Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.48/cwt +15.48 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 430 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $106.45/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 620 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.32/cwt ≈ $504/hd at 378 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	402	106	587
Feeder cattle	335	56	448
Slaughter cattle	42	45	96
Replacement cattle	1	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and bulls were 9.00 to 10.00 higher on a very light test. There were too few comparable feeder cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, but a higher undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to 75.00 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
260–275	268	2	136.00–142.00	$138.92	$372	—
315	315	2	126.00–150.00	$138.00	$435	—
350–395	378	11	123.00–151.00	$133.32	$504	—
400–445	430	15	122.00–147.00	$134.48	$578	+15.48
450–475	464	4	128.00–132.00	$130.00	$603	—
535	535	1	124.00	$124.00	$663	—
575	575	1	122.00	$122.00	$702	+7.00
635	635	1	114.00	$114.00	$724	—
665	665	1	118.00	$118.00	$785	—
1440–1445	1443	2	81.00–88.00	$84.49	$1,219	—
1565	1565	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,315	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	120.00	$120.00	$270	—
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	—
365–390	375	3	118.00	$118.00	$442	—
405–425	415	2	116.00	$116.00	$481	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—
515–530	524	4	111.00–114.00	$112.24	$588	+2.24
575	575	1	114.00	$114.00	$656	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$419	—
405–440	425	4	100.00–109.00	$104.76	$445	—
520	520	1	104.00	$104.00	$541	-1.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	94.00	$94.00	$357	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	120.00	$120.00	$378	—
370–380	375	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$452	—
405–415	410	4	119.00–125.00	$122.52	$502	—
455–485	474	7	116.00–121.00	$119.41	$566	—
510–545	530	7	110.00–119.00	$112.52	$596	—
550	550	1	112.00	$112.00	$616	—
615–645	626	7	90.00–105.00	$97.25	$609	+11.25
665–695	683	4	90.00–97.00	$93.22	$637	+1.22
710–745	723	3	84.00–92.00	$88.06	$637	—
760	760	2	80.00–93.00	$86.50	$657	+0.50
820–835	828	2	81.00–84.00	$82.51	$683	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
280–290	285	2	110.00–114.00	$112.04	$319	—
305–330	317	3	112.00–118.00	$114.59	$363	+2.59
370–385	375	3	111.00–116.00	$113.63	$426	—
410–435	423	4	108.00–114.00	$110.53	$468	—
450–485	467	7	110.00–114.00	$112.27	$524	—
500–545	526	4	106.00–109.00	$107.26	$564	—
585	585	1	108.00	$108.00	$632	—
645	645	1	82.00	$82.00	$529	—
650–685	668	3	80.00	$80.00	$534	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	104.00	$104.00	$234	—
260–280	270	3	100.00–105.00	$101.60	$274	-4.40
345	345	1	104.00	$104.00	$359	—
360–380	373	3	95.00–108.00	$101.55	$379	—
425	425	1	108.00	$108.00	$459	+5.00
460–465	463	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$475	—
500–545	522	5	92.00–104.00	$99.91	$522	-0.58
560–595	580	7	92.00–104.00	$100.43	$582	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	97.00	$97.00	$354	+3.00
400	400	1	90.00	$90.00	$360	—
485	485	1	94.00	$94.00	$456	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	479	4	120.00–133.00	$126.64	$607	+16.64
500–545	519	6	115.00–124.00	$120.99	$628	—
585	585	1	118.00	$118.00	$690	—
600–645	620	14	98.00–115.00	$106.45	$660	+4.44
655–695	678	10	94.00–112.00	$103.59	$702	—
700–740	725	5	91.00–105.00	$99.13	$719	—
760–795	775	3	80.00–101.00	$90.88	$704	—
800–845	814	4	82.00–90.00	$85.00	$692	—
870–895	883	2	82.00–89.00	$85.45	$755	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	468	5	110.00–117.00	$114.19	$534	—
500–545	523	6	110.00–114.00	$112.33	$587	+6.33
560–595	583	7	108.00–115.00	$110.56	$645	—
605–630	620	3	90.00–94.00	$92.32	$572	—
660–685	675	3	90.00–98.00	$92.94	$627	—
710	710	1	80.00	$80.00	$568	—
765	765	1	80.00	$80.00	$612	—
930	930	1	71.00	$71.00	$660	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–490	483	5	104.00–109.00	$105.62	$510	-3.38
500–545	522	5	95.00–108.00	$102.01	$532	+0.01
550–590	573	5	100.00–107.00	$104.22	$597	+3.22
690	690	1	72.00	$72.00	$497	-8.00
810	810	1	70.00	$70.00	$567	-9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1100	960	80-85%	5	43.00–53.00	$48.20	$463	—
930–1395	1148	80-85%	12	55.00–62.00	$59.23	$680	+4.37
990–1430	1161	80-85%	4	54.00–68.00	$63.30	$735	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1705	1513	75-80%	5	57.00–63.00	$60.14	$910	—
1400–1660	1530	75-80%	2	65.00–74.00	$69.88	$1,069	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–880	845	85-90%	2	47.00–59.00	$53.25	$450	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1635	1393	5	66.00–78.00	$73.89	$1,029	-5.21
1825–2235	2030	2	88.00–89.00	$88.45	$1,796	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–105	102	3	135.00–150.00	$141.67	—
200	200	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	54.00	$54.00	$392	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	4	55.00–65.00	$60.00	—
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	—
50–55	53	3	80.00–90.00	$85.00	—
65	65	3	85.00–95.00	$90.00	—
75	75	1	95.00	$95.00	—
85	85	2	110.00–125.00	$117.50	—
95	95	1	120.00	$120.00	—
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	165.00–270.00	$217.50	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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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.