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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.02/cwt +15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 520 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.68/cwt +21.38 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 266 192
Feeder cattle 128 164 126
Slaughter cattle 86 61 49
Replacement cattle — 7 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 4.00 to 8.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings moderate with quality average . 4 head of hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 148.00 $148.00 $429 +3.13
350–395 376 5 159.00–172.00 $165.15 $621 +5.96
400–445 418 10 144.00–188.00 $166.68 $697 +21.38
450–485 471 5 150.00–173.00 $166.20 $783 +13.50
520–545 533 2 171.00–173.00 $171.98 $917 +27.73
573–590 582 4 136.00–159.00 $151.69 $883 +12.69
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 +0.54
675 675 1 141.00 $141.00 $952 +10.99
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 137.00 $137.00 $459 +13.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 106.00 $106.00 $408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 132.00 $132.00 $389 -5.00
320–345 333 2 130.00–135.00 $132.59 $442 +4.10
355–395 378 8 130.00–148.00 $140.02 $529 +2.52
400–440 424 5 134.00–147.00 $140.70 $597 -1.23
450–490 463 8 124.00–151.00 $142.26 $659 +9.95
500–545 520 11 119.00–146.00 $135.02 $702 +15.17
565–575 570 3 128.00–142.00 $134.96 $769 +10.81
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 -10.78
665–680 673 2 101.00–111.00 $105.94 $713 +5.44
945 945 1 90.00 $90.00 $850 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
575 575 1 101.00 $101.00 $581 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 129.00 $129.00 $393 +11.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 481 5 151.00–169.00 $159.88 $769 +9.48
540 540 1 159.00 $159.00 $859 +23.38
555–585 569 4 134.00–153.00 $145.18 $826 +15.05
600–640 613 4 109.00–149.00 $133.57 $819 +16.57
655 655 1 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
730 730 2 102.00–115.00 $108.50 $792 —
760–780 770 2 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $786 -16.97
815 815 1 113.00 $113.00 $921 -1.00
1015 1015 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,056 —
1075 1075 1 91.00 $91.00 $978 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 101.00 $101.00 $561 -4.00
990 990 2 76.00 $76.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1235 1043 80-85% 12 60.00–73.00 $67.65 $706 —
960–1520 1178 80-85% 19 86.00–96.00 $89.72 $1,057 —
880–1845 1205 80-85% 38 74.00–85.00 $80.24 $967 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $314 —
810 810 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $494 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1715 1548 3 98.00–105.00 $99.96 $1,547 —
1445–2285 1800 6 110.00–127.00 $119.06 $2,143 -7.60

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150–180 165 2 270.00–350.00 $310.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 170.00 $170.00 -64.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 60.00 $60.00 ±0.00
75 75 1 170.00 $170.00 +12.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 135.00 $135.00 -20.00
95 95 1 145.00 $145.00 -10.00
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 —
100 100 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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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.