Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) Market Report

Siler City, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.48/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	264	152	342
Feeder cattle	175	88	208
Slaughter cattle	77	55	102
Replacement cattle	2	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower, while bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder steers were also lightly tested and were 3.00 to 4.00 lower; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower; and feeder bulls were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (11 head) ranged 5.00 to 10.00 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
300–335	322	5	141.00–149.00	$146.08	$470	-0.92
370–395	383	6	127.00–141.00	$136.30	$522	-6.55
400–445	419	10	123.00–140.00	$134.48	$563	-3.14
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	—
785	785	1	95.00	$95.00	$746	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	117.00–122.00	$119.37	$278	—
305	305	1	117.00	$117.00	$357	—
385	385	1	116.00	$116.00	$447	-1.03

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	108.00	$108.00	$319	—
340	340	1	101.00	$101.00	$343	—
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	90.00	$90.00	$374	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	126.00	$126.00	$384	—
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	-8.25
405–430	420	3	117.00–124.00	$119.71	$503	-5.04
455–480	472	6	110.00–126.00	$118.48	$559	-4.41
510	510	1	107.00	$107.00	$546	-4.56
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	—
650	650	3	84.00–89.00	$86.67	$563	-13.33
700–740	726	4	80.00–83.00	$81.77	$594	-5.23

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	3	111.00–118.00	$115.20	$320	—
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	—
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	—
515	515	1	104.00	$104.00	$536	-2.98
558–585	563	6	100.00–105.00	$100.87	$568	—
620	620	1	85.00	$85.00	$527	—
655–685	670	2	80.00–81.00	$80.51	$539	-1.49

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	2	90.00–100.00	$95.03	$392	—
500–545	520	6	88.00–100.00	$93.76	$488	—
555–580	565	5	85.00–100.00	$91.97	$520	-4.03
615	615	1	80.00	$80.00	$492	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	479	7	116.00–126.00	$122.86	$588	-7.31
500–540	523	5	108.00–110.00	$108.81	$569	-3.19
605–623	616	6	94.00–100.00	$97.00	$598	-12.49
650–685	670	4	90.00–94.00	$91.96	$616	-12.51
760	760	1	87.00	$87.00	$661	—
855	855	1	79.00	$79.00	$675	-28.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	2	109.00–112.00	$110.49	$539	-4.51
525–545	537	3	104.00–109.00	$107.31	$576	+0.80
550–595	580	4	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$606	-5.51
600–625	615	3	84.00–94.00	$89.34	$549	-4.66
665–695	680	4	80.00–90.00	$87.44	$595	—
725	725	1	85.00	$85.00	$616	—
755	755	1	77.00	$77.00	$581	—
890	890	1	70.00	$70.00	$623	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	523	2	91.00–104.00	$97.34	$509	—
550–575	562	3	98.00–104.00	$99.96	$562	-2.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1345	1093	80-85%	9	42.00–49.00	$45.52	$498	—
820–1375	1131	80-85%	27	50.00–58.00	$54.21	$613	-0.36
940–1350	1175	80-85%	4	60.00–63.00	$61.40	$721	-3.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$878	—
1410–1925	1600	75-80%	19	50.00–63.00	$56.24	$900	-6.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–920	893	85-90%	3	45.00–48.00	$46.00	$411	—
895–1185	1040	85-90%	2	30.00–38.00	$34.56	$359	-3.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1510	1180	3	64.00–73.00	$68.13	$804	—
1690	1690	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,639	—
2200	2200	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,870	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–125	120	2	175.00–235.00	$205.00	—

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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	640.00	$640.00	-210.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	68.00	$68.00	$201	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-40.00
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	-15.00

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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	—
105	105	1	145.00	$145.00	-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.