Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 3 head 10.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.52/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$120.52

23 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.39

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	494	123.64	611	17thin
Medium 2	365	118.69	433	3thin
Medium 3	427	104.67	447	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $164 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 sale23 hd

120.52

—

NC average8 barns · 717 hd

131.90

−11.39

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	1,706	91.06	1,554	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	63.43	1,080	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	61.31	658	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	54.49	480	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 and Large 1-2	—	240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	341	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	413	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	442	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	405	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	466	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	472	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	111.29/cwt	108.00–116.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	116.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	112.70/cwt	108.00–116.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.53/cwt	92.00–97.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	480	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	65.72/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,042	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	62.87/cwt	59.00–68.00	637	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	50.99/cwt	44.00–57.00	528	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	71.78/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,762	91.10/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	347	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.45/cwt	126.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	137.45/cwt	136.00–139.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	400	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Baby calves 3 head 10.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	142.00	142.00
8	—	494	120.00	120.00
2	—	440	126.00–135.00	130.45
2	—	368	136.00–139.00	137.45
1	—	945	99.00	99.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	310	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	106.00–108.00	107.01
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	112.00–118.00	115.04
1	—	285	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–114.00	111.99
2	—	523	110.00–112.00	111.04
2	—	315	120.00–130.00	124.84
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	104.00	104.00
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	400	108.00	108.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	108.00–116.00	111.29
2	—	395	114.00–119.00	116.50
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	617	108.00–116.00	112.70
3	—	474	123.00–126.00	124.00
2	—	810	92.00–97.00	94.53
2	—	505	120.00–125.00	122.52
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00–104.00	102.00
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	81.00	81.00
1	—	465	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	73.00	73.00
1	—	415	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	54.00–55.00	54.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	63.00–69.00	65.72
1	—	1,980	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,775	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,013	59.00–68.00	62.87
5	—	1,036	44.00–57.00	50.99
3	—	1,397	70.00–74.00	71.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	84.00–99.00	91.10
1	—	1,860	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,385	82.00	82.00

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	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	750.00	750.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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