Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were down 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were light with quality average .

Baby calves 35.00 to 45.00 4 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.68/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$108.68

40 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$10.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	451	114.25	516	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	108.83	586	23
Medium 3	482	103.33	498	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $18 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 sale40 hd

108.68

—

NC average9 barns · 1,692 hd

116.46

−7.78

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	1,610	86.81	1,398	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	57.65	641	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	56.66	915	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	39.00	332	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	469	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.44/cwt	106.00–115.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	101.43/cwt	92.00–111.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	108.03/cwt	100.00–116.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	105.41/cwt	103.00–108.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	114.50/cwt	111.00–118.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.48/cwt	120.00–144.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	275	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	417	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	491	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	257	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	56.66/cwt	53.00–59.00	915	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	59.33/cwt	56.00–62.00	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	45.73/cwt	42.00–49.00	414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	86.81/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	112.66/cwt	111.00–116.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	95.03/cwt	84.00–110.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	122.02/cwt	119.00–124.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	94.21/cwt	85.00–109.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	567	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	133.81/cwt	121.00–140.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	356	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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

Baby calves 35.00 to 45.00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	415	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	395	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	111.00–116.00	112.66
4	—	623	84.00–110.00	95.03
4	—	411	119.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	660	85.00–109.00	94.21
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	102.00–103.00	102.33
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	400	104.00	104.00
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	120.00–129.00	123.83
3	—	622	106.00–115.00	110.44
2	—	710	92.00–111.00	101.43
2	—	653	100.00–116.00	108.03
2	—	555	119.00–124.00	121.48
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	103.00–108.00	105.41
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	111.00–118.00	114.50
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00–144.00	129.48
2	—	763	102.00–106.00	104.01
2	—	640	115.00–124.00	119.46
2	—	428	125.00–129.00	127.04
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	265	127.00	127.00
1	—	195	141.00	141.00
4	—	331	121.00–140.00	133.81
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	455	108.00	108.00
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	45.00	45.00
1	—	780	33.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	53.00–59.00	56.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,147	56.00–62.00	59.33
2	—	905	42.00–49.00	45.73
1	—	1,145	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	84.00–90.00	86.81

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	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	725.00	725.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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