Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 4

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 67▼ 81 vs year ago 133 · −60.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 31▼ 23 vs year ago 62 · −37.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were light with quality average .

Baby calves 120.00 to 130.00 3 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 $181.79/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$181.79

28 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$734

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

$84.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	186.24	1,081	25
Medium and Large 2	423	165.98	702	2thin
Medium and Large 3	340	102.00	347	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.24/cwt here — about $734 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 sale28 hd

181.79

—

NC average7 barns · 632 hd

190.94

−9.15

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	—	High	1,865	127.00	2,369	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	105.78	1,334	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	90.92	759	3thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	179.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	617	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	156.83/cwt	145.00–170.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	219.33/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,087	1
Steers	—	Large 3	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	172.42/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,255	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	205.41/cwt	192.00–210.00	933	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	203.01/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	184.40/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,226	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	162.48/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,207	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	149.99/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,227	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,348	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	950	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	990	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	90.92/cwt	88.00–93.00	759	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	111.14/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,369	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	102.84/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,342	15

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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 67Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 62

Baby calves 120.00 to 130.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	158.00–167.00	162.48
2	—	665	178.00–191.00	184.40
8	—	454	192.00–210.00	205.41
4	—	556	199.00–205.00	203.01
1	—	385	187.00	187.00
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
1	—	970	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
4	—	818	144.00–159.00	149.99
1	—	505	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	165.00–167.00	165.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	150.00–155.00	152.45
1	—	990	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	520	172.00	172.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	189.00	189.00
2	—	375	145.00–170.00	156.83
2	—	343	175.00–185.00	179.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	215.00–222.00	219.33
2	—	728	150.00–195.00	172.42
1	—	570	227.00	227.00
1	—	305	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	88.00–93.00	90.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	91.00	91.00
15	—	1,305	96.00–106.00	102.84
11	—	1,232	107.00–121.00	111.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	127.00	127.00

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.