Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were up 3.00 to 4.00 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 $172.78/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$172.78

29 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

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

$70.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.11

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	195.06	996	16thin
Medium and Large 2	486	151.74	738	10thin
Medium and Large 3	407	124.15	505	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.91/cwt here — about $491 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 sale29 hd

172.78

—

NC average7 barns · 609 hd

193.89

−21.11

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	1,598	115.62	1,848	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	107.35	1,269	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	78.00	722	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	633	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,083	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	104.03/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,076	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	115.53/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,643	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	115.62/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	221.29/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	251.00/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	231.69/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	146.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	171.31/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	166.19/cwt	152.00–180.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.22/cwt	112.00–130.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	193.50/cwt	187.00–200.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	157.97/cwt	152.00–170.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	927	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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 47Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	140.00–150.00	145.10
1	—	770	137.00	137.00
1	—	535	165.00	165.00
2	—	723	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	222.00	222.00
2	—	538	200.00–242.00	221.29
1	—	395	262.00	262.00
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
2	—	673	175.00–180.00	177.43
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
2	—	410	225.00–227.00	225.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	202.00	202.00
1	—	210	225.00	225.00
1	—	435	212.00	212.00
3	—	653	167.00–177.00	171.31
1	—	460	207.00	207.00
1	—	780	152.00	152.00
2	—	603	190.00–192.00	191.00
4	—	513	210.00	210.00
2	—	370	187.00–200.00	193.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	142.00–150.00	146.07
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
2	—	365	152.00–180.00	166.19
2	—	565	140.00–144.00	141.98
3	—	437	152.00–170.00	157.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	112.00–130.00	121.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	235.00–267.00	251.00
7	—	630	230.00–234.00	231.69
1	—	920	150.00	150.00
7	—	509	266.00	266.00
1	—	550	240.00	240.00
1	—	365	270.00	270.00
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	93.00	93.00
8	—	1,034	97.00–110.00	104.03
5	—	1,422	111.00–122.00	115.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	111.00–121.00	115.62

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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