Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

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 of cattle were moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.02/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$112.02

44 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$7.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

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	518	113.07	585	29
Medium 2	439	111.72	490	11thin
Medium 3	421	105.28	443	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.79/cwt here — about $142 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 sale44 hd

112.02

—

NC average8 barns · 921 hd

114.12

−2.10

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	—	Low	1,670	92.23	1,540	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	62.01	915	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	60.76	704	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	797	47.67	380	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	61.28/cwt	53.00–66.00	717	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	880	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,030	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	119.53/cwt	113.00–126.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.40/cwt	95.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	108.75/cwt	105.00–113.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	107.50/cwt	106.00–109.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	116.65/cwt	116.00–118.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	104.37/cwt	101.00–107.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	124.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	113.02/cwt	111.00–114.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	120.78/cwt	116.00–126.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	118.67/cwt	116.00–122.00	567	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	258	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	332	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	125.91/cwt	123.00–129.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	178	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.00	237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	136.86/cwt	132.00–145.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.82/cwt	122.00–140.00	562	14
Steers	Small 3	—	265	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	254	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	71.85/cwt	71.00–73.00	943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	105.11/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	92.94/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	62.01/cwt	59.00–65.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	411	2

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,170	53.00–66.00	61.28
2	—	1,048	53.00–54.00	53.52
1	—	1,235	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	59.00–65.00	62.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	41.00	41.00
2	—	805	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	71.00–73.00	71.85
3	—	1,745	100.00–109.00	105.11
3	—	1,832	91.00–98.00	92.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,030	79.00	79.00
2	—	473	117.00–118.00	117.52
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,090	93.00	93.00
2	—	588	113.00–126.00	119.53
2	—	715	95.00–110.00	102.40
4	—	663	105.00–113.00	108.75
5	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.18
6	—	475	120.00–135.00	126.35
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	473	109.00	109.00
2	—	500	106.00–109.00	107.50
2	—	590	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	322	116.00–118.00	116.65
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	108.00	108.00
3	—	440	101.00–107.00	104.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	685	91.00	91.00
1	—	710	82.00	82.00
1	—	790	79.00	79.00
2	—	365	122.00–127.00	124.57
3	—	515	111.00–114.00	113.02
5	—	438	116.00–126.00	120.78
6	—	575	110.00–115.00	110.80
9	—	478	116.00–122.00	118.67
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
2	—	258	128.00–129.00	128.51
2	—	330	123.00–129.00	125.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
2	—	178	131.00–135.00	133.14
2	—	578	128.00–131.00	129.49
3	—	332	132.00–145.00	136.86
7	—	373	130.00–139.00	134.23
14	—	423	122.00–140.00	132.82
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	96.00	96.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

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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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