Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.58/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$96.58

12 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.02

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	330	112.00	370	1thin
Medium 3	436	102.50	447	4thin
Small 3	286	93.24	267	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	680	88.00	598	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale12 hd

96.58

—

NC average6 barns · 768 hd

104.59

−8.02

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	1,402	78.08	1,095	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	59.30	914	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	50.48	560	36

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	102.01/cwt	101.00–104.00	618	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	458	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	533	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	54.86/cwt	51.00–59.00	611	20
Bulls	—	—	1,383	79.10/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,094	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	57.45/cwt	57.00–58.00	907	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	45.01/cwt	41.00–50.00	496	16
Bulls	—	—	1,480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	265	94.47/cwt	93.00–96.00	250	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	370	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	815	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	302	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	323	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	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 →

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

Mon Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 148Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	101.00–104.00	102.01
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
1	—	815	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	104.00–105.00	104.51
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	101.00	101.00
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	103.00	103.00
2	—	530	100.00–101.00	100.49
1	—	285	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	93.00–96.00	94.47
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	86.00	86.00
1	—	600	86.00	86.00
1	—	675	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,114	51.00–59.00	54.86
16	—	1,102	41.00–50.00	45.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	57.00–58.00	57.45
1	—	1,470	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	76.00–84.00	79.10
1	—	1,480	74.00	74.00

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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