Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 9 head

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.81/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$139.81

140 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

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	505	144.67	731	116
Medium 2	389	118.82	462	20
Medium 3	303	103.75	314	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $417 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 sale140 hd

139.81

—

NC average8 barns · 733 hd

130.65

+9.16

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	1,356	82.23	1,115	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	65.59	1,058	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	62.37	682	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	45.52	374	10

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	614	137.58/cwt	136.00–139.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	175.23/cwt	150.00–186.00	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	123.73/cwt	123.00–126.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.06/cwt	126.00–140.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	116.95/cwt	113.00–120.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	111.72/cwt	100.00–130.00	680	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.22/cwt	120.00–131.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.59/cwt	113.00–130.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.19/cwt	120.00–143.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	102.00/cwt	94.00–108.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	102.42/cwt	91.00–110.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	513	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	686	89.38/cwt	86.00–98.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	705	84.99/cwt	84.00–86.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	484	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	545	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	939	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	170.77/cwt	130.00–188.00	565	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.01/cwt	123.00–166.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.46/cwt	100.00–135.00	825	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	151.29/cwt	130.00–178.00	557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.71/cwt	127.00–147.00	716	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	42.37/cwt	34.00–50.00	344	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	52.86/cwt	49.00–60.00	445	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	64.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,036	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	69.44/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	62.66/cwt	54.00–68.00	686	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	70.04/cwt	69.00–72.00	888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	52.57/cwt	49.00–56.00	476	3
Bulls	—	—	1,219	78.01/cwt	76.00–80.00	951	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	90.67/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	96.89/cwt	90.00–104.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.10/cwt	137.00–155.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	141.36/cwt	139.00–144.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.08/cwt	121.00–155.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.70/cwt	120.00–142.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	116.20/cwt	105.00–119.00	729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.44/cwt	114.00–127.00	638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.15/cwt	111.00–124.00	689	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	114.53/cwt	110.00–119.00	496	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	116.30/cwt	112.00–126.00	376	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	386	120.27/cwt	111.00–122.00	464	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	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 Sep 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 648Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 106Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 9 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	136.00–139.00	137.58
7	—	281	150.00–186.00	175.23
4	—	792	123.00–126.00	123.73
2	—	560	126.00–140.00	133.06
19	—	331	130.00–188.00	170.77
15	—	425	123.00–166.00	142.01
14	—	679	100.00–135.00	121.46
12	—	368	130.00–178.00	151.29
9	—	524	127.00–147.00	136.71
2	—	463	130.00–139.00	134.43
2	—	230	140.00–147.00	143.50
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	692	135.75	135.75
6	—	576	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
2	—	433	110.00–119.00	114.53
4	—	520	119.00	119.00
5	—	323	112.00–126.00	116.30
7	—	386	111.00–122.00	120.27
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	113.00–120.00	116.95
1	—	590	109.00	109.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	116.00	116.00
4	—	484	112.00–113.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	107.00–110.00	108.52
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	100.00–108.00	104.00
2	—	470	100.00–105.00	102.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	136.00	136.00
1	—	240	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	84.00	84.00
1	—	870	88.00	88.00
2	—	660	104.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	763	90.00–104.00	96.89
3	—	275	137.00–155.00	147.10
3	—	388	139.00–144.00	141.36
6	—	320	121.00–155.00	139.08
8	—	477	120.00–129.00	124.01
14	—	424	120.00–142.00	132.70
18	—	627	105.00–119.00	116.20
19	—	521	114.00–127.00	122.44
26	—	578	111.00–124.00	119.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	609	100.00–130.00	111.72
12	—	522	120.00–131.00	126.22
9	—	578	113.00–130.00	120.59
6	—	475	120.00–143.00	129.19
4	—	812	94.00–108.00	102.00
4	—	729	91.00–110.00	102.42
2	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.44
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	110.00–116.00	113.03
5	—	686	86.00–98.00	89.38
2	—	705	84.00–86.00	84.99
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	813	34.00–50.00	42.37
3	—	842	49.00–60.00	52.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,611	63.00–67.00	64.31
2	—	1,620	69.00–70.00	69.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,095	54.00–68.00	62.66
3	—	1,268	69.00–72.00	70.04
3	—	905	49.00–56.00	52.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	76.00–80.00	78.01
2	—	1,630	82.00–95.00	90.67

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