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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 16

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 335▲ 21 vs year ago 225 · +9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 42▼ 8 vs year ago 85 · −9.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $107.59/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$107.59

72 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$16.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

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	510	110.94	565	19thin
Medium 2	444	109.64	486	34
Medium 3	411	103.59	426	13thin
Small 3	341	94.00	321	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.94/cwt here — about $245 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

107.59

—

NC average8 barns · 849 hd

107.80

−0.21

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	1,594	82.69	1,318	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	63.73	1,049	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	57.59	642	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	731	37.00	270	9thin

Every lot

76 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	185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	222	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	278	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	292	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	280	121.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	339	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	112.83/cwt	110.00–118.00	361	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	130.43/cwt	124.00–143.00	429	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	114.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	434	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	472	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	410	104.71/cwt	103.00–108.00	429	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	128.39/cwt	124.00–140.00	528	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	459	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	709	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	915	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	230	105.87/cwt	103.00–109.00	244	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	113.36/cwt	111.00–116.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	285	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	370	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	320	113.64/cwt	111.00–116.00	364	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	341	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	321	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	383	112.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	432	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	101.22/cwt	94.00–108.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	424	109.19/cwt	102.00–114.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	108.79/cwt	104.00–114.00	522	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	562	103.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	569	105.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	108.30/cwt	104.00–113.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	467	113.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	471	103.42/cwt	99.00–108.00	487	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	119.34/cwt	118.00–121.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	118.60/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	530	99.05/cwt	94.00–104.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	568	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	615	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	89.57/cwt	85.00–94.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	820	76.47/cwt	74.00–79.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	85.03/cwt	83.00–87.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	196	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	320	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	74.84/cwt	73.00–77.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	86.62/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,511	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	724	36.00/cwt	30.00–41.00	261	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	49.90/cwt	38.00–53.00	537	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	59.72/cwt	51.00–64.00	662	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	66.39/cwt	65.00–68.00	813	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	62.13/cwt	59.00–64.00	990	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,717	65.87/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,131	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 335Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 42Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	108.00	108.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
3	—	467	110.00–116.00	113.34
2	—	820	74.00–79.00	76.47
2	—	615	80.00–90.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	112.00–119.00	115.50
8	—	527	115.00–121.00	118.60
3	—	577	117.00	117.00
3	—	478	118.00–121.00	119.34
1	—	975	88.00	88.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
5	—	767	85.00–94.00	89.57
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
4	—	877	83.00–87.00	85.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	99.00–108.00	103.42
1	—	615	86.00	86.00
2	—	530	94.00–104.00	99.05
2	—	568	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	111.00–116.00	113.64
6	—	569	105.00–109.00	105.67
6	—	383	110.00–116.00	112.83
2	—	275	111.00–116.00	113.36
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
6	—	424	102.00–114.00	109.19
10	—	480	104.00–114.00	108.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	110.00–112.00	110.50
1	—	370	116.00	116.00
3	—	557	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	608	104.00–113.00	108.30
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
2	—	405	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	315	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
1	—	485	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	341	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	100.00–106.00	103.37
2	—	230	103.00–109.00	105.87
1	—	535	104.00	104.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	108.00	108.00
4	—	418	94.00–108.00	101.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	130.00	130.00
7	—	563	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	134.00–136.00	135.01
6	—	411	124.00–140.00	128.39
8	—	329	124.00–143.00	130.43
1	—	185	120.00	120.00
2	—	530	120.00–124.00	122.04
4	—	381	120.00–126.00	124.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	103.00–108.00	104.71
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
2	—	278	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	390	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
2	—	415	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	378	110.00–119.00	114.69
4	—	320	110.00–118.00	112.83
2	—	280	118.00–124.00	121.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	64.00	64.00
2	—	280	70.00	70.00
1	—	430	68.00	68.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	73.00–77.00	74.84
4	—	1,744	85.00–88.00	86.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,077	38.00–53.00	49.90
5	—	1,225	65.00–68.00	66.39
19	—	1,109	51.00–64.00	59.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	724	30.00–41.00	36.00
1	—	785	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	65.00–68.00	65.87
4	—	1,593	59.00–64.00	62.13

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.