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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 21, 2020

165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 165 168 0
Feeder cattle 69 131 0
Slaughter cattle 32 23 0
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 lower on a fairly light test. There were too few feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. Due to it being a holiday week, demand was light; market activity and buy interest were slow. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. 10 head of baby calves ranged 10.00 to 55.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 +4.00
360–365 363 2 107.00–117.00 $112.03 $407 —
400–430 413 3 106.00–108.00 $107.35 $443 -5.65
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 102.00 $102.00 $286 -8.00
360–390 375 2 105.00–107.00 $106.04 $398 —
420–445 432 3 96.00–102.00 $99.71 $431 -4.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 121.00 $121.00 $351 -4.00
355 355 1 121.00 $121.00 $430 -2.32
415 415 1 117.00 $117.00 $486 -2.02
605 605 1 102.00 $102.00 $617 —
965 965 1 89.00 $89.00 $859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 95.00 $95.00 $276 -8.00
335 335 1 100.00 $100.00 $335 —
370 370 1 100.00 $100.00 $370 -2.00
435 435 1 100.00 $100.00 $435 -3.80
455–475 469 4 86.00–99.00 $92.49 $434 -13.51
515 515 1 81.00 $81.00 $417 -16.50
555–560 558 2 80.00–94.00 $86.97 $485 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 105.00 $105.00 $404 —
685 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 -4.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 74.00 $74.00 $422 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 100.00 $100.00 $455 -9.00
510–535 518 3 97.00–103.00 $99.95 $518 -6.57
695 695 1 80.00 $80.00 $556 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 80.00 $80.00 $552 -11.47
800 800 1 71.00 $71.00 $568 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 96.00 $96.00 $624 —
870 870 1 76.00 $76.00 $661 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 80.00 $80.00 $376 —
520 520 1 90.00 $90.00 $468 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1090 958 80-85% 2 44.00 $44.00 $422 —
960–1380 1192 80-85% 10 45.00–56.00 $49.25 $587 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1560 1450 75-80% 6 45.00–52.00 $49.74 $721 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $640 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $397 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1425 1220 2 64.00–66.00 $65.17 $795 —
1160–1645 1403 2 74.00–79.00 $76.93 $1,079 —
1840 1840 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,656 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–120 110 3 180.00–205.00 $190.00 —
150 150 1 250.00 $250.00 +15.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 109 9 145.00–180.00 $160.56 +0.56
150–190 170 2 280.00–355.00 $317.50 —
200 200 1 360.00 $360.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 125.00 $125.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 70.00 $70.00 —
40 40 1 85.00 $85.00 —
50 50 1 90.00 $90.00 -90.00
65 65 1 140.00 $140.00 -40.00
70–75 73 2 150.00 $150.00 -30.00
80–85 83 2 135.00–185.00 $160.00 +25.00
90 90 1 175.00 $175.00 -5.00
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 90.00–105.00 $97.50 +17.50
40 40 2 100.00 $100.00 +20.00
60–65 62 5 120.00–130.00 $126.00 -54.00
75 75 1 160.00 $160.00 -20.00
80 80 1 165.00 $165.00 -15.00
80–85 83 2 155.00 $155.00 -25.00
90 90 2 150.00–165.00 $157.50 -22.50
100 100 1 195.00 $195.00 +5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00 —
100–140 116 9 145.00–265.00 $209.44 +39.44

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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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.