Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady yo up 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 of cattle were moderate . Cattle quality was average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.85/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$123.85

201 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

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	409	131.86	539	132
Medium 2	390	116.61	455	36
Medium 3	388	101.89	395	26
Small 3	366	91.68	335	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $204 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 sale201 hd

123.85

—

NC average8 barns · 823 hd

119.27

+4.58

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	1,539	72.83	1,121	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	53.12	830	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	52.51	598	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	41.46	391	16

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	328	103.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	96.70/cwt	90.00–100.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	576	92.95/cwt	84.00–105.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	104.40/cwt	93.00–110.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	95.32/cwt	93.00–98.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.62/cwt	117.00–124.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	114.37/cwt	106.00–121.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	99.29/cwt	90.00–109.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.17/cwt	91.00–113.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	126.63/cwt	124.00–129.00	413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	122.79/cwt	117.00–126.00	442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	124.10/cwt	116.00–127.00	521	28
Heifers	Small 3	—	175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	158	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	380	88.11/cwt	80.00–96.00	335	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	330	94.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	310	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	537	83.33/cwt	82.00–84.00	447	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	88.92/cwt	80.00–93.00	413	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	217	121.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	265	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	123.36/cwt	122.00–124.00	339	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	581	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	115.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	436	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	118.70/cwt	111.00–129.00	374	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	115.18/cwt	112.00–122.00	501	17
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	388	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	108.15/cwt	106.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	109.05/cwt	107.00–114.00	568	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	104.42/cwt	94.00–110.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	116.20/cwt	113.00–119.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	122.62/cwt	117.00–127.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	271	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	580	86.02/cwt	80.00–90.00	499	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	483	86.98/cwt	86.00–88.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	100.82/cwt	94.00–106.00	623	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	121.33/cwt	116.00–128.00	579	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.87/cwt	114.00–128.00	626	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	97.49/cwt	90.00–106.00	654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	94.04/cwt	84.00–100.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	114.92/cwt	110.00–117.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	91.01/cwt	88.00–95.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	533	101.90/cwt	90.00–107.00	543	10
Bulls	Medium 3	—	577	99.48/cwt	95.00–104.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	474	100.00/cwt	94.00–105.00	474	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	115.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	547	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	107.62/cwt	100.00–114.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	108.16/cwt	100.00–116.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	39.57/cwt	34.00–44.00	376	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.86/cwt	45.00–48.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	53.75/cwt	50.00–57.00	850	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	44.32/cwt	44.00–45.00	659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	63.47/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,008	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	53.57/cwt	50.00–59.00	614	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	46.49/cwt	42.00–49.00	497	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	61.61/cwt	60.00–64.00	802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,673	77.31/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,293	8
Bulls	—	—	1,360	66.86/cwt	56.00–72.00	909	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	160	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	718	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	574	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	220	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	243	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	268	101.58/cwt	95.00–110.00	272	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	104.57/cwt	100.00–114.00	387	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	426	102.62/cwt	98.00–110.00	437	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	193	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	108.35/cwt	106.00–111.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	109.69/cwt	100.00–119.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	134.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.75/cwt	123.00–130.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.92/cwt	118.00–134.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	136.75/cwt	125.00–144.00	376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.80/cwt	101.00–119.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	139.34/cwt	125.00–148.00	451	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.11/cwt	120.00–142.00	556	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.15/cwt	120.00–146.00	511	34
Steers	Small 3	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Steers	Small 3	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Steers	Small 3	—	243	94.97/cwt	92.00–98.00	231	2
Steers	Small 3	—	415	93.93/cwt	88.00–98.00	390	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	230	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	286	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	143	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 808Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 214Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	100.00–106.00	103.34
3	—	470	90.00–100.00	96.70
4	—	576	84.00–105.00	92.95
5	—	420	93.00–110.00	104.40
2	—	520	103.00–105.00	103.98
2	—	388	101.00–105.00	102.99
2	—	270	106.00–110.00	108.15
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
1	—	820	81.00	81.00
1	—	925	70.00	70.00
2	—	273	126.00–127.00	126.52
3	—	737	105.00	105.00
3	—	768	93.00–98.00	95.32
5	—	470	117.00–124.00	119.62
5	—	509	106.00–121.00	114.37
6	—	619	90.00–109.00	99.29
9	—	665	91.00–113.00	105.17
11	—	326	124.00–129.00	126.63
12	—	360	117.00–126.00	122.79
28	—	420	116.00–127.00	124.10
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
2	—	380	80.00–96.00	88.11
3	—	330	92.00–98.00	94.03
3	—	537	82.00–84.00	83.33
4	—	465	80.00–93.00	88.92
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	107.00–114.00	109.05
11	—	575	94.00–110.00	104.42
6	—	477	110.00–116.00	113.66
5	—	367	113.00–119.00	116.20
3	—	273	117.00–127.00	122.62
2	—	438	114.00–116.00	115.02
1	—	220	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
3	—	217	120.00–123.00	121.96
3	—	275	122.00–124.00	123.36
3	—	517	112.00–113.00	112.34
4	—	376	112.00–120.00	115.89
5	—	315	111.00–129.00	118.70
17	—	435	112.00–122.00	115.18
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	100.00	100.00
2	—	718	80.00	80.00
3	—	220	110.00–112.00	110.67
3	—	268	95.00–110.00	101.58
4	—	370	100.00–114.00	104.57
13	—	426	98.00–110.00	102.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
2	—	193	136.00–137.00	136.49
3	—	673	106.00–111.00	108.35
3	—	707	100.00–119.00	109.69
4	—	218	130.00–137.00	134.83
4	—	475	123.00–130.00	126.75
5	—	513	118.00–134.00	126.92
11	—	275	125.00–144.00	136.75
12	—	630	101.00–119.00	112.80
23	—	324	125.00–148.00	139.34
30	—	418	120.00–142.00	133.11
34	—	375	120.00–146.00	136.15
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
2	—	243	92.00–98.00	94.97
3	—	415	88.00–98.00	93.93
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	80.00–90.00	86.02
2	—	483	86.00–88.00	86.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	94.00–106.00	100.82
15	—	477	116.00–128.00	121.33
14	—	518	114.00–128.00	120.87
12	—	671	90.00–106.00	97.49
9	—	718	84.00–100.00	94.04
4	—	564	110.00–117.00	114.92
3	—	780	88.00–95.00	91.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	90.00–107.00	101.90
8	—	577	95.00–104.00	99.48
8	—	474	94.00–105.00	100.00
1	—	810	70.00	70.00
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
1	—	630	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	110.00–119.00	115.20
6	—	574	100.00–114.00	107.62
4	—	534	100.00–116.00	108.16
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	54.00	54.00
5	—	286	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	949	34.00–44.00	39.57
3	—	953	45.00–48.00	46.86
1	—	860	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	50.00–57.00	53.75
3	—	1,488	44.00–45.00	44.32
2	—	1,588	63.00–64.00	63.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,147	50.00–59.00	53.57
18	—	1,070	42.00–49.00	46.49
5	—	1,301	60.00–64.00	61.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,673	74.00–84.00	77.31
6	—	1,360	56.00–72.00	66.86

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	775.00	775.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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