Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 26, 2026

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $454.27/cwt +53.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 468 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $431.31/cwt +17.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 476 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $449.28/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 415 lb · 29 head

Siler City, NC 4-weight heifers sold at $451/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $34/cwt above the NC average ($417). Receipts totaled 1066 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,066	924	634
Feeder cattle	620	532	302
Slaughter cattle	142	150	106
Replacement cattle	3	7	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were 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
220	220	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,386	+70.00
260–283	273	7	550.00–610.00	$595.37	$1,625	+75.37
310–325	318	2	550.00–560.00	$554.88	$1,765	+49.88
395	395	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,896	+25.00
410–430	421	8	440.00–485.00	$469.30	$1,976	+14.30
465–475	470	3	450.00–480.00	$461.56	$2,169	+10.25
505–525	514	4	410.00–450.00	$433.78	$2,230	-3.20
585–595	592	3	445.00–450.00	$446.65	$2,644	+19.92
616	616	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,402	-44.83
670–695	683	2	335.00–367.00	$351.29	$2,399	-43.57
705	705	2	325.00–345.00	$335.00	$2,362	-39.39
755–780	764	4	330.00–365.00	$350.10	$2,675	-9.90
920	920	1	312.00	$312.00	$2,870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	410.00–460.00	$435.21	$1,275	—
340	340	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,394	—
425	425	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,828	+90.00
510	510	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,938	+180.00
590	590	1	432.00	$432.00	$2,549	—
625	625	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,062	—
680	680	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,210	—
850	850	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	5	460.00–530.00	$488.50	$1,075	+10.51
255–280	269	7	490.00–560.00	$518.70	$1,395	+52.26
300–330	313	16	415.00–480.00	$463.32	$1,450	+7.96
350–395	376	24	430.00–495.00	$465.86	$1,752	+25.15
380	380	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,577	-25.71
400–410	407	3	395.00–410.00	$400.04	$1,628	-20.54
400–445	420	21	415.00–480.00	$450.72	$1,893	+30.14
458 thin fleshed	458	11	480.00	$480.00	$2,198	—
450–495	472	28	410.00–465.00	$446.64	$2,108	+45.75
480	480	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,848	-15.89
500–540	519	16	360.00–430.00	$398.04	$2,066	+23.59
565 thin fleshed	565	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,288	—
555–595	572	20	330.00–395.00	$369.90	$2,116	+26.66
600–630	610	11	325.00–370.00	$350.44	$2,138	+19.30
650–680	662	7	300.00–340.00	$330.66	$2,189	+5.76
725–730	728	2	250.00–290.00	$270.07	$1,966	+37.60
755–770	761	4	285.00–310.00	$300.04	$2,283	-4.96
840	840	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,268	+50.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	370.00–430.00	$400.00	$940	+50.00
275	275	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,265	—
345	345	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,397	+132.18
350–390	373	8	340.00–400.00	$370.83	$1,383	-6.65
505–545	523	6	310.00–350.00	$333.58	$1,745	+41.19
560–585	569	4	275.00–320.00	$301.44	$1,715	+39.16
610	610	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,830	+15.00
675	675	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	300.00–320.00	$310.00	$1,194	—
470–475	473	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,301	—
505–530	515	3	230.00–270.00	$250.26	$1,289	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	227	8	450.00–500.00	$479.39	$1,088	-41.78
210–245 thin fleshed	231	4	550.00–590.00	$562.86	$1,300	—
255–295	273	7	500.00–565.00	$528.70	$1,443	+10.36
310–340	325	8	500.00–570.00	$532.52	$1,731	+49.02
355–380 thin fleshed	368	2	515.00–525.00	$520.17	$1,914	—
350–395	372	15	445.00–505.00	$473.13	$1,760	+0.57
400–445	413	26	415.00–485.00	$454.38	$1,877	+14.18
420–445	437	3	400.00–410.00	$405.10	$1,770	-35.10
450–496	476	30	400.00–470.00	$434.57	$2,069	+21.14
480–485	483	2	375.00–390.00	$382.46	$1,847	-30.97
500–545	519	14	360.00–445.00	$389.71	$2,023	-19.70
550 thin fleshed	550	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,448	—
550–595	571	14	320.00–375.00	$351.38	$2,006	-6.86
603–640	616	9	310.00–350.00	$332.89	$2,051	-58.19
650–675	660	5	300.00–340.00	$320.08	$2,113	-54.93
700–745	727	3	265.00–300.00	$284.67	$2,070	+34.67
793	793	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,181	-25.00
800–810	807	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,896	-80.00
895	895	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	390.00–400.00	$395.27	$901	—
310–340	322	3	420.00–475.00	$447.59	$1,441	+170.87
365	365	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,369	+65.00
425–430	427	3	270.00–330.00	$301.54	$1,288	-33.46
465	465	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,442	+22.19
510–545	529	4	280.00–340.00	$312.86	$1,655	+20.50
560–575	568	2	300.00–315.00	$307.40	$1,746	-37.60
610	610	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	—
695	695	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,981	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	—
305–330	318	2	300.00	$300.00	$954	—
395	395	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,106	—
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	—
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1695	1169	80-85%	47	154.00–168.00	$161.24	$1,885	—
1050–1410	1180	80-85%	12	141.00–152.00	$147.57	$1,741	—
960–1845	1380	80-85%	19	170.00–188.00	$175.13	$2,417	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–990	841	85-90%	11	120.00–138.00	$130.13	$1,094	—
815–1205	945	85-90%	12	140.00–155.00	$145.63	$1,376	-1.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,490	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1465	1317	3	165.00–172.00	$168.58	$2,220	—
1690–1900	1760	3	216.00–235.00	$223.80	$3,939	+24.50
1610–2380	1834	6	190.00–204.00	$198.87	$3,647	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	135	2	240.00–280.00	$260.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135–145	140	2	165.00–270.00	$217.50	—
150	150	1	285.00	$285.00	-90.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-300.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	—
100–125	104	14	110.00–200.00	$133.21	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	—
20–25	23	12	40.00–65.00	$51.67	—
30–35	32	26	60.00–75.00	$68.27	—
40–45	41	13	80.00–105.00	$87.69	—
50–55	54	19	105.00–130.00	$115.26	—
60–65	63	15	130.00–160.00	$145.33	—
70–75	72	9	160.00–195.00	$176.11	—
80	80	1	195.00	$195.00	—
90	90	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	3	25.00–35.00	$31.67	+4.33
20–25	22	18	40.00–55.00	$49.17	+3.70
30–35	33	20	60.00–80.00	$70.25	+2.57
40–45	41	9	80.00–95.00	$85.56	+0.11
50–55	54	18	100.00–130.00	$115.00	+3.57
60–65	61	11	125.00–150.00	$136.82	-3.74
70–75	72	13	160.00–190.00	$176.15	+6.15
85	85	1	215.00	$215.00	±0.00
90	90	2	205.00–250.00	$227.50	-42.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	100.00	$100.00	-2.50
90	90	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-11.67
100–130	112	11	120.00–255.00	$170.00	+15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	245.00–250.00	$247.50	+32.50
150	150	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.