Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 30, 2020

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.36/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 578 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.55/cwt -14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $472/hd at 379 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.62/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 523 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	822	999	881
Feeder cattle	603	668	661
Slaughter cattle	85	127	131
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality plain to average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	269	13	130.00–164.00	$145.48	$391	-15.78
305–340	321	14	121.00–151.00	$129.96	$417	-14.33
350–395	379	15	120.00–132.00	$124.55	$472	-14.84
415–445	432	7	124.00–137.00	$130.08	$562	-6.76
468–490	475	6	130.00	$130.00	$618	+5.00
500–525	510	13	113.00–128.00	$119.48	$609	-2.21
563–595	578	20	120.00–134.00	$125.36	$725	-0.64
600–635	616	4	114.00–125.00	$118.06	$727	+3.19
650–690	662	5	100.00–123.00	$112.45	$744	-6.02
708–725	713	5	100.00–110.00	$107.36	$765	+2.61

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	110.00–118.00	$113.93	$330	-4.38
300–335	318	6	111.00–119.00	$114.87	$365	-3.63
355–395	378	6	112.00–119.00	$115.00	$435	+0.02
405–435	422	5	114.00–116.00	$115.02	$485	+3.92
770–775	773	2	91.00–95.00	$92.99	$719	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	100.00–109.00	$104.41	$251	-7.59
255	255	1	100.00	$100.00	$255	—
325	325	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$327	-9.50
380–385	383	3	100.00–110.00	$106.70	$409	+6.20
400–445	424	10	100.00–106.00	$103.02	$437	-0.95
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	-3.36
505	505	1	108.00	$108.00	$545	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	-3.13
285–290	288	2	124.00–136.00	$129.95	$374	+0.05
300–332	327	12	124.00–134.00	$127.99	$419	-0.38
355–385	369	4	120.00–133.00	$124.38	$459	-5.23
400–438	431	8	117.00–133.00	$119.74	$516	-4.28
475–495	486	4	115.00–123.00	$119.21	$579	-2.83
500–535	523	14	110.00–119.00	$114.62	$599	+0.56
550–568	557	12	110.00–120.00	$113.49	$632	+1.63
605–635	618	6	91.00–108.00	$100.65	$622	+0.12
665–675	670	2	99.00–115.00	$107.06	$717	+9.30
715–720	718	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$671	-1.50
750	750	1	80.00	$80.00	$600	-7.00
840	840	1	83.00	$83.00	$697	+3.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	100.00–110.00	$106.91	$248	—
260–295	278	3	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$301	—
303–335	308	8	100.00–109.00	$103.08	$317	+1.55
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	-4.72
400–445	427	11	100.00–109.00	$100.86	$431	-4.05
455–490	469	4	100.00	$100.00	$469	-1.60
505–540	521	7	100.00–104.00	$100.58	$524	+2.00
550–560	555	3	96.00–104.00	$100.01	$555	+1.04
630	630	1	74.00	$74.00	$466	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	114.00	$114.00	$228	—
280	280	2	115.00–119.00	$117.00	$328	+1.00
310–345	328	2	106.00–110.00	$108.11	$355	-4.89
355–385	368	6	110.00–116.00	$113.64	$418	—
420–430	425	3	110.00–115.00	$113.00	$480	-0.67
450–480	468	4	110.00–113.00	$111.01	$520	-2.66
545–547	546	7	106.00–109.00	$108.43	$592	+0.42
568–575	569	8	109.00	$109.00	$620	+1.00
645	645	2	80.00	$80.00	$516	-9.00
840	840	3	74.00	$74.00	$622	—

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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	473	11	120.00–130.00	$123.69	$585	-0.33
545	545	1	117.00	$117.00	$638	-0.74
550–595	572	7	110.00–121.00	$117.67	$673	-1.90
605–635	614	5	112.00–120.00	$116.56	$716	+8.26
660–695	678	3	100.00–101.00	$100.34	$680	-2.36
720–745	733	3	90.00–106.00	$96.65	$708	-0.98
755–768	762	5	80.00–91.00	$85.79	$654	-5.44

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	464	7	100.00–108.00	$103.02	$478	-2.20
505–545	523	6	100.00–110.00	$102.65	$537	+0.10
555–557	557	4	96.00–100.00	$97.00	$540	-7.48
760	760	2	70.00	$70.00	$532	-9.00
895	895	1	85.00	$85.00	$761	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–490	480	4	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$538	-2.37
500–535	518	6	110.00–114.00	$110.66	$573	-0.50
555–565	560	3	110.00–114.00	$112.68	$631	-0.04
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	-0.81
650	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585	-2.31

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	2	95.00	$95.00	$502	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1100	993	80-85%	6	45.00–49.00	$47.01	$467	—
1045–1380	1187	80-85%	9	60.00–65.00	$62.19	$738	—
930–1465	1197	80-85%	21	28.00–59.00	$53.92	$645	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595	1595	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$798	-7.07
1405–1880	1624	75-80%	9	53.00–59.00	$57.27	$930	—
1495–2135	1678	75-80%	10	60.00–66.00	$62.06	$1,041	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–995	846	85-90%	6	30.00–41.00	$35.54	$301	—
825–975	900	85-90%	2	44.00–53.00	$48.13	$433	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	71.00	$71.00	$816	+3.94
1120–1775	1480	4	74.00–88.00	$78.95	$1,168	—
1755–1865	1802	3	85.00–87.00	$86.34	$1,556	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	235.00	$235.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	+30.00
100–145	120	5	160.00–260.00	$196.00	+63.50
150–195	172	7	205.00–390.00	$265.71	-4.29

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	70.00	$70.00	$413	—
605–620	613	2	50.00–70.00	$60.12	$369	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–120	117	3	135.00–180.00	$161.67	+2.72

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	+15.00
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	+40.00
90	90	1	125.00	$125.00	-18.33
100–125	108	3	160.00–210.00	$181.67	+20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	-25.45
30–35	31	7	65.00–85.00	$75.00	+9.55
40–45	41	7	65.00–80.00	$75.00	+0.77
50–55	52	3	80.00–115.00	$96.67	+16.67
60–65	63	6	75.00–145.00	$109.17	-25.83
70–75	73	5	95.00–115.00	$108.00	+5.50
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	+38.75
85	85	4	100.00–150.00	$121.25	-5.00
90–95	92	3	125.00–150.00	$141.67	-18.33
95	95	2	160.00–185.00	$172.50	+35.00
100	100	2	175.00–215.00	$195.00	+53.75
150	150	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	115.00	$115.00	-25.00
90–95	92	3	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-25.00
100–145	118	23	135.00–245.00	$175.87	+7.87
150	150	1	220.00	$220.00	+20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	185.00	$185.00	—
105–140	123	2	185.00–245.00	$215.00	-49.55
180	180	1	355.00	$355.00	+55.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	+0.83
150	150	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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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.