Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 80.00 to 130.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.00/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$159.00

296 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$49.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

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	498	159.79	795	288
Medium 2	352	133.33	469	7thin
Medium 3	455	110.00	501	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.79/cwt here — about $295 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 sale296 hd

159.00

—

NC average7 barns · 481 hd

157.40

+1.60

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	1,550	99.55	1,543	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	75.72	931	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	54.00	464	12

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	112.39/cwt	96.00–114.00	950	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	236	129.70/cwt	119.00–140.00	306	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	121.68/cwt	121.00–122.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.60/cwt	130.00–147.00	660	31
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.52/cwt	115.00–138.00	707	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.97/cwt	128.00–155.00	601	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.36/cwt	120.00–145.00	684	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.92/cwt	128.00–162.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	138.97/cwt	130.00–152.00	516	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.99/cwt	136.00–166.00	461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.88/cwt	104.00–124.00	724	31
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	123.44/cwt	115.00–130.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	160.35/cwt	150.00–176.00	528	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	981	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.08/cwt	138.00–168.00	636	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	156.33/cwt	135.00–176.00	580	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	185.20/cwt	150.00–205.00	413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.31/cwt	135.00–169.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.83/cwt	140.00–167.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.49/cwt	132.00–160.00	704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	151.34/cwt	130.00–162.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	167.56/cwt	152.00–199.00	459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	178.41/cwt	173.00–184.00	935	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	142.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	163.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,023	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	136.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,127	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	107.24/cwt	100.00–117.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	114.16/cwt	106.00–118.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.46/cwt	122.00–160.00	755	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.56/cwt	113.00–126.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.70/cwt	122.00–135.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	57.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	499	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	44.26/cwt	40.00–50.00	364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	73.29/cwt	67.00–77.00	882	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	60.72/cwt	54.00–66.00	607	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	113.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	101.35/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,520	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	81.13/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,051	43
Bulls	—	—	1,108	86.51/cwt	84.00–90.00	959	6
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	106.67/cwt	100.00–117.50	341	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	122.35/cwt	115.00–127.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.86/cwt	124.00–167.00	789	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.63/cwt	130.00–166.00	697	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.65/cwt	111.00–138.00	797	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	160.99/cwt	135.00–189.00	431	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	644	3

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 Apr 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 583Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 124Year ago 148

Baby calves 80.00 to 130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
4	—	236	119.00–140.00	129.70
3	—	363	121.00–122.00	121.68
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
2	—	285	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	582	110.00–112.00	110.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	148.00	148.00
2	—	728	112.00–119.00	115.49
11	—	845	96.00–114.00	112.39
31	—	473	130.00–147.00	139.60
24	—	568	115.00–138.00	124.52
24	—	426	128.00–155.00	140.97
39	—	525	120.00–145.00	130.36
8	—	662	110.00–118.00	113.13
20	—	371	130.00–152.00	138.97
12	—	325	136.00–166.00	141.99
31	—	625	104.00–124.00	115.88
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
9	—	268	135.00–189.00	160.99
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	101.00	101.00
3	—	320	100.00–117.50	106.67
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	112.00	112.00
3	—	423	115.00–130.00	123.44
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
1	—	230	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	128.00–162.00	142.92
5	—	904	132.00	132.00
27	—	329	150.00–176.00	160.35
49	—	421	138.00–168.00	151.08
30	—	371	135.00–176.00	156.33
4	—	725	153.00	153.00
7	—	223	150.00–205.00	185.20
16	—	527	135.00–169.00	153.31
9	—	570	140.00–167.00	155.83
17	—	474	132.00–160.00	148.49
15	—	622	130.00–162.00	151.34
12	—	274	152.00–199.00	167.56
4	—	779	138.00–148.00	142.93
1	—	195	182.00	182.00
16	—	826	135.00–147.00	136.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	141.00	141.00
16	—	454	216.00	216.00
31	—	524	173.00–184.00	178.41
15	—	626	162.00–165.00	163.43
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	824	100.00–117.00	107.24
4	—	766	106.00–118.00	114.16
39	—	526	122.00–160.00	143.46
7	—	715	113.00–126.00	119.56
7	—	664	122.00–135.00	128.70
40	—	572	124.00–167.00	137.86
30	—	472	130.00–166.00	147.63
18	—	624	111.00–138.00	127.65
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
1	—	930	87.00	87.00
3	—	482	115.00–127.00	122.35
2	—	583	110.00–113.00	111.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	871	54.00–60.00	57.25
3	—	822	40.00–50.00	44.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,203	67.00–77.00	73.29
4	—	999	54.00–66.00	60.72
43	—	1,296	78.00–86.00	81.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,028	110.00–119.00	113.69
15	—	1,500	94.00–107.00	101.35
6	—	1,108	84.00–90.00	86.51
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,560	80.00	80.00

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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