Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 75.00 6 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.41/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$177.41

47 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$73.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	197.08	925	25
Medium and Large 2	426	164.39	700	17thin
Medium and Large 3	489	123.30	603	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.78/cwt here — about $322 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 sale47 hd

177.41

—

NC average7 barns · 865 hd

202.86

−25.46

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	1,656	117.95	1,954	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	104.37	1,363	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	80.00	796	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	253.23/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	214.21/cwt	200.00–221.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	216.95/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	237.96/cwt	220.00–255.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	176.61/cwt	160.00–190.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	208.43/cwt	202.00–215.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	141.11/cwt	135.00–147.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	149.37/cwt	135.00–170.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	210.94/cwt	202.00–220.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.72/cwt	110.00–127.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	209.04/cwt	190.00–222.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	205.90/cwt	200.00–212.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	206.05/cwt	200.00–212.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	264.26/cwt	242.00–282.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	238.95/cwt	212.00–267.00	1,137	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	89.34/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,169	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	111.34/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,553	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	102.84/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,282	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	119.93/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,015	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	181.63/cwt	175.00–187.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	164.42/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	213.83/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,212	5

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 78Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 20Year ago 94

Baby calves 75.00 6 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
4	—	421	242.00–265.00	253.23
2	—	525	212.00–222.00	216.95
3	—	318	220.00–255.00	237.96
5	—	383	242.00–282.00	264.26
7	—	476	212.00–267.00	238.95
3	—	717	155.00–170.00	164.42
5	—	567	205.00–218.00	213.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	200.00–221.00	214.21
2	—	828	130.00–135.00	132.55
1	—	995	127.00	127.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	218	202.00–215.00	208.43
2	—	353	202.00–220.00	210.94
8	—	476	190.00–222.00	209.04
2	—	310	200.00–212.00	205.90
2	—	288	200.00–212.00	206.05
1	—	530	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	160.00–190.00	176.61
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
2	—	535	135.00–147.00	141.11
4	—	574	135.00–170.00	149.37
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
4	—	311	175.00–187.00	181.63
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	132.00	132.00
2	—	580	110.00–127.00	118.72
2	—	530	122.00–125.00	123.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	89.00–90.00	89.34
13	—	1,395	108.00–116.00	111.34
20	—	1,247	96.00–107.00	102.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,714	115.00–124.00	119.93
1	—	1,015	96.00	96.00

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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