Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00 6 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$118.50

178 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

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	483	120.87	584	144
Medium 2	469	111.56	523	18thin
Medium 1-2	615	111.00	683	1thin
Medium 3	400	104.48	418	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $165 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 sale178 hd

118.50

—

NC average8 barns · 630 hd

116.69

+1.81

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	1,628	86.54	1,409	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	62.03	996	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	57.78	665	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	829	43.20	358	20

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	260	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	322	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.55/cwt	120.00–148.00	597	33
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.83/cwt	120.00–137.00	737	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.40/cwt	125.00–147.00	639	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.65/cwt	120.00–143.00	695	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	113.48/cwt	100.00–133.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	117.95/cwt	110.00–133.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	99.67/cwt	94.00–103.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	99.81/cwt	89.00–111.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	537	103.69/cwt	98.00–110.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	114.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	124.82/cwt	119.00–135.00	542	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.96/cwt	123.00–136.00	499	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	130.13/cwt	124.00–139.00	415	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	90.92/cwt	90.00–91.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	108.49/cwt	100.00–113.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.29/cwt	110.00–124.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	102.78/cwt	101.00–106.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	130.88/cwt	124.00–139.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	98.91/cwt	94.00–104.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	103.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	106.90/cwt	104.00–110.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	413	104.42/cwt	102.00–107.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	111.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	413	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	42.63/cwt	37.00–48.00	348	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	64.23/cwt	61.00–70.00	1,046	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	59.27/cwt	57.00–60.00	934	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	55.51/cwt	50.00–60.00	621	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.24/cwt	61.00–79.00	805	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	45.83/cwt	42.00–49.00	480	8
Bulls	—	—	1,593	86.39/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,376	12
Bulls	—	—	1,699	93.16/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,583	7
Bulls	—	—	1,602	71.67/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	306	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	337	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	146.79/cwt	132.00–161.00	398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	156.07/cwt	130.00–170.00	496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.06/cwt	131.00–141.00	776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	129.95/cwt	123.00–136.00	876	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.25/cwt	133.00–152.00	679	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.70/cwt	134.00–148.00	742	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.84/cwt	130.00–163.00	539	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.70/cwt	124.00–159.00	611	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	975	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	123.59/cwt	119.00–128.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	593	2

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 208Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 191Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00 6 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	124.00	124.00
1	—	306	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	669	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	148.00	148.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
10	—	271	132.00–161.00	146.79
11	—	318	130.00–170.00	156.07
11	—	566	131.00–141.00	137.06
18	—	674	123.00–136.00	129.95
21	—	471	133.00–152.00	144.25
21	—	520	134.00–148.00	142.70
22	—	372	130.00–163.00	144.84
53	—	428	124.00–159.00	142.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	472	120.00–148.00	126.55
23	—	434	119.00–135.00	124.82
20	—	378	123.00–136.00	131.96
15	—	319	124.00–139.00	130.13
13	—	773	90.00–91.00	90.92
13	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.38
8	—	622	100.00–113.00	108.49
6	—	568	110.00–124.00	114.29
5	—	670	101.00–106.00	102.78
4	—	273	124.00–139.00	130.88
2	—	723	94.00–104.00	98.91
2	—	230	133.00–138.00	135.45
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
1	—	250	114.00	114.00
5	—	564	110.00–115.00	111.18
3	—	413	115.00–118.00	115.98
2	—	240	119.00–128.00	123.59
2	—	355	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	630	90.00–98.00	94.06
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.53
3	—	365	104.00–110.00	106.90
2	—	413	102.00–107.00	104.42
1	—	650	86.00	86.00
1	—	570	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	120.00–137.00	128.83
13	—	472	125.00–147.00	135.40
11	—	524	120.00–143.00	132.65
7	—	613	100.00–133.00	113.48
6	—	661	110.00–133.00	117.95
3	—	975	94.00–103.00	99.67
3	—	883	96.00–100.00	97.34
2	—	808	97.00–99.00	98.01
2	—	770	100.00–107.00	103.43
2	—	733	89.00–111.00	99.81
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	98.00–110.00	103.69
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	112.00–117.00	114.58
2	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.95
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	70.00	70.00
3	—	402	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	817	37.00–48.00	42.63
1	—	1,065	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,629	61.00–70.00	64.23
8	—	1,576	57.00–60.00	59.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,118	50.00–60.00	55.51
25	—	1,234	61.00–79.00	65.24
8	—	1,048	42.00–49.00	45.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,593	80.00–94.00	86.39
7	—	1,699	91.00–100.00	93.16
3	—	1,602	64.00–78.00	71.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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