Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were up 2.00 to 5.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.12/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$119.12

218 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	126.27	578	140
Medium 2	488	109.43	534	37
Medium 3	439	103.56	454	40
Medium and Large 3	615	99.00	609	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about −$31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale218 hd

119.12

—

NC average8 barns · 1,160 hd

108.40

+10.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,707	85.49	1,459	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	62.26	994	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	60.06	691	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	821	43.04	353	10

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,803	89.00/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.03/cwt	125.00–161.00	601	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.47/cwt	121.00–162.00	538	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.83/cwt	120.00–144.00	441	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.83/cwt	114.00–127.00	631	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.77/cwt	110.00–125.00	727	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	69.21/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	151.62/cwt	129.00–169.00	482	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	139.97/cwt	125.00–150.00	326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	103.19/cwt	100.00–111.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	58.99/cwt	51.00–64.00	697	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	69.98/cwt	65.00–75.00	829	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.13/cwt	106.00–124.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.64/cwt	115.00–127.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.99/cwt	121.00–134.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	137.91/cwt	130.00–146.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	154.83/cwt	133.00–170.00	430	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.68/cwt	129.00–132.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	133.83/cwt	124.00–139.00	501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	109.89/cwt	98.00–114.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.23/cwt	125.00–147.00	624	9
Bulls	—	—	1,509	74.69/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,127	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	118.21/cwt	110.00–123.00	448	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	94.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	613	92.98/cwt	85.00–99.00	570	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	37.89/cwt	34.00–44.00	308	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	61.66/cwt	58.00–65.00	971	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	49.95/cwt	46.00–54.00	531	16
Heifers	Medium 3	—	571	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	466	107.54/cwt	104.00–110.00	501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	50.77/cwt	49.00–54.00	423	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	48.49/cwt	44.00–54.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	685	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	278	105.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	233	103.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	241	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	109.43/cwt	92.00–115.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	109.80/cwt	109.00–110.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	432	103.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	449	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	532	101.23/cwt	90.00–105.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	477	103.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	102.08/cwt	94.00–106.00	529	14
Steers	Medium 3	—	369	102.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	379	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	478	104.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	439	112.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	492	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	113.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	584	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	568	107.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	363	102.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	101.58/cwt	91.00–106.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	115.46/cwt	111.00–118.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	97.83/cwt	93.00–103.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	122.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	280	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	666	92.73/cwt	89.00–97.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	143.24/cwt	130.00–147.00	404	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.32/cwt	116.00–130.00	632	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	107.03/cwt	100.00–114.00	667	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	116.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	296	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	102.29/cwt	96.00–106.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.54/cwt	120.00–134.00	604	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	94.18/cwt	90.00–101.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	116.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	554	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	783	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	288	106.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	308	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	102.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.72/cwt	120.00–140.00	598	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	118.47/cwt	110.00–123.00	323	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	426	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	113.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	543	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	120.14/cwt	112.00–126.00	388	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	513	117.61/cwt	110.00–125.00	603	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	119.31/cwt	116.00–121.00	507	7

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Nov 20, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 326Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 58Year ago 254

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,803	81.00–95.00	89.00
7	—	1,509	70.00–79.00	74.69
2	—	1,675	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	66.00–74.00	69.21
12	—	1,574	58.00–65.00	61.66
2	—	1,658	44.00–54.00	48.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,181	51.00–64.00	58.99
19	—	1,184	65.00–75.00	69.98
16	—	1,064	46.00–54.00	49.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	34.00–44.00	37.89
4	—	833	49.00–54.00	50.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	423	125.00–161.00	142.03
42	—	370	121.00–162.00	145.47
5	—	623	110.00–125.00	116.77
1	—	150	131.00	131.00
20	—	318	129.00–169.00	151.62
4	—	233	125.00–150.00	139.97
3	—	715	106.00–124.00	115.13
4	—	669	115.00–127.00	118.64
10	—	525	121.00–134.00	129.99
17	—	278	133.00–170.00	154.83
3	—	560	129.00–132.00	130.68
9	—	468	125.00–147.00	133.23
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	110.00–123.00	118.21
2	—	228	121.00–125.00	122.85
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
8	—	273	110.00–123.00	118.47
4	—	323	112.00–126.00	120.14
4	—	513	110.00–125.00	117.61
7	—	425	116.00–121.00	119.31
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	100.00–110.00	105.23
5	—	369	100.00–110.00	102.74
5	—	478	100.00–110.00	104.41
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
7	—	426	100.00–110.00	104.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	325	120.00–144.00	135.83
26	—	518	114.00–127.00	121.83
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
2	—	223	130.00–146.00	137.91
14	—	374	124.00–139.00	133.83
14	—	613	98.00–114.00	109.89
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
8	—	426	124.00–138.00	133.20
4	—	740	91.00–106.00	101.58
8	—	558	111.00–118.00	115.46
11	—	282	130.00–147.00	143.24
33	—	477	120.00–134.00	126.54
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	90.00–98.00	94.05
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
5	—	525	109.00–110.00	109.80
2	—	638	90.00–94.00	92.01
8	—	439	110.00–118.00	112.17
6	—	568	100.00–110.00	107.88
4	—	255	112.00–120.00	116.25
8	—	478	110.00–119.00	113.66
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	100.00–105.00	102.43
4	—	466	104.00–110.00	107.54
1	—	685	83.00	83.00
3	—	233	100.00–110.00	103.63
13	—	432	100.00–110.00	103.92
6	—	532	90.00–105.00	101.23
3	—	363	100.00–108.00	102.72
3	—	323	107.00–110.00	108.63
2	—	288	104.00–110.00	106.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	87.00	87.00
9	—	676	100.00–111.00	103.19
6	—	769	93.00–103.00	97.83
17	—	521	116.00–130.00	121.32
15	—	623	100.00–114.00	107.03
2	—	918	80.00	80.00
6	—	722	90.00–101.00	94.18
3	—	582	100.00–108.00	102.73
14	—	468	120.00–140.00	127.72
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	85.00–99.00	92.98
5	—	575	92.00–115.00	109.43
14	—	516	110.00–120.00	113.14
7	—	666	89.00–97.00	92.73
16	—	476	110.00–120.00	116.44
2	—	783	80.00–82.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	100.00–110.00	103.31
14	—	518	94.00–106.00	102.08
9	—	570	96.00–106.00	102.29

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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