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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 24

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 150▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 110▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00

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 $114.59/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$114.59

39 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$31.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.46

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	407	126.38	514	14thin
Medium 2	428	110.25	472	14thin
Medium 3	307	106.11	326	10thin
Small 3	470	95.00	447	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.38/cwt here — about $67 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

114.59

—

NC average8 barns · 853 hd

125.04

−10.46

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	1,601	86.41	1,383	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	65.99	1,057	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	62.75	746	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	43.98	390	4thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	165	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	172	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	273	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	273	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	152.32/cwt	148.00–157.00	477	2
Steers	—	Small 3	360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	363	105.61/cwt	100.00–111.00	383	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	141.91/cwt	132.00–150.00	531	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.39/cwt	125.00–148.00	573	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	139.53/cwt	133.00–150.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	136.52/cwt	131.00–139.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	806	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	191	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	205	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	213	123.82/cwt	118.00–129.00	264	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	269	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	274	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	318	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	330	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	125.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	130.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	125.15/cwt	120.00–132.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	573	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	583	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	128.97/cwt	122.00–136.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	856	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	86.95/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,441	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	33.96/cwt	30.00–37.00	285	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	504	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	54.69/cwt	44.00–58.00	626	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	64.61/cwt	59.00–69.00	768	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	73.31/cwt	71.00–79.00	963	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	48.73/cwt	36.00–55.00	697	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	73.48/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,167	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	63.38/cwt	59.00–68.00	1,084	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	631.54/cwt	575.00–680.00	6,158	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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	104.00	104.00
2	—	363	100.00–111.00	105.61
2	—	273	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	125.00–148.00	135.39
4	—	529	131.00–139.00	136.52
4	—	374	132.00–150.00	141.91
3	—	473	133.00–150.00	139.53
2	—	578	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	313	148.00–157.00	152.32
1	—	225	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	120.00–132.00	125.15
3	—	405	125.00–134.00	130.67
3	—	377	120.00–132.00	125.45
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	180	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	100.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	330	110.00–112.00	111.05
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	205	112.00	112.00
1	—	175	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	109.00–113.00	110.94
2	—	470	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	318	115.00	115.00
2	—	213	118.00–129.00	123.82
1	—	410	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	119.00	119.00
1	—	275	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	96.00	96.00
3	—	892	96.00	96.00
3	—	475	129.00–134.00	132.33
2	—	628	122.00–136.00	128.97
2	—	565	123.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	505	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	483	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
1	—	635	86.00	86.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	54.00	54.00
2	—	840	30.00–37.00	33.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,588	70.00–76.00	73.48
6	—	1,710	59.00–68.00	63.38
3	—	1,430	36.00–55.00	48.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,188	59.00–69.00	64.61
11	—	1,145	44.00–58.00	54.69
4	—	1,313	71.00–79.00	73.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,657	80.00–93.00	86.95
1	—	1,040	81.00	81.00

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	2	—	975	575.00–680.00	631.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	500.00	500.00

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.