Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were sharply lower; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (1 head) brought 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.86/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$133.86

163 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$40.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

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	477	139.97	667	126
Medium 2	377	122.58	462	22
Medium 3	515	99.07	510	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $158 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 sale163 hd

133.86

—

NC average8 barns · 1,050 hd

134.02

−0.17

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	—	High	1,815	114.58	2,079	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	78.00	1,194	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	71.79	810	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	60.42	562	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	149.71/cwt	144.00–152.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	157.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.66/cwt	138.00–148.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.26/cwt	107.00–110.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	171.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.28/cwt	113.00–119.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	120.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	21
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	106.72/cwt	102.00–110.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	200	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	122.29/cwt	118.00–127.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	870	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.82/cwt	123.00–132.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	116.47/cwt	114.00–119.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium 3Fleshy	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	423	131.96/cwt	126.00–136.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	213	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	527	122.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	263	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	171.46/cwt	168.00–175.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.34/cwt	153.00–156.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.34/cwt	152.00–157.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	180.66/cwt	176.00–188.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	591	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	125.09/cwt	121.00–130.00	786	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	305	151.00/cwt	145.00–157.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	181.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	641	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	448	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.07/cwt	167.00–175.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	429	145.05/cwt	138.00–150.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	379	158.37/cwt	151.00–161.00	600	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	479	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	263	142.19/cwt	139.00–147.50	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	882	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.30/cwt	150.00–162.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	167.66/cwt	162.00–176.00	468	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	128.79/cwt	123.00–133.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.65/cwt	155.00–169.00	692	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	138.16/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	166.57/cwt	159.00–174.00	530	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	628	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	60.42/cwt	59.00–62.00	562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	71.50/cwt	68.00–75.00	798	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	80.16/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,244	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	73.04/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,082	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	58.64/cwt	56.00–60.00	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	80.83/cwt	78.00–85.00	967	8
Bulls	—	—	1,890	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,231	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	161.76/cwt	158.00–165.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	270	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	170.86/cwt	166.00–176.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	638	107.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	152.75/cwt	151.00–159.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.50/cwt	116.00–124.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium 3Fancy	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	887	93.03/cwt	90.00–99.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	493	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	120.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	139.20/cwt	135.00–141.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	120.32/cwt	118.00–124.00	681	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,583	140.21/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	104.85/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,957	4

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 629Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 174Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 1

Current hog receipts 1.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	132.00–142.00	136.98
14	—	462	144.00–152.00	149.71
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
4	—	624	116.00–124.00	119.50
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	955	98.00	98.00
8	—	574	125.00–133.00	128.11
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
3	—	683	120.00–124.00	121.31
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
3	—	570	139.00–140.00	139.67
4	—	520	150.00–151.00	150.25
2	—	628	129.00–132.00	130.48
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	126.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
5	—	475	135.00–141.00	139.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	85.00	85.00
3	—	887	90.00–99.00	93.03
8	—	523	118.00–124.00	120.01
6	—	566	118.00–124.00	120.32
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	493	101.00–105.00	102.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	150.00–160.00	153.30
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
8	—	424	138.00–148.00	142.66
4	—	719	107.00–110.00	109.26
3	—	615	113.00–119.00	116.28
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
19	—	471	140.00–150.00	145.02
21	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.60
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
12	—	579	123.00–132.00	125.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	152.00	152.00
8	—	338	150.00–166.00	157.85
8	—	383	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
3	—	327	116.00–125.00	120.12
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	118.00–127.00	122.29
1	—	715	96.00	96.00
2	—	475	114.00–119.00	116.47
3	—	213	130.00–133.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
3	—	418	102.00–110.00	106.72
1	—	200	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	100.00–106.00	102.91
2	—	870	74.00	74.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
1	—	320	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
4	—	423	126.00–136.00	131.96
3	—	527	120.00–124.00	122.29
2	—	263	130.00–138.00	133.81
2	—	638	104.00–110.00	107.04
4	—	486	130.00–134.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	500	143.00	143.00
2	—	270	158.00–165.00	161.76
2	—	365	166.00–176.00	170.86
6	—	432	151.00–159.00	152.75
2	—	605	126.00–128.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	129.00	129.00
1	—	270	143.00	143.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	133.00	133.00
7	—	591	137.00	137.00
3	—	628	121.00–130.00	125.09
2	—	518	140.00–147.00	143.48
2	—	305	145.00–157.00	151.00
8	—	429	138.00–150.00	145.05
6	—	379	151.00–161.00	158.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	194.00	194.00
12	—	427	170.00–172.00	171.66
2	—	465	168.00–175.00	171.46
4	—	321	176.00–188.00	180.66
6	—	353	180.00–182.00	181.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	153.00–156.00	155.34
3	—	618	152.00–157.00	155.34
11	—	370	167.00–175.00	172.07
8	—	477	150.00–162.00	154.30
1	—	670	153.00	153.00
1	—	240	164.00	164.00
7	—	279	162.00–176.00	167.66
17	—	428	155.00–169.00	161.65
6	—	782	137.00–144.00	138.16
12	—	318	159.00–174.00	166.57
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
3	—	263	139.00–147.50	142.19
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
3	—	413	123.00–133.00	128.79
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	59.00–62.00	60.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,116	68.00–75.00	71.50
5	—	1,081	56.00–60.00	58.64
8	—	1,196	78.00–85.00	80.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,552	77.00–84.00	80.16
10	—	1,481	69.00–76.00	73.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,890	116.00–120.00	118.03
1	—	1,695	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,866	103.00–107.00	104.85
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	136.00–145.00	140.21

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	875.00	875.00

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