Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 4.00 to 5.00 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 average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.69/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$127.69

154 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$25.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

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	531	131.57	699	125
Medium 2	453	113.67	514	18thin
Medium 3	404	106.54	430	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $269 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 sale154 hd

127.69

—

NC average8 barns · 732 hd

130.73

−3.03

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	1,574	101.39	1,596	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	84.20	1,021	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	824	52.52	433	6thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.59/cwt	142.00–157.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.43/cwt	134.00–165.00	661	22
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.64/cwt	110.00–127.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.26/cwt	115.00–132.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.09/cwt	121.00–146.00	701	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	99.04/cwt	96.00–102.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.58/cwt	125.00–145.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.47/cwt	120.00–140.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	118.36/cwt	116.00–121.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.07/cwt	125.00–152.00	654	37
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	527	110.15/cwt	110.00–111.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	190	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	923	82.05/cwt	80.00–84.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	185	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	226	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	895	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	122.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	395	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	342	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.48/cwt	133.00–139.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.44/cwt	140.00–172.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	143.67/cwt	120.00–152.00	881	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.58/cwt	139.00–161.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	171.81/cwt	165.00–176.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.09/cwt	150.00–161.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.80/cwt	120.00–151.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.41/cwt	120.00–146.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.94/cwt	110.00–127.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.49/cwt	120.00–151.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	266	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.31/cwt	118.00–139.00	765	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.23/cwt	134.00–165.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	833	84.46/cwt	80.00–89.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	571	106.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	120.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	98.90/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	79.12/cwt	73.00–83.00	943	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	60.48/cwt	57.00–67.00	507	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,148	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	90.23/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,136	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	942	62.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	44.56/cwt	42.00–48.00	361	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 May 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 502Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 118Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	185	122.00	122.00
2	—	383	108.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	260	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	142.00–157.00	149.59
22	—	420	134.00–165.00	157.43
4	—	729	120.00–126.00	122.71
4	—	683	133.00–139.00	137.48
11	—	373	140.00–172.00	165.44
9	—	613	120.00–152.00	143.67
13	—	522	139.00–161.00	153.58
1	—	550	159.00	159.00
9	—	466	150.00–161.00	156.09
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	134.00	134.00
4	—	323	118.00–127.00	122.31
2	—	275	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	360	125.00–130.00	127.43
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	365	191.00	191.00
10	—	529	165.00–176.00	171.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	110.00–127.00	119.64
7	—	625	115.00–132.00	121.26
10	—	790	115.00	115.00
22	—	519	121.00–146.00	135.09
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
1	—	970	98.00	98.00
2	—	913	96.00–102.00	99.04
7	—	373	125.00–145.00	136.58
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
12	—	425	120.00–140.00	130.47
37	—	474	125.00–152.00	138.07
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	308	130.00–134.00	131.98
9	—	578	118.00–139.00	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
3	—	470	116.00–121.00	118.36
7	—	527	110.00–111.00	110.15
1	—	190	119.00	119.00
1	—	240	116.00	116.00
2	—	323	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	568	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	108.00	108.00
4	—	266	110.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	478	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	80.00–84.00	82.05
2	—	833	80.00–89.00	84.46
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
3	—	470	118.00–126.00	120.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	110.00–118.00	114.03
5	—	520	120.00–151.00	132.80
9	—	623	120.00–146.00	133.41
7	—	668	110.00–127.00	118.94
2	—	765	110.00–114.00	111.97
12	—	572	120.00–151.00	133.49
13	—	469	134.00–165.00	144.23
1	—	990	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	84.00	84.00
5	—	571	100.00–110.00	106.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	88.00–90.00	89.02
3	—	1,598	96.00–100.00	98.90
2	—	1,828	116.00–119.00	117.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,192	73.00–83.00	79.12
25	—	1,259	84.00–96.00	90.23
3	—	942	60.00–64.00	62.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	57.00–67.00	60.48
3	—	810	42.00–48.00	44.56

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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