Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle light with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 70.00 12 head

Hogs 5 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.45/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$115.45

76 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

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	451	118.13	533	44
Medium 2	416	115.10	479	24
Medium 3	483	102.83	497	6thin
Small 3	325	98.52	320	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $213 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 sale76 hd

115.45

—

NC average8 barns · 784 hd

107.45

+8.00

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	1,551	95.79	1,486	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	78.80	1,225	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	72.51	797	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	812	50.03	406	19

Every lot, as filed

75 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 and Large 1-2	—	165	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	216	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	115.38/cwt	114.00–118.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	175	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.97/cwt	104.00–113.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.49/cwt	113.00–127.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.18/cwt	125.00–141.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.59/cwt	120.00–140.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	109.68/cwt	100.00–127.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	101.53/cwt	99.00–104.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	89.08/cwt	80.00–98.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	95.93/cwt	92.00–100.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	287	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	325	98.52/cwt	98.00–99.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	124.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	100.90/cwt	93.00–110.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	121.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	124.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	116.04/cwt	111.00–119.00	552	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	65.77/cwt	60.00–70.00	695	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	55.47/cwt	52.00–58.00	526	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	44.50/cwt	38.00–49.00	350	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	55.20/cwt	50.00–62.00	461	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	557	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	80.08/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,250	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	79.15/cwt	44.00–100.00	906	57
Bulls	—	—	1,670	107.93/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,802	11
Bulls	—	—	1,525	95.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,450	11
Bulls	—	—	1,423	80.06/cwt	65.00–86.00	1,139	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	118.24/cwt	118.00–119.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	115.95/cwt	114.00–119.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,513	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	60.02/cwt	59.00–61.00	144	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	136.38/cwt	132.00–143.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	135.81/cwt	128.00–143.00	371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.35/cwt	121.00–138.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	139.09/cwt	133.00–146.00	319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	96.00/cwt	90.00–102.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	136.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	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 Mar 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 648Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 to 70.00 12 head

Hogs 5 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	131.00	131.00
8	—	366	132.00–143.00	136.38
8	—	273	128.00–143.00	135.81
6	—	423	121.00–138.00	131.35
4	—	229	133.00–146.00	139.09
3	—	1,028	90.00–102.00	96.00
3	—	578	142.00	142.00
2	—	730	109.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	323	132.00–140.00	136.16
1	—	965	102.00	102.00
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	114.00–118.00	115.38
1	—	660	84.00	84.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	122.00	122.00
1	—	175	120.00	120.00
6	—	476	111.00–119.00	116.04
4	—	425	118.00–119.00	118.24
4	—	376	114.00–119.00	115.95
3	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.38
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	98.00–99.00	98.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	120.00–126.00	122.27
6	—	461	120.00–126.00	123.29
5	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.52
4	—	279	120.00–125.00	122.26
4	—	228	120.00–129.00	124.28
3	—	612	93.00–110.00	100.90
3	—	562	118.00	118.00
3	—	505	118.00–123.00	121.35
3	—	313	120.00–128.00	124.55
2	—	815	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	678	97.00–100.00	98.48
1	—	1,065	86.00	86.00
1	—	175	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	78.00	78.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	220	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	104.00–113.00	107.97
6	—	629	113.00–127.00	121.49
6	—	476	125.00–141.00	133.18
5	—	521	120.00–140.00	132.59
4	—	721	100.00–127.00	109.68
4	—	580	120.00–130.00	124.75
3	—	835	91.00–93.00	92.00
2	—	978	99.00–104.00	101.53
2	—	858	80.00–98.00	89.08
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	92.00–100.00	95.93
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
1	—	455	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–119.00	116.93
2	—	533	110.00–116.00	112.96
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	59.00–61.00	60.02
1	—	180	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,056	60.00–70.00	65.77
6	—	948	52.00–58.00	55.47
57	—	1,145	44.00–100.00	79.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	787	38.00–49.00	44.50
8	—	835	50.00–62.00	55.20
1	—	870	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,561	73.00–88.00	80.08
1	—	1,485	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	101.00–117.00	107.93
11	—	1,525	90.00–100.00	95.08
8	—	1,423	65.00–86.00	80.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	330.00	330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	475.00	475.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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