Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 4.00 feeder cattle were steady. demand was moderate. activity and buyer interest were moderate offerings moderate cattle quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.20/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$101.20

346 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium 1-2 over Small 3

$23.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	425	117.00	497	4thin
Medium 2	528	102.85	543	82
Medium and Large 1-2	603	102.09	615	97
Medium 3	494	101.15	499	127
Medium and Large 3	550	100.00	550	2thin
Small 3	408	93.07	379	34

One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about $118 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 sale346 hd

101.20

—

NC average2 barns · 843 hd

108.75

−7.54

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	1,390	71.83	998	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	61.00	877	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	54.71	584	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	43.95	360	15

Every lot, as filed

126 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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	—	466	112.46/cwt	108.00–118.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	106.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	76.97/cwt	70.00–81.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	115.79/cwt	114.00–118.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	116.41/cwt	114.00–119.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	91.24/cwt	90.00–95.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	81.70/cwt	80.00–83.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	233	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	105.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	453	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	524	102.20/cwt	97.00–108.00	536	36
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	101.64/cwt	94.00–106.00	579	28
Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	276	102.76/cwt	100.00–107.00	284	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	432	94.48/cwt	91.00–96.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	118.76/cwt	116.00–122.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	82.94/cwt	79.00–86.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	477	103.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	495	20
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	102.30/cwt	97.00–108.00	428	14
Heifers	Medium 3	—	376	102.85/cwt	95.00–110.00	387	14
Heifers	Small 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	210	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	191	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	81.10/cwt	74.00–88.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	87.66/cwt	84.00–89.00	552	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	113.39/cwt	108.00–118.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	104.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	119.92/cwt	119.00–120.00	391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	121.68/cwt	116.00–123.00	522	9
Heifers	Small 3	—	479	97.50/cwt	96.00–99.00	467	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	330	91.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	303	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	368	92.43/cwt	86.00–99.00	340	10
Heifers	Small 3	—	177	95.77/cwt	90.00–99.00	170	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	83.01/cwt	81.00–85.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	685	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	90.76/cwt	84.00–95.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	777	76.68/cwt	70.00–80.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	100.29/cwt	94.00–105.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	85.03/cwt	76.00–89.00	615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,311	68.33/cwt	61.00–75.00	896	13
Bulls	—	—	1,645	83.19/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Small 3	—	483	95.02/cwt	94.00–96.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	97.63/cwt	90.00–102.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	122.10/cwt	116.00–125.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	96.81/cwt	90.00–114.00	744	7
Bulls	Small 3	—	563	93.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	527	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	515	88.94/cwt	86.00–92.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium 3-4	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	109.96/cwt	107.00–123.00	614	6
Bulls	Small 3	—	610	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	98.75/cwt	90.00–104.00	606	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	93.95/cwt	82.00–101.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.89/cwt	115.00–124.00	567	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	63.45/cwt	60.00–69.00	746	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	524	102.98/cwt	90.00–109.00	540	37
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	101.27/cwt	96.00–108.00	580	29
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	54.91/cwt	50.00–59.00	573	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	41.09/cwt	34.00–44.00	332	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	49.66/cwt	45.00–54.00	416	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	877	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	46.28/cwt	40.00–49.00	477	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	122.25/cwt	121.00–124.00	463	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	66.60/cwt	58.00–75.00	286	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	476	102.39/cwt	97.00–110.00	487	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	109.34/cwt	102.00–114.00	571	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	112.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	679	87.23/cwt	82.00–97.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	623	90.83/cwt	86.00–100.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	690	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	94.42/cwt	86.00–95.00	664	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	83.78/cwt	73.00–86.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	103.60/cwt	100.00–109.00	435	19
Steers	Medium 3	—	319	102.96/cwt	100.00–109.00	328	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	114.78/cwt	111.00–117.00	375	3
Steers	Small 3	—	435	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	365	1
Steers	Small 3	—	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.50/cwt	120.00–147.00	566	38
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	481	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	407	2
Steers	Small 3	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.13/cwt	120.00–149.00	528	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	626	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	358	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	363	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	274	117.16/cwt	113.00–126.00	321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	141.05/cwt	122.00–148.00	453	23
Steers	Medium 2	—	984	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	846	4
Steers	Small 3	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	478	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.16/cwt	132.00–144.00	384	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	125.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.95/cwt	104.00–112.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	222	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	275	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	289	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	234	107.98/cwt	101.00–118.00	253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	116.30/cwt	114.00–122.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	112.87/cwt	100.00–118.00	755	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	284	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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Sep 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

compared to last week slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 4.00 feeder cattle were steady. demand was moderate. activity and buyer interest were moderate offerings moderate cattle quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	108.00–118.00	112.46
8	—	529	103.00–109.00	106.02
5	—	365	114.00–118.00	115.79
1	—	795	84.00	84.00
2	—	333	114.00–119.00	116.41
2	—	233	112.00–120.00	115.96
1	—	825	70.00	70.00
3	—	680	79.00–86.00	82.94
1	—	280	116.00	116.00
20	—	630	84.00–89.00	87.66
12	—	425	108.00–118.00	113.39
17	—	575	104.00–108.00	104.99
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	70.00–81.00	76.97
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
3	—	325	100.00–110.00	105.30
36	—	524	97.00–108.00	102.20
28	—	570	94.00–106.00	101.64
5	—	276	100.00–107.00	102.76
20	—	477	100.00–109.00	103.83
14	—	418	97.00–108.00	102.30
14	—	376	95.00–110.00	102.85
2	—	720	74.00–88.00	81.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	80.00	80.00
4	—	614	90.00–95.00	91.24
3	—	780	80.00–83.00	81.70
2	—	545	111.00	111.00
1	—	200	122.00	122.00
9	—	454	116.00–122.00	118.76
12	—	326	119.00–120.00	119.92
9	—	429	116.00–123.00	121.68
8	—	915	73.00	73.00
8	—	379	121.00–124.00	122.25
16	—	703	86.00–95.00	94.42
12	—	812	73.00–86.00	83.78
12	—	690	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	117.00	117.00
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	91.00–96.00	94.48
4	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	210	91.00	91.00
4	—	479	96.00–99.00	97.50
4	—	330	90.00–95.00	91.95
10	—	368	86.00–99.00	92.43
3	—	177	90.00–99.00	95.77
1	—	690	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
2	—	483	94.00–96.00	95.02
2	—	563	90.00–97.00	93.58
2	—	515	86.00–92.00	88.94
1	—	610	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	75.00	75.00
2	—	760	81.00–85.00	83.01
6	—	621	84.00–95.00	90.76
6	—	567	94.00–105.00	100.29
4	—	723	76.00–89.00	85.03
1	—	810	78.00	78.00
16	—	522	102.00–114.00	109.34
6	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.12
4	—	679	82.00–97.00	87.23
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	82.00	82.00
3	—	777	70.00–80.00	76.68
37	—	524	90.00–109.00	102.98
29	—	573	96.00–108.00	101.27
17	—	476	97.00–110.00	102.39
3	—	623	86.00–100.00	90.83
1	—	810	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	90.00–102.00	97.63
8	—	516	116.00–125.00	122.10
7	—	769	90.00–114.00	96.81
6	—	558	107.00–123.00	109.96
23	—	614	90.00–104.00	98.75
8	—	724	82.00–101.00	93.95
7	—	473	115.00–124.00	119.89
1	—	980	88.00	88.00
1	—	854	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	58.00–75.00	66.60
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	420	100.00–109.00	103.60
5	—	319	100.00–109.00	102.96
2	—	358	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	478	100.00–104.00	102.05
4	—	275	100.00–110.00	105.09
4	—	234	101.00–118.00	107.98
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	111.00–117.00	114.78
2	—	640	90.00	90.00
2	—	413	114.00–119.00	116.52
2	—	360	111.00–115.00	112.97
7	—	274	113.00–126.00	117.16
4	—	984	86.00	86.00
3	—	240	124.00–128.00	125.33
1	—	570	102.00	102.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	84.00	84.00
1	—	390	80.00	80.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	424	120.00–147.00	133.50
27	—	377	120.00–149.00	140.13
6	—	473	125.00–140.00	132.35
1	—	895	108.00	108.00
23	—	321	122.00–148.00	141.05
2	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	278	132.00–144.00	138.16
3	—	575	120.00–125.00	121.62
2	—	730	104.00–112.00	107.95
1	—	155	143.00	143.00
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
13	—	621	114.00–122.00	116.30
7	—	669	100.00–118.00	112.87
1	—	990	92.00	92.00
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
1	—	215	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,311	61.00–75.00	68.33
4	—	1,645	77.00–87.00	83.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,176	60.00–69.00	63.45
56	—	1,044	50.00–59.00	54.91
21	—	1,030	40.00–49.00	46.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,403	62.00–63.00	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	809	34.00–44.00	41.09
5	—	837	45.00–54.00	49.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	875.00	875.00

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