Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were moderate with quality average. Baby calves 14 head ranged 5.00 to 40.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.90/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$114.90

40 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$30.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

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	375	125.39	470	13thin
Medium 2	370	116.28	430	15thin
Medium 3	474	103.26	489	10thin
Small 3	225	94.50	213	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.89/cwt here — about $258 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 sale40 hd

114.90

—

NC average8 barns · 719 hd

120.98

−6.08

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	1,584	91.44	1,448	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	76.74	1,173	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	69.24	779	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	45.01	372	9thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	332	121.02/cwt	116.00–128.00	402	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	480	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	125.08/cwt	124.00–126.00	285	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	160	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	198	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	260	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	244	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	190	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	126.05/cwt	121.00–132.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	127.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	566	100.91/cwt	90.00–109.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	263	118.66/cwt	113.00–127.00	312	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	117.94/cwt	116.00–119.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	114.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.75/cwt	119.00–139.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.45/cwt	126.00–145.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.89/cwt	102.00–119.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	472	108.70/cwt	106.00–110.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	115.83/cwt	112.00–121.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	38.96/cwt	33.00–49.00	295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	481	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	78.67/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,227	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	65.40/cwt	50.00–69.00	695	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	74.75/cwt	70.00–84.00	890	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	53.20/cwt	48.00–55.00	603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	88.64/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,430	8
Bulls	—	—	1,670	106.86/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,293	71.79/cwt	68.00–75.00	928	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	288	68.41/cwt	65.00–72.00	197	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.54/cwt	127.00–141.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	141.08/cwt	130.00–149.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	118.58/cwt	114.00–124.00	320	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	116.00–128.00	121.02
2	—	395	119.00–124.00	121.50
2	—	228	124.00–126.00	125.08
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	160	124.00	124.00
4	—	270	114.00–124.00	118.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	127.00–141.00	134.54
4	—	314	130.00–149.00	141.08
3	—	382	141.00–150.00	145.26
2	—	618	128.00–136.00	131.92
2	—	523	136.00–142.00	138.90
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
1	—	255	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	94.00	94.00
1	—	190	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	121.00–132.00	126.05
4	—	365	125.00–137.00	127.92
2	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.53
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	90.00–109.00	100.91
2	—	380	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	540	103.00	103.00
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	113.00–127.00	118.66
3	—	367	116.00–119.00	117.94
2	—	570	114.00–116.00	115.03
2	—	433	112.00–116.00	114.03
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
1	—	310	118.00	118.00
1	—	220	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	119.00–139.00	127.75
6	—	468	126.00–145.00	134.45
3	—	630	102.00–119.00	110.89
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	106.00–110.00	108.70
2	—	540	100.00–108.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	112.00–121.00	115.83
2	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	65.00–72.00	68.41
1	—	305	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	33.00–49.00	38.96
4	—	914	50.00–55.00	52.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	74.00–82.00	78.67
1	—	1,400	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,063	50.00–69.00	65.40
31	—	1,190	70.00–84.00	74.75
3	—	1,133	48.00–55.00	53.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,613	80.00–96.00	88.64
4	—	1,670	102.00–114.00	106.86
2	—	1,293	68.00–75.00	71.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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