Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher and feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 40.00-60.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.86/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$125.86

194 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$37.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

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	474	130.48	618	157
Medium 2	387	115.66	448	12thin
Medium 3	396	105.47	417	17thin
Small 1-2	350	99.00	347	1thin
Small 3	369	93.11	343	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.37/cwt here — about $275 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 sale194 hd

125.86

—

NC average8 barns · 902 hd

120.75

+5.11

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	1,517	76.40	1,159	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	57.46	864	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	52.84	581	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	41.82	379	25

Every lot, as filed

104 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 3	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	223	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	236	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	318	104.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	371	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	476	103.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	97.72/cwt	80.00–105.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	107.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	460	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	524	103.97/cwt	99.00–109.00	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	90.56/cwt	88.00–93.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	125.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	122.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	320	96.06/cwt	94.00–98.00	307	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	428	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	385	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	375	88.54/cwt	80.00–97.00	332	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	462	90.69/cwt	80.00–96.00	419	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	380	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	467	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	115.35/cwt	111.00–118.00	439	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	171	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	115.13/cwt	110.00–119.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	109.22/cwt	107.00–110.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	632	93.02/cwt	90.00–95.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	112.65/cwt	111.00–115.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	123.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	482	94.89/cwt	90.00–104.00	457	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	558	87.59/cwt	81.00–94.00	489	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	525	93.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	491	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	122.19/cwt	119.00–128.00	577	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	91.01/cwt	81.00–97.00	649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	122.90/cwt	117.00–126.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	94.49/cwt	91.00–98.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	103.47/cwt	95.00–109.00	543	13
Bulls	Medium 3	—	572	101.89/cwt	90.00–109.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	466	106.76/cwt	102.00–109.00	498	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	840	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	663	85.40/cwt	80.00–90.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	39.94/cwt	30.00–44.00	359	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	45.80/cwt	40.00–49.00	421	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	57.01/cwt	52.00–61.00	871	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	64.01/cwt	63.00–65.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	53.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	590	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	46.31/cwt	40.00–49.00	489	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	62.42/cwt	60.00–68.00	737	10
Bulls	—	—	1,603	82.22/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,318	13
Bulls	—	—	1,324	64.52/cwt	60.00–74.00	854	9
Bulls	—	—	1,828	92.05/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	473	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	508	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	518	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	106.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	431	105.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.54/cwt	135.00–157.00	406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	119.24/cwt	118.00–121.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.97/cwt	124.00–134.00	601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	656	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.67/cwt	120.00–146.00	566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.79/cwt	122.00–156.00	459	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	791	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.29/cwt	120.00–148.00	512	33
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	347	1
Steers	Small 3	—	245	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	235	1
Steers	Small 3	—	370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	363	1
Steers	Small 3	—	475	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	413	1
Steers	Small 3	—	335	95.94/cwt	92.00–100.00	321	2
Steers	Small 3	—	410	89.45/cwt	85.00–94.00	367	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	322	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	386	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	393	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	307	80.46/cwt	77.00–85.00	247	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	377	82.04/cwt	81.00–85.00	309	16

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 1,135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 143Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
2	—	223	102.00–110.00	105.96
2	—	603	100.00	100.00
4	—	318	100.00–110.00	104.54
7	—	371	105.00–110.00	107.82
7	—	476	100.00–109.00	103.57
8	—	565	80.00–105.00	97.72
10	—	428	100.00–110.00	107.58
19	—	524	99.00–109.00	103.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
2	—	468	118.00–124.00	120.89
2	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	773	88.00–93.00	90.56
3	—	657	100.00	100.00
5	—	319	122.00–128.00	125.22
7	—	419	115.00–125.00	122.37
10	—	370	120.00–128.00	123.92
16	—	614	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	94.00–98.00	96.06
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
4	—	375	80.00–97.00	88.54
7	—	462	80.00–96.00	90.69
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	110.00–116.00	113.00
7	—	435	110.00–119.00	115.13
4	—	524	107.00–110.00	109.22
3	—	632	90.00–95.00	93.02
3	—	333	111.00–115.00	112.65
2	—	668	94.00	94.00
2	—	363	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	285	121.00–125.00	123.07
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	120.00–127.00	123.41
2	—	423	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	450	114.00	114.00
6	—	381	111.00–118.00	115.35
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	155	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	100.00–108.00	104.06
2	—	508	100.00–104.00	102.03
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	106.49
6	—	431	100.00–110.00	105.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
4	—	710	110.00–121.00	115.75
5	—	579	120.00–124.00	122.26
8	—	275	135.00–157.00	147.54
8	—	614	118.00–121.00	119.24
9	—	473	124.00–134.00	126.97
15	—	524	121.00–128.00	125.21
20	—	420	120.00–146.00	134.67
23	—	328	122.00–156.00	139.79
29	—	665	116.00–122.00	118.98
33	—	373	120.00–148.00	137.29
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	99.00	99.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	96.00	96.00
1	—	370	98.00	98.00
1	—	475	87.00	87.00
2	—	335	92.00–100.00	95.94
2	—	410	85.00–94.00	89.45
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	90.00–104.00	94.89
2	—	558	81.00–94.00	87.59
2	—	525	91.00–96.00	93.45
1	—	615	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	119.00–128.00	122.19
9	—	713	81.00–97.00	91.01
8	—	514	117.00–126.00	122.90
2	—	988	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	803	91.00–98.00	94.49
2	—	590	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	95.00–109.00	103.47
9	—	572	90.00–109.00	101.89
7	—	466	102.00–109.00	106.76
2	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	60.00	60.00
1	—	840	70.00	70.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	110.00–119.00	115.32
5	—	518	110.00–118.00	114.81
3	—	663	80.00–90.00	85.40
3	—	558	110.00–112.00	111.34
1	—	635	97.00	97.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	70.00	70.00
3	—	508	76.00	76.00
3	—	562	70.00	70.00
7	—	307	77.00–85.00	80.46
16	—	377	81.00–85.00	82.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	899	30.00–44.00	39.94
8	—	919	40.00–49.00	45.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	52.00–61.00	57.01
2	—	1,438	63.00–65.00	64.01
1	—	1,440	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,103	50.00–62.00	53.53
21	—	1,055	40.00–49.00	46.31
10	—	1,180	60.00–68.00	62.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,603	75.00–87.00	82.22
9	—	1,324	60.00–74.00	64.52
2	—	1,828	89.00–95.00	92.05

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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