Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 20, 2020

1,264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.47/cwt +11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 370 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.54/cwt +11.54 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 477 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.83/cwt ≈ $631/hd at 518 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,264	440	1,377
Feeder cattle	950	326	949
Slaughter cattle	155	58	254

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were up 2.00 to 5.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was 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
150	150	1	131.00	$131.00	$196	—
220–240	233	4	125.00–150.00	$139.97	$326	—
250–295	278	17	133.00–170.00	$154.83	$430	+8.81
300–345	318	20	129.00–169.00	$151.62	$482	+18.12
350–395	370	42	121.00–162.00	$145.47	$538	+11.21
400–445	423	24	125.00–161.00	$142.03	$601	+9.68
450–485	468	9	125.00–147.00	$133.23	$624	+10.26
500–534	525	10	121.00–134.00	$129.99	$682	+8.99
550–570	560	3	129.00–132.00	$130.68	$732	—
615–640	623	5	110.00–125.00	$116.77	$727	-4.23
650–688	669	4	115.00–127.00	$118.64	$794	-1.36
700–730	715	3	106.00–124.00	$115.13	$823	+5.13

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	121.00–125.00	$122.85	$280	-0.61
250–295	273	8	110.00–123.00	$118.47	$323	+4.44
300–335	323	4	112.00–126.00	$120.14	$388	—
367–390	379	10	110.00–123.00	$118.21	$448	+3.21
400–445	425	7	116.00–121.00	$119.31	$507	+5.96
475	475	2	120.00	$120.00	$570	+7.03
500–520	513	4	110.00–125.00	$117.61	$603	+5.67

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	100.00–110.00	$105.23	$293	-2.77
340	340	1	100.00	$100.00	$340	-9.17
350–390	369	5	100.00–110.00	$102.74	$379	+0.74
405–445	426	7	100.00–110.00	$104.16	$444	+0.12
455–495	478	5	100.00–110.00	$104.41	$499	-0.57
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	130.00	$130.00	$254	—
220–225	223	2	130.00–146.00	$137.91	$308	—
255–295	282	11	130.00–147.00	$143.24	$404	+9.24
305–345	325	18	120.00–144.00	$135.83	$441	+11.43
350–395	374	14	124.00–139.00	$133.83	$501	—
415–440	426	8	124.00–138.00	$133.20	$567	—
450–495	477	33	120.00–134.00	$126.54	$604	+11.54
500–545	518	26	114.00–127.00	$121.83	$631	—
550–580	558	8	111.00–118.00	$115.46	$644	—
605–640	613	14	98.00–114.00	$109.89	$674	+11.88
665	665	1	100.00	$100.00	$665	+6.00
725–748	740	4	91.00–106.00	$101.58	$752	+13.31

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	100.00–110.00	$103.63	$241	+3.63
280–295	288	2	104.00–110.00	$106.92	$308	—
310–340	323	3	107.00–110.00	$108.63	$351	+2.52
350–370	363	3	100.00–108.00	$102.72	$373	-1.79
400–449	432	13	100.00–110.00	$103.92	$449	+0.11
450–495	466	4	104.00–110.00	$107.54	$501	+4.85
515–545	532	6	90.00–105.00	$101.23	$539	+2.36
550–590	571	5	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$585	+3.81
685	685	1	83.00	$83.00	$569	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	112.00–120.00	$116.25	$296	-0.75
390	390	1	115.00	$115.00	$448	+1.46
415–449	439	8	110.00–118.00	$112.17	$492	+3.01
450–495	478	8	110.00–119.00	$113.66	$543	+3.66
505–540	525	5	109.00–110.00	$109.80	$576	+4.80
550–590	568	6	100.00–110.00	$107.88	$613	+4.88
635–640	638	2	90.00–94.00	$92.01	$587	—
660–685	670	3	90.00–98.00	$94.05	$630	+10.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	99.00	$99.00	$609	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	468	14	120.00–140.00	$127.72	$598	+6.29
500–547	521	17	116.00–130.00	$121.32	$632	+3.83
575–595	582	3	100.00–108.00	$102.73	$598	—
600–645	623	15	100.00–114.00	$107.03	$667	+1.02
650–695	676	9	100.00–111.00	$103.19	$698	+1.18
710–735	722	6	90.00–101.00	$94.18	$680	+4.86
750–785	769	6	93.00–103.00	$97.83	$752	-7.17
850	850	1	87.00	$87.00	$740	+3.00
915–920	918	2	80.00	$80.00	$734	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	476	16	110.00–120.00	$116.44	$554	+3.45
500–545	516	14	110.00–120.00	$113.14	$584	+2.30
550–595	575	5	92.00–115.00	$109.43	$629	-3.58
605–625	613	7	85.00–99.00	$92.98	$570	-1.53
650–685	666	7	89.00–97.00	$92.73	$618	+0.73
780–785	783	2	80.00–82.00	$81.00	$634	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	477	9	100.00–110.00	$103.31	$493	-1.45
500–545	518	14	94.00–106.00	$102.08	$529	+3.28
550–595	570	9	96.00–106.00	$102.29	$583	+1.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1390	1064	80-85%	16	46.00–54.00	$49.95	$531	—
825–1385	1181	80-85%	25	51.00–64.00	$58.99	$697	-7.40
955–1370	1184	80-85%	19	65.00–75.00	$69.98	$829	+3.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2000	1574	75-80%	12	58.00–65.00	$61.66	$971	—
1450–1865	1625	75-80%	5	66.00–74.00	$69.21	$1,125	+7.70
1490–1825	1658	75-80%	2	44.00–54.00	$48.49	$804	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–945	813	85-90%	6	34.00–44.00	$37.89	$308	—
745–920	833	85-90%	4	49.00–54.00	$50.77	$423	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1875	1509	7	70.00–79.00	$74.69	$1,127	-1.84
1515–1835	1675	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,625	—
1115–2260	1803	15	81.00–95.00	$89.00	$1,605	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	175.00	$175.00	-25.00
145	145	1	255.00	$255.00	+55.00
200	200	5	280.00–415.00	$336.00	-24.00
250	250	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	3	225.00	$225.00	+45.00
150	150	2	185.00–240.00	$212.50	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	4	120.00–165.00	$141.25	+41.25
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-5.00
80–85	83	4	140.00–170.00	$157.50	+22.50
90–95	93	5	165.00–175.00	$173.00	+38.00
100–125	113	2	190.00–210.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	65.00–80.00	$72.50	-32.50
45	45	1	90.00	$90.00	-15.00
50–55	51	4	95.00–120.00	$105.00	-48.33
60–65	62	8	110.00–135.00	$123.75	-29.58
70–75	73	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-12.50
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	+30.00
80–85	81	5	120.00–145.00	$140.00	-30.00
85	85	4	170.00–185.00	$176.25	+6.25
90–95	93	15	150.00–270.00	$194.67	+34.67
100–120	110	11	170.00–280.00	$238.64	-16.36

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	120.00	$120.00	—
110	110	1	175.00	$175.00	-5.00
100–145	120	13	175.00–270.00	$220.00	+40.00
150–165	152	9	190.00–300.00	$263.33	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	280.00	$280.00	—
200	200	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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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.