Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.88/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$123.88

25 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$41.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.65

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	418	136.07	569	12thin
Medium 2	405	118.55	480	6thin
Medium 3	345	109.66	378	6thin
Small 3	415	95.00	394	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.07/cwt here — about $175 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 sale25 hd

123.88

—

NC average8 barns · 918 hd

139.53

−15.65

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	1,448	70.62	1,023	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	62.41	951	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	58.50	675	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	39.34	363	11

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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	—	425	135.66/cwt	132.00–139.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Steers	Small 3	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.84/cwt	138.00–156.00	554	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	112.65/cwt	108.00–120.00	422	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	204	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	119.77/cwt	113.00–125.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	74.31/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,353	65.71/cwt	65.00–66.00	889	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	65.86/cwt	60.00–70.00	797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	43.04/cwt	39.00–47.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	53.26/cwt	50.00–57.00	577	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	41.64/cwt	40.00–44.00	376	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	36.59/cwt	34.00–39.00	346	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	543	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	464	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	473	84.62/cwt	80.00–89.00	400	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.66/cwt	122.00–145.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	378	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	395	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	650	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	132.00–139.00	135.66
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
3	—	372	138.00–156.00	148.84
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	325	122.00–145.00	133.66
2	—	480	135.00–136.00	135.51
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	120.00	120.00
3	—	413	113.00–125.00	119.77
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	108.00–120.00	112.65
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
1	—	185	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
5	—	538	127.00	127.00
2	—	638	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	104.00–105.00	104.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	85.00–86.00	85.50
2	—	473	80.00–89.00	84.62
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	70.00–80.00	74.31
3	—	1,353	65.00–66.00	65.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	60.00–65.00	62.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,210	60.00–70.00	65.86
3	—	1,118	39.00–47.00	43.04
8	—	1,084	50.00–57.00	53.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	903	40.00–44.00	41.64
5	—	946	34.00–39.00	36.59

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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