Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

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 moderate with quality average .

7 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.97/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$112.97

38 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$10.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

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	524	115.84	607	20
Medium 1-2	575	114.00	656	1thin
Medium 2	431	111.26	479	12thin
Medium 3	412	105.39	434	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.45/cwt here — about $173 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 sale38 hd

112.97

—

NC average9 barns · 1,596 hd

123.03

−10.06

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	1,487	87.52	1,302	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	64.19	988	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	60.52	656	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	49.91	468	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	103.36/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	85.54/cwt	84.00–87.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	392	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	293	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	114.18/cwt	110.00–116.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	114.53/cwt	113.00–116.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	52.37/cwt	49.00–56.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	64.12/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,000	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	69.49/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	60.84/cwt	56.00–67.00	659	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	54.31/cwt	51.00–56.00	573	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	69.24/cwt	68.00–71.00	788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,343	78.31/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.51/cwt	120.00–138.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.60/cwt	138.00–144.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.71/cwt	132.00–150.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	121.06/cwt	113.00–129.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.58/cwt	130.00–145.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	298	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	493	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	117.10/cwt	110.00–124.00	422	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.96/cwt	114.00–124.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	695	3

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 0

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

7 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
3	—	392	110.00–116.00	113.66
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	293	110.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	120.00–130.00	123.68
2	—	773	84.00–87.00	85.54
2	—	465	122.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
7	—	524	114.00–124.00	119.96
3	—	622	110.00–113.00	111.68
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	105.00–108.00	106.48
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
5	—	475	120.00–135.00	124.76
4	—	515	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	728	100.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	100.00–106.00	103.36
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	110.00–118.00	113.98
6	—	478	110.00–116.00	114.18
2	—	510	113.00–116.00	114.53
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	120.00–138.00	126.51
3	—	520	138.00–144.00	140.60
3	—	383	132.00–150.00	138.71
2	—	640	113.00–129.00	121.06
2	—	585	127.00–135.00	130.97
2	—	465	130.00–145.00	137.58
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
1	—	200	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	118.00	118.00
2	—	360	110.00–124.00	117.10
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
1	—	210	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	49.00–56.00	52.37
1	—	1,205	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	62.00–67.00	64.12
2	—	1,538	68.00–71.00	69.49
1	—	1,420	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,083	56.00–67.00	60.84
8	—	1,055	51.00–56.00	54.31
5	—	1,138	68.00–71.00	69.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,343	77.00–80.00	78.31
1	—	1,830	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,190	84.00	84.00

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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