Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 95.00 to 115.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.65/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$162.65

40 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$57.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.84

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	178.76	936	21
Medium and Large 2	426	153.14	652	14thin
Medium and Large 3	471	121.64	573	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.13/cwt here — about $363 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 sale40 hd

162.65

—

NC average7 barns · 989 hd

183.49

−20.84

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	1,441	120.65	1,739	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	110.10	1,243	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	69.00	569	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	510	182.98/cwt	182.00–184.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	173.69/cwt	164.00–184.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	163.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	180.24/cwt	170.00–190.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.27/cwt	180.00–200.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	145.30/cwt	136.00–160.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	148.54/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	149.09/cwt	145.00–153.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	190.86/cwt	190.00–192.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	189.84/cwt	180.00–200.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	689	134.48/cwt	128.00–144.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.70/cwt	150.00–182.00	626	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	106.67/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,236	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,249	7
Bulls	—	—	1,339	117.82/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,578	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	130.56/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	133.60/cwt	125.00–146.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	155.46/cwt	151.00–160.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	129.34/cwt	120.00–139.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	159.27/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,036	2

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 138Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 43Year ago 53

Baby calves 95.00 to 115.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	182.00–184.00	182.98
1	—	490	195.00	195.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00
3	—	670	151.00–167.00	159.27
4	—	428	180.00–195.00	186.36
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
2	—	630	164.00–165.00	164.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	140.00–148.00	142.39
4	—	689	128.00–144.00	134.48
4	—	378	150.00–182.00	165.70
3	—	605	125.00–146.00	133.60
2	—	560	151.00–160.00	155.46
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
1	—	525	172.00	172.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
2	—	763	120.00–139.00	129.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	164.00–184.00	173.69
2	—	518	170.00–190.00	180.24
2	—	375	180.00–200.00	190.27
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
2	—	733	137.00–160.00	148.54
2	—	660	161.00	161.00
7	—	483	190.00–192.00	190.86
3	—	420	180.00–200.00	189.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	160.00–170.00	163.27
3	—	533	136.00–160.00	145.30
2	—	565	156.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	460	145.00–153.00	149.09
2	—	288	150.00	150.00
2	—	213	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.09
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
2	—	498	210.00	210.00
1	—	900	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	102.00–109.00	106.67
7	—	1,095	112.00–116.00	114.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,339	113.00–121.00	117.82
2	—	1,798	126.00–135.00	130.56

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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