Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $178.18/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$178.18

38 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$55.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.76

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	190.87	986	23
Medium and Large 2	441	162.37	716	13thin
Medium and Large 3	568	135.00	766	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.87/cwt here — about $220 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 sale38 hd

178.18

—

NC average8 barns · 1,129 hd

187.94

−9.76

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	1,578	122.01	1,926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	101.02	1,198	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	90.00	1,557	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	71.10	587	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	470	190.66/cwt	183.00–198.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	221.27/cwt	220.00–224.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	194.03/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	161.31/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	204.26/cwt	201.00–210.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	163.16/cwt	150.00–172.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	161.34/cwt	145.00–175.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	71.10/cwt	68.00–75.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	109.32/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,393	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	100.30/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,184	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	88.83/cwt	80.00–94.00	934	11
Bulls	—	—	1,718	117.73/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,023	4
Bulls	—	—	1,392	127.71/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	182.09/cwt	172.00–192.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	200.37/cwt	192.00–215.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	199.25/cwt	199.00–200.00	942	4

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 130Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 37Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	183.00–198.00	190.66
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
3	—	415	201.00–210.00	204.26
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
2	—	545	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
5	—	429	150.00–172.00	163.16
2	—	545	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	384	220.00–224.00	221.27
2	—	540	191.00–197.00	194.03
3	—	667	152.00–170.00	161.31
1	—	1,000	136.00	136.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	198.00	198.00
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
6	—	423	192.00–215.00	200.37
1	—	235	206.00	206.00
4	—	473	199.00–200.00	199.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	145.00–175.00	161.34
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
4	—	420	150.00–165.00	157.90
2	—	283	172.00–192.00	182.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	595	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	197.00	197.00
1	—	615	187.00	187.00
1	—	730	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	68.00–75.00	71.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,274	106.00–112.00	109.32
33	—	1,180	95.00–105.00	100.30
11	—	1,052	80.00–94.00	88.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	116.00–119.00	117.73
3	—	1,392	124.00–131.00	127.71

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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