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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 27

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

808 head

▼ 327 vs last sale 1,135▲ 808 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 143▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher and feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 40.00-60.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.86/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$125.86

194 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$37.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	474	130.48	618	157
Medium 2	387	115.66	448	12thin
Medium 3	396	105.47	417	17thin
Small 1-2	350	99.00	347	1thin
Small 3	369	93.11	343	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.37/cwt here — about $275 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 sale194 hd

125.86

—

NC average8 barns · 902 hd

120.75

+5.11

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	1,517	76.40	1,159	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	57.46	864	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	52.84	581	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	41.82	379	25

Every lot

104 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	171	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	—	Small 3	245	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	147.54/cwt	135.00–157.00	406	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	308	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	380	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	139.79/cwt	122.00–156.00	459	23
Steers	—	Small 3	335	95.94/cwt	92.00–100.00	321	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	368	106.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	4
Steers	—	Small 3	370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	137.29/cwt	120.00–148.00	512	33
Steers	—	Medium 2	381	115.35/cwt	111.00–118.00	439	6
Steers	—	Small 3	410	89.45/cwt	85.00–94.00	367	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	134.67/cwt	120.00–146.00	566	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	467	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	431	105.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	456	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	126.97/cwt	124.00–134.00	601	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	473	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	2
Steers	—	Small 3	475	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	508	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	125.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	656	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	119.24/cwt	118.00–121.00	732	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	118.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	791	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	223	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	236	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	123.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	318	104.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	332	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	125.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	399	5
Heifers	—	Small 3	320	96.06/cwt	94.00–98.00	307	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	112.65/cwt	111.00–115.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	363	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	371	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	7
Heifers	—	Small 3	375	88.54/cwt	80.00–97.00	332	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	122.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	428	107.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	460	10
Heifers	—	Small 3	428	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	115.13/cwt	110.00–119.00	501	7
Heifers	—	Small 3	462	90.69/cwt	80.00–96.00	419	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	469	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	530	7
Heifers	—	Small 2	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	476	103.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	493	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	524	109.22/cwt	107.00–110.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	524	103.97/cwt	99.00–109.00	545	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	565	97.72/cwt	80.00–105.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	614	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	632	93.02/cwt	90.00–95.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	668	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	90.56/cwt	88.00–93.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	466	106.76/cwt	102.00–109.00	498	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	122.19/cwt	119.00–128.00	577	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	14
Bulls	—	Small 3	482	94.89/cwt	90.00–104.00	457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	122.90/cwt	117.00–126.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	103.47/cwt	95.00–109.00	543	13
Bulls	—	Small 3	525	93.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Small 3	558	87.59/cwt	81.00–94.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	572	101.89/cwt	90.00–109.00	583	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	663	85.40/cwt	80.00–90.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	91.01/cwt	81.00–97.00	649	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	94.49/cwt	91.00–98.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	840	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	795	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	307	80.46/cwt	77.00–85.00	247	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	377	82.04/cwt	81.00–85.00	309	16
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	322	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	508	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	386	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	562	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	393	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,324	64.52/cwt	60.00–74.00	854	9
Bulls	—	—	1,603	82.22/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,318	13
Bulls	—	—	1,828	92.05/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,683	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	39.94/cwt	30.00–44.00	359	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	45.80/cwt	40.00–49.00	421	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	46.31/cwt	40.00–49.00	489	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	53.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	590	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	62.42/cwt	60.00–68.00	737	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	64.01/cwt	63.00–65.00	920	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	691	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	57.01/cwt	52.00–61.00	871	8

This sale against other markets

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Sep 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 1,135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 143Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
2	—	223	102.00–110.00	105.96
2	—	603	100.00	100.00
4	—	318	100.00–110.00	104.54
7	—	371	105.00–110.00	107.82
7	—	476	100.00–109.00	103.57
8	—	565	80.00–105.00	97.72
10	—	428	100.00–110.00	107.58
19	—	524	99.00–109.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
2	—	468	118.00–124.00	120.89
2	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	773	88.00–93.00	90.56
3	—	657	100.00	100.00
5	—	319	122.00–128.00	125.22
7	—	419	115.00–125.00	122.37
10	—	370	120.00–128.00	123.92
16	—	614	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	94.00–98.00	96.06
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
4	—	375	80.00–97.00	88.54
7	—	462	80.00–96.00	90.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	110.00–116.00	113.00
7	—	435	110.00–119.00	115.13
4	—	524	107.00–110.00	109.22
3	—	632	90.00–95.00	93.02
3	—	333	111.00–115.00	112.65
2	—	668	94.00	94.00
2	—	363	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	285	121.00–125.00	123.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	120.00–127.00	123.41
2	—	423	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	450	114.00	114.00
6	—	381	111.00–118.00	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	155	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	100.00–108.00	104.06
2	—	508	100.00–104.00	102.03
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	106.49
6	—	431	100.00–110.00	105.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
4	—	710	110.00–121.00	115.75
5	—	579	120.00–124.00	122.26
8	—	275	135.00–157.00	147.54
8	—	614	118.00–121.00	119.24
9	—	473	124.00–134.00	126.97
15	—	524	121.00–128.00	125.21
20	—	420	120.00–146.00	134.67
23	—	328	122.00–156.00	139.79
29	—	665	116.00–122.00	118.98
33	—	373	120.00–148.00	137.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	96.00	96.00
1	—	370	98.00	98.00
1	—	475	87.00	87.00
2	—	335	92.00–100.00	95.94
2	—	410	85.00–94.00	89.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	90.00–104.00	94.89
2	—	558	81.00–94.00	87.59
2	—	525	91.00–96.00	93.45
1	—	615	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	119.00–128.00	122.19
9	—	713	81.00–97.00	91.01
8	—	514	117.00–126.00	122.90
2	—	988	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	803	91.00–98.00	94.49
2	—	590	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	95.00–109.00	103.47
9	—	572	90.00–109.00	101.89
7	—	466	102.00–109.00	106.76
2	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	60.00	60.00
1	—	840	70.00	70.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	110.00–119.00	115.32
5	—	518	110.00–118.00	114.81
3	—	663	80.00–90.00	85.40
3	—	558	110.00–112.00	111.34
1	—	635	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	70.00	70.00
3	—	508	76.00	76.00
3	—	562	70.00	70.00
7	—	307	77.00–85.00	80.46
16	—	377	81.00–85.00	82.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	899	30.00–44.00	39.94
8	—	919	40.00–49.00	45.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	52.00–61.00	57.01
2	—	1,438	63.00–65.00	64.01
1	—	1,440	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,103	50.00–62.00	53.53
21	—	1,055	40.00–49.00	46.31
10	—	1,180	60.00–68.00	62.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,603	75.00–87.00	82.22
9	—	1,324	60.00–74.00	64.52
2	—	1,828	89.00–95.00	92.05

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.