Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 19 head 2.00 to 10.00

hogs 9 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.31/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$115.31

79 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

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	499	116.81	583	64
Medium 2	434	111.56	484	10thin
Medium 3	405	103.60	420	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $163 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 sale79 hd

115.31

—

NC average8 barns · 914 hd

117.09

−1.79

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	1,379	89.32	1,232	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	71.00	1,115	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	62.81	662	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	803	53.33	428	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	421	114.54/cwt	109.00–116.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	110.93/cwt	108.00–114.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	124.97/cwt	120.00–140.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.32/cwt	110.00–129.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	106.72/cwt	99.00–114.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	105.45/cwt	96.00–116.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.66/cwt	105.00–129.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	95.78/cwt	93.00–99.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	99.40/cwt	90.00–108.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	94.35/cwt	91.00–98.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	93.12/cwt	88.00–98.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	134.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	146.45/cwt	124.00–159.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	329	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	115.14/cwt	114.00–117.00	476	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	118.57/cwt	116.00–121.00	336	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	175	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	122.06/cwt	110.00–126.00	515	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.43/cwt	118.00–124.00	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	112.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	115.78/cwt	100.00–120.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	106.50/cwt	101.00–113.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	131.62/cwt	124.00–139.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	56.94/cwt	56.00–58.00	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	49.71/cwt	47.00–53.00	390	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	62.72/cwt	60.00–68.00	659	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	55.63/cwt	52.00–58.00	552	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	72.69/cwt	70.00–74.00	834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,264	87.16/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	101.65/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,706	3
Bulls	—	—	940	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	573	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	239	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 163Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 19 head 2.00 to 10.00

hogs 9 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	109.00–116.00	114.54
2	—	323	108.00–114.00	110.93
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	110.00–126.00	122.06
14	—	473	118.00–124.00	120.43
9	—	576	110.00–117.00	112.71
8	—	526	100.00–120.00	115.78
6	—	621	101.00–113.00	106.50
3	—	375	129.00	129.00
2	—	775	86.00	86.00
2	—	705	95.00–99.00	97.00
2	—	315	124.00–139.00	131.62
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	127.00	127.00
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
1	—	360	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	120.00–140.00	124.97
8	—	523	110.00–129.00	123.32
7	—	672	99.00–114.00	106.72
7	—	616	96.00–116.00	105.45
7	—	579	105.00–129.00	118.66
4	—	725	93.00–99.00	95.78
3	—	927	90.00–108.00	99.40
3	—	758	91.00–98.00	94.35
2	—	825	88.00–98.00	93.12
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	88.00	88.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	132.00–140.00	134.11
4	—	324	124.00–159.00	146.45
3	—	415	120.00–135.00	128.43
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	133.00	133.00
4	—	481	130.00–135.00	131.99
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	114.00–117.00	115.14
2	—	283	116.00–121.00	118.57
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	175	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	56.00–58.00	56.94
2	—	785	47.00–53.00	49.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	60.00–68.00	62.72
4	—	993	52.00–58.00	55.63
3	—	1,147	70.00–74.00	72.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	80.00–90.00	87.16
3	—	1,678	101.00–102.00	101.65
1	—	940	61.00	61.00

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	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

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