Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of feeder cattle record with incorrect weight.*

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

Baby calves 60.00 . 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.71/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$113.71

46 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$30.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

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	460	122.63	565	22
Medium 2	470	113.58	534	12thin
Medium 3	494	98.00	484	11thin
Small 3	255	92.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $330 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 sale46 hd

113.71

—

NC average7 barns · 560 hd

117.04

−3.33

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	1,755	79.65	1,398	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	55.26	885	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	53.39	639	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	44.00	372	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	368	101.57/cwt	100.00–103.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	114.61/cwt	110.00–119.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	522	96.24/cwt	95.00–100.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.70/cwt	114.00–126.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	130.67/cwt	120.00–138.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	55.26/cwt	52.00–60.00	885	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	54.65/cwt	50.00–60.00	647	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	47.08/cwt	44.00–50.00	595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	82.48/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,143	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	583	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.00/cwt	134.00–147.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.15/cwt	126.00–148.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	132.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	143.00/cwt	135.00–151.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	399	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	255	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	326	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	301	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	255	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	123.13/cwt	121.00–126.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	125.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	126.71/cwt	125.00–128.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	553	92.81/cwt	90.00–104.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	102.71/cwt	97.00–110.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	110.93/cwt	107.00–115.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	114.10/cwt	112.00–116.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 93Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 76Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of feeder cattle record with incorrect weight.*

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

Baby calves 60.00 . 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	100.00–103.00	101.57
5	—	553	90.00–104.00	92.81
4	—	483	97.00–110.00	102.71
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	119.00	119.00
4	—	523	110.00–115.00	111.99
2	—	585	107.00–115.00	110.93
2	—	473	112.00–116.00	114.10
2	—	440	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	121.00–126.00	123.13
5	—	411	120.00–128.00	125.98
3	—	373	125.00–128.00	126.71
2	—	585	119.00–124.00	121.50
2	—	515	120.00–123.00	121.50
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
1	—	290	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	89.00	89.00
2	—	518	110.00–119.00	114.61
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	95.00–100.00	96.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	665	114.00–126.00	118.70
6	—	493	120.00–138.00	130.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	134.00–147.00	140.00
3	—	430	126.00–148.00	140.15
3	—	208	130.00–136.00	132.16
2	—	558	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	393	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	335	135.00–151.00	143.00
2	—	285	138.00–142.00	139.93
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
1	—	255	128.00	128.00
1	—	235	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	52.00–60.00	55.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	50.00–60.00	54.65
2	—	1,263	44.00–50.00	47.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	78.00–86.00	82.48
1	—	1,545	74.00	74.00

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