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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.01/cwt -20.46 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 418 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.82/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 311 268 132
Feeder cattle 226 153 85
Slaughter cattle 66 78 30
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 25.00 4 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 226 4 140.00–157.00 $150.28 $340 -4.43
255 255 1 152.00 $152.00 $388 -0.50
305–345 326 4 150.00–180.00 $164.84 $537 -29.01
355–395 377 7 134.00–166.00 $154.17 $581 -35.02
405–445 421 8 135.00–185.00 $152.96 $644 -40.80
450–480 458 5 156.00–174.00 $163.53 $749 -21.47
500–540 527 3 141.00–160.00 $148.52 $783 -16.43
570–590 579 4 137.00–159.00 $147.45 $854 —
605–645 630 4 126.00–155.00 $146.12 $921 —
700–705 703 2 134.00–146.00 $140.02 $984 —
1035 1035 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,201 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 272 3 138.00–150.00 $142.52 $388 +2.52
320–330 325 2 130.00–136.00 $132.95 $432 +9.95
355–390 376 6 119.00–143.00 $129.52 $487 +3.23
400–435 418 4 116.00–140.00 $123.19 $515 +2.50
455 455 1 114.00 $114.00 $519 —
875 875 2 95.00 $95.00 $831 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 420 3 100.00–110.00 $105.23 $442 +3.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 ±0.00
370–380 375 2 140.00–144.00 $142.03 $533 +2.63
400–440 418 19 120.00–140.00 $131.01 $548 -20.46
485–495 491 4 138.00–143.00 $140.25 $689 -0.93
500–545 527 10 120.00–140.00 $133.82 $705 +5.01
575–590 585 8 120.00–136.00 $125.73 $736 +4.38
600–635 621 6 106.00–125.00 $117.24 $728 -0.76
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
700–745 720 6 95.00–120.00 $104.34 $751 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
935 935 1 90.00 $90.00 $842 —
1085 1085 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,150 —
1200 1200 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,416 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 112.00 $112.00 $263 —
250–290 277 3 121.00–132.00 $125.14 $347 +8.74
305 305 1 118.00 $118.00 $360 -8.97
355–395 370 5 116.00–121.00 $118.78 $439 -0.24
405–445 430 3 120.00–128.00 $124.58 $536 -0.42
450–490 474 6 117.00–120.00 $119.15 $565 -0.85
610 610 1 101.00 $101.00 $616 —
810 810 1 87.00 $87.00 $705 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 100.00 $100.00 $330 -5.85
350–360 355 2 100.00–110.00 $105.07 $373 +9.07
450 450 1 109.00 $109.00 $490 +9.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 469 7 135.00–165.00 $146.88 $689 -8.57
500–525 511 6 128.00–151.00 $143.23 $732 -8.94
575–580 577 3 135.00–140.00 $137.33 $792 -12.67
610–635 620 4 116.00–138.00 $125.40 $777 +7.40
650–695 678 4 112.00–130.00 $121.45 $823 -8.46
705–740 729 5 108.00–126.00 $115.08 $839 +6.09
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 124.00 $124.00 $527 —
460–485 468 3 119.00–120.00 $119.65 $560 -1.72
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 -8.00
655 655 1 91.00 $91.00 $596 —
770 770 1 94.00 $94.00 $724 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 104.00 $104.00 $510 -5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1130 1053 80-85% 3 63.00–67.00 $65.10 $686 —
955–1970 1308 80-85% 27 68.00–78.00 $74.40 $973 —
1035–1735 1315 80-85% 6 79.00–90.00 $81.52 $1,072 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–990 924 85-90% 5 52.00–61.00 $54.28 $502 —
780–1045 928 85-90% 5 42.00–48.00 $45.52 $422 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,026 —
1455–1805 1630 2 100.00–104.00 $101.79 $1,659 —
1890–2010 1950 2 107.00–110.00 $108.45 $2,115 —
2435 2435 1 91.00 $91.00 $2,216 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 155.00 $155.00 -30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110–120 115 2 190.00–220.00 $205.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 200.00 $200.00 +53.33
90 90 1 235.00 $235.00 +88.33

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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 —
100–115 104 8 120.00–195.00 $156.88 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 205.00 $205.00 -95.00

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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.