Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $128.47/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 480 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $125.38/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 581 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	229	256	233
Feeder cattle	179	180	125
Slaughter cattle	44	49	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	134.00–140.00	$136.93	$301	—
295	295	1	132.00	$132.00	$389	-9.16
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
365–398	382	6	130.00–155.00	$144.15	$551	-19.85
415–440	431	5	122.00–149.00	$133.49	$575	-2.30
535	535	1	135.00	$135.00	$722	+5.16

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$339	+11.96
335	335	1	120.00	$120.00	$402	-7.00
370–385	377	3	117.00–127.00	$123.38	$465	+2.37
435	435	1	114.00	$114.00	$496	-3.03

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	102.00	$102.00	$250	—
275–280	278	2	104.00–116.00	$109.95	$306	—
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	4	125.00–131.00	$126.95	$423	-6.05
370–397	390	4	120.00	$120.00	$468	-2.00
400–445	420	6	120.00–137.00	$126.59	$532	+5.21
459–470	463	6	126.00–133.00	$130.63	$605	+4.63
515–545	530	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$612	+1.49
550–585	568	3	111.00–116.00	$113.96	$647	-0.70
605–625	612	3	110.00–117.00	$113.30	$693	—
705	705	1	89.00	$89.00	$627	—
790	790	1	83.00	$83.00	$656	—
980	980	1	84.00	$84.00	$823	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	111.00–112.00	$111.48	$312	—
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	+0.91
350	350	1	119.00	$119.00	$416	-1.00
410–445	425	4	112.00–119.00	$116.57	$495	+1.28
455–480	468	5	113.00–119.00	$115.18	$539	-0.14
525	525	2	109.00	$109.00	$572	-0.59
770	770	1	78.00	$78.00	$601	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	107.00	$107.00	$310	—
305–330	318	2	106.00–110.00	$108.08	$344	—
360	360	1	104.00	$104.00	$374	+1.27
405–435	416	4	100.00–110.00	$104.94	$437	+0.94
465–495	480	2	108.00–109.00	$108.48	$521	-0.52
555–575	565	2	101.00–105.00	$102.96	$582	-0.70
650	650	1	85.00	$85.00	$552	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	480	14	120.00–141.00	$128.47	$617	-1.00
520–530	525	2	115.00–124.00	$119.46	$627	-5.76
560–595	581	10	120.00–132.00	$125.38	$728	+3.73
600–605	603	3	106.00–121.00	$112.35	$677	+0.51
655–685	673	3	100.00–122.00	$111.03	$747	+5.33
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	-14.26
780–790	785	2	92.00–95.00	$93.49	$734	-4.51

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	110.00–122.00	$116.03	$531	+6.52
500–535	515	5	102.00–110.00	$105.73	$545	—
580	580	1	105.00	$105.00	$609	+2.00
645	645	1	85.00	$85.00	$548	—
785	785	1	77.00	$77.00	$604	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	470	4	116.00–120.00	$117.31	$551	-0.69
565–595	586	4	109.00–117.00	$113.45	$665	-0.79
775	775	1	86.00	$86.00	$666	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1265	1173	80-85%	2	56.00	$56.00	$657	—
865–1575	1220	80-85%	19	58.00–67.00	$62.75	$766	—
1335	1335	80-85%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.50	$914	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$348	+0.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$875	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1465	1253	3	62.00–76.00	$69.92	$876	—
1815	1815	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,779	—
1450–2235	1956	9	85.00–95.00	$90.12	$1,763	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	3	140.00–200.00	$166.67	-80.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	45.00	$45.00	—
75	75	1	95.00	$95.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	115.00	$115.00	-26.67

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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.