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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 4

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

702 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 286▲ 247 vs year ago 455 · +54.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 80▲ 23 vs year ago 110 · +20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings average with quality average . Baby calves 70.00 to 80.00 2 head.

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 $179.03/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$179.03

253 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$62.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.84

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	189.79	936	184
Medium and Large 2	442	156.18	690	55
Medium and Large 3	443	127.32	564	14thin

One grade step is worth $62.47/cwt here — about $372 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 sale253 hd

179.03

—

NC average9 barns · 1,307 hd

195.86

−16.84

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	1,632	125.77	2,053	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	99.11	1,183	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	849	76.61	650	12

Every lot

86 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	227.86/cwt	200.00–245.00	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	240.89/cwt	215.00–255.00	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	237.75/cwt	212.00–262.50	918	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	243.62/cwt	215.00–262.00	1,006	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	228.77/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,100	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	224.41/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,187	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	226.51/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,298	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	183.14/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	186.99/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,251	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	210.73/cwt	190.00–235.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	211.28/cwt	190.00–222.50	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	160.55/cwt	150.00–180.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	127.03/cwt	120.00–135.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	160.14/cwt	150.00–175.00	509	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	213.72/cwt	190.00–220.00	686	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	199.94/cwt	190.00–212.00	750	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	163.91/cwt	150.00–180.00	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	158.87/cwt	145.00–172.50	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	198.53/cwt	190.00–207.00	840	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	125.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	197.00/cwt	174.00–210.00	932	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	157.55/cwt	140.00–178.00	755	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	185.14/cwt	155.00–202.00	965	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	127.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	144.81/cwt	130.00–160.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	149.45/cwt	140.00–166.00	841	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	191.02/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,085	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	168.87/cwt	150.00–187.00	1,047	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	167.94/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,113	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	145.45/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,052	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	144.50/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,163	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	231.38/cwt	227.50–235.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	229.82/cwt	210.00–250.00	749	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	169.12/cwt	150.00–180.00	611	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	234.01/cwt	200.00–255.00	854	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	114.58/cwt	100.00–136.00	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	219.11/cwt	190.00–247.00	933	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	155.24/cwt	135.00–185.00	669	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	164.31/cwt	142.00–187.00	769	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	202.02/cwt	190.00–245.00	968	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	116.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	156.21/cwt	135.00–180.00	801	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	187.66/cwt	172.00–200.00	991	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	161.05/cwt	150.00–172.00	920	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	183.81/cwt	172.00–192.50	1,055	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	168.06/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,047	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	107.44/cwt	100.00–115.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	170.32/cwt	159.00–187.50	1,146	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	161.91/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,171	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	153.26/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,177	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	119.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	940	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	145.08/cwt	120.00–168.00	1,182	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	868	157.29/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,365	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	132.49/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,408	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	119.81/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,776	9
Bulls	—	—	1,864	137.19/cwt	128.00–148.00	2,557	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	824	73.50/cwt	60.00–81.00	606	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	85.93/cwt	84.00–90.00	793	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	88.52/cwt	83.00–93.00	966	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	99.12/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,181	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	108.55/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,401	19

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 Aug 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 286Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 80Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	568	177.00–200.00	191.02
33	—	473	174.00–210.00	197.00
1	—	945	133.00	133.00
5	—	266	190.00–222.50	211.28
7	—	663	150.00–185.00	167.94
7	—	723	130.00–170.00	145.45
35	—	521	155.00–202.00	185.14
10	—	321	190.00–220.00	213.72
2	—	223	190.00–235.00	210.73
18	—	375	190.00–212.00	199.94
2	—	805	136.00–153.00	144.50
15	—	620	150.00–187.00	168.87
29	—	423	190.00–207.00	198.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	150.00–180.00	163.91
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
12	—	479	140.00–178.00	157.55
6	—	318	150.00–175.00	160.14
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
3	—	275	150.00–180.00	160.55
5	—	563	140.00–166.00	149.45
12	—	422	145.00–172.50	158.87
7	—	529	130.00–160.00	144.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	120.00–135.00	127.03
4	—	468	120.00–130.00	125.60
4	—	525	122.00–135.00	127.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	153.00–164.00	157.29
10	—	365	200.00–255.00	234.01
10	—	326	210.00–250.00	229.82
21	—	479	190.00–245.00	202.02
2	—	1,018	124.00	124.00
2	—	285	227.50–235.00	231.38
1	—	220	247.50	247.50
6	—	723	152.00–170.00	161.91
5	—	768	135.00–170.00	153.26
2	—	1,063	128.00–137.00	132.49
9	—	528	172.00–200.00	187.66
9	—	574	172.00–192.50	183.81
13	—	673	159.00–187.50	170.32
15	—	426	190.00–247.00	219.11
3	—	815	120.00–168.00	145.08
24	—	623	150.00–195.00	168.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	110.00–120.00	116.71
2	—	665	100.00–115.00	107.44
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
4	—	424	100.00–136.00	114.58
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
5	—	361	150.00–180.00	169.12
2	—	790	114.00–124.00	119.03
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
12	—	431	135.00–185.00	155.24
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
17	—	468	142.00–187.00	164.31
12	—	513	135.00–180.00	156.21
14	—	571	150.00–172.00	161.05
2	—	630	140.00–147.00	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	200.00–250.00	228.77
10	—	386	212.00–262.50	237.75
15	—	413	215.00–262.00	243.62
1	—	855	181.00	181.00
5	—	529	210.00–235.00	224.41
3	—	669	175.00–212.00	186.99
2	—	605	215.00	215.00
4	—	268	200.00–245.00	227.86
1	—	835	187.00	187.00
1	—	220	247.50	247.50
6	—	573	200.00–247.00	226.51
6	—	338	215.00–255.00	240.89
1	—	1,025	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	175.00–187.00	183.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	460	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,482	110.00–127.00	119.81
8	—	1,864	128.00–148.00	137.19
1	—	1,130	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,091	83.00–93.00	88.52
36	—	1,191	94.00–105.00	99.12
19	—	1,291	106.00–115.00	108.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	824	60.00–81.00	73.50
3	—	923	84.00–90.00	85.93

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.