Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 2 head 10.00 to 20.00

14 pigs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.45/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$123.45

45 head · 350 lb average

Value per head Derived

$432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

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	373	130.01	485	32
Medium 2	435	117.00	509	1thin
Medium 3	282	106.48	300	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $185 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 sale45 hd

123.45

—

NC average7 barns · 751 hd

134.19

−10.74

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	1,536	89.48	1,375	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	69.69	1,099	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	65.41	749	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	48.41	447	4thin

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	—	425	103.95/cwt	101.00–106.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	457	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	444	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	311	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.56/cwt	98.00–114.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	89.41/cwt	85.00–93.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	111.25/cwt	106.00–118.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	98.25/cwt	91.00–106.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	854	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	555	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	908	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	545	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	45.54/cwt	44.00–48.00	430	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	75.47/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,232	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	64.89/cwt	60.00–69.00	752	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	73.41/cwt	70.00–79.00	879	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	52.83/cwt	44.00–57.00	538	8
Bulls	—	—	1,546	89.74/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,387	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,522	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	75.93/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	134.83/cwt	125.00–150.00	450	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.06/cwt	121.00–136.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	127.81/cwt	117.00–141.00	473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	129.26/cwt	125.00–134.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	407	102.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	418	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	172	108.93/cwt	106.00–111.00	187	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	268	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	295	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	215	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	238	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	388	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	116.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	374	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Baby calves 2 head 10.00 to 20.00

14 pigs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	101.00–106.00	103.95
3	—	545	94.00–98.00	96.00
3	—	457	100.00–105.00	102.65
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
6	—	374	100.00–105.00	101.98
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	102.00	102.00
2	—	460	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	373	107.00–108.00	107.49
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
1	—	705	75.00	75.00
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	107.00	107.00
1	—	285	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	113.00–121.00	116.97
2	—	318	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	87.00	87.00
1	—	270	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	98.00–114.00	106.56
4	—	468	122.00–127.00	124.30
3	—	723	85.00–93.00	89.41
3	—	530	106.00–118.00	111.25
2	—	673	91.00–106.00	98.25
2	—	575	111.00–114.00	112.46
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	91.00	91.00
1	—	455	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	106.00–110.00	108.04
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	65.00	65.00
2	—	908	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	334	125.00–150.00	134.83
7	—	420	121.00–136.00	126.06
7	—	370	117.00–141.00	127.81
2	—	510	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	280	125.00–134.00	129.26
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	101.00–105.00	102.65
3	—	172	106.00–111.00	108.93
2	—	268	110.00	110.00
2	—	215	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	380	102.00	102.00
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	44.00–48.00	45.54
1	—	860	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	73.00–77.00	75.47
2	—	1,493	60.00–62.00	61.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,159	60.00–69.00	64.89
14	—	1,197	70.00–79.00	73.41
8	—	1,018	44.00–57.00	52.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,546	84.00–95.00	89.74
3	—	1,553	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,483	73.00–78.00	75.93

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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