Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Four-weight feeder steers were sharply higher, there were too few comparable five- and six-weights available to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate, good for fancy and value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average with some attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.72/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$131.72

201 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	139.32	659	138
Medium 2	477	118.05	564	45
Medium 3	457	107.70	492	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $167 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 sale201 hd

131.72

—

NC average8 barns · 1,143 hd

134.24

−2.52

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	1,590	99.15	1,577	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	77.04	1,090	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	71.88	811	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	51.42	431	5thin

Every lot, as filed

95 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.71/cwt	138.00–148.00	684	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.60/cwt	119.00–128.00	759	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	179.09/cwt	176.00–188.00	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	183.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	605	7
Steers	Medium 2Value Added	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	143.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	154.43/cwt	152.00–157.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	154.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.98/cwt	107.00–114.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.14/cwt	134.00–137.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	421	109.16/cwt	106.00–110.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	119.59/cwt	118.00–121.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	115.68/cwt	111.00–120.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	123.05/cwt	117.00–126.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	323	139.95/cwt	134.00–146.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	130.33/cwt	126.00–135.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	123.95/cwt	118.00–128.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	133.17/cwt	128.00–136.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	102.18/cwt	100.00–105.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	117.09/cwt	116.00–118.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	458	133.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	380	132.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	343	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	683	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	104.74/cwt	100.00–108.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	476	110.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	157.99/cwt	154.00–162.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	321	157.30/cwt	150.00–161.00	505	8
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	424	146.93/cwt	144.00–152.00	623	6
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	187.62/cwt	179.00–193.00	689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	850	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	384	153.26/cwt	152.00–154.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	2
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	375	118.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	171.97/cwt	169.00–174.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	173.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	152.78/cwt	151.00–154.00	773	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	172.02/cwt	164.00–176.00	549	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.82/cwt	147.00–156.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	162.36/cwt	159.00–165.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	171.75/cwt	164.00–176.00	797	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	55.04/cwt	53.00–57.00	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	81.26/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,172	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	74.55/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,042	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	81.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	129.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	146.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.59/cwt	138.00–150.00	818	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	167.45/cwt	166.00–169.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	537	138.40/cwt	134.00–144.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	566	132.05/cwt	126.00–136.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	583	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	122.50/cwt	117.00–128.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.83/cwt	148.00–158.00	802	16
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	678	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	471	142.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	669	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	926.92/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	82.98/cwt	81.00–85.00	946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	101.36/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	118.97/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	62.72/cwt	59.00–66.00	665	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	72.80/cwt	69.00–76.00	837	40

How this sale compares

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Feb 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 586Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 162Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	476	138.00–148.00	143.71
16	—	619	119.00–128.00	122.60
5	—	367	140.00–150.00	143.95
16	—	572	130.00–137.00	134.95
2	—	190	152.00–157.00	154.43
3	—	287	150.00–157.00	154.80
4	—	660	107.00–114.00	109.98
8	—	526	134.00–137.00	136.14
13	—	327	150.00–160.00	155.28
13	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.43
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	106.00–110.00	109.16
2	—	343	100.00–104.00	101.99
4	—	570	100.00–108.00	104.74
5	—	476	110.00–114.00	110.76
2	—	390	106.00–110.00	108.03
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	118.00–121.00	119.59
2	—	573	111.00–120.00	115.68
5	—	468	117.00–126.00	123.05
3	—	285	126.00–135.00	130.33
5	—	319	118.00–128.00	123.95
3	—	230	128.00–136.00	133.17
6	—	720	100.00–105.00	102.18
12	—	517	116.00–118.00	117.09
2	—	683	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	134.00–146.00	139.95
2	—	458	131.00–136.00	133.51
5	—	380	130.00–136.00	132.38
3	—	420	125.00–136.00	129.73
7	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.61
2	—	565	120.00–124.00	122.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	154.00–162.00	157.99
3	—	618	130.00–135.00	131.74
2	—	330	166.00–169.00	167.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	176.00–188.00	179.09
7	—	329	180.00–190.00	183.89
15	—	367	179.00–193.00	187.62
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	150.00–161.00	157.30
6	—	424	144.00–152.00	146.93
5	—	518	130.00–140.00	136.59
4	—	384	152.00–154.00	153.26
2	—	473	158.00–160.00	159.01
2	—	615	130.00–135.00	132.46
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	121.00	121.00
3	—	375	115.00–120.00	118.08
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	184.00	184.00
4	—	506	179.00	179.00
5	—	641	158.00	158.00
6	—	566	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	271	170.00–180.00	175.03
15	—	369	160.00–175.00	167.45
2	—	790	140.00	140.00
4	—	426	169.00–174.00	171.97
7	—	487	170.00–175.00	173.43
5	—	506	151.00–154.00	152.78
11	—	319	164.00–176.00	172.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	120.00–131.00	125.34
7	—	473	147.00–156.00	150.82
5	—	717	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	668	135.00–141.00	139.48
8	—	615	145.00–148.00	146.60
12	—	566	138.00–150.00	144.59
16	—	525	148.00–158.00	152.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	151.00–153.00	151.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	159.00–165.00	162.36
8	—	464	164.00–176.00	171.75
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.52
2	—	485	117.00–128.00	122.50
2	—	525	116.00–119.00	117.49
2	—	563	115.00–117.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	134.00–144.00	138.40
4	—	566	126.00–136.00	132.05
3	—	633	130.00–138.00	134.01
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.36
10	—	471	140.00–146.00	142.02
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	104.00–110.00	106.99
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	53.00–57.00	55.04
3	—	833	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,442	79.00–84.00	81.26
17	—	1,398	70.00–77.00	74.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,144	79.00–84.00	81.04
15	—	1,061	59.00–66.00	62.72
40	—	1,150	69.00–76.00	72.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	81.00–85.00	82.98
4	—	1,819	99.00–104.00	101.36
2	—	1,808	117.00–121.00	118.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	850.00–1,000.00	926.92

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.

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle