Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady with a lot of plain cattle and undesirable cattle . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 85.00 9 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.78/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$101.78

36 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	563	114.71	646	7thin
Medium 2	452	106.15	480	9thin
Small 3	240	98.00	235	1thin
Medium 3	453	95.14	431	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $215 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 sale36 hd

101.78

—

NC average3 barns · 350 hd

104.13

−2.35

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	1,681	72.49	1,219	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	51.93	585	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	50.17	802	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	44.89	411	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 and Large 1-2	—	533	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	593	100.02/cwt	92.00–105.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.22/cwt	117.00–123.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	40.72/cwt	38.00–43.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	113.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	130.28/cwt	126.00–136.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	48.01/cwt	46.00–51.00	437	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	56.47/cwt	55.00–58.00	636	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	46.70/cwt	45.00–49.00	764	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	55.37/cwt	53.00–58.00	854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	85.45/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	208	122.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	254	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	49.66/cwt	40.00–54.00	560	18
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	109.61/cwt	107.00–111.00	521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	64.71/cwt	56.00–76.00	966	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	529	91.95/cwt	83.00–104.00	486	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	352	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	317	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	437	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	445	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	107.95/cwt	107.00–109.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	100.59/cwt	92.00–110.00	332	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	215	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	230	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	382	100.17/cwt	90.00–110.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	890	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	658	87.01/cwt	84.00–90.00	573	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	389	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 192Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 94Year ago 107

Baby calves 25.00 to 85.00 9 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	116.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	568	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	110.00–119.00	113.44
1	—	770	72.00	72.00
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
1	—	445	113.00	113.00
2	—	355	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	83.00–104.00	91.95
3	—	352	90.00	90.00
1	—	405	108.00	108.00
2	—	330	92.00–110.00	100.59
1	—	215	107.00	107.00
2	—	490	100.00–102.00	101.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	92.00–105.00	100.02
1	—	475	104.00	104.00
3	—	540	98.00	98.00
1	—	890	78.00	78.00
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	117.00–123.00	120.22
2	—	488	126.00–130.00	128.03
1	—	815	86.00	86.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	80.00	80.00
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
2	—	658	84.00–90.00	87.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
2	—	638	105.00–106.00	105.50
3	—	412	126.00–136.00	130.28
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	118.00–126.00	122.14
2	—	440	119.00	119.00
2	—	473	114.00–117.00	115.52
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
4	—	389	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	107.00–111.00	109.61
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	100.00–107.00	103.54
2	—	325	107.00–109.00	107.95
3	—	382	90.00–110.00	100.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	38.00–43.00	40.72
4	—	910	46.00–51.00	48.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	55.00–58.00	56.47
18	—	1,127	40.00–54.00	49.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	45.00–49.00	46.70
2	—	1,543	53.00–58.00	55.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,995	82.00–87.00	85.45
5	—	1,493	56.00–76.00	64.71

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