Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady to down 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were up 4.00 to 8.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

9 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.49/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$134.49

215 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$31.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

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	137.46	728	187
Medium 2	446	116.98	522	22
Medium 3	467	106.02	495	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.43/cwt here — about $233 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 sale215 hd

134.49

—

NC average8 barns · 1,168 hd

129.41

+5.08

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	1,588	111.39	1,768	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	84.09	1,082	151
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	853	59.98	512	10

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	378	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.70/cwt	110.00–134.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	148.80/cwt	126.00–159.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	97.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.33/cwt	120.00–147.00	761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.54/cwt	123.00–150.00	748	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	151.03/cwt	139.00–160.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	245	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.89/cwt	102.00–124.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	121.81/cwt	119.00–125.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	94.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	824	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	233	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	322	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	132.68/cwt	128.00–136.00	494	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.29/cwt	126.00–159.00	542	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.79/cwt	132.00–160.00	686	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.73/cwt	128.00–158.00	899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.85/cwt	129.00–165.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	166.60/cwt	157.00–174.00	558	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	125.46/cwt	119.00–135.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.97/cwt	127.00–154.00	600	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.98/cwt	100.00–112.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	161.13/cwt	136.00–173.00	599	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.80/cwt	136.00–167.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.59/cwt	145.00–166.00	736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	164.83/cwt	161.00–168.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.69/cwt	135.00–175.00	663	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.55/cwt	105.00–120.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,091	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	951	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	761	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.66/cwt	130.00–166.00	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.10/cwt	118.00–141.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.68/cwt	110.00–142.00	856	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	67.60/cwt	60.00–73.00	696	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	92.44/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,318	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	53.88/cwt	46.00–58.00	468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	79.09/cwt	74.00–84.00	947	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	69.14/cwt	64.00–80.00	574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	121.44/cwt	114.00–131.00	2,122	19
Bulls	—	—	1,418	100.30/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,422	9
Bulls	—	—	1,213	88.57/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,074	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	797.44/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	824.14/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,967	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.23/cwt	122.00–150.00	698	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.97/cwt	130.00–166.00	692	22
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	108.07/cwt	106.00–110.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	121.04/cwt	119.00–124.00	387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.68/cwt	120.00–132.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.00/cwt	110.00–124.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	267	127.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	110.73/cwt	100.00–119.00	846	6

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 543Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 143Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 4

9 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	126.00–130.00	127.93
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	638	94.00–100.00	97.01
2	—	413	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
5	—	472	119.00–125.00	121.81
3	—	320	119.00–124.00	121.04
3	—	267	124.00–130.00	127.19
3	—	520	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	110.00–134.00	125.70
9	—	321	126.00–159.00	148.80
1	—	1,035	104.00	104.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
13	—	575	120.00–147.00	132.33
5	—	1,154	117.00	117.00
39	—	521	123.00–150.00	143.54
3	—	948	110.00	110.00
3	—	263	139.00–160.00	151.03
1	—	835	92.00	92.00
2	—	718	102.00–124.00	112.89
4	—	1,096	116.00	116.00
2	—	868	90.00–100.00	94.93
21	—	373	126.00–159.00	145.29
30	—	477	132.00–160.00	143.79
34	—	420	127.00–154.00	142.97
4	—	678	100.00–112.00	107.98
6	—	764	100.00–119.00	110.73
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	106.00–110.00	108.07
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	102.00	102.00
1	—	280	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	138.00	138.00
1	—	260	136.00	136.00
3	—	372	128.00–136.00	132.68
4	—	423	119.00–135.00	125.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	128.00–158.00	144.73
16	—	578	129.00–165.00	140.85
5	—	335	157.00–174.00	166.60
25	—	372	136.00–173.00	161.13
1	—	240	181.00	181.00
4	—	946	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,028	110.00	110.00
11	—	510	136.00–167.00	147.80
16	—	470	145.00–166.00	156.59
1	—	760	145.00	145.00
4	—	281	161.00–168.00	164.83
1	—	1,295	116.00	116.00
36	—	426	135.00–175.00	155.69
2	—	830	105.00–120.00	112.55
2	—	718	150.00–154.00	152.01
1	—	680	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	80.00	80.00
1	—	905	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	130.00–166.00	137.66
4	—	625	118.00–141.00	127.10
13	—	676	110.00–142.00	126.68
1	—	965	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,000	116.00	116.00
21	—	524	122.00–150.00	133.23
3	—	782	117.00–120.00	118.31
1	—	860	112.00	112.00
22	—	468	130.00–166.00	147.97
3	—	713	120.00–132.00	126.68
2	—	820	110.00–124.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00–118.00	113.93
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,030	60.00–73.00	67.60
72	—	1,426	85.00–102.00	92.44
61	—	1,198	74.00–84.00	79.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	869	46.00–58.00	53.88
4	—	830	64.00–80.00	69.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,747	114.00–131.00	121.44
9	—	1,418	95.00–108.00	100.30
4	—	1,213	85.00–92.00	88.57

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	2	—	975	700.00–900.00	797.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	750.00–900.00	824.14

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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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