Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 90.00 8 head

9 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.17/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$129.17

261 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$27.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	499	133.49	666	210
Medium 2	434	117.66	510	24
Medium 3	455	105.81	481	27

One grade step is worth $27.68/cwt here — about $185 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 sale261 hd

129.17

—

NC average8 barns · 1,124 hd

129.10

+0.07

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	—	Low	1,561	95.09	1,485	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	72.51	889	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	839	51.28	430	18

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	243	159.60/cwt	150.00–169.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.16/cwt	100.00–128.00	736	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	187.47/cwt	186.00–189.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	162.34/cwt	150.00–179.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	556	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	132.23/cwt	120.00–141.00	699	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.12/cwt	105.00–126.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	148.28/cwt	140.00–164.00	418	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	115.78/cwt	100.00–119.00	947	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	123.87/cwt	114.00–135.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	123.15/cwt	108.00–167.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	121.60/cwt	118.00–127.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.27/cwt	125.00–146.00	576	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	124.16/cwt	120.00–129.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	225	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	232	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	118.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.18/cwt	130.00–153.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.68/cwt	128.00–150.00	670	32
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	120.46/cwt	115.00–126.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	103.91/cwt	100.00–120.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	99.62/cwt	99.00–102.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	103.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	132.63/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,032	14
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	112.54/cwt	100.00–126.00	321	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	323	104.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	338	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	110.41/cwt	106.00–115.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.71/cwt	135.00–168.00	826	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.92/cwt	140.00–179.00	584	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	129.40/cwt	122.00–140.00	356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	148.70/cwt	122.00–161.00	984	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.02/cwt	140.00–175.00	778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	127.94/cwt	121.00–132.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.17/cwt	140.00–181.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	157.80/cwt	135.00–165.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	157.85/cwt	140.00–175.00	515	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.42/cwt	120.00–167.00	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	158.73/cwt	140.00–172.00	440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	107.36/cwt	104.00–112.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.54/cwt	112.00–116.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.62/cwt	112.00–160.00	845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.18/cwt	124.00–157.00	758	29
Bulls	Medium 3	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	72.49/cwt	68.00–77.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	60.32/cwt	56.00–64.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	121.74/cwt	105.00–134.00	760	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	472	104.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.08/cwt	120.00–140.00	761	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	125.15/cwt	114.00–138.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.01/cwt	129.00–171.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.32/cwt	130.00–151.00	518	19
Heifers	Medium 3	—	432	107.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	463	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.29/cwt	122.00–162.00	705	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	640	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	478	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	916.67/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,598	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	80.79/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	106.07/cwt	103.00–111.00	2,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	79.64/cwt	69.00–97.00	1,074	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	61.52/cwt	56.00–65.00	655	18
Bulls	—	—	1,480	94.92/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,405	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	71.32/cwt	66.00–76.00	854	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	43.32/cwt	30.00–52.00	358	11

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 825Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 184Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Baby calves 10.00 to 90.00 8 head

9 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
2	—	243	150.00–169.00	159.60
2	—	763	110.00–113.00	111.51
26	—	628	100.00–128.00	117.16
24	—	529	120.00–141.00	132.23
6	—	676	105.00–126.00	120.12
18	—	282	140.00–164.00	148.28
6	—	818	100.00–119.00	115.78
9	—	733	108.00–167.00	123.15
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
32	—	423	125.00–146.00	136.27
11	—	330	130.00–153.00	140.18
32	—	473	128.00–150.00	141.68
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
21	—	572	120.00–140.00	133.08
19	—	372	130.00–151.00	139.32
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	103.00	103.00
1	—	250	109.00	109.00
5	—	573	100.00–120.00	103.91
4	—	530	100.00–108.00	103.72
3	—	360	110.00	110.00
6	—	472	100.00–110.00	104.49
6	—	432	100.00–110.00	107.23
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	118.00–127.00	121.60
2	—	238	120.00–130.00	125.16
4	—	380	120.00–129.00	124.16
5	—	464	116.00–120.00	118.37
2	—	323	115.00–126.00	120.46
5	—	615	99.00–102.00	99.62
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	186.00–189.00	187.47
5	—	556	171.00	171.00
2	—	510	170.00–171.00	170.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	241	150.00–179.00	162.34
14	—	778	110.00–136.00	132.63
26	—	527	135.00–168.00	156.71
28	—	370	140.00–179.00	157.92
14	—	662	122.00–161.00	148.70
14	—	477	140.00–175.00	163.02
1	—	930	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,060	115.00	115.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
13	—	417	140.00–181.00	156.17
9	—	577	135.00–165.00	157.80
1	—	865	134.00	134.00
25	—	326	140.00–175.00	157.85
11	—	620	120.00–167.00	139.42
10	—	277	140.00–172.00	158.73
3	—	715	115.00–126.00	119.40
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	114.00–135.00	123.87
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
8	—	275	122.00–140.00	129.40
3	—	335	124.00	124.00
6	—	372	121.00–132.00	127.94
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	100.00–126.00	112.54
2	—	323	100.00–110.00	104.65
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
2	—	388	106.00–115.00	110.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	104.00–112.00	107.36
2	—	808	109.00	109.00
9	—	775	112.00–116.00	113.54
8	—	667	112.00–160.00	126.62
29	—	578	124.00–157.00	131.18
18	—	624	105.00–134.00	121.74
1	—	1,125	94.00	94.00
22	—	468	129.00–171.00	144.01
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
16	—	517	122.00–162.00	136.29
1	—	885	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
2	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.39
1	—	640	83.00	83.00
2	—	478	100.00–110.00	105.03
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	473	114.00–138.00	125.15
1	—	540	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	68.00–77.00	72.49
5	—	850	56.00–64.00	60.32
11	—	826	30.00–52.00	43.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,349	69.00–97.00	79.64
18	—	1,065	56.00–65.00	61.52
55	—	1,197	66.00–76.00	71.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	76.00–87.00	80.79
4	—	1,900	103.00–111.00	106.07
6	—	1,480	90.00–100.00	94.92

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	—	950	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	850.00–975.00	916.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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