Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

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 were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 25.00 6 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.12/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$116.12

54 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	534	118.54	633	40
Medium 2	469	114.50	536	6thin
Medium 3	391	105.24	412	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $222 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 sale54 hd

116.12

—

NC average8 barns · 865 hd

115.74

+0.38

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	1,589	90.13	1,433	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	64.50	955	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	62.23	701	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	788	39.00	307	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 and Large 1-2	—	573	117.24/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	369	105.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	113.11/cwt	100.00–124.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	100.15/cwt	90.00–106.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.55/cwt	124.00–138.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.50/cwt	108.00–115.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	116.99/cwt	111.00–120.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	618	94.63/cwt	90.00–99.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	39.00/cwt	38.00–40.00	307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	63.13/cwt	51.00–67.00	717	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	51.07/cwt	47.00–56.00	530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	69.92/cwt	69.00–71.00	820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	92.33/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,143	80.80/cwt	77.00–84.00	924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	273	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	243	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.86/cwt	135.00–136.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.02/cwt	136.00–147.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.60/cwt	141.00–152.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	116.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	481	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	119.30/cwt	114.00–124.00	445	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.82/cwt	112.00–124.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.23/cwt	100.00–117.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	122.10/cwt	118.00–127.00	569	9

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 162Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year 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 were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 25.00 6 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	115.00–121.00	117.24
2	—	690	104.00	104.00
2	—	423	126.00–128.00	126.96
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	126.00	126.00
12	—	530	112.00–124.00	119.82
9	—	623	100.00–117.00	114.23
9	—	466	118.00–127.00	122.10
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	102.00–110.00	105.98
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	114.00–118.00	116.01
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	100.00–124.00	113.11
4	—	573	119.00–124.00	122.76
4	—	513	120.00–126.00	122.72
3	—	727	90.00–106.00	100.15
3	—	463	124.00–138.00	130.55
2	—	660	108.00–115.00	111.50
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	111.00–120.00	116.99
2	—	683	90.00	90.00
2	—	618	90.00–99.00	94.63
2	—	520	115.00–118.00	116.46
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	89.00	89.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
1	—	620	88.00	88.00
1	—	590	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	135.00–136.00	135.86
4	—	435	144.00	144.00
3	—	473	136.00–147.00	141.02
2	—	280	141.00–152.00	146.60
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
1	—	310	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	114.00–119.00	116.55
2	—	373	114.00–124.00	119.30
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
1	—	250	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	38.00–40.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,430	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,136	51.00–67.00	63.13
3	—	1,037	47.00–56.00	51.07
2	—	1,173	69.00–71.00	69.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	86.00–99.00	92.33
2	—	1,143	77.00–84.00	80.80
1	—	1,660	100.00	100.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle