Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

4 head hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.82/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$116.82

47 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

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	611	120.44	736	32
Medium 2	562	110.88	624	10thin
Medium 3	497	105.60	525	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $211 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 sale47 hd

116.82

—

NC average6 barns · 682 hd

117.11

−0.28

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	1,465	95.11	1,393	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	67.96	1,085	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	65.45	752	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	41.87	403	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	565	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	438	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	133.11/cwt	125.00–136.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	107.05/cwt	100.00–111.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.45/cwt	124.00–133.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	130.26/cwt	127.00–133.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	105.39/cwt	95.00–111.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	107.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	113.96/cwt	111.00–116.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	880.42/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	9,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	133.67/cwt	131.00–137.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.02/cwt	127.00–129.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	280	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	423	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	41.87/cwt	38.00–45.00	403	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	71.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,203	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	66.67/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,009	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	64.57/cwt	60.00–69.00	752	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	72.13/cwt	70.00–78.00	832	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	55.37/cwt	50.00–59.00	591	9
Bulls	—	—	1,341	93.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,260	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.10/cwt	108.00–116.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	109.47/cwt	105.00–113.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	116.68/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	121.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	436	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

4 head hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	438	100.00–107.00	103.48
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	119.00–126.00	122.98
7	—	623	108.00–116.00	113.10
5	—	515	115.00–120.00	117.98
4	—	666	105.00–113.00	109.47
3	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.68
3	—	433	119.00–125.00	121.34
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	125.00–136.00	133.11
5	—	713	100.00–111.00	107.05
4	—	571	124.00–133.00	128.45
4	—	516	127.00–133.00	130.26
3	—	808	95.00–111.00	105.39
3	—	617	110.00–120.00	115.56
2	—	758	105.00–108.00	106.51
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	102.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	111.00–116.00	113.96
3	—	518	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	720	86.00–90.00	87.96
2	—	463	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	131.00–137.00	133.67
4	—	725	113.00–119.00	116.44
2	—	680	115.00–125.00	119.89
2	—	620	127.00–129.00	128.02
2	—	433	136.00	136.00
2	—	328	135.00–146.00	140.46
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	175	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	102.00	102.00
1	—	360	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	116.00	116.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	725.00–1,025.00	880.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	38.00–45.00	41.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,679	70.00–75.00	71.64
6	—	1,513	65.00–69.00	66.67
1	—	1,520	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,165	60.00–69.00	64.57
19	—	1,153	70.00–78.00	72.13
9	—	1,068	50.00–59.00	55.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	90.00–96.00	93.95
2	—	1,815	100.00–105.00	102.00
1	—	1,260	86.00	86.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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