Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.24/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$108.24

72 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

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	605	109.62	663	53
Medium 3	538	107.16	576	6thin
Medium 2	606	103.08	625	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about $38 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 sale72 hd

108.24

—

NC average8 barns · 944 hd

109.58

−1.34

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	1,509	81.15	1,225	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	53.64	797	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	51.73	553	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	47.92	427	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	103.70/cwt	100.00–113.00	646	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	98.52/cwt	96.00–101.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	95.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	125.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.81/cwt	122.00–140.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	98.51/cwt	95.00–106.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.40/cwt	99.00–120.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	173	127.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	127.55/cwt	124.00–131.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	126.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	84.04/cwt	80.00–88.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	128.18/cwt	120.00–136.00	359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	86.20/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	464	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	54.16/cwt	53.00–55.00	803	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	53.26/cwt	48.00–56.00	581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	312	2
Bulls	—	—	1,035	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	47.36/cwt	44.00–50.00	478	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	43.33/cwt	40.00–47.00	389	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	365	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Steers	Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	773	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	503	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	97.75/cwt	95.00–101.00	508	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	570	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	117.26/cwt	116.00–118.00	503	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	663	88.50/cwt	86.00–90.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	113.93/cwt	112.00–116.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	116.11/cwt	111.00–119.00	319	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	101.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	233	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	275	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	576	102.62/cwt	99.00–105.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	113.14/cwt	111.00–118.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.70/cwt	116.00–119.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	97.32/cwt	97.00–98.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	128.47/cwt	123.00–131.00	267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	106.86/cwt	100.00–119.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.90/cwt	116.00–123.00	619	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	567	106.98/cwt	100.00–116.00	607	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 234Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	100.00–113.00	103.70
2	—	705	96.00–101.00	98.52
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
6	—	756	90.00–97.00	95.48
7	—	564	116.00–119.00	117.70
6	—	671	100.00–119.00	106.86
17	—	525	116.00–123.00	117.90
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	80.00	80.00
2	—	665	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	503	113.00	113.00
2	—	483	117.00–119.00	117.99
4	—	575	110.00–115.00	113.02
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
3	—	567	100.00–116.00	106.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	83.00	83.00
2	—	713	94.00–96.00	95.01
5	—	630	95.00–106.00	98.51
3	—	173	122.00–131.00	127.20
2	—	813	80.00–88.00	84.04
2	—	255	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
3	—	310	118.00	118.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
4	—	571	112.00–120.00	115.25
3	—	670	97.00–98.00	97.32
4	—	524	115.00–117.00	116.24
4	—	208	123.00–131.00	128.47
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	106.00	106.00
4	—	520	95.00–101.00	97.75
1	—	360	104.00	104.00
3	—	470	100.00–104.00	101.33
2	—	415	106.00–108.00	106.99
5	—	576	99.00–105.00	102.62
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	86.00–90.00	88.50
2	—	430	112.00–116.00	113.93
4	—	275	111.00–119.00	116.11
2	—	233	117.00–119.00	118.03
5	—	388	111.00–118.00	113.14
2	—	483	111.00–114.00	112.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
7	—	421	120.00–129.00	125.11
2	—	235	122.00–140.00	130.81
7	—	625	99.00–120.00	109.40
2	—	365	124.00–131.00	127.55
2	—	333	120.00–133.00	126.55
3	—	280	120.00–136.00	128.18
2	—	188	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
4	—	415	100.00–105.00	101.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	116.00–118.00	117.26
2	—	375	118.00	118.00
2	—	288	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	545	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	83.00–89.00	86.20
1	—	1,035	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	52.00–53.00	52.50
2	—	898	40.00–47.00	43.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,482	53.00–55.00	54.16
1	—	1,510	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,090	48.00–56.00	53.26
7	—	1,009	44.00–50.00	47.36

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00

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Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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