Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.24/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$153.24

51 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.10

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	156.58	980	28
Medium and Large 2	423	149.18	632	23

One grade step is worth $7.40/cwt here — about $349 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 sale51 hd

153.24

—

NC average8 barns · 993 hd

171.35

−18.10

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	—	Low	1,806	112.29	2,028	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	87.36	1,173	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	63.03	605	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	628	151.72/cwt	142.00–165.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.71/cwt	137.00–167.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	168.28/cwt	162.00–175.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	196.44/cwt	187.00–207.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	146.70/cwt	137.00–162.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	138.40/cwt	132.00–145.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.67/cwt	150.00–173.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.05/cwt	137.00–175.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	140.76/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	152.19/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.31/cwt	143.00–177.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	144.14/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.81/cwt	137.00–175.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	63.03/cwt	51.00–70.00	605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	77.84/cwt	71.00–84.00	913	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,734	96.92/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,681	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	91.16/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,225	20
Bulls	—	—	1,270	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,219	1
Bulls	—	—	2,087	118.15/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,466	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	150.07/cwt	131.00–170.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	167.24/cwt	160.00–172.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.85/cwt	170.00–183.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	143.38/cwt	137.00–150.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	217.89/cwt	185.00–250.00	915	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 145Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	142.00–165.00	151.72
1	—	1,010	128.00	128.00
3	—	515	150.00–173.00	157.67
3	—	783	129.00–155.00	140.76
6	—	677	140.00–170.00	152.19
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
2	—	813	135.00–153.00	144.14
4	—	584	160.00–172.00	167.24
4	—	420	170.00–183.00	178.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	137.00–167.00	146.71
3	—	327	137.00–162.00	146.70
2	—	508	132.00–145.00	138.40
7	—	374	137.00–175.00	153.05
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
3	—	410	143.00–177.00	160.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	162.00–175.00	168.28
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
3	—	482	187.00–207.00	196.44
2	—	675	131.00–170.00	150.07
1	—	910	135.00	135.00
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
2	—	605	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	278	200.00–210.00	205.05
1	—	565	202.00	202.00
2	—	318	207.00–210.00	208.51
2	—	420	185.00–250.00	217.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
3	—	425	137.00–175.00	157.81
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
2	—	570	140.00–142.00	141.04
2	—	535	137.00–150.00	143.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
1	—	350	218.00	218.00
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
1	—	460	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	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
4	—	960	51.00–70.00	63.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,173	71.00–84.00	77.84
6	—	1,734	96.00–98.00	96.92
20	—	1,344	85.00–95.00	91.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	96.00	96.00
3	—	2,087	117.00–120.00	118.15
1	—	1,500	111.00	111.00

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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