Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00

3 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.13/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$118.13

76 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$29.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	502	120.61	606	60
Medium 2	389	115.23	448	8thin
Medium 3	460	104.12	479	7thin
Small 3	385	91.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $255 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 sale76 hd

118.13

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

115.85

+2.28

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	1,440	95.20	1,371	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	65.67	959	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	59.92	656	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	44.43	399	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	385	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	119.37/cwt	111.00–126.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.78/cwt	119.00–128.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	109.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	115.06/cwt	104.00–120.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	113.31/cwt	112.00–115.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	119.28/cwt	112.00–123.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	107.77/cwt	104.00–110.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	517	99.26/cwt	90.00–106.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	115.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	253	115.47/cwt	112.00–119.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.75/cwt	118.00–131.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.95/cwt	124.00–134.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	119.82/cwt	107.00–129.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	86.43/cwt	80.00–93.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	52.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	32.16/cwt	29.00–35.00	294	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	960	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	61.07/cwt	56.00–64.00	655	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	95.20/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,371	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	136.19/cwt	136.00–137.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	134.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	235	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	512	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 46Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00

3 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	136.00–137.00	136.19
4	—	495	145.00	145.00
3	—	642	133.00–139.00	134.99
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	175	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
1	—	390	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	111.00–126.00	119.37
15	—	471	119.00–128.00	122.78
6	—	717	108.00–110.00	109.66
4	—	614	104.00–120.00	115.06
4	—	430	120.00–126.00	124.57
4	—	375	124.00–128.00	125.73
3	—	672	112.00–115.00	113.31
3	—	572	112.00–123.00	119.28
3	—	315	130.00–138.00	133.98
1	—	275	127.00	127.00
1	—	230	129.00	129.00
1	—	175	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	104.00–110.00	107.77
3	—	517	90.00–106.00	99.26
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	114.00–118.00	115.63
2	—	428	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	253	112.00–119.00	115.47
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	118.00–131.00	123.75
7	—	474	124.00–134.00	128.95
6	—	626	107.00–129.00	119.82
2	—	775	106.00	106.00
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	111.00–120.00	115.50
3	—	665	80.00–93.00	86.43
2	—	583	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	810	82.00	82.00
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	645	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	50.00–54.00	52.61
2	—	913	29.00–35.00	32.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	64.00–65.00	64.51
1	—	1,405	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	56.00–64.00	61.07
1	—	1,230	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	93.00–97.00	95.20

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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