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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M 2 heifers $108.79/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 480 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 402 331
Feeder cattle 246 335 225
Slaughter cattle 77 42 85
Replacement cattle 4 1 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 120.00 $120.00 $222 —
280–285 283 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $382 -3.91
310–345 329 8 124.00–143.00 $130.43 $429 -7.57
375–385 381 4 120.00–126.00 $124.01 $472 -9.31
400–425 411 6 124.00–140.00 $128.39 $528 -6.09
520–540 530 2 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $647 -1.96
563 value added 563 7 126.00 $126.00 $709 —
704 value added 704 7 130.00 $130.00 $915 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 118.00–124.00 $121.05 $339 +11.05
300–330 320 4 110.00–118.00 $112.83 $361 —
370–390 378 3 110.00–119.00 $114.69 $434 -3.31
410–420 415 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $459 -5.49
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 +1.76
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 100.00 $100.00 $205 —
275–280 278 2 100.00–110.00 $104.95 $292 —
390 390 1 107.00 $107.00 $417 +0.50
405–420 410 3 103.00–108.00 $104.71 $429 -0.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 111.00–116.00 $113.36 $312 +1.32
305–335 320 3 111.00–116.00 $113.64 $364 -0.95
365–395 383 6 110.00–116.00 $112.83 $432 -0.80
400–445 424 6 102.00–114.00 $109.19 $463 -1.34
450–494 480 10 104.00–114.00 $108.79 $522 -3.48
515 515 1 106.00 $106.00 $546 -1.26
568–575 569 6 105.00–109.00 $105.67 $601 -2.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 125.00 $125.00 $288 —
310–320 315 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $370 -2.54
370 370 1 116.00 $116.00 $429 -4.49
400–410 405 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $474 -5.53
485 485 1 112.00 $112.00 $543 -7.41
500–545 521 4 110.00–112.00 $110.50 $576 -2.02
550–560 557 3 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $624 -0.01
600–615 608 3 104.00–113.00 $108.30 $658 +11.05
715 715 1 98.00 $98.00 $701 +9.94
865 865 1 85.00 $85.00 $735 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 103.00–109.00 $105.87 $244 +1.87
285 285 1 108.00 $108.00 $308 +6.40
335 335 1 108.00 $108.00 $362 +4.00
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 -1.55
405–430 418 4 94.00–108.00 $101.22 $423 -6.78
535 535 1 104.00 $104.00 $556 +4.09
550–580 562 3 100.00–106.00 $103.37 $581 +2.94
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 94.00 $94.00 $321 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 478 3 118.00–121.00 $119.34 $570 -7.30
505–545 527 8 115.00–121.00 $118.60 $625 -2.39
570–580 577 3 117.00 $117.00 $675 -1.00
610 610 2 112.00–119.00 $115.50 $705 +9.05
675 675 1 98.00 $98.00 $662 -5.59
725 725 1 102.00 $102.00 $740 +2.87
750–795 767 5 85.00–94.00 $89.57 $687 -1.31
865–888 877 4 83.00–87.00 $85.03 $746 -0.42
975 975 1 88.00 $88.00 $858 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 471 7 99.00–108.00 $103.42 $487 -2.20
525–535 530 2 94.00–104.00 $99.05 $525 -2.96
555–580 568 2 94.00 $94.00 $534 -10.22
615 615 1 86.00 $86.00 $529 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 467 3 110.00–116.00 $113.34 $529 -0.85
510–520 515 2 108.00 $108.00 $556 -4.33
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -0.56
615 615 2 80.00–90.00 $85.00 $523 -7.32
710 710 1 80.00 $80.00 $568 ±0.00
810–830 820 2 74.00–79.00 $76.47 $627 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1365 1077 80-85% 11 38.00–53.00 $49.90 $537 —
880–1310 1109 80-85% 19 51.00–64.00 $59.72 $662 —
1045–1325 1225 80-85% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.39 $813 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–945 724 85-90% 8 30.00–41.00 $36.00 $261 —
785 785 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $353 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1815 1593 75-80% 4 59.00–64.00 $62.13 $990 —
1500–1940 1717 75-80% 3 65.00–68.00 $65.87 $1,131 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1395 1293 2 73.00–77.00 $74.84 $968 —
1375–2230 1744 4 85.00–88.00 $86.62 $1,511 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 117 3 170.00–205.00 $186.67 +45.00
200 200 1 380.00 $380.00 +70.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1100 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 70.00 $70.00 $196 —
430 430 1 68.00 $68.00 $292 —
500 500 1 64.00 $64.00 $320 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 35.00 $35.00 -25.00
35 35 1 70.00 $70.00 +10.00
45 45 1 90.00 $90.00 +5.00
65 65 1 115.00 $115.00 +25.00

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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 —
100–130 116 5 150.00–190.00 $172.00 —

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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.