Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle down 4.00 to 6.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate .Offerings moderate with quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.93/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$101.93

128 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

per head · Medium 2 over Small 3

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	497	109.48	544	36
Medium and Large 1-2	552	108.39	598	19thin
Medium 3	443	101.61	450	49
Small 3	392	86.12	338	24

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $206 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 sale128 hd

101.93

—

NC average8 barns · 977 hd

105.85

−3.92

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	1,732	72.82	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	48.46	716	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	47.38	547	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	844	39.02	329	26

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	418	116.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	224	121.01/cwt	115.00–128.00	271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	85.50/cwt	84.00–87.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	478	86.18/cwt	80.00–94.00	412	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	640	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.73/cwt	120.00–133.00	578	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	128.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.58/cwt	122.00–135.00	549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	130.28/cwt	128.00–134.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	566	108.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	109.82/cwt	109.00–110.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	314	104.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	124.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	410	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	357	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	122.48/cwt	117.00–128.00	683	2
Steers	Small 3	—	425	92.57/cwt	91.00–94.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	699	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.93/cwt	130.00–132.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	269	122.02/cwt	121.00–124.00	328	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	120.29/cwt	116.00–125.00	385	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	104.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	440	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	107.74/cwt	104.00–111.00	280	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	114.70/cwt	106.00–120.00	424	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	94.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	679	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	77.36/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	104.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	61.47/cwt	54.00–67.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	572	111.24/cwt	100.00–116.00	636	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	514	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	112.81/cwt	109.00–118.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	118.43/cwt	116.00–127.00	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	121.08/cwt	113.00–131.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	646	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	41.35/cwt	33.00–44.00	450	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.97/cwt	57.00–59.00	716	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	50.25/cwt	49.00–53.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	635	76.60/cwt	70.00–83.00	486	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	740	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	562	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	525	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	528	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	35.86/cwt	30.00–43.00	308	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	43.32/cwt	40.00–49.00	357	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	49.01/cwt	45.00–54.00	575	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	106.43/cwt	105.00–111.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	376	88.42/cwt	80.00–96.00	332	10
Heifers	Small 3	—	424	76.66/cwt	71.00–87.00	325	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	321	89.14/cwt	80.00–96.00	286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	103.39/cwt	99.00–108.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	522	98.49/cwt	77.00–108.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	373	104.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	99.68/cwt	94.00–103.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	114.60/cwt	113.00–115.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	225	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	109.81/cwt	107.00–114.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	421	104.26/cwt	88.00–109.00	439	14
Heifers	Small 3	—	490	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	273	107.12/cwt	100.00–112.00	292	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	95.17/cwt	81.00–104.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	327	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	333	3

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 79Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle down 4.00 to 6.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate .Offerings moderate with quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	110.00–120.00	116.19
5	—	224	115.00–128.00	121.01
2	—	490	118.00	118.00
4	—	269	121.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	320	116.00–125.00	120.29
8	—	370	106.00–120.00	114.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	125.00–135.00	128.46
13	—	424	122.00–135.00	129.58
9	—	485	130.00–133.00	132.67
7	—	506	128.00–134.00	130.28
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
4	—	329	120.00–127.00	124.64
2	—	558	117.00–128.00	122.48
2	—	608	112.00–118.00	114.96
2	—	275	130.00–132.00	130.93
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	100.00–108.00	104.39
3	—	357	106.00–108.00	107.01
3	—	420	100.00–108.00	104.72
3	—	260	104.00–111.00	107.74
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	91.00–94.00	92.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	84.00–87.00	85.50
2	—	965	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
20	—	471	120.00–133.00	122.73
3	—	718	90.00–98.00	94.62
12	—	560	116.00–127.00	118.43
12	—	517	113.00–131.00	121.08
6	—	620	100.00–110.00	104.16
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	80.00–94.00	86.18
1	—	640	78.00	78.00
1	—	740	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
8	—	572	100.00–116.00	111.24
4	—	514	110.00–113.00	111.00
4	—	476	109.00–118.00	112.81
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00–109.00	104.50
2	—	635	70.00–83.00	76.60
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	107.00–110.00	108.60
6	—	418	109.00–110.00	109.82
7	—	476	110.00–112.00	111.00
12	—	519	107.00–114.00	109.81
1	—	665	86.00	86.00
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	82.00	82.00
10	—	376	80.00–96.00	88.42
6	—	424	71.00–87.00	76.66
5	—	321	80.00–96.00	89.14
2	—	490	96.00–99.00	97.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	105.00–111.00	106.43
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
7	—	620	94.00–103.00	99.68
5	—	515	113.00–115.00	114.60
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	99.00–108.00	103.39
8	—	522	77.00–108.00	98.49
6	—	373	100.00–110.00	104.82
1	—	770	79.00	79.00
1	—	665	70.00	70.00
1	—	225	111.00	111.00
14	—	421	88.00–109.00	104.26
3	—	273	100.00–112.00	107.12
3	—	575	81.00–104.00	95.17
3	—	327	100.00–105.00	101.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,774	74.00–82.00	77.36
2	—	1,628	54.00–67.00	61.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,088	33.00–44.00	41.35
2	—	1,235	57.00–59.00	57.97
35	—	1,174	45.00–54.00	49.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	49.00–53.00	50.25
2	—	1,490	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	859	30.00–43.00	35.86
11	—	823	40.00–49.00	43.32

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