Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate quality average .

Baby calf 45.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.19/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$132.19

75 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

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	489	133.76	655	69
Medium 2	405	118.75	481	4thin
Medium 3	383	105.00	402	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $253 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 sale75 hd

132.19

—

NC average3 barns · 217 hd

131.59

+0.60

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	1,604	90.72	1,455	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	63.10	1,030	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	59.60	687	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	49.79	428	6thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	875.43/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	8,465	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.87/cwt	124.00–134.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	99.65/cwt	95.00–104.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	92.33/cwt	89.00–97.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.27/cwt	109.00–114.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	126.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	258	116.60/cwt	113.00–120.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	433	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	119.64/cwt	118.00–121.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	117.59/cwt	110.00–122.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.67/cwt	120.00–136.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	121.70/cwt	118.00–127.00	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.27/cwt	122.00–126.00	588	11
Bulls	—	—	1,313	78.31/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,028	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	92.23/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,487	9
Bulls	—	—	2,110	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	52.42/cwt	44.00–57.00	573	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	62.71/cwt	57.00–68.00	738	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	68.63/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,083	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	62.18/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,020	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	46.97/cwt	46.00–48.00	382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	51.20/cwt	50.00–54.00	452	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	495	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	137.11/cwt	130.00–146.00	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.26/cwt	124.00–150.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	133.29/cwt	124.00–141.00	425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	133.82/cwt	132.00–137.00	776	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	690.79/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,563	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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calf 45.00

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	3	—	967	675.00–1,100.00	875.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	625.00–750.00	690.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	110.00–117.00	113.56
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	102.00	102.00
2	—	468	124.00–134.00	128.87
2	—	673	95.00–104.00	99.65
3	—	570	121.00–125.00	122.32
3	—	718	89.00–97.00	92.33
4	—	615	109.00–114.00	111.27
5	—	526	122.00–128.00	126.19
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	258	113.00–120.00	116.60
2	—	390	114.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	104.00	104.00
1	—	540	107.00	107.00
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
2	—	433	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	124.00	124.00
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
3	—	333	124.00–126.00	125.00
3	—	513	118.00–121.00	119.64
6	—	563	110.00–122.00	117.59
8	—	378	120.00–136.00	124.67
9	—	421	118.00–127.00	121.70
11	—	473	122.00–126.00	124.27
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	119.00	119.00
3	—	417	117.00–120.00	118.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	169.00	169.00
1	—	165	151.00	151.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
3	—	210	140.00–141.00	140.35
3	—	277	130.00–146.00	137.11
4	—	374	124.00–150.00	136.26
4	—	424	130.00–140.00	134.16
5	—	319	124.00–141.00	133.29
5	—	473	130.00–138.00	135.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	137.00	137.00
6	—	427	135.00	135.00
12	—	654	126.00	126.00
19	—	580	132.00–137.00	133.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	74.00–82.00	78.31
9	—	1,612	87.00–99.00	92.23
1	—	2,110	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,094	44.00–57.00	52.42
30	—	1,177	57.00–68.00	62.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	67.00–70.00	68.63
12	—	1,641	57.00–65.00	62.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	46.00–48.00	46.97
4	—	883	50.00–54.00	51.20

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle