Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 120.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.29/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$113.29

159 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	492	115.90	570	105
Medium 2	447	111.23	497	34
Medium 3	452	103.10	466	20

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $104 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 sale159 hd

113.29

—

NC average8 barns · 1,191 hd

113.92

−0.63

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	1,649	85.13	1,404	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	63.39	962	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	60.46	704	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	44.65	407	7thin

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	—	718	97.49/cwt	83.00–109.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	115.55/cwt	103.00–129.00	727	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.24/cwt	117.00–132.00	713	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.24/cwt	116.00–140.00	663	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.40/cwt	124.00–139.00	628	28
Bulls	Small 3	—	560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	113.94/cwt	112.00–116.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	274	114.31/cwt	112.00–117.00	313	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	114.91/cwt	111.00–118.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	110.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	108.78/cwt	107.00–110.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	109.80/cwt	107.00–113.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	110.52/cwt	108.00–112.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	533	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	317	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	432	103.22/cwt	99.00–107.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	372	102.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	584	99.56/cwt	90.00–105.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	131.43/cwt	126.00–137.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	86.71/cwt	84.00–90.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	91.26/cwt	90.00–98.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	125.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	405	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	106.59/cwt	99.00–114.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.20/cwt	95.00–96.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	578	102.24/cwt	96.00–106.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	479	116.38/cwt	112.00–120.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	53.67/cwt	52.00–54.00	649	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	68.59/cwt	66.00–75.00	834	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	59.50/cwt	55.00–64.00	674	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	68.28/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,009	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	60.95/cwt	57.00–72.00	937	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	47.99/cwt	47.00–50.00	405	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	42.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	406	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	86.07/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,479	5
Bulls	—	—	1,816	96.77/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,757	4
Bulls	—	—	1,313	68.06/cwt	64.00–77.00	894	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.39/cwt	127.00–149.00	584	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.65/cwt	128.00–155.00	530	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	140.02/cwt	130.00–154.00	454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	149.02/cwt	141.00–157.00	416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.73/cwt	116.00–123.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.76/cwt	116.00–123.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	128.00/cwt	123.00–133.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	121.83/cwt	112.00–127.00	457	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	608	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	651	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.02/cwt	112.00–130.00	512	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.87/cwt	115.00–123.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	106.75/cwt	96.00–112.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	114.55/cwt	110.00–116.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.21/cwt	107.00–121.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	129.33/cwt	120.00–132.00	490	9

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 May 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 531Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 131Year ago 0

Baby calves 120.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	83.00–109.00	97.49
20	—	629	103.00–129.00	115.55
26	—	569	117.00–132.00	125.24
27	—	517	116.00–140.00	128.24
28	—	478	124.00–139.00	131.40
6	—	683	99.00–114.00	106.59
5	—	765	95.00–96.00	95.20
2	—	925	80.00	80.00
2	—	805	93.00–94.00	93.50
1	—	955	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	96.00–106.00	102.24
2	—	475	104.00–106.00	105.02
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	112.00–120.00	116.38
3	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.29
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	112.00–116.00	113.94
4	—	274	112.00–117.00	114.31
4	—	374	111.00–118.00	114.91
5	—	471	107.00–114.00	110.01
5	—	567	107.00–110.00	108.78
6	—	422	107.00–113.00	109.80
8	—	529	108.00–112.00	110.52
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.39
2	—	533	105.00–106.00	105.49
3	—	317	105.00–110.00	107.95
3	—	432	99.00–107.00	103.22
5	—	372	100.00–108.00	102.98
5	—	584	90.00–105.00	99.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	129.00	129.00
1	—	765	84.00	84.00
3	—	287	126.00–137.00	131.43
4	—	712	84.00–90.00	86.71
6	—	687	90.00–98.00	91.26
8	—	322	120.00–135.00	125.69
21	—	420	112.00–130.00	122.02
17	—	473	115.00–123.00	118.87
13	—	608	96.00–112.00	106.75
11	—	576	110.00–116.00	114.55
11	—	519	107.00–121.00	115.21
9	—	379	120.00–132.00	129.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	68.00	68.00
1	—	210	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	425	127.00–149.00	137.39
18	—	374	128.00–155.00	141.65
9	—	324	130.00–154.00	140.02
7	—	279	141.00–157.00	149.02
6	—	616	116.00–123.00	120.73
4	—	662	116.00–123.00	120.76
4	—	471	130.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	710	106.00–112.00	108.98
2	—	558	133.00	133.00
2	—	510	123.00–133.00	128.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	112.00–127.00	121.83
2	—	608	107.00	107.00
2	—	425	126.00	126.00
1	—	275	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,210	52.00–54.00	53.67
10	—	1,216	66.00–75.00	68.59
28	—	1,132	55.00–64.00	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	66.00–71.00	68.28
6	—	1,538	57.00–72.00	60.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	47.00–50.00	47.99
4	—	964	40.00–44.00	42.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,718	80.00–93.00	86.07
4	—	1,816	93.00–107.00	96.77
3	—	1,313	64.00–77.00	68.06

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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