Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 55.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.18/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$160.18

71 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$59.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.91

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	174.98	968	36
Medium and Large 2	452	153.71	695	27
Medium and Large 3	460	115.40	530	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.58/cwt here — about $437 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 sale71 hd

160.18

—

NC average8 barns · 646 hd

175.08

−14.91

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	1,771	115.66	2,048	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	99.89	1,252	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	90.63	1,568	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	83.40	823	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	564	214.82/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	128.11/cwt	119.00–137.50	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	161.48/cwt	157.50–165.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.73/cwt	120.00–147.50	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	190.39/cwt	170.00–200.00	969	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	165.37/cwt	150.00–180.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	174.96/cwt	172.00–187.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.36/cwt	182.50–185.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	109.14/cwt	100.00–127.50	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.63/cwt	150.00–180.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	255.39/cwt	220.00–268.00	1,348	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	243.38/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	226.66/cwt	215.00–252.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	137.62/cwt	130.00–152.50	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	165.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	180.24/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	200.94/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	134.41/cwt	122.00–147.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	207.10/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	232.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.56/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	230.42/cwt	200.00–275.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.26/cwt	140.00–165.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	216.78/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	244.72/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	260.94/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	160.60/cwt	150.00–175.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	146.06/cwt	140.00–152.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	224.48/cwt	202.00–255.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.85/cwt	170.00–185.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	124.55/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,289	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	104.56/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	115.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,145	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	91.35/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,070	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	103.36/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,322	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	90.63/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	86.60/cwt	83.00–92.00	818	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	115.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,647	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	75.94/cwt	75.00–78.00	822	3

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 Jan 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 475Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 201Year ago 147

Baby calves 55.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	200.00–230.00	214.82
2	—	618	160.00–200.00	180.24
2	—	710	197.00–205.00	200.94
3	—	678	197.00–220.00	207.10
2	—	355	225.00–240.00	232.39
2	—	465	222.50–257.50	240.56
5	—	514	202.00–255.00	224.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	140.00–155.00	148.43
2	—	710	122.00–147.00	134.41
3	—	463	150.00–175.00	160.60
2	—	583	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	365	140.00–150.00	145.14
2	—	510	140.00–152.00	146.06
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	170.00–185.00	177.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	157.50	157.50
3	—	568	120.00–147.50	135.73
4	—	468	150.00–180.00	165.37
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	233	162.50	162.50
6	—	423	150.00–180.00	162.63
3	—	527	130.00–152.50	137.62
4	—	324	160.00–175.00	165.98
2	—	373	140.00–165.00	153.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	119.00–137.50	128.11
5	—	615	157.50–165.00	161.48
2	—	725	130.00–145.00	137.66
14	—	509	170.00–200.00	190.39
5	—	562	172.00–187.00	174.96
3	—	478	182.50–185.00	183.36
3	—	417	180.00	180.00
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
3	—	502	100.00–127.50	109.14
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
2	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	528	220.00–268.00	255.39
9	—	567	200.00–255.00	243.38
7	—	611	215.00–252.00	226.66
3	—	377	200.00–275.00	230.42
4	—	676	210.00–225.00	216.78
2	—	423	232.00–257.00	244.72
1	—	935	141.00	141.00
2	—	470	255.00–267.00	260.94
1	—	855	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,838	121.00–129.00	124.55
4	—	1,540	103.00–105.00	104.56
7	—	1,855	110.00–120.00	115.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,171	80.00–96.00	91.35
23	—	1,279	98.00–109.00	103.36
8	—	1,426	110.00–118.00	115.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	87.00–95.00	90.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	945	83.00–92.00	86.60
3	—	1,083	75.00–78.00	75.94

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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