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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 99▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.10/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$112.10

24 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

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	579	117.46	680	14thin
Medium 3	523	105.67	553	3thin
Medium 2	569	104.14	592	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $87 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 sale24 hd

112.10

—

NC average7 barns · 370 hd

119.06

−6.96

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	1,511	97.50	1,473	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	735	69.00	507	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	69.00	969	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	64.65	751	8thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	133.71/cwt	128.00–140.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	559	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	127.16/cwt	120.00–131.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	505	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	121.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	105.93/cwt	99.00–110.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,706	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	507	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	58.52/cwt	55.00–62.00	655	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	63.66/cwt	60.00–67.00	738	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	72.74/cwt	70.00–76.00	877	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	969	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

Mon May 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 99Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	128.00–140.00	133.71
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	559	96.00	96.00
1	—	440	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	100.00–104.00	102.04
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	85.00	85.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	106.00–108.00	106.99
1	—	450	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	119.00	119.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	120.00–131.00	127.16
3	—	667	99.00–110.00	105.93
2	—	510	119.00–125.00	121.94
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	110.00–112.00	111.33
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	91.00	91.00
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	60.00–67.00	63.66
2	—	1,120	55.00–62.00	58.52
2	—	1,205	70.00–76.00	72.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	97.00–98.00	97.49
1	—	1,445	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,100	84.00	84.00

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.