Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were to steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.21/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$100.21

30 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium 3 over Small 3

$11.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 3	403	102.82	414	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	601	101.59	610	10thin
Medium 2	513	97.51	500	8thin
Small 3	365	91.00	332	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.82/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 sale30 hd

100.21

—

NC average8 barns · 1,280 hd

108.73

−8.52

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	—	High	1,844	81.63	1,505	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	53.29	802	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	47.42	554	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	516	115.76/cwt	110.00–121.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	116.45/cwt	112.00–121.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	116.70/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	141.47/cwt	137.00–146.00	485	2
Steers	Small 3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Steers	Small 3	—	260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	119.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	53.29/cwt	52.00–55.00	802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	44.67/cwt	41.00–47.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	638	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	420	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	386	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	78.50/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	51.55/cwt	49.00–55.00	663	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	217	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	327	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	198	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	429	103.80/cwt	100.00–107.00	445	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	160	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	170	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	182	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	106.52/cwt	104.00–109.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	91.47/cwt	89.00–94.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	115.62/cwt	111.00–120.00	316	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	91.02/cwt	84.00–106.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	123.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	93.99/cwt	91.00–97.00	576	2

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 131Last week 104Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 64Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	110.00–121.00	115.76
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
3	—	472	115.00–118.00	116.70
2	—	600	101.00–102.00	101.50
2	—	575	110.00–112.00	110.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	89.00	89.00
1	—	890	70.00	70.00
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
1	—	460	112.00	112.00
2	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	89.00–94.00	91.47
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
2	—	540	104.00–109.00	106.52
2	—	645	76.00	76.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	137.00–146.00	141.47
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
2	—	443	115.00–123.00	119.02
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	185	126.00	126.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	352	120.00–130.00	123.32
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
1	—	260	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	106.00	106.00
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
1	—	180	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	113.00	113.00
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
1	—	160	118.00	118.00
2	—	273	111.00–120.00	115.62
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	84.00	84.00
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
1	—	640	84.00	84.00
3	—	585	84.00–106.00	91.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	112.00–121.00	116.45
1	—	405	112.00	112.00
3	—	770	88.00	88.00
2	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.52
2	—	613	91.00–97.00	93.99
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	92.00	92.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	103.00	103.00
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
2	—	520	95.00–100.00	97.50
4	—	429	100.00–107.00	103.80
1	—	170	107.00	107.00
1	—	360	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	64.00	64.00
1	—	430	76.00	76.00
1	—	820	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	52.00–55.00	53.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	41.00–47.00	44.67
4	—	1,286	49.00–55.00	51.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,863	77.00–81.00	78.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00

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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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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