Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

Baby calves 10.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.72/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$129.72

39 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.90

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	414	136.14	564	28
Medium 2	399	115.12	459	9thin
Medium 3	365	105.50	385	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.64/cwt here — about $179 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 sale39 hd

129.72

—

NC average8 barns · 804 hd

146.61

−16.90

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	1,407	73.37	1,032	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	73.88	1,156	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	62.09	697	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	33.44	290	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	510	128.44/cwt	122.00–135.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	115.73/cwt	111.00–120.00	376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.32/cwt	135.00–152.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	114.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	115.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	433	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	400	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.65/cwt	132.00–153.00	454	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	153	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	307	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.35/cwt	123.00–131.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.43/cwt	121.00–136.00	665	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	133.01/cwt	128.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	84.46/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	33.44/cwt	32.00–35.00	290	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	73.88/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,156	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	67.70/cwt	60.00–79.00	832	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	56.98/cwt	53.00–59.00	573	15
Bulls	—	—	1,055	59.97/cwt	59.00–61.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	438	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	190	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	125.17/cwt	121.00–129.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	—	230	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	116.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	115.45/cwt	111.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	103.03/cwt	102.00–104.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	134.19/cwt	121.00–148.00	562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	132.50/cwt	128.00–137.00	729	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 208Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	122.00–135.00	128.44
4	—	378	135.00–152.00	142.32
2	—	465	132.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	138.00	138.00
6	—	323	132.00–153.00	140.65
10	—	419	121.00–148.00	134.19
2	—	550	128.00–137.00	132.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	110.00–117.00	114.61
4	—	374	111.00–121.00	115.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	123.00–125.00	123.75
3	—	508	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
2	—	553	118.00–123.00	120.51
2	—	423	121.00–129.00	125.17
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	111.00–120.00	115.73
1	—	675	89.00	89.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	111.00–120.00	116.36
2	—	578	111.00	111.00
2	—	430	111.00–120.00	115.45
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	112.00	112.00
1	—	190	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	102.00–104.00	103.03
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	295	52.00	52.00
3	—	653	47.00	47.00
2	—	438	48.00	48.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	123.00–131.00	128.35
2	—	680	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
12	—	518	121.00–136.00	128.43
4	—	491	128.00–140.00	133.01
3	—	622	115.00–121.00	117.33
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	91.00	91.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,593	84.00–85.00	84.46
2	—	1,055	59.00–61.00	59.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	32.00–35.00	33.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	69.00–80.00	73.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	49.00	49.00
16	—	1,229	60.00–79.00	67.70
15	—	1,006	53.00–59.00	56.98

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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