Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 15.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.47/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$108.47

76 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$44.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

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	500	119.19	596	12thin
Medium 2	451	113.76	513	29
Medium 3	449	101.63	456	32
Small 3	285	93.69	267	2thin
Small 1-2	685	75.00	514	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.19/cwt here — about $82 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 sale76 hd

108.47

—

NC average8 barns · 1,045 hd

116.92

−8.45

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	1,470	69.91	1,028	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	55.31	612	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	55.16	814	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	36.42	349	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	118.30/cwt	116.00–121.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	119.58/cwt	112.00–127.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	116.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	120.38/cwt	116.00–125.00	347	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	424	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	452	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	104.99/cwt	103.00–107.00	407	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	210	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Steers	Small 3	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.98/cwt	130.00–154.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	151.18/cwt	149.00–155.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	696	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	118.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	133.24/cwt	125.00–142.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	568	105.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	72.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	65.82/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	45.26/cwt	40.00–49.00	467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.07/cwt	127.00–150.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	65.95/cwt	62.00–68.00	963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	57.00/cwt	55.00–58.00	837	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	36.42/cwt	30.00–39.00	349	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	42.53/cwt	40.00–48.00	637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	55.49/cwt	50.00–59.00	607	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	62.18/cwt	60.00–68.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	288	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	93.69/cwt	88.00–99.00	267	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	103.26/cwt	95.00–110.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	103.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	472	104.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	493	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.48/cwt	124.00–154.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	623	81.47/cwt	80.00–83.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	116.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	119.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	100.00–109.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	101.24/cwt	100.00–104.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	338	102.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	345	3

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 54Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 15.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	388	103.00–107.00	104.99
1	—	210	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	116.00–121.00	118.30
2	—	288	116.00–125.00	120.38
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
2	—	363	117.00–121.00	118.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
7	—	420	130.00–154.00	140.98
5	—	314	149.00–155.00	151.18
4	—	518	130.00–144.00	134.43
2	—	378	150.00–151.00	150.48
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	112.00–127.00	119.58
3	—	620	90.00–95.00	92.63
3	—	433	112.00–120.00	116.02
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
3	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.61
9	—	477	115.00–120.00	116.08
1	—	655	93.00	93.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
3	—	280	115.00–125.00	119.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	125.00–131.00	127.92
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
1	—	725	88.00	88.00
3	—	415	124.00–154.00	134.48
2	—	613	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	100.00	100.00
5	—	520	95.00–110.00	103.26
7	—	420	100.00–108.00	103.01
5	—	472	100.00–109.00	104.41
2	—	623	80.00–83.00	81.47
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
4	—	570	100.00–109.00	105.00
3	—	375	100.00–104.00	101.24
3	—	338	100.00–106.00	102.04
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	88.00–99.00	93.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	125.00–142.00	133.24
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
8	—	472	127.00–150.00	140.07
4	—	561	120.00–130.00	124.22
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	100.00–108.00	105.42
2	—	465	105.00–107.00	106.03
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	70.00–75.00	72.63
2	—	1,550	64.00–67.00	65.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,032	40.00–49.00	45.26
43	—	1,093	50.00–59.00	55.49
15	—	1,197	60.00–68.00	62.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	62.00–68.00	65.95
3	—	1,468	55.00–58.00	57.00
3	—	1,498	40.00–48.00	42.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	30.00–39.00	36.42

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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