Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 22, 2021

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $113.79/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 580 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.51/cwt -7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 377 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $118.12/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 531 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	940	953	795
Feeder cattle	697	643	591
Slaughter cattle	144	152	152
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower on a fairly light test. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher; feeder bulls mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher; five- and six-weight feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher, while four-weight heifers were 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (5 head) ranged 25.00 to 50.00 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
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	+1.87
270–295	286	10	135.00–159.00	$150.34	$430	+4.30
300–345	323	7	135.00–150.00	$142.84	$461	-1.19
355–395	377	17	139.00–158.00	$148.51	$560	-7.94
415–440	426	7	134.00–152.00	$141.95	$605	+3.62
450–490	470	8	130.00–143.00	$136.61	$642	+5.34
505–540	526	4	120.00–128.00	$122.82	$646	-3.17
550	550	2	120.00–127.00	$123.50	$679	—
620–640	630	2	110.00–116.00	$112.95	$712	+2.75
695	695	1	111.00	$111.00	$771	+0.11
715	715	1	104.00	$104.00	$744	+1.99
780	780	1	102.00	$102.00	$796	+0.02

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	4	120.00	$120.00	$271	—
305–340	326	9	110.00–120.00	$116.04	$378	—
350–395	368	11	110.00–120.00	$115.30	$424	+2.55
410–445	425	9	110.00–120.00	$114.19	$485	-1.79
450–490	471	6	112.00–117.00	$115.04	$542	+5.04
550–585	572	3	110.00–114.00	$112.30	$642	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	106.00	$106.00	$238	+1.21
300–345	331	4	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$348	-0.45
360–395	378	2	106.00–109.00	$107.43	$406	+0.43
400–435	421	12	100.00–110.00	$105.11	$443	+0.15
450	450	2	102.00	$102.00	$459	+1.00
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
275–290	280	4	125.00–136.00	$129.57	$363	-4.92
300–345	324	7	124.00–141.00	$134.62	$436	+5.39
350–395	372	12	128.00–139.00	$134.43	$500	+3.62
405–430	419	13	117.00–128.00	$122.21	$512	-4.97
450–495	466	12	115.00–121.00	$118.05	$550	-1.01
500–545	518	12	106.00–116.00	$111.77	$579	+0.54
555–590	574	7	108.00–113.00	$109.85	$631	+2.86
605–645	629	9	96.00–107.00	$101.26	$637	+2.40

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	111.00–120.00	$115.45	$246	—
250–295	273	6	110.00–115.00	$112.73	$308	-4.27
320–345	330	3	111.00–119.00	$116.09	$383	+1.58
370–395	383	3	110.00	$110.00	$421	—
405–445	432	5	111.00–115.00	$113.21	$489	+3.21
450–485	468	12	110.00–118.00	$112.52	$527	+1.79
500–540	518	8	104.00–108.00	$105.27	$545	+0.04
555–595	575	2	105.00–106.00	$105.48	$607	+0.15
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	+1.96
665–680	673	3	84.00–90.00	$88.00	$592	-0.49

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	4	100.00–107.00	$101.87	$281	+1.87
305–340	320	6	100.00–107.00	$103.27	$330	-3.21
370–385	381	8	103.00–105.00	$103.50	$394	-0.27
400–440	421	14	100.00–108.00	$105.05	$442	+1.12
450–495	465	6	100.00–108.00	$103.99	$484	+0.48
515–540	527	5	97.00–104.00	$100.98	$532	+0.67

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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	472	13	120.00–139.00	$131.58	$621	+6.55
505–545	531	14	114.00–127.00	$118.12	$627	+2.30
550–597	580	19	110.00–120.00	$113.79	$660	-6.68
615–645	630	5	103.00–110.00	$108.37	$683	+5.88
655–695	671	6	104.00–116.00	$109.34	$734	+6.62
708–725	714	3	100.00–109.00	$103.05	$736	+11.36
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	+4.72
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	+8.54

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	475	5	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$532	-2.73
505–545	530	5	110.00–114.00	$111.62	$592	+4.62
550–595	570	10	110.00–114.00	$111.18	$634	+1.46
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	—
680	680	1	96.00	$96.00	$653	+6.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	480	2	100.00–103.00	$101.55	$487	-5.46
500–525	512	3	101.00–109.00	$104.60	$536	+1.72
555–585	575	6	97.00–106.00	$102.84	$591	-0.63
633	633	2	82.00	$82.00	$519	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1225	1074	80-85%	10	40.00–50.00	$45.44	$488	—
790–1395	1104	80-85%	38	51.00–83.00	$56.42	$623	—
920–2005	1216	80-85%	31	60.00–72.00	$66.21	$805	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1650	1520	75-80%	10	54.00–60.00	$57.17	$869	—
1610	1610	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$789	-16.15
1415–1855	1672	75-80%	10	60.00–72.00	$67.39	$1,127	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	42.00	$42.00	$353	-3.13
785–945	854	85-90%	5	34.00–39.00	$35.91	$307	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1690	1397	7	58.00–78.00	$72.86	$1,018	—
1415–2085	1821	5	80.00–85.00	$82.74	$1,507	-10.26
2320	2320	1	93.00	$93.00	$2,158	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–180	162	5	180.00–270.00	$221.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	125.00–175.00	$150.00	-20.00
190	190	1	280.00	$280.00	+38.00
225	225	2	380.00–405.00	$392.50	+87.50

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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
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	45.00	$45.00	$151	—
385–395	390	2	68.00–71.00	$69.52	$271	—
425	425	2	63.00–65.00	$64.00	$272	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	118	4	155.00–195.00	$173.75	-15.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	180.00	$180.00	+30.00
90–95	93	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+20.00
100	100	2	170.00–190.00	$180.00	-8.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	5	100.00–135.00	$112.00	+35.33
50–55	52	3	120.00–160.00	$133.33	+35.83
60–65	63	8	115.00–175.00	$150.63	+40.63
70–75	74	6	160.00–185.00	$172.50	+35.83
80–85	84	5	180.00–235.00	$196.00	+59.33
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	+51.25
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	+61.25
100–125	113	2	210.00–225.00	$217.50	-10.28

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	140.00	$140.00	+1.25
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-30.56
100–125	112	8	125.00–225.00	$171.25	-4.31
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	+45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	+10.00
100–110	105	2	175.00–205.00	$190.00	-38.13
150–185	169	4	260.00–310.00	$282.50	+62.50
200	200	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	—

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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.