Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report, Siler City, NC

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	218	174	226
Feeder cattle	157	67	166
Slaughter cattle	49	39	43
Replacement cattle	1	—	1

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 .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	280.00	$280.00	$854	—
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	—
445	445	1	212.00	$212.00	$943	—
459	459	4	200.00	$200.00	$918	—
510–535	522	3	230.00–234.00	$231.97	$1,211	—
550	550	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,027	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	212.00	$212.00	$721	—
355–390	373	2	212.00–215.00	$213.57	$797	—
405	405	2	200.00–212.00	$206.00	$834	—
465–495	486	5	214.00–219.00	$216.43	$1,052	+4.87
520–545	530	3	185.00–200.00	$193.22	$1,024	-21.78
550–595	568	7	190.00–228.00	$204.55	$1,162	-6.29
600–635	620	3	185.00–205.00	$196.57	$1,219	-12.89
695	695	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	150.00–190.00	$170.91	$376	—
280	280	1	175.00	$175.00	$490	—
310	310	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	$527	—
350	350	1	160.00	$160.00	$560	-30.00
400–440	420	2	160.00–180.00	$169.52	$712	—
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-20.00
500–530	520	3	150.00–180.00	$168.11	$874	+1.51
600–625	613	2	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$888	—
670	670	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,085	—
705–745	725	2	150.00–165.00	$157.29	$1,140	+7.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	120.00–150.00	$134.20	$440	—
350	350	1	145.00	$145.00	$508	—
435–445	440	2	120.00–135.00	$127.41	$561	-7.59
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	—
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—
620	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	3	235.00–280.00	$259.77	$746	+29.68
300–335	320	5	205.00–270.00	$234.15	$749	+1.71
350–375	363	8	210.00–250.00	$224.04	$813	-10.96
400–410	405	2	220.00	$220.00	$891	—
475–495	485	2	212.00–225.00	$218.37	$1,059	-12.48
560–575	568	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,164	-28.75
605–610	608	3	200.00–220.00	$206.68	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	—
350–395	373	5	165.00–200.00	$178.61	$666	—
400–440	424	4	150.00–190.00	$177.61	$753	+7.61
455–495	480	3	170.00–180.00	$175.12	$841	-9.88
505–510	508	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$800	-7.51
560–595	584	6	150.00–190.00	$171.92	$1,004	—
635	635	1	155.00	$155.00	$984	-15.00
650–655	653	2	170.00–180.00	$175.02	$1,143	—
970	970	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	105.00	$105.00	$242	—
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	—
400–435	418	2	125.00–135.00	$129.79	$543	—
465–490	478	2	125.00	$125.00	$598	+5.00
640	640	1	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
990	990	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,238	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1470	1287	80-85%	12	104.00–118.00	$114.09	$1,468	—
955–1780	1418	80-85%	16	120.00–133.00	$125.17	$1,775	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1190	967	85-90%	5	80.00–104.00	$91.73	$887	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1540	1395	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,841	—
1605–1790	1713	4	147.00–149.00	$148.27	$2,540	+22.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	+30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	3	10.00–50.00	$31.67	+3.54
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	-9.50
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	±0.00
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	+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	2	95.00–130.00	$112.50	-7.50
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	-35.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	-5.00

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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.