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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 218 297
Feeder cattle 125 136 192
Slaughter cattle 80 56 94
Replacement cattle 1 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were up 3.00 to 5.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00 with this being a holiday week . Demand was light with market activity and buyer interest being slow. Offerings moderate with quality plain to average . Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 16 head 2 hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 110.00 $110.00 $302 —
310 310 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $318 -3.50
370 370 1 104.00 $104.00 $385 +4.00
430 430 1 101.00 $101.00 $434 —
450 450 1 103.00 $103.00 $464 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $263 —
265 265 1 118.00 $118.00 $313 —
355 355 1 111.00 $111.00 $394 —
440 440 1 111.00 $111.00 $488 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 131.00 $131.00 $393 —
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 -10.00
400–440 420 2 135.00 $135.00 $567 -1.18
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 90.00 $90.00 $400 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 90.00–105.00 $97.70 $276 —
300–305 302 3 95.00–108.00 $100.97 $305 -9.03
355–370 362 3 94.00–96.00 $95.32 $345 -4.68
410 410 1 98.00 $98.00 $402 —
495 495 1 104.00 $104.00 $515 -6.00
500–540 519 5 90.00–103.00 $97.69 $507 -6.31
555 555 1 96.00 $96.00 $533 —
675 675 1 72.00 $72.00 $486 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 3 101.00 $101.00 $517 —
620–640 630 2 86.00–88.00 $87.02 $548 -10.98
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 95.00 $95.00 $233 —
320 320 1 90.00 $90.00 $288 —
435 435 1 90.00 $90.00 $392 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 -12.90
750 750 1 83.00 $83.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 473 4 115.00–129.00 $119.70 $566 —
504–520 507 5 115.00–128.00 $125.33 $635 +4.33
620–645 630 5 96.00–114.00 $103.51 $652 -16.99
650–690 671 4 90.00–100.00 $95.93 $644 —
730 730 1 98.00 $98.00 $715 +5.52
770 770 1 88.00 $88.00 $678 —
985 985 1 84.00 $84.00 $827 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 101.00 $101.00 $465 —
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 -15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1910 1182 80-85% 30 57.00–67.00 $63.08 $746 +3.46
980–1770 1194 80-85% 8 46.00–54.00 $50.90 $608 -8.72
1085–1655 1375 80-85% 15 68.00–77.00 $73.68 $1,013 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $366 -9.00
855–970 897 85-90% 3 50.00–58.00 $54.16 $486 +2.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805 1805 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1515 1278 5 60.00–74.00 $69.52 $888 —
1520–2205 1733 4 82.00–94.00 $87.09 $1,509 —
1800 1800 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,818 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 175.00 $175.00 -58.03
125 125 1 230.00 $230.00 -3.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 95.00 $95.00 +7.31
45 45 1 115.00 $115.00 +27.31
50 50 2 110.00–135.00 $122.50 +2.50
60 60 1 145.00 $145.00 +20.00
80 80 1 165.00 $165.00 -13.60
90 90 1 235.00 $235.00 +56.40

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105–110 108 3 150.00–210.00 $178.33 +33.33

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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.