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

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.61/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 437 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.95/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 576 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	311	338	191
Feeder cattle	190	243	143
Slaughter cattle	50	63	26
Replacement cattle	2	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . 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
305–310	308	2	160.00–176.00	$168.07	$518	+24.56
350–385	368	2	148.00–151.00	$149.43	$550	—
410–440	426	4	131.00–146.00	$136.86	$583	+0.26
460–480	470	2	130.00–146.00	$137.83	$648	-5.57
500–545	522	5	130.00–142.00	$137.56	$718	-0.27
570–588	580	5	133.00–145.00	$141.63	$821	+0.27
605–620	615	3	137.00–140.00	$138.99	$855	-4.28
650	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	-5.00
725–748	742	4	108.00–114.00	$111.53	$828	—
785	785	1	118.00	$118.00	$926	+4.99
850	850	1	108.00	$108.00	$918	—
920–925	923	2	100.00–108.00	$104.01	$960	-0.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	120.00–140.00	$130.67	$294	—
250	250	1	139.00	$139.00	$348	—
380	380	1	120.00	$120.00	$456	-1.29
430	430	1	118.00	$118.00	$507	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	100.00	$100.00	$200	—
360–380	372	3	105.00–110.00	$107.65	$400	—
435	435	1	110.00	$110.00	$478	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–446	437	12	126.00–135.00	$129.61	$566	-0.20
450–495	472	7	120.00–132.00	$125.87	$594	-3.87
505–520	512	6	113.00–125.00	$120.65	$618	-10.65
555–595	576	12	114.00–125.00	$121.95	$702	-5.73
605	605	1	101.00	$101.00	$611	-17.76
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	-2.32
715	715	1	104.00	$104.00	$744	+13.01
760–770	765	2	84.00–99.00	$91.45	$700	—
950	950	1	88.00	$88.00	$836	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	117.00	$117.00	$310	—
365	365	1	115.00	$115.00	$420	—
455	455	1	115.00	$115.00	$523	—
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	—
625	625	1	90.00	$90.00	$562	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	100.00	$100.00	$285	—
305	305	1	104.00	$104.00	$317	—
595	595	1	91.00	$91.00	$541	—
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	470	3	130.00–145.00	$138.33	$650	-2.28
510–530	518	3	119.00–132.00	$124.95	$647	-7.18
565–595	579	6	120.00–133.00	$126.15	$730	-2.25
600–640	614	5	100.00–127.00	$118.00	$725	+8.50
650–695	677	9	98.00–118.00	$106.00	$718	-6.33
715–740	728	2	99.00–106.00	$102.56	$747	-1.60
765–775	770	3	94.00–100.00	$96.67	$744	—
935	935	1	100.00	$100.00	$935	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	464	4	111.00–126.00	$117.48	$545	+1.02
575	575	1	114.00	$114.00	$656	—
610	610	1	97.00	$97.00	$592	—
660	660	1	95.00	$95.00	$627	—
720–730	723	3	86.00–88.00	$86.67	$627	—
750	750	1	88.00	$88.00	$660	—
815–845	830	2	84.00–87.00	$85.53	$710	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	+10.00
595	595	1	108.00	$108.00	$643	—
795	795	1	80.00	$80.00	$636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1025	1020	80-85%	2	78.00–80.00	$79.00	$806	—
915–1465	1101	80-85%	5	62.00–65.00	$62.85	$692	—
930–1530	1203	80-85%	24	63.00–71.00	$67.58	$813	-1.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–960	945	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.48	$439	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	2	64.00–67.00	$65.50	$982	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1945	1579	5	89.00–94.00	$92.46	$1,460	—
1830	1830	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,885	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–125	108	4	120.00–180.00	$148.75	±0.00
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	-80.00

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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
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	740.00	$740.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	970.00	$970.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	80.00	$80.00	$380	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–125	111	13	140.00–185.00	$161.92	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	40.00	$40.00	+10.00
30–35	33	3	75.00–80.00	$76.67	+6.67
40–45	43	4	65.00–90.00	$77.50	-5.00
50–55	51	8	90.00–120.00	$103.13	—
60–65	61	8	110.00–130.00	$119.38	—
70–75	72	5	135.00–155.00	$143.00	—
90–95	92	3	195.00–200.00	$198.33	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	4	135.00–190.00	$160.00	+11.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	335.00	$335.00	+145.00

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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.