Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 150.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$127.93

185 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$32.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	493	132.74	655	153
Medium 2	437	112.63	492	12thin
Medium 3	482	100.27	484	20

One grade step is worth $32.48/cwt here — about $171 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 sale185 hd

127.93

—

NC average9 barns · 1,297 hd

130.80

−2.87

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	1,756	117.14	2,057	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	85.91	1,079	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	57.42	523	13

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.30/cwt	130.00–158.00	697	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	143.53/cwt	130.00–150.00	489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.25/cwt	124.00–149.00	664	22
Steers	Medium 3	—	422	110.30/cwt	101.00–115.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	387	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	119.06/cwt	116.00–122.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	141.87/cwt	128.00–158.00	519	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.48/cwt	117.00–138.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	141.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	114.84/cwt	100.00–134.00	774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.57/cwt	104.00–125.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.13/cwt	120.00–150.00	600	27
Heifers	Medium 3	—	255	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	443	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	373	102.90/cwt	100.00–106.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	120.28/cwt	115.00–126.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	106.67/cwt	104.00–112.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	693	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	144.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	381	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.27/cwt	131.00–168.00	878	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.02/cwt	130.00–158.00	629	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	529	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	153.62/cwt	130.00–169.00	819	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.03/cwt	140.00–167.00	574	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.79/cwt	135.00–169.00	502	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.63/cwt	128.00–150.00	907	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	149.87/cwt	142.00–160.00	429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.09/cwt	122.00–140.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,285	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.55/cwt	110.00–136.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	125.01/cwt	124.00–127.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	473	107.07/cwt	105.00–109.00	506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	67.04/cwt	60.00–72.00	709	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	52.85/cwt	44.00–59.00	504	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	63.66/cwt	56.00–70.00	531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	94.23/cwt	86.00–115.00	1,286	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	79.88/cwt	74.00–85.00	923	32
Bulls	—	—	1,490	107.52/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,380	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,927	124.57/cwt	116.00–136.00	2,400	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	748	13
Bulls	Medium 3	—	532	104.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	713	85.42/cwt	81.00–90.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.29/cwt	120.00–156.00	729	26
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	106.90/cwt	103.00–111.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.42/cwt	120.00–148.00	664	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.99/cwt	121.00–138.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	96.32/cwt	91.00–103.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	105.99/cwt	102.00–109.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.53/cwt	115.00–140.00	744	23
Heifers	Medium 3	—	753	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 539Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 178Year ago 68

Baby calves 150.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
2	—	485	116.00–122.00	119.06
1	—	310	123.00	123.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	126.00	126.00
5	—	529	117.00	117.00
2	—	430	120.00–127.00	123.58
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
3	—	422	101.00–115.00	110.30
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	470	130.00–158.00	148.30
1	—	220	176.00	176.00
10	—	569	131.00–168.00	154.27
39	—	425	130.00–158.00	148.02
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
19	—	533	130.00–169.00	153.62
20	—	375	140.00–167.00	153.03
17	—	322	135.00–169.00	155.79
7	—	627	128.00–150.00	144.63
5	—	286	142.00–160.00	149.87
3	—	675	122.00–140.00	128.09
1	—	1,045	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	341	130.00–150.00	143.53
3	—	793	104.00	104.00
22	—	477	124.00–149.00	139.25
17	—	366	128.00–158.00	141.87
12	—	528	117.00–138.00	127.48
5	—	288	130.00–150.00	141.89
13	—	674	100.00–134.00	114.84
12	—	623	104.00–125.00	115.57
27	—	428	120.00–150.00	140.13
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	865	100.00–110.00	104.94
2	—	238	140.00–148.00	144.13
23	—	570	115.00–140.00	130.53
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	124.00	124.00
2	—	373	100.00–106.00	102.90
3	—	445	104.00–112.00	106.67
1	—	605	89.00	89.00
2	—	575	100.00–107.00	103.62
2	—	475	100.00	100.00
4	—	520	91.00–103.00	96.32
3	—	340	102.00–109.00	105.99
2	—	753	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	116.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	313	115.00–126.00	120.28
2	—	693	80.00	80.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
3	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
1	—	895	97.00	97.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	86.00	86.00
4	—	453	120.00	120.00
2	—	713	81.00–90.00	85.42
5	—	566	110.00–118.00	115.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	110.00–115.00	111.73
9	—	666	110.00–136.00	125.55
3	—	763	124.00–127.00	125.01
2	—	1,010	90.00–99.00	94.52
13	—	579	120.00–135.00	129.26
26	—	516	120.00–156.00	141.29
2	—	923	103.00–111.00	106.90
15	—	476	120.00–148.00	139.42
6	—	628	121.00–138.00	130.99
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	109.00	109.00
2	—	473	105.00–109.00	107.07
3	—	532	100.00–110.00	104.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,057	60.00–72.00	67.04
55	—	1,365	86.00–115.00	94.23
32	—	1,156	74.00–85.00	79.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	953	44.00–59.00	52.85
1	—	870	69.00	69.00
4	—	834	56.00–70.00	63.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	99.00–114.00	107.52
1	—	1,380	91.00	91.00
10	—	1,927	116.00–136.00	124.57

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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