Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $122.54/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.17/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 566 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $113.13/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 611 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	371	311	324
Feeder cattle	283	190	234
Slaughter cattle	58	50	45
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle down 2.00 to 3.00 this week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 5.00 to 10.00 5 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
200–240	226	6	130.00–150.00	$137.20	$310	—
315–340	327	6	138.00–155.00	$147.24	$481	-20.83
350–395	376	7	134.00–168.00	$146.50	$551	-2.93
425–430	428	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$601	+3.64
465–480	473	3	130.00–142.00	$135.65	$642	-2.18
505–535	521	4	134.00–147.00	$141.05	$735	+3.49
560–595	578	5	128.00–139.00	$134.82	$779	-6.81
600–640	617	5	119.00–134.00	$126.36	$780	-12.63
650–695	659	5	110.00–124.00	$121.05	$798	-10.95
715	715	1	116.00	$116.00	$829	+4.47
853	853	3	115.00	$115.00	$981	+7.00
1000	1000	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,080	—
1155	1155	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,224	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	110.00	$110.00	$286	—
350–360	355	3	100.00–104.00	$101.69	$361	-5.96
430	430	1	109.00	$109.00	$469	-1.00
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	—
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	132.00	$132.00	$317	+1.33
390	390	1	115.00	$115.00	$448	-5.00
410–430	420	2	111.00–119.00	$115.10	$483	-2.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	133.00	$133.00	$359	—
365–390	379	5	124.00–138.00	$129.13	$489	—
415–445	429	7	120.00–130.00	$126.71	$544	-2.90
460–495	477	10	120.00–129.00	$123.06	$587	-2.81
500–545	515	9	120.00–123.00	$121.47	$626	+0.82
550–595	572	10	115.00–124.00	$120.76	$691	-1.19
600–635	623	9	100.00–117.00	$111.84	$697	+10.84
655–680	664	4	104.00–109.00	$105.51	$701	+5.51
710–740	725	2	91.00–94.00	$92.47	$670	-11.53
798	798	3	86.00	$86.00	$686	-5.45

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	100.00	$100.00	$150	—
205	205	1	108.00	$108.00	$221	—
400–410	407	3	101.00	$101.00	$411	—
460–480	470	3	90.00–103.00	$97.74	$459	—
510	510	1	90.00	$90.00	$459	—
595	595	1	97.00	$97.00	$577	+6.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	120.00–125.00	$122.63	$343	+5.63
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	—
370	370	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$420	-1.50
485	485	1	119.00	$119.00	$577	+4.00
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	—
660	660	1	94.00	$94.00	$620	—
715	715	1	87.00	$87.00	$622	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	128.00	$128.00	$358	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	471	6	117.00–136.00	$126.47	$596	-11.86
500–530	514	14	118.00–128.00	$122.54	$630	-2.41
555–585	566	11	118.00–129.00	$123.17	$697	-2.98
600–630	611	10	100.00–122.00	$113.13	$691	-4.87
650–685	661	7	100.00–116.00	$110.67	$732	+4.67
745	745	2	94.00–104.00	$99.00	$738	-3.56
760–770	765	2	95.00–96.00	$95.50	$731	-1.17
1060	1060	1	81.00	$81.00	$859	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	3	119.00–122.00	$120.32	$584	+2.84
540–548	545	3	116.00	$116.00	$632	—
573–585	577	3	110.00–115.00	$113.31	$654	-0.69
630–645	638	2	94.00	$94.00	$600	-3.00
720	720	1	86.00	$86.00	$619	-0.67
970	970	2	80.00	$80.00	$776	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	465	3	102.00–110.00	$106.37	$495	-3.63
500–525	513	2	107.00–109.00	$107.98	$554	-2.02
570–590	580	2	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$610	-2.91
680	680	1	89.00	$89.00	$605	—
955	955	1	75.00	$75.00	$716	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1365	1119	80-85%	20	61.00–68.00	$63.92	$715	+1.07
900–1540	1163	80-85%	15	54.00–60.00	$58.02	$675	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1005	901	85-90%	6	50.00–59.00	$53.05	$478	—
710–1065	941	85-90%	7	38.00–49.00	$44.98	$423	-1.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1785	1785	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,339	—
1865	1865	2	90.00–96.00	$93.00	$1,734	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	-15.00
150	150	2	230.00–255.00	$242.50	—
250	250	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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	±0.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-8.75

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	12	150.00–170.00	$162.08	+0.16
160	160	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
70–75	73	6	150.00–155.00	$151.67	-18.33
80–85	83	3	150.00–180.00	$163.33	-6.67

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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.