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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 448▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 96▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter were up 2.00. Feeder cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle moderate with quality average

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 $112.66/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$112.66

52 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.81

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	494	123.19	609	21
Medium 2	383	115.56	443	11thin
Medium 3	370	102.00	378	17thin
Small 3	347	88.67	308	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $301 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 sale52 hd

112.66

—

NC average6 barns · 587 hd

123.47

−10.81

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	1,434	73.13	1,048	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	62.24	942	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	58.48	663	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	34.56	284	8thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 3	185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	148	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	240	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	246	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	281	105.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	296	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	129.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	432	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	335	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	363	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	115.54/cwt	113.00–120.00	432	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	130.15/cwt	121.00–137.00	492	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	408	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	469	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	125.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	529	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	426	104.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	5
Steers	—	Small 3	428	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	129.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	125.54/cwt	121.00–130.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	610	80.10/cwt	74.00–86.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	253	95.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	240	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	320	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	368	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	421	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	370	100.25/cwt	97.00–103.00	371	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	413	94.12/cwt	90.00–98.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	430	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	478	105.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	502	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	523	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	523	84.99/cwt	82.00–88.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	585	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	690	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	112.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	533	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	483	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Small 3	525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	563	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Small 3	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	117.94/cwt	112.00–125.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	104.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	105.34/cwt	90.00–117.00	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	92.68/cwt	90.00–98.00	899	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	70.50/cwt	67.00–72.00	979	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	30.74/cwt	25.00–36.00	251	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	383	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	52.29/cwt	41.00–69.00	573	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	56.49/cwt	51.00–60.00	641	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	65.57/cwt	61.00–70.00	757	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	69.94/cwt	64.00–77.00	1,037	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	56.47/cwt	55.00–59.00	867	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,030	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	121.00–137.00	130.15
3	—	460	127.00–133.00	129.98
4	—	334	125.00–134.00	129.24
4	—	423	123.00–130.00	125.15
2	—	725	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	510	121.00–130.00	125.54
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	80.00	80.00
2	—	428	91.00–95.00	93.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	100.00–110.00	104.79
5	—	281	100.00–110.00	105.22
2	—	610	74.00–86.00	80.10
2	—	363	100.00–110.00	104.83
2	—	240	100.00–105.00	102.55
1	—	335	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	113.00–120.00	115.54
4	—	408	110.00–120.00	114.99
1	—	340	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–111.00	110.49
6	—	475	110.00–117.00	112.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	101.00–105.00	103.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
2	—	523	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	630	100.00–109.00	104.61
3	—	577	112.00–125.00	117.94
3	—	970	90.00–98.00	92.68
4	—	674	90.00–117.00	105.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	81.00	81.00
1	—	525	80.00	80.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
1	—	620	78.00	78.00
1	—	690	79.00	79.00
2	—	325	110.00–118.00	114.00
3	—	368	113.00–115.00	114.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
5	—	478	100.00–108.00	105.08
3	—	523	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	370	97.00–103.00	100.25
2	—	585	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	430	107.00–108.00	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	82.00–88.00	84.99
2	—	413	90.00–98.00	94.12
2	—	253	91.00–99.00	95.04
1	—	320	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	116.00	116.00

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	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	25.00–36.00	30.74
2	—	833	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	55.00–59.00	56.47
3	—	1,483	64.00–77.00	69.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,134	51.00–60.00	56.49
12	—	1,155	61.00–70.00	65.57
7	—	1,095	41.00–69.00	52.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	67.00–72.00	70.50
1	—	1,570	81.00	81.00

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.