Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.24/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$119.24

45 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$15.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

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	577	120.35	694	40
Medium 2	550	114.03	627	3thin
Medium 3	555	105.00	583	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.35/cwt here — about $112 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

119.24

—

NC average8 barns · 797 hd

117.16

+2.08

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	1,573	98.09	1,543	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	65.14	722	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	60.50	954	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.03/cwt	116.00–122.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	120.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	548	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.56/cwt	116.00–135.00	668	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.82/cwt	121.00–130.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.75/cwt	122.00–135.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	103.21/cwt	94.00–112.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.12/cwt	110.00–122.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	948	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	63.04/cwt	56.00–67.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	70.70/cwt	68.00–73.00	858	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	108.45/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	96.58/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	135.06/cwt	130.00–141.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 0

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

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	130.00–141.00	135.06
2	—	473	130.00–139.00	134.33
1	—	1,030	100.00	100.00
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	129.00	129.00
1	—	250	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	116.00–122.00	120.03
3	—	413	118.00–124.00	120.65
2	—	505	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	96.00	96.00
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	109.00	109.00
2	—	390	112.00–113.00	112.49
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	116.00–135.00	126.56
6	—	565	121.00–130.00	125.82
6	—	478	122.00–135.00	127.75
5	—	676	94.00–112.00	103.21
4	—	628	110.00–122.00	115.12
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
1	—	725	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	103.00	103.00
1	—	540	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	112.00–115.00	113.55
1	—	500	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,520	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	56.00–67.00	63.04
5	—	1,213	68.00–73.00	70.70
1	—	1,170	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	105.00–113.00	108.45
2	—	1,755	93.00–100.00	96.58
1	—	1,405	70.00	70.00

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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