Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 2.00 to 4.00. Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 5.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 head of hogs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.91/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$115.91

181 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$25.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	521	119.11	621	122
Medium 2	451	112.61	508	34
Medium 3	462	105.70	488	23
Small 3	573	94.00	539	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.11/cwt here — about $82 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 sale181 hd

115.91

—

NC average8 barns · 1,011 hd

115.53

+0.38

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	—	Low	1,498	95.16	1,425	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	65.76	985	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	65.40	735	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	792	49.00	388	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,222	76.88/cwt	64.00–84.00	939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	108.54/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,940	5
Bulls	—	—	1,394	93.14/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,298	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	56.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	566	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	72.18/cwt	70.00–75.00	879	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	64.86/cwt	60.00–69.00	726	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,010	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	53.79/cwt	50.00–57.00	827	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	72.99/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,077	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	44.47/cwt	36.00–48.00	355	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	52.40/cwt	50.00–56.00	413	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	123.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	336	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	384	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	105.89/cwt	101.00–110.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	97.45/cwt	92.00–103.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.34/cwt	128.00–147.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	115.54/cwt	111.00–128.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.28/cwt	120.00–146.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	612	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	126.29/cwt	120.00–137.00	525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.00/cwt	98.00–115.00	673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.53/cwt	111.00–128.00	604	22
Heifers	Small 3	—	573	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.90/cwt	110.00–130.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.05/cwt	130.00–145.00	660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.59/cwt	136.00–173.00	499	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.26/cwt	132.00–142.00	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.88/cwt	131.00–169.00	569	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	833	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.50/cwt	124.00–161.00	604	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	24,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	112.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	528	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	92.68/cwt	88.00–100.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	89.03/cwt	86.00–93.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.04/cwt	131.00–140.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	147.94/cwt	134.00–166.00	420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.87/cwt	102.00–112.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	277	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	115.62/cwt	111.00–124.00	496	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	386	121.94/cwt	116.00–128.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	104.20/cwt	100.00–106.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	426	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	563	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	413	115.29/cwt	111.00–118.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	109.34/cwt	107.00–110.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	116.58/cwt	114.00–119.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	114.52/cwt	111.00–119.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	109.25/cwt	107.00–110.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	113.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.30/cwt	120.00–142.00	627	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.10/cwt	100.00–120.00	763	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.45/cwt	122.00–138.00	667	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	96.51/cwt	90.00–110.00	706	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.88/cwt	105.00–135.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	113.74/cwt	100.00–124.00	717	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	816	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 Jun 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
1	—	765	89.00	89.00
2	—	475	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	563	114.00–118.00	116.01
4	—	521	110.00–117.00	112.79
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	108.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	88.00–100.00	92.68
3	—	822	86.00–93.00	89.03
24	—	481	120.00–142.00	130.30
20	—	663	100.00–120.00	115.10
16	—	523	122.00–138.00	127.45
14	—	732	90.00–110.00	96.51
12	—	571	105.00–135.00	124.88
11	—	630	100.00–124.00	113.74
3	—	877	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	120.00–126.00	123.25
2	—	340	111.00–115.00	113.03
2	—	520	116.00–118.00	116.98
8	—	429	111.00–124.00	115.62
4	—	386	116.00–128.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	110.00–130.00	117.90
11	—	478	130.00–145.00	138.05
12	—	325	136.00–173.00	153.59
16	—	523	132.00–142.00	138.26
21	—	377	131.00–169.00	150.88
26	—	642	125.00–135.00	129.73
31	—	424	124.00–161.00	142.50
7	—	564	131.00–140.00	133.04
6	—	284	134.00–166.00	147.94
2	—	770	102.00–112.00	106.87
2	—	718	105.00–109.00	107.01
1	—	1,070	104.00	104.00
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
1	—	190	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	139.00	139.00
5	—	710	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	101.00–110.00	105.89
5	—	468	100.00–106.00	104.20
4	—	426	104.00–108.00	106.03
4	—	368	105.00–110.00	107.94
2	—	563	101.00–102.00	101.49
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	131.00	131.00
2	—	773	92.00–103.00	97.45
3	—	718	100.00–105.00	102.63
4	—	330	128.00–147.00	141.34
10	—	566	111.00–128.00	115.54
11	—	380	120.00–146.00	133.28
11	—	675	105.00–111.00	108.01
18	—	481	124.00–131.00	127.31
19	—	416	120.00–137.00	126.29
21	—	623	98.00–115.00	108.00
22	—	518	111.00–128.00	116.53
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	111.00–118.00	115.29
6	—	519	107.00–110.00	109.34
5	—	467	114.00–119.00	116.58
5	—	327	111.00–119.00	114.52
4	—	578	107.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	379	110.00–117.00	113.15
1	—	695	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	64.00–84.00	76.88
5	—	1,787	100.00–117.00	108.54
6	—	1,394	89.00–97.00	93.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	998	50.00–59.00	56.71
19	—	1,218	70.00–75.00	72.18
46	—	1,119	60.00–69.00	64.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,538	50.00–57.00	53.79
3	—	1,475	70.00–78.00	72.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	36.00–48.00	44.47
4	—	788	50.00–56.00	52.40

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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

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