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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

baby calves 15.00 to 30.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.53/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$107.53

92 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$24.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

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	587	112.41	660	58
Medium 2	540	103.42	559	10thin
Medium 3	554	98.81	547	21
Small 3	507	87.94	446	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.47/cwt here — about $214 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 sale92 hd

107.53

—

NC average8 barns · 975 hd

106.76

+0.77

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	1,428	74.57	1,064	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	56.80	907	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	55.03	615	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	856	36.56	313	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	483	118.41/cwt	117.00–119.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	104.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	685	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	245	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	250	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	112.40/cwt	111.00–115.00	472	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	116.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	421	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	112.38/cwt	104.00–119.00	352	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	123.41/cwt	118.00–129.00	358	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	390	93.72/cwt	91.00–95.00	366	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	118.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	577	97.28/cwt	82.00–105.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	413	104.16/cwt	100.00–109.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	99.62/cwt	85.00–105.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	105.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	337	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	620	82.95/cwt	81.00–85.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	285	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	103.91/cwt	100.00–108.00	239	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	710	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	115.29/cwt	114.00–118.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	111.57/cwt	110.00–113.00	528	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	615	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	510	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	437	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	272	103.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	281	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	106.29/cwt	100.00–111.00	335	3
Steers	Small 3	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Steers	Small 3	—	410	94.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	386	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,259	65.00/cwt	60.00–69.00	818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	79.73/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,214	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	966	46.41/cwt	43.00–49.00	448	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	63.14/cwt	60.00–69.00	761	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	54.46/cwt	50.00–60.00	618	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	65.92/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,210	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	54.52/cwt	51.00–59.00	838	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	42.52/cwt	35.00–49.00	363	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	31.95/cwt	24.00–38.00	273	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	83.05/cwt	81.00–85.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	112.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	98.04/cwt	96.00–100.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	463	99.77/cwt	90.00–109.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	99.98/cwt	90.00–106.00	573	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	91.31/cwt	85.00–100.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	123.04/cwt	117.00–126.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	105.25/cwt	96.00–112.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	102.75/cwt	90.00–110.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.27/cwt	112.00–130.00	644	18
Bulls	Small 3	—	555	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	494	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	483	87.41/cwt	84.00–91.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	122.04/cwt	120.00–133.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	122.63/cwt	118.00–127.00	510	6
Steers	Small 3	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.10/cwt	122.00–130.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.56/cwt	121.00–131.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 183Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

baby calves 15.00 to 30.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	117.00–119.00	118.41
4	—	655	100.00–110.00	104.52
13	—	423	117.00–120.00	118.61
2	—	613	106.00	106.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	91.00–95.00	93.72
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	82.00–105.00	97.28
7	—	413	100.00–109.00	104.16
5	—	525	85.00–105.00	99.62
5	—	380	100.00–110.00	105.99
3	—	337	104.00–110.00	106.97
2	—	620	81.00–85.00	82.95
2	—	275	102.00–105.00	103.47
2	—	230	100.00–108.00	103.91
1	—	710	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	114.00–118.00	115.29
2	—	473	110.00–113.00	111.57
1	—	295	111.00	111.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	113.00	113.00
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
1	—	665	86.00	86.00
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	104.00	104.00
1	—	615	83.00	83.00
2	—	435	100.00–101.00	100.49
3	—	272	100.00–110.00	103.44
3	—	315	100.00–111.00	106.29
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	111.00–115.00	112.40
3	—	360	115.00–118.00	116.96
3	—	313	104.00–119.00	112.38
2	—	290	118.00–129.00	123.41
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
2	—	410	90.00–98.00	94.05
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	120.00–133.00	122.04
6	—	416	118.00–127.00	122.63
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
2	—	513	122.00–130.00	126.10
2	—	615	113.00	113.00
2	—	678	105.00–108.00	106.51
3	—	315	121.00–131.00	125.56
3	—	593	125.00–129.00	127.33
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	86.00	86.00
2	—	668	81.00–85.00	83.05
5	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
2	—	515	96.00–100.00	98.04
3	—	463	90.00–109.00	99.77
15	—	573	90.00–106.00	99.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
4	—	569	116.00–118.00	116.98
5	—	719	85.00–100.00	91.31
9	—	476	117.00–126.00	123.04
10	—	616	96.00–112.00	105.25
10	—	676	90.00–110.00	102.75
18	—	518	112.00–130.00	124.27
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	89.00	89.00
2	—	483	84.00–91.00	87.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,259	60.00–69.00	65.00
5	—	1,523	77.00–82.00	79.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	966	43.00–49.00	46.41
10	—	1,206	60.00–69.00	63.14
21	—	1,134	50.00–60.00	54.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	64.00–68.00	65.92
8	—	1,537	51.00–59.00	54.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	51.00	51.00
3	—	853	35.00–49.00	42.52
7	—	853	24.00–38.00	31.95

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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