Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 10, 2026

1,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $472.57/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 424 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $483.18/cwt +7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 427 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $408.83/cwt -33.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 476 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,050	702	783
Feeder cattle	670	395	455
Slaughter cattle	155	77	104
Replacement cattle	6	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 1 hog

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were 3.00 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
260	260	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,664	+60.00
300–343	322	8	560.00–630.00	$589.10	$1,897	+42.09
350–375	355	9	540.00–620.00	$592.74	$2,104	+49.86
400–445	416	17	500.00–570.00	$532.65	$2,216	+37.09
455–475	468	16	515.00–550.00	$535.93	$2,508	+65.32
502–535	517	24	445.00–517.00	$482.00	$2,492	+24.77
550–595	573	6	430.00–450.00	$443.46	$2,541	—
610–640	620	5	385.00–435.00	$418.08	$2,592	+43.08
680	680	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,788	+35.00
710–735	725	3	320.00–375.00	$350.29	$2,540	-19.71
775	775	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,092	—
980	980	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	520.00	$520.00	$1,810	—
395	395	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,975	—
477–485	479	4	465.00–470.00	$466.27	$2,233	—
590	590	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,183	—
640	640	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,664	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	525.00–570.00	$548.92	$1,526	+69.34
300	300	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,425	-29.09
300–345	330	19	500.00–560.00	$533.84	$1,762	+29.75
360–395	379	29	450.00–535.00	$495.04	$1,876	+0.42
375–390	380	5	400.00–430.00	$418.78	$1,591	-75.84
400–405 thin fleshed	403	2	520.00–530.00	$524.97	$2,116	—
400–445	424	39	445.00–505.00	$478.05	$2,027	+9.76
400–445	429	5	400.00–415.00	$408.83	$1,754	-59.46
450–495	476	28	395.00–450.00	$419.05	$1,995	-22.94
450–495	477	8	355.00–395.00	$373.05	$1,779	-68.94
500–545	520	14	340.00–395.00	$364.16	$1,894	-34.79
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	-98.95
550–595	579	13	300.00–355.00	$328.19	$1,900	-45.88
605–635	622	6	300.00–325.00	$312.56	$1,944	-44.22
650–685	673	9	320.00–340.00	$327.22	$2,202	+12.18
715–735	725	2	250.00–280.00	$265.21	$1,923	-59.44
770	770	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,118	-9.76
830	830	2	235.00–255.00	$245.00	$2,034	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	375.00–380.00	$377.48	$1,295	—
360–380	370	2	320.00–350.00	$335.41	$1,241	+47.22
435	435	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,501	—
465–490	478	5	250.00–305.00	$277.89	$1,328	—
550–595	580	4	240.00–280.00	$267.44	$1,551	—
600–620	610	3	200.00–225.00	$211.58	$1,291	-51.07
670	670	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,440	—
715	715	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,823	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	4	570.00–660.00	$597.96	$1,393	-0.51
250–285	268	6	565.00–630.00	$613.42	$1,644	+39.89
295	295	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,549	-48.53
300–345	324	10	550.00–590.00	$573.94	$1,860	+33.62
330	330	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,600	-55.32
350–396	378	24	475.00–555.00	$517.47	$1,956	+77.20
365–390 thin fleshed	378	2	560.00–580.00	$570.33	$2,156	—
375–395	387	3	430.00–450.00	$440.13	$1,703	-0.14
400–420 thin fleshed	410	2	530.00–535.00	$532.44	$2,183	—
400–445	428	36	440.00–515.00	$485.58	$2,078	+78.74
420–440	433	3	415.00–430.00	$421.54	$1,825	+14.70
460–495	477	29	420.00–485.00	$461.98	$2,204	+20.89
480–495	488	3	350.00–380.00	$366.83	$1,790	-25.35
500–545	523	26	375.00–455.00	$413.58	$2,163	+4.09
500–543	530	5	335.00–350.00	$340.78	$1,806	+5.78
560–590 thin fleshed	570	3	445.00–460.00	$454.82	$2,592	+11.43
555–595	579	22	370.00–415.00	$389.77	$2,257	+11.65
600–645	619	13	320.00–405.00	$375.15	$2,322	-4.85
650–695	669	8	340.00–375.00	$358.11	$2,396	+13.57
700–725	713	6	325.00–355.00	$345.05	$2,460	+70.17
700–735	718	2	265.00–270.00	$267.56	$1,921	-7.32
750–775	765	3	210.00–250.00	$235.24	$1,800	+0.24
815–825	820	2	245.00–300.00	$272.33	$2,233	+42.41
860	860	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,365	—
905–945	930	4	235.00–285.00	$258.97	$2,408	+23.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,452	+123.04
370	370	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,258	-95.00
485–495	490	2	300.00–335.00	$317.68	$1,557	+12.68
525	525	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,706	—
610	610	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,860	+59.40
660–670	665	2	200.00–250.00	$225.19	$1,498	—
710–740	725	2	195.00–220.00	$207.24	$1,502	—
815	815	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1505	1114	80-85%	30	163.00–179.00	$172.35	$1,920	+3.09
980–1395	1133	80-85%	7	140.00–160.00	$151.10	$1,712	-18.16
905–1660	1233	80-85%	46	180.00–199.00	$189.09	$2,331	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–795	771	85-90%	4	122.00–127.00	$125.00	$964	+14.37
760–1010	860	85-90%	10	135.00–157.00	$144.97	$1,247	+10.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1180	1143	2	181.00–185.00	$183.07	$2,092	—
1085–1735	1490	7	190.00–207.00	$201.85	$3,008	—
1525–2365	1839	15	210.00–229.00	$217.53	$4,000	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135	135	1	320.00	$320.00	+28.57
150–165	156	7	305.00–435.00	$367.14	+32.14
200	200	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135	135	3	225.00–290.00	$266.67	+15.96
200	200	1	445.00	$445.00	—

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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
1050–1200	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,014.93	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	7	397.50	$397.50	$1,705	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	121	14	165.00–380.00	$261.79	-2.44
150	150	1	365.00	$365.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	75.00	$75.00	+15.00
60–65	62	3	120.00–150.00	$138.33	-12.08
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	+7.50
80	80	2	200.00	$200.00	-33.18
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	-26.25

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	3	35.00–40.00	$38.33	-21.67
20–25	23	12	40.00–55.00	$50.00	-5.83
30–35	33	26	65.00–80.00	$73.08	+7.45
40–45	43	7	80.00–100.00	$89.29	+4.29
50–55	54	7	100.00–120.00	$110.71	-18.04
60–65	63	10	135.00–160.00	$146.00	-7.75
70	70	6	160.00–190.00	$174.17	-10.83
80–85	83	3	195.00–265.00	$223.33	+48.33
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	+95.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	115	9	140.00–285.00	$199.44	+13.61
150	150	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	—
100–130	115	2	200.00–360.00	$280.00	+16.00

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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.