Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last sake .Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 125.00 to 140.00 6 head

7 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $188.18/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −13.84 against this barn's trailing median of $202.02.

Average price

$188.18

57 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$600

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

$93.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.66

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	217.21	1,179	35
Medium and Large 2	521	150.75	785	15thin
Medium and Large 3	470	123.23	579	7thin

One grade step is worth $93.99/cwt here — about $600 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 sale57 hd

188.18

—

NC average1 barns · 71 hd

175.52

+12.66

This barn, trailing median26 sales

202.02

−13.84

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	1,665	124.00	2,065	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	93.66	1,249	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	72.44	669	9thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	145.49/cwt	137.00–160.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	222.53/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,282	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	117.42/cwt	100.00–135.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.58/cwt	115.00–135.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	199.46/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	205.86/cwt	187.00–217.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	193.46/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.19/cwt	140.00–165.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	119.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.12/cwt	162.00–185.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	243.02/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	248.31/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.83/cwt	142.00–175.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.85/cwt	162.00–172.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	225.00/cwt	215.00–235.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	221.04/cwt	220.00–222.00	736	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	243.54/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	102.08/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,598	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	93.31/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,212	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	71.12/cwt	60.00–79.00	668	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	84.34/cwt	75.00–87.00	991	19
Bulls	—	—	1,660	135.58/cwt	129.00–150.00	2,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	117.56/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,961	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	224.56/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	226.16/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	164.81/cwt	155.00–175.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	233.97/cwt	225.00–242.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.54/cwt	120.00–165.00	863	4

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 Dec 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 424Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 129Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 125.00 to 140.00 6 head

7 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	137.00–160.00	145.49
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	388	155.00–175.00	164.81
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	187.00	187.00
1	—	260	195.00	195.00
4	—	623	120.00–165.00	138.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	217.00–224.00	222.53
2	—	423	237.00–250.00	243.54
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	152.00	152.00
1	—	700	148.00	148.00
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	237.00	237.00
8	—	477	210.00–237.00	224.56
4	—	528	215.00–234.00	226.16
3	—	660	210.00	210.00
3	—	383	225.00–242.00	233.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00–135.00	117.42
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
3	—	523	115.00–135.00	122.58
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
9	—	522	180.00–211.00	199.46
8	—	427	187.00–217.00	205.86
4	—	555	187.00–200.00	193.46
3	—	667	140.00–165.00	148.19
2	—	1,173	115.00–123.00	119.04
2	—	480	217.00	217.00
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	157.00	157.00
1	—	530	157.00	157.00
2	—	628	125.00–135.00	130.14
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
3	—	273	162.00–185.00	172.12
2	—	378	142.00–175.00	158.83
2	—	325	162.00–172.00	166.85
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	242.00–244.00	243.02
2	—	415	225.00–270.00	248.31
1	—	690	187.00	187.00
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
3	—	223	215.00–235.00	225.00
2	—	605	227.00–228.00	227.50
2	—	333	220.00–222.00	221.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	127.00–132.00	129.50
1	—	790	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,565	99.00–115.00	102.08
72	—	1,299	88.00–99.00	93.31
19	—	1,175	75.00–87.00	84.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	939	60.00–79.00	71.12
1	—	805	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	129.00–150.00	135.58
9	—	1,668	110.00–124.00	117.56

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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