Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 50.00 to 110.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.05/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$111.05

22 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$10.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

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	523	114.81	600	11thin
Medium 2	493	110.45	544	5thin
Medium 3	513	104.67	537	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $63 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 sale22 hd

111.05

—

NC average7 barns · 618 hd

116.05

−5.00

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	—	Low	1,442	79.00	1,139	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	69.43	1,067	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	62.76	713	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	834	48.55	405	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 3	—	385	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	397	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	115.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	111.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.60/cwt	106.00–113.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	98.07/cwt	91.00–105.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	54.25/cwt	50.00–58.00	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	330	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	68.39/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,079	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	63.69/cwt	59.00–68.00	732	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	56.85/cwt	55.00–58.00	597	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	635	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 50.00 to 110.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	338	125.00–135.00	129.89
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	112.00–119.00	115.24
2	—	630	104.00–106.00	104.98
2	—	515	114.00–120.00	116.97
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
1	—	275	133.00	133.00
1	—	210	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	98.00	98.00
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	110.00–115.00	111.56
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	120.00–128.00	123.78
3	—	613	106.00–113.00	110.60
2	—	873	82.00–84.00	83.02
2	—	733	91.00–105.00	98.07
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	98.00	98.00
1	—	545	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	840	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	83.00	83.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	50.00–58.00	54.25
2	—	825	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	67.00–69.00	68.39
2	—	1,478	70.00–72.00	70.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,149	59.00–68.00	63.69
5	—	1,051	55.00–58.00	56.85
1	—	1,250	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,580	87.00	87.00

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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