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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 134▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 85▲ 39 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 down 2.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate : market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate and quality of cattle average.

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 $97.84/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$97.84

49 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	451	107.66	485	6thin
Medium 3	453	102.77	466	21
Small 3	356	91.85	327	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	667	88.42	590	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale49 hd

97.84

—

NC average7 barns · 875 hd

102.61

−4.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	46.16	733	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	45.98	512	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	35.77	346	3thin

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	230	109.71/cwt	109.00–110.00	252	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	268	106.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	286	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	127.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	412	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	323	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	330	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	127.73/cwt	121.00–132.00	475	6
Steers	—	Medium 3	380	107.01/cwt	101.00–110.00	407	5
Steers	—	Small 3	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	126.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	537	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	433	114.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	497	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	267	91.93/cwt	89.00–97.00	245	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	324	93.86/cwt	89.00–100.00	304	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	378	97.55/cwt	96.00–99.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	381	105.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	402	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	408	97.98/cwt	94.00–102.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	420	88.41/cwt	86.00–91.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	465	85.47/cwt	84.00–87.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	488	103.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	538	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	576	98.26/cwt	96.00–100.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	91.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	123.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	112.69/cwt	110.00–117.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	479	101.03/cwt	94.00–105.00	484	4
Bulls	—	Small 3	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	522	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	522	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	113.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	574	98.89/cwt	84.00–105.00	568	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	111.55/cwt	109.00–114.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	92.84/cwt	80.00–99.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	35.77/cwt	32.00–39.00	346	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	628	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	48.96/cwt	46.00–55.00	522	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	41.55/cwt	35.00–45.00	485	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	40.94/cwt	40.00–42.00	615	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	51.37/cwt	49.00–54.00	859	2

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Oct 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	84.00–87.00	85.47
2	—	420	86.00–91.00	88.41
2	—	378	96.00–99.00	97.55
4	—	324	89.00–100.00	93.86
3	—	267	89.00–97.00	91.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	90.00–95.00	91.20
1	—	805	70.00	70.00
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
1	—	735	73.00	73.00
1	—	675	88.00	88.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	100.00–110.00	105.40
4	—	576	96.00–100.00	98.26
4	—	488	100.00–106.00	103.97
2	—	538	100.00	100.00
2	—	408	94.00–102.00	97.98
1	—	325	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	110.00–113.00	110.99
1	—	590	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	110.00–116.00	113.69
3	—	725	80.00–99.00	92.84
2	—	583	109.00–114.00	111.55
2	—	473	121.00–126.00	123.57
1	—	630	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	84.00–105.00	98.89
5	—	522	99.00–101.00	99.99
4	—	479	94.00–105.00	101.03
1	—	775	70.00	70.00
1	—	680	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	110.00–117.00	112.69
2	—	530	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	560	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	121.00–132.00	127.73
4	—	425	120.00–131.00	126.33
3	—	322	126.00–131.00	127.97
2	—	485	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	101.00–110.00	107.01
3	—	268	100.00–110.00	106.89
3	—	230	109.00–110.00	109.71
2	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	100.00–104.00	102.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	110.00–117.00	114.79
1	—	585	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	32.00–39.00	35.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	49.00–54.00	51.37
2	—	1,503	40.00–42.00	40.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,167	35.00–45.00	41.55
9	—	1,066	46.00–55.00	48.96
1	—	1,065	59.00	59.00

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.