Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 5, 2021

718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.64/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.59/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.02/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	718	387	357
Feeder cattle	417	210	185
Slaughter cattle	130	75	75
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 13.00 higher; heifers mostly steady to 1.00 higher; and feeder bulls were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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
220–240	230	4	130.00–160.00	$139.95	$322	—
255–295	278	3	141.00–164.00	$153.14	$426	+13.14
305–345	325	11	149.00–166.00	$158.81	$516	+23.61
350–390	370	10	149.00–161.00	$155.02	$574	+23.44
400–445	425	13	130.00–150.00	$136.02	$578	+5.49
455–480	471	6	135.00–146.00	$140.44	$661	+15.75
520	520	1	136.00	$136.00	$707	+12.72
550–595	565	7	120.00–134.00	$128.49	$726	+11.49
604	604	4	115.00	$115.00	$695	+6.59
655–665	660	2	110.00–122.00	$115.95	$765	+10.32

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	287	3	115.00–123.00	$119.37	$343	—
325–340	333	2	120.00	$120.00	$400	+4.00
385–395	390	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$466	+7.04
405–435	420	2	110.00–111.00	$110.52	$464	—
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	-8.00
510–535	522	3	107.00–116.00	$110.96	$579	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	100.00	$100.00	$350	-5.00
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	—
500–535	525	5	100.00–106.00	$102.18	$536	+2.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	5	120.00–137.00	$131.40	$348	+11.40
300–345	327	9	125.00–142.00	$133.04	$435	+13.04
350–395	377	16	123.00–139.00	$133.59	$504	+11.10
400–440	415	11	120.00–138.00	$129.86	$539	+12.60
450–495	475	17	111.00–125.00	$116.64	$554	+0.39
500–545	519	10	110.00–119.00	$114.74	$596	+4.44
560–595	575	8	106.00–118.00	$114.71	$660	+2.71
610–640	628	3	101.00–111.00	$104.92	$659	+8.33
670	670	1	104.00	$104.00	$697	+8.00
715–740	728	2	80.00	$80.00	$582	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	100.00	$100.00	$205	—
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	-6.00
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	±0.00
415–440	433	10	100.00–104.00	$100.78	$436	-3.22
450–495	480	10	103.00–109.00	$106.31	$510	+2.68
560	560	2	103.00	$103.00	$577	±0.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	113.00	$113.00	$311	-4.02
360–395	379	4	115.00–118.00	$115.75	$439	+1.75
415–445	427	3	114.00–116.00	$115.34	$493	+3.96
460–498	486	5	110.00–118.00	$114.98	$559	+3.64
570–595	586	6	100.00–105.00	$101.66	$596	-4.85
775	775	1	76.00	$76.00	$589	—

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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	469	9	120.00–139.00	$131.86	$618	+3.50
505–525	518	6	119.00–124.00	$121.19	$628	+7.19
600–625	616	4	107.00–114.00	$109.96	$677	+7.98
770–785	778	2	81.00–86.00	$83.48	$649	-10.52
920	920	1	91.00	$91.00	$837	—
970	970	1	86.00	$86.00	$834	+6.00
1055	1055	1	87.00	$87.00	$918	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	476	4	100.00–108.00	$103.95	$495	—
515–520	518	2	101.00–104.00	$102.51	$531	+10.51
560–585	573	2	100.00–102.00	$101.02	$579	-2.98
865	865	1	74.00	$74.00	$640	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	113.00	$113.00	$525	—
500–535	522	3	110.00–115.00	$112.03	$585	+2.03
575	575	2	100.00	$100.00	$575	-8.00
660	660	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$610	+0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1095	1031	80-85%	4	44.00–55.00	$50.98	$526	—
885–1370	1167	80-85%	28	55.00–65.00	$62.19	$726	-3.20
1070–1395	1253	80-85%	31	66.00–77.00	$69.86	$875	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1545	1500	75-80%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.49	$967	+23.49
1425–2035	1622	75-80%	21	66.00–79.00	$71.82	$1,165	+11.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–945	850	85-90%	10	29.00–41.00	$34.52	$293	-24.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1515	1340	2	73.00–77.00	$74.74	$1,002	—
1040–2090	1578	11	78.00–97.00	$90.25	$1,424	—
1565–2245	1905	2	101.00–103.00	$101.82	$1,940	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135	135	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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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	150.00–200.00	$175.00	-20.00
150–195	173	2	215.00	$215.00	-41.67
225	225	1	290.00	$290.00	—
250	250	1	445.00	$445.00	-85.00

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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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-60.00
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	-25.00
85	85	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
95	95	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	+2.50
100–145	108	23	135.00–180.00	$152.39	-20.11
150	150	2	230.00–260.00	$245.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	—
40–45	44	5	75.00–130.00	$97.00	—
50–55	53	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	-4.17
60–65	64	5	115.00–145.00	$128.00	+11.33
75	75	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+50.83
85	85	4	145.00–180.00	$161.25	+44.58
95	95	2	145.00–175.00	$160.00	+43.33

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	65.00–75.00	$71.67	-40.00
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-26.67
60–65	63	6	120.00–145.00	$125.83	-18.46
70–75	73	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-15.00
80–85	83	2	110.00–150.00	$130.00	-5.00
85	85	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	+50.00
90–95	94	5	180.00–230.00	$207.00	+42.00
100–115	106	4	195.00–245.00	$221.25	+11.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	+22.50
100–145	113	9	140.00–235.00	$191.11	-28.89
150	150	4	240.00–330.00	$281.25	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	—
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	—
150–185	168	2	270.00–330.00	$300.00	+35.00

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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.