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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 27

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 208▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 102▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 up 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

Baby calves 10.00

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 $129.72/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$129.72

39 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.90

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	414	136.14	564	28
Medium 2	399	115.12	459	9thin
Medium 3	365	105.50	385	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.64/cwt here — about $179 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 sale39 hd

129.72

—

NC average8 barns · 804 hd

146.61

−16.90

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	1,407	73.37	1,032	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	73.88	1,156	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	62.09	697	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	33.44	290	2thin

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	140.65/cwt	132.00–153.00	454	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	115.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	433	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	142.32/cwt	135.00–152.00	538	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	134.19/cwt	121.00–148.00	562	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	419	114.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	128.44/cwt	122.00–135.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.50/cwt	128.00–137.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	190	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Small 2-3	230	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	245	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	274	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	315	103.03/cwt	102.00–104.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	115.73/cwt	111.00–120.00	376	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	116.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	125.17/cwt	121.00–129.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	115.45/cwt	111.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	438	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	123.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	601	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	133.01/cwt	128.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	128.43/cwt	121.00–136.00	665	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	128.35/cwt	123.00–131.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	117.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	295	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	153	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	438	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	210	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	653	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	307	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	59.97/cwt	59.00–61.00	633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	84.46/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,357	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	33.44/cwt	32.00–35.00	290	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,006	56.98/cwt	53.00–59.00	573	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	573	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	67.70/cwt	60.00–79.00	832	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	73.88/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,156	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 208Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	122.00–135.00	128.44
4	—	378	135.00–152.00	142.32
2	—	465	132.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	138.00	138.00
6	—	323	132.00–153.00	140.65
10	—	419	121.00–148.00	134.19
2	—	550	128.00–137.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	110.00–117.00	114.61
4	—	374	111.00–121.00	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	123.00–125.00	123.75
3	—	508	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
2	—	553	118.00–123.00	120.51
2	—	423	121.00–129.00	125.17
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	111.00–120.00	115.73
1	—	675	89.00	89.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	111.00–120.00	116.36
2	—	578	111.00	111.00
2	—	430	111.00–120.00	115.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	112.00	112.00
1	—	190	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	102.00–104.00	103.03
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	295	52.00	52.00
3	—	653	47.00	47.00
2	—	438	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	123.00–131.00	128.35
2	—	680	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
12	—	518	121.00–136.00	128.43
4	—	491	128.00–140.00	133.01
3	—	622	115.00–121.00	117.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	91.00	91.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,593	84.00–85.00	84.46
2	—	1,055	59.00–61.00	59.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	32.00–35.00	33.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	69.00–80.00	73.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	49.00	49.00
16	—	1,229	60.00–79.00	67.70
15	—	1,006	53.00–59.00	56.98

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.