Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report, Siler City, NC

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 4, 2026 Corrected report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.19/cwt -17.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	320	670	835
Feeder cattle	142	388	604
Slaughter cattle	46	81	101
Replacement cattle	5	1	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were steady 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
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	—
340	340	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,394	+40.00
380	380	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,634	+63.64
400–425	413	3	365.00–405.00	$390.42	$1,612	+35.84
445	445	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	-19.58
495	495	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,782	-6.67
523	523	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,804	+7.75
600–630	612	3	305.00–345.00	$328.54	$2,011	+28.54
680	680	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,836	-51.67
715	715	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,109	-20.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	270.00–300.00	$285.46	$928	—
440	440	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	-27.63
550	550	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,595	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	350.00–410.00	$373.81	$867	-86.19
250–275	267	3	350.00–370.00	$363.75	$971	+30.79
300–345	327	8	355.00–370.00	$366.21	$1,198	-20.40
373–395	382	6	310.00–350.00	$338.99	$1,295	-45.49
400–440	420	5	320.00–360.00	$333.57	$1,401	+9.66
450–493	474	8	300.00–355.00	$315.45	$1,495	-25.09
506–540	519	9	305.00–327.00	$319.65	$1,659	-12.75
535	535	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,471	-57.40
550–585	565	5	295.00–320.00	$305.17	$1,724	-26.02
570	570	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	-61.19
605	605	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,815	+25.00
995	995	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	280.00	$280.00	$574	—
355	355	1	250.00	$250.00	$888	-52.15
865	865	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,557	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
255–290	270	6	395.00–440.00	$406.36	$1,097	-50.18
300	300	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,050	-39.07
305–335	319	7	370.00–420.00	$390.34	$1,245	+1.27
355–365	360	2	335.00–345.00	$340.07	$1,224	-44.65
360–390	380	3	390.00–425.00	$402.76	$1,530	+62.76
400–430	414	8	360.00–415.00	$391.78	$1,622	+47.29
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	-24.49
475	475	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,520	-25.81
510–525	518	2	320.00–355.00	$337.25	$1,747	+11.54
550–585	568	2	290.00–295.00	$292.42	$1,661	-23.22
600–615	608	2	260.00–307.00	$283.21	$1,722	+14.94
650–695	669	6	215.00–260.00	$236.32	$1,581	-53.13
750–775	765	3	220.00–225.00	$222.31	$1,701	-22.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,089	-10.00
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	-22.60
440	440	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,232	+14.59
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	-65.41
490	490	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,127	-37.90
520–540	532	3	225.00–250.00	$238.46	$1,269	-39.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1360	1206	80-85%	6	128.00–148.00	$138.84	$1,674	-26.83
885–1625	1267	80-85%	14	150.00–161.00	$154.52	$1,958	+10.98
1465–1615	1560	80-85%	3	162.00–168.00	$165.25	$2,578	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760	1760	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,464	—
1715–2000	1858	75-80%	2	145.00–150.00	$147.69	$2,744	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–980	968	85-90%	2	126.00–130.00	$127.97	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1780	1695	2	168.00–170.00	$168.95	$2,864	—
1430–2105	1768	2	185.00–190.00	$187.98	$3,323	-0.61

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	2	300.00	$300.00	-10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	190.00	$190.00	-67.50
130–140	133	3	260.00–290.00	$273.33	+15.83

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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
850–955	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,191.29	—

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	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	4	220.00	$220.00	+30.71

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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	45.00–70.00	$61.00	-10.67
30–35	32	5	70.00–75.00	$74.00	+2.33
40–45	43	4	85.00–105.00	$96.25	+1.25
50–55	54	4	110.00–130.00	$121.25	-8.75
65	65	3	175.00–195.00	$185.00	+24.25
70–75	71	7	185.00–215.00	$202.14	+14.87
80–85	84	8	220.00–275.00	$240.00	+35.00
90	90	3	240.00–280.00	$263.33	+25.83

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	5	45.00–60.00	$51.00	-4.00
30	30	4	70.00–75.00	$73.75	+2.25
40–45	42	7	90.00–100.00	$98.57	+1.26
50–55	53	12	120.00–150.00	$131.67	+2.50
60–65	62	7	150.00–180.00	$165.00	+2.50
70–75	72	5	190.00–225.00	$204.00	+19.71
80–85	83	6	205.00–255.00	$232.50	+22.50
90	90	1	235.00	$235.00	+18.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	+65.00
110	110	3	195.00–255.00	$233.33	+61.45

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	132	3	285.00–480.00	$356.67	+96.67

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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.