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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 18

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▼ 485 vs last sale 1,288▲ 803 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 228▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; slaughter cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate today with quality average.

baby calves 20-30

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 $118.58/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$118.58

193 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$34.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	506	124.35	629	120
Medium 2	387	118.47	458	30
Large 2	470	114.00	536	1thin
Medium 3	398	106.00	421	32
Small 3	397	90.28	359	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.07/cwt here — about $271 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 sale193 hd

118.58

—

NC average7 barns · 868 hd

120.61

−2.03

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	1,085	70.00	760	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	54.52	860	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	50.31	558	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	36.49	307	16

Every lot

106 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	242	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	273	114.22/cwt	111.00–118.00	312	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	283	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	345	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	—	Small 3	285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	271	1
Steers	—	Small 3	310	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	318	107.17/cwt	100.00–114.00	341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	130.60/cwt	124.00–137.00	430	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	336	120.85/cwt	111.00–127.00	406	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	134.03/cwt	124.00–139.00	499	18
Steers	—	Medium 3	376	103.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	390	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	379	119.63/cwt	111.00–124.00	453	7
Steers	—	Small 3	392	94.32/cwt	92.00–99.00	370	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	130.35/cwt	119.00–138.00	546	28
Steers	—	Medium 3	421	104.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	438	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	428	116.39/cwt	114.00–120.00	498	5
Steers	—	Small 3	434	86.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	375	4
Steers	—	Small 3	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Steers	—	Large 2	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	470	105.78/cwt	100.00–111.00	497	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	473	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	122.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	15
Steers	—	Medium 3	520	105.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	122.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	122.85/cwt	119.00–126.00	698	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	577	111.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	116.57/cwt	110.00–123.00	731	21
Steers	—	Medium 3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	117.63/cwt	114.00–121.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	112.09/cwt	107.00–117.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	175	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	224	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	255	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	204	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	266	104.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	278	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	4
Heifers	—	Small 3	318	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	267	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	115.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	404	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	382	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	359	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	377	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	124.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	429	104.16/cwt	100.00–114.00	447	13
Heifers	—	Small 3	433	85.08/cwt	82.00–92.00	368	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	463	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	119.42/cwt	117.00–126.00	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	487	103.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	110.07/cwt	100.00–112.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	523	98.47/cwt	86.00–106.00	515	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	524	102.45/cwt	90.00–110.00	537	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	567	101.94/cwt	94.00–108.00	578	10
Heifers	—	Small 3	575	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	92.51/cwt	84.00–95.00	587	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	90.80/cwt	90.00–93.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	680	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	471	102.20/cwt	96.00–108.00	481	14
Bulls	—	Small 3	475	89.89/cwt	80.00–99.00	427	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	113.10/cwt	110.00–117.00	538	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	120.24/cwt	115.00–129.00	574	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	119.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	521	110.00/cwt	107.00–114.00	573	12
Bulls	—	Medium 3	524	101.99/cwt	93.00–106.00	534	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	576	102.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	590	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	104.47/cwt	90.00–110.00	648	22
Bulls	—	Medium 3	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	665	92.89/cwt	86.00–100.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	98.41/cwt	90.00–103.00	664	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	92.82/cwt	80.00–100.00	663	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	94.68/cwt	90.00–98.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	775	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	89.53/cwt	88.00–91.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	35.05/cwt	31.00–41.00	292	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	46.58/cwt	44.00–50.00	415	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	409	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	43.30/cwt	40.00–46.00	454	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	51.66/cwt	46.00–57.00	585	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	59.91/cwt	58.00–63.00	684	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	51.71/cwt	47.00–56.00	810	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	64.80/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,052	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1

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 Oct 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 1,288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 228Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 0

baby calves 20-30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	107.00–114.00	110.00
14	—	476	110.00–117.00	113.10
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
6	—	576	105.00–110.00	108.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	76.00	76.00
14	—	471	96.00–108.00	102.20
2	—	665	86.00–100.00	92.89
11	—	576	100.00–109.00	102.40
12	—	524	93.00–106.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	80.00–99.00	89.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	620	90.00–110.00	104.47
18	—	477	115.00–129.00	120.24
8	—	714	80.00–100.00	92.82
7	—	675	90.00–103.00	98.41
3	—	772	90.00–98.00	94.68
3	—	508	115.00–124.00	119.62
2	—	825	88.00–91.00	89.53
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
1	—	905	88.00	88.00
1	—	885	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	84.00	84.00
2	—	318	83.00–85.00	84.01
6	—	433	82.00–92.00	85.08
1	—	350	99.00	99.00
1	—	255	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	113.00	113.00
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	680	84.00	84.00
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
4	—	266	100.00–110.00	104.66
4	—	305	100.00	100.00
5	—	359	100.00–110.00	105.12
9	—	487	100.00–108.00	103.55
17	—	523	86.00–106.00	98.47
13	—	429	100.00–114.00	104.16
10	—	567	94.00–108.00	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	90.00–110.00	102.45
3	—	463	110.00–117.00	113.68
3	—	325	114.00–120.00	115.97
2	—	373	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	113.00	113.00
1	—	195	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	635	84.00–95.00	92.51
10	—	369	120.00–128.00	124.30
6	—	523	100.00–112.00	110.07
5	—	665	90.00–93.00	90.80
5	—	472	117.00–126.00	119.42
4	—	420	118.00–122.00	119.70
3	—	710	80.00–90.00	85.00
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	805	82.00	82.00
1	—	780	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	100.00–110.00	103.77
6	—	421	100.00–110.00	104.14
4	—	470	100.00–111.00	105.78
4	—	273	111.00–118.00	114.22
3	—	520	100.00–110.00	105.44
2	—	318	100.00–114.00	107.17
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
2	—	775	114.00–118.00	116.03
5	—	528	120.00–124.00	122.58
5	—	674	114.00–121.00	117.63
2	—	713	107.00–117.00	112.09
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
9	—	329	124.00–137.00	130.60
9	—	568	119.00–126.00	122.85
15	—	479	120.00–130.00	122.71
18	—	372	124.00–139.00	134.03
21	—	627	110.00–123.00	116.57
28	—	419	119.00–138.00	130.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	121.00	121.00
2	—	283	120.00–124.00	122.05
2	—	473	112.00–114.00	112.97
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	111.72
10	—	336	111.00–127.00	120.85
7	—	379	111.00–124.00	119.63
5	—	428	114.00–120.00	116.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	95.00	95.00
1	—	310	87.00	87.00
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
3	—	392	92.00–99.00	94.32
4	—	434	85.00–90.00	86.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	833	31.00–41.00	35.05
2	—	890	44.00–50.00	46.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,566	47.00–56.00	51.71
3	—	1,623	63.00–67.00	64.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,133	46.00–57.00	51.66
17	—	1,048	40.00–46.00	43.30
7	—	1,142	58.00–63.00	59.91
1	—	930	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00

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.