Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 3.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Quality average with offerings moderate .

Baby calves 10.00 to 85.00 12 head

3 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.33/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$134.33

144 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

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	520	137.98	718	124
Medium 2	387	118.44	458	11thin
Medium 3	389	103.46	403	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $315 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 sale144 hd

134.33

—

NC average6 barns · 488 hd

128.16

+6.17

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	1,488	93.35	1,389	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	76.98	948	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	777	52.93	411	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 and Large 1-2	—	383	163.63/cwt	130.00–188.00	627	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.51/cwt	124.00–160.00	607	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.38/cwt	120.00–151.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.86/cwt	130.00–154.00	535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.42/cwt	120.00–149.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.46/cwt	126.00–162.00	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	136.18/cwt	124.00–148.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	128.98/cwt	126.00–133.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	122.99/cwt	116.00–128.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	127.07/cwt	126.00–128.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.23/cwt	121.00–138.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	124.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	952	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	322	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	123.39/cwt	116.00–135.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	144.63/cwt	128.00–163.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	160.44/cwt	150.00–175.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	166.80/cwt	146.00–177.00	957	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.08/cwt	130.00–188.00	667	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	160.37/cwt	129.00–169.00	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.84/cwt	132.00–175.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	162.24/cwt	148.00–180.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	142.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	151.20/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	141.63/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	164.22/cwt	141.00–183.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.93/cwt	110.00–152.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.35/cwt	124.00–168.00	668	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	63.24/cwt	60.00–66.00	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	54.08/cwt	50.00–58.00	400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	62.52/cwt	54.00–67.00	651	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	83.53/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,107	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	74.24/cwt	68.00–79.00	880	27
Bulls	—	—	1,335	81.55/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,553	98.41/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,528	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	233	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.37/cwt	134.00–160.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	627	101.43/cwt	96.00–104.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.56/cwt	112.00–131.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.21/cwt	124.00–165.00	811	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.17/cwt	116.00–137.00	886	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	218	121.24/cwt	113.00–133.00	264	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	255	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	256	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	533	2

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 437Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 78Year ago 127

Baby calves 10.00 to 85.00 12 head

3 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	130.00–188.00	163.63
1	—	870	146.00	146.00
7	—	672	128.00–163.00	144.63
5	—	481	150.00–175.00	160.44
23	—	574	146.00–177.00	166.80
18	—	419	130.00–188.00	159.08
11	—	628	129.00–169.00	160.37
10	—	524	132.00–175.00	156.84
5	—	269	148.00–180.00	162.24
5	—	803	140.00–147.00	142.82
1	—	225	146.00	146.00
8	—	740	150.00–155.00	151.20
2	—	760	132.00–151.00	141.63
8	—	328	141.00–183.00	164.22
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
5	—	415	116.00–128.00	122.99
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
4	—	375	116.00–135.00	123.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	190.00–191.00	190.51
2	—	325	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	170.00	170.00
4	—	873	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	429	124.00–160.00	141.51
12	—	517	120.00–151.00	132.38
9	—	372	130.00–154.00	143.86
15	—	568	120.00–149.00	141.42
21	—	474	126.00–162.00	145.46
2	—	340	124.00–148.00	136.18
4	—	724	126.00–133.00	128.98
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
7	—	629	121.00–138.00	128.23
8	—	764	120.00–126.00	124.63
10	—	670	116.00–137.00	132.17
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
2	—	390	100.00–110.00	105.06
2	—	255	100.00–101.00	100.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
2	—	275	126.00–128.00	127.07
3	—	218	113.00–133.00	121.24
2	—	433	120.00–126.00	122.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
3	—	627	96.00–104.00	101.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	110.00–152.00	125.93
20	—	469	124.00–168.00	142.35
1	—	815	127.00	127.00
5	—	719	115.00–123.00	117.95
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
9	—	529	134.00–160.00	145.37
8	—	664	112.00–131.00	124.56
19	—	574	124.00–165.00	141.21
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	60.00–66.00	63.24
2	—	740	50.00–58.00	54.08
1	—	775	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,041	54.00–67.00	62.52
29	—	1,325	80.00–90.00	83.53
27	—	1,186	68.00–79.00	74.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	75.00–85.00	81.55
7	—	1,553	94.00–106.00	98.41

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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