Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 1, 2026

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $514.69/cwt +18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 374 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $457.96/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 416 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $439.94/cwt +10.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 470 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,189	1,218	926
Feeder cattle	800	827	576
Slaughter cattle	169	191	180
Replacement cattle	5	6	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average . 1 hog

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were steady 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
200–245	229	6	540.00–620.00	$594.11	$1,361	-55.89
250–285	270	8	610.00–670.00	$629.24	$1,699	+76.72
315	315	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,575	-90.26
315–345	325	8	530.00–600.00	$563.11	$1,830	-27.15
350–395	373	14	500.00–550.00	$524.93	$1,958	-28.19
405–420	413	2	420.00–460.00	$440.36	$1,819	-78.97
400–445	425	13	500.00–560.00	$520.47	$2,212	+1.14
455–490	468	12	435.00–485.00	$464.70	$2,175	-15.45
473–480 thin fleshed	475	3	500.00–545.00	$529.85	$2,517	—
500–540	520	21	430.00–495.00	$462.58	$2,405	+12.35
500–528	522	5	410.00–425.00	$422.13	$2,204	-28.10
585 thin fleshed	585	1	525.00	$525.00	$3,071	—
595	595	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,469	-26.78
610 thin fleshed	610	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,562	—
605–645	629	7	350.00–385.00	$374.53	$2,356	-38.03
655–670	663	2	330.00–335.00	$332.47	$2,204	-58.25
660–698	685	9	350.00–400.00	$374.73	$2,567	-15.99
710–735	723	2	345.00–355.00	$350.09	$2,531	+10.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,702	—
765	765	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,372	—
880	880	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	233	3	490.00–520.00	$503.43	$1,173	+23.59
260–295	273	11	500.00–560.00	$525.61	$1,435	+63.70
300–335	318	14	450.00–540.00	$489.90	$1,558	-14.84
300–340 thin fleshed	318	3	550.00–560.00	$554.92	$1,765	—
340	340	2	400.00–420.00	$410.00	$1,394	+3.37
350–395	362	31	450.00–530.00	$504.44	$1,826	+97.80
355–385	370	2	415.00–445.00	$429.39	$1,589	-65.25
400–410 thin fleshed	403	5	510.00–520.00	$514.02	$2,072	—
400–415	405	4	400.00–415.00	$407.56	$1,651	+4.23
400–445	419	32	425.00–500.00	$455.50	$1,909	+52.17
450–480	468	4	370.00–375.00	$373.72	$1,749	-47.23
450–495	470	34	400.00–470.00	$447.73	$2,104	+26.78
500–515 thin fleshed	507	5	415.00–430.00	$420.99	$2,134	-9.01
515–535	525	2	340.00–355.00	$347.36	$1,824	-22.89
505–545	531	13	360.00–405.00	$370.92	$1,970	+65.92
550–580	568	5	300.00–320.00	$310.99	$1,766	-44.48
550–595	577	20	345.00–385.00	$361.83	$2,088	+6.36
610–645	631	15	285.00–350.00	$332.69	$2,099	+4.81
650–695	664	6	260.00–330.00	$307.13	$2,039	-21.50
705–715	712	7	315.00–330.00	$322.12	$2,293	+27.12
715	715	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,752	-50.00
760–795	778	6	220.00–305.00	$270.40	$2,104	—
805	805	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,536	—
855	855	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,394	-25.88
935	935	2	245.00–285.00	$265.00	$2,478	—
985	985	1	440.00	$440.00	$4,334	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	300.00–350.00	$326.67	$735	—
330	330	1	300.00	$300.00	$990	—
360–385	370	4	300.00–350.00	$323.60	$1,197	-16.40
375 thin fleshed	375	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,462	—
405	405	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,174	—
405–445	433	4	320.00–380.00	$353.09	$1,529	—
465–490	480	4	350.00–360.00	$357.50	$1,716	+71.37
500–535	516	8	240.00–340.00	$306.37	$1,581	+106.37
570–590	582	3	240.00–250.00	$246.73	$1,436	-3.27
605	605	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,270	-90.00
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235 thin fleshed	230	2	595.00–660.00	$628.21	$1,445	-41.79
230–245	238	3	510.00–520.00	$513.36	$1,222	-80.25
255 thin fleshed	255	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,658	—
275	275	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,458	-91.10
250–295	281	15	550.00–620.00	$596.68	$1,677	-24.42
315	315	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,512	+60.00
300–345	326	22	520.00–590.00	$554.76	$1,809	+38.96
350–395	373	41	470.00–560.00	$524.51	$1,956	+118.53
360–395	381	5	400.00–460.00	$434.20	$1,654	-86.78
400–445	424	24	420.00–500.00	$468.17	$1,985	+4.12
410–445	432	3	400.00–410.00	$406.60	$1,757	-57.45
455–485	470	3	380.00–410.00	$394.84	$1,856	-49.26
450–495	475	28	415.00–475.00	$455.36	$2,163	+11.26
500–530	512	17	350.00–435.00	$394.04	$2,017	+33.91
505–545 thin fleshed	525	2	445.00–460.00	$452.21	$2,374	—
530	530	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,696	-111.02
550	550	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,815	-81.58
550–595	571	17	340.00–420.00	$377.61	$2,156	-33.97
575–585 thin fleshed	580	2	435.00–440.00	$437.52	$2,538	—
605–618 thin fleshed	614	3	380.00–386.00	$381.97	$2,345	—
615	615	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,691	-118.04
600–640	617	13	300.00–365.00	$337.87	$2,085	-55.17
650–690	665	9	300.00–340.00	$321.17	$2,136	-48.75
670–680 thin fleshed	675	2	355.00–365.00	$359.96	$2,430	—
690	690	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	-99.92
705–745	724	7	275.00–350.00	$315.24	$2,282	-41.73
715–740	728	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,820	-106.97
750–790	768	4	250.00–305.00	$283.84	$2,180	-66.16
840	840	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,058	+7.58
870	870	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,218	-60.52
915	915	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,196	+25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	360.00–370.00	$364.91	$1,040	+26.91
365	365	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,095	-30.00
495	495	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,114	-76.48
505–530	513	3	185.00–225.00	$204.68	$1,050	—
580	580	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,247	-135.00
980	980	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,813	-12.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1645	1155	80-85%	44	160.00–175.00	$166.30	$1,921	-3.61
990–1725	1223	80-85%	22	140.00–159.00	$150.53	$1,841	-32.99
1090–1730	1292	80-85%	27	176.00–194.00	$184.58	$2,385	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1105	891	85-90%	14	126.00–150.00	$136.51	$1,216	-21.12
810–985	898	85-90%	2	160.00–164.00	$162.19	$1,456	+4.56
955	955	85-90%	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,786	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–2205	1455	3	188.00–200.00	$195.77	$2,848	—
1060–2070	1516	9	207.00–225.00	$215.33	$3,264	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	138	6	275.00–440.00	$350.83	+65.83
150	150	5	325.00–420.00	$370.00	-25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–145	127	7	190.00–390.00	$275.71	+49.46
150	150	4	280.00–430.00	$377.50	—
200	200	2	480.00–540.00	$510.00	—

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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
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00–3,650.00	$3,492.11	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	-300.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100–140	122	15	130.00–240.00	$201.33	-36.77

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	50.00	$50.00	-30.00
30	30	3	60.00–75.00	$70.00	+4.00
40–45	41	11	85.00–110.00	$94.55	-2.59
50–55	52	15	100.00–130.00	$122.00	+13.43
60–65	62	9	145.00–185.00	$157.78	+13.55
70–75	72	3	180.00–195.00	$188.33	+23.33
90–95	92	7	200.00–340.00	$275.71	+75.71
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	-110.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	40.00–80.00	$53.75	-3.75
40–45	41	6	90.00–100.00	$95.83	+10.83
50–55	53	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	±0.00
60–65	62	12	140.00–260.00	$181.25	+35.25
70	70	4	165.00–185.00	$177.50	-7.50
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	108	4	200.00–225.00	$212.50	+21.07

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	270.00	$270.00	—
120	120	1	400.00	$400.00	+130.00

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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.