Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 5.00 to 55.00 12 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.28/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$129.28

192 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	486	133.42	649	153
Medium 2	393	119.65	471	19thin
Medium 3	410	106.74	438	20

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $211 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 sale192 hd

129.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,029 hd

131.99

−2.71

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	1,416	92.70	1,313	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	75.06	911	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	53.30	465	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3	—	350	109.00/cwt	101.00–117.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.56/cwt	117.00–143.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	427	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	132.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.51/cwt	120.00–142.00	698	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	272	129.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	139.37/cwt	124.00–145.00	528	28
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.02/cwt	100.00–133.00	730	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	116.15/cwt	110.00–126.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	148.51/cwt	138.00–159.00	407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	593	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.93/cwt	130.00–170.00	674	21
Heifers	Medium 3	—	532	100.67/cwt	95.00–107.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	161.13/cwt	121.00–167.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	201.70/cwt	175.00–207.00	847	36
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	114.18/cwt	108.00–130.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	129.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	471	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	110.50/cwt	101.00–120.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	132.61/cwt	120.00–140.00	375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	163.17/cwt	140.00–184.00	379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.53/cwt	130.00–179.00	667	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	161.15/cwt	156.00–172.00	748	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	317	104.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	162.84/cwt	142.00–175.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	169.08/cwt	140.00–184.00	453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.63/cwt	131.00–157.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.58/cwt	140.00–176.00	586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.08/cwt	120.00–169.00	790	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	117.70/cwt	110.00–128.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	105.13/cwt	100.00–118.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.71/cwt	120.00–156.00	702	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.66/cwt	113.00–138.00	769	15
Bulls	Medium 3	—	578	108.44/cwt	104.00–113.00	627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	44.57/cwt	40.00–51.00	388	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	59.57/cwt	57.00–63.00	534	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	81.73/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,120	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.70/cwt	68.00–78.00	850	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	62.49/cwt	54.00–65.00	634	16
Bulls	—	—	1,275	83.95/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,070	10
Bulls	—	—	1,722	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,486	99.07/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,472	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.46/cwt	127.00–166.00	724	36
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	123.62/cwt	121.00–126.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	118.90/cwt	110.00–131.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	112.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	307	109.37/cwt	107.00–111.00	336	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	115.65/cwt	114.00–118.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.00/cwt	102.00–118.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	106.33/cwt	104.00–110.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.94/cwt	120.00–159.00	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	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 May 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 745Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 161Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 55.00 12 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	101.00–117.00	109.00
5	—	427	100.00–110.00	103.96
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
3	—	532	95.00–107.00	100.67
3	—	285	110.00–117.00	112.64
3	—	307	107.00–111.00	109.37
3	—	468	104.00–110.00	106.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	117.00–143.00	128.56
3	—	307	127.00–135.00	132.35
18	—	519	120.00–142.00	134.51
28	—	379	124.00–145.00	139.37
21	—	624	100.00–133.00	117.02
8	—	274	138.00–159.00	148.51
30	—	424	125.00–150.00	139.86
5	—	667	100.00–110.00	106.64
21	—	475	130.00–170.00	141.93
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
4	—	866	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	272	125.00–134.00	129.42
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
3	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.64
5	—	424	110.00–126.00	116.15
2	—	515	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	355	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	238	120.00–130.00	125.16
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	129.00	129.00
3	—	363	120.00–135.00	129.63
3	—	422	120.00–130.00	125.79
4	—	283	120.00–140.00	132.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	589	121.00–167.00	161.13
3	—	232	140.00–184.00	163.17
26	—	418	130.00–179.00	159.53
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
6	—	464	156.00–172.00	161.15
10	—	336	142.00–175.00	162.84
7	—	905	131.00	131.00
10	—	268	140.00–184.00	169.08
7	—	623	131.00–157.00	149.63
11	—	374	140.00–176.00	156.58
13	—	523	120.00–169.00	151.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	420	175.00–207.00	201.70
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	108.00–130.00	114.18
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	280	101.00–120.00	110.50
3	—	317	100.00–110.00	104.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	110.00–128.00	117.70
5	—	768	100.00–118.00	105.13
1	—	925	96.00	96.00
17	—	521	120.00–156.00	134.71
15	—	617	113.00–138.00	124.66
36	—	475	127.00–166.00	152.46
4	—	719	102.00–118.00	109.00
15	—	572	120.00–159.00	135.94
1	—	875	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	104.00–113.00	108.44
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
2	—	505	101.00–104.00	102.51
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
2	—	473	121.00–126.00	123.62
4	—	565	110.00–131.00	118.90
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
3	—	518	114.00–118.00	115.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	68.00	68.00
6	—	870	40.00–51.00	44.57
6	—	896	57.00–63.00	59.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,370	79.00–87.00	81.73
53	—	1,153	68.00–78.00	73.70
16	—	1,014	54.00–65.00	62.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	78.00–89.00	83.95
3	—	1,722	106.00–108.00	106.99
7	—	1,486	93.00–104.00	99.07

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	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

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