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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 5

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 234▲ 34 vs year ago 232 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 45▼ 33 vs year ago 81 · −40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 down 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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 $108.24/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$108.24

72 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

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	605	109.62	663	53
Medium 3	538	107.16	576	6thin
Medium 2	606	103.08	625	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about $38 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 sale72 hd

108.24

—

NC average8 barns · 944 hd

109.58

−1.34

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	1,509	81.15	1,225	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	53.64	797	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	51.73	553	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	47.92	427	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	188	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	259	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	130.81/cwt	122.00–140.00	307	2
Steers	—	Large 2	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	128.18/cwt	120.00–136.00	359	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	288	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	330	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	126.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	127.55/cwt	124.00–131.00	466	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	415	101.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	421	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	125.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	429	117.26/cwt	116.00–118.00	503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	109.40/cwt	99.00–120.00	684	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	173	127.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	220	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	128.47/cwt	123.00–131.00	267	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	233	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	116.11/cwt	111.00–119.00	319	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	365	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	388	113.14/cwt	111.00–118.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	113.93/cwt	112.00–116.00	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	483	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	520	97.75/cwt	95.00–101.00	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	115.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	576	102.62/cwt	99.00–105.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	98.51/cwt	95.00–106.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	663	88.50/cwt	86.00–90.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	97.32/cwt	97.00–98.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	84.04/cwt	80.00–88.00	683	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	503	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	568	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	518	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	117.90/cwt	116.00–123.00	619	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	117.70/cwt	116.00–119.00	664	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	567	106.98/cwt	100.00–116.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	103.70/cwt	100.00–113.00	646	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	106.86/cwt	100.00–119.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	98.52/cwt	96.00–101.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	95.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	773	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	618	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,035	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	86.20/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,437	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	464	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	43.33/cwt	40.00–47.00	389	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	47.36/cwt	44.00–50.00	478	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	53.26/cwt	48.00–56.00	581	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	54.16/cwt	53.00–55.00	803	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 234Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	100.00–113.00	103.70
2	—	705	96.00–101.00	98.52
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
6	—	756	90.00–97.00	95.48
7	—	564	116.00–119.00	117.70
6	—	671	100.00–119.00	106.86
17	—	525	116.00–123.00	117.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	80.00	80.00
2	—	665	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	503	113.00	113.00
2	—	483	117.00–119.00	117.99
4	—	575	110.00–115.00	113.02
1	—	730	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
3	—	567	100.00–116.00	106.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	83.00	83.00
2	—	713	94.00–96.00	95.01
5	—	630	95.00–106.00	98.51
3	—	173	122.00–131.00	127.20
2	—	813	80.00–88.00	84.04
2	—	255	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
3	—	310	118.00	118.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
4	—	571	112.00–120.00	115.25
3	—	670	97.00–98.00	97.32
4	—	524	115.00–117.00	116.24
4	—	208	123.00–131.00	128.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	106.00	106.00
4	—	520	95.00–101.00	97.75
1	—	360	104.00	104.00
3	—	470	100.00–104.00	101.33
2	—	415	106.00–108.00	106.99
5	—	576	99.00–105.00	102.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	86.00–90.00	88.50
2	—	430	112.00–116.00	113.93
4	—	275	111.00–119.00	116.11
2	—	233	117.00–119.00	118.03
5	—	388	111.00–118.00	113.14
2	—	483	111.00–114.00	112.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
7	—	421	120.00–129.00	125.11
2	—	235	122.00–140.00	130.81
7	—	625	99.00–120.00	109.40
2	—	365	124.00–131.00	127.55
2	—	333	120.00–133.00	126.55
3	—	280	120.00–136.00	128.18
2	—	188	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	845	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
4	—	415	100.00–105.00	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	116.00–118.00	117.26
2	—	375	118.00	118.00
2	—	288	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	545	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	83.00–89.00	86.20
1	—	1,035	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	52.00–53.00	52.50
2	—	898	40.00–47.00	43.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,482	53.00–55.00	54.16
1	—	1,510	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,090	48.00–56.00	53.26
7	—	1,009	44.00–50.00	47.36

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	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00

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.