Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last sale . 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 $164.98/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$164.98

44 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$61.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.50

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	183.17	935	25
Medium and Large 2	358	154.85	555	11thin
Medium and Large 3	455	122.07	555	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.11/cwt here — about $380 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 sale44 hd

164.98

—

NC average4 barns · 592 hd

178.48

−13.50

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	1,873	118.81	2,225	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	99.37	1,128	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	87.45	735	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	195.13/cwt	180.00–200.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	184.08/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	128.36/cwt	122.00–135.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	153.02/cwt	135.00–172.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	215.20/cwt	205.00–220.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	206.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	184.79/cwt	170.00–191.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	192.69/cwt	182.00–205.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	208.76/cwt	202.00–217.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	209.74/cwt	207.00–212.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	89.92/cwt	84.00–94.00	940	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	89.93/cwt	86.00–93.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	108.42/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,245	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	101.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,230	16
Bulls	—	—	1,873	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	161.09/cwt	145.00–175.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	185.09/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	113.90/cwt	100.00–127.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	152.73/cwt	148.00–160.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	206.98/cwt	200.00–212.00	656	5

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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 128Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 76Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
4	—	365	180.00–200.00	195.13
4	—	569	170.00–191.00	184.08
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	159.00	159.00
2	—	343	180.00–190.00	185.04
8	—	526	170.00–191.00	184.79
3	—	467	182.00–205.00	192.69
1	—	410	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
2	—	443	177.00	177.00
2	—	243	142.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	288	135.00–172.00	153.02
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
3	—	318	147.00–157.00	152.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	122.00–135.00	128.36
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	100.00–127.00	113.90
2	—	593	125.00–127.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	205.00–220.00	215.20
4	—	523	200.00–210.00	206.42
3	—	460	216.00	216.00
1	—	295	217.00	217.00
1	—	710	188.00	188.00
5	—	334	202.00–217.00	208.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	227.00	227.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
4	—	286	207.00–212.00	209.74
1	—	735	162.00	162.00
3	—	578	170.00–200.00	185.09
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
2	—	425	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	920	157.00	157.00
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
5	—	317	200.00–212.00	206.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
5	—	414	145.00–175.00	161.09
3	—	525	140.00–160.00	148.70
1	—	350	167.00	167.00
3	—	572	148.00–160.00	152.73
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,045	84.00–94.00	89.92
10	—	1,148	106.00–113.00	108.42
16	—	1,206	95.00–105.00	101.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
3	—	862	86.00–93.00	89.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	117.00–120.00	118.81

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