Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) report →

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.20/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 426 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $116.79/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 631 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.88/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 565 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	256	157	225
Feeder cattle	191	123	133
Slaughter cattle	39	23	76
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 65.00

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	164.00	$164.00	$459	+12.00
315–345	330	2	130.00–157.00	$144.11	$476	-5.89
350–395	373	7	130.00–154.00	$144.99	$541	+1.88
405–435	416	8	141.00–149.00	$146.10	$608	-9.56
455–490	473	2	131.00–148.00	$139.81	$661	+9.81
515	515	1	131.00	$131.00	$675	—
553–560	554	6	131.00–143.00	$133.02	$737	+6.02
645	645	1	143.00	$143.00	$922	+14.00
675–690	683	2	133.00–135.00	$134.01	$915	+14.01

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	110.00	$110.00	$226	—
255	255	1	116.00	$116.00	$296	—
370–380	375	3	106.00–108.00	$107.33	$402	—
405	405	1	109.00	$109.00	$441	+1.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	130.00	$130.00	$312	—
370–380	375	2	121.00–130.00	$125.56	$471	—
415	415	1	111.00	$111.00	$461	-5.97

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	138.00–143.00	$140.69	$321	—
270	270	1	132.00	$132.00	$356	—
300–305	303	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$389	—
405–435	426	17	121.00–130.00	$127.20	$542	+1.48
460–495	477	6	127.00–131.00	$129.00	$615	+10.00
503–540	522	7	119.00–130.00	$125.97	$658	+8.83
550–595	565	10	111.00–128.00	$122.88	$694	+4.88
600–640	621	9	104.00–118.00	$109.88	$682	-5.45
650–670	660	2	100.00–106.00	$102.95	$679	-3.55
700	700	1	96.00	$96.00	$672	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	110.00	$110.00	$412	+6.00
445	445	1	104.00	$104.00	$463	—
455–490	473	5	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$497	—
500–535	518	2	102.00–103.00	$102.48	$531	—
580	580	2	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$603	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	128.00	$128.00	$326	+4.00
340	340	1	112.00	$112.00	$381	—
400	400	2	115.00	$115.00	$460	+2.00
470–495	483	2	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$567	+1.94
675	675	1	90.00	$90.00	$608	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	6	144.00–151.00	$146.18	$672	+12.82
500–540	524	9	126.00–144.00	$134.94	$707	+8.49
555–585	565	4	120.00–138.00	$125.64	$710	+2.22
600–648	631	11	102.00–122.00	$116.79	$737	+0.54
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	+10.00
720–745	730	4	97.00–107.00	$101.77	$743	-24.23
785–790	788	2	95.00–101.00	$97.99	$772	-22.01

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	117.00	$117.00	$544	-0.47
530–545	538	2	116.00	$116.00	$624	±0.00
580–590	585	2	110.00	$110.00	$644	-3.02
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	—
745	745	1	86.00	$86.00	$641	-2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	523	3	100.00	$100.00	$523	—
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1130	966	80-85%	6	57.00–62.00	$61.00	$589	—
1100	1100	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$825	—
1020–1530	1221	80-85%	9	64.00–72.00	$69.08	$843	-6.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–875	815	85-90%	2	37.00–49.00	$43.44	$354	+1.35
755–975	847	85-90%	5	50.00–67.00	$57.06	$483	+14.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,190	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,216	—
1420–1530	1475	2	97.00–98.00	$97.52	$1,438	—
1380–2025	1706	4	109.00–113.00	$110.11	$1,878	+4.10

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	2	165.00–215.00	$190.00	—
190	190	1	350.00	$350.00	+45.00

↑ Back to top

Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	115.00	$115.00	—

↑ Back to top

Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100	100	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	35.00–40.00	$37.50	—
30–35	33	2	50.00–75.00	$62.50	—
40–45	42	3	60.00–100.00	$81.67	—
60–65	62	5	110.00–150.00	$127.00	+7.00
70–75	73	2	145.00–165.00	$155.00	+7.50

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	—
110	110	1	155.00	$155.00	+10.00

↑ Back to top

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.