Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder steers up 2.00 to 3.00 with heifers steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . 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 $104.85/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$104.85

51 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

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	515	108.56	559	11thin
Medium 2	407	108.23	441	16thin
Medium 3	473	100.91	477	24

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $82 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 sale51 hd

104.85

—

NC average7 barns · 1,077 hd

107.86

−3.00

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	1,567	82.63	1,295	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	60.40	946	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	54.99	625	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	39.73	371	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	112.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	98.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	132.11/cwt	124.00–140.00	429	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.64/cwt	129.00–137.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	48.04/cwt	44.00–50.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.01/cwt	124.00–145.00	560	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	60.72/cwt	57.00–64.00	943	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	57.59/cwt	50.00–63.00	651	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	47.96/cwt	44.00–54.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	99.10/cwt	96.00–102.00	614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	53.53/cwt	53.00–54.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,333	74.26/cwt	66.00–78.00	990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	87.66/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,496	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	36.17/cwt	20.00–49.00	348	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	608	94.44/cwt	90.00–99.00	574	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	547	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	114.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	96.49/cwt	96.00–97.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	100.04/cwt	96.00–103.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	477	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	438	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	517	99.49/cwt	93.00–104.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	503	102.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	102.20/cwt	96.00–105.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	379	105.75/cwt	104.00–108.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	587	97.60/cwt	94.00–101.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	469	104.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	111.43/cwt	108.00–116.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	105.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	647	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	255	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	326	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	250	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 246Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 77Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	110.00–116.00	112.93
1	—	335	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	128.00	128.00
1	—	205	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
6	—	325	124.00–140.00	132.11
1	—	295	133.00	133.00
3	—	373	129.00–137.00	133.64
15	—	424	124.00–145.00	132.01
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	438	100.00–103.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	107.00–110.00	108.50
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
1	—	285	113.00	113.00
4	—	319	108.00–116.00	111.43
2	—	468	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	492	110.00–111.00	110.66
2	—	620	96.00–102.00	99.10
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
4	—	565	96.00–103.00	100.04
4	—	468	100.00–104.00	101.96
6	—	517	93.00–104.00	99.49
4	—	415	96.00–105.00	102.20
4	—	379	104.00–108.00	105.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	93.00	93.00
1	—	900	97.00	97.00
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
3	—	667	95.00–100.00	98.36
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
3	—	612	104.00–108.00	105.67
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	84.00	84.00
2	—	608	90.00–99.00	94.44
5	—	547	109.00	109.00
4	—	471	111.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	683	96.00–97.00	96.49
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	100.00–106.00	102.01
5	—	587	94.00–101.00	97.60
4	—	469	100.00–110.00	104.49

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	—	1,275	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	44.00–50.00	48.04
7	—	961	20.00–49.00	36.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	65.00	65.00
14	—	1,553	57.00–64.00	60.72
2	—	1,655	53.00–54.00	53.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,130	50.00–63.00	57.59
10	—	1,155	44.00–54.00	47.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	66.00–78.00	74.26
5	—	1,707	83.00–91.00	87.66

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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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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