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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 266▼ 63 vs year ago 134 · −47.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 48▼ 56 vs year ago 85 · −65.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.56/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$105.56

17 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	491	108.50	532	4thin
Medium 3	417	105.45	439	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	668	102.00	682	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale17 hd

105.56

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

110.51

−4.95

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	1,605	74.98	1,204	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	51.12	653	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	49.40	765	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	39.00	411	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	438	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	102.86/cwt	100.00–106.00	334	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	368	102.90/cwt	100.00–106.00	379	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	435	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	553	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	578	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	468	104.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	489	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	835	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	73.31/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,039	3
Bulls	—	—	2,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	411	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	46.28/cwt	44.00–49.00	578	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	53.88/cwt	51.00–59.00	697	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	46.51/cwt	46.00–47.00	716	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	50.56/cwt	50.00–53.00	784	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	750.63/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,416	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 266Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 48Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	104.00–105.00	104.48
2	—	435	107.00–108.00	107.51
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	100.00–106.00	102.90
2	—	325	100.00–106.00	102.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
1	—	885	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	107.00–109.00	108.00
2	—	428	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
1	—	620	94.00	94.00
3	—	468	100.00–107.00	104.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	114.00–117.00	115.53
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	705	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	75.00	75.00
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	125.00–129.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	438	111.00–112.00	111.49
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	700.00–800.00	750.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	44.00–49.00	46.28
7	—	1,294	51.00–59.00	53.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	46.00–47.00	46.51
5	—	1,551	50.00–53.00	50.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	64.00–78.00	73.31
1	—	2,170	80.00	80.00

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.