Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Hogs 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.88/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$113.88

162 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

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	465	118.17	550	118
Medium 1-2	468	115.00	538	2thin
Medium 3	445	104.09	463	9thin
Medium 2	531	102.70	546	29
Small 3	496	90.00	446	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $103 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 sale162 hd

113.88

—

NC average8 barns · 1,171 hd

116.83

−2.94

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	1,529	84.21	1,287	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	64.75	1,023	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	62.32	708	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	813	46.05	375	5thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	132.32/cwt	128.00–134.00	353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	111.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	115.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	106.30/cwt	105.00–109.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	90.32/cwt	89.00–91.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	111.38/cwt	104.00–115.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	100.19/cwt	92.00–106.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	89.74/cwt	84.00–97.00	688	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	783	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	143.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	151.87/cwt	139.00–165.00	430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.81/cwt	135.00–159.00	477	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.84/cwt	115.00–136.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.40/cwt	114.00–130.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	133.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.47/cwt	125.00–159.00	524	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.98/cwt	130.00–150.00	591	34
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	62.24/cwt	57.00–65.00	989	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	41.32/cwt	37.00–45.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	97.24/cwt	95.00–103.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	99.87/cwt	94.00–106.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	114.65/cwt	111.00–118.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	128.71/cwt	120.00–143.00	426	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	127.26/cwt	120.00–147.00	481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.19/cwt	110.00–137.00	519	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.05/cwt	114.00–128.00	568	25
Heifers	Small 3	—	496	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	369	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	493	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	587	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	467	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	122.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	529	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	73.21/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,067	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	85.56/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	372	106.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	102.96/cwt	102.00–104.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	538	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	667	86.23/cwt	86.00–88.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	111.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	112.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	115.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.66/cwt	116.00–133.00	718	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.46/cwt	119.00–139.00	660	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.91/cwt	120.00–136.00	608	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	114.15/cwt	104.00–126.00	701	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	69.24/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,093	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	60.59/cwt	52.00–65.00	672	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	70.07/cwt	66.00–76.00	851	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	585	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	49.21/cwt	48.00–51.00	400	3

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 530Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Hogs 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
2	—	928	89.00–93.00	91.02
3	—	813	89.00–91.00	90.32
5	—	664	104.00–115.00	111.38
5	—	716	92.00–106.00	100.19
5	—	767	84.00–97.00	89.74
33	—	576	116.00–133.00	124.66
19	—	518	119.00–139.00	127.46
14	—	475	120.00–136.00	127.91
11	—	614	104.00–126.00	114.15
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
2	—	523	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	765	85.00–89.00	86.97
3	—	467	112.00–118.00	115.94
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
3	—	565	105.00–109.00	106.30
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	78.00	78.00
9	—	667	86.00–88.00	86.23
6	—	533	106.00–110.00	107.98
5	—	418	110.00–114.00	111.00
3	—	478	110.00–114.00	112.70
3	—	373	113.00–118.00	115.71
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	86.00	86.00
6	—	267	128.00–134.00	132.32
8	—	563	110.00–114.00	111.24
8	—	663	95.00–103.00	97.24
9	—	618	94.00–106.00	99.87
10	—	519	111.00–118.00	114.65
12	—	331	120.00–143.00	128.71
15	—	378	120.00–147.00	127.26
23	—	425	110.00–137.00	122.19
25	—	473	114.00–128.00	120.05
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	105.00–108.00	106.96
2	—	573	102.00–104.00	102.96
2	—	538	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	109.00	109.00
2	—	783	64.00	64.00
1	—	320	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
3	—	235	141.00–147.00	143.98
4	—	669	118.00–119.00	118.49
10	—	283	139.00–165.00	151.87
11	—	327	135.00–159.00	145.81
11	—	528	115.00–136.00	130.84
12	—	620	114.00–130.00	123.40
14	—	463	130.00–142.00	133.74
20	—	373	125.00–159.00	140.47
34	—	428	130.00–150.00	137.98
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	123.00	123.00
2	—	493	119.00	119.00
3	—	378	120.00–127.00	123.63
3	—	432	121.00–126.00	122.56
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	112.00	112.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,589	57.00–65.00	62.24
10	—	1,579	66.00–73.00	69.24
1	—	1,495	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	37.00–45.00	41.32
3	—	812	48.00–51.00	49.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,109	52.00–65.00	60.59
20	—	1,214	66.00–76.00	70.07
8	—	1,098	50.00–54.00	53.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,458	70.00–75.00	73.21
9	—	1,538	80.00–98.00	85.56

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle