00	$291.03	$1,842	-31.96
650–695	668	6	250.00–325.00	$288.97	$1,930	-20.33
700–749	734	7	235.00–315.00	$283.03	$2,077	-28.57
755–790	769	5	250.00–310.00	$275.71	$2,120	+13.60
800–840	819	7	235.00–270.00	$247.89	$2,030	+11.50
850–880	865	3	225.00–270.00	$241.93	$2,093	+16.94
960	960	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,640	+65.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 thin fleshed	235	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,128	—
230–245	238	2	340.00–350.00	$345.16	$821	+145.16
275–295	283	3	320.00–390.00	$362.41	$1,026	+42.31
295 thin fleshed	295	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	—
310–345	325	3	375.00–400.00	$388.62	$1,263	+93.56
365–390	379	4	335.00–350.00	$339.92	$1,288	+53.94
415–425	420	2	315.00–370.00	$342.17	$1,437	+44.12
450–480	470	3	270.00–320.00	$296.60	$1,394	-33.45
505–540	520	3	265.00–300.00	$288.45	$1,500	—
575–580	578	2	250.00–275.00	$262.55	$1,518	+27.55
605	605	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	240.00–255.00	$247.21	$811	—
395	395	1	240.00	$240.00	$948	—
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	6	510.00–595.00	$556.66	$1,230	+50.54
270–275 thin fleshed	274	7	585.00–595.00	$593.59	$1,626	—
250–295	279	8	500.00–565.00	$546.60	$1,525	-35.02
300–345	329	21	500.00–560.00	$536.43	$1,765	-32.83
355–390	374	22	495.00–565.00	$535.86	$2,004	+56.32
400–445	425	32	420.00–505.00	$455.48	$1,936	-15.83
465–475 thin fleshed	470	2	480.00–495.00	$487.42	$2,291	—
450–495	475	22	395.00–470.00	$430.14	$2,043	-22.17
500–505 thin fleshed	503	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,113	—
500–545	524	24	330.00–405.00	$371.38	$1,946	-35.44
550–570	556	7	310.00–360.00	$334.81	$1,862	-59.00
580–585 thin fleshed	583	2	425.00–435.00	$429.98	$2,507	—
605–648	631	11	310.00–395.00	$342.61	$2,162	-16.32
653 thin fleshed	653	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,416	—
665–690	680	3	285.00–355.00	$328.11	$2,231	+9.13
715–730	723	2	225.00–285.00	$255.31	$1,846	-44.47
795	795	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,345	+3.61
945	945	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	370.00	$370.00	$777	+120.00
265–290	282	3	310.00–350.00	$334.70	$944	—
305–325	313	3	430.00–490.00	$465.35	$1,457	+125.16
355–380	364	8	375.00–470.00	$428.32	$1,559	+135.65
400–420	408	3	340.00–410.00	$383.59	$1,565	+86.65
470–495	483	3	350.00–375.00	$359.78	$1,738	+19.78
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	-75.00
580	580	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,508	-30.00
670	670	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	225.00	$225.00	$731	—
355–360	358	2	225.00–300.00	$262.24	$939	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1165	1115	80-85%	4	136.00–152.00	$146.20	$1,630	—
975–1510	1230	80-85%	10	156.00–167.00	$160.51	$1,974	—
970–1825	1387	80-85%	10	170.00–185.00	$173.05	$2,400	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1055	905	85-90%	3	130.00–155.00	$139.70	$1,264	+20.74
820–1015	941	85-90%	5	120.00–128.00	$125.15	$1,178	+6.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	217.00	$217.00	$2,278	—
1140–1665	1396	4	151.00–180.00	$167.85	$2,343	—
1295–1945	1718	10	185.00–199.00	$193.30	$3,321	—
2520	2520	1	166.00	$166.00	$4,183	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–135	128	4	210.00–315.00	$287.50	+17.50
150	150	1	410.00	$410.00	+92.50

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–145	136	7	180.00–295.00	$239.29	+22.62
150	150	3	250.00–360.00	$306.67	-48.33

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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	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+225.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	117	6	175.00–320.00	$265.00	+103.33
150	150	4	265.00–325.00	$301.25	+1.25

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	55.00	$55.00	+5.00
25	25	1	55.00	$55.00	+5.00
40	40	1	80.00	$80.00	-15.00
60–65	63	6	150.00–205.00	$170.83	+28.69
70–75	71	6	165.00–250.00	$190.83	+15.83
80–85	83	2	195.00–250.00	$222.50	-22.50
90–95	92	6	250.00–300.00	$280.83	+40.83
100	100	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	65.00	$65.00	+33.00
25	25	1	65.00	$65.00	+9.00
30–35	34	4	60.00–75.00	$67.50	-4.50
40–45	42	13	80.00–100.00	$87.69	-6.06
50–55	52	5	110.00–150.00	$125.00	+7.50
60–65	64	8	145.00–185.00	$167.50	+18.33
70–75	71	8	155.00–195.00	$172.50	±0.00
80–85	84	4	195.00–235.00	$215.00	+42.50
90	90	2	210.00–255.00	$232.50	+60.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-5.00
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	118	2	160.00–420.00	$290.00	—
150	150	2	340.00–355.00	$347.50	—

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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.