Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 in spots . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 35.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.63/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$113.63

238 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

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	543	116.41	633	161
Medium 2	485	109.60	532	48
Medium 3	463	104.80	486	29

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $147 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 sale238 hd

113.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,363 hd

111.23

+2.40

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	1,508	85.20	1,285	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	55.11	846	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	52.12	594	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	40.21	354	6thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	648	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	129.41/cwt	115.00–132.00	599	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	55.84/cwt	53.00–58.00	849	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	47.08/cwt	45.00–49.00	377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	86.01/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,417	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	55.25/cwt	51.00–59.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.84/cwt	111.00–124.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	124.87/cwt	116.00–133.00	471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.67/cwt	111.00–125.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	101.84/cwt	98.00–105.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	129.34/cwt	120.00–138.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	143.58/cwt	120.00–163.00	471	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.49/cwt	110.00–131.00	743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.73/cwt	120.00–134.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.98/cwt	127.00–169.00	410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	119.11/cwt	111.00–130.00	613	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	36.78/cwt	31.00–41.00	338	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	62.24/cwt	60.00–64.00	729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	100.06/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,599	3
Bulls	—	—	1,288	75.32/cwt	64.00–80.00	970	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	45.83/cwt	40.00–50.00	511	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	110.10/cwt	100.00–129.00	734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	98.40/cwt	95.00–101.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	127.15/cwt	120.00–136.00	417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.81/cwt	118.00–140.00	611	18
Steers	Medium 3	—	513	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	529	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	110.06/cwt	94.00–115.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	104.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	338	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	383	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	341	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	116.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	490	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	583	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	103.70/cwt	101.00–108.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	109.80/cwt	109.00–110.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	115.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	538	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	533	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	105.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	414	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	107.28/cwt	104.00–110.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	120.14/cwt	116.00–125.00	447	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	120.95/cwt	116.00–126.00	276	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	434	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	88.03/cwt	84.00–92.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	481	104.87/cwt	100.00–109.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	114.11/cwt	111.00–118.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.78/cwt	110.00–128.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.44/cwt	117.00–130.00	536	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.34/cwt	123.00–124.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	98.45/cwt	92.00–103.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	116.51/cwt	100.00–125.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.70/cwt	125.00–159.00	526	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	101.52/cwt	98.00–108.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.66/cwt	119.00–138.00	594	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.65/cwt	100.00–124.00	710	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.77/cwt	118.00–153.00	604	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.01/cwt	92.00–104.00	810	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	483	104.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	102.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	104.07/cwt	94.00–109.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	764	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	378	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	92.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.99/cwt	117.00–132.00	636	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	102.08/cwt	100.00–107.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium 3	—	522	104.38/cwt	101.00–108.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	566	103.40/cwt	100.00–106.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	626	97.74/cwt	97.00–98.00	612	4

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 Oct 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 1,083Year ago 1,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 118Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 7

Baby calves 10.00 to 35.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	623	100.00–110.00	104.03
13	—	463	115.00–132.00	129.41
13	—	572	111.00–124.00	114.84
10	—	377	116.00–133.00	124.87
4	—	283	131.00–135.00	133.72
6	—	675	98.00–105.00	101.84
1	—	205	149.00	149.00
28	—	515	111.00–130.00	119.11
5	—	761	95.00–101.00	98.40
2	—	863	96.00–97.00	96.50
11	—	328	120.00–136.00	127.15
22	—	424	117.00–130.00	126.44
11	—	810	92.00–104.00	100.01
11	—	716	100.00–107.00	102.08
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	117.00–119.00	117.97
10	—	525	109.00–110.00	109.80
12	—	469	110.00–118.00	113.63
8	—	414	110.00–115.00	113.01
3	—	567	104.00–110.00	107.28
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
2	—	680	84.00–92.00	88.03
5	—	367	111.00–118.00	114.11
4	—	626	97.00–98.00	97.74
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	100.00–108.00	104.36
2	—	310	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	425	101.00–108.00	103.70
6	—	380	100.00–110.00	105.58
7	—	481	100.00–109.00	104.87
5	—	566	100.00–106.00	103.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	97.00–101.00	99.01
1	—	1,020	99.00	99.00
18	—	667	100.00–129.00	110.10
4	—	873	92.00–103.00	98.45
8	—	581	100.00–125.00	116.51
4	—	781	98.00–108.00	101.52
18	—	473	119.00–138.00	125.66
1	—	980	86.00	86.00
17	—	625	100.00–124.00	113.65
10	—	722	94.00–109.00	104.07
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
28	—	521	117.00–132.00	121.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	94.00–115.00	110.06
17	—	464	110.00–119.00	115.97
1	—	630	98.00	98.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
3	—	678	90.00–95.00	92.68
5	—	577	110.00–114.00	112.04
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
8	—	483	100.00–110.00	104.21
10	—	565	100.00–109.00	102.71
6	—	522	101.00–108.00	104.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	660	111.00–125.00	119.67
12	—	506	120.00–138.00	129.34
20	—	328	120.00–163.00	143.58
3	—	905	117.00	117.00
12	—	617	110.00–131.00	120.49
7	—	576	120.00–134.00	129.73
9	—	270	127.00–169.00	151.98
18	—	478	118.00–140.00	127.81
11	—	713	110.00–128.00	121.78
3	—	762	123.00–124.00	123.34
2	—	830	120.00–122.00	121.01
22	—	371	125.00–159.00	141.70
2	—	223	140.00	140.00
26	—	420	118.00–153.00	143.77
1	—	165	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	100.00–106.00	103.07
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	105.00	105.00
5	—	434	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	378	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	285	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	420	114.00–118.00	116.71
1	—	300	116.00	116.00
3	—	372	116.00–125.00	120.14
2	—	228	116.00–126.00	120.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,521	53.00–58.00	55.84
1	—	1,630	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	45.00–49.00	47.08
4	—	919	31.00–41.00	36.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,152	51.00–59.00	55.25
5	—	1,171	60.00–64.00	62.24
19	—	1,115	40.00–50.00	45.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	81.00–90.00	86.01
3	—	1,598	92.00–115.00	100.06
5	—	1,288	64.00–80.00	75.32

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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