Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (24 head) ranged 10.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.29/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$152.29

213 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$53.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

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	527	159.87	842	176
Medium 2	367	122.88	451	22
Medium 3	382	106.49	407	15thin

One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about $435 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 sale213 hd

152.29

—

NC average7 barns · 584 hd

147.73

+4.56

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	1,741	114.10	1,986	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	91.31	1,143	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	55.00	498	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$745	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	118.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	122.00/cwt	115.00–129.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.38/cwt	133.00–174.00	713	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	593	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	107.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.93/cwt	140.00–174.00	821	15
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	106.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	563	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	745.00/head	745.00–745.00	745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,864	127.56/cwt	121.00–135.00	2,378	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	50.98/cwt	40.00–71.00	426	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	110.50/cwt	80.00–118.00	1,901	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	100.39/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,373	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	85.82/cwt	80.00–90.00	994	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	71.32/cwt	62.00–79.00	733	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	58.35/cwt	54.00–64.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	476	102.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	105.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.90/cwt	115.00–145.00	869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.39/cwt	117.00–130.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.99/cwt	117.00–145.00	829	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	169.32/cwt	140.00–183.00	799	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	164.65/cwt	140.00–180.00	701	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	160.76/cwt	144.00–181.00	831	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	176	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	166.63/cwt	138.00–179.00	562	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	121.93/cwt	117.00–130.00	402	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	120.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.25/cwt	130.00–179.00	911	33
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	232	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	412	105.16/cwt	100.00–120.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	154.65/cwt	140.00–178.00	594	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	133.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.10/cwt	124.00–157.00	829	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	321	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	103.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	537	116.68/cwt	116.00–118.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.91/cwt	120.00–160.00	813	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	122.58/cwt	119.00–129.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	132.87/cwt	120.00–139.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	143.65/cwt	132.00–160.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	103.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.31/cwt	130.00–166.00	717	39
Heifers	Medium 3	—	464	105.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	103.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	102.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	387	117.31/cwt	116.00–119.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.16/cwt	131.00–163.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	371	105.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	324	105.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.40/cwt	124.00–147.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	143.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.86/cwt	136.00–161.00	637	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	138.23/cwt	120.00–150.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	157.98/cwt	130.00–169.00	986	25
Steers	Medium 3	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	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 Jun 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 348Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 98Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	114.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
3	—	463	119.00–129.00	122.58
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	114.00	114.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	571	124.00–157.00	145.10
1	—	210	153.00	153.00
8	—	659	120.00–139.00	132.87
6	—	368	132.00–160.00	143.65
39	—	474	130.00–166.00	151.31
17	—	513	131.00–163.00	147.16
9	—	618	124.00–147.00	133.40
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
3	—	318	140.00–150.00	143.51
17	—	425	136.00–161.00	149.86
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	100.00–110.00	103.48
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
6	—	464	100.00–110.00	105.33
6	—	425	100.00–110.00	103.82
4	—	528	100.00–110.00	102.72
9	—	371	100.00–110.00	105.69
9	—	324	100.00–110.00	105.53
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
2	—	470	115.00–129.00	122.00
2	—	720	97.00–100.00	98.51
3	—	593	110.00–115.00	113.33
3	—	605	106.00–110.00	107.34
3	—	537	116.00–118.00	116.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	133.00–174.00	150.38
15	—	530	140.00–174.00	154.93
10	—	674	115.00–145.00	128.90
2	—	723	117.00–130.00	123.39
21	—	623	117.00–145.00	132.99
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
14	—	573	120.00–160.00	141.91
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	100.00–110.00	106.27
4	—	476	100.00–110.00	102.52
3	—	585	100.00–109.00	105.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	84.00	84.00
1	—	370	80.00	80.00
1	—	220	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	472	140.00–183.00	169.32
29	—	426	140.00–180.00	164.65
2	—	1,135	114.00–118.00	116.01
38	—	517	144.00–181.00	160.76
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
9	—	337	138.00–179.00	166.63
33	—	572	130.00–179.00	159.25
9	—	384	140.00–178.00	154.65
3	—	780	128.00–130.00	129.35
1	—	935	145.00	145.00
5	—	719	120.00–150.00	138.23
25	—	624	130.00–169.00	157.98
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
2	—	210	130.00	130.00
4	—	330	117.00–130.00	121.93
9	—	420	115.00–127.00	120.21
3	—	268	130.00–140.00	133.60
3	—	387	116.00–119.00	117.31
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	116.00	116.00
6	—	412	100.00–120.00	105.16
3	—	375	110.00	110.00
4	—	335	100.00–110.00	103.58
1	—	595	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	745.00	745.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	121.00–135.00	127.56
1	—	1,370	90.00	90.00
12	—	1,720	80.00–118.00	110.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	835	40.00–71.00	50.98
6	—	964	54.00–64.00	58.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,368	91.00–111.00	100.39
29	—	1,158	80.00–90.00	85.82
22	—	1,028	62.00–79.00	71.32

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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