Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 30.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.64/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$131.64

209 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$31.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

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	513	136.68	702	164
Medium 2	404	115.74	468	35
Medium 3	381	104.70	398	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.98/cwt here — about $303 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 sale209 hd

131.64

—

NC average7 barns · 620 hd

128.97

+2.67

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	1,668	105.25	1,756	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	79.55	918	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	56.07	504	10

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
Steers	Medium 3	—	223	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	142.89/cwt	126.00–152.00	616	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.80/cwt	126.00–151.00	687	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.20/cwt	110.00–136.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.19/cwt	122.00–153.00	786	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	143.20/cwt	130.00–155.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	143.24/cwt	136.00–149.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	146.59/cwt	135.00–160.00	538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	118.62/cwt	105.00–128.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	120.76/cwt	116.00–126.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.54/cwt	122.00–152.00	731	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	387	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	104.71/cwt	100.00–106.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	324	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	402	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	282	119.46/cwt	113.00–130.00	337	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	224	113.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	255	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	407	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	156.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	429	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	161.21/cwt	142.00–165.00	1,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	150.54/cwt	147.00–153.00	349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.09/cwt	140.00–171.00	846	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	164.12/cwt	150.00–179.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	161.32/cwt	145.00–174.00	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	164.10/cwt	154.00–170.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	158.99/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.18/cwt	141.00–180.00	684	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	127.37/cwt	120.00–131.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.00/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.67/cwt	140.00–171.00	787	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.16/cwt	134.00–164.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.32/cwt	117.00–128.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.39/cwt	137.00–155.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.15/cwt	121.00–158.00	822	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.28/cwt	117.00–143.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	113.52/cwt	108.00–119.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.08/cwt	110.00–121.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	88.30/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	79.48/cwt	74.00–84.00	896	32
Bulls	—	—	1,597	102.99/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,645	12
Bulls	—	—	1,858	115.42/cwt	110.00–124.00	2,145	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	89.62/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,127	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	66.75/cwt	60.00–73.00	704	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	61.05/cwt	54.00–67.00	529	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	48.61/cwt	40.00–52.00	460	4

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 Jun 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 427Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 68Year ago 124

Baby calves 30.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	127.00–128.00	127.33
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	274	150.00–165.00	156.50
11	—	641	142.00–165.00	161.21
6	—	232	147.00–153.00	150.54
17	—	525	140.00–171.00	161.09
6	—	329	150.00–179.00	164.12
15	—	568	145.00–174.00	161.32
9	—	372	154.00–170.00	164.10
5	—	665	153.00–165.00	158.99
25	—	427	141.00–180.00	160.18
3	—	757	120.00–131.00	127.37
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
2	—	725	136.00–148.00	142.00
14	—	472	140.00–171.00	166.67
1	—	1,090	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	431	126.00–152.00	142.89
31	—	481	126.00–151.00	142.80
15	—	629	110.00–136.00	128.20
3	—	718	111.00	111.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
19	—	573	122.00–153.00	137.19
8	—	329	130.00–155.00	143.20
4	—	286	136.00–149.00	143.24
15	—	367	135.00–160.00	146.59
13	—	674	105.00–128.00	118.62
26	—	520	122.00–152.00	140.54
6	—	786	100.00–106.00	104.71
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	116.00–126.00	120.76
3	—	387	120.00–124.00	121.29
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
8	—	324	120.00–128.00	124.16
7	—	282	113.00–130.00	119.46
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
4	—	224	110.00–115.00	113.77
5	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
2	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
3	—	290	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	134.00–164.00	152.16
5	—	677	117.00–128.00	121.32
9	—	473	137.00–155.00	147.39
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
18	—	574	121.00–158.00	143.15
7	—	624	117.00–143.00	124.28
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
2	—	768	108.00–119.00	113.52
3	—	710	110.00–121.00	115.08
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	86.00–90.00	88.30
12	—	1,597	97.00–107.00	102.99
6	—	1,858	110.00–124.00	115.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,127	74.00–84.00	79.48
32	—	1,257	85.00–97.00	89.62
25	—	1,055	60.00–73.00	66.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	54.00–67.00	61.05
4	—	946	40.00–52.00	48.61

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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