Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $125.22/cwt -14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 518 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.79/cwt -12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	256	255	209
Feeder cattle	180	187	169
Slaughter cattle	49	56	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 3.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 30.00 to 35.00 3 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	132.00–150.00	$141.16	$409	-18.84
385	385	1	164.00	$164.00	$631	+6.38
405–445	426	10	129.00–145.00	$135.79	$578	-12.60
500–530	521	4	124.00–140.00	$129.84	$676	-18.83
575	575	1	129.00	$129.00	$742	-3.99
610–625	618	2	121.00–124.00	$122.48	$757	-5.28
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	+6.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	119.00–128.00	$123.54	$325	-4.17
325	325	1	127.00	$127.00	$413	-11.00
375–385	380	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$460	-4.50
415–435	422	3	112.00–120.00	$117.03	$494	-2.97

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	110.00	$110.00	$478	—
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	117.00–121.00	$119.09	$387	+0.29
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	+5.00
400–435	421	4	113.00–118.00	$115.29	$485	-0.71
450–490	478	6	113.00–118.00	$115.32	$551	—
505–545	519	5	107.00–114.00	$109.59	$569	—
575–585	580	6	106.00–110.00	$108.17	$627	-1.83
740	740	1	88.00	$88.00	$651	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	131.00	$131.00	$373	±0.00
345	345	1	133.00	$133.00	$459	+1.59
395	395	1	122.00	$122.00	$482	-13.71
400–445	425	5	120.00–123.00	$121.38	$516	-13.50
475	475	1	126.00	$126.00	$598	-6.99
500–545	520	4	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$593	-11.75
585–595	592	3	114.00–116.00	$114.66	$679	-2.32

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	372	3	100.00–108.00	$102.73	$382	-7.27
430	430	1	104.00	$104.00	$447	—
485	485	1	109.00	$109.00	$529	—
505–510	508	2	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$533	+4.00
565–595	582	3	103.00–104.00	$103.66	$603	+0.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	471	6	124.00–138.00	$129.47	$610	-10.18
500–545	518	16	119.00–134.00	$125.22	$649	-14.55
555–595	578	7	117.00–130.00	$121.65	$703	-10.92
605–635	616	6	104.00–118.00	$111.84	$689	-15.19
660–685	666	4	100.00–110.00	$105.70	$704	-15.09
705–725	714	4	100.00–106.00	$104.26	$744	—
750	750	2	96.00–100.00	$98.00	$735	—
800–840	820	3	99.00–104.00	$101.04	$829	—
870	870	1	105.00	$105.00	$914	+9.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	118.00	$118.00	$584	-4.00
505–545	525	5	110.00–114.00	$111.78	$587	—
555–585	569	4	113.00–115.00	$114.24	$650	-11.76
695	695	1	95.00	$95.00	$660	-11.00
700	700	1	94.00	$94.00	$658	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	480	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$526	—
590–595	593	2	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$611	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1280	1009	80-85%	10	46.00–57.00	$53.75	$542	—
870–1385	1099	80-85%	15	57.00–67.00	$63.37	$696	-7.06
1260	1260	80-85%	1	71.00	$71.00	$895	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1490	1460	75-80%	3	71.00–76.00	$73.01	$1,066	—
1435–1590	1516	75-80%	4	60.00–68.00	$65.60	$994	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–915	844	85-90%	4	50.00–56.00	$53.74	$454	—
855–935	895	85-90%	2	35.00–44.00	$39.30	$352	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,537	—
1335–2115	1720	5	85.00–95.00	$91.27	$1,570	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	—
125	125	1	335.00	$335.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–120	112	3	220.00–265.00	$246.67	+41.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	60.00	$60.00	-91.25
30	30	1	115.00	$115.00	-36.25
45	45	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	-9.58
50–55	52	3	145.00–175.00	$160.00	-5.00
60–65	63	5	150.00–190.00	$172.00	+7.00
70–75	73	3	165.00–170.00	$166.67	+1.67
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	2	360.00–395.00	$377.50	—

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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.