Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $180.89/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$180.89

51 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$88.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.41

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	199.84	975	29
Medium and Large 2	474	160.36	761	20
Medium and Large 3	505	111.25	562	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.59/cwt here — about $413 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 sale51 hd

180.89

—

NC average8 barns · 1,106 hd

202.29

−21.41

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	1,562	114.57	1,790	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	102.71	1,398	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	80.73	686	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	223	158.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	181.08/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	191.51/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.19/cwt	160.00–184.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	176.64/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	160.53/cwt	155.00–164.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	175.61/cwt	162.50–184.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	193.50/cwt	188.00–200.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.32/cwt	110.00–130.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	153.63/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	217.25/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	221.53/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.68/cwt	200.00–255.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	217.91/cwt	206.00–230.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	193.45/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	100.02/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,410	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	91.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	73.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	89.70/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,084	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	110.63/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,491	9
Bulls	—	—	1,678	117.46/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,971	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	155.99/cwt	145.00–163.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	176.59/cwt	166.00–184.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	163.47/cwt	147.50–180.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	213.94/cwt	202.50–220.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.67/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	169.21/cwt	150.00–180.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	216.08/cwt	205.00–225.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	143.39/cwt	137.00–150.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	193.85/cwt	190.00–197.50	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	210.57/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 161Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 47Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	150.00–165.00	158.36
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	162.50	162.50
3	—	262	155.00–164.00	160.53
2	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.55
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
1	—	570	139.00	139.00
1	—	470	147.50	147.50
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	173.00–188.00	181.08
6	—	573	160.00–184.00	168.19
2	—	673	169.00–184.00	176.64
3	—	508	162.50–184.00	175.61
3	—	477	188.00–200.00	193.50
2	—	425	180.00–190.00	184.94
2	—	758	140.00–167.00	153.63
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
2	—	315	110.00–130.00	120.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	189.00–194.00	191.51
1	—	725	133.00	133.00
2	—	328	206.00–230.00	217.91
7	—	629	180.00–200.00	193.45
3	—	357	202.50–220.00	213.94
1	—	435	207.00	207.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
3	—	515	208.00–219.00	212.67
3	—	217	205.00–225.00	216.08
1	—	800	155.00	155.00
2	—	278	190.00–197.50	193.85
3	—	478	200.00–226.00	210.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	154.00	154.00
3	—	527	145.00–163.00	155.99
3	—	387	166.00–184.00	176.59
2	—	433	147.50–180.00	163.47
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	134.00	134.00
6	—	460	150.00–180.00	169.21
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
2	—	615	137.00–150.00	143.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	207.50	207.50
1	—	815	154.00	154.00
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
1	—	325	235.50	235.50
2	—	535	217.00–217.50	217.25
5	—	563	217.00–230.00	221.53
3	—	375	200.00–255.00	230.68
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,410	96.00–105.00	100.02
3	—	1,208	89.00–90.00	89.70
9	—	1,348	106.00–116.00	110.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	89.00–95.00	91.97
3	—	832	70.00–76.00	73.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	117.00–118.00	117.46
1	—	1,100	103.00	103.00

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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