Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week but compared to the week the weak before slaughter steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average

15 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.02/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$114.02

223 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$14.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

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	528	117.75	622	155
Medium 2	496	110.14	546	20
Medium 3	459	103.56	475	48

One grade step is worth $14.19/cwt here — about $147 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 sale223 hd

114.02

—

NC average9 barns · 1,615 hd

117.05

−3.03

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	1,594	87.70	1,398	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	59.63	909	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	57.45	658	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	46.57	422	12

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	—	755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	471	104.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	492	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	526	104.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium 3	—	561	106.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	597	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	93.01/cwt	88.00–98.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	93.97/cwt	92.00–96.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	101.23/cwt	94.00–105.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.69/cwt	100.00–114.00	719	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.99/cwt	120.00–131.00	649	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	111.48/cwt	100.00–120.00	693	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.57/cwt	120.00–131.00	591	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.67/cwt	117.00–137.00	711	31
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	133.38/cwt	120.00–139.00	708	28
Steers	Small 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	561	116.19/cwt	110.00–119.00	652	29
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	115.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	88.66/cwt	85.00–93.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	116.73/cwt	110.00–123.00	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.40/cwt	118.00–137.00	541	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	103.54/cwt	100.00–109.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	88.66/cwt	82.00–95.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.63/cwt	126.00–146.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	139.96/cwt	128.00–148.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	136.00/cwt	127.00–145.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	477	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	17
Heifers	Medium 3	—	422	104.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	440	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	514	101.12/cwt	99.00–104.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	564	95.57/cwt	90.00–100.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	104.34/cwt	100.00–109.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	235	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	111.85/cwt	109.00–117.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	115.21/cwt	114.00–118.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	426	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	43.34/cwt	36.00–47.00	393	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	51.10/cwt	49.00–54.00	462	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	61.04/cwt	58.00–64.00	936	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	59.41/cwt	54.00–67.00	699	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	53.83/cwt	47.00–56.00	586	19
Bulls	—	—	1,582	87.94/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,391	13
Bulls	—	—	1,950	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	76.81/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	218	92.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	201	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	155	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	118	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	483	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	352	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.73/cwt	111.00–123.00	624	38
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	120.93/cwt	120.00–122.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	653	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	588	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	114.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	539	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	118.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	496	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	382	121.39/cwt	115.00–126.00	464	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	120.92/cwt	115.00–126.00	399	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	275	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	278	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	323	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	337	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	434	105.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	373	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	163.65/cwt	151.00–176.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.68/cwt	136.00–165.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.03/cwt	113.00–123.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.52/cwt	120.00–166.00	454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.78/cwt	120.00–138.00	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.13/cwt	125.00–142.00	624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.97/cwt	125.00–160.00	537	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.33/cwt	110.00–128.00	765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.34/cwt	120.00–157.00	575	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.29/cwt	95.00–115.00	670	33

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 Jul 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

15 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	83.00	83.00
9	—	471	100.00–110.00	104.38
11	—	526	100.00–110.00	104.00
13	—	561	105.00–110.00	106.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
2	—	863	88.00–98.00	93.01
2	—	955	80.00–81.00	80.50
3	—	777	92.00–96.00	93.97
5	—	720	94.00–105.00	101.23
17	—	668	100.00–114.00	107.69
18	—	519	120.00–131.00	124.99
25	—	622	100.00–120.00	111.48
26	—	463	120.00–131.00	127.57
31	—	580	117.00–137.00	122.67
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	561	110.00–119.00	116.19
8	—	481	114.00–120.00	115.19
5	—	518	110.00–115.00	113.20
3	—	683	85.00–93.00	88.66
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
6	—	564	109.00–117.00	111.85
4	—	473	114.00–118.00	115.21
3	—	377	110.00–117.00	112.97
2	—	275	120.00–122.00	120.93
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
2	—	653	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	110.00–123.00	116.73
19	—	421	118.00–137.00	128.40
13	—	470	120.00–129.00	125.93
9	—	378	130.00–137.00	134.26
7	—	668	100.00–109.00	103.54
4	—	710	82.00–95.00	88.66
3	—	320	126.00–146.00	137.63
3	—	263	128.00–148.00	139.96
2	—	205	127.00–145.00	136.00
1	—	820	83.00	83.00
1	—	750	84.00	84.00
38	—	530	111.00–123.00	117.73
33	—	619	95.00–115.00	108.29
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	100.00–110.00	104.78
12	—	422	100.00–107.00	104.33
8	—	514	99.00–104.00	101.12
5	—	564	90.00–100.00	95.57
3	—	370	100.00–109.00	104.34
2	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	531	120.00–139.00	133.38
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00
2	—	183	130.00–131.00	130.48
2	—	203	151.00–176.00	163.65
4	—	278	136.00–165.00	150.68
5	—	676	113.00–123.00	120.03
11	—	330	120.00–166.00	137.52
13	—	577	120.00–138.00	132.78
15	—	476	125.00–142.00	131.13
17	—	373	125.00–160.00	143.97
20	—	620	110.00–128.00	123.33
27	—	422	120.00–157.00	136.34
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
2	—	473	112.00–116.00	114.03
4	—	418	115.00–124.00	118.59
6	—	382	115.00–126.00	121.39
7	—	330	115.00–126.00	120.92
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	101.00	101.00
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
2	—	323	100.00–109.00	104.47
5	—	434	100.00–110.00	105.32
7	—	373	100.00–110.00	104.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	78.00	78.00
9	—	218	90.00–95.00	92.28
4	—	155	76.00	76.00
2	—	635	76.00	76.00
1	—	550	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	907	36.00–47.00	43.34
5	—	904	49.00–54.00	51.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	58.00–64.00	61.04
1	—	1,490	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,176	54.00–67.00	59.41
19	—	1,088	47.00–56.00	53.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,582	80.00–94.00	87.94
2	—	1,950	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,315	74.00–79.00	76.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	500.00	500.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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