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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 46▼ 143 vs year ago 174 · −82.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 64 vs year ago 89 · −71.9%

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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 50.00 to 60.00 4 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 $146.31/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$146.31

16 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$50.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.79

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	163.73	797	4thin
Medium and Large 2	457	145.91	667	10thin
Medium and Large 3	790	113.50	897	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.23/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale16 hd

146.31

—

NC average8 barns · 725 hd

176.10

−29.79

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	1,593	111.25	1,772	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	97.90	1,423	24

Every lot

25 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	131.28/cwt	122.00–145.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	148.96/cwt	140.00–158.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	170.85/cwt	165.00–177.00	876	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	72.95/cwt	65.00–82.00	839	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	92.85/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,215	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	101.80/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,546	18

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 46Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 89

Baby calves 50.00 to 60.00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	165.00–177.00	170.85
1	—	265	235.00	235.00
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
1	—	410	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
2	—	643	140.00–158.00	148.96
1	—	355	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
1	—	375	162.00	162.00
3	—	588	122.00–145.00	131.28
1	—	470	147.00	147.00
2	—	263	170.00–175.00	172.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	890	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	110.00–112.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	91.00–95.00	92.85
18	—	1,519	97.00–113.00	101.80
2	—	1,150	65.00–82.00	72.95

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.