Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 3 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.44/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$170.44

34 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$50.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.86

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	183.82	969	17thin
Medium and Large 2	510	164.31	838	13thin
Medium and Large 3	464	133.53	619	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.29/cwt here — about $350 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 sale34 hd

170.44

—

NC average8 barns · 790 hd

180.30

−9.86

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	—	High	1,511	120.99	1,828	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	99.72	1,133	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	72.00	605	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	156.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	200.52/cwt	195.00–205.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	185.89/cwt	180.00–192.00	768	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,109	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	205.04/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	182.34/cwt	170.00–188.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	158.71/cwt	150.00–167.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	195.07/cwt	188.00–200.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	184.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	89.55/cwt	88.00–94.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	105.92/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,397	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	101.52/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,128	11
Bulls	—	—	1,787	129.37/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	112.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	167.00/cwt	157.00–177.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	166.00/cwt	155.00–176.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	175.91/cwt	170.00–178.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,011	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 72Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 62

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	127.00–137.00	132.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	150.00–160.00	156.74
2	—	620	130.00–140.00	135.08
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
4	—	559	170.00–178.00	175.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	167.00	167.00
4	—	384	195.00–205.00	200.52
2	—	413	180.00–192.00	185.89
4	—	469	188.00–200.00	195.07
2	—	700	157.00–177.00	167.00
2	—	690	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	575	172.00–180.00	175.90
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	140.00–150.00	144.97
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
4	—	520	170.00–188.00	182.34
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	770	167.00	167.00
1	—	570	156.00	156.00
3	—	487	180.00–187.00	184.30
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	177.00	177.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
2	—	308	150.00–167.00	158.71
2	—	230	140.00–145.00	142.66
2	—	420	155.00–176.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	202.00–208.00	205.04
1	—	535	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	88.00–94.00	89.55
5	—	1,319	105.00–108.00	105.92
11	—	1,111	99.00–104.00	101.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	127.00–133.00	129.37
3	—	1,235	110.00–116.00	112.61

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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