Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 20, 2026

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.30/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,813/hd at 419 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $413.17/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,986/hd at 481 lb · 46 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $491.44/cwt -44.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 375 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,189	825	815
Feeder cattle	836	570	562
Slaughter cattle	144	70	121
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were 4.00 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
235–240	238	2	590.00–610.00	$600.11	$1,428	—
300–345	322	5	520.00–570.00	$556.65	$1,792	+13.29
360–395	372	7	500.00–570.00	$547.79	$2,038	+8.60
400–425	410	6	460.00–530.00	$497.69	$2,041	+12.44
450–495	463	7	430.00–475.00	$450.85	$2,087	-16.94
510–535	520	4	425.00–485.00	$446.11	$2,320	+21.15
565–570	568	3	365.00–435.00	$388.20	$2,205	-21.80
600–630	610	3	360.00–400.00	$385.16	$2,349	-13.15
665–683	677	5	370.00–375.00	$370.98	$2,512	-23.97
692 value added	692	8	372.00	$372.00	$2,574	—
724 value added	724	12	360.00	$360.00	$2,606	—
780	780	1	339.00	$339.00	$2,644	+64.00
801–817 value added	807	27	336.00–340.00	$338.50	$2,732	—
803–830	810	4	334.00–335.00	$334.74	$2,711	+48.19
860	860	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,580	—
954–985	957	9	275.00–293.00	$290.94	$2,784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,175	—
325–330	328	2	485.00–495.00	$489.96	$1,607	+119.96
370	370	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,758	+25.00
535	535	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,498	-40.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
510	510	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,173	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	218	6	445.00–515.00	$484.21	$1,056	-43.31
250–295	278	18	450.00–510.00	$488.23	$1,357	-7.21
280 thin fleshed	280	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,568	—
300–345	329	23	425.00–500.00	$459.20	$1,511	+8.42
350–395	371	29	400.00–475.00	$444.86	$1,650	+23.65
405 thin fleshed	405	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,964	—
400–445	420	49	370.00–460.00	$430.15	$1,807	-0.09
465 thin fleshed	465	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,139	-25.00
450–495	481	43	370.00–450.00	$414.44	$1,993	+7.08
470–495	483	2	360.00–365.00	$362.44	$1,751	-44.92
505–540 thin fleshed	523	2	405.00–420.00	$412.25	$2,156	+22.25
500–545	527	15	315.00–385.00	$351.23	$1,851	+6.89
550–590	569	24	320.00–385.00	$351.69	$2,001	+31.08
580	580	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	$1,682	-30.61
605–625	615	2	270.00–280.00	$275.08	$1,692	-15.95
600–645	623	14	315.00–351.00	$333.54	$2,078	+42.51
625 thin fleshed	625	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,469	—
660 value added	660	10	362.00	$362.00	$2,389	—
650–675	667	15	300.00–355.00	$332.56	$2,218	+43.59
680–685	683	2	270.00–275.00	$272.51	$1,861	-16.46
700–715	707	8	275.00–331.00	$310.85	$2,198	+27.82
795	795	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,107	-10.71
805–810	808	2	240.00–265.00	$252.54	$2,041	+4.65
877	877	7	265.00	$265.00	$2,324	+23.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,155	+57.59
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	+11.38
350–395	373	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,380	+30.08
400–445	425	4	270.00–345.00	$292.63	$1,244	-49.54
475–495	485	2	275.00–340.00	$308.17	$1,495	+11.57
570–585	578	2	200.00–250.00	$224.68	$1,299	-37.87
605–640	625	3	175.00–225.00	$191.13	$1,195	-48.87
670	670	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	320.00	$320.00	$656	—
365	365	1	220.00	$220.00	$803	-20.00
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	-35.00
580	580	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,073	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	5	470.00–595.00	$527.25	$1,276	-29.41
260–285	277	10	470.00–570.00	$520.53	$1,442	-26.07
320–340	327	3	440.00–450.00	$444.90	$1,455	-91.53
300–345	329	14	480.00–550.00	$526.36	$1,732	-10.07
365 thin fleshed	365	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,971	—
350–395	375	36	430.00–530.00	$490.09	$1,838	-45.77
400–445	422	32	430.00–505.00	$469.63	$1,982	+14.15
405–440	423	2	410.00–420.00	$414.79	$1,755	-40.69
450–495	465	34	410.00–480.00	$446.34	$2,075	+16.20
470–490	478	3	360.00–380.00	$371.52	$1,776	-58.62
505–520 thin fleshed	513	4	420.00–465.00	$441.41	$2,264	+21.41
500–547	530	30	340.00–405.00	$385.98	$2,046	+14.60
555 thin fleshed	555	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,303	-14.98
550–595	569	9	340.00–405.00	$367.02	$2,088	+32.21
590–595	593	2	325.00–330.00	$327.51	$1,942	—
610–645	627	10	305.00–377.00	$346.44	$2,172	+3.83
650–695	668	12	320.00–365.00	$346.11	$2,312	+18.00
710–740	725	2	250.00–300.00	$275.52	$1,998	+20.21
765–795	774	4	250.00–325.00	$299.56	$2,319	+4.56
810–835	823	2	275.00–280.00	$277.46	$2,283	—
860	860	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,451	—
915	915	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,059	+30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	350.00–395.00	$372.17	$1,265	-93.18
370–385	378	2	360.00–390.00	$375.30	$1,419	-53.02
455–490	473	2	300.00–365.00	$331.30	$1,567	-28.48
505–535	520	2	250.00–280.00	$265.43	$1,380	+65.43
570	570	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$1,028	+77.50
475–480	478	2	237.00–250.00	$243.47	$1,164	—
530	530	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,219	—
585	585	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,316	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1160	1035	80-85%	8	145.00–153.00	$149.74	$1,550	—
905–1740	1190	80-85%	33	159.00–173.00	$165.72	$1,972	—
940–1925	1262	80-85%	33	174.00–191.00	$179.60	$2,267	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1110	874	85-90%	10	100.00–130.00	$115.68	$1,011	—
780–1065	928	85-90%	12	130.00–156.00	$138.93	$1,289	+13.78
1850	1850	85-90%	1	173.00	$173.00	$3,200	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,972	—
1525–1710	1637	3	185.00–198.00	$190.74	$3,122	—
1365–2190	1828	8	202.00–218.00	$210.60	$3,850	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	2	380.00	$380.00	-30.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	—
125–145	131	9	210.00–370.00	$311.67	+72.38
150	150	2	300.00–355.00	$327.50	+20.83

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,518	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	7	155.00–245.00	$205.00	-60.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	5	65.00–70.00	$69.00	-11.00
40	40	3	85.00–95.00	$90.00	+10.00
60	60	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	-34.16
70–75	71	5	165.00–195.00	$178.00	-12.83
80–85	82	9	210.00–265.00	$225.56	+3.06
90	90	4	285.00–305.00	$297.50	+16.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	20.00–30.00	$25.00	-40.00
20–25	23	8	50.00–70.00	$58.75	-6.25
30–35	31	8	65.00–75.00	$70.63	+3.13
40–45	43	4	80.00–105.00	$91.25	+3.56
50–55	51	6	110.00–130.00	$122.50	-2.50
60–65	62	9	135.00–170.00	$151.11	-16.39
70–75	72	13	165.00–195.00	$179.23	+6.73
80–85	82	5	200.00–235.00	$215.00	±0.00
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	-12.50

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	—
100–125	113	6	140.00–225.00	$199.17	+34.17

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	265.00–325.00	$295.00	+5.00

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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.