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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 19

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 238▼ 473 vs year ago 764 · −61.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 89▼ 35 vs year ago 184 · −19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings were light with quality average .

Baby calves 185.00 to 215.00 6 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 $180.96/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$180.96

95 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$520

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

$73.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	205.35	1,016	52
Medium and Large 2	409	160.72	658	29
Medium and Large 3	375	132.29	496	14thin

One grade step is worth $73.07/cwt here — about $520 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 sale95 hd

180.96

—

NC average7 barns · 637 hd

182.27

−1.31

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	1,682	125.43	2,109	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	105.74	1,339	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	71.46	700	9thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	245.43/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,041	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	176.38/cwt	160.00–182.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	244.31/cwt	207.00–272.00	1,192	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	264.00/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,373	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	228.05/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,316	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	207.34/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,271	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,162	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	210.04/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,414	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,257	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,389	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	237	137.87/cwt	120.00–147.00	327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	146.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	125.88/cwt	100.00–140.00	402	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	164.97/cwt	145.00–175.00	535	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	681	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	166.02/cwt	150.00–180.00	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	212.29/cwt	190.00–220.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	202.31/cwt	192.50–217.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	131.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	169.38/cwt	150.00–185.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	212.77/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,009	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	210.79/cwt	180.00–250.00	1,071	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	152.68/cwt	145.00–160.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	196.80/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,110	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	184.94/cwt	167.50–195.00	1,145	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,259	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	384	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	213.65/cwt	205.00–230.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	211.84/cwt	207.00–217.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	176.33/cwt	165.00–187.50	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	248.52/cwt	207.00–272.00	1,036	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	124.38/cwt	110.00–140.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	167.42/cwt	160.00–177.50	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	244.72/cwt	200.00–272.00	1,184	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	166.00/cwt	150.00–185.00	852	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	209.73/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	220.11/cwt	197.00–247.00	1,248	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	205.67/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,314	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	118.49/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	138.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,686	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	69.89/cwt	64.00–76.00	684	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	90.60/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,010	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	101.68/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,239	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	113.74/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,538	49

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 Jan 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 238Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 89Year ago 184

Baby calves 185.00 to 215.00 6 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	207.00–217.00	211.84
1	—	780	142.00	142.00
13	—	567	197.00–247.00	220.11
1	—	655	240.00	240.00
8	—	417	207.00–272.00	248.52
3	—	265	205.00–230.00	213.65
3	—	610	200.00–217.00	205.67
4	—	534	200.00–235.00	209.73
1	—	375	222.00	222.00
2	—	815	160.00–162.50	161.24
8	—	484	200.00–272.00	244.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
2	—	223	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
3	—	477	160.00–177.50	167.42
2	—	333	165.00–187.50	176.33
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
5	—	513	150.00–185.00	166.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	110.00–140.00	124.38
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
2	—	428	160.00–170.00	165.09
7	—	324	145.00–175.00	164.97
5	—	470	150.00–185.00	169.38
8	—	366	150.00–180.00	166.02
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
3	—	278	140.00–155.00	146.12
2	—	513	145.00–160.00	152.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	192.50–217.00	202.31
7	—	383	190.00–220.00	212.29
13	—	508	180.00–250.00	210.79
1	—	1,095	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	197.50	197.50
4	—	619	167.50–195.00	184.94
16	—	474	195.00–230.00	212.77
5	—	564	190.00–207.00	196.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
4	—	463	125.00–135.00	131.22
4	—	319	100.00–140.00	125.88
3	—	237	120.00–147.00	137.87
1	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
2	—	628	185.00	185.00
4	—	455	160.00–182.00	176.38
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
1	—	710	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	225.00	225.00
1	—	340	217.00	217.00
3	—	613	200.00–212.00	207.34
9	—	673	209.00–212.00	210.04
1	—	945	147.00	147.00
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
12	—	488	207.00–272.00	244.31
7	—	520	250.00–272.00	264.00
3	—	577	210.00–242.00	228.05
5	—	424	215.00–265.00	245.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,578	110.00–126.00	118.49
5	—	1,940	134.00–143.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,352	106.00–124.00	113.74
13	—	1,115	84.00–94.00	90.60
48	—	1,219	95.00–105.00	101.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
8	—	979	64.00–76.00	69.89

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.