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

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 25, 2026 Corrected report

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.91/cwt -7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.30/cwt -9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,591/hd at 473 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.88/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 420 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	758	660	916
Feeder cattle	510	344	613
Slaughter cattle	89	62	109
Replacement cattle	3	2	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower 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 .

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower 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
265–295	280	2	475.00–480.00	$477.37	$1,337	-22.63
325–335	330	2	380.00–440.00	$409.55	$1,352	-44.09
360–390	379	4	430.00–440.00	$435.07	$1,649	+17.76
415	415	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,722	+25.81
450–487	478	4	352.00–385.00	$359.77	$1,720	-28.04
500–511	508	12	370.00–395.00	$378.88	$1,925	+47.48
550–590	578	13	322.00–375.00	$358.37	$2,071	+33.38
605–643	616	16	315.00–350.00	$336.84	$2,075	+1.21
650–685	670	8	315.00–330.00	$322.94	$2,164	+13.55
706–712	709	7	296.00–322.50	$311.09	$2,206	-13.91
755–785	769	4	275.00–315.00	$293.47	$2,257	-16.53
890	890	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,448	—
915	915	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,470	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,540	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	395.00–440.00	$417.75	$932	-28.92
295–298	296	5	430.00–450.00	$438.05	$1,297	+15.22
310–345	325	9	390.00–415.00	$404.85	$1,316	+29.09
350–395	373	19	347.50–407.50	$388.69	$1,450	+13.14
400–445	420	24	325.00–390.00	$357.88	$1,503	-2.69
450–495	473	26	300.00–355.00	$336.30	$1,591	-9.85
500–540	520	26	295.00–350.00	$328.85	$1,710	-3.54
525–535	530	2	272.50–275.00	$273.74	$1,451	-58.65
550–597	578	23	300.00–340.00	$323.73	$1,871	+3.71
610	610	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	-60.51
600–640	627	15	300.00–335.00	$317.84	$1,993	+7.33
650–690	666	8	305.00–320.00	$313.26	$2,086	+29.40
695	695	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,911	-8.86
710	710	6	240.00–315.00	$276.67	$1,964	+26.67
770–780	775	2	232.50–275.00	$253.61	$1,965	—
805–825	815	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,915	—
845	845	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,479	—
850	850	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	300.00	$300.00	$834	—
295 thin fleshed	295	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,106	—
345	345	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,156	—
350	350	1	250.00	$250.00	$875	—
425–445	435	2	260.00–300.00	$280.46	$1,220	—
450–495	473	2	275.00–285.00	$279.76	$1,323	+24.63
530	530	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,219	—
550	550	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,045	-27.00
675 thin fleshed	675	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,688	—
985	985	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,743	—

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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	228	9	465.00–505.00	$491.98	$1,122	-23.14
253 thin fleshed	253	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,265	—
255–295	280	3	410.00–450.00	$432.68	$1,212	-20.74
300–345	314	7	425.00–455.00	$442.09	$1,388	+15.00
320–325 thin fleshed	323	3	480.00–490.00	$483.30	$1,561	—
350–385	371	10	405.00–445.00	$420.00	$1,558	+20.95
380	380	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,463	-14.05
400–405 thin fleshed	402	3	415.00–435.00	$425.00	$1,708	—
410–440	419	7	360.00–405.00	$375.64	$1,574	+13.65
430–440	434	4	325.00–335.00	$330.01	$1,432	-31.98
450–495	467	18	320.00–380.00	$344.22	$1,608	+12.26
460–485	473	2	300.00–315.00	$307.30	$1,454	-24.66
475 thin fleshed	475	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,852	—
500–545	522	19	302.50–335.00	$322.21	$1,682	+9.22
535 thin fleshed	535	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,033	—
565–575 thin fleshed	570	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,166	—
550–595	572	21	300.00–340.00	$313.84	$1,795	-6.46
617 thin fleshed	617	3	346.00	$346.00	$2,135	—
600–640	623	12	270.00–330.00	$299.54	$1,866	+10.39
630	630	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	-79.15
660–690	680	10	295.00–320.00	$311.52	$2,118	+28.93
690	690	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,690	-37.59
700–730	709	8	270.00–315.00	$299.87	$2,126	+27.78
740	740	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,628	-52.09
770–783	778	6	210.00–250.00	$240.88	$1,874	—
835	835	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,670	-60.45
880	880	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,024	—
910	910	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,820	-17.38
988	988	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,927	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	320.00	$320.00	$816	—
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	+65.00
430	430	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,290	—
475–495	483	3	270.00–300.00	$283.55	$1,370	-6.58
525–540	532	3	267.50–295.00	$282.57	$1,503	+7.44
550–595	576	4	240.00–285.00	$264.13	$1,521	-13.21
665	665	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,742	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,012	—
520	520	1	190.00	$190.00	$988	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1595	1214	80-85%	19	124.00–138.00	$131.74	$1,599	—
950–1630	1276	80-85%	17	140.00–152.00	$143.45	$1,830	—
1130–1675	1368	80-85%	3	158.00–165.00	$162.78	$2,227	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–855	837	85-90%	3	125.00–135.00	$128.41	$1,075	—
775–1180	947	85-90%	14	110.00–130.00	$118.31	$1,120	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1855	1750	75-80%	2	132.00–138.00	$134.82	$2,359	-13.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–2035	1756	9	174.00–185.00	$178.30	$3,131	-6.97
1225–2245	1813	3	160.00–171.00	$168.16	$3,049	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–135	130	2	235.00–270.00	$252.50	-15.00
150	150	1	340.00	$340.00	+35.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	—
110	110	1	185.00	$185.00	-12.50
110–145	130	11	180.00–380.00	$274.09	+24.09
150	150	1	315.00	$315.00	-50.00

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	-885.00

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

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–130	121	4	190.00–280.00	$243.75	+15.54
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	5	70.00–80.00	$76.00	-6.50
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	+3.33
55	55	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-5.00
60–65	63	6	155.00–170.00	$162.50	-2.50
70–75	73	6	165.00–195.00	$189.17	-15.83
80–85	83	3	210.00–220.00	$216.67	-10.23
90	90	2	245.00	$245.00	-15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	25.00	$25.00	+1.67
20	20	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	-7.50
30–35	32	5	65.00–80.00	$73.00	+3.00
40–45	42	18	90.00–120.00	$107.78	+13.49
50–55	53	14	115.00–135.00	$127.14	+4.83
60–65	63	16	140.00–170.00	$152.81	+0.31
70	70	7	175.00–195.00	$185.71	-6.79
80–85	83	4	200.00–235.00	$210.00	-31.88
90	90	3	205.00–265.00	$245.00	+3.12

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	—
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–130	113	4	165.00–260.00	$193.75	-28.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	195.00	$195.00	—
100	100	2	245.00–285.00	$265.00	-51.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	—
65	65	1	160.00	$160.00	—
70–75	73	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	—
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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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.