Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-12-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

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

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 131▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 23▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 4.00 lower on a fairly light test. There were too few feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. Due to it being a holiday week, demand was light; market activity and buy interest were slow. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. 10 head of baby calves ranged 10.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $107.31/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$107.31

17 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.06

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	385	110.18	424	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	110.00	579	5thin
Medium 3	388	102.20	396	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $28 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

107.31

—

NC average6 barns · 326 hd

126.38

−19.06

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	1,417	74.84	1,061	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	49.35	572	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	48.92	710	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	47.00	397	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	363	112.03/cwt	107.00–117.00	407	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	106.04/cwt	105.00–107.00	398	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	413	107.35/cwt	106.00–108.00	443	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	432	99.71/cwt	96.00–102.00	431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	469	92.49/cwt	86.00–99.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	558	86.97/cwt	80.00–94.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	570	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	518	99.95/cwt	97.00–103.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Small 3	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	65.17/cwt	64.00–66.00	795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	76.93/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	397	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	958	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	422	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	49.25/cwt	45.00–56.00	587	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	753	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	49.74/cwt	45.00–52.00	721	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	640	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 Dec 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	64.00–66.00	65.17
2	—	1,403	74.00–79.00	76.93
1	—	1,840	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	44.00	44.00
6	—	1,450	45.00–52.00	49.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,192	45.00–56.00	49.25
2	—	958	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,235	61.00	61.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	76.00	76.00
1	—	650	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	97.00–103.00	99.95
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
1	—	800	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
4	—	469	86.00–99.00	92.49
1	—	515	81.00	81.00
2	—	558	80.00–94.00	86.97
1	—	435	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
1	—	385	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	415	117.00	117.00
1	—	965	89.00	89.00
1	—	290	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	106.00–108.00	107.35
2	—	363	107.00–117.00	112.03
1	—	345	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	96.00–102.00	99.71
1	—	280	102.00	102.00
2	—	375	105.00–107.00	106.04

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.