Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average.

Baby calves 10.00 to 20.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.34/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$120.34

48 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

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	473	123.65	585	36
Medium 2	333	116.30	388	6thin
Medium 3	446	104.49	466	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $119 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 sale48 hd

120.34

—

NC average8 barns · 838 hd

115.52

+4.81

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	1,529	81.30	1,243	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,584	72.21	1,144	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	59.48	659	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	837	44.89	376	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium 3	—	583	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	128.12/cwt	121.00–131.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Small 3	—	410	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	402	1
Steers	Small 3	—	260	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.83/cwt	131.00–140.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	195	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	145.04/cwt	137.00–154.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	141.58/cwt	129.00–146.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	129.43/cwt	110.00–139.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.86/cwt	138.00–146.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	376	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	213	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	235	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	84.16/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	134.66/cwt	129.00–140.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.02/cwt	121.00–128.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	95.72/cwt	90.00–99.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	111.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	67.85/cwt	62.00–74.00	813	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	56.10/cwt	50.00–60.00	578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	42.84/cwt	30.00–47.00	444	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	46.47/cwt	42.00–49.00	396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	281	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	72.21/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,144	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	115.94/cwt	114.00–118.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	180	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.73/cwt	122.00–128.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.97/cwt	121.00–132.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	269	1

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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 165Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 to 20.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	545	94.00	94.00
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	125.00–132.00	128.47
4	—	318	121.00–131.00	128.12
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
3	—	370	122.00–128.00	125.73
2	—	665	105.00–109.00	107.02
2	—	568	122.00–126.00	123.96
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
11	—	434	121.00–132.00	129.97
6	—	532	122.00–127.00	124.53
1	—	205	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	114.00–118.00	115.94
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
1	—	205	118.00	118.00
1	—	180	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
6	—	328	131.00–140.00	137.83
5	—	369	137.00–154.00	145.04
4	—	514	129.00–146.00	141.58
3	—	637	110.00–139.00	129.43
2	—	415	138.00–146.00	141.86
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	98.00	98.00
1	—	260	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	118.00	118.00
2	—	323	116.00–120.00	117.95
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	110.00–111.00	110.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
6	—	459	129.00–140.00	134.66
5	—	573	121.00–128.00	125.02
4	—	718	90.00–99.00	95.72
2	—	623	109.00–115.00	111.99
2	—	523	128.00–133.00	130.49
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	490	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	80.00–87.00	84.16
1	—	1,845	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,070	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,198	62.00–74.00	67.85
10	—	1,030	50.00–60.00	56.10
4	—	1,036	30.00–47.00	42.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	852	42.00–49.00	46.47
1	—	760	37.00	37.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,584	62.00–79.00	72.21

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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