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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 21

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 671▲ 834 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 139▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 25.00 16 head

1 hog

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 $123.22/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$123.22

229 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

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	481	126.60	608	183
Medium 2	417	114.94	479	23
Medium 3	436	104.60	456	23

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $152 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 sale229 hd

123.22

—

NC average8 barns · 1,049 hd

115.17

+8.04

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	1,618	93.15	1,508	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	67.18	1,059	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	61.29	685	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	50.82	438	4thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	304	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	159.43/cwt	149.00–168.00	375	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	165.55/cwt	140.00–184.00	455	8
Steers	—	Medium 3	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	162.69/cwt	130.00–186.00	530	38
Steers	—	Medium 2	363	121.85/cwt	118.00–125.00	442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	153.81/cwt	125.00–176.00	566	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	421	119.02/cwt	116.00–122.00	501	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	146.92/cwt	123.00–166.00	620	25
Steers	—	Medium 3	426	106.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	675	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.38/cwt	125.00–142.00	698	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.31/cwt	128.00–136.00	745	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	133.45/cwt	119.00–139.00	842	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	125.96/cwt	121.00–137.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	125.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	907	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	170	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	210	118.32/cwt	111.00–126.00	248	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	140.71/cwt	134.00–149.00	321	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	273	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	279	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	150.78/cwt	141.00–160.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	146.06/cwt	120.00–159.00	491	18
Heifers	—	Medium 3	338	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	137.47/cwt	120.00–150.00	502	30
Heifers	—	Medium 3	378	104.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	396	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	388	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	114.75/cwt	114.00–117.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	132.69/cwt	117.00–147.00	557	24
Heifers	—	Medium 3	425	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	473	106.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	129.27/cwt	120.00–136.00	620	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	112.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	520	104.32/cwt	104.00–105.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	117.76/cwt	112.00–131.00	619	18
Heifers	—	Medium 3	573	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	118.07/cwt	111.00–127.00	678	31
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	108.07/cwt	100.00–118.00	673	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	108.93/cwt	90.00–114.00	731	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	94.73/cwt	90.00–100.00	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	94.69/cwt	90.00–98.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	130.97/cwt	110.00–144.00	621	29
Bulls	—	Medium 3	476	104.41/cwt	100.00–114.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	484	117.82/cwt	114.00–120.00	570	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	126.54/cwt	120.00–136.00	657	21
Bulls	—	Medium 2	527	112.03/cwt	105.00–116.00	590	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	122.94/cwt	103.00–133.00	695	10
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	114.03/cwt	110.00–119.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	112.51/cwt	100.00–134.00	699	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	111.10/cwt	100.00–120.00	743	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	690	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	98.66/cwt	90.00–106.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	745	93.00/cwt	88.00–98.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	107.02/cwt	94.00–120.00	827	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	106.20/cwt	99.00–110.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	101.34/cwt	95.00–108.00	935	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,148	75.86/cwt	71.00–80.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	92.88/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,509	15
Bulls	—	—	1,829	102.81/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,880	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	52.43/cwt	50.00–54.00	451	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	398	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	52.65/cwt	47.00–55.00	548	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	61.02/cwt	53.00–66.00	672	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	68.11/cwt	67.00–71.00	839	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	62.58/cwt	57.00–66.00	970	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	70.06/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,115	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1

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 Aug 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 671Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 25.00 16 head

1 hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	120.00–128.00	123.93
2	—	330	118.00–124.00	120.95
2	—	388	112.00–116.00	113.96
2	—	210	111.00–126.00	118.32
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	418	114.00–117.00	114.75
8	—	480	110.00–118.00	112.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	100.00–104.00	102.06
2	—	338	100.00–106.00	103.02
2	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.51
3	—	378	100.00–107.00	104.69
3	—	520	104.00–105.00	104.32
5	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.00
6	—	473	100.00–110.00	106.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
3	—	712	90.00–100.00	94.73
3	—	762	90.00–98.00	94.69
4	—	228	134.00–149.00	140.71
6	—	284	141.00–160.00	150.78
12	—	623	100.00–118.00	108.07
14	—	671	90.00–114.00	108.93
18	—	336	120.00–159.00	146.06
18	—	480	120.00–136.00	129.27
18	—	526	112.00–131.00	117.76
24	—	420	117.00–147.00	132.69
30	—	365	120.00–150.00	137.47
31	—	574	111.00–127.00	118.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
4	—	426	105.00–110.00	106.25
1	—	275	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	156.00	156.00
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
2	—	753	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	235	149.00–168.00	159.43
6	—	723	120.00–128.00	125.39
8	—	275	140.00–184.00	165.55
8	—	673	121.00–137.00	125.96
10	—	523	125.00–142.00	133.38
12	—	563	128.00–136.00	132.31
12	—	631	119.00–139.00	133.45
20	—	368	125.00–176.00	153.81
25	—	422	123.00–166.00	146.92
32	—	483	130.00–145.00	139.78
38	—	326	130.00–186.00	162.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	116.00–122.00	119.02
5	—	363	118.00–125.00	121.85
2	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	474	110.00–144.00	130.97
28	—	621	100.00–134.00	112.51
21	—	519	120.00–136.00	126.54
11	—	669	100.00–120.00	111.10
10	—	565	103.00–133.00	122.94
8	—	773	94.00–120.00	107.02
6	—	713	90.00–106.00	98.66
4	—	825	99.00–110.00	106.20
2	—	923	95.00–108.00	101.34
1	—	990	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	100.00–114.00	104.41
1	—	570	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	110.00–119.00	114.03
7	—	484	114.00–120.00	117.82
6	—	527	105.00–116.00	112.03
2	—	745	88.00–98.00	93.00
2	—	690	98.00–99.00	98.50
1	—	795	80.00	80.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	50.00–54.00	52.43
1	—	865	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,592	63.00–75.00	70.06
5	—	1,550	57.00–66.00	62.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,101	53.00–66.00	61.02
15	—	1,232	67.00–71.00	68.11
10	—	1,041	47.00–55.00	52.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,625	84.00–99.00	92.88
4	—	1,829	101.00–105.00	102.81
2	—	1,148	71.00–80.00	75.86

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.