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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 113▼ 130 vs year ago 176 · −73.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 34▼ 35 vs year ago 68 · −51.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady 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 100.00 to 105.00 2 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 $150.95/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$150.95

18 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.90

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	155.51	794	6thin
Medium and Large 2	384	152.29	584	10thin
Medium and Large 3	345	130.50	450	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $344 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 sale18 hd

150.95

—

NC average8 barns · 935 hd

176.85

−25.90

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	1,560	113.00	1,763	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	92.86	1,222	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	60.76	549	6thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	147.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	153.82/cwt	145.00–162.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	159.04/cwt	157.00–161.00	851	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	228	166.15/cwt	150.00–185.00	379	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	185.84/cwt	182.00–192.00	794	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	156.96/cwt	150.00–164.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	54.13/cwt	52.00–57.00	457	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	81.15/cwt	77.00–85.00	783	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	757	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	100.80/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,195	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	91.90/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,283	17

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 113Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 34Year ago 68

Baby calves 100.00 to 105.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
2	—	228	150.00–185.00	166.15
2	—	443	150.00–164.00	156.96
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	660	133.00–135.00	133.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	188.00	188.00
1	—	675	163.00	163.00
5	—	427	182.00–192.00	185.84
2	—	555	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	145.00–162.00	153.82
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	575	149.00	149.00
2	—	283	140.00–155.00	147.83
2	—	433	159.00–160.00	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	157.00–161.00	159.04
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
1	—	410	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
1	—	840	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,565	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,396	86.00–96.00	91.90
5	—	1,186	97.00–107.00	100.80
2	—	965	77.00–85.00	81.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	73.00–75.00	74.01
4	—	845	52.00–57.00	54.13

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.