Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00 to 95.00 11 head

2 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.91/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$197.91

231 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$94.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	208.72	991	191
Medium and Large 2	439	158.41	695	29
Medium and Large 3	474	114.38	542	11thin

One grade step is worth $94.34/cwt here — about $450 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 sale231 hd

197.91

—

NC average8 barns · 1,183 hd

179.19

+18.72

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	1,604	114.23	1,833	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	89.75	1,086	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	75.28	668	14

Every lot, as filed

93 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 3	—	580	110.17/cwt	100.00–120.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	154.84/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	209.13/cwt	192.50–220.00	880	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	116.91/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	200.37/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,042	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	214.09/cwt	200.00–235.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	157.83/cwt	140.00–175.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	155.08/cwt	140.00–175.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	170.64/cwt	145.00–185.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	124.04/cwt	110.00–140.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	245.08/cwt	242.00–247.00	914	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	208.83/cwt	190.00–235.00	975	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	139.03/cwt	130.00–155.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.94/cwt	150.00–175.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	143.22/cwt	132.50–156.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.80/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,133	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	211.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	235.43/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	194.89/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	194.80/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.27/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	210.66/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	235.58/cwt	207.50–250.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	206.92/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	213.83/cwt	195.00–227.00	990	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	217.59/cwt	200.00–257.50	809	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	249.10/cwt	200.00–265.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	195.04/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	220.46/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	235.55/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	242.56/cwt	200.00–260.00	931	13
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	243.03/cwt	220.00–260.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	214.32/cwt	190.00–235.00	896	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	175.39/cwt	165.00–185.00	987	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.22/cwt	150.00–185.00	817	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	179.82/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,124	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	233.44/cwt	205.00–252.50	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	243	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	175.05/cwt	152.50–187.50	1,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	186.50/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,238	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	154.90/cwt	132.50–173.00	891	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	162.04/cwt	154.00–172.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	170.06/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	183.94/cwt	165.00–197.50	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.22/cwt	130.00–167.50	807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	117.58/cwt	100.00–135.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	114.51/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,854	17
Bulls	—	—	1,270	95.98/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	122.14/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,087	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	91.38/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,128	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	100.64/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,251	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	80.66/cwt	70.00–84.00	899	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	73.99/cwt	65.00–79.00	656	11

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 Oct 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 746Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 111Year ago 151

Baby calves 65.00 to 95.00 11 head

2 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	100.00–120.00	110.17
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	110.00–120.00	114.89
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
2	—	273	110.00–140.00	124.04
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	140.00–150.00	144.95
2	—	708	140.00–170.00	154.84
23	—	421	192.50–220.00	209.13
2	—	978	110.00–124.00	116.91
1	—	1,150	110.00	110.00
25	—	520	180.00–220.00	200.37
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
12	—	331	200.00–235.00	214.09
1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,115	114.00	114.00
13	—	573	180.00–212.00	197.80
8	—	284	210.00–220.00	211.95
10	—	619	180.00–205.00	194.80
10	—	660	172.00–191.00	185.27
36	—	463	195.00–227.00	213.83
16	—	372	200.00–257.50	217.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
2	—	265	140.00–175.00	157.83
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	127.00–132.00	129.46
3	—	327	140.00–175.00	155.08
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
9	—	371	145.00–185.00	170.64
3	—	568	150.00–160.00	153.31
2	—	495	150.00–157.50	153.75
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
4	—	426	150.00–175.00	163.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	373	242.00–247.00	245.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	190.00–235.00	208.83
8	—	283	220.00–260.00	243.03
15	—	418	190.00–235.00	214.32
1	—	890	162.50	162.50
1	—	215	252.50	252.50
33	—	563	165.00–185.00	175.39
8	—	625	165.00–191.00	179.82
10	—	379	205.00–252.50	233.44
7	—	720	152.50–187.50	175.05
1	—	1,060	127.00	127.00
13	—	664	160.00–192.50	186.50
3	—	823	154.00–172.00	162.04
1	—	930	160.00	160.00
4	—	781	160.00–185.00	170.06
7	—	528	165.00–197.50	183.94
1	—	1,005	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,115	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	130.00–155.00	139.03
5	—	672	132.50–156.00	143.22
17	—	480	150.00–185.00	170.22
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
2	—	243	150.00	150.00
12	—	575	132.50–173.00	154.90
11	—	523	130.00–167.50	154.22
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
2	—	425	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
2	—	520	117.50	117.50
2	—	578	100.00–135.00	117.58
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	185.00	185.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	210.00–250.00	235.43
6	—	713	182.50–205.00	194.89
1	—	230	240.00	240.00
6	—	612	200.00–217.00	210.66
6	—	316	207.50–250.00	235.58
4	—	525	200.00–217.50	206.92
5	—	282	200.00–265.00	249.10
4	—	763	180.00–200.00	190.00
4	—	678	187.50–210.00	195.04
4	—	578	210.00–232.00	220.46
16	—	467	210.00–250.00	235.55
13	—	384	200.00–260.00	242.56
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,619	107.00–119.00	114.51
2	—	1,270	93.00–99.00	95.98
4	—	1,709	120.00–131.00	122.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,234	85.00–96.00	91.38
5	—	1,243	97.00–113.00	100.64
18	—	1,114	70.00–84.00	80.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	80.00	80.00
11	—	886	65.00–79.00	73.99

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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