Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady feeder cattle steady . demand was moderate market activity and buyer interest were moderate offerings of cattle were moderate quality was average

baby calves 10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.92/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$116.92

78 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.63

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	123.62	710	45
Medium 2	390	114.83	447	17thin
Medium 3	430	104.82	451	11thin
Small 2	415	92.00	382	1thin
Small 3	619	90.00	557	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $152 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 sale78 hd

116.92

—

NC average5 barns · 1,049 hd

127.55

−10.63

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	—	Low	1,598	73.54	1,175	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	56.65	887	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,040	51.62	537	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	814	43.61	355	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	269	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	520	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	458	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	578	95.39/cwt	92.00–99.00	551	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	480	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	470	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	415	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	382	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	355	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	104.12/cwt	100.00–105.50	643	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	118.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	100.36/cwt	95.00–105.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	98.71/cwt	90.00–105.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	633	74.41/cwt	70.00–79.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	225	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	226	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	532	105.47/cwt	90.00–109.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	96.55/cwt	90.00–100.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	114.31/cwt	113.00–115.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	810	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	508	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	406	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.71/cwt	118.00–126.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	568	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	522	96.98/cwt	91.00–100.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	103.46/cwt	100.00–107.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	579	101.17/cwt	91.00–109.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	105.04/cwt	104.00–106.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	560	100.50/cwt	94.00–107.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	112.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	473	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	113.99/cwt	104.00–120.00	433	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	268	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	293	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	412	102.99/cwt	101.00–104.00	424	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	122.71/cwt	119.00–127.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.82/cwt	112.00–126.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	689	12
Steers	Small 2	—	415	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	382	1
Steers	Small 3	—	619	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,203	62.98/cwt	57.00–69.00	758	3
Bulls	—	—	1,894	81.46/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,543	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	45.51/cwt	41.00–49.00	474	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	54.47/cwt	50.00–58.00	566	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	56.65/cwt	52.00–58.00	887	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	40.69/cwt	36.00–44.00	312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	46.52/cwt	45.00–50.00	400	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady feeder cattle steady . demand was moderate market activity and buyer interest were moderate offerings of cattle were moderate quality was average

baby calves 10-30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	128.00	128.00
1	—	180	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	119.00	119.00
3	—	505	111.00	111.00
5	—	420	110.00–116.00	112.62
6	—	380	104.00–120.00	113.99
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	268	109.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	412	101.00–104.00	102.99
3	—	590	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
3	—	428	119.00–127.00	122.71
5	—	768	121.00	121.00
8	—	520	112.00–126.00	122.82
11	—	610	131.00	131.00
12	—	569	115.00–123.00	121.03
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	92.00	92.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	88.00	88.00
2	—	578	92.00–99.00	95.39
1	—	480	98.00	98.00
1	—	415	92.00	92.00
1	—	355	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	618	100.00–105.50	104.12
9	—	438	115.00–119.00	118.03
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	95.00–105.00	100.36
3	—	473	90.00–105.00	98.71
2	—	633	70.00–79.00	74.41
2	—	420	100.00–102.00	100.96
2	—	225	100.00–101.00	100.48
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	90.00–109.00	105.47
3	—	565	90.00–100.00	96.55
3	—	427	113.00–115.00	114.31
2	—	375	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	810	73.00	73.00
1	—	655	88.00	88.00
1	—	600	85.00	85.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	80.00	80.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	118.00–126.00	122.71
2	—	738	84.00–85.00	84.50
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
1	—	590	107.00	107.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	100.00–101.00	100.67
3	—	522	91.00–100.00	96.98
2	—	485	100.00–107.00	103.46
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	91.00–109.00	101.17
2	—	520	104.00–106.00	105.04
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	94.00–107.00	100.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	57.00–69.00	62.98
4	—	1,894	75.00–86.00	81.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	41.00–49.00	45.51
15	—	1,040	50.00–58.00	54.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	52.00–58.00	56.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	36.00–44.00	40.69
3	—	860	45.00–50.00	46.52

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