Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . 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 $104.97/cwt on 192 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −97.04 against this barn's trailing median of $202.02.

Average price

$104.97

192 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3

$28.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	112.00	638	1thin
Medium 2	519	111.29	578	45
Medium and Large 1-2	618	106.93	661	74
Medium 3	548	100.55	551	65
Small 3	535	83.84	449	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about $190 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

26 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.56, low $175.77, median $202.02 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale192 hd

104.97

—

NC average8 barns · 1,053 hd

105.46

−0.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

202.02

−97.04

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	1,528	72.63	1,109	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	64.04	1,015	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	57.75	660	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	38.33	350	14

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 and Large 1-2	—	619	99.03/cwt	85.00–109.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	123.14/cwt	118.00–127.00	414	15
Heifers	Small 3	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	290	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	267	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	480	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	427	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	413	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	190	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	113.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	48.61/cwt	40.00–64.00	528	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.43/cwt	54.00–71.00	813	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	56.87/cwt	50.00–85.00	632	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	843	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	58.60/cwt	51.00–74.00	906	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	68.31/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,094	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	37.74/cwt	32.00–44.00	338	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	126.72/cwt	119.00–147.00	520	16
Steers	Small 3	—	265	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	254	1
Steers	Small 3	—	373	88.97/cwt	88.00–90.00	332	2
Steers	Small 3	—	420	86.09/cwt	81.00–98.00	362	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	271	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	367	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	114.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	118.01/cwt	110.00–125.00	446	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	102.74/cwt	90.00–109.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	121.13/cwt	119.00–122.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	123.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	115.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	112.48/cwt	112.00–114.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	88.99/cwt	84.00–94.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	95.99/cwt	92.00–100.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	472	103.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	487	14
Heifers	Medium 3	—	521	95.88/cwt	80.00–105.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	313	102.77/cwt	100.00–112.00	322	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	372	103.52/cwt	99.00–110.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	569	100.62/cwt	98.00–104.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	271	107.35/cwt	100.00–111.00	291	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	424	103.99/cwt	100.00–107.00	441	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	420	88.06/cwt	80.00–98.00	370	8
Heifers	Small 3	—	525	86.60/cwt	80.00–90.00	455	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	363	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	327	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	338	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	91.84/cwt	82.00–97.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	102.39/cwt	90.00–108.00	594	21
Bulls	Medium 3	—	531	101.34/cwt	90.00–108.00	538	20
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	103.26/cwt	100.00–107.00	496	17
Bulls	Medium 3	—	863	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	613	92.24/cwt	80.00–104.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	430	104.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	517	111.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	576	26
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	112.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	536	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	582	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	640	8
Bulls	—	—	1,578	77.97/cwt	64.00–86.00	1,230	15
Bulls	—	—	1,452	64.61/cwt	54.00–72.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.79/cwt	123.00–150.00	435	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	122.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	133.19/cwt	124.00–148.00	482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	109.52/cwt	87.00–115.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	93.63/cwt	90.00–104.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	712	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	262	107.78/cwt	100.00–118.00	282	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	106.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	330	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	389	104.87/cwt	100.00–109.00	408	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	429	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	137.76/cwt	130.00–145.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	89.05/cwt	86.00–94.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	86.90/cwt	80.00–95.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	120.16/cwt	110.00–125.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	99.31/cwt	90.00–105.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.01/cwt	116.00–126.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	120.26/cwt	120.00–122.00	575	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	99.80/cwt	90.00–109.00	625	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	446	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	695	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	528	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	558	82.16/cwt	70.00–94.00	458	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	470	87.18/cwt	80.00–92.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	509	111.48/cwt	110.00–112.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	631	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	110.35/cwt	107.00–111.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	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 Nov 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 664Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 207Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	85.00–109.00	99.03
15	—	336	118.00–127.00	123.14
8	—	671	90.00–109.00	102.74
8	—	415	119.00–122.00	121.13
7	—	382	120.00–125.00	123.54
6	—	495	115.00–120.00	115.80
4	—	579	112.00–114.00	112.48
3	—	725	84.00–94.00	88.99
2	—	753	92.00–100.00	95.99
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
1	—	290	92.00	92.00
1	—	480	89.00	89.00
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
8	—	420	80.00–98.00	88.06
3	—	525	80.00–90.00	86.60
2	—	363	90.00	90.00
2	—	338	95.00–96.00	95.49
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	413	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	126.00	126.00
1	—	200	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	110.00–118.00	113.86
4	—	509	110.00–112.00	111.48
5	—	470	110.00	110.00
5	—	631	80.00–85.00	83.03
6	—	582	107.00–111.00	110.35
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	100.00–110.00	103.13
10	—	521	80.00–105.00	95.88
8	—	313	100.00–112.00	102.77
6	—	372	99.00–110.00	103.52
5	—	569	98.00–104.00	100.62
5	—	271	100.00–111.00	107.35
4	—	424	100.00–107.00	103.99
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	410	119.00–147.00	126.72
15	—	320	123.00–150.00	135.79
10	—	490	120.00–130.00	122.46
10	—	362	124.00–148.00	133.19
5	—	726	87.00–115.00	109.52
4	—	767	90.00–104.00	93.63
4	—	619	114.00–116.00	115.02
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	915	97.00	97.00
2	—	285	130.00–145.00	137.76
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	96.00	96.00
2	—	373	88.00–90.00	88.97
6	—	420	81.00–98.00	86.09
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	129.00	129.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	285	120.00	120.00
4	—	317	110.00–120.00	115.92
11	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.50
12	—	378	110.00–125.00	118.01
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
2	—	460	100.00	100.00
3	—	262	100.00–118.00	107.78
4	—	310	100.00–110.00	106.39
5	—	389	100.00–109.00	104.87
7	—	429	100.00–110.00	104.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	82.00–97.00	91.84
1	—	1,125	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,030	85.00	85.00
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
5	—	717	86.00–94.00	89.05
5	—	829	80.00–95.00	86.90
9	—	581	110.00–125.00	120.16
9	—	670	90.00–105.00	99.31
10	—	532	116.00–126.00	120.01
15	—	478	120.00–122.00	120.26
15	—	626	90.00–109.00	99.80
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	90.00–108.00	102.39
20	—	531	90.00–108.00	101.34
17	—	480	100.00–107.00	103.26
3	—	863	70.00	70.00
2	—	613	80.00–104.00	92.24
2	—	430	100.00–109.00	104.40
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	517	110.00–114.00	111.32
11	—	478	110.00–118.00	112.15
8	—	582	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	76.00	76.00
2	—	558	70.00–94.00	82.16
3	—	470	80.00–92.00	87.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,087	40.00–64.00	48.61
37	—	1,243	54.00–71.00	65.43
74	—	1,112	50.00–85.00	56.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	50.00	50.00
10	—	1,546	51.00–74.00	58.60
16	—	1,602	63.00–74.00	68.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	46.00	46.00
13	—	896	32.00–44.00	37.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,578	64.00–86.00	77.97
10	—	1,452	54.00–72.00	64.61

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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