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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M 3 heifers $91.95/cwt -7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 297 254
Feeder cattle 178 192 141
Slaughter cattle 56 94 107
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady with a lot of plain cattle and undesirable cattle . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average . Baby calves 25.00 to 85.00 9 head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 142.00 $142.00 $483 +9.89
350 350 1 142.00 $142.00 $497 +8.36
405–420 412 3 126.00–136.00 $130.28 $537 -1.73
489 489 4 131.00 $131.00 $641 —
580 580 1 124.00 $124.00 $719 —
635–640 638 2 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $673 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 118.00–126.00 $122.14 $254 +0.14
320 320 1 115.00 $115.00 $368 +1.00
389 389 4 118.00 $118.00 $459 -2.00
440 440 2 119.00 $119.00 $524 +6.07
465–480 473 2 114.00–117.00 $115.52 $546 +0.52
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 —
310–340 325 2 107.00–109.00 $107.95 $351 —
370–390 382 3 90.00–110.00 $100.17 $383 —
425–435 430 2 100.00–107.00 $103.54 $445 +2.03
465–495 475 3 107.00–111.00 $109.61 $521 -0.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 107.00 $107.00 $230 —
315–345 330 2 92.00–110.00 $100.59 $332 -4.41
352 352 3 90.00 $90.00 $317 -15.75
405 405 1 108.00 $108.00 $437 +5.80
485–495 490 2 100.00–102.00 $101.01 $495 -0.95
500–539 529 10 83.00–104.00 $91.95 $486 -7.54
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 3 110.00–119.00 $113.44 $378 +2.01
355 355 2 114.00 $114.00 $405 +5.50
445 445 1 113.00 $113.00 $503 —
530 530 1 108.00 $108.00 $572 -1.00
615 615 1 94.00 $94.00 $578 +3.00
770 770 1 72.00 $72.00 $554 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 533 2 116.00–118.00 $117.01 $624 —
555–580 568 4 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $659 —
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 +5.90
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 98.00 $98.00 $235 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $625 +2.03
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
560–585 575 9 117.00–123.00 $120.22 $691 —
815 815 1 86.00 $86.00 $701 -14.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 -0.49
540 540 3 98.00 $98.00 $529 —
590–595 593 3 92.00–105.00 $100.02 $593 +2.42
610 610 1 80.00 $80.00 $488 —
890 890 1 78.00 $78.00 $694 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 107.00 $107.00 $562 -2.00
655–660 658 2 84.00–90.00 $87.01 $573 -9.48
770 770 1 80.00 $80.00 $616 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1360 1127 80-85% 18 40.00–54.00 $49.66 $560 -7.93
975–1370 1127 80-85% 9 55.00–58.00 $56.47 $636 -1.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–985 910 85-90% 4 46.00–51.00 $48.01 $437 —
815–1020 925 85-90% 3 38.00–43.00 $40.72 $377 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1620 1543 75-80% 2 53.00–58.00 $55.37 $854 —
1535–1725 1637 75-80% 3 45.00–49.00 $46.70 $764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1715 1493 5 56.00–76.00 $64.71 $966 —
1860–2085 1995 3 82.00–87.00 $85.45 $1,705 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 200 1 305.00 $305.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 125.00 $125.00 -5.00
100 100 1 230.00 $230.00 ±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 135.00 $135.00 +25.00
100 100 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 115.00 $115.00 -45.00
90 90 1 150.00 $150.00 -10.00

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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.