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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 15

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

664 head

▼ 322 vs last sale 986▲ 664 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 158▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00. Feeder cattle up 2.00 to 3.00. Demand as moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average. Baby calves 10.00 to 35.00.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.17/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$110.17

186 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

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	497	115.84	576	102
Medium 2	503	106.06	534	40
Medium 3	447	102.30	457	37
Small 3	380	92.60	352	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $224 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 sale186 hd

110.17

—

NC average6 barns · 879 hd

107.58

+2.59

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	1,776	79.12	1,406	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	63.38	1,007	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	58.26	655	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	829	37.93	314	14

Every lot

96 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	265	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	141.40/cwt	140.00–143.00	311	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	225	103.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	233	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	140.47/cwt	139.00–144.00	372	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	273	105.38/cwt	100.00–113.00	288	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Steers	—	Small 3	290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	261	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	134.47/cwt	124.00–153.00	441	23
Steers	—	Medium 3	373	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	131.74/cwt	120.00–145.00	493	21
Steers	—	Small 3	375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	381	120.05/cwt	114.00–121.00	457	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	590	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	127.13/cwt	121.00–142.00	525	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	413	116.06/cwt	114.00–118.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	423	103.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	437	3
Steers	—	Small 3	430	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	383	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	694	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	113.25/cwt	94.00–129.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	114.55/cwt	108.00–121.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	122.23/cwt	118.00–125.00	950	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	253	96.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	273	107.09/cwt	105.00–109.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	277	116.02/cwt	111.00–122.00	321	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	304	102.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	312	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	430	6
Heifers	—	Small 3	360	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	124.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	374	104.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	377	113.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	430	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	430	90.41/cwt	84.00–97.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	118.79/cwt	115.00–126.00	512	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	126.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	547	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	438	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	471	104.29/cwt	95.00–108.00	491	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	110.86/cwt	110.00–114.00	532	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	117.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	568	14
Heifers	—	Small 3	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	104.21/cwt	90.00–113.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	97.07/cwt	90.00–107.00	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	543	108.42/cwt	108.00–111.00	589	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	559	101.31/cwt	97.00–107.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	619	81.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	502	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	96.49/cwt	90.00–109.00	598	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	96.64/cwt	94.00–97.00	661	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	97.64/cwt	94.00–100.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	478	112.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	479	104.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	10
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	103.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	110.65/cwt	110.00–113.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	115.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	604	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	118.58/cwt	112.00–125.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	110.34/cwt	108.00–114.00	636	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	580	104.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	105.15/cwt	95.00–110.00	657	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	104.08/cwt	92.00–114.00	694	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	97.98/cwt	95.00–101.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	735	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	99.97/cwt	96.00–105.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	615	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	730	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	402	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	77.59/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,347	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,593	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	35.37/cwt	24.00–43.00	290	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	47.33/cwt	46.00–48.00	407	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	46.46/cwt	40.00–62.00	475	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	54.95/cwt	50.00–63.00	609	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	66.45/cwt	60.00–76.00	783	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	67.82/cwt	60.00–78.00	1,057	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	56.31/cwt	54.00–59.00	916	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,104	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	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 Nov 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 986Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
1	—	925	83.00	83.00
3	—	718	95.00–101.00	97.98
4	—	774	96.00–105.00	99.97
6	—	470	120.00–125.00	121.51
7	—	571	112.00–125.00	118.58
13	—	522	110.00–118.00	115.79
13	—	625	95.00–110.00	105.15
13	—	667	92.00–114.00	104.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	84.00	84.00
4	—	478	110.00–118.00	112.07
6	—	518	110.00–113.00	110.65
6	—	576	108.00–114.00	110.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	100.00–106.00	103.27
5	—	580	100.00–107.00	104.20
10	—	479	100.00–110.00	104.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	118.00–125.00	122.23
10	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.51
12	—	413	121.00–142.00	127.13
21	—	374	120.00–145.00	131.74
23	—	328	124.00–153.00	134.47
4	—	593	120.00	120.00
4	—	265	139.00–144.00	140.47
3	—	618	94.00–129.00	113.25
2	—	738	121.00–128.00	124.51
2	—	690	108.00–121.00	114.55
2	—	220	140.00–143.00	141.40
2	—	195	132.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	152.00	152.00
12	—	517	139.00	139.00
24	—	466	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	90.00	90.00
1	—	375	96.00	96.00
2	—	430	88.00–90.00	89.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	100.00–110.00	105.20
4	—	225	100.00–110.00	103.68
3	—	423	100.00–110.00	103.35
3	—	320	100.00	100.00
3	—	273	100.00–113.00	105.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	114.00–121.00	120.05
2	—	413	114.00–118.00	116.06
1	—	530	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	65.00	65.00
1	—	730	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	84.00–97.00	90.41
2	—	253	94.00–100.00	96.97
1	—	505	84.00	84.00
1	—	360	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	90.00–113.00	104.21
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
3	—	725	94.00–100.00	97.64
3	—	848	84.00	84.00
4	—	571	110.00–113.00	112.25
7	—	620	90.00–109.00	96.49
8	—	684	94.00–97.00	96.64
10	—	374	120.00–130.00	124.45
14	—	431	115.00–126.00	118.79
14	—	484	115.00–121.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	95.00–108.00	104.29
7	—	515	90.00–107.00	97.07
6	—	559	97.00–107.00	101.31
6	—	374	100.00–109.00	104.89
4	—	304	100.00–110.00	102.55
2	—	430	100.00–101.00	100.52
2	—	273	105.00–109.00	107.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	543	108.00–111.00	108.42
8	—	480	110.00–114.00	110.86
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	800	77.00	77.00
2	—	438	110.00–115.00	112.54
3	—	277	111.00–122.00	116.02
3	—	377	113.00–115.00	113.66
5	—	619	80.00–86.00	81.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	131.00	131.00
9	—	508	124.00	124.00
18	—	432	125.00–128.00	126.63

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	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
11	—	820	24.00–43.00	35.37
3	—	860	46.00–48.00	47.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,558	60.00–78.00	67.82
12	—	1,626	54.00–59.00	56.31
1	—	1,725	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,109	50.00–63.00	54.95
44	—	1,178	60.00–76.00	66.45
16	—	1,022	40.00–62.00	46.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	75.00–80.00	77.59
2	—	1,863	85.00–86.00	85.52
1	—	1,820	74.00	74.00

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.