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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 26

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 221▼ 98 vs year ago 246 · −39.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 29 vs year ago 64 · −45.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 3.00. Feeder cattle 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.46/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$104.46

38 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	439	108.23	475	13thin
Medium 3	479	103.35	495	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	101.93	589	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale38 hd

104.46

—

NC average8 barns · 1,035 hd

103.79

+0.67

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	1,493	80.55	1,202	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	59.83	943	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	57.47	666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	725	40.00	290	1thin

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 3	265	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	279	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	280	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	129.17/cwt	124.00–139.00	421	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	129.15/cwt	120.00–144.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	124.10/cwt	119.00–130.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	417	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	472	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	435	103.56/cwt	101.00–106.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	438	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	464	107.74/cwt	106.00–111.00	500	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	104.77/cwt	102.00–106.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	98.13/cwt	91.00–105.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	96.59/cwt	94.00–104.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	467	113.93/cwt	111.00–116.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	483	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	507	101.98/cwt	97.00–106.00	517	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	566	95.86/cwt	90.00–104.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	568	107.91/cwt	105.00–111.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	92.46/cwt	91.00–94.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	100.43/cwt	96.00–105.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	733	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	395	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	249	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	759	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	471	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	80.58/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	2,150	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	290	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	56.61/cwt	53.00–60.00	585	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	499	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	62.65/cwt	61.00–63.00	862	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	65.34/cwt	65.00–66.00	956	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	57.48/cwt	56.00–59.00	888	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,980	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 221Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	200	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
2	—	365	114.00	114.00
4	—	464	106.00–111.00	107.74
1	—	315	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
5	—	610	94.00–104.00	96.59
5	—	562	106.00	106.00
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	91.00–105.00	98.13
1	—	390	106.00	106.00
2	—	435	101.00–106.00	103.56
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
4	—	470	102.00–106.00	104.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	97.00–106.00	101.98
2	—	483	104.00–108.00	106.01
4	—	566	90.00–104.00	95.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	80.00–84.00	82.02
2	—	615	91.00–94.00	92.46
2	—	568	105.00–111.00	107.91
1	—	680	89.00	89.00
3	—	467	111.00–116.00	113.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	96.00–105.00	100.43
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
3	—	417	110.00–116.00	113.27
1	—	280	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	120.00–144.00	129.15
2	—	568	117.00–119.00	118.02
4	—	410	119.00–130.00	124.10
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
5	—	326	124.00–139.00	129.17
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	100.00–110.00	105.19
2	—	485	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	62.00	62.00
1	—	395	63.00	63.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	47.00–48.00	47.52
5	—	1,376	61.00–63.00	62.65
7	—	1,034	53.00–60.00	56.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,463	65.00–66.00	65.34
2	—	1,545	56.00–59.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	68.00	68.00
1	—	2,150	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,418	74.00–87.00	80.58

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.