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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 8

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 31▼ 97 vs year ago 153 · −63.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 25▼ 44 vs year ago 78 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.82/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$160.82

24 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$46.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.84

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	178.01	808	8thin
Medium and Large 2	370	159.22	589	12thin
Medium and Large 3	483	131.23	633	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.78/cwt here — about $174 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 sale24 hd

160.82

—

NC average5 barns · 605 hd

180.66

−19.84

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	1,553	114.80	1,783	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	101.69	1,475	25

Every lot

37 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	253	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	162.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	159.92/cwt	150.00–175.00	357	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	209.53/cwt	209.00–210.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	155.05/cwt	145.00–165.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	117.50/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,940	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	104.83/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,492	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,499	96.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,441	9

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 31Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	130.00–132.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
1	—	500	157.00	157.00
2	—	423	175.00–177.00	175.95
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
2	—	478	145.00–165.00	155.05
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
4	—	223	150.00–175.00	159.92

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	—	885	113.00	113.00
2	—	273	190.00	190.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	740	142.00	142.00
2	—	320	209.00–210.00	209.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	162.00–165.00	162.46
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
3	—	253	155.00	155.00
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
2	—	338	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	207.00	207.00
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
1	—	935	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	112.00–123.00	117.50
1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,499	90.00–100.00	96.12
16	—	1,423	101.00–110.00	104.83

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.