Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 23, 2020

999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $100.53/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 627 lb · 23 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.29/cwt -17.66 vs last sale · ≈ $467/hd at 324 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.84/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 416 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	999	944	1,190
Feeder cattle	668	738	892
Slaughter cattle	127	112	162
Replacement cattle	1	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were steady with plainer cattle cheaper . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average . Baby calves 30.00 to 50.00 5 head 2 head of hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	140.00	$140.00	$273	+4.00
250–295	279	11	130.00–171.00	$161.26	$450	+0.83
300–345	324	19	128.00–172.00	$144.29	$467	-17.66
350–395	372	17	120.00–158.00	$139.39	$519	-0.49
400–435	416	18	120.00–154.00	$136.84	$569	-0.68
495	495	1	125.00	$125.00	$619	-6.82
500–515	508	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$618	-1.30
590	590	1	126.00	$126.00	$743	+1.00
600–645	617	15	100.00–128.00	$114.87	$709	-7.83
655–685	667	5	113.00–124.00	$118.47	$790	-6.10
700–740	719	9	96.00–110.00	$104.75	$753	-10.25
780–786	783	2	91.00–115.00	$102.95	$806	-18.61
805–845	821	5	86.00–113.00	$104.29	$856	-10.43
910	910	1	98.00	$98.00	$892	+2.18

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	114.00–125.00	$119.20	$272	—
255–285	266	4	116.00–121.00	$118.31	$315	-0.23
305–335	317	3	114.00–127.00	$118.50	$376	+2.50
360–385	371	4	110.00–118.00	$114.98	$427	-5.94
420–448	433	8	110.00–114.00	$111.10	$481	—
455–465	458	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$505	-4.67

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	112.00	$112.00	$252	+12.00
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	—
390–395	393	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$395	-2.73
420–445	434	4	100.00–106.00	$103.97	$451	+1.97
479–490	481	6	102.00–110.00	$103.36	$497	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	3	120.00–128.00	$123.13	$289	-8.72
250–295	277	5	126.00–135.00	$129.90	$360	-8.71
300–345	328	11	120.00–136.00	$128.37	$421	+0.83
355–395	373	11	127.00–132.00	$129.61	$483	+2.48
400–445	423	10	120.00–128.00	$124.02	$525	+1.92
450–495	465	7	118.00–127.00	$122.04	$567	+0.84
500–545	519	9	108.00–124.00	$114.06	$592	+1.89
550–585	566	7	110.00–114.00	$111.86	$633	-1.75
600–640	627	23	90.00–111.00	$100.53	$630	-4.27
655–690	671	5	94.00–100.00	$97.76	$656	-9.96
725–745	733	3	95.00	$95.00	$696	-2.20
765–785	774	5	82.00–102.00	$87.00	$673	-10.00
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	-10.98
875	875	1	85.00	$85.00	$744	—
900–925	913	2	70.00–79.00	$74.56	$681	-15.44

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	116.00	$116.00	$319	-4.52
305	305	2	113.00	$113.00	$345	-1.00
420–430	423	3	112.00–115.00	$113.67	$481	-0.79
450–498	480	16	110.00–117.00	$113.67	$546	-1.88
500–545	523	5	106.00–110.00	$108.01	$565	-0.65
562–590	570	5	108.00	$108.00	$616	-1.01
620	620	1	89.00	$89.00	$552	-2.98
695	695	1	86.00	$86.00	$598	-7.66

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$333	-7.47
350–390	370	5	100.00–109.00	$104.72	$387	+0.69
400–445	423	7	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$444	+2.38
455–495	469	5	100.00–106.00	$101.60	$477	-0.69
505–540	519	7	92.00–105.00	$98.58	$512	-3.58
555–575	567	3	93.00–104.00	$98.97	$561	-3.23

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	126.00	$126.00	$517	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	468	5	120.00–127.00	$124.02	$580	-3.71
510–540	527	4	116.00–120.00	$117.74	$620	-5.53
550–590	568	6	117.00–124.00	$119.57	$679	-1.08
600–645	625	15	97.00–126.00	$108.30	$677	-0.89
655–695	672	13	96.00–111.00	$102.70	$690	-9.56
700–740	717	10	87.00–109.00	$97.63	$700	-2.11
750–785	768	4	84.00–97.00	$91.23	$701	-11.51
800–835	814	4	87.00–99.00	$91.72	$747	-3.23

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	—
450–495	466	8	100.00–110.00	$105.22	$490	-2.10
505–540	522	9	93.00–107.00	$102.55	$535	-3.35
555–595	576	9	100.00–109.00	$104.48	$602	-1.07
695	695	1	88.00	$88.00	$612	—
750	750	1	79.00	$79.00	$592	—
815	815	1	71.00	$71.00	$579	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	469	8	110.00–118.00	$114.37	$536	+0.34
500–535	518	7	109.00–115.00	$111.16	$576	-1.03
555–595	573	3	110.00–115.00	$112.72	$646	+0.57
620–640	628	5	90.00–94.00	$90.81	$570	-3.41
660–685	670	3	90.00–94.00	$92.31	$618	-0.97
760–775	768	2	87.00–88.00	$87.50	$672	-3.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1325	1083	80-85%	14	40.00–49.00	$45.72	$495	-2.14
820–1355	1103	80-85%	12	60.00–65.00	$61.74	$681	+1.40
910–1365	1128	80-85%	33	50.00–59.00	$55.27	$623	-5.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$659	—
1415–1810	1551	75-80%	7	56.00–59.00	$58.10	$901	—
1435–1690	1577	75-80%	3	50.00–61.00	$57.07	$900	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–975	888	85-90%	3	45.00–46.00	$45.68	$406	-9.32
805–1190	943	85-90%	6	36.00–43.00	$39.22	$370	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1230	1157	3	64.00–70.00	$67.06	$776	—
1340–2115	1575	7	81.00–89.00	$85.19	$1,342	+4.72
1625–1895	1760	2	90.00–96.00	$92.77	$1,633	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	119	4	125.00–145.00	$132.50	—
125–130	128	2	190.00–230.00	$210.00	—
180–195	188	2	265.00–275.00	$270.00	+25.00
200	200	2	300.00–440.00	$370.00	—
250–265	258	2	330.00–490.00	$410.00	—

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	2	86.00	$86.00	$583	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	120	19	130.00–190.00	$158.95	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	—
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	-31.67
75	75	1	95.00	$95.00	-36.67
95	95	3	130.00–160.00	$143.33	+25.00
100–120	107	12	120.00–205.00	$161.67	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	31	11	55.00–75.00	$65.45	+5.45
40–45	43	13	60.00–85.00	$74.23	+14.23
50–55	51	5	70.00–100.00	$80.00	-10.00
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	+32.50
70–75	73	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	-32.50
85	85	4	125.00–130.00	$126.25	-1.25
90–95	92	3	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+1.25
90–95	94	4	125.00–150.00	$137.50	-21.25
100–105	101	4	135.00–150.00	$141.25	+2.92
100–125	109	11	155.00–260.00	$181.82	+43.49

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	125.00–155.00	$140.00	+40.00
100–130	113	20	125.00–205.00	$168.00	+8.29
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	+30.00
200	200	1	315.00	$315.00	+115.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	120	11	180.00–360.00	$264.55	+27.05
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	-55.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	115.00	$115.00	—
100–135	116	6	150.00–210.00	$186.67	—

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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.