North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

1,823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.48/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 518 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.41/cwt -4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 474 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $114.02/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 620 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,823	2,686	4,697
Feeder cattle	603	1,834	3,926
Slaughter cattle	166	714	645
Replacement cattle	3	104	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 0. There were too few sales to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were very light in Smithfield on Thursday, July 08, 2021 due to Tropical Storm Elsa passing through the region; while offerings in Siler City on Friday were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	3	136.00–162.00	$149.49	$344	+0.96
275–295	280	4	166.00–169.00	$168.21	$471	+19.89
305–349	334	15	137.00–164.00	$154.45	$516	+7.11
355–390	364	10	127.00–156.00	$137.03	$499	-12.82
400–445	423	19	129.00–146.00	$137.78	$583	-9.55
465–490	477	8	130.00–141.00	$135.24	$645	-12.72
503–545	512	12	129.00–147.00	$133.99	$686	-7.75
550–595	565	12	120.00–139.00	$127.46	$720	-16.63
600–648	633	10	118.00–136.00	$128.77	$815	-10.75
675	675	1	123.00	$123.00	$830	-10.65
725–745	732	4	110.00–119.00	$115.75	$847	-9.94
815–845	830	2	105.00–116.00	$110.60	$918	-14.53

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	133.00	$133.00	$253	—
250–290	273	3	120.00–131.00	$125.94	$344	—
305–335	319	4	118.00–121.00	$119.29	$381	+1.06
360–395	375	9	116.00–126.00	$120.09	$450	-11.14
405–445	424	6	116.00–125.00	$119.23	$506	+1.91
460	460	1	119.00	$119.00	$547	-11.00
520	520	1	111.00	$111.00	$577	-7.32

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	100.00–108.00	$104.28	$337	—
365–375	370	2	100.00–107.00	$103.55	$383	-14.42
425–435	430	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$441	-10.47
455–495	475	2	100.00	$100.00	$475	—
510–540	525	2	100.00–104.00	$102.06	$536	—
590	590	1	104.00	$104.00	$614	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	3	130.00–137.00	$133.19	$304	-0.70
260–295	280	3	132.00–135.00	$133.95	$375	+13.95
308–345	324	3	122.00–148.00	$131.87	$427	-1.52
354–390	370	5	127.00–145.00	$131.37	$486	-3.87
400–448	430	13	120.00–136.00	$128.98	$555	-2.41
452–485	471	10	121.00–140.00	$130.86	$616	+0.46
504–540	518	28	101.00–131.00	$124.48	$645	-1.33
555–595	577	13	112.00–127.00	$121.84	$703	-2.29
605–645	620	12	100.00–127.00	$114.95	$713	-4.27
655–680	668	8	105.00–124.00	$119.45	$798	+3.27
715–725	720	2	101.00–115.00	$107.95	$777	+6.53
750–780	770	6	100.00–112.00	$106.94	$823	+3.49
820	820	1	101.00	$101.00	$828	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	116.00–121.00	$118.95	$277	-7.05
255–295	275	2	120.00–126.00	$122.78	$338	+13.37
335	335	1	119.00	$119.00	$399	—
356–390	378	5	100.00–120.00	$111.76	$422	-13.59
445	445	1	121.00	$121.00	$538	+7.63
455–482	475	4	114.00–115.00	$114.76	$545	-0.81
515–545	530	4	109.00–114.00	$112.21	$595	+2.99
560–565	563	2	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$602	+4.18
600	600	1	96.00	$96.00	$576	+16.00
705	705	1	85.00	$85.00	$599	+5.12
875	875	1	81.00	$81.00	$709	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	108.00–109.00	$108.51	$258	-0.49
320–345	333	2	109.00–110.00	$109.52	$365	+29.52
365	365	1	108.00	$108.00	$394	-2.00
405–445	427	5	100.00–110.00	$106.92	$457	+0.23
460–495	484	4	100.00–106.00	$102.80	$498	+31.80
505–545	521	6	90.00–100.00	$98.26	$512	—

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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	474	27	120.00–144.00	$135.41	$642	-4.59
500–545	525	20	116.00–132.00	$123.18	$647	-12.24
555–594	577	10	117.00–127.00	$120.19	$693	-10.20
600–645	620	27	100.00–124.00	$114.02	$707	-8.10
650–675	661	4	108.00–114.00	$112.00	$740	-9.42
700–745	724	6	100.00–110.00	$106.93	$774	-7.40
755–776	764	6	92.00–116.00	$109.18	$834	+11.19
805–845	822	3	92.00–110.00	$101.22	$832	-11.28
970	970	1	90.00	$90.00	$873	+1.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–493	480	9	111.00–120.00	$116.83	$561	+3.97
505–540	524	7	109.00–116.00	$111.98	$587	-8.02
560–598	584	12	110.00–116.00	$114.51	$669	-5.52
615	615	1	98.00	$98.00	$603	-15.99
775–780	778	2	84.00–87.00	$85.50	$665	—
935	935	4	89.00	$89.00	$832	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	101.00	$101.00	$460	-9.00
510–545	523	4	93.00–109.00	$102.37	$535	+10.30
550–580	565	4	100.00–109.00	$102.23	$578	+2.23
830	830	1	76.00	$76.00	$631	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1235	1051	80-85%	9	50.00–64.00	$59.79	$628	—
870–1705	1156	80-85%	51	64.00–75.00	$70.26	$812	+9.29
845–1625	1243	80-85%	50	76.00–90.00	$80.57	$1,001	+11.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–880	805	85-90%	5	50.00–60.00	$54.23	$437	+23.84
810	810	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$567	+39.61
730–935	830	85-90%	4	34.00–46.00	$40.86	$339	+10.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1370	1200	4	77.00–84.00	$81.26	$975	—
1060–2465	1708	13	82.00–98.00	$91.86	$1,569	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	—
140	140	1	330.00	$330.00	—
150	150	1	325.00	$325.00	—
185	185	2	320.00–330.00	$325.00	—
200	200	4	300.00–330.00	$318.75	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
69	69	9	235.00	$235.00	—
70	70	1	240.00	$240.00	—
75	75	1	177.50	$177.50	—
83	83	13	230.00	$230.00	—
90	90	1	322.50	$322.50	—
100–125	113	2	175.00–235.00	$205.00	+15.00
105–130	118	2	265.00–270.00	$267.77	+77.77
110–140	121	11	180.00–370.00	$301.14	+111.14
110–123	121	7	305.00–335.00	$331.11	+141.11
172	172	5	410.00–510.00	$450.00	+270.00
160–190	176	7	315.00–580.00	$453.57	+273.57
200–225	208	3	370.00–450.00	$408.33	—
235	235	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	-250.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	80.00	$80.00	$344	-16.33

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	—
110	110	1	155.00	$155.00	+0.62
100–145	121	23	140.00–220.00	$187.61	+33.23
115–145	130	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+30.62
150	150	7	195.00–230.00	$216.43	—
150	150	1	255.00	$255.00	—
240	240	2	280.00	$280.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	—
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	270.00	$270.00	—
90	90	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	—
110	110	Aged (>6yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	55.00	$55.00	—
30–35	34	6	92.50–117.50	$110.00	—
40	40	2	67.50	$67.50	—
40–45	42	11	80.00–140.00	$116.14	—
47	47	10	132.50	$132.50	—
50–55	51	27	100.00–175.00	$149.72	+49.72
51–59	55	43	122.00–157.00	$139.58	+39.58
60–65	61	16	145.00–175.00	$150.47	+60.47
60–65	63	19	105.00–205.00	$149.87	+59.87
70–75	72	11	110.00–225.00	$160.23	+70.23
70–79	75	11	170.00–210.00	$188.79	+98.79
81–83	81	15	174.00–212.50	$186.98	+96.98
80–85	83	2	175.00–250.00	$212.50	+122.50
90–95	93	3	140.00–190.00	$165.00	+75.00
94	94	8	222.50–235.00	$229.38	+139.38
100–110	102	9	210.00–340.00	$254.44	—
133–138	136	6	325.00–340.00	$329.88	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155	155	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	6	109.00	$109.00	—
90	90	20	122.50	$122.50	—
110	110	2	92.50	$92.50	—
120	120	1	160.00	$160.00	—
113–147	127	15	170.00–200.00	$183.93	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	22	30.00–70.00	$53.64	-6.36
15	15	5	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
20–25	21	30	50.00–117.50	$79.67	+19.67
27	27	4	98.00	$98.00	+38.00
26–29	28	28	52.00–92.50	$80.25	+20.25
30–35	33	8	65.00–140.00	$110.94	+40.94
33–35	33	8	102.50–105.00	$102.83	+32.83
33–35	34	3	115.00–120.00	$116.73	+46.73
35	35	1	105.00	$105.00	+35.00
40–45	43	39	75.00–205.00	$141.86	+41.86
43	43	30	127.00	$127.00	+27.00
40–45	45	23	132.50–144.00	$143.55	+43.55
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	+57.50
50–55	52	29	80.00–240.00	$167.72	+60.22
52–56	53	161	155.00–225.00	$160.42	+52.92
56	56	20	150.00–176.00	$174.70	+48.45
61–65	61	21	210.00–237.50	$211.39	+85.14
61	61	6	117.50	$117.50	-8.75
60–65	63	24	120.00–270.00	$174.17	+47.92
70–75	72	16	120.00–280.00	$194.69	+68.44
73	73	7	260.00	$260.00	+133.75
75	75	1	197.50	$197.50	+71.25
80	80	12	280.00–350.00	$331.67	+123.34
80–85	82	5	165.00–290.00	$197.00	-11.33
90	90	1	320.00	$320.00	+111.67
90–95	92	13	190.00–295.00	$224.62	+16.29
100–115	103	19	200.00–340.00	$265.00	—
100–120	110	2	325.00–440.00	$382.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	142.50	$142.50	—
50–55	53	4	185.00–200.00	$192.86	—
60	60	2	177.50	$177.50	—
61	61	3	192.00	$192.00	—
70–75	73	4	115.00–225.00	$181.25	—
75	75	3	205.00	$205.00	—
80–85	83	4	225.00–250.00	$237.50	—
87	87	9	217.00	$217.00	—
90	90	2	262.50	$262.50	—
110–112	110	10	270.00–370.00	$300.44	+170.44
100–140	114	13	145.00–305.00	$206.15	+76.15
155–160	158	2	325.00–450.00	$386.51	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	250.00	$250.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	4	350.00	$350.00	—
100	100	1	345.00	$345.00	—
100–130	109	5	250.00–470.00	$340.00	—
120	120	1	340.00	$340.00	—
165–190	178	2	530.00–590.00	$562.11	—
200	200	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	6	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.