Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 2.00. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.23/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$105.23

66 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$26.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

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	438	117.22	514	13thin
Medium 2	501	106.98	536	20
Medium 3	432	101.82	440	26
Small 3	384	90.57	348	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $166 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

105.23

—

NC average7 barns · 1,038 hd

104.34

+0.88

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	1,416	70.77	1,002	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	56.99	912	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	48.19	536	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	34.78	316	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	410	89.60/cwt	80.00–95.00	367	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	380	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	357	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	260	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	120.27/cwt	119.00–120.50	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	104.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	408	101.04/cwt	100.00–105.00	412	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	391	107.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	90.67/cwt	80.00–96.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	89.90/cwt	80.00–100.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	223	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	484	108.36/cwt	107.00–113.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	103.50/cwt	100.00–117.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	98.17/cwt	90.00–101.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	578	100.21/cwt	90.00–109.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	528	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	106.38/cwt	101.00–110.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	105.00/cwt	96.00–114.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	113.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	33.85/cwt	25.00–40.00	316	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	293	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.00	859	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	50.49/cwt	44.00–55.00	572	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	38.98/cwt	32.00–41.00	404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,412	75.28/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	66.25/cwt	65.00–69.00	941	3
Steers	Small 3	—	455	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	450	1
Steers	Small 3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	Small 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.29/cwt	125.00–136.00	443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	132.44/cwt	129.00–133.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	122.99/cwt	119.00–129.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	129.86/cwt	122.00–135.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	393	101.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	401	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	474	103.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	493	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	438	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	113.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	115.55/cwt	111.00–120.00	367	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
4	—	410	110.00–115.00	113.50
3	—	318	111.00–120.00	115.55
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	99.00	99.00
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	335	125.00–136.00	132.29
7	—	396	129.00–133.00	132.44
5	—	504	119.00–129.00	122.99
3	—	417	122.00–135.00	129.86
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	100.00–108.00	101.99
3	—	474	100.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	425	100.00–106.00	103.11
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	80.00–95.00	89.60
1	—	380	94.00	94.00
1	—	260	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	119.00–120.50	120.27
2	—	478	116.00	116.00
2	—	365	114.00–126.00	120.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	100.00–109.00	104.05
5	—	408	100.00–105.00	101.04
5	—	391	104.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	585	80.00–96.00	90.67
2	—	505	80.00–100.00	89.90
2	—	323	103.00	103.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	107.00–113.00	108.36
6	—	520	104.00–108.00	106.00
4	—	428	110.00–115.00	111.70
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	100.00–117.00	103.50
2	—	463	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	90.00–101.00	98.17
4	—	578	90.00–109.00	100.21
2	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	101.00–110.00	106.38
2	—	540	96.00–114.00	105.00
2	—	483	110.00–117.00	113.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	933	25.00–40.00	33.85
1	—	650	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	53.00–57.00	54.99
2	—	1,658	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,132	44.00–55.00	50.49
5	—	1,036	32.00–41.00	38.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	75.00–76.00	75.28
3	—	1,420	65.00–69.00	66.25

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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