Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 22, 2026

985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.67/cwt -33.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,813/hd at 426 lb · 29 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $490.45/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 374 lb · 26 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $516.70/cwt -42.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 326 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	985	1,303	885
Feeder cattle	415	687	473
Slaughter cattle	116	174	152
Replacement cattle	4	2	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 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 . 24 hogs

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 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
205–235	220	2	530.00–550.00	$539.32	$1,187	—
284–290	285	6	615.00–620.00	$615.85	$1,755	+45.48
310–340	329	6	520.00–580.00	$558.13	$1,836	-10.14
350–390	371	9	500.00–530.00	$512.85	$1,903	-12.14
400–445	410	14	450.00–510.00	$500.32	$2,051	+20.53
457	457	6	460.00	$460.00	$2,102	-11.55
500–545	524	5	410.00–450.00	$422.84	$2,216	-9.84
570	570	1	570.00	$570.00	$3,249	+135.23
600–645	624	4	360.00–400.00	$381.48	$2,380	-12.04
625 thin fleshed	625	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,656	—
705	705	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,432	-3.02
850	850	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	370.00–395.00	$383.17	$1,621	-41.83
540	540	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,836	—
595	595	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,142	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	234	4	500.00–580.00	$523.21	$1,224	+30.69
250–290	269	7	420.00–485.00	$450.31	$1,211	+10.31
305–320	312	3	430.00–450.00	$441.52	$1,378	-22.90
305–325 thin fleshed	320	7	500.00–525.00	$510.81	$1,635	+8.00
355–395	381	18	420.00–490.00	$449.96	$1,714	+29.46
390	390	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,560	-20.50
400–430	417	3	350.00–370.00	$359.84	$1,501	-104.11
405–448	427	26	390.00–450.00	$433.27	$1,850	-30.68
450–490	460	11	395.00–430.00	$409.55	$1,884	+36.25
458–465 thin fleshed	460	6	455.00–465.00	$457.51	$2,105	—
500–545	519	17	320.00–380.00	$361.50	$1,876	+4.44
550–590	574	8	325.00–370.00	$350.41	$2,011	-1.42
605–620	613	2	325.00–345.00	$334.88	$2,053	-6.79
660–690	675	5	300.00–350.00	$326.08	$2,201	-6.08
705	705	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,115	—
750–780	765	2	290.00–320.00	$304.71	$2,331	+17.46
800–815	808	2	225.00–255.00	$240.14	$1,940	-44.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	350.00	$350.00	$805	-70.00
320	320	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,040	+5.00
350–375	364	4	340.00–370.00	$362.27	$1,319	-4.52
470–495	481	4	300.00–350.00	$318.43	$1,532	-2.86
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	—
575	575	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,725	+35.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	280.00	$280.00	$770	—
420	420	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,260	+50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	3	540.00–590.00	$557.05	$1,226	+5.65
250–260 thin fleshed	255	2	590.00–610.00	$599.80	$1,529	—
255–270	265	3	500.00–520.00	$508.49	$1,347	-84.53
300–315	306	5	455.00–470.00	$459.12	$1,405	-100.95
300–345	323	10	490.00–550.00	$513.50	$1,659	-46.57
348 thin fleshed	348	6	570.00	$570.00	$1,984	—
350–371 thin fleshed	368	8	525.00–540.00	$530.54	$1,952	-39.46
350–395	376	4	400.00–425.00	$411.54	$1,547	-94.05
350–395	377	14	450.00–505.00	$490.09	$1,848	-15.50
400–435	417	13	460.00–505.00	$475.21	$1,982	+70.06
405–440	423	2	430.00–445.00	$437.81	$1,852	-31.59
450–495	476	17	400.00–495.00	$449.82	$2,141	+10.29
500–540	517	6	375.00–430.00	$409.98	$2,120	+68.97
550–590	570	15	350.00–430.00	$391.85	$2,234	+53.58
600–643	622	6	360.00–415.00	$401.32	$2,496	+20.72
650–690	664	4	350.00–410.00	$381.47	$2,533	+31.01
700–730	710	4	295.00–320.00	$302.68	$2,149	-34.15
770–780	775	2	255.00–260.00	$257.52	$1,996	+12.52
845	845	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,577	+50.36
850–860	855	2	290.00–340.00	$314.85	$2,692	—
928	928	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,784	+60.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,112	+145.00
345	345	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,397	+50.71
365	365	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,387	-2.24
425	425	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,658	+49.52
455–475	463	3	370.00–395.00	$378.54	$1,753	+25.35
515	515	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,802	+57.29
595	595	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,726	+40.00
600–610	607	3	260.00–275.00	$270.05	$1,639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,050	—
540–545	543	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,303	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1605	1251	80-85%	6	150.00–164.00	$160.57	$2,009	-26.31
980–1770	1326	80-85%	20	180.00–226.00	$200.12	$2,654	—
900–1775	1369	80-85%	21	166.00–178.00	$173.65	$2,377	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–995	865	85-90%	4	150.00–157.00	$152.57	$1,320	—
850–1115	976	85-90%	6	130.00–140.00	$135.47	$1,322	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	75-80%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,176	—
1720	1720	75-80%	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,718	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1595	1497	3	194.00–210.00	$200.96	$3,008	-7.72
1300–2095	1860	12	218.00–234.00	$223.81	$4,163	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–145	133	20	230.00–430.00	$333.75	-17.92
150–165	155	15	310.00–450.00	$385.00	+16.43

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	119	12	180.00–360.00	$263.75	+0.42
150	150	4	280.00–290.00	$282.50	-154.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	+800.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	235.00	$235.00	+33.33
100–140	113	24	130.00–330.00	$215.83	+14.16
120	120	1	240.00	$240.00	+38.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	5	50.00–80.00	$64.00	+12.50
30–35	34	9	70.00	$70.00	+1.87
40–45	43	17	80.00–110.00	$94.41	-0.30
50–55	53	19	100.00–155.00	$130.00	+20.38
60–65	61	21	120.00–170.00	$150.95	+11.25
70–75	72	9	140.00–180.00	$161.11	-31.28
80–85	83	3	195.00–260.00	$218.33	-10.84
90–95	91	8	190.00–270.00	$231.88	-23.83
105	105	1	190.00	$190.00	-136.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	25.00	$25.00	-25.00
20–25	20	13	40.00–65.00	$53.08	+4.45
30	30	8	60.00–75.00	$66.25	-2.39
40–45	42	11	90.00–100.00	$91.82	+1.11
50–55	50	12	100.00–150.00	$122.08	+8.33
60–65	60	13	120.00–150.00	$133.08	-12.99
70	70	7	160.00–200.00	$178.57	+4.40
80–85	83	3	200.00–240.00	$223.33	+3.33
90–95	91	4	200.00–260.00	$217.50	+17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	117	11	170.00–300.00	$231.36	+26.10

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	340.00	$340.00	±0.00

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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.