Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $219.59/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 470 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	178	120	187
Feeder cattle	131	53	125
Slaughter cattle	35	40	44
Replacement cattle	1	—	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 45.00 to70.00 3 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	4	218.00–222.00	$220.01	$858	-5.09
565	565	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,186	-20.00
600	600	2	200.00–207.00	$203.50	$1,221	-16.50
655	655	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	147.00–177.00	$162.09	$661	—
675	675	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	210.00	$210.00	$494	—
255	255	2	202.00–220.00	$211.00	$538	—
400–440	417	9	188.00–217.00	$204.82	$854	-15.18
450–490	475	9	190.00–200.00	$196.67	$934	+1.67
500–545	524	4	188.00–197.00	$192.77	$1,010	-5.27
575–595	588	3	192.00–195.00	$194.02	$1,141	+5.66
610–620	616	5	181.00–188.00	$183.38	$1,130	—
725	725	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,088	-7.00
860–875	868	2	137.00–147.00	$142.04	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	170.00–175.00	$172.63	$566	—
365–395	377	3	142.00–162.00	$154.88	$584	—
405	405	1	170.00	$170.00	$688	+22.65
462–470	464	5	162.00–173.00	$170.19	$790	-9.81
530–545	538	2	145.00–158.00	$151.59	$816	—
555–595	575	2	140.00–152.00	$145.79	$838	—
630–645	638	2	158.00–164.00	$160.96	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	+38.00
380	380	1	127.00	$127.00	$483	+10.00
480	480	1	158.00	$158.00	$758	—
505	505	1	134.00	$134.00	$677	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	225.00	$225.00	$608	—
317–343	333	8	224.00–227.00	$225.07	$749	—
355	355	1	215.00	$215.00	$763	+20.00
407–420	412	5	200.00–220.00	$211.18	$870	-13.82
450–495	470	13	200.00–230.00	$219.59	$1,032	—
505	505	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	+25.00
570	570	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,208	—
655–690	670	3	172.00–180.00	$175.68	$1,177	—
740	740	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,273	—
940	940	2	157.00–159.00	$158.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	—
385–395	390	2	172.00–177.00	$174.47	$680	—
400–415	408	2	162.00–187.00	$174.73	$713	+27.73
485	485	2	175.00–182.00	$178.50	$866	+3.50
535	535	1	170.00	$170.00	$910	+23.00
570–585	578	2	152.00–166.00	$158.91	$918	-6.09
605	605	1	147.00	$147.00	$889	—
650–665	658	2	150.00–162.00	$155.93	$1,026	-4.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1235	1025	80-85%	3	88.00–90.00	$88.63	$908	—
1020–1575	1306	80-85%	9	107.00–111.00	$107.94	$1,410	—
1000–1940	1371	80-85%	14	96.00–106.00	$102.84	$1,410	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–875	850	85-90%	2	81.00–88.00	$84.40	$717	—
960	960	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$768	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,038	—
1660	1660	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,843	—
1775	1775	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,308	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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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
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	35.00	$35.00	-10.00
25	25	2	45.00–65.00	$55.00	+10.00
30–35	33	2	55.00–70.00	$62.50	-10.00

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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.