Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 7.00 to 10.00 lower; feeder bulls were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower; while heifers were mixed, 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. 28 head of baby calves ranged 5.00 to 30.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.82/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$113.82

149 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

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	500	120.13	601	92
Medium 2	499	104.84	524	23
Medium 3	405	103.99	421	30
Small 3	360	94.00	338	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $262 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 sale149 hd

113.82

—

NC average8 barns · 921 hd

107.14

+6.68

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	—	Low	1,604	78.01	1,251	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	50.77	801	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	49.28	580	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	38.67	338	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	148.58/cwt	144.00–156.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.06/cwt	118.00–131.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.93/cwt	127.00–140.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	118.87/cwt	114.00–125.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	143.52/cwt	143.00–144.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.20/cwt	146.00–169.00	465	8
Heifers	Small 3	—	235	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	171.62/cwt	170.00–174.00	623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	50.96/cwt	46.00–56.00	615	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	44.01/cwt	42.00–46.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	282	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	460	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	51.68/cwt	46.00–55.00	815	16
Bulls	—	—	1,378	67.89/cwt	62.00–70.00	936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	81.38/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	432	106.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	458	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	175	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	208	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	116.75/cwt	113.00–119.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	361	103.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	375	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	103.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	467	104.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	488	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	468	106.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	499	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	173	102.45/cwt	102.00–103.00	177	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	237	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	238	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	119.70/cwt	112.00–130.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	225	101.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	229	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	105.94/cwt	104.00–108.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	102.78/cwt	100.00–107.00	532	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	123.78/cwt	115.00–130.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	557	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	121.24/cwt	115.00–129.00	276	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	422	105.20/cwt	100.00–109.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	114.05/cwt	110.00–119.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.72/cwt	120.00–139.00	549	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	95.55/cwt	93.00–98.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	113.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	100.92/cwt	96.00–106.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	119.16/cwt	114.00–125.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.27/cwt	120.00–134.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	166.83/cwt	160.00–171.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	90.42/cwt	90.00–94.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.39/cwt	116.00–129.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	165.75/cwt	156.00–168.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.95/cwt	128.00–139.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	264	121.24/cwt	112.00–128.00	320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	112.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	166.57/cwt	164.00–167.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	359	116.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	100.77/cwt	100.00–103.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	807	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	112.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	524	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	440	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	561	102.48/cwt	96.00–107.00	575	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	124.41/cwt	117.00–130.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	629	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	333	105.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 987Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 153Year ago 142

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	144.00–156.00	148.58
8	—	522	118.00–131.00	126.06
4	—	478	127.00–140.00	132.93
8	—	285	146.00–169.00	163.20
2	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	425	162.00	162.00
2	—	570	116.00–129.00	122.39
7	—	384	156.00–168.00	165.75
3	—	613	110.00–116.00	113.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	170.00–174.00	171.62
5	—	328	160.00–171.00	166.83
7	—	413	164.00–167.00	166.57
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	100.00–110.00	106.08
3	—	468	100.00–110.00	106.73
2	—	173	102.00–103.00	102.45
3	—	237	100.00–101.00	100.32
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	100.00–110.00	105.11
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
9	—	424	112.00–130.00	119.70
6	—	322	115.00–130.00	123.78
6	—	228	115.00–129.00	121.24
5	—	264	112.00–128.00	121.24
5	—	372	117.00–130.00	124.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	114.00–125.00	118.87
6	—	468	120.00–130.00	123.74
1	—	915	86.00	86.00
2	—	830	93.00–98.00	95.55
5	—	517	114.00–125.00	119.16
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,065	70.00	70.00
4	—	625	100.00–103.00	100.77
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	471	113.00–119.00	116.75
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
5	—	577	110.00–114.00	112.36
1	—	635	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	80.00	80.00
2	—	475	104.00–108.00	105.94
5	—	518	100.00–107.00	102.78
1	—	440	107.00	107.00
6	—	561	96.00–107.00	102.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	143.00–144.00	143.52
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
2	—	655	104.00	104.00
3	—	290	145.00–149.00	147.30
27	—	430	120.00–139.00	127.72
18	—	569	110.00–118.00	113.11
3	—	615	96.00–106.00	100.92
9	—	474	120.00–134.00	126.27
9	—	743	90.00–94.00	90.42
10	—	377	128.00–139.00	133.95
5	—	521	110.00–117.00	113.99
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	94.00	94.00
1	—	285	99.00	99.00
2	—	460	90.00–93.00	91.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	361	100.00–110.00	103.93
5	—	570	100.00–104.00	103.02
3	—	467	100.00–108.00	104.39
2	—	335	100.00–110.00	104.93
3	—	225	100.00–106.00	101.91
7	—	422	100.00–109.00	105.20
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
2	—	513	108.00–109.00	108.51
3	—	427	110.00–119.00	114.05
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
5	—	359	110.00–120.00	116.78
3	—	807	70.00	70.00
6	—	468	110.00–116.00	112.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,206	46.00–56.00	50.96
7	—	1,086	42.00–46.00	44.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	43.00–44.00	43.53
16	—	1,577	46.00–55.00	51.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	38.00	38.00
1	—	835	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	62.00–70.00	67.89
9	—	1,679	76.00–85.00	81.38

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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