Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $160.10/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	217	373	229
Feeder cattle	130	230	179
Slaughter cattle	57	90	44
Replacement cattle	—	22	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light 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
255–290	273	2	151.00–172.00	$162.17	$443	+1.30
305–340	327	3	150.00–160.00	$154.81	$506	+2.76
355–390	378	5	165.00–174.00	$168.42	$637	-3.18
425–435	430	2	163.00–169.00	$165.97	$714	+0.74
485–489	488	5	172.00–174.00	$173.60	$847	+17.12
520	520	1	173.00	$173.00	$900	+19.29
1040	1040	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,227	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	139.00	$139.00	$334	-3.14
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	—
300	300	1	129.00	$129.00	$387	-7.22
410–425	420	3	114.00–128.00	$121.33	$510	-19.43

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	110.00	$110.00	$363	—
435	435	1	106.00	$106.00	$461	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	—
375	375	1	144.00	$144.00	$540	-5.75
420–445	429	4	126.00–150.00	$140.92	$605	-5.33
450–495	470	5	133.00–145.00	$139.74	$657	-8.31
500–540	516	6	128.00–146.00	$141.36	$729	+1.64
560–565	563	2	133.00–143.00	$137.98	$777	+7.35
600–645	623	2	110.00–124.00	$116.75	$727	—
695	695	1	107.00	$107.00	$744	—
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—
930	930	1	84.00	$84.00	$781	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	106.00–110.00	$108.13	$346	—
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—
480	480	2	100.00	$100.00	$480	—
590	590	1	99.00	$99.00	$584	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	119.00	$119.00	$286	—
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	-6.12
470–495	483	2	117.00–119.00	$118.03	$570	—
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	—

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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	478	12	145.00–173.00	$160.10	$765	+16.04
500–535	526	8	141.00–166.00	$157.37	$828	—
550–598	575	8	132.00–163.00	$151.78	$873	+4.56
600–620	610	3	120.00–153.00	$130.82	$798	-9.13
655–680	669	5	111.00–131.00	$120.67	$807	-16.33
775–795	785	2	102.00–113.00	$107.43	$843	—
815	815	1	104.00	$104.00	$848	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	115.00	$115.00	$661	-9.10
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	80-85%	1	64.00	$64.00	$701	—
900–1680	1209	80-85%	19	66.00–76.00	$73.52	$889	-4.97
990–1790	1247	80-85%	18	77.00–85.00	$79.59	$992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–890	798	85-90%	4	51.00–66.00	$60.43	$482	—
845–940	897	85-90%	3	40.00–51.00	$45.53	$408	+6.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	76.00	$76.00	$787	—
2005	2005	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,266	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	460.00	$460.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	126.00	$126.00	$441	—
430	430	1	101.00	$101.00	$434	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	115	6	245.00–310.00	$288.33	+113.33

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	180.00	$180.00	—
60	60	6	185.00–190.00	$185.83	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	105.00	$105.00	+30.00
80	80	4	220.00	$220.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	+87.50
100–125	108	4	155.00–360.00	$225.00	—

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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.