Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 20.00 to 45.00 10 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.33/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$116.33

221 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

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	515	119.12	613	150
Medium 2	418	112.89	472	51
Medium 3	446	104.21	464	20

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $149 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 sale221 hd

116.33

—

NC average8 barns · 947 hd

116.11

+0.21

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	1,646	100.04	1,646	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	71.80	1,174	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	63.73	699	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	829	50.37	418	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	314	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.40/cwt	122.00–169.00	577	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.38/cwt	108.00–162.00	558	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.64/cwt	110.00–140.00	840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	139.48/cwt	121.00–148.00	672	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	158.06/cwt	121.00–179.00	511	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.60/cwt	124.00–149.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.71/cwt	128.00–147.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	157.36/cwt	130.00–179.00	431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	117.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.46/cwt	114.00–130.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	114.62/cwt	105.00–125.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	261	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	434	107.81/cwt	107.00–110.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	113.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	421	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	113.53/cwt	106.00–118.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	317	115.13/cwt	113.00–116.00	365	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.04/cwt	120.00–149.00	606	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.29/cwt	120.00–138.00	672	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.94/cwt	121.00–138.00	738	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.79/cwt	104.00–133.00	745	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.50/cwt	110.00–126.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	98.73/cwt	90.00–110.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	96.02/cwt	94.00–98.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.30/cwt	99.00–105.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	111.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	112.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	71.41/cwt	68.00–76.00	855	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	52.32/cwt	44.00–56.00	520	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	74.29/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,216	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	67.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,100	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	64.54/cwt	57.00–98.00	707	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	53.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	432	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	43.58/cwt	40.00–47.00	379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	94.08/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,539	7
Bulls	—	—	1,811	115.49/cwt	109.00–131.00	2,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,050	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	743	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	112.16/cwt	109.00–118.00	534	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	119.40/cwt	111.00–126.00	444	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	117.20/cwt	111.00–124.00	509	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	342	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	415	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	185	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.54/cwt	113.00–122.00	619	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	108.80/cwt	100.00–112.00	672	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	116.70/cwt	112.00–125.00	672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	492	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.94/cwt	120.00–137.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.01/cwt	120.00–162.00	445	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	120.13/cwt	116.00–124.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	105.54/cwt	100.00–114.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	98.39/cwt	94.00–107.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	102.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	481	107.78/cwt	103.00–110.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	379	102.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	99.88/cwt	94.00–104.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	402	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	429	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 Jul 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 545Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 20.00 to 45.00 10 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	66.00	66.00
1	—	340	68.00	68.00
2	—	743	70.00–71.00	70.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	376	122.00–169.00	153.40
31	—	425	108.00–162.00	131.38
26	—	633	110.00–140.00	132.64
21	—	482	121.00–148.00	139.48
13	—	323	121.00–179.00	158.06
12	—	513	124.00–149.00	134.60
9	—	570	128.00–147.00	138.71
8	—	274	130.00–179.00	157.36
5	—	709	110.00–120.00	117.91
4	—	671	114.00–130.00	122.46
3	—	778	105.00–125.00	114.62
1	—	195	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	100.00	100.00
6	—	434	107.00–110.00	107.81
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	111.00–126.00	119.40
5	—	434	111.00–124.00	117.20
4	—	280	120.00–124.00	121.99
2	—	340	120.00–124.00	122.03
1	—	185	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	110.00–116.00	113.14
10	—	426	106.00–118.00	113.53
7	—	317	113.00–116.00	115.13
5	—	523	107.00–110.00	107.98
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	117.00	117.00
16	—	476	109.00–118.00	112.16
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	101.00	101.00
1	—	170	110.00	110.00
4	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.99
4	—	481	103.00–110.00	107.78
4	—	379	100.00–110.00	102.61
3	—	523	94.00–104.00	99.88
3	—	402	106.00–107.00	106.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	527	113.00–122.00	117.54
21	—	618	100.00–112.00	108.80
19	—	576	112.00–125.00	116.70
16	—	375	120.00–140.00	131.15
13	—	424	120.00–137.00	129.94
13	—	325	120.00–162.00	137.01
9	—	466	116.00–124.00	120.13
8	—	667	100.00–114.00	105.54
3	—	715	94.00–107.00	98.39
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	477	120.00–149.00	127.04
28	—	524	120.00–138.00	128.29
26	—	572	121.00–138.00	128.94
18	—	622	104.00–133.00	119.79
8	—	678	110.00–126.00	114.50
7	—	724	90.00–110.00	98.73
3	—	927	94.00–98.00	96.02
3	—	855	96.00–100.00	98.00
3	—	780	99.00–105.00	101.30
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	110.00–118.00	111.81
4	—	524	110.00–118.00	112.97
2	—	580	110.00–116.00	112.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,198	68.00–76.00	71.41
9	—	994	44.00–56.00	52.32
32	—	1,095	57.00–98.00	64.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,637	70.00–82.00	74.29
8	—	1,631	65.00–70.00	67.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	813	50.00–54.00	53.08
2	—	870	40.00–47.00	43.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,636	90.00–99.00	94.08
4	—	1,811	109.00–131.00	115.49
1	—	1,050	80.00	80.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	725.00	725.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle