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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 3

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

738 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 545▲ 738 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 140▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower and bulls 9.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 7.00 to 10.00 lower; heifers mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.16/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$112.16

243 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$23.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	493	115.77	571	150
Medium 2	456	109.81	501	55
Medium 3	448	103.26	463	31
Small 3	498	92.64	462	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about $109 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 sale243 hd

112.16

—

NC average6 barns · 658 hd

113.73

−1.57

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	1,502	73.85	1,110	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	55.39	635	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	53.93	853	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	43.55	371	11

Every lot

106 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	252	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	138.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	324	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	139.29/cwt	130.00–154.00	373	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	283	114.53/cwt	111.00–118.00	324	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	293	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	363	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	317	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	341	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	148.86/cwt	139.00–161.00	473	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	117.70/cwt	111.00–126.00	388	13
Steers	—	Small 3	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	371	120.47/cwt	117.00–126.00	447	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	140.19/cwt	130.00–156.00	526	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	133.45/cwt	126.00–149.00	564	35
Steers	—	Medium 3	433	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	455	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	137.03/cwt	130.00–153.00	645	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	711	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.03/cwt	126.00–142.00	692	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	114.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.04/cwt	120.00–145.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	792	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	124.52/cwt	123.00–125.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	658	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	741	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	791	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	310	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	128.59/cwt	126.00–130.00	404	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	319	115.76/cwt	111.00–120.00	369	6
Heifers	—	Small 3	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	366	115.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	127.44/cwt	122.00–134.00	475	25
Heifers	—	Medium 3	386	103.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	398	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	416	104.72/cwt	102.00–109.00	436	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	123.71/cwt	116.00–130.00	517	29
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	111.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	123.36/cwt	115.00–127.00	574	20
Heifers	—	Small 3	473	92.07/cwt	90.00–96.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	474	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	486	105.25/cwt	100.00–108.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	519	102.83/cwt	100.00–104.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	111.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	583	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	526	106.00/cwt	104.00–109.00	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2Value Added	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	112.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	625	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	559	106.51/cwt	106.00–108.00	595	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Small 3	573	94.08/cwt	90.00–98.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	98.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	663	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	86.34/cwt	85.00–89.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	414	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	484	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	458	117.29/cwt	112.00–120.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	460	105.01/cwt	100.00–109.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Small 3	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	642	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	128.83/cwt	120.00–137.00	615	23
Bulls	—	Medium 3	518	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	128.36/cwt	121.00–134.00	667	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	115.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	124.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	709	14
Bulls	—	Medium 3	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	578	114.35/cwt	111.00–118.00	661	6
Bulls	—	Small 3	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	119.17/cwt	114.00–127.00	739	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	109.60/cwt	100.00–117.00	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	670	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	95.59/cwt	92.00–100.00	690	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	755	85.67/cwt	84.00–87.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	91.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	91.32/cwt	89.00–93.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	94.98/cwt	91.00–99.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	685	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	248	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	164	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	372	61.40/cwt	60.00–65.00	228	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	483	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	324	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,188	61.22/cwt	54.00–64.00	727	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	77.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,293	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	51.46/cwt	50.00–53.00	418	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	43.18/cwt	40.00–45.00	367	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	36.94/cwt	36.00–38.00	331	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	438	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	50.90/cwt	44.00–55.00	570	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	63.45/cwt	55.00–76.00	756	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	994	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	45.89/cwt	44.00–48.00	763	2

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 Apr 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 545Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 140Year 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
14	—	569	120.00–131.00	124.64
19	—	520	121.00–134.00	128.36
23	—	477	120.00–137.00	128.83
13	—	620	114.00–127.00	119.17
10	—	722	92.00–100.00	95.59
8	—	666	100.00–117.00	109.60
2	—	855	91.00–99.00	94.98
3	—	780	90.00–93.00	91.67
3	—	830	89.00–93.00	91.32
5	—	448	129.00	129.00
6	—	938	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	126.00	126.00
4	—	560	120.00	120.00
10	—	628	123.00	123.00
14	—	472	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
2	—	580	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	100.00–109.00	105.01
2	—	518	104.00–107.00	105.48
1	—	575	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	111.00–118.00	114.35
6	—	528	110.00–119.00	115.36
6	—	414	117.00	117.00
3	—	755	84.00–87.00	85.67
3	—	458	112.00–120.00	117.29
2	—	670	92.00–96.00	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	124.00	124.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	84.00	84.00
3	—	270	114.00–115.00	114.68
5	—	428	110.00–114.00	111.20
6	—	319	111.00–120.00	115.76
6	—	559	106.00–108.00	106.51
9	—	366	110.00–120.00	115.60
9	—	474	110.00–115.00	112.48
10	—	526	104.00–109.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	100.00	100.00
5	—	519	100.00–104.00	102.83
8	—	416	102.00–109.00	104.72
9	—	386	100.00–110.00	103.12
4	—	486	100.00–108.00	105.25
1	—	300	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
2	—	228	126.00–130.00	127.93
3	—	275	126.00–131.00	129.02
3	—	715	85.00–89.00	86.34
4	—	614	103.00–105.00	104.00
5	—	314	126.00–130.00	128.59
7	—	557	110.00–117.00	112.14
7	—	834	81.00	81.00
15	—	524	110.00–120.00	111.26
17	—	676	95.00–105.00	98.02
20	—	465	115.00–127.00	123.36
25	—	373	122.00–134.00	127.44
29	—	418	116.00–130.00	123.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	128.00	128.00
9	—	519	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	90.00	90.00
3	—	473	90.00–96.00	92.07
3	—	573	90.00–98.00	94.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	124.00	124.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
13	—	330	111.00–126.00	117.70
9	—	371	117.00–126.00	120.47
2	—	658	91.00	91.00
2	—	530	110.00–119.00	114.46
2	—	293	120.00–128.00	124.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	442	152.00	152.00
10	—	477	149.00	149.00
7	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	582	136.00	136.00
2	—	728	105.00	105.00
2	—	608	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	423	126.00–149.00	133.45
20	—	520	126.00–142.00	133.03
20	—	471	130.00–153.00	137.03
20	—	375	130.00–156.00	140.19
12	—	741	100.00	100.00
8	—	318	139.00–161.00	148.86
7	—	573	120.00–145.00	130.04
5	—	842	94.00	94.00
4	—	621	123.00–125.00	124.52
3	—	268	130.00–154.00	139.29
3	—	233	130.00–144.00	138.85
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	185	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	433	104.00–106.00	105.02
2	—	283	111.00–118.00	114.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	248	66.00	66.00
9	—	372	60.00–65.00	61.40
4	—	483	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	851	40.00–45.00	43.18
2	—	895	36.00–38.00	36.94
2	—	813	50.00–53.00	51.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	44.00–48.00	45.89
1	—	1,420	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,119	44.00–55.00	50.90
22	—	1,192	55.00–76.00	63.45
1	—	1,095	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,673	74.00–80.00	77.29
4	—	1,188	54.00–64.00	61.22
1	—	1,055	90.00	90.00

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.