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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 25

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

809 head

▲ 440 vs last sale 369▲ 1 vs year ago 808 · +0.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 114▼ 135 vs year ago 214 · −63.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 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 steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . offerings were moderate with quality average .

baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 10 head

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 $118.06/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$118.06

260 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

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	530	120.55	639	200
Medium 2	427	113.25	484	36
Medium 3	471	104.54	492	24

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about $146 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 sale260 hd

118.06

—

NC average9 barns · 1,482 hd

115.84

+2.23

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	1,599	85.14	1,362	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	62.62	710	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	61.63	993	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	770	57.48	443	2thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	165.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	372	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	121.73/cwt	111.00–134.00	274	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	160.33/cwt	128.00–184.00	447	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	174.61/cwt	150.00–188.00	569	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	156.49/cwt	140.00–165.00	579	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	377	119.47/cwt	112.00–127.00	450	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	114.86/cwt	110.00–119.00	485	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	137.38/cwt	120.00–156.00	581	19
Steers	—	Medium 3	435	105.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	141.04/cwt	132.00–143.00	690	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	127.84/cwt	126.00–129.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	141.97/cwt	141.00–142.50	799	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	129.72/cwt	126.00–134.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	579	116.52/cwt	115.00–117.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	124.72/cwt	110.00–128.00	782	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	884	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	910	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.39/cwt	114.00–133.00	833	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	123.48/cwt	110.00–129.00	889	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	110.76/cwt	100.00–118.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	113.66/cwt	110.00–124.00	933	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,006	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	227	120.24/cwt	118.00–123.00	273	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	315	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	147.18/cwt	124.00–157.00	396	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	118.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	325	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	290	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	307	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	136.21/cwt	120.00–157.00	441	14
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	129.62/cwt	114.00–141.00	495	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	383	112.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	430	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	384	107.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	412	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	422	115.69/cwt	108.00–120.00	488	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.25/cwt	120.00–136.00	545	17
Heifers	—	Medium 3	430	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	111.65/cwt	111.00–112.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	128.64/cwt	120.00–134.00	608	21
Heifers	—	Medium 3	485	102.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	643	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	513	109.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	523	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	116.02/cwt	111.00–126.00	609	19
Heifers	—	Medium 3	566	104.60/cwt	102.00–110.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	582	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	115.38/cwt	114.00–124.00	673	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	108.18/cwt	104.00–114.00	669	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	110.29/cwt	104.00–112.00	735	29
Heifers	—	Medium 2	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	109.95/cwt	100.00–116.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	105.95/cwt	96.00–116.00	834	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	103.38/cwt	100.00–109.00	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	123.48/cwt	102.00–137.00	588	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	478	115.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	551	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	120.15/cwt	108.00–131.00	621	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	113.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	588	13
Bulls	—	Medium 3	530	102.52/cwt	98.00–107.00	543	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	114.29/cwt	107.00–118.00	650	13
Bulls	—	Medium 3	572	107.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.47/cwt	112.00–134.00	714	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	110.63/cwt	100.00–127.00	690	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	110.81/cwt	100.00–122.00	746	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	107.46/cwt	91.00–111.00	766	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	98.91/cwt	90.00–107.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	94.82/cwt	94.00–100.00	796	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	75.96/cwt	68.00–84.00	1,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,679	91.70/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,540	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	443	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	54.17/cwt	49.00–57.00	583	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	63.46/cwt	58.00–68.00	720	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	69.60/cwt	60.00–74.00	846	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	987	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	56.01/cwt	53.00–58.00	809	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,719	63.40/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,090	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,044	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	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 Sep 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 369Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 114Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 10 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	107.00–118.00	114.29
13	—	518	110.00–118.00	113.46
7	—	478	110.00–119.00	115.25
1	—	935	84.00	84.00
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	100.00–109.00	103.38
6	—	572	104.00–110.00	107.04
10	—	530	98.00–107.00	102.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
3	—	767	90.00–107.00	98.91
3	—	927	86.00	86.00
7	—	839	94.00–100.00	94.82
8	—	673	100.00–122.00	110.81
10	—	517	108.00–131.00	120.15
10	—	624	100.00–127.00	110.63
11	—	574	112.00–134.00	124.47
11	—	713	91.00–111.00	107.46
19	—	476	102.00–137.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	98.00	98.00
11	—	422	108.00–120.00	115.69
6	—	513	107.00–110.00	109.48
6	—	383	110.00–117.00	112.32
3	—	582	106.00–110.00	108.65
3	—	470	111.00–112.00	111.65
3	—	227	118.00–123.00	120.24
3	—	275	114.00–120.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	473	120.00–134.00	128.64
29	—	666	104.00–112.00	110.29
37	—	583	114.00–124.00	115.38
19	—	525	111.00–126.00	116.02
17	—	618	104.00–114.00	108.18
17	—	425	120.00–136.00	128.25
14	—	324	120.00–157.00	136.21
11	—	382	114.00–141.00	129.62
10	—	787	96.00–116.00	105.95
9	—	269	124.00–157.00	147.18
3	—	738	100.00–116.00	109.95
2	—	233	130.00–140.00	135.27
1	—	825	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	100.00–104.00	101.99
5	—	566	102.00–110.00	104.60
4	—	430	100.00–110.00	105.24
4	—	384	100.00–110.00	107.23
3	—	485	100.00–108.00	102.72
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	491	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	664	137.00	137.00
14	—	636	139.00	139.00
34	—	563	141.00–142.50	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	326	150.00–188.00	174.61
16	—	489	132.00–143.00	141.04
19	—	423	120.00–156.00	137.38
1	—	860	117.00	117.00
1	—	900	114.00	114.00
2	—	225	160.00–170.00	165.44
3	—	767	100.00–118.00	110.76
5	—	523	126.00–129.00	127.84
6	—	821	110.00–124.00	113.66
7	—	567	126.00–134.00	129.72
10	—	370	140.00–165.00	156.49
10	—	670	114.00–133.00	124.39
13	—	720	110.00–129.00	123.48
15	—	279	128.00–184.00	160.33
15	—	627	110.00–128.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	112.00	112.00
2	—	225	111.00–134.00	121.73
4	—	579	115.00–117.00	116.52
7	—	377	112.00–127.00	119.47
7	—	422	110.00–119.00	114.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
2	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	57.00–58.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,719	60.00–68.00	63.40
4	—	1,444	53.00–58.00	56.01
1	—	1,410	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,134	58.00–68.00	63.46
7	—	1,076	49.00–57.00	54.17
5	—	1,215	60.00–74.00	69.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,679	87.00–95.00	91.70
5	—	1,488	68.00–84.00	75.96

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	—	975	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.