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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

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

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 138▼ 160 vs year ago 273 · −58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 72▼ 54 vs year ago 88 · −61.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 35.00 to 50.00 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 $158.49/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$158.49

49 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$53.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.16

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	165.83	970	35
Medium and Large 2	499	147.81	738	11thin
Medium and Large 3	522	112.00	584	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $386 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

158.49

—

NC average7 barns · 830 hd

172.65

−14.16

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	1,667	110.56	1,843	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	87.60	1,078	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	68.65	608	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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,010	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	154.64/cwt	145.00–165.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	185.01/cwt	171.00–190.00	895	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	165.06/cwt	157.00–170.00	865	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	145.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	829	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	161.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	929	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,093	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	211.95/cwt	200.00–225.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	196.80/cwt	180.00–210.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	183.07/cwt	175.00–195.00	957	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	162.92/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,031	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	158.46/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,051	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	98.56/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,801	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	627	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	61.97/cwt	60.00–64.00	586	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	88.89/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,053	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	79.80/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,021	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	95.47/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,346	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 138Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 72Year ago 88

Baby calves 35.00 to 50.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
2	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.52
4	—	570	140.00–152.00	145.40
2	—	415	145.00–165.00	154.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
5	—	574	160.00–170.00	161.93
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
11	—	484	171.00–190.00	185.01
7	—	683	160.00	160.00
1	—	925	138.00	138.00
7	—	524	157.00–170.00	165.06
1	—	600	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
2	—	283	200.00–225.00	211.95
16	—	633	140.00–177.00	162.92
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
3	—	523	175.00–195.00	183.07
2	—	663	155.00–162.00	158.46
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
3	—	433	180.00–210.00	196.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
1	—	255	185.00	185.00
1	—	410	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	78.00–82.00	79.80
2	—	1,410	95.00–96.00	95.47
12	—	1,185	84.00–94.00	88.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	60.00–64.00	61.97
1	—	765	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	90.00–106.00	98.56
3	—	1,488	120.00–127.00	124.41
1	—	1,725	105.00	105.00

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.