Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 3.00. Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.46/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$104.46

38 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	439	108.23	475	13thin
Medium 3	479	103.35	495	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	101.93	589	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale38 hd

104.46

—

NC average8 barns · 1,035 hd

103.79

+0.67

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	1,493	80.55	1,202	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	59.83	943	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	57.47	666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	725	40.00	290	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	507	101.98/cwt	97.00–106.00	517	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	733	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.15/cwt	120.00–144.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	100.43/cwt	96.00–105.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	96.59/cwt	94.00–104.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	124.10/cwt	119.00–130.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	129.17/cwt	124.00–139.00	421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	107.74/cwt	106.00–111.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	92.46/cwt	91.00–94.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	107.91/cwt	105.00–111.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	759	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	471	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	62.65/cwt	61.00–63.00	862	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	65.34/cwt	65.00–66.00	956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	80.58/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,143	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	56.61/cwt	53.00–60.00	585	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	57.48/cwt	56.00–59.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	483	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	98.13/cwt	91.00–105.00	525	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	265	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	103.56/cwt	101.00–106.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	113.93/cwt	111.00–116.00	532	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	566	95.86/cwt	90.00–104.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	104.77/cwt	102.00–106.00	492	4

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 221Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	200	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
2	—	365	114.00	114.00
4	—	464	106.00–111.00	107.74
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
5	—	610	94.00–104.00	96.59
5	—	562	106.00	106.00
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	91.00–105.00	98.13
1	—	390	106.00	106.00
2	—	435	101.00–106.00	103.56
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
4	—	470	102.00–106.00	104.77
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	97.00–106.00	101.98
2	—	483	104.00–108.00	106.01
4	—	566	90.00–104.00	95.86
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	80.00–84.00	82.02
2	—	615	91.00–94.00	92.46
2	—	568	105.00–111.00	107.91
1	—	680	89.00	89.00
3	—	467	111.00–116.00	113.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	96.00–105.00	100.43
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
3	—	417	110.00–116.00	113.27
1	—	280	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	120.00–144.00	129.15
2	—	568	117.00–119.00	118.02
4	—	410	119.00–130.00	124.10
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
5	—	326	124.00–139.00	129.17
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	100.00–110.00	105.19
2	—	485	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	62.00	62.00
1	—	395	63.00	63.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	47.00–48.00	47.52
5	—	1,376	61.00–63.00	62.65
7	—	1,034	53.00–60.00	56.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,463	65.00–66.00	65.34
2	—	1,545	56.00–59.00	57.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	68.00	68.00
1	—	2,150	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,418	74.00–87.00	80.58

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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