Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.38/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$159.38

52 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

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

$57.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.62

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	176.32	1,104	24
Medium and Large 2	460	152.08	699	22
Medium and Large 3	489	118.38	578	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.93/cwt here — about $526 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 sale52 hd

159.38

—

NC average8 barns · 968 hd

185.00

−25.62

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	1,664	127.68	2,125	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	98.28	1,083	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	84.55	783	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Medium and Large 1	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.69/cwt	150.00–175.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	198.67/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	158.75/cwt	147.00–167.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	179.60/cwt	177.00–182.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.69/cwt	170.00–177.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	135.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	147.44/cwt	137.00–157.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	107.95/cwt	100.00–116.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	163.69/cwt	157.00–178.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	224.49/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	213.19/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	152.92/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	120.15/cwt	110.00–130.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	86.19/cwt	85.00–88.00	788	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	90.41/cwt	85.00–94.00	915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	99.86/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,117	9
Bulls	—	—	1,750	122.97/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,152	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	130.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.20/cwt	135.00–155.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	143.32/cwt	128.00–160.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	194.35/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	140.95/cwt	130.00–152.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	159.95/cwt	135.00–175.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	177.66/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	136.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	186.51/cwt	182.00–193.00	796	3

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 134Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	195.00	195.00
4	—	571	180.00–215.00	198.67
2	—	820	140.00–166.00	152.92
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
1	—	925	148.00	148.00
1	—	855	157.00	157.00
2	—	768	136.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	615	185.00–204.00	194.35
2	—	365	190.00–191.00	190.51
3	—	683	175.00–182.00	177.66
2	—	738	130.00–143.00	136.43
3	—	427	182.00–193.00	186.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	110.00–130.00	120.15
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	182.00	182.00
3	—	372	135.00–155.00	144.20
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
5	—	574	128.00–160.00	143.32
2	—	543	130.00–152.00	140.95
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
8	—	413	135.00–175.00	159.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	150.00–175.00	161.69
3	—	618	147.00–167.00	158.75
3	—	382	177.00–182.00	179.60
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
2	—	463	170.00–177.00	173.52
1	—	700	163.00	163.00
2	—	505	150.00–156.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
2	—	368	100.00–116.00	107.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00–177.00	173.69
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
2	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.97
5	—	536	130.00–139.00	135.41
2	—	283	137.00–157.00	147.44
2	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
2	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
2	—	558	222.00–227.00	224.49
4	—	611	206.00–222.00	213.19
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
3	—	424	157.00–178.00	163.69
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	85.00–88.00	86.19
1	—	975	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	106.00–107.00	106.67
5	—	1,012	85.00–94.00	90.41
9	—	1,119	95.00–105.00	99.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	122.00–124.00	122.97
4	—	1,621	126.00–134.00	130.03

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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