Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 6.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calf 40.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.36/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$108.36

38 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

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	505	110.99	561	15thin
Medium 2	455	108.01	492	15thin
Medium 3	383	104.08	398	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $163 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 sale38 hd

108.36

—

NC average9 barns · 879 hd

109.41

−1.05

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	—	High	1,638	101.66	1,665	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	79.93	1,236	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	72.89	825	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	51.50	442	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	645	95.50/cwt	94.00–97.00	616	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	120.31/cwt	119.00–122.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	230	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	235	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	262	104.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	275	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	104.44/cwt	103.00–106.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	111.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	113.65/cwt	111.00–117.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	107.63/cwt	102.00–113.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	113.91/cwt	112.00–116.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	105.59/cwt	100.00–111.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	109.44/cwt	106.00–113.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	80.52/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,238	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	79.89/cwt	73.00–92.00	945	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	67.46/cwt	60.00–72.00	737	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	57.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	108.44/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,938	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	95.14/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,070	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	87.08/cwt	84.00–90.00	627	2
Steers	Small 3	—	415	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	136.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.00/cwt	115.00–133.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	139.10/cwt	134.00–148.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 68Year ago 0

Baby calf 40.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	94.00–97.00	95.50
3	—	408	121.00–122.00	121.33
3	—	387	119.00–122.00	120.31
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
1	—	845	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	123.00	123.00
1	—	225	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	100.00–108.00	104.93
2	—	475	103.00–106.00	104.44
1	—	510	98.00	98.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	109.00–115.00	111.01
3	—	375	111.00–117.00	113.65
2	—	675	86.00–88.00	87.03
2	—	513	102.00–113.00	107.63
2	—	325	112.00–116.00	113.91
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
1	—	245	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
4	—	404	131.00–141.00	136.24
3	—	617	115.00–133.00	124.00
3	—	368	134.00–148.00	139.10
2	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.16
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	102.00	102.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	100.00–111.00	105.59
1	—	820	93.00	93.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	106.00–113.00	109.44
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	84.00–90.00	87.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	54.00	54.00
1	—	815	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,538	73.00–89.00	80.52
1	—	1,680	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,183	73.00–92.00	79.89
18	—	1,093	60.00–72.00	67.46
4	—	1,006	54.00–59.00	57.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,787	103.00–115.00	108.44
2	—	1,473	92.00–100.00	95.14
1	—	1,070	74.00	74.00

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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