Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were steady 2.00 to 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings heavy with quality average.

Baby calves 55.00 to 140.00 5 head.

21 head of hogs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.34/cwt on 242 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −23.68 against this barn's trailing median of $202.02.

Average price

$178.34

242 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$69.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	185.80	972	187
Medium and Large 2	472	161.22	760	45
Medium and Large 3	479	115.84	554	10thin

One grade step is worth $69.97/cwt here — about $417 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 sale242 hd

178.34

—

NC average8 barns · 1,084 hd

172.17

+6.17

This barn, trailing median26 sales

202.02

−23.68

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	—	High	1,488	113.22	1,685	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	89.09	1,102	138
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	85.00	1,534	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	67.30	626	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,161	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	—	374	164.63/cwt	140.00–180.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	137.96/cwt	130.00–160.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.36/cwt	150.00–175.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.46/cwt	120.00–155.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.10/cwt	100.00–132.50	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	173.93/cwt	150.00–187.50	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	168.02/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	141.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	183.36/cwt	175.00–190.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	171.08/cwt	162.50–180.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	194.41/cwt	180.00–207.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	191.75/cwt	180.00–215.00	901	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	188.26/cwt	162.00–205.00	973	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.21/cwt	174.00–195.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	176.02/cwt	162.00–187.50	1,019	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	159.80/cwt	150.00–167.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	165.74/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,039	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	150.42/cwt	140.00–177.50	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	165.49/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	189.73/cwt	170.00–202.50	725	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.28/cwt	150.00–172.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.49/cwt	110.00–147.50	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	173.65/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	186.70/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,193	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	119.05/cwt	107.00–130.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	160.17/cwt	147.00–170.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	216.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	199.23/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	203.20/cwt	195.00–210.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	204.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	171.14/cwt	162.50–180.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	199.09/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,129	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	216.24/cwt	205.00–225.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	164.05/cwt	152.50–176.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	189.74/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,083	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	205.67/cwt	190.00–222.50	777	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	152.74/cwt	140.00–170.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.43/cwt	100.00–135.00	566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	75.67/cwt	72.00–79.00	712	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	63.71/cwt	56.00–70.00	589	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	179.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	173.62/cwt	147.00–185.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	153.68/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	159.19/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	202.99/cwt	190.00–215.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.48/cwt	155.00–172.50	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	884	138.24/cwt	127.50–155.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	156.83/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.02/cwt	182.00–205.00	809	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.05/cwt	157.00–180.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	220.83/cwt	200.00–235.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	162.96/cwt	140.00–177.00	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	191.45/cwt	180.00–207.50	904	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	159.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,075	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	193.79/cwt	172.00–205.00	1,019	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,161.43/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,802	126.00/cwt	121.00–132.00	2,271	10
Bulls	—	—	1,481	113.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,679	5
Bulls	—	—	1,143	98.94/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,131	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	102.27/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,429	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	91.25/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,173	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	82.14/cwt	73.00–86.00	913	46

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 605Year ago 925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 186Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 2

Baby calves 55.00 to 140.00 5 head.

21 head of hogs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	140.00–180.00	164.63
5	—	574	140.00–150.00	145.22
7	—	638	130.00–160.00	137.96
7	—	330	150.00–175.00	157.36
4	—	680	120.00–155.00	135.46
1	—	215	177.00	177.00
4	—	513	130.00–150.00	141.09
2	—	260	162.50–180.00	171.08
5	—	426	150.00–172.00	162.28
10	—	466	147.00–170.00	160.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
2	—	530	100.00–132.50	116.10
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	110.00–147.50	129.49
3	—	567	107.00–130.00	119.05
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	150.00–187.50	173.93
5	—	716	160.00–180.00	168.02
6	—	333	175.00–190.00	183.36
3	—	282	180.00–207.00	194.41
1	—	1,050	109.00	109.00
2	—	820	125.00–135.00	129.97
19	—	470	180.00–215.00	191.75
19	—	517	162.00–205.00	188.26
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
13	—	435	174.00–195.00	185.21
27	—	579	162.00–187.50	176.02
5	—	773	140.00–177.50	150.42
14	—	670	150.00–175.00	165.49
19	—	382	170.00–202.50	189.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
2	—	433	110.00–120.00	115.03
3	—	470	100.00–135.00	120.43
2	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
5	—	579	150.00–167.00	159.80
5	—	526	140.00–170.00	152.74
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
2	—	280	175.00–185.00	179.73
2	—	625	117.50–120.00	118.72
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
5	—	381	147.00–185.00	173.62
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
4	—	323	155.00–172.50	159.48
9	—	428	157.00–180.00	173.05
9	—	469	140.00–177.00	162.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	627	150.00–185.00	165.74
21	—	571	170.00–207.00	189.74
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
18	—	378	190.00–222.50	205.67
1	—	920	145.00	145.00
7	—	722	140.00–162.00	153.68
6	—	774	145.00–178.00	159.19
10	—	328	190.00–215.00	202.99
4	—	884	127.50–155.00	138.24
4	—	815	152.00–164.00	156.83
27	—	419	182.00–205.00	193.02
1	—	980	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
9	—	285	200.00–235.00	220.83
31	—	472	180.00–207.50	191.45
9	—	672	150.00–170.00	159.94
17	—	526	172.00–205.00	193.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	165.00–182.00	173.65
17	—	639	175.00–195.00	186.70
3	—	428	210.00–225.00	216.73
6	—	516	190.00–207.50	199.23
7	—	487	195.00–210.00	203.20
2	—	298	232.50	232.50
2	—	660	185.00–187.00	185.99
4	—	373	200.00–210.00	204.58
2	—	775	162.50–180.00	171.14
13	—	567	190.00–210.00	199.09
4	—	305	205.00–225.00	216.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	147.00	147.00
1	—	775	168.00	168.00
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
3	—	535	170.00	170.00
2	—	585	152.50–176.00	164.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	941	72.00–79.00	75.67
14	—	925	56.00–70.00	63.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,397	99.00–110.00	102.27
81	—	1,286	87.00–98.00	91.25
46	—	1,111	73.00–86.00	82.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,802	121.00–132.00	126.00
5	—	1,481	110.00–119.00	113.36
9	—	1,143	90.00–108.00	98.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	900.00–1,300.00	1,161.43

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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