Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was good ;market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality moderate

Baby calves 5.00 to 15.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.55/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$136.55

320 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3

$36.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	400	141.00	564	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	470	139.09	654	281
Medium 2	373	120.59	450	31
Medium 3	416	104.84	436	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about $128 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 sale320 hd

136.55

—

NC average8 barns · 969 hd

139.61

−3.05

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	—	High	1,399	70.02	980	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	58.64	919	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	53.08	589	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	833	40.19	335	28

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 2	—	331	118.55/cwt	114.00–124.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	125.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	129.43/cwt	122.00–138.00	483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.20/cwt	102.00–126.00	675	28
Steers	Medium 3	—	428	105.42/cwt	101.00–110.00	451	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	488	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	936	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	350	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	343	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	97.79/cwt	90.00–103.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	95.74/cwt	91.00–110.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	106.03/cwt	100.00–111.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.83/cwt	127.00–144.00	440	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	569	113.79/cwt	108.00–116.00	647	20
Heifers	Medium 3	—	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	117.69/cwt	109.00–125.00	626	23
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.16/cwt	120.00–138.00	547	32
Heifers	Medium 3	—	334	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	361	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	263	105.93/cwt	100.00–112.00	279	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	117.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	117.10/cwt	110.00–126.00	445	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	113.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	133.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	116.73/cwt	110.00–124.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	215	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	217	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	46.33/cwt	40.00–49.00	498	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	54.04/cwt	50.00–59.00	597	71
Heifers	Medium 3	—	452	105.22/cwt	104.00–110.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	104.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	524	106.23/cwt	104.00–109.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	62.75/cwt	60.00–69.00	997	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	55.30/cwt	50.00–59.00	857	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	35.70/cwt	32.00–39.00	288	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	43.65/cwt	40.00–47.00	374	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.89/cwt	61.00–70.00	783	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	98.93/cwt	90.00–104.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.35/cwt	110.00–128.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	110.53/cwt	100.00–126.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.49/cwt	118.00–145.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.26/cwt	119.00–144.00	706	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.10/cwt	120.00–141.00	722	18
Bulls	—	—	1,790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,144	64.13/cwt	60.00–70.00	734	10
Bulls	—	—	1,452	73.94/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	115.54/cwt	113.00–120.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	119.52/cwt	113.00–128.00	562	17
Bulls	Medium 3	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	482	103.63/cwt	100.00–106.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	109.63/cwt	105.00–119.00	570	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	275	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	567.78/cwt	510.00–640.00	5,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	89.70/cwt	88.00–100.00	740	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	175	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	121.09/cwt	112.00–124.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	145.46/cwt	130.00–159.00	404	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.95/cwt	129.00–144.00	768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	752	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.48/cwt	118.00–155.00	584	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	110.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	794	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	120.79/cwt	116.00–127.00	512	16
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	373	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.89/cwt	130.00–168.00	477	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.59/cwt	141.00–155.00	701	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	128.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	143.92/cwt	139.00–150.00	314	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	120.79/cwt	118.00–124.00	314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.83/cwt	130.00–165.00	551	47
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	120.61/cwt	113.00–126.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	6
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,530	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,619	1

How this sale compares

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Jan 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was good ;market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality moderate

Baby calves 5.00 to 15.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	114.00–124.00	118.55
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	114.00	114.00
1	—	175	124.00	124.00
16	—	424	116.00–127.00	120.79
3	—	260	118.00–124.00	120.79
4	—	374	113.00–126.00	120.61
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	101.00–110.00	105.42
2	—	488	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	345	108.00	108.00
2	—	368	106.00–108.00	107.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	101.00–103.00	102.00
7	—	825	88.00–100.00	89.70
11	—	659	112.00–124.00	121.09
15	—	278	130.00–159.00	145.46
15	—	573	129.00–144.00	133.95
18	—	528	139.00–145.00	142.37
35	—	416	118.00–155.00	140.48
6	—	722	107.00–115.00	110.02
42	—	325	130.00–168.00	146.89
50	—	475	141.00–155.00	147.59
13	—	607	120.00–135.00	128.71
4	—	782	115.00–116.00	115.75
5	—	218	139.00–150.00	143.92
47	—	375	130.00–165.00	146.83
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	114.00	114.00
6	—	770	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	120.00–130.00	125.83
13	—	373	122.00–138.00	129.43
28	—	618	102.00–126.00	109.20
3	—	733	90.00–103.00	97.79
4	—	752	91.00–110.00	95.74
5	—	672	100.00–111.00	106.03
12	—	324	127.00–144.00	135.83
23	—	532	109.00–125.00	117.69
32	—	427	120.00–138.00	128.16
3	—	268	130.00–140.00	133.60
3	—	585	116.00–117.00	116.33
1	—	215	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	98.00	98.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	569	108.00–116.00	113.79
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	245	116.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	290	120.00–128.00	123.93
5	—	427	110.00–121.00	117.66
9	—	380	110.00–126.00	117.10
14	—	518	110.00–120.00	113.24
12	—	475	110.00–124.00	116.73
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
4	—	334	108.00	108.00
5	—	263	100.00–112.00	105.93
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	215	101.00	101.00
1	—	365	108.00	108.00
5	—	452	104.00–110.00	105.22
6	—	428	100.00–110.00	104.22
10	—	524	104.00–109.00	106.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
3	—	708	90.00–104.00	98.93
7	—	627	110.00–128.00	118.35
9	—	677	100.00–126.00	110.53
11	—	474	118.00–145.00	131.49
15	—	518	119.00–144.00	136.26
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
18	—	564	120.00–141.00	128.10
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	110.00–120.00	115.23
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
6	—	521	113.00–120.00	115.54
17	—	470	113.00–128.00	119.52
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
3	—	482	100.00–106.00	103.63
5	—	520	105.00–119.00	109.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	48.00	48.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,074	40.00–49.00	46.33
71	—	1,105	50.00–59.00	54.04
13	—	1,225	61.00–70.00	63.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,589	60.00–69.00	62.75
16	—	1,550	50.00–59.00	55.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	50.00	50.00
13	—	807	32.00–39.00	35.70
14	—	857	40.00–47.00	43.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	79.00	79.00
10	—	1,144	60.00–70.00	64.13
12	—	1,452	70.00–78.00	73.94
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,530	64.00	64.00

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	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	510.00–640.00	567.78

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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