Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

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 6 head 20.00 to 55.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.84/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$113.84

68 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

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	531	115.20	612	30
Medium 2	450	114.90	517	28
Medium 3	475	109.63	520	8thin
Small 3	355	95.50	339	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $273 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 sale68 hd

113.84

—

NC average8 barns · 1,149 hd

119.91

−6.07

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	1,680	95.20	1,599	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	68.33	1,027	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	64.76	726	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	853	45.94	392	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 and Large 1-2	—	423	128.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	99.69/cwt	98.00–103.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.24/cwt	126.00–139.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	593	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	114.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	111.59/cwt	110.00–114.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	114.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	269	122.72/cwt	114.00–126.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	119.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	145	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.42/cwt	127.00–140.00	625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.50/cwt	100.00–116.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	119.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	45.94/cwt	44.00–48.00	392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	953	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	61.65/cwt	54.00–68.00	689	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	73.14/cwt	68.00–81.00	852	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	52.64/cwt	52.00–54.00	517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	99.14/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,694	7
Bulls	—	—	1,727	89.73/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,550	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	68.49/cwt	66.00–71.00	423	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	173	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	128	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	145	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	106	1
Steers	Small 3	—	305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.18/cwt	130.00–158.00	475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.09/cwt	132.00–175.00	547	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.84/cwt	130.00–154.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.29/cwt	128.00–138.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	417	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	235	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	266	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	435	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	409	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	275	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	89.51/cwt	88.00–90.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	582	6

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 94Year 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 6 head 20.00 to 55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	124.00–130.00	128.07
3	—	657	98.00–103.00	99.69
3	—	388	126.00–139.00	131.24
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	205	141.00	141.00
6	—	775	88.00–90.00	89.51
6	—	468	120.00–129.00	124.32
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	109.00	109.00
2	—	430	111.00–114.00	112.52
2	—	368	111.00	111.00
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	110.00–118.00	114.12
5	—	565	110.00–114.00	111.59
4	—	523	112.00–115.00	114.03
4	—	269	114.00–126.00	122.72
2	—	388	115.00–124.00	119.59
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	114.00	114.00
1	—	145	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	94.00	94.00
1	—	275	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	127.00–140.00	132.42
5	—	519	120.00–133.00	126.44
4	—	561	126.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	665	100.00–116.00	108.50
2	—	758	94.00–97.00	95.51
2	—	615	104.00–108.00	106.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	114.00–121.00	119.43
1	—	755	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	66.00–71.00	68.49
2	—	173	74.00	74.00
1	—	145	73.00	73.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	327	130.00–158.00	145.18
11	—	377	132.00–175.00	145.09
6	—	425	130.00–154.00	137.84
3	—	627	128.00–138.00	132.29
3	—	268	140.00–146.00	142.01
1	—	1,075	98.00	98.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	103.00	103.00
1	—	235	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	44.00–48.00	45.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	63.00–64.00	63.50
1	—	1,510	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,118	54.00–68.00	61.65
11	—	1,165	68.00–81.00	73.14
3	—	983	52.00–54.00	52.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	84.00	84.00
7	—	1,709	91.00–110.00	99.14
3	—	1,727	89.00–90.00	89.73

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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