Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were up 4.00 to 6.00. Feeder cattle were steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate with quality being average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.26/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$103.26

33 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	403	112.66	454	9thin
Medium 3	446	103.31	461	13thin
Small 3	297	95.67	284	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	708	95.47	676	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale33 hd

103.26

—

NC average1 barns · 33 hd

103.26

+0.00

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	1,735	75.61	1,312	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	54.16	856	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	51.34	618	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	35.84	336	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,933	82.65/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,045.11/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	11,695	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	118.57/cwt	111.00–126.00	341	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	278	103.65/cwt	98.00–109.00	288	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	478	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	506	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	563	88.43/cwt	85.00–95.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	78.84/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,444	9
Bulls	—	—	1,317	61.24/cwt	55.00–64.00	807	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	60.56/cwt	60.00–61.00	998	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	53.72/cwt	49.00–59.00	647	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	45.94/cwt	40.00–49.00	554	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	61.03/cwt	60.00–63.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	533	101.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	215	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	211	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	145	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	97.19/cwt	90.00–107.00	608	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	56.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	900	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	35.84/cwt	29.00–38.00	336	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	44.54/cwt	41.00–47.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	107.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	730	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	530	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	104.71/cwt	101.00–107.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	513	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.73/cwt	121.00–141.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	113.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Steers	Small 3	—	435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	374	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 463Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	81.00–84.00	82.65
9	—	1,831	75.00–80.00	78.84
3	—	1,317	55.00–64.00	61.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	60.00–61.00	60.56
19	—	1,607	50.00–60.00	56.02
5	—	1,454	41.00–47.00	44.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,204	49.00–59.00	53.72
43	—	1,205	40.00–49.00	45.94
7	—	1,191	60.00–63.00	61.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	937	29.00–38.00	35.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
3	—	533	100.00–105.00	101.96
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	85.00–95.00	88.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	111.00–126.00	118.57
1	—	430	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	108.00	108.00
2	—	278	98.00–109.00	103.65
2	—	478	100.00–101.00	100.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
3	—	375	132.00–137.00	135.03
6	—	419	121.00–141.00	132.73
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	98.00	98.00
1	—	145	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	90.00–107.00	97.19
3	—	890	82.00	82.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	104.00–110.00	107.05
4	—	420	101.00–107.00	104.71
3	—	513	100.00–105.00	101.66
2	—	483	100.00–105.00	102.54
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
1	—	330	111.00	111.00
5	—	379	111.00–115.00	113.79
1	—	520	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,119	900.00–1,225.00	1,045.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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