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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 200▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 59▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 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 . Feeder cattle steady to down 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 2 head 10.00 to 20.00

14 pigs

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 $123.45/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$123.45

45 head · 350 lb average

Value per head Derived

$432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

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	373	130.01	485	32
Medium 2	435	117.00	509	1thin
Medium 3	282	106.48	300	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $185 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 sale45 hd

123.45

—

NC average7 barns · 751 hd

134.19

−10.74

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	1,536	89.48	1,375	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	69.69	1,099	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	65.41	749	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	48.41	447	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	172	108.93/cwt	106.00–111.00	187	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	215	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	238	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	268	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	295	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	129.26/cwt	125.00–134.00	362	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	134.83/cwt	125.00–150.00	450	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	127.81/cwt	117.00–141.00	473	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	380	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	407	102.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	418	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	126.06/cwt	121.00–136.00	529	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	630	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	350	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	374	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	116.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	425	103.95/cwt	101.00–106.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	444	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	457	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	545	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	124.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	111.25/cwt	106.00–118.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Small 3	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	550	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	578	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	106.56/cwt	98.00–114.00	661	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	98.25/cwt	91.00–106.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	89.41/cwt	85.00–93.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	854	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	908	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	545	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	75.93/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,126	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	89.74/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,387	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,522	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	45.54/cwt	44.00–48.00	430	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	52.83/cwt	44.00–57.00	538	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	64.89/cwt	60.00–69.00	752	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	73.41/cwt	70.00–79.00	879	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	911	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	75.47/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,232	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Baby calves 2 head 10.00 to 20.00

14 pigs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	101.00–106.00	103.95
3	—	545	94.00–98.00	96.00
3	—	457	100.00–105.00	102.65
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
6	—	374	100.00–105.00	101.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	102.00	102.00
2	—	460	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	373	107.00–108.00	107.49
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
1	—	705	75.00	75.00
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	107.00	107.00
1	—	285	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	113.00–121.00	116.97
2	—	318	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	87.00	87.00
1	—	270	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	98.00–114.00	106.56
4	—	468	122.00–127.00	124.30
3	—	723	85.00–93.00	89.41
3	—	530	106.00–118.00	111.25
2	—	673	91.00–106.00	98.25
2	—	575	111.00–114.00	112.46
1	—	870	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	91.00	91.00
1	—	455	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	106.00–110.00	108.04
1	—	475	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	65.00	65.00
2	—	908	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	334	125.00–150.00	134.83
7	—	420	121.00–136.00	126.06
7	—	370	117.00–141.00	127.81
2	—	510	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	280	125.00–134.00	129.26
1	—	490	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	101.00–105.00	102.65
3	—	172	106.00–111.00	108.93
2	—	268	110.00	110.00
2	—	215	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	380	102.00	102.00
1	—	300	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	44.00–48.00	45.54
1	—	860	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	73.00–77.00	75.47
2	—	1,493	60.00–62.00	61.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,159	60.00–69.00	64.89
14	—	1,197	70.00–79.00	73.41
8	—	1,018	44.00–57.00	52.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,546	84.00–95.00	89.74
3	—	1,553	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,483	73.00–78.00	75.93

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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.