Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction; removal of incorrect weight slaughter cow record *

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 5.00 to 8.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle were light . Cattle quality was average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.56/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$116.56

165 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

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	474	119.39	566	112
Medium and Large 2	335	117.00	392	1thin
Medium 2	439	112.86	495	38
Medium 3	447	103.97	464	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $102 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 sale165 hd

116.56

—

NC average8 barns · 625 hd

114.97

+1.59

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	1,565	89.49	1,401	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	66.23	1,014	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	62.04	698	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	782	38.14	298	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	—	655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	85.98/cwt	84.00–88.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	536	111.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	434	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	116.48/cwt	111.00–119.00	431	18
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	313	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	105.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	477	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	567	102.10/cwt	100.00–106.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	135.55/cwt	128.00–144.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	94.67/cwt	90.00–100.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	93.88/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	101.77/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,812	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.03/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,063	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	982	55.59/cwt	50.00–61.00	546	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	67.85/cwt	62.00–80.00	844	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	981	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	70.29/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	44.74/cwt	42.00–47.00	353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	31.54/cwt	29.00–34.00	244	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	115.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	112.12/cwt	101.00–118.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	104.67/cwt	101.00–107.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	93.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	99.28/cwt	95.00–107.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	100.73/cwt	92.00–108.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	102.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	130.67/cwt	120.00–137.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	111.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	151.80/cwt	130.00–164.00	413	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.42/cwt	114.00–120.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	147.54/cwt	125.00–166.00	475	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.21/cwt	125.00–155.00	532	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.00/cwt	120.00–144.00	559	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	880.49/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	9,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.30/cwt	108.00–119.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	113.18/cwt	101.00–119.00	763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	123.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.65/cwt	111.00–124.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	122.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	513	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	122.19/cwt	114.00–141.00	583	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	327	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	117.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	495	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	592	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.53/cwt	112.00–126.00	696	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.03/cwt	122.00–139.00	604	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	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 Apr 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

*Correction; removal of incorrect weight slaughter cow record *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	89.00	89.00
2	—	478	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	620	84.00–88.00	85.98
4	—	536	110.00–113.00	111.74
4	—	560	109.00–110.00	109.25
5	—	434	113.00–117.00	115.01
18	—	370	111.00–119.00	116.48
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
2	—	313	100.00–106.00	103.02
2	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.46
3	—	400	100.00–110.00	105.33
3	—	477	100.00–109.00	105.77
3	—	567	100.00–106.00	102.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	128.00–144.00	135.55
3	—	660	90.00–100.00	94.67
3	—	700	100.00	100.00
6	—	628	100.00–108.00	102.96
7	—	322	120.00–137.00	130.67
9	—	585	110.00–115.00	111.77
11	—	378	120.00–130.00	123.90
17	—	517	111.00–124.00	117.65
22	—	419	119.00–125.00	122.34
31	—	477	114.00–141.00	122.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	113.00–115.00	113.99
3	—	465	112.00–118.00	115.59
4	—	569	101.00–118.00	112.12
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
3	—	540	101.00–107.00	104.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	90.00–98.00	93.94
4	—	789	95.00–107.00	99.28
5	—	728	92.00–108.00	100.73
6	—	628	108.00–119.00	112.30
10	—	674	101.00–119.00	113.18
13	—	517	121.00–131.00	126.05
15	—	573	112.00–126.00	121.53
22	—	472	122.00–139.00	128.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	195	156.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	565	132.00–134.00	133.01
3	—	230	140.00–144.00	142.13
4	—	464	130.00–144.00	136.01
9	—	272	130.00–164.00	151.80
9	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.95
10	—	626	114.00–120.00	118.42
20	—	322	125.00–166.00	147.54
26	—	374	125.00–155.00	142.21
32	—	420	120.00–144.00	133.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
2	—	423	114.00–120.00	117.05
3	—	235	120.00	120.00
4	—	517	114.00–115.00	114.49
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
1	—	390	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	88.00–99.00	93.88
4	—	1,780	100.00–103.00	101.77
5	—	1,380	73.00–79.00	77.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	47.00–49.00	48.04
29	—	982	50.00–61.00	55.59
37	—	1,244	62.00–80.00	67.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,635	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,528	63.00–74.00	70.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	42.00–47.00	44.74
2	—	773	29.00–34.00	31.54

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	650.00–1,100.00	880.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle