Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $184.66/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$184.66

66 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$35.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	193.25	962	50
Medium and Large 2	502	157.78	793	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $169 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 sale66 hd

184.66

—

NC average8 barns · 1,127 hd

186.76

−2.10

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	1,399	116.79	1,634	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	101.47	1,387	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	789	70.45	556	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.40/cwt	186.00–201.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.85/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	167.96/cwt	150.00–185.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.28/cwt	190.00–201.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	191.31/cwt	190.00–194.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	161.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	190.97/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	152.07/cwt	137.00–161.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	211.02/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	214.51/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	279.66/cwt	257.00–300.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	200.50/cwt	185.00–216.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	206.23/cwt	192.00–217.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	165.14/cwt	147.00–189.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	203.69/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	171.45/cwt	162.00–181.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	64.17/cwt	60.00–68.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	107.65/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,603	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	97.63/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,260	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	88.64/cwt	86.00–91.00	987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	114.75/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	197.48/cwt	192.00–201.00	950	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	167.11/cwt	155.00–175.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.66/cwt	125.00–160.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	192.00/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	198.76/cwt	192.00–209.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	148.67/cwt	121.00–176.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	227.28/cwt	215.00–235.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	167.21/cwt	155.00–179.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	163.95/cwt	146.00–175.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	206.30/cwt	195.00–212.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	179.63/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	155.83/cwt	152.00–162.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 62Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 37Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	123.00	123.00
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	167.00	167.00
7	—	471	186.00–201.00	193.40
3	—	625	160.00–174.00	167.85
4	—	373	190.00–201.00	195.28
3	—	438	190.00–194.00	191.31
1	—	800	142.00	142.00
4	—	536	187.00–194.00	190.97
5	—	774	137.00–161.00	152.07
2	—	678	170.00–173.00	171.52
2	—	563	170.00–189.00	179.63
1	—	995	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	288	150.00–185.00	167.96
2	—	570	140.00–146.00	143.08
2	—	383	157.00–165.00	161.03
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
4	—	426	152.00–162.00	155.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
3	—	534	200.00–223.00	211.02
2	—	585	214.00–215.00	214.51
2	—	370	257.00–300.00	279.66
1	—	700	197.00	197.00
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	185.00–216.00	200.50
7	—	371	192.00–217.00	206.23
4	—	677	147.00–189.00	165.14
4	—	528	199.00–210.00	203.69
9	—	481	192.00–201.00	197.48
3	—	603	185.00–198.00	192.00
6	—	411	192.00–209.00	198.76
2	—	820	121.00–176.00	148.67
2	—	858	148.00–149.00	148.50
3	—	223	215.00–235.00	227.28
3	—	717	146.00–175.00	163.95
3	—	318	195.00–212.00	206.30
2	—	273	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	125.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	463	162.00–181.00	171.45
1	—	325	182.00	182.00
5	—	429	155.00–175.00	167.11
4	—	533	125.00–160.00	143.66
2	—	580	155.00–179.00	167.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	60.00–68.00	64.17
1	—	830	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,489	104.00–119.00	107.65
14	—	1,291	92.00–102.00	97.63
4	—	1,114	86.00–91.00	88.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	127.00	127.00
5	—	1,305	111.00–124.00	114.75

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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