Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.57/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 377 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.18/cwt ≈ $587/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	403	228	447
Feeder cattle	273	124	302
Slaughter cattle	88	70	87
Replacement cattle	3	2	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Quality plain to average with offerings moderate. Baby calves 105.00 2 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
245	245	1	149.00	$149.00	$365	—
310–340	321	8	142.00–171.00	$157.28	$505	+17.28
350–395	377	15	131.00–165.00	$148.57	$560	-0.43
400–445	422	8	130.00–160.00	$140.00	$591	-3.44
450–495	472	5	137.00–160.00	$145.73	$688	—
515–535	523	4	129.00–151.00	$138.18	$723	+8.18
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	+2.94
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	—
705–710	708	2	108.00–114.00	$111.01	$786	—
800	800	1	118.00	$118.00	$944	—
885	885	1	111.00	$111.00	$982	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$337	—
320	320	1	119.00	$119.00	$381	—
440–445	443	2	116.00–126.00	$121.03	$536	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	—
355–390	373	2	100.00–110.00	$104.77	$391	—
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	127.00–129.00	$127.99	$435	—
350–390	373	8	123.00–134.00	$127.71	$476	—
400–440	425	7	120.00–140.00	$125.60	$534	+3.60
450–485	473	11	120.00–130.00	$124.18	$587	—
500–545	531	9	120.00–131.00	$122.84	$652	-2.16
550–590	565	8	117.00–127.00	$121.62	$687	—
600–635	622	9	101.00–138.00	$116.81	$727	+0.35
665–670	667	3	111.00–126.00	$117.65	$785	+5.01
715–735	725	2	90.00–98.00	$94.06	$682	—
775	775	1	80.00	$80.00	$620	-13.00
810	810	1	108.00	$108.00	$875	—
855	855	1	103.00	$103.00	$881	—
915	915	1	96.00	$96.00	$878	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	100.00–101.00	$100.49	$244	—
285	285	1	100.00	$100.00	$285	-8.00
310	310	1	106.00	$106.00	$329	-1.00
350–395	376	6	91.00–106.00	$96.38	$362	—
405–435	425	5	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$446	—
485–495	488	3	100.00–110.00	$105.03	$513	+5.03
560–580	570	2	100.00	$100.00	$570	-2.48

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	123.00	$123.00	$381	+4.00
355–390	373	2	118.00–122.00	$119.91	$447	—
420–425	423	2	116.00–118.00	$117.01	$495	—
465–470	468	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$545	—
505–535	515	3	110.00	$110.00	$566	-4.00
550–590	571	8	107.00–114.00	$110.63	$632	+2.21
635	635	1	91.00	$91.00	$578	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	464	6	120.00–140.00	$131.80	$612	—
510–535	522	7	120.00–134.00	$128.54	$671	-1.46
565	565	1	116.00	$116.00	$655	-5.53
600–645	616	6	100.00–130.00	$120.54	$743	+1.54
675	675	2	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$726	—
725	725	1	94.00	$94.00	$682	-14.00
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—
840	840	1	90.00	$90.00	$756	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–505	503	2	110.00	$110.00	$553	—
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	+7.07
610–625	618	2	94.00–95.00	$94.51	$584	-3.49

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	—
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—
555	555	1	104.00	$104.00	$577	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1335	1034	80-85%	14	55.00–63.00	$59.59	$616	—
925–1385	1185	80-85%	27	64.00–74.00	$68.90	$816	-0.03
1530–1715	1647	80-85%	3	73.00–76.00	$74.66	$1,230	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1120	897	85-90%	5	39.00–49.00	$44.05	$395	—
830–1165	945	85-90%	10	50.00–58.00	$52.69	$498	-0.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1510	1192	9	81.00–93.00	$87.66	$1,045	+12.26
1010–1835	1424	5	97.00–102.00	$99.01	$1,410	—
1595	1595	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,659	+6.58

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	—
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	-130.00
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
100–105	103	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-27.50

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	50.00–95.00	$72.50	-72.50
45	45	1	125.00	$125.00	-20.00
60–65	61	4	125.00–135.00	$127.50	-12.50
70	70	2	135.00–165.00	$150.00	-5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	+11.67
30–35	32	3	60.00–70.00	$66.67	-3.33
40	40	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-27.50
50–55	53	5	105.00–120.00	$111.00	-14.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	—
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	—
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-15.00

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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.