Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were up 3.00 to 6.00. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Six baby calves brought 20.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.63/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$114.63

245 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

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	505	120.42	608	173
Medium 1-2	520	111.00	577	1thin
Medium 3	445	101.93	454	35
Medium 2	554	99.20	550	36

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $58 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 sale245 hd

114.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd

108.02

+6.60

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	—	High	1,538	79.52	1,223	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	54.90	873	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	53.36	624	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	38.01	338	12

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	33.93/cwt	30.00–37.00	306	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	43.73/cwt	40.00–52.00	380	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	579	98.29/cwt	90.00–104.00	569	6
Bulls	—	—	1,345	69.55/cwt	67.00–72.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	572	112.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	478	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	328	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.07/cwt	123.00–142.00	639	30
Heifers	Medium 3	—	195	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	197	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	233	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	248	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	421	106.35/cwt	104.00–110.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	103.58/cwt	97.00–108.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	674	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	664	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	103.29/cwt	100.00–112.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	141.76/cwt	132.00–151.00	466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	141.02/cwt	130.00–160.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.78/cwt	129.00–169.00	639	34
Steers	Medium 3	—	288	105.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.30/cwt	118.00–130.00	589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	163.83/cwt	130.00–176.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.07/cwt	120.00–144.00	509	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.76/cwt	110.00–126.00	614	40
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	116.22/cwt	114.00–119.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	512	100.29/cwt	96.00–105.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	141.09/cwt	130.00–154.00	394	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	105.40/cwt	100.00–111.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.58/cwt	122.00–169.00	566	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	97.47/cwt	92.00–103.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	117.58/cwt	115.00–126.00	683	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	105.86/cwt	100.00–119.00	705	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.44/cwt	116.00–140.00	542	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	93.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	820	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.92/cwt	120.00–173.00	508	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.28/cwt	118.00–124.00	808	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	832	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	50.18/cwt	44.00–53.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.88/cwt	120.00–142.00	684	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	113.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	75.57/cwt	62.00–89.00	365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	55.81/cwt	54.00–60.00	676	33
Bulls	—	—	1,635	82.32/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,346	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	56.50/cwt	54.00–60.00	919	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	50.16/cwt	40.00–53.00	564	28
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	538	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	474	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	521	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	105.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	380	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	377	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	395	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	310	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	550	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	920	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	428	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	453	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	615	84.46/cwt	80.00–89.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	112.97/cwt	107.00–117.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	103.02/cwt	94.00–109.00	735	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	7,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	92.54/cwt	80.00–108.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	112.93/cwt	100.00–124.00	696	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.63/cwt	130.00–147.00	665	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	88.56/cwt	82.00–95.00	693	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.37/cwt	115.00–136.00	646	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	112.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	482	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	868	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	92.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	527	101.88/cwt	96.00–109.00	537	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	213	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.00	256	2

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 Dec 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 950Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 155Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	30.00–37.00	33.93
5	—	870	40.00–52.00	43.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,516	44.00–53.00	50.18
21	—	1,626	54.00–60.00	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	62.00	62.00
33	—	1,212	54.00–60.00	55.81
28	—	1,124	40.00–53.00	50.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,345	67.00–72.00	69.55
8	—	1,635	76.00–88.00	82.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	90.00–104.00	98.29
1	—	195	101.00	101.00
3	—	233	100.00–110.00	106.64
6	—	421	104.00–110.00	106.35
2	—	320	102.00–104.00	103.00
3	—	512	96.00–105.00	100.29
7	—	474	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
5	—	360	100.00–110.00	105.58
1	—	730	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	585	110.00–120.00	115.26
13	—	624	100.00–112.00	103.29
8	—	329	132.00–151.00	141.76
1	—	940	89.00	89.00
22	—	470	118.00–130.00	125.30
9	—	663	100.00–105.00	103.01
24	—	374	120.00–144.00	136.07
40	—	521	110.00–126.00	117.76
2	—	973	87.00	87.00
9	—	279	130.00–154.00	141.09
16	—	425	116.00–140.00	127.44
2	—	873	90.00–98.00	93.97
1	—	175	130.00	130.00
6	—	719	80.00–108.00	92.54
2	—	783	82.00–95.00	88.56
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	89.00	89.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
3	—	273	110.00–116.00	113.79
3	—	538	106.00–114.00	110.00
7	—	479	107.00–117.00	112.97
1	—	340	114.00	114.00
7	—	429	110.00–117.00	112.45
3	—	868	72.00	72.00
3	—	575	104.00–106.00	105.01
7	—	740	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	110.00–116.00	112.53
8	—	521	110.00–115.00	111.64
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
9	—	477	110.00–120.00	115.21
1	—	765	86.00	86.00
3	—	633	90.00–97.00	92.99
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	100.00–110.00	104.50
12	—	573	97.00–108.00	103.58
1	—	920	74.00	74.00
2	—	615	80.00–89.00	84.46
13	—	527	96.00–109.00	101.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	473	123.00–142.00	135.07
2	—	803	88.00–89.00	88.50
13	—	581	115.00–126.00	117.58
19	—	666	100.00–119.00	105.86
8	—	713	94.00–109.00	103.02
25	—	616	100.00–124.00	112.93
2	—	768	102.00–105.00	103.51
24	—	515	115.00–136.00	125.37
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	100.00–110.00	105.19
4	—	288	100.00–109.00	105.41
6	—	377	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
8	—	428	100.00–109.00	105.77
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	97.00	97.00
9	—	424	110.00–121.00	116.57
5	—	370	114.00–119.00	116.22
2	—	530	114.00	114.00
2	—	475	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
3	—	330	116.00–117.00	116.33
2	—	213	118.00–122.00	120.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	234	130.00–160.00	141.02
34	—	424	129.00–169.00	150.78
2	—	790	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	568	120.00–126.00	123.30
5	—	280	130.00–176.00	163.83
13	—	618	110.00–126.00	122.08
2	—	718	100.00–111.00	105.40
37	—	371	122.00–169.00	152.58
2	—	965	92.00–103.00	97.47
15	—	324	120.00–173.00	156.92
6	—	666	118.00–124.00	121.28
3	—	812	115.00	115.00
15	—	515	120.00–142.00	132.88
12	—	480	130.00–147.00	138.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	62.00–89.00	75.57
1	—	685	76.00	76.00
1	—	825	66.00	66.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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