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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 24

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 143▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 46▲ 21 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 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were light with quality average.

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00

3 head of hogs

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 $118.13/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$118.13

76 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$29.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	502	120.61	606	60
Medium 2	389	115.23	448	8thin
Medium 3	460	104.12	479	7thin
Small 3	385	91.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $255 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 sale76 hd

118.13

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

115.85

+2.28

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	1,440	95.20	1,371	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	65.67	959	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	59.92	656	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	44.43	399	5thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	438	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	134.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	136.19/cwt	136.00–137.00	922	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	226	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	253	115.47/cwt	112.00–119.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Small 3	385	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	107.77/cwt	104.00–110.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	124.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	115.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	122.78/cwt	119.00–128.00	578	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	119.37/cwt	111.00–126.00	616	15
Heifers	—	Medium 3	517	99.26/cwt	90.00–106.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	119.28/cwt	112.00–123.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	115.06/cwt	104.00–120.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	113.31/cwt	112.00–115.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	109.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	786	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	128.95/cwt	124.00–134.00	611	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	481	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.75/cwt	118.00–131.00	647	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	583	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	119.82/cwt	107.00–129.00	750	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	86.43/cwt	80.00–93.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	105	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	95.20/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,371	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	52.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	467	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	32.16/cwt	29.00–35.00	294	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	61.07/cwt	56.00–64.00	655	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	955	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	960	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were light with quality average.

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00

3 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	136.00–137.00	136.19
4	—	495	145.00	145.00
3	—	642	133.00–139.00	134.99
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	175	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
1	—	390	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	111.00–126.00	119.37
15	—	471	119.00–128.00	122.78
6	—	717	108.00–110.00	109.66
4	—	614	104.00–120.00	115.06
4	—	430	120.00–126.00	124.57
4	—	375	124.00–128.00	125.73
3	—	672	112.00–115.00	113.31
3	—	572	112.00–123.00	119.28
3	—	315	130.00–138.00	133.98
1	—	275	127.00	127.00
1	—	230	129.00	129.00
1	—	175	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	104.00–110.00	107.77
3	—	517	90.00–106.00	99.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	114.00–118.00	115.63
2	—	428	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	253	112.00–119.00	115.47
1	—	340	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	118.00–131.00	123.75
7	—	474	124.00–134.00	128.95
6	—	626	107.00–129.00	119.82
2	—	775	106.00	106.00
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	111.00–120.00	115.50
3	—	665	80.00–93.00	86.43
2	—	583	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	810	82.00	82.00
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	645	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	50.00–54.00	52.61
2	—	913	29.00–35.00	32.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	64.00–65.00	64.51
1	—	1,405	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	56.00–64.00	61.07
1	—	1,230	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	93.00–97.00	95.20

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.