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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 21

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 123▼ 90 vs year ago 233 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 50▼ 29 vs year ago 55 · −52.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

2 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 $111.82/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$111.82

58 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	566	113.81	644	43
Medium 2	505	106.90	540	8thin
Medium 3	454	105.29	478	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $165 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 sale58 hd

111.82

—

NC average8 barns · 1,090 hd

114.44

−2.62

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	—	Low	1,347	77.90	1,049	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	64.01	1,002	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	61.79	676	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	44.50	417	2thin

Every lot

60 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 2	200	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	258	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	388	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	133.82/cwt	128.00–143.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	432	104.29/cwt	100.00–107.00	451	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	433	116.98/cwt	113.00–121.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	381	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	430	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	483	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	119.01/cwt	114.00–123.00	620	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	116.34/cwt	112.00–122.00	663	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	112.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	114.27/cwt	112.00–116.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	126.86/cwt	124.00–138.00	613	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	117.55/cwt	108.00–126.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	540	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	122.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	583	109.72/cwt	106.00–111.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	116.39/cwt	110.00–122.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	74.53/cwt	71.00–80.00	893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	483	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	62.93/cwt	59.00–67.00	685	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	56.08/cwt	55.00–57.00	628	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,017	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	955	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 Sep 21, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 123Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 50Year ago 55

2 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.21
2	—	838	86.00	86.00
2	—	773	90.00–95.00	92.46
2	—	703	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	660	100.00–104.00	102.00
2	—	368	120.00–126.00	123.10
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
11	—	521	114.00–123.00	119.01
8	—	570	112.00–122.00	116.34
7	—	475	120.00–124.00	122.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	108.00	108.00
1	—	370	103.00	103.00
1	—	320	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.63
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	124.00–138.00	126.86
7	—	577	120.00–127.00	122.86
3	—	670	110.00–122.00	116.39
3	—	510	108.00–126.00	117.55
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	98.00–100.00	98.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	106.00–111.00	109.72
4	—	475	112.00–116.00	114.27
2	—	540	114.00–118.00	116.00
1	—	725	89.00	89.00
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
1	—	635	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	128.00–143.00	133.82
2	—	665	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	378	138.00–140.00	138.95
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	100.00–107.00	104.29
1	—	355	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	113.00–121.00	116.98
2	—	388	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	295	123.00	123.00
1	—	200	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	49.00	49.00
1	—	890	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	67.00–69.00	68.02
1	—	1,705	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,088	59.00–67.00	62.93
2	—	1,120	55.00–57.00	56.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	71.00–80.00	74.53
1	—	1,795	88.00	88.00

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.