Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.90/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$115.90

34 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

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	469	118.91	557	24
Medium 2	460	111.41	512	7thin
Medium 3	437	102.33	447	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about $110 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 sale34 hd

115.90

—

NC average8 barns · 1,115 hd

109.47

+6.43

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	1,750	82.47	1,443	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	55.01	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	51.60	589	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	39.57	341	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	555	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	122.20/cwt	117.00–124.00	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.62/cwt	120.00–136.00	603	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.58/cwt	50.00–57.00	615	26
Bulls	—	—	1,350	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	122.78/cwt	121.00–124.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	121.98/cwt	116.00–128.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.05/cwt	146.00–155.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	84.21/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	55.14/cwt	52.00–58.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	927	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	46.74/cwt	42.00–49.00	485	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	860	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	45.79/cwt	40.00–49.00	414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	35.83/cwt	31.00–39.00	299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	429	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	112.44/cwt	111.00–114.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.57/cwt	134.00–141.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	131.01/cwt	120.00–138.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 178Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	470	111.00–114.00	112.44
2	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	111.00–115.00	113.04
9	—	421	117.00–124.00	122.20
4	—	563	111.00–115.00	113.00
5	—	484	121.00–124.00	122.78
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
1	—	645	96.00	96.00
2	—	373	120.00–122.00	121.02
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	106.00	106.00
1	—	390	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	320	146.00–155.00	152.05
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
2	—	475	134.00–141.00	137.57
5	—	416	120.00–138.00	131.01
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
7	—	476	120.00–136.00	126.62
4	—	511	116.00–128.00	121.98
1	—	705	86.00	86.00
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00–103.00	101.47
1	—	860	75.00	75.00
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
1	—	535	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
2	—	750	84.00	84.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	60.00	60.00
26	—	1,170	50.00–57.00	52.58
7	—	1,037	42.00–49.00	46.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,584	52.00–58.00	55.14
1	—	1,495	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,400	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	40.00–49.00	45.79
5	—	835	31.00–39.00	35.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	67.00	67.00
1	—	2,085	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,766	82.00–86.00	84.21

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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