Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , slaughter cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle were moderate with quality of cattle average .

baby calves 5.00 to 25.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.66/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$101.66

67 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium 2 over Small 3

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	506	106.58	539	14thin
Medium 3	415	103.07	428	30
Medium and Large 1-2	638	99.94	638	17thin
Small 3	464	87.99	408	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $132 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 sale67 hd

101.66

—

NC average8 barns · 1,306 hd

106.73

−5.07

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	1,772	72.93	1,292	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	54.57	853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	51.08	554	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	37.83	358	11

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	970	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	524	4
Steers	Small 3	—	320	96.43/cwt	95.00–98.00	309	2
Steers	Small 3	—	360	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	280	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	100.05/cwt	95.00–104.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	102.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	105.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	516	104.76/cwt	95.00–108.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	337	102.36/cwt	90.00–110.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	431	102.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	93.75/cwt	84.00–105.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	100.66/cwt	95.00–108.00	623	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	275	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	226	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	760	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	408	92.48/cwt	89.00–96.00	377	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	260	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	117.87/cwt	116.00–120.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	562	115.67/cwt	114.00–117.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	114.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	605	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	477	103.94/cwt	100.00–107.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	577	99.50/cwt	91.00–107.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	123.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.31/cwt	116.00–125.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	106.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	111.56/cwt	109.00–114.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	518	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	397	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	408	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	422	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	188	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.35/cwt	133.00–136.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.63/cwt	120.00–136.00	551	13
Steers	Small 3	—	250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,015	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	78.83/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,736	68.51/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,189	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	46.14/cwt	37.00–49.00	502	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	53.57/cwt	50.00–59.00	571	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	59.89/cwt	56.00–64.00	1,032	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	47.33/cwt	45.00–49.00	689	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	56.41/cwt	54.00–58.00	882	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	36.02/cwt	30.00–44.00	341	9

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

baby calves 5.00 to 25.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	54.00	54.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	95.00–98.00	96.43
1	—	360	81.00	81.00
1	—	250	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	220	116.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	268	116.00–120.00	117.87
2	—	335	115.00–122.00	118.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	103.00–104.00	103.49
4	—	188	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
3	—	335	120.00–127.00	124.27
6	—	383	133.00–136.00	134.35
13	—	425	120.00–136.00	129.63
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	109.00	109.00
1	—	280	117.00	117.00
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	82.00	82.00
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
2	—	425	109.00–114.00	111.56
2	—	473	109.00–110.00	109.48
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
3	—	275	100.00–105.00	101.67
3	—	570	95.00–104.00	100.05
4	—	365	100.00–110.00	102.40
4	—	478	100.00–109.00	105.05
4	—	516	95.00–108.00	104.76
5	—	337	90.00–110.00	102.36
6	—	431	100.00–106.00	102.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	890	70.00	70.00
1	—	920	75.00	75.00
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	113.34
4	—	678	84.00–105.00	93.75
6	—	619	95.00–108.00	100.66
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	82.00	82.00
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	76.00	76.00
2	—	408	89.00–96.00	92.48
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
3	—	562	114.00–117.00	115.67
5	—	482	110.00–117.00	114.58
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	78.00	78.00
2	—	523	109.00	109.00
3	—	477	100.00–107.00	103.94
3	—	577	91.00–107.00	99.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	800	81.00	81.00
2	—	658	95.00–100.00	97.49
3	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.33
6	—	481	120.00–128.00	123.45
7	—	520	116.00–125.00	122.31
15	—	613	100.00–110.00	106.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	75.00–84.00	78.83
4	—	1,736	65.00–71.00	68.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	63.00	63.00
13	—	1,089	37.00–49.00	46.14
21	—	1,066	50.00–59.00	53.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	56.00–64.00	59.89
3	—	1,455	45.00–49.00	47.33
6	—	1,564	54.00–58.00	56.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	46.00	46.00
9	—	948	30.00–44.00	36.02

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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Replacement Cattle

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