Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.92/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$128.92

110 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	524	129.77	679	104
Medium 2	512	114.27	585	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $95 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 sale110 hd

128.92

—

NC average8 barns · 508 hd

131.27

−2.35

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	1,753	101.48	1,778	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	71.35	1,161	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	65.32	719	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	42.00	335	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 and Large 1-2	—	371	127.69/cwt	124.00–134.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	134.28/cwt	132.00–139.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	115.73/cwt	115.00–116.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	106.64/cwt	96.00–108.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	115.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.14/cwt	118.00–129.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.90/cwt	118.00–133.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	134.67/cwt	126.00–138.00	360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	89.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	134.31/cwt	132.00–137.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	193	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	578	97.53/cwt	90.00–105.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	423	106.12/cwt	102.00–110.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	561	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	110.24/cwt	100.00–119.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.07/cwt	106.00–118.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.56/cwt	119.00–128.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.49/cwt	129.00–140.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	98.34/cwt	98.00–99.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	91.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	113.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	283	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	68.68/cwt	59.00–76.00	1,141	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	74.01/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,180	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	63.15/cwt	54.00–69.00	671	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	73.56/cwt	59.00–86.00	864	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	54.69/cwt	45.00–58.00	597	10
Bulls	—	—	1,727	102.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,778	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,767	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.12/cwt	116.00–124.00	771	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.49/cwt	128.00–148.00	506	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.44/cwt	124.00–146.00	554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.74/cwt	135.00–162.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	143.41/cwt	142.00–144.00	374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	135.42/cwt	133.00–138.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	304	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	121.31/cwt	118.00–125.00	455	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	553	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 May 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 560Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 93Year ago 0

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

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	124.00–134.00	127.69
6	—	329	132.00–139.00	134.28
15	—	559	115.00–116.00	115.73
12	—	667	96.00–108.00	106.64
12	—	522	112.00–121.00	115.80
12	—	483	118.00–129.00	125.14
10	—	426	118.00–133.00	128.90
5	—	267	126.00–138.00	134.67
3	—	637	100.00–105.00	101.69
2	—	783	88.00	88.00
2	—	718	85.00–95.00	89.95
2	—	228	132.00–137.00	134.31
2	—	193	134.00	134.00
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	90.00–105.00	97.53
2	—	423	102.00–110.00	106.12
1	—	470	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	112.00–114.00	112.98
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	120.00–128.00	123.41
4	—	681	100.00–119.00	110.24
4	—	620	106.00–118.00	112.07
4	—	573	119.00–128.00	123.56
4	—	475	129.00–140.00	134.49
3	—	728	98.00–99.00	98.34
2	—	965	96.00	96.00
2	—	818	89.00–95.00	91.97
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–119.00	113.94
3	—	528	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	139.00	139.00
3	—	433	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	631	116.00–124.00	122.12
12	—	363	128.00–148.00	139.49
10	—	760	110.00	110.00
9	—	519	136.00–140.00	137.74
9	—	415	124.00–146.00	133.44
5	—	320	135.00–162.00	151.74
5	—	261	142.00–144.00	143.41
4	—	555	125.00	125.00
4	—	465	133.00–134.00	133.75
3	—	873	111.00	111.00
2	—	683	114.00	114.00
2	—	238	133.00–138.00	135.42
1	—	195	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	104.00	104.00
2	—	375	118.00–125.00	121.31
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	400	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	45.00	45.00
1	—	725	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,662	59.00–76.00	68.68
5	—	1,594	72.00–77.00	74.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,062	54.00–69.00	63.15
24	—	1,174	59.00–86.00	73.56
10	—	1,091	45.00–58.00	54.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	100.00–109.00	102.97
1	—	1,880	94.00	94.00

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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