Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $104.83/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$104.83

40 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium 2 over Small 3

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	477	112.00	535	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	623	107.80	671	25
Medium 3	549	96.01	527	10thin
Small 3	495	90.00	446	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $89 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 sale40 hd

104.83

—

NC average8 barns · 850 hd

106.58

−1.75

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	1,498	68.43	1,025	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	53.97	821	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	50.70	590	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	30.57	304	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	88.50/cwt	81.00–96.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	316	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	324	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	441	108.40/cwt	108.00–110.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	107.42/cwt	100.00–115.00	668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	124.26/cwt	121.00–126.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	97.40/cwt	90.00–105.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	517	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	106.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	453	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	30.57/cwt	25.00–36.00	304	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	53.41/cwt	48.00–55.00	817	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	55.92/cwt	46.00–66.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	51.99/cwt	45.00–58.00	600	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	41.57/cwt	34.00–45.00	461	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	59.85/cwt	56.00–64.00	752	11
Bulls	—	—	1,643	72.92/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	63.93/cwt	54.00–71.00	865	2
Steers	Small 3	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Steers	Small 3	—	355	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	127.96/cwt	122.00–131.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.62/cwt	126.00–134.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	102.76/cwt	100.00–107.00	432	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	333	108.97/cwt	107.00–111.00	363	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	635	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	457	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	409	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	263	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	302	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	342	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	483	86.82/cwt	80.00–94.00	419	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	333	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	316	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	380	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	331	1

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year 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
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
4	—	443	115.00–120.00	117.26
2	—	700	81.00–96.00	88.50
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	90.00	90.00
1	—	240	90.00	90.00
2	—	483	80.00–94.00	86.82
2	—	333	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	385	100.00–110.00	104.94
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	108.00–110.00	108.40
2	—	533	106.00–108.00	107.01
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	100.00–115.00	107.42
4	—	565	115.00–118.00	116.75
4	—	481	121.00–126.00	124.26
2	—	755	87.00–90.00	88.49
2	—	720	90.00–105.00	97.40
2	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	100.00–105.00	103.39
3	—	465	100.00–110.00	106.30
1	—	730	70.00	70.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	70.00	70.00
1	—	555	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	110.00–111.00	110.33
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	122.00–131.00	127.96
3	—	507	125.00–126.00	125.34
3	—	325	126.00–134.00	129.62
2	—	430	125.00–129.00	127.00
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	100.00–107.00	102.76
4	—	333	107.00–111.00	108.97
1	—	635	72.00	72.00
1	—	505	104.00	104.00
1	—	375	109.00	109.00
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	112.00	112.00
1	—	300	114.00	114.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	25.00–36.00	30.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	48.00–55.00	53.41
2	—	1,498	46.00–66.00	55.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,155	45.00–58.00	51.99
15	—	1,110	34.00–45.00	41.57
11	—	1,257	56.00–64.00	59.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	72.00–74.00	72.92
2	—	1,353	54.00–71.00	63.93

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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