Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 31.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00. Good quality feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 with plain and undesirable cattle cheaper. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Eight baby calves ranged 10.00 to 50.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.12/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$113.12

248 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium 1-2 over Small 3

$42.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	405	137.00	555	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	118.44	607	159
Medium 2	481	108.11	520	28
Medium 3	427	102.12	436	51
Small 3	375	94.38	354	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.62/cwt here — about $201 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 sale248 hd

113.12

—

NC average8 barns · 1,210 hd

109.37

+3.75

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	1,613	81.88	1,320	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	53.15	790	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	51.89	593	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	40.27	358	26

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Small 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Steers	Small 3	—	405	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	369	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	316	94.35/cwt	90.00–98.00	298	4
Bulls	—	—	1,274	98.51/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,255	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	43.83/cwt	41.00–47.00	650	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	54.41/cwt	50.00–58.00	813	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	45.34/cwt	41.00–50.00	418	13
Heifers	Small 3	—	458	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.05/cwt	127.00–152.00	669	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.24/cwt	126.00–140.00	704	11
Heifers	Small 3	—	365	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	361	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	110.80/cwt	107.00–124.00	730	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	800	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.74/cwt	130.00–168.00	646	26
Steers	Small 3	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	99.22/cwt	96.00–117.00	761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	163.71/cwt	140.00–171.00	599	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	97.00/cwt	95.00–98.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	162.95/cwt	146.00–175.00	445	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	118.24/cwt	102.00–131.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	144.27/cwt	138.00–150.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.28/cwt	119.00–138.00	544	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.97/cwt	123.00–137.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	100.65/cwt	91.00–109.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	154.56/cwt	137.00–173.00	499	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	115.74/cwt	110.00–123.00	598	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	93.26/cwt	84.00–106.00	766	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	82.55/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,530	7
Bulls	—	—	1,572	72.97/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,147	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	46.40/cwt	40.00–49.00	482	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	35.19/cwt	30.00–40.00	302	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	112.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Steers	Large 2	—	410	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	484	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	907	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	618	87.57/cwt	85.00–90.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	103.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	336	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	53.38/cwt	50.00–59.00	626	53
Bulls	Medium 2	—	676	91.76/cwt	87.00–97.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	91.59/cwt	88.00–96.00	571	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	426	105.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	103.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	402	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	102.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	521	99.72/cwt	95.00–103.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	615	82.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	508	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	230	105.99/cwt	100.00–112.00	244	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	477	103.33/cwt	99.00–110.00	493	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	629	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	102.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	102.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	376	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	469	105.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	495	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	574	101.38/cwt	90.00–110.00	582	11
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	683	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	574	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	98.83/cwt	93.00–104.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	114.51/cwt	111.00–117.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	147.65/cwt	143.00–153.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.48/cwt	120.00–142.00	591	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.04/cwt	106.00–124.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	102.99/cwt	96.00–112.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	114.72/cwt	114.00–115.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	135.01/cwt	120.00–151.00	433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	100.58/cwt	94.00–102.00	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.27/cwt	133.00–145.00	519	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	291	118.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	343	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	121.87/cwt	119.00–128.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	96.59/cwt	84.00–105.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.58/cwt	120.00–147.00	641	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	90.46/cwt	88.00–93.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	92.04/cwt	84.00–105.00	705	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	633	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.08/cwt	116.00–125.00	691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	700	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	117.93/cwt	113.00–126.00	491	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	108.43/cwt	107.00–113.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	581	108.02/cwt	106.00–111.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.28/cwt	114.00–138.00	642	22
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	116.46/cwt	112.00–124.00	434	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	195	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	118.44/cwt	116.00–121.00	255	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	795	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	745	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	87.53/cwt	86.00–89.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	237	103.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	244	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	112.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	494	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 934Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 155Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Current hog receipts 31.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	821	84.00–106.00	93.26
9	—	616	106.00–124.00	116.04
9	—	676	96.00–112.00	102.99
8	—	719	84.00–105.00	96.59
20	—	473	120.00–147.00	135.58
2	—	873	88.00–93.00	90.46
5	—	766	84.00–105.00	92.04
20	—	571	116.00–125.00	121.08
22	—	525	114.00–138.00	122.28
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	110.00–114.00	112.74
1	—	875	81.00	81.00
4	—	676	87.00–97.00	91.76
3	—	623	88.00–96.00	91.59
1	—	775	83.00	83.00
4	—	563	110.00–114.00	111.73
4	—	474	111.00–117.00	114.51
1	—	745	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	80.00–86.00	82.63
15	—	477	99.00–110.00	103.33
11	—	574	90.00–110.00	101.38
4	—	530	105.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	683	84.00	84.00
1	—	795	74.00	74.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	91.00	91.00
1	—	375	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	471	127.00–152.00	142.05
11	—	528	126.00–140.00	133.24
12	—	659	107.00–124.00	110.80
1	—	955	102.00	102.00
26	—	423	130.00–168.00	152.74
14	—	767	96.00–117.00	99.22
21	—	366	140.00–171.00	163.71
3	—	915	95.00–98.00	97.00
13	—	273	146.00–175.00	162.95
13	—	616	102.00–131.00	118.24
2	—	220	138.00–150.00	144.27
1	—	895	95.00	95.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
5	—	585	123.00–137.00	130.97
3	—	825	96.00	96.00
20	—	323	137.00–173.00	154.56
1	—	185	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	100.00–110.00	105.90
6	—	388	100.00–110.00	103.60
4	—	230	100.00–112.00	105.99
7	—	470	100.00–110.00	102.11
2	—	328	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	112.00–120.00	118.01
4	—	320	119.00–128.00	121.87
1	—	210	115.00	115.00
6	—	416	113.00–126.00	117.93
6	—	536	107.00–113.00	108.43
3	—	373	112.00–124.00	116.46
1	—	195	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
4	—	316	90.00–98.00	94.35
2	—	458	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	99.00	99.00
1	—	285	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	84.00	84.00
21	—	424	119.00–138.00	128.28
12	—	627	91.00–109.00	100.65
20	—	517	110.00–123.00	115.74
6	—	273	143.00–153.00	147.65
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
26	—	479	120.00–142.00	123.48
7	—	576	114.00–115.00	114.72
10	—	321	120.00–151.00	135.01
16	—	679	94.00–102.00	100.58
20	—	375	133.00–145.00	138.27
17	—	737	90.00–100.00	94.94
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	85.00–90.00	87.57
6	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.38
8	—	430	100.00–108.00	102.63
4	—	521	95.00–103.00	99.72
2	—	260	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
11	—	365	100.00–110.00	102.95
8	—	469	100.00–110.00	105.54
6	—	573	93.00–104.00	98.83
3	—	237	100.00–105.00	103.05
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
3	—	470	114.00	114.00
2	—	633	89.00–90.00	89.51
4	—	581	106.00–111.00	108.02
1	—	335	113.00	113.00
8	—	522	105.00–108.00	106.51
2	—	215	116.00–121.00	118.44
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
2	—	680	86.00–89.00	87.53
1	—	180	125.00	125.00
3	—	440	111.00–114.00	112.34
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
1	—	650	69.00	69.00
1	—	550	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	95.00–101.00	98.51
7	—	1,853	80.00–87.00	82.55
8	—	1,572	64.00–78.00	72.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	41.00–47.00	43.83
7	—	1,494	50.00–58.00	54.41
1	—	1,440	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	922	41.00–50.00	45.34
13	—	858	30.00–40.00	35.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,038	40.00–49.00	46.40
1	—	1,280	61.00	61.00
53	—	1,172	50.00–59.00	53.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00

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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