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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 25

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 131▼ 45 vs year ago 206 · −21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 35▼ 26 vs year ago 65 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 75.00 to 100.00 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 $164.12/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$164.12

58 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$53.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.53

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	177.56	1,168	38
Medium and Large 2	443	146.58	649	13thin
Medium and Large 3	465	123.75	576	7thin

One grade step is worth $53.81/cwt here — about $592 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 sale58 hd

164.12

—

NC average8 barns · 1,243 hd

186.65

−22.53

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	1,429	119.74	1,711	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,425	99.82	1,422	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	92.00	1,697	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	793	70.50	559	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	217.91/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,161	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	210.70/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,197	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	189.52/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,217	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,169	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	180.93/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	155.31/cwt	145.00–167.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	150.65/cwt	140.00–161.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	148.42/cwt	140.00–169.00	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	123.76/cwt	117.00–135.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.50/cwt	143.00–148.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	180.01/cwt	175.00–190.00	927	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	175.67/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,021	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	138.50/cwt	120.00–157.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	167.70/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,065	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	181.67/cwt	160.00–196.00	1,234	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	194.17/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,400	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,331	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	215.58/cwt	205.00–227.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	204.10/cwt	197.00–209.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	169.08/cwt	147.00–187.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	206.26/cwt	190.00–220.00	870	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	156.43/cwt	150.00–167.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	128.08/cwt	124.00–132.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	181.37/cwt	160.00–190.00	947	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	175.52/cwt	160.00–192.00	1,015	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	150.91/cwt	147.00–156.00	936	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	178.72/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,115	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	161.36/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,065	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	976	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	166.17/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,346	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,232	119.23/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	126.38/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,130	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	92.54/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,204	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,466	100.70/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,476	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,697	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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 131Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 65

Baby calves 75.00 to 100.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
3	—	462	117.00–135.00	123.76
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	180.00–197.00	194.17
9	—	679	160.00–196.00	181.67
5	—	515	175.00–190.00	180.01
1	—	270	192.00	192.00
4	—	581	170.00–181.00	175.67
2	—	790	167.00–170.00	168.50
1	—	485	184.00	184.00
3	—	635	155.00–180.00	167.70
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
3	—	905	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	140.00–169.00	148.42
2	—	610	120.00–157.00	138.50
2	—	360	140.00–161.00	150.65
2	—	475	143.00–148.00	145.50
2	—	320	145.00–167.00	155.31
1	—	530	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	198.00	198.00
5	—	422	190.00–220.00	206.26
3	—	367	197.00–209.00	204.10
2	—	810	152.00–180.00	166.17
2	—	578	160.00–192.00	175.52
4	—	624	170.00–190.00	178.72
1	—	290	212.00	212.00
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
6	—	522	160.00–190.00	181.37
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
2	—	328	205.00–227.00	215.58
3	—	660	150.00–174.00	161.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	124.00–132.00	128.08
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
4	—	419	147.00–187.00	169.08
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
3	—	620	147.00–156.00	150.91
2	—	675	142.00–147.00	144.56
5	—	477	150.00–167.00	156.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	200.00	200.00
1	—	695	182.00	182.00
6	—	642	187.00–190.00	189.52
1	—	285	222.00	222.00
2	—	533	200.00–235.00	217.91
2	—	715	162.00–165.00	163.50
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
3	—	568	205.00–215.00	210.70
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
2	—	775	170.00–192.00	180.93
1	—	840	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	161.00–162.00	161.49
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	740	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	60.00	60.00
1	—	795	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	88.00–94.00	92.54
2	—	1,280	106.00	106.00
19	—	1,466	96.00–105.00	100.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	114.00–125.00	119.23
2	—	1,685	126.00–127.00	126.38
1	—	1,505	108.00	108.00

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.