Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.84/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$112.84

232 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	526	115.32	607	149
Medium 1-2	580	112.46	652	2thin
Medium 2	478	111.29	533	51
Medium 3	455	103.21	470	30

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $137 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 sale232 hd

112.84

—

NC average8 barns · 932 hd

110.12

+2.72

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	1,552	80.46	1,249	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	57.52	888	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	55.14	596	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	50.19	436	6thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	566	105.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	529	105.90/cwt	104.00–109.00	560	12
Bulls	Medium 3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	115.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	540	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	517	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	108.95/cwt	108.00–110.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	431	102.53/cwt	100.00–108.00	442	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	482	107.32/cwt	104.00–110.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	104.03/cwt	100.00–107.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	102.29/cwt	100.00–107.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	574	102.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	521	102.16/cwt	100.00–105.00	532	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	378	103.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	114.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	485	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	118.54/cwt	116.00–121.00	344	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	662	93.66/cwt	90.00–99.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	115.32/cwt	112.00–118.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	107.72/cwt	100.00–115.00	712	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	113.61/cwt	104.00–115.00	638	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.70/cwt	109.00–129.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	90.98/cwt	90.00–93.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	94.95/cwt	90.00–104.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	99.74/cwt	92.00–106.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	90.40/cwt	90.00–92.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	138.61/cwt	134.00–143.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.65/cwt	116.00–125.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.19/cwt	101.00–117.00	682	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.27/cwt	116.00–132.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	102.74/cwt	90.00–108.00	793	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	94.51/cwt	93.00–96.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	112.26/cwt	100.00–119.00	751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	93.47/cwt	88.00–100.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.73/cwt	120.00–137.00	604	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	121.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	97.20/cwt	90.00–104.00	705	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	131.85/cwt	126.00–138.00	309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.56/cwt	118.00–127.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	104.80/cwt	100.00–113.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	112.17/cwt	110.00–119.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	122.10/cwt	115.00–128.00	509	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	120.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	127.13/cwt	120.00–137.00	474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	160.43/cwt	132.00–179.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	95.82/cwt	94.00–110.00	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	127.54/cwt	111.00–142.00	417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.57/cwt	108.00–130.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	145.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	139.88/cwt	127.00–160.00	515	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.52/cwt	121.00–156.00	578	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	131.82/cwt	126.00–140.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.72/cwt	106.00–120.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	161.95/cwt	126.00–178.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	112.15/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	689	93.28/cwt	90.00–96.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	114.03/cwt	111.00–116.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	773	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	72.23/cwt	64.00–78.00	984	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	47.86/cwt	43.00–50.00	508	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	94.18/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,733	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	60.79/cwt	59.00–62.00	933	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	60.34/cwt	51.00–64.00	686	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	55.17/cwt	51.00–58.00	584	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	50.54/cwt	49.00–54.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	108.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	94.22/cwt	91.00–95.00	586	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	80.47/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,266	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 811Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 87Year ago 203

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
16	—	467	110.00–119.00	115.55
10	—	424	110.00–118.00	114.46
3	—	662	90.00–99.00	93.66
4	—	373	112.00–118.00	115.32
8	—	572	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	273	120.00–121.00	120.52
2	—	635	90.00–94.00	91.98
1	—	205	113.00	113.00
3	—	522	108.00–110.00	108.66
1	—	310	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	108.00–110.00	108.95
8	—	431	100.00–108.00	102.53
1	—	325	109.00	109.00
4	—	380	100.00–107.00	104.03
4	—	468	100.00–107.00	102.29
4	—	574	100.00–105.00	102.20
7	—	521	100.00–105.00	102.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	661	100.00–115.00	107.72
25	—	562	104.00–115.00	113.61
3	—	829	90.00–93.00	90.98
3	—	268	134.00–143.00	138.61
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
12	—	469	119.00–125.00	121.20
11	—	725	90.00–104.00	97.20
5	—	234	126.00–138.00	131.85
15	—	624	100.00–113.00	104.80
15	—	526	110.00–119.00	112.17
11	—	417	115.00–128.00	122.10
11	—	373	120.00–137.00	127.13
1	—	195	142.00	142.00
6	—	327	111.00–142.00	127.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	133.00	133.00
2	—	663	109.00	109.00
7	—	464	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	111.00–114.00	112.46
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	88.00	88.00
9	—	566	100.00–109.00	105.55
12	—	529	104.00–109.00	105.90
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
9	—	482	104.00–110.00	107.32
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	110.00–115.00	112.19
6	—	570	110.00–114.00	112.15
7	—	689	90.00–96.00	93.28
3	—	477	111.00–116.00	114.03
2	—	773	90.00–92.00	90.98
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
5	—	622	91.00–95.00	94.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	90.00–104.00	94.95
5	—	730	92.00–106.00	99.74
5	—	940	90.00–92.00	90.40
8	—	563	116.00–125.00	120.65
17	—	625	101.00–117.00	109.19
13	—	520	116.00–132.00	123.27
20	—	772	90.00–108.00	102.74
2	—	863	93.00–96.00	94.51
14	—	669	100.00–119.00	112.26
4	—	969	88.00–100.00	93.47
3	—	1,097	91.00	91.00
16	—	473	120.00–137.00	127.73
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	410	102.00	102.00
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
5	—	378	100.00–109.00	103.23
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	290	116.00–121.00	118.54
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	116.00	116.00
3	—	368	119.00–124.00	120.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	109.00–129.00	122.70
5	—	773	118.00–127.00	121.56
1	—	965	109.00	109.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
7	—	276	132.00–179.00	160.43
9	—	921	94.00–110.00	95.82
1	—	160	136.00	136.00
5	—	677	108.00–130.00	124.57
3	—	218	140.00–150.00	145.91
2	—	533	122.00–124.00	122.99
19	—	368	127.00–160.00	139.88
13	—	420	121.00–156.00	137.52
11	—	466	126.00–140.00	131.82
3	—	813	106.00–120.00	114.72
10	—	327	126.00–178.00	161.95
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	129.00	129.00
8	—	550	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	44.00	44.00
1	—	890	55.00	55.00
4	—	868	49.00–54.00	50.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	46.00	46.00
4	—	1,535	59.00–62.00	60.79
3	—	1,530	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	43.00–50.00	47.86
18	—	1,137	51.00–64.00	60.34
34	—	1,058	51.00–58.00	55.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	64.00–78.00	72.23
3	—	1,840	91.00–97.00	94.18
4	—	1,573	75.00–88.00	80.47

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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