Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 9, 2020

1,041 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $121.99/cwt ≈ $636/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.11/cwt ≈ $613/hd at 515 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.77/cwt ≈ $604/hd at 420 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,041	1,270	1,523
Feeder cattle	811	—	1,288
Slaughter cattle	87	—	228
Replacement cattle	1	—	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 in spots . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 10.00 to 35.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
165	165	1	140.00	$140.00	$231
220–225	223	2	140.00	$140.00	$312
255–290	270	9	127.00–169.00	$151.98	$410
300–345	328	20	120.00–163.00	$143.58	$471
350–395	371	22	125.00–159.00	$141.70	$526
400–445	420	26	118.00–153.00	$143.77	$604
450–490	478	18	118.00–140.00	$127.81	$611
500–525	506	12	120.00–138.00	$129.34	$654
555–585	576	7	120.00–134.00	$129.73	$747
600–645	617	12	110.00–131.00	$120.49	$743
655–665	660	9	111.00–125.00	$119.67	$790
700–725	713	11	110.00–128.00	$121.78	$868
755–775	762	3	123.00–124.00	$123.34	$940
825–835	830	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$1,004
905	905	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,059

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
225–230	228	2	116.00–126.00	$120.95	$276
285	285	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$341
300	300	1	116.00	$116.00	$348
355–390	372	3	116.00–125.00	$120.14	$447
400–445	420	4	114.00–118.00	$116.71	$490
460–475	468	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$526

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314
378	378	2	105.00	$105.00	$397
420–445	434	5	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$456
500–525	513	2	100.00–106.00	$103.07	$529
583	583	2	105.00	$105.00	$612

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205	205	1	149.00	$149.00	$305
265–290	283	4	131.00–135.00	$133.72	$378
300–340	328	11	120.00–136.00	$127.15	$417
350–395	377	10	116.00–133.00	$124.87	$471
405–445	424	22	117.00–130.00	$126.44	$536
450–495	463	13	115.00–132.00	$129.41	$599
500–545	515	28	111.00–130.00	$119.11	$613
555–585	572	13	111.00–124.00	$114.84	$657
600–642	623	16	100.00–110.00	$104.03	$648
653 value added	653	8	117.00	$117.00	$764
660–690	675	6	98.00–105.00	$101.84	$687
700–730	716	11	100.00–107.00	$102.08	$731
750–770	761	5	95.00–101.00	$98.40	$749
800–828	810	11	92.00–104.00	$100.01	$810
860–865	863	2	96.00–97.00	$96.50	$833

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260	260	1	115.00	$115.00	$299
315–335	325	2	117.00–119.00	$117.97	$383
355–395	367	5	111.00–118.00	$114.11	$419
405–425	414	8	110.00–115.00	$113.01	$468
450–495	469	12	110.00–118.00	$113.63	$533
500–545	525	10	109.00–110.00	$109.80	$576
555–585	567	3	104.00–110.00	$107.28	$608
620–645	626	4	97.00–98.00	$97.74	$612
675–685	680	2	84.00–92.00	$88.03	$599
785	785	1	85.00	$85.00	$667

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310	310	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$338
360–395	380	6	100.00–110.00	$105.58	$401
405–440	425	4	101.00–108.00	$103.70	$441
470–495	481	7	100.00–109.00	$104.87	$504
505–540	528	5	100.00–108.00	$104.36	$551
550–580	566	5	100.00–106.00	$103.40	$585

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–495	473	18	119.00–138.00	$125.66	$594
500–545	521	28	117.00–132.00	$121.99	$636
550–595	581	8	100.00–125.00	$116.51	$677
600–645	625	17	100.00–124.00	$113.65	$710
650–690	667	18	100.00–129.00	$110.10	$734
700–745	722	10	94.00–109.00	$104.07	$751
770–790	781	4	98.00–108.00	$101.52	$793
820–825	823	2	97.00–101.00	$99.01	$815
860–890	873	4	92.00–103.00	$98.45	$859
945	945	1	96.00	$96.00	$907
980	980	1	86.00	$86.00	$843
1020	1020	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,010

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450–495	464	17	110.00–119.00	$115.97	$538
500–535	515	10	94.00–115.00	$110.06	$567
550–595	577	5	110.00–114.00	$112.04	$646
630	630	1	98.00	$98.00	$617
665–695	678	3	90.00–95.00	$92.68	$628
720	720	1	80.00	$80.00	$576

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
470–495	483	8	100.00–110.00	$104.21	$503
505–545	522	6	101.00–108.00	$104.38	$545
550–580	565	10	100.00–109.00	$102.71	$580
980	980	1	75.00	$75.00	$735

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1335	1115	80-85%	19	40.00–50.00	$45.83	$511
865–1435	1152	80-85%	22	51.00–59.00	$55.25	$636
1075–1275	1171	80-85%	5	60.00–64.00	$62.24	$729

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1420–1680	1521	75-80%	7	53.00–58.00	$55.84	$849
1630	1630	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$815

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–830	800	85-90%	2	45.00–49.00	$47.08	$377
750–1125	919	85-90%	4	31.00–41.00	$36.78	$338

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1435	1288	5	64.00–80.00	$75.32	$970
1300–1750	1598	3	92.00–115.00	$100.06	$1,599
1470–1880	1647	6	81.00–90.00	$86.01	$1,417

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
100–145	121	7	170.00–200.00	$181.43
150	150	1	190.00	$190.00
200	200	1	370.00	$370.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
100–125	108	3	115.00–130.00	$125.00
120–135	127	3	180.00–245.00	$218.33
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00
200	200	1	265.00	$265.00
285	285	1	440.00	$440.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
95	95	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00
100–135	113	15	110.00–195.00	$158.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
60	60	1	85.00	$85.00
85	85	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00
90–95	92	13	135.00–175.00	$143.08
100	100	2	130.00–165.00	$147.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
20	20	1	55.00	$55.00
30–35	33	5	50.00–75.00	$64.00
40–45	43	6	65.00–85.00	$76.67
60–65	63	6	85.00–130.00	$114.17
70–75	71	7	115.00–140.00	$128.57
85	85	3	125.00–135.00	$130.00
90–95	93	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67
95	95	1	165.00	$165.00
100	100	2	130.00	$130.00
100–105	101	4	150.00–210.00	$172.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
100–140	116	8	135.00–245.00	$180.63

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00

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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.