Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00. Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were light due to a winter storm Thursday night. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.65/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$131.65

67 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$24.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	416	134.37	558	58
Medium 2	433	117.40	508	5thin
Medium 3	303	110.00	333	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.37/cwt here — about $226 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 sale67 hd

131.65

—

NC average8 barns · 765 hd

125.09

+6.56

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	—	Average	1,687	93.24	1,573	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	69.53	1,031	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	69.47	768	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	51.98	448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.87/cwt	125.00–138.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	140.30/cwt	125.00–157.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	143.40/cwt	138.00–150.00	390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	182	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.17/cwt	138.00–153.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	920	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	55.97/cwt	55.00–58.00	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	76.54/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	62.51/cwt	62.00–63.00	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	75.98/cwt	72.00–88.00	897	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	65.95/cwt	62.00–69.00	670	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	52.33/cwt	47.00–56.00	552	4
Bulls	—	—	1,687	92.13/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	147.02/cwt	138.00–158.00	481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	157.88/cwt	140.00–177.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.18/cwt	136.00–144.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	152.95/cwt	132.00–166.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	163.69/cwt	157.00–170.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	146.04/cwt	140.00–152.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	230	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.39/cwt	124.00–138.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.73/cwt	134.00–145.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.09/cwt	122.00–136.00	661	8

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 Feb 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	125.00–138.00	132.87
8	—	314	125.00–157.00	140.30
6	—	272	138.00–150.00	143.40
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	98.00	98.00
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
1	—	240	141.00	141.00
14	—	470	124.00–138.00	133.39
10	—	377	134.00–145.00	137.73
8	—	508	122.00–136.00	130.09
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	165	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	138.00–153.00	147.17
7	—	576	120.00–135.00	128.64
3	—	530	125.00–140.00	132.86
2	—	623	120.00–127.00	123.43
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	74.00	74.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	327	138.00–158.00	147.02
6	—	280	140.00–177.00	157.88
4	—	530	136.00–144.00	139.18
4	—	405	132.00–166.00	152.95
3	—	222	157.00–170.00	163.69
2	—	568	138.00	138.00
2	—	358	140.00–152.00	146.04
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
1	—	160	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	55.00–58.00	55.97
1	—	865	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	75.00–78.00	76.54
2	—	1,480	62.00–63.00	62.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,181	72.00–88.00	75.98
12	—	1,016	62.00–69.00	65.95
4	—	1,054	47.00–56.00	52.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	85.00–96.00	92.13
2	—	1,795	100.00–103.00	101.53
1	—	1,470	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.

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