Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 1.00 to 2.00. Feeder cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were heavy with quality average.

2 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.26/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$108.26

68 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

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	542	111.57	604	42
Medium 2	541	103.31	559	17thin
Medium 3	512	102.14	522	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $82 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 sale68 hd

108.26

—

NC average9 barns · 1,501 hd

115.65

−7.39

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	1,970	91.00	1,793	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	61.66	1,013	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	57.86	680	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	34.00	315	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	99.07/cwt	94.00–104.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	85.49/cwt	84.00–87.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	126.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.44/cwt	120.00–146.00	549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.26/cwt	111.00–118.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	124.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	61.66/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,013	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	53.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	578	7
Bulls	—	—	1,970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	59.00/cwt	57.00–63.00	707	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	107.88/cwt	101.00–113.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	101.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	523	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	442	108.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	526	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	113.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	112.80/cwt	109.00–117.00	638	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	349	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	106.98/cwt	104.00–111.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	768	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	97.24/cwt	94.00–100.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	114.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	138.86/cwt	124.00–146.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	109.00/cwt	106.00–111.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 143Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 26Year ago 60

2 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
13	—	424	120.00–146.00	129.44
7	—	678	111.00–118.00	114.26
3	—	720	109.00–113.00	110.99
5	—	531	120.00–129.00	124.18
1	—	240	134.00	134.00
2	—	463	120.00–132.00	126.10
5	—	386	124.00–146.00	138.86
3	—	773	106.00–111.00	109.00
1	—	940	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	112.00–113.00	112.51
1	—	365	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	105.00–109.00	108.23
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
4	—	349	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	94.00–104.00	99.07
2	—	830	84.00–87.00	85.49
2	—	278	124.00–130.00	126.86
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
5	—	408	124.00	124.00
6	—	367	120.00–128.00	124.94
2	—	308	120.00–123.00	121.54
6	—	621	104.00–111.00	106.98
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
2	—	755	84.00–86.00	85.00
5	—	509	114.00–118.00	114.99
7	—	670	100.00–110.00	104.94
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
2	—	580	100.00–104.00	102.03
4	—	526	100.00–104.00	102.03
2	—	430	100.00–103.00	101.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	508	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
4	—	474	110.00–117.00	113.28
2	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	320	117.00	117.00
2	—	415	110.00–114.00	112.07
3	—	768	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–122.00	120.65
6	—	624	101.00–113.00	107.88
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
4	—	715	94.00–100.00	97.24
2	—	668	105.00–106.00	105.51
10	—	469	120.00–130.00	124.55
7	—	534	118.00–121.00	119.58
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	100.00–103.00	101.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	111.00–114.00	112.54
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
1	—	635	97.00	97.00
7	—	566	109.00–117.00	112.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	59.00–63.00	61.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	50.00–55.00	53.44
27	—	1,199	57.00–63.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	34.00	34.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	91.00	91.00

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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