Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ( 26 head ) ranged 25.00 to 115.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.61/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$130.61

194 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

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	138.00	689	140
Medium 2	426	116.08	495	31
Medium 1-2	490	116.00	568	1thin
Medium 3	390	104.71	408	22

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $281 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 sale194 hd

130.61

—

NC average7 barns · 954 hd

127.09

+3.52

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	—	Average	1,613	100.61	1,623	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	74.60	888	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	55.94	503	21

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	101.41/cwt	96.00–108.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	121.62/cwt	119.00–126.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	116.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.41/cwt	120.00–143.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	118.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.80/cwt	120.00–158.00	651	29
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	119.29/cwt	114.00–126.00	388	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	112.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.97/cwt	106.00–135.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	116.98/cwt	108.00–130.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.94/cwt	124.00–147.00	793	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.56/cwt	120.00–156.00	747	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.38/cwt	121.00–151.00	517	20
Steers	Medium 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	288	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	181.81/cwt	181.00–186.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	139.37/cwt	130.00–146.00	468	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	316	123.27/cwt	115.00–128.00	390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	418	104.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	437	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	362	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	426	120.91/cwt	116.00–128.00	515	13
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	106.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	120.65/cwt	111.00–128.00	440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	157.81/cwt	140.00–172.00	522	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	166.84/cwt	148.00–177.00	978	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.96/cwt	120.00–166.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.64/cwt	123.00–166.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.42/cwt	109.00–145.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.92/cwt	130.00–180.00	598	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	149.63/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.79/cwt	130.00–175.00	627	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.87/cwt	134.00–179.00	739	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.65/cwt	120.00–159.00	707	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	103.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	109.75/cwt	100.00–129.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	121.03/cwt	110.00–131.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.63/cwt	128.00–157.00	793	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.80/cwt	110.00–150.00	789	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	59.64/cwt	50.00–69.00	555	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	85.11/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,114	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	76.33/cwt	71.00–83.00	930	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	65.21/cwt	61.00–70.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.12/cwt	122.00–162.00	624	20
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	106.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.83/cwt	125.00–170.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.29/cwt	106.00–143.00	812	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	487	106.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	103.11/cwt	100.00–109.00	284	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	117.56/cwt	111.00–121.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	104.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	108.64/cwt	107.00–110.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	526	104.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	96.44/cwt	93.00–100.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	117.25/cwt	110.00–130.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	113.85/cwt	112.00–116.00	643	6
Bulls	—	—	1,521	99.04/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,506	14
Bulls	—	—	1,874	106.63/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,998	7
Bulls	—	—	1,343	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	68.31/cwt	63.00–70.00	751	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	44.83/cwt	40.00–47.00	394	6

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 Jul 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 497Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 161Year ago 139

Current hog receipts 3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
3	—	635	96.00–108.00	101.41
3	—	428	119.00–126.00	121.62
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
4	—	468	110.00–120.00	116.18
4	—	375	116.00–120.00	118.47
7	—	325	114.00–126.00	119.29
4	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.78
4	—	268	120.00–128.00	123.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	120.00–143.00	135.41
29	—	469	120.00–158.00	138.80
6	—	673	106.00–135.00	125.97
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	704	108.00–130.00	116.98
22	—	571	124.00–147.00	138.94
22	—	528	120.00–156.00	141.56
20	—	385	121.00–151.00	134.38
6	—	336	130.00–146.00	139.37
20	—	427	122.00–162.00	146.12
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	81.00	81.00
10	—	370	100.00–110.00	106.27
3	—	487	100.00–110.00	106.61
2	—	325	100.00–105.00	102.46
3	—	275	100.00–109.00	103.11
3	—	420	107.00–110.00	108.64
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
2	—	455	110.00	110.00
2	—	288	100.00–104.00	102.05
4	—	418	100.00–110.00	104.51
3	—	368	100.00–110.00	106.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	183.00	183.00
6	—	410	181.00–186.00	181.81
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	316	115.00–128.00	123.27
2	—	283	128.00	128.00
13	—	426	116.00–128.00	120.91
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
7	—	365	111.00–128.00	120.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
1	—	900	145.00	145.00
18	—	331	140.00–172.00	157.81
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
14	—	586	148.00–177.00	166.84
10	—	621	120.00–166.00	135.96
6	—	529	123.00–166.00	151.64
4	—	730	109.00–145.00	130.42
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
25	—	376	130.00–180.00	158.92
6	—	674	130.00–164.00	149.63
2	—	763	114.00–120.00	116.97
28	—	427	130.00–175.00	146.79
18	—	468	134.00–179.00	157.87
1	—	875	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	120.00–159.00	135.65
3	—	922	100.00–109.00	103.98
4	—	781	100.00–129.00	109.75
4	—	706	110.00–131.00	121.03
16	—	568	128.00–157.00	139.63
28	—	622	110.00–150.00	126.80
13	—	475	125.00–170.00	141.83
15	—	675	106.00–143.00	120.29
3	—	877	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	111.00–121.00	117.56
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
2	—	640	100.00–104.00	102.00
2	—	678	93.00–100.00	96.44
8	—	525	110.00–130.00	117.25
6	—	565	112.00–116.00	113.85
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.32
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
6	—	526	100.00–110.00	104.76
1	—	640	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	930	50.00–69.00	59.64
2	—	770	61.00–70.00	65.21
6	—	878	40.00–47.00	44.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	84.00–86.00	85.11
63	—	1,219	71.00–83.00	76.33
29	—	1,100	63.00–70.00	68.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,521	92.00–104.00	99.04
7	—	1,874	104.00–111.00	106.63
2	—	1,343	90.00–91.00	90.50

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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