Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle down 3.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 45 .00 4 head

3 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.68/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$116.68

196 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$17.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.75

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	529	120.26	637	134
Medium 2	437	113.63	497	34
Medium 3	415	103.25	428	28

One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $208 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 sale196 hd

116.68

—

NC average8 barns · 1,210 hd

126.43

−9.75

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	1,676	113.55	1,903	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	82.21	1,058	130
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	77.00	1,348	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	60.20	502	16

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	423	132.08/cwt	125.00–144.00	559	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	128.01/cwt	120.00–139.00	616	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	101.86/cwt	94.00–110.00	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	154.31/cwt	150.00–158.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	93.66/cwt	84.00–103.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	120.68/cwt	114.00–126.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	120.50/cwt	114.00–126.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	133.18/cwt	126.00–145.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.04/cwt	114.00–121.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	98.58/cwt	91.00–106.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	362	105.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	336	104.13/cwt	100.00–111.00	350	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	101.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	108.25/cwt	106.00–110.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	628	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	101.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	226	127.14/cwt	114.00–139.00	287	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	114.87/cwt	114.00–116.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.06/cwt	111.00–122.00	671	23
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	103.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	398	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	125.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	336	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	126.25/cwt	116.00–134.00	410	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	474	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	120.79/cwt	116.00–129.00	502	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.46/cwt	134.00–144.00	657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.35/cwt	130.00–155.00	548	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.21/cwt	129.00–136.00	681	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	423	106.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	131.94/cwt	123.00–136.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.80/cwt	130.00–159.00	601	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.28/cwt	139.00–166.00	505	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	161.00/cwt	145.00–170.00	446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	166.98/cwt	164.00–169.00	386	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	112.23/cwt	101.00–120.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	76.39/cwt	70.00–82.00	890	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	54.31/cwt	54.00–55.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	118.06/cwt	110.00–126.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	131.16/cwt	121.00–160.00	476	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	115.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	522	100.41/cwt	97.00–104.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	572	98.98/cwt	91.00–105.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	273	108.66/cwt	100.00–116.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	109.28/cwt	102.00–114.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	431	104.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	104.81/cwt	100.00–108.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.03/cwt	121.00–130.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.44/cwt	105.00–126.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.12/cwt	120.00–140.00	635	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.39/cwt	118.00–136.00	647	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	118.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,427	102.70/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,466	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	121.34/cwt	110.00–130.00	2,244	9
Bulls	—	—	1,268	94.78/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	88.86/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,262	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	66.47/cwt	62.00–69.00	670	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	61.56/cwt	56.00–68.00	512	13

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 Mar 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 896Year ago 1,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 177Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 8

Baby calves 25.00 to 45 .00 4 head

3 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	125.00–144.00	132.08
27	—	481	120.00–139.00	128.01
16	—	671	94.00–110.00	101.86
1	—	1,015	92.00	92.00
2	—	223	150.00–158.00	154.31
2	—	875	84.00–103.00	93.66
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
8	—	321	126.00–145.00	133.18
7	—	530	114.00–121.00	118.04
1	—	975	96.00	96.00
2	—	925	91.00–106.00	98.58
3	—	713	100.00–104.00	101.32
23	—	578	111.00–122.00	116.06
8	—	363	121.00–160.00	131.16
10	—	624	102.00–114.00	109.28
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	82.00	82.00
5	—	385	114.00–126.00	120.68
2	—	273	114.00–126.00	120.50
3	—	418	110.00–120.00	114.82
1	—	745	82.00	82.00
4	—	528	106.00–110.00	108.25
2	—	628	94.00–95.00	94.49
4	—	226	114.00–139.00	127.14
9	—	469	114.00–116.00	114.87
2	—	323	110.00–126.00	118.06
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	100.00–110.00	105.28
7	—	336	100.00–111.00	104.13
4	—	475	100.00–104.00	101.01
3	—	522	97.00–104.00	100.41
3	—	572	91.00–105.00	98.98
2	—	273	100.00–116.00	108.66
4	—	431	100.00–110.00	104.03
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
4	—	383	100.00–110.00	103.84
2	—	470	106.00–110.00	108.04
6	—	423	100.00–110.00	106.51
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	119.00–128.00	125.20
8	—	325	116.00–134.00	126.25
4	—	376	122.00–130.00	126.05
5	—	416	116.00–129.00	120.79
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.58
1	—	205	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	134.00–144.00	139.46
21	—	377	130.00–155.00	145.35
5	—	515	129.00–136.00	132.21
8	—	611	123.00–136.00	131.94
29	—	424	130.00–159.00	141.80
16	—	325	139.00–166.00	155.28
7	—	277	145.00–170.00	161.00
2	—	753	124.00	124.00
5	—	231	164.00–169.00	166.98
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
5	—	681	110.00–125.00	120.19
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
7	—	716	101.00–120.00	112.23
1	—	1,025	105.00	105.00
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
6	—	561	121.00–130.00	125.03
11	—	622	105.00–126.00	118.44
16	—	481	120.00–140.00	132.12
1	—	1,055	98.00	98.00
12	—	520	118.00–136.00	124.39
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	114.00–119.00	115.76
1	—	435	111.00	111.00
4	—	464	115.00–124.00	118.36
9	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.33
1	—	680	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	100.00–108.00	104.81
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,165	70.00–82.00	76.39
67	—	1,420	83.00–97.00	88.86
8	—	1,008	62.00–69.00	66.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	842	54.00–55.00	54.31
13	—	831	56.00–68.00	61.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	95.00–107.00	102.70
9	—	1,849	110.00–130.00	121.34
2	—	1,268	91.00–98.00	94.78

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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