Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.07/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$136.07

51 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$38.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.80

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	150.26	949	22
Medium and Large 2	503	142.15	715	13thin
Medium and Large 3	498	111.62	556	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.64/cwt here — about $393 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

136.07

—

NC average8 barns · 1,156 hd

169.87

−33.80

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	1,538	112.54	1,731	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	89.19	1,150	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	64.99	541	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	200	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.26/cwt	120.00–141.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.96/cwt	150.00–161.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.56/cwt	154.00–165.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	145.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.16/cwt	117.00–125.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.47/cwt	100.00–114.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.49/cwt	140.00–170.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	139.78/cwt	127.00–150.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.05/cwt	100.00–120.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	114.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	586	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	98.20/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,411	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	90.34/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,158	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	64.99/cwt	56.00–72.00	541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,348	111.40/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	79.71/cwt	74.00–84.00	932	8
Bulls	—	—	1,748	118.20/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.97/cwt	150.00–167.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.74/cwt	127.00–158.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	118.39/cwt	110.00–130.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	778	1

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 101Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 54Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	147.00	147.00
1	—	580	148.00	148.00
1	—	250	152.00	152.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	470	154.00–165.00	159.56
3	—	422	142.00–150.00	145.68
2	—	368	140.00–170.00	154.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	136.00	136.00
2	—	665	120.00–141.00	130.26
1	—	805	127.00	127.00
5	—	528	150.00–161.00	157.96
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
2	—	555	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	117.00–125.00	121.16
2	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.40
3	—	485	100.00–114.00	104.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	138.00	138.00
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,100	102.00	102.00
5	—	577	150.00–167.00	157.97
5	—	623	127.00–158.00	141.74
1	—	295	222.00	222.00
3	—	733	110.00–130.00	118.39
1	—	305	205.00	205.00
2	—	473	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,070	124.00	124.00
1	—	395	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	100.00–110.00	104.93
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
5	—	463	100.00–120.00	106.05
3	—	513	110.00–117.00	114.28
2	—	368	120.00–127.00	123.52
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	127.00–150.00	139.78
2	—	215	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	495	162.00	162.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	147.00	147.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
1	—	725	167.50	167.50
1	—	350	197.00	197.00
2	—	660	172.00	172.00
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,437	96.00–100.00	98.20
11	—	1,282	85.00–95.00	90.34
8	—	1,169	74.00–84.00	79.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	56.00–72.00	64.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	109.00–114.00	111.40
3	—	1,748	115.00–122.00	118.20
1	—	1,480	99.00	99.00

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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