Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 65.00 9 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.71/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$119.71

137 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

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	518	122.67	636	108
Medium 2	497	110.42	549	19thin
Medium 1-2	518	110.00	570	2thin
Medium 3	455	104.24	474	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $162 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 sale137 hd

119.71

—

NC average8 barns · 1,102 hd

115.75

+3.97

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	1,510	85.61	1,292	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	69.33	1,080	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	65.32	746	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	47.48	416	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.91/cwt	120.00–142.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.81/cwt	112.00–123.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	137.32/cwt	120.00–144.00	520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.21/cwt	112.00–128.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	111.75/cwt	100.00–116.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	102.22/cwt	90.00–113.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	110.14/cwt	98.00–115.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	148.66/cwt	130.00–161.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	488	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	303	103.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	109.60/cwt	109.00–110.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	484	112.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.30/cwt	120.00–138.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	109.17/cwt	100.00–116.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.01/cwt	117.00–129.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	101.34/cwt	99.00–105.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	106.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	531	115.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	614	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	487	116.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	564	114.04/cwt	109.00–118.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	51.93/cwt	50.00–56.00	478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	43.03/cwt	39.00–47.00	358	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	73.92/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,206	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	64.73/cwt	60.00–68.00	962	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.09/cwt	58.00–68.00	718	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	73.06/cwt	68.00–78.00	867	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	53.35/cwt	45.00–57.00	556	10
Bulls	—	—	1,521	89.50/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,361	10
Bulls	—	—	1,498	76.15/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,141	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.43/cwt	122.00–139.00	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	174.77/cwt	148.00–192.00	559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.57/cwt	134.00–177.00	576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	135.98/cwt	122.00–160.00	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	164.05/cwt	140.00–180.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	164.07/cwt	155.00–171.00	384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	172	157.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.34/cwt	102.00–119.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	448	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	448	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	414	118.55/cwt	112.00–123.00	491	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	602	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 791Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 111Year ago 143

Baby calves 50.00 to 65.00 9 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
4	—	414	112.00–123.00	118.55
2	—	523	114.00–116.00	115.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	122.00–139.00	135.43
13	—	320	148.00–192.00	174.77
12	—	375	134.00–177.00	153.57
11	—	421	122.00–160.00	135.98
7	—	571	121.00–128.00	123.81
5	—	266	140.00–180.00	164.05
5	—	234	155.00–171.00	164.07
3	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	172	150.00–165.00	157.95
2	—	780	102.00–119.00	110.34
2	—	663	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	530	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	120.00–142.00	128.91
15	—	572	112.00–123.00	116.81
15	—	379	120.00–144.00	137.32
13	—	473	120.00–127.00	125.08
11	—	523	112.00–128.00	119.21
10	—	620	100.00–116.00	111.75
8	—	768	90.00–113.00	102.22
8	—	663	98.00–115.00	110.14
5	—	266	130.00–161.00	148.66
2	—	735	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
1	—	230	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	488	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	303	100.00–107.00	103.47
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	435	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	109.00–110.00	109.60
4	—	484	110.00–116.00	112.72
4	—	420	110.00–117.00	114.33
3	—	565	105.00–110.00	108.29
1	—	840	89.00	89.00
1	—	350	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	110.00–115.00	113.10
8	—	476	120.00–138.00	127.30
7	—	671	100.00–116.00	109.17
6	—	525	117.00–129.00	123.01
3	—	843	99.00–105.00	101.34
1	—	995	88.00	88.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	104.00–108.00	106.21
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	110.00–119.00	115.56
5	—	487	110.00–120.00	116.17
4	—	564	109.00–118.00	114.04
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	98.00	98.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	50.00–56.00	51.93
3	—	833	39.00–47.00	43.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,631	70.00–78.00	73.92
5	—	1,486	60.00–68.00	64.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,138	58.00–68.00	63.09
25	—	1,187	68.00–78.00	73.06
10	—	1,043	45.00–57.00	53.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,521	84.00–96.00	89.50
5	—	1,498	74.00–79.00	76.15
1	—	1,455	94.00	94.00

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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