Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-11

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 25.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.42/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$136.42

225 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

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	487	138.79	676	202
Medium 2	418	117.61	491	19thin
Medium 3	367	106.30	390	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about $287 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 sale225 hd

136.42

—

NC average8 barns · 1,325 hd

140.08

−3.66

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	1,533	85.81	1,316	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	65.21	1,050	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	62.71	712	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	811	49.73	403	9thin

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
Steers	Medium 3	—	377	104.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	116.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	505	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.42/cwt	115.00–127.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.33/cwt	113.00–129.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	114.07/cwt	103.00–124.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	160.93/cwt	130.00–190.00	446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.57/cwt	106.00–127.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.93/cwt	120.00–146.00	676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	141.25/cwt	129.00–157.00	658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	161.80/cwt	129.00–189.00	537	22
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	118.83/cwt	114.00–126.00	444	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	528	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	605	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	750	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,125	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	94.03/cwt	90.00–98.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	109.26/cwt	100.00–124.00	685	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.80/cwt	120.00–148.00	621	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	122.46/cwt	117.00–134.00	629	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	101.91/cwt	85.00–111.00	736	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.37/cwt	100.00–114.00	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	100.51/cwt	94.00–108.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.18/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	99.65/cwt	94.00–105.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	99.67/cwt	98.00–103.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	85.47/cwt	80.00–91.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	105.69/cwt	103.00–109.00	547	13
Bulls	Medium 3	—	476	103.42/cwt	93.00–110.00	492	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	574	105.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	112.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	22
Bulls	Medium 2	—	527	113.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	598	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	115.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	92.69/cwt	90.00–94.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	45.50/cwt	44.00–48.00	369	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	55.02/cwt	53.00–57.00	446	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	64.41/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,050	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	62.04/cwt	57.00–67.00	697	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	70.49/cwt	69.00–74.00	871	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	53.43/cwt	50.00–55.00	555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,317	71.17/cwt	60.00–80.00	937	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	92.31/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,492	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.58/cwt	112.00–122.00	670	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.93/cwt	120.00–134.00	609	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.44/cwt	111.00–130.00	618	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.93/cwt	95.00–118.00	692	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.93/cwt	126.00–146.00	516	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	232	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	113.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	109.77/cwt	100.00–114.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	112.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.82/cwt	110.00–126.00	743	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	151.11/cwt	129.00–180.00	562	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.54/cwt	120.00–168.00	624	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	195	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	142	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	179	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	396	74.46/cwt	72.00–82.00	295	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	104.40/cwt	102.00–107.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	103.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	106.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	469	105.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	564	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	139.50/cwt	133.00–146.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	114.97/cwt	113.00–116.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	104.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	145.87/cwt	128.00–156.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.91/cwt	127.00–144.00	571	12

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 438Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last 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 25.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	100.00–108.00	104.73
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
1	—	830	122.00	122.00
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
5	—	775	115.00–127.00	122.42
6	—	569	113.00–129.00	123.33
7	—	719	103.00–124.00	114.07
8	—	277	130.00–190.00	160.93
16	—	673	106.00–127.00	117.57
17	—	524	120.00–146.00	128.93
20	—	466	129.00–157.00	141.25
22	—	332	129.00–189.00	161.80
29	—	625	110.00–126.00	118.82
30	—	372	129.00–180.00	151.11
39	—	420	120.00–168.00	148.54
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	110.00–120.00	116.73
7	—	374	114.00–126.00	118.83
2	—	528	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	90.00–98.00	94.03
2	—	508	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
3	—	232	120.00–125.00	121.73
5	—	374	110.00–116.00	113.98
6	—	425	100.00–114.00	109.77
8	—	479	110.00–117.00	112.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	565	112.00–122.00	118.58
26	—	476	120.00–134.00	127.93
23	—	522	111.00–130.00	118.44
18	—	618	95.00–118.00	111.93
15	—	369	126.00–146.00	139.93
1	—	190	130.00	130.00
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	81.00	81.00
2	—	295	133.00–146.00	139.50
3	—	662	113.00–116.00	114.97
3	—	772	100.00–106.00	104.03
6	—	318	128.00–156.00	145.87
7	—	974	86.00	86.00
12	—	420	127.00–144.00	135.91
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	375	102.00–107.00	104.40
2	—	523	100.00–106.00	103.13
3	—	430	105.00–108.00	106.97
4	—	469	100.00–109.00	105.47
5	—	564	100.00–105.00	102.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	100.00–124.00	109.26
17	—	471	120.00–148.00	131.80
16	—	514	117.00–134.00	122.46
15	—	722	85.00–111.00	101.91
14	—	674	100.00–114.00	108.37
6	—	776	94.00–108.00	100.51
6	—	574	118.00–126.00	122.18
3	—	862	94.00–105.00	99.65
3	—	812	98.00–103.00	99.67
2	—	985	80.00–91.00	85.47
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	103.00–109.00	105.69
8	—	476	93.00–110.00	103.42
4	—	574	100.00–107.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	110.00–116.00	112.59
13	—	527	110.00–116.00	113.47
8	—	480	110.00–119.00	115.01
3	—	610	90.00–94.00	92.69
1	—	770	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	73.00	73.00
1	—	500	80.00	80.00
2	—	255	70.00	70.00
4	—	396	72.00–82.00	74.46

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	—	750	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	44.00–48.00	45.50
4	—	810	53.00–57.00	55.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,630	62.00–69.00	64.41
1	—	1,490	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,123	57.00–67.00	62.04
10	—	1,235	69.00–74.00	70.49
6	—	1,039	50.00–55.00	53.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,317	60.00–80.00	71.17
1	—	1,940	99.00	99.00
16	—	1,616	84.00–97.00	92.31

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle