Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 4, 2020

1,278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.76/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 521 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.58/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 371 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.78/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 424 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,278	1,264	1,310
Feeder cattle	934	950	937
Slaughter cattle	155	155	243
Replacement cattle	2	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were up 3.00 to 6.00. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Six baby calves brought 20.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–249	234	4	130.00–160.00	$141.02	$330	+1.05
275–285	280	5	130.00–176.00	$163.83	$459	+9.00
305–345	324	15	120.00–173.00	$156.92	$508	+5.30
350–395	371	37	122.00–169.00	$152.58	$566	+7.11
400–445	424	34	129.00–169.00	$150.78	$639	+8.75
450–498	480	12	130.00–147.00	$138.63	$665	+5.40
500–535	515	15	120.00–142.00	$132.88	$684	+2.89
560–580	568	3	120.00–126.00	$123.30	$700	-7.38
600–640	618	13	110.00–126.00	$122.08	$754	+5.31
653–680	666	6	118.00–124.00	$121.28	$808	+2.64
705–730	718	2	100.00–111.00	$105.40	$757	-9.73
785–795	790	2	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$829	—
812	812	3	115.00	$115.00	$934	—
960–970	965	2	92.00–103.00	$97.47	$941	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	118.00–122.00	$120.07	$256	-2.78
320–340	330	3	116.00–117.00	$116.33	$384	-3.81
360–385	370	5	114.00–119.00	$116.22	$430	-1.99
400–445	424	9	110.00–121.00	$116.57	$494	-2.74
475	475	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$556	-3.00
525–535	530	2	114.00	$114.00	$604	-3.61
580	580	1	116.00	$116.00	$673	—
685	685	1	97.00	$97.00	$664	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	4	100.00–109.00	$105.41	$304	+0.18
315–340	328	2	100.00–110.00	$105.19	$345	+5.19
360–390	377	6	100.00–110.00	$104.88	$395	+2.14
400–445	428	8	100.00–109.00	$105.77	$453	+1.61
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	130.00	$130.00	$228	±0.00
255–295	279	9	130.00–154.00	$141.09	$394	-2.15
300–345	329	8	132.00–151.00	$141.76	$466	+5.93
355–395	374	24	120.00–144.00	$136.07	$509	+2.24
400–445	425	16	116.00–140.00	$127.44	$542	-5.76
450–490	470	22	118.00–130.00	$125.30	$589	-1.24
500–545	521	40	110.00–126.00	$117.76	$614	-4.07
550–595	585	18	110.00–120.00	$115.26	$674	-0.20
600–645	624	13	100.00–112.00	$103.29	$645	-6.60
650–668	663	9	100.00–105.00	$103.01	$683	+3.01
710–735	719	6	80.00–108.00	$92.54	$665	-9.04
775–790	783	2	82.00–95.00	$88.56	$693	—
865–880	873	2	90.00–98.00	$93.97	$820	—
940	940	1	89.00	$89.00	$837	—
973	973	2	87.00	$87.00	$847	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	273	3	110.00–116.00	$113.79	$311	-2.46
340	340	1	114.00	$114.00	$388	—
405–440	429	7	110.00–117.00	$112.45	$482	+0.28
450–495	479	7	107.00–117.00	$112.97	$541	-0.69
525–545	538	3	106.00–114.00	$110.00	$592	+0.20
565–585	575	3	104.00–106.00	$105.01	$604	-2.87
635	635	1	89.00	$89.00	$565	-3.01
685	685	1	98.00	$98.00	$671	+3.95
740	740	7	70.00	$70.00	$518	—
868	868	3	72.00	$72.00	$625	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	101.00	$101.00	$197	—
225–240	233	3	100.00–110.00	$106.64	$248	+3.01
320	320	2	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$330	-5.63
355–370	360	5	100.00–110.00	$105.58	$380	+2.86
400–440	421	6	104.00–110.00	$106.35	$448	+2.43
460–490	474	7	100.00–110.00	$104.88	$497	-2.66
500–525	512	3	96.00–105.00	$100.29	$513	-0.94
570–595	579	6	90.00–104.00	$98.29	$569	-4.14
655	655	1	80.00	$80.00	$524	-3.00
730	730	1	70.00	$70.00	$511	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	111.00	$111.00	$577	—

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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	30	123.00–142.00	$135.07	$639	+7.35
500–530	515	24	115.00–136.00	$125.37	$646	+4.05
550–595	581	13	115.00–126.00	$117.58	$683	+14.85
605–645	616	25	100.00–124.00	$112.93	$696	+5.90
650–690	666	19	100.00–119.00	$105.86	$705	+2.67
700–735	713	8	94.00–109.00	$103.02	$735	+8.84
760–775	768	2	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$795	+5.68
800–805	803	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$711	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	478	8	100.00–110.00	$104.50	$500	+1.19
505–540	527	13	96.00–109.00	$101.88	$537	-0.20
550–595	573	12	97.00–108.00	$103.58	$594	+1.29
610–620	615	2	80.00–89.00	$84.46	$519	—
920	920	1	74.00	$74.00	$681	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	9	110.00–120.00	$115.21	$550	-1.23
500–545	521	8	110.00–115.00	$111.64	$582	-1.50
550–590	572	5	110.00–116.00	$112.53	$644	+3.10
630–640	633	3	90.00–97.00	$92.99	$589	+0.01
655	655	1	97.00	$97.00	$635	+4.27
765	765	1	86.00	$86.00	$658	+5.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	108.00	$108.00	$632	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	101.00	$101.00	$540	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$617	—
900–1385	1124	80-85%	28	40.00–53.00	$50.16	$564	—
920–1460	1212	80-85%	33	54.00–60.00	$55.81	$676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$832	—
1405–1705	1516	75-80%	8	44.00–53.00	$50.18	$761	—
1405–2035	1626	75-80%	21	54.00–60.00	$56.50	$919	-12.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1075	870	85-90%	5	40.00–52.00	$43.73	$380	—
745–1060	901	85-90%	7	30.00–37.00	$33.93	$306	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1655	1345	4	67.00–72.00	$69.55	$935	—
1535	1535	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,489	+22.31
1380–1975	1635	8	76.00–88.00	$82.32	$1,346	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–145	130	3	185.00–255.00	$213.33	—
150	150	1	220.00	$220.00	—
200	200	1	445.00	$445.00	+150.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	6	150.00–265.00	$197.50	+22.50
115–145	126	6	175.00–255.00	$215.00	+40.00
150–185	164	5	185.00–370.00	$255.00	—
200–225	206	4	240.00–410.00	$336.25	+0.25
250	250	1	370.00	$370.00	-55.00

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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
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	483	2	62.00–89.00	$75.57	$365	—
685	685	1	76.00	$76.00	$521	—
825	825	1	66.00	$66.00	$544	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	103.00	$103.00	$319	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	—
95	95	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100–125	111	7	125.00–215.00	$176.43	-48.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-31.25
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	-31.25
70–75	73	2	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
80–85	83	3	125.00–145.00	$133.33	-24.17
90–95	93	6	115.00–190.00	$143.33	-29.67
100–125	104	8	130.00–200.00	$167.50	-32.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-20.00
50–55	53	4	100.00–130.00	$112.50	+7.50
60–65	63	5	105.00–155.00	$123.00	-0.75
70–75	72	7	120.00–155.00	$142.14	+9.64
80–85	81	4	135.00–145.00	$140.00	±0.00
80–85	82	3	150.00–170.00	$160.00	+20.00
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	-4.67
100	100	5	110.00–145.00	$131.00	-107.64
100–120	104	10	165.00–210.00	$184.00	-54.64

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145	120	25	135.00–290.00	$194.80	-25.20
150–155	151	4	245.00–285.00	$268.75	+5.42

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–120	118	2	215.00–270.00	$242.50	-37.50

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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.