Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were up 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle moderate with quality average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.91/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$99.91

40 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

per head · Large 2 over Small 3

$21.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2	280	111.00	311	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	106.60	571	10thin
Medium 3	446	102.01	455	11thin
Medium 2	504	100.01	504	8thin
Small 3	418	89.71	375	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about −$65 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

99.91

—

NC average3 barns · 265 hd

104.62

−4.71

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	1,552	79.06	1,227	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	59.39	907	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	53.35	634	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	35.11	378	5thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	89.90/cwt	85.00–95.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	103.52/cwt	101.00–106.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	102.40/cwt	97.00–108.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Small 3	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Steers	Small 3	—	370	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	303	1
Steers	Small 3	—	270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	133.89/cwt	127.00–146.00	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.23/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.52/cwt	120.00–140.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	134.91/cwt	125.00–144.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	422	102.38/cwt	100.00–107.00	432	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	233	105.22/cwt	101.00–109.00	245	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	175	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	308	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	90.63/cwt	85.00–94.00	421	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	323	92.72/cwt	90.00–94.00	299	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	395	89.00/cwt	87.00–91.00	352	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	595	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	96.34/cwt	96.00–97.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	96.40/cwt	90.00–106.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	617	5
Bulls	Small 3	—	515	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	402	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	422	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	578	100.07/cwt	93.00–106.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	71.45/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,127	6
Bulls	—	—	1,558	84.51/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,317	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	66.67/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,043	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	64.38/cwt	63.00–66.00	817	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	45.56/cwt	34.00–51.00	503	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	55.25/cwt	52.00–62.00	673	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	56.39/cwt	54.00–61.00	854	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	35.11/cwt	32.00–39.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	85.00–95.00	89.90
2	—	635	101.00–106.00	103.52
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
3	—	675	90.00–106.00	96.40
5	—	522	115.00–127.00	118.21
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	97.00–108.00	102.40
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	91.00	91.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	78.00	78.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	82.00	82.00
1	—	270	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	127.00–146.00	133.89
4	—	525	125.00–132.00	129.23
4	—	373	120.00–140.00	130.52
3	—	407	125.00–144.00	134.91
2	—	473	126.00–129.00	127.49
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	100.00–107.00	102.38
2	—	233	101.00–109.00	105.22
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	175	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
1	—	250	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	85.00–94.00	90.63
3	—	323	90.00–94.00	92.72
2	—	395	87.00–91.00	89.00
1	—	595	84.00	84.00
1	—	435	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	96.00–97.00	96.34
2	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	715	85.00	85.00
1	—	250	126.00	126.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	102.00	102.00
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
1	—	855	78.00	78.00
2	—	313	110.00–114.00	112.05
2	—	575	101.00–105.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	106.00	106.00
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
2	—	280	101.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	422	100.00–105.00	101.62
3	—	578	93.00–106.00	100.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	92.00	92.00
6	—	1,578	63.00–75.00	71.45
6	—	1,558	80.00–86.00	84.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,565	62.00–73.00	66.67
9	—	1,514	54.00–61.00	56.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	63.00–66.00	64.38
16	—	1,105	34.00–51.00	45.56
25	—	1,218	52.00–62.00	55.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	32.00–39.00	35.11

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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