Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ,slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were down 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle were moderate .Quality of cattle was plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.65/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$100.65

66 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	458	108.99	499	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	104.38	557	25
Medium 3	479	102.47	491	21
Small 3	439	88.38	388	13thin
Medium and Large 3	670	79.00	529	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale66 hd

100.65

—

NC average8 barns · 1,094 hd

103.93

−3.28

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	1,476	72.79	1,074	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	48.75	563	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	47.72	718	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	38.67	361	6thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	92.05/cwt	89.00–97.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	561	101.84/cwt	100.00–108.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	104.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	105.60/cwt	102.00–108.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	433	103.97/cwt	100.00–107.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	263	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	114.46/cwt	113.00–116.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	427	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.02/cwt	111.00–127.00	609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	100.13/cwt	90.00–109.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	112.93/cwt	106.00–119.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	99.21/cwt	95.00–104.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	477	100.75/cwt	89.00–108.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	840	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	114.08/cwt	111.00–117.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	815	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	34.12/cwt	30.00–39.00	339	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	47.78/cwt	46.00–50.00	386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	50.96/cwt	50.00–52.00	813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	44.48/cwt	40.00–49.00	629	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	45.14/cwt	40.00–49.00	500	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	52.52/cwt	50.00–57.00	632	23
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.28/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,200	6
Bulls	—	—	1,298	58.40/cwt	50.00–70.00	758	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	57.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	321	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	292	1
Steers	Small 3	—	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	124.78/cwt	121.00–128.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	411	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	441	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	348	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	258	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	248	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	425	81.75/cwt	81.00–85.00	347	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	475	95.68/cwt	94.00–99.00	454	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	373	93.44/cwt	90.00–96.00	349	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	520	86.42/cwt	75.00–97.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	116.60/cwt	116.00–119.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	119.77/cwt	116.00–122.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	90.38/cwt	86.00–94.00	604	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	89.00–97.00	92.05
2	—	728	89.00–90.00	89.51
2	—	528	111.00–114.00	112.52
2	—	373	116.00	116.00
2	—	338	100.00	100.00
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	84.00	84.00
5	—	404	116.00–119.00	116.60
4	—	465	116.00–122.00	119.77
3	—	668	86.00–94.00	90.38
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	100.00–108.00	101.84
5	—	475	100.00–108.00	104.37
3	—	518	102.00–108.00	105.60
3	—	433	100.00–107.00	103.97
2	—	263	104.00–106.00	105.01
1	—	795	70.00	70.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	113.00–116.00	114.46
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	81.00–85.00	81.75
3	—	475	94.00–99.00	95.68
3	—	373	90.00–96.00	93.44
2	—	520	75.00–97.00	86.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	70.00	70.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	111.00–127.00	116.02
7	—	621	90.00–109.00	100.13
5	—	570	106.00–119.00	112.93
2	—	683	101.00–105.00	103.01
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	95.00–104.00	99.21
5	—	477	89.00–108.00	100.75
1	—	840	70.00	70.00
1	—	750	83.00	83.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	111.00–117.00	114.08
1	—	815	79.00	79.00
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	55.00–60.00	57.51
1	—	495	59.00	59.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	122.00–128.00	126.20
4	—	511	121.00–125.00	123.00
4	—	480	123.00–127.00	125.22
3	—	380	121.00–128.00	124.78
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	105.00–110.00	107.22
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	200	129.00	129.00
1	—	195	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	30.00–39.00	34.12
2	—	808	46.00–50.00	47.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	50.00–52.00	50.96
2	—	1,413	40.00–49.00	44.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,108	40.00–49.00	45.14
23	—	1,203	50.00–57.00	52.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	72.00–84.00	77.28
3	—	1,298	50.00–70.00	58.40
1	—	1,550	89.00	89.00

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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