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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 3

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Dec 20Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 425▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 142▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of slaughter goat with incorrect weight*

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.39/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$134.39

117 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$32.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	456	137.39	626	102
Medium 2	365	120.06	438	9thin
Medium 3	358	104.85	375	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.54/cwt here — about $251 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 sale117 hd

134.39

—

NC average2 barns · 143 hd

131.38

+3.02

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	—	Low	1,472	74.93	1,103	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	56.02	876	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	54.56	613	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	38.63	347	14

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	175	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	224	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	265	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	268	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	156.80/cwt	140.00–160.00	437	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	310	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	319	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	140.87/cwt	130.00–158.00	461	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	364	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	139.73/cwt	128.00–152.00	516	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	120.52/cwt	116.00–126.00	451	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	136.70/cwt	123.00–150.00	586	23
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	116.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	139.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	665	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	137.21/cwt	128.00–143.00	704	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	134.90/cwt	126.00–138.00	782	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	122.65/cwt	118.00–128.00	768	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	119.62/cwt	114.00–124.00	799	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	170	104.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	178	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	215	128.05/cwt	127.00–129.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	131.13/cwt	124.00–136.00	413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	114.36/cwt	112.00–117.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	375	103.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	426	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	126.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	549	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	124.57/cwt	118.00–132.00	588	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	487	104.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	121.20/cwt	115.00–128.00	628	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	543	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	565	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	117.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	102.87/cwt	100.00–107.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	96.17/cwt	83.00–104.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	735	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	113.45/cwt	112.00–115.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	128.43/cwt	120.00–144.00	619	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	649	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.72/cwt	117.00–133.00	700	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	115.46/cwt	110.00–126.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	112.16/cwt	106.00–116.00	760	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	95.29/cwt	91.00–99.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,291	70.82/cwt	60.00–74.00	914	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	76.99/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,203	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	43.55/cwt	40.00–48.00	370	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	33.70/cwt	30.00–40.00	320	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	45.61/cwt	40.00–54.00	476	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	55.61/cwt	49.00–76.00	635	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	62.97/cwt	60.00–80.00	741	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	56.08/cwt	51.00–62.00	863	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	46.22/cwt	44.00–48.00	713	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	68.09/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,143	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	879.23/cwt	700.00–975.00	10,454	7

This sale against other markets

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Jan 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 142Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction with removal of slaughter goat with incorrect weight*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	104.00	104.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
2	—	310	100.00–106.00	103.05
1	—	265	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
5	—	668	114.00–124.00	119.62
6	—	626	118.00–128.00	122.65
9	—	279	140.00–160.00	156.80
9	—	327	130.00–158.00	140.87
9	—	513	128.00–143.00	137.21
12	—	580	126.00–138.00	134.90
13	—	369	128.00–152.00	139.73
14	—	478	130.00–145.00	139.14
23	—	429	123.00–150.00	136.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	128.00	128.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
3	—	430	112.00–120.00	116.83
4	—	374	116.00–126.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	110.00	110.00
3	—	373	112.00–117.00	114.36
1	—	290	124.00	124.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	215	127.00–129.00	128.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	104.00	104.00
1	—	735	76.00	76.00
2	—	543	107.00–109.00	108.00
3	—	170	102.00–110.00	104.98
3	—	375	100.00–110.00	103.87
3	—	487	100.00–109.00	104.25
6	—	426	100.00–110.00	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
2	—	360	132.00	132.00
2	—	770	98.00	98.00
4	—	713	83.00–104.00	96.17
5	—	581	115.00–119.00	117.41
6	—	315	124.00–136.00	131.13
6	—	618	100.00–107.00	102.87
9	—	434	123.00–128.00	126.46
9	—	472	118.00–132.00	124.57
22	—	518	115.00–128.00	121.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	112.00–115.00	113.45
2	—	573	114.00–116.00	114.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
1	—	585	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	92.00	92.00
2	—	778	100.00–104.00	102.02
3	—	815	91.00–99.00	95.29
4	—	618	110.00–126.00	115.46
6	—	482	120.00–144.00	128.43
6	—	678	106.00–116.00	112.16
6	—	722	100.00	100.00
8	—	522	119.00–129.00	124.25
11	—	570	117.00–133.00	122.72

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	7	—	1,189	700.00–975.00	879.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	60.00–74.00	70.82
10	—	1,563	74.00–80.00	76.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	65.00–74.00	68.09
5	—	1,542	44.00–48.00	46.22
13	—	1,538	51.00–62.00	56.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	949	30.00–40.00	33.70
7	—	850	40.00–48.00	43.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,177	60.00–80.00	62.97
20	—	1,044	40.00–54.00	45.61
42	—	1,141	49.00–76.00	55.61

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.