Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was light ; market activity and buyer interest were slow . Offerings of cattle moderate with quality plain .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.07/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$100.07

43 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium 2 over Small 3

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	528	105.67	558	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	521	104.94	547	20
Medium 3	425	97.03	412	14thin
Small 3	355	88.16	313	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $246 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 sale43 hd

100.07

—

NC average7 barns · 1,043 hd

104.53

−4.46

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	1,400	74.46	1,043	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	58.60	671	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	55.81	893	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	41.50	343	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	275	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	314	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	275	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	417	90.52/cwt	81.00–95.00	377	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	328	87.69/cwt	80.00–96.00	288	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	220	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	107.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	95.46/cwt	91.00–100.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	466	95.55/cwt	86.00–100.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	195	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	199	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	468	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	412	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	107.40/cwt	104.00–115.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	87.07/cwt	80.00–95.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	96.02/cwt	90.00–102.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	563	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	90.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	82.01/cwt	80.00–85.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	205	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	391	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	220	106.91/cwt	102.00–111.00	235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	126.32/cwt	120.00–134.00	469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	116.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	500	8
Steers	Small 3	—	380	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	338	1
Steers	Small 3	—	435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,338	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	65.91/cwt	56.00–70.00	877	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	46.82/cwt	43.00–50.00	545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.86/cwt	52.00–60.00	614	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	65.87/cwt	62.00–71.00	778	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	933	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	54.78/cwt	50.00–60.00	885	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	431	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	252	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	114.00	114.00
1	—	235	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	99.00	99.00
1	—	400	101.00	101.00
2	—	220	102.00–111.00	106.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
3	—	548	120.00	120.00
8	—	371	120.00–134.00	126.32
8	—	429	110.00–120.00	116.62
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	89.00	89.00
1	—	435	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	81.00–95.00	90.52
2	—	328	80.00–96.00	87.69
1	—	220	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	105.00–110.00	107.84
6	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	91.00–100.00	95.46
1	—	915	86.00	86.00
1	—	670	87.00	87.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	86.00–100.00	95.55
2	—	520	90.00–100.00	95.10
2	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	195	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	86.00–90.00	88.01
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	104.00–115.00	107.40
3	—	712	80.00–95.00	87.07
2	—	638	90.00–102.00	96.02
2	—	470	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	940	89.00	89.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	665	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–100.00	95.02
2	—	520	87.00–93.00	90.03
2	—	480	100.00–104.00	101.96
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	80.00–85.00	82.01
1	—	580	96.00	96.00
1	—	525	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,338	80.00–82.00	81.01
3	—	1,330	56.00–70.00	65.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	43.00–50.00	46.82
14	—	1,099	52.00–60.00	55.86
15	—	1,181	62.00–71.00	65.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	62.00	62.00
6	—	1,616	50.00–60.00	54.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	53.00	53.00
2	—	840	30.00	30.00

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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