Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 13, 2020

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.35/cwt -4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 422 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M 3 heifers $98.62/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 574 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M 2 heifers $109.16/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $474/hd at 434 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	440	866	1,003
Feeder cattle	326	626	664
Slaughter cattle	58	157	207
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality 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
285–290	288	2	144.00–148.00	$146.02	$421	+3.66
300–345	321	11	123.00–146.00	$133.50	$429	-5.65
350–380	366	8	120.00–146.00	$134.26	$491	-12.56
413–445	422	15	126.00–140.00	$132.35	$559	-4.66
485–495	492	3	121.00–127.00	$122.97	$605	-10.68
520–525	523	4	119.00–123.00	$121.00	$633	-11.08
620–645	633	2	121.00	$121.00	$766	+3.01
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	+5.45
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	-1.39
1330	1330	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,197	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	4	120.00–129.00	$123.46	$284	—
290–295	293	2	111.00–117.00	$114.03	$334	—
350–395	374	6	110.00–119.00	$115.00	$430	+4.49
430–445	437	3	112.00–115.00	$113.35	$495	-5.33
450–485	463	3	111.00–116.00	$112.97	$523	-1.63
500–520	510	2	109.00–115.00	$111.94	$571	-3.06
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	±0.00
740	740	1	99.00	$99.00	$733	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	108.00	$108.00	$279	-3.85
315–345	330	3	104.00–115.00	$109.17	$360	+6.22
360	360	1	102.00	$102.00	$367	-6.00
405–445	419	4	100.00–109.00	$104.04	$436	+4.04
475–495	485	2	104.00–106.00	$104.98	$509	-1.02
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	131.00	$131.00	$354	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	100.00	$100.00	$245	-4.22
310–345	328	2	104.00–108.00	$106.11	$348	+2.11
370–390	379	4	100.00–107.00	$104.51	$396	+0.51
415–445	438	6	100.00–106.00	$103.81	$455	-0.21
455–495	480	7	98.00–106.00	$102.69	$493	+0.76
510–545	528	6	97.00–104.00	$98.87	$522	-2.96
550–595	574	12	93.00–108.00	$98.62	$566	-4.54

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	111.00	$111.00	$228	-9.00
250	250	1	117.00	$117.00	$292	+3.00
305	305	1	113.00	$113.00	$345	-3.01
360–380	370	2	112.00–115.00	$113.54	$420	+0.23
400–445	434	11	108.00–111.00	$109.16	$474	-1.60
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	-3.92
545	545	2	102.00–108.00	$105.00	$572	-2.34
595	595	1	103.00	$103.00	$613	-5.16
695	695	1	84.00	$84.00	$584	-5.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	134.00	$134.00	$389	+9.00
325–340	333	2	120.00–129.00	$124.40	$414	-13.85
460	460	1	115.00	$115.00	$529	-2.28
600–620	607	8	94.00–100.00	$98.01	$595	-6.58
685	685	1	94.00	$94.00	$644	-5.81
710–745	732	3	82.00–93.00	$88.27	$646	-6.62
1045	1045	1	88.00	$88.00	$920	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	7	90.00	$90.00	$501	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	474	6	110.00–116.00	$112.99	$536	+0.99
500–540	519	7	108.00–115.00	$110.84	$575	-0.97
555–585	570	6	110.00–114.00	$113.01	$644	+1.61
620–625	623	2	91.00–98.00	$94.51	$589	+1.01
685	685	1	92.00	$92.00	$630	+1.05
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	2	117.00–126.00	$121.43	$593	-3.74
500–535	513	4	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$603	-2.18
610–645	625	6	95.00–112.00	$106.01	$663	-7.34
665–690	677	3	98.00–107.00	$102.01	$691	-5.31
705–740	725	3	88.00–90.00	$89.32	$648	-10.19
760–785	773	2	105.00	$105.00	$812	+8.34
810	810	1	85.00	$85.00	$688	-8.01
860	860	1	84.00	$84.00	$722	-8.67
985	985	1	91.00	$91.00	$896	-2.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	4	100.00–109.00	$104.76	$496	+0.98
500–525	510	3	90.00–107.00	$98.80	$504	-8.20
555–585	575	6	92.00–105.00	$100.84	$580	-3.96
610–620	615	2	82.00–108.00	$94.89	$584	+5.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1160	976	80-85%	5	46.00–54.00	$50.48	$493	—
870–1360	1130	80-85%	21	55.00–64.00	$60.02	$678	—
980–1325	1160	80-85%	5	65.00–69.00	$66.39	$770	+8.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1800	1617	75-80%	10	58.00–64.00	$61.51	$995	-3.99
1635	1635	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$818	-15.50
1640–1820	1713	75-80%	3	65.00–70.00	$66.63	$1,141	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–930	782	85-90%	3	36.00–44.00	$39.50	$309	+3.27
875	875	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$446	+1.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1555	1528	2	75.00–78.00	$76.53	$1,169	—
1525–2015	1700	3	83.00–89.00	$87.16	$1,482	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	130	5	170.00–240.00	$222.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–145	135	2	200.00	$200.00	-25.00
150–180	167	5	225.00–315.00	$256.00	-59.00
200	200	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	67.00	$67.00	$248	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	180.00	$180.00	-11.25

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-45.00
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	+5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	105.00	$105.00	+21.25
60–65	63	3	125.00–170.00	$153.33	+34.04
75	75	2	125.00–165.00	$145.00	+16.00
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	+27.50
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	+3.00
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	+53.00
120	120	1	255.00	$255.00	+115.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	110	9	130.00–275.00	$180.00	-33.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	185.00–220.00	$202.50	-32.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	145.00–165.00	$155.00	+20.00
100	100	5	185.00–210.00	$192.00	—

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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.