Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 35.00 to 50.00

6 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.63/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$117.63

218 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

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	530	119.87	635	165
Medium 2	460	112.23	516	41
Medium 3	450	105.32	474	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $161 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 sale218 hd

117.63

—

NC average9 barns · 1,343 hd

118.28

−0.64

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	1,514	89.74	1,359	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	62.61	1,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	62.37	710	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	814	45.71	372	7thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	111.11/cwt	100.00–122.00	746	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	116.71/cwt	100.00–129.00	725	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.84/cwt	110.00–146.00	614	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.26/cwt	100.00–143.00	663	32
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	113.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	108.15/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.79/cwt	114.00–134.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	154.29/cwt	135.00–185.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.17/cwt	134.00–135.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.50/cwt	120.00–136.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	164.45/cwt	130.00–185.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.13/cwt	129.00–148.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.38/cwt	128.00–165.00	606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	152.00/cwt	134.00–168.00	568	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.97/cwt	114.00–131.00	700	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	100.57/cwt	94.00–108.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	100.51/cwt	96.00–103.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	583	104.69/cwt	103.00–106.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	467	102.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	113.21/cwt	110.00–119.00	583	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	588	115.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	62.50/cwt	56.00–67.00	715	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	68.92/cwt	67.00–70.00	803	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	49.95/cwt	48.00–54.00	513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	49.20/cwt	43.00–54.00	374	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	41.06/cwt	39.00–44.00	363	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	62.61/cwt	55.00–67.00	1,034	12
Bulls	—	—	1,463	88.31/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,292	16
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.18/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	466	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	118.19/cwt	110.00–126.00	610	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	111.23/cwt	100.00–115.00	747	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	104.53/cwt	100.00–116.00	649	19
Heifers	Medium 3	—	517	105.69/cwt	103.00–108.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.72/cwt	114.00–134.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	576	109.43/cwt	107.00–115.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	114.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	113.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	15
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	101.90/cwt	100.00–104.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	443	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	84.66/cwt	84.00–85.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	150.88/cwt	140.00–158.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.12/cwt	133.00–153.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.66/cwt	112.00–122.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	95.87/cwt	85.00–104.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.20/cwt	120.00–136.00	545	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.25/cwt	124.00–149.00	533	17

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 Aug 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 765Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Baby calves 35.00 to 50.00

6 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	845	124.00	124.00
3	—	615	118.00–125.00	121.34
3	—	673	114.00–134.00	124.79
4	—	274	135.00–185.00	154.29
6	—	584	134.00–135.00	134.17
6	—	728	110.00–115.00	112.85
8	—	513	120.00–136.00	131.50
11	—	322	130.00–185.00	164.45
11	—	470	129.00–148.00	135.13
14	—	420	128.00–165.00	144.38
22	—	374	134.00–168.00	152.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	120.00–127.00	123.57
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	671	100.00–122.00	111.11
23	—	621	100.00–129.00	116.71
27	—	473	110.00–146.00	129.84
32	—	521	100.00–143.00	127.26
14	—	574	114.00–131.00	121.97
8	—	724	94.00–108.00	100.57
4	—	761	96.00–103.00	100.51
2	—	820	98.00–100.00	98.98
1	—	1,055	87.00	87.00
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	103.00–106.00	104.69
3	—	467	100.00–106.00	102.04
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	110.00–119.00	113.21
6	—	588	110.00–118.00	115.48
2	—	460	113.00–117.00	115.02
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	87.00	87.00
2	—	330	115.00–119.00	116.97
5	—	367	110.00–116.00	113.56
5	—	521	105.00–110.00	108.15
5	—	576	107.00–115.00	109.43
7	—	423	110.00–119.00	114.40
15	—	465	110.00–119.00	113.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	516	110.00–126.00	118.19
21	—	672	100.00–115.00	111.23
19	—	621	100.00–116.00	104.53
17	—	477	114.00–134.00	125.72
1	—	235	132.00	132.00
1	—	945	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,080	84.00	84.00
2	—	758	95.00–97.00	96.00
3	—	805	84.00–85.00	84.66
6	—	274	140.00–158.00	150.88
8	—	328	133.00–153.00	145.12
9	—	565	112.00–122.00	115.66
9	—	722	85.00–104.00	95.87
15	—	425	120.00–136.00	128.20
17	—	375	124.00–149.00	142.25
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	103.00–108.00	105.69
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	100.00–104.00	101.90
2	—	443	100.00–109.00	104.47
2	—	573	103.00–104.00	103.49

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,144	56.00–67.00	62.50
5	—	1,165	67.00–70.00	68.92
3	—	1,027	48.00–54.00	49.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	43.00–54.00	49.20
3	—	885	39.00–44.00	41.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,652	55.00–67.00	62.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,463	80.00–99.00	88.31
2	—	1,925	98.00–104.00	101.18

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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