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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 4

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

934 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 950▼ 3 vs year ago 937 · −0.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 155▼ 88 vs year ago 243 · −36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were up 3.00 to 6.00. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Six baby calves brought 20.00 per 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 $114.63/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$114.63

245 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

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	505	120.42	608	173
Medium 1-2	520	111.00	577	1thin
Medium 3	445	101.93	454	35
Medium 2	554	99.20	550	36

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $58 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 sale245 hd

114.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd

108.02

+6.60

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	1,538	79.52	1,223	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	54.90	873	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	53.36	624	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	38.01	338	12

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	213	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.00	256	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	141.02/cwt	130.00–160.00	330	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	163.83/cwt	130.00–176.00	459	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	288	105.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	304	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	156.92/cwt	120.00–173.00	508	15
Steers	—	Medium 3	328	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	345	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	384	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	116.22/cwt	114.00–119.00	430	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	152.58/cwt	122.00–169.00	566	37
Steers	—	Medium 3	377	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	395	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	150.78/cwt	129.00–169.00	639	34
Steers	—	Medium 2	424	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	494	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	428	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	453	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	138.63/cwt	130.00–147.00	665	12
Steers	—	Medium 3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	132.88/cwt	120.00–142.00	684	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	123.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	122.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	754	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	121.28/cwt	118.00–124.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	685	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	105.40/cwt	100.00–111.00	757	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	97.47/cwt	92.00–103.00	941	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	228	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	195	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	197	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	233	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	248	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	273	113.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	311	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	141.09/cwt	130.00–154.00	394	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	320	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	141.76/cwt	132.00–151.00	466	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	105.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	380	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	136.07/cwt	120.00–144.00	509	24
Heifers	—	Medium 3	421	106.35/cwt	104.00–110.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	127.44/cwt	116.00–140.00	542	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	429	112.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	482	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	125.30/cwt	118.00–130.00	589	22
Heifers	—	Medium 3	474	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	497	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	479	112.97/cwt	107.00–117.00	541	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	512	100.29/cwt	96.00–105.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	117.76/cwt	110.00–126.00	614	40
Heifers	—	Medium 2	538	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	579	98.29/cwt	90.00–104.00	569	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	674	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	103.29/cwt	100.00–112.00	645	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	635	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	92.54/cwt	80.00–108.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	88.56/cwt	82.00–95.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	868	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	93.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	847	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.07/cwt	123.00–142.00	639	30
Bulls	—	Medium 2	477	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	550	9
Bulls	—	Medium 3	478	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	125.37/cwt	115.00–136.00	646	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2	521	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	527	101.88/cwt	96.00–109.00	537	13
Bulls	—	Small 2	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	572	112.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	573	103.58/cwt	97.00–108.00	594	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	117.58/cwt	115.00–126.00	683	13
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	615	84.46/cwt	80.00–89.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	112.93/cwt	100.00–124.00	696	25
Bulls	—	Medium 2	633	92.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	105.86/cwt	100.00–119.00	705	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	103.02/cwt	94.00–109.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	920	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	681	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	310	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	483	75.57/cwt	62.00–89.00	365	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	685	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	521	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	69.55/cwt	67.00–72.00	935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	82.32/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,346	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	43.73/cwt	40.00–52.00	380	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	33.93/cwt	30.00–37.00	306	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	617	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	50.16/cwt	40.00–53.00	564	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	55.81/cwt	54.00–60.00	676	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	832	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	50.18/cwt	44.00–53.00	761	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	56.50/cwt	54.00–60.00	919	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	7,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 950Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 155Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	30.00–37.00	33.93
5	—	870	40.00–52.00	43.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,516	44.00–53.00	50.18
21	—	1,626	54.00–60.00	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	62.00	62.00
33	—	1,212	54.00–60.00	55.81
28	—	1,124	40.00–53.00	50.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,345	67.00–72.00	69.55
8	—	1,635	76.00–88.00	82.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	90.00–104.00	98.29
1	—	195	101.00	101.00
3	—	233	100.00–110.00	106.64
6	—	421	104.00–110.00	106.35
2	—	320	102.00–104.00	103.00
3	—	512	96.00–105.00	100.29
7	—	474	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
5	—	360	100.00–110.00	105.58
1	—	730	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	585	110.00–120.00	115.26
13	—	624	100.00–112.00	103.29
8	—	329	132.00–151.00	141.76
1	—	940	89.00	89.00
22	—	470	118.00–130.00	125.30
9	—	663	100.00–105.00	103.01
24	—	374	120.00–144.00	136.07
40	—	521	110.00–126.00	117.76
2	—	973	87.00	87.00
9	—	279	130.00–154.00	141.09
16	—	425	116.00–140.00	127.44
2	—	873	90.00–98.00	93.97
1	—	175	130.00	130.00
6	—	719	80.00–108.00	92.54
2	—	783	82.00–95.00	88.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	89.00	89.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
3	—	273	110.00–116.00	113.79
3	—	538	106.00–114.00	110.00
7	—	479	107.00–117.00	112.97
1	—	340	114.00	114.00
7	—	429	110.00–117.00	112.45
3	—	868	72.00	72.00
3	—	575	104.00–106.00	105.01
7	—	740	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	110.00–116.00	112.53
8	—	521	110.00–115.00	111.64
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
9	—	477	110.00–120.00	115.21
1	—	765	86.00	86.00
3	—	633	90.00–97.00	92.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	100.00–110.00	104.50
12	—	573	97.00–108.00	103.58
1	—	920	74.00	74.00
2	—	615	80.00–89.00	84.46
13	—	527	96.00–109.00	101.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	473	123.00–142.00	135.07
2	—	803	88.00–89.00	88.50
13	—	581	115.00–126.00	117.58
19	—	666	100.00–119.00	105.86
8	—	713	94.00–109.00	103.02
25	—	616	100.00–124.00	112.93
2	—	768	102.00–105.00	103.51
24	—	515	115.00–136.00	125.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	100.00–110.00	105.19
4	—	288	100.00–109.00	105.41
6	—	377	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
8	—	428	100.00–109.00	105.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	97.00	97.00
9	—	424	110.00–121.00	116.57
5	—	370	114.00–119.00	116.22
2	—	530	114.00	114.00
2	—	475	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
3	—	330	116.00–117.00	116.33
2	—	213	118.00–122.00	120.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	234	130.00–160.00	141.02
34	—	424	129.00–169.00	150.78
2	—	790	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	568	120.00–126.00	123.30
5	—	280	130.00–176.00	163.83
13	—	618	110.00–126.00	122.08
2	—	718	100.00–111.00	105.40
37	—	371	122.00–169.00	152.58
2	—	965	92.00–103.00	97.47
15	—	324	120.00–173.00	156.92
6	—	666	118.00–124.00	121.28
3	—	812	115.00	115.00
15	—	515	120.00–142.00	132.88
12	—	480	130.00–147.00	138.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	62.00–89.00	75.57
1	—	685	76.00	76.00
1	—	825	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	103.00	103.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.