Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$127.89

210 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$20.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	510	132.48	675	164
Medium 2	457	111.55	510	46

One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $165 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 sale210 hd

127.89

—

NC average8 barns · 1,178 hd

126.00

+1.89

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	1,520	91.98	1,398	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	70.18	832	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	66.12	1,006	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	56.47	591	64

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	525	106.04/cwt	100.00–115.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	116.40/cwt	110.00–123.00	437	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	120.53/cwt	120.00–121.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.45/cwt	123.00–147.00	574	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	628	103.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	650	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.72/cwt	120.00–147.00	650	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.56/cwt	120.00–141.00	691	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	113.06/cwt	108.00–119.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	114.53/cwt	106.00–118.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	143.22/cwt	130.00–157.00	464	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	738	95.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	159.98/cwt	158.00–162.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.08/cwt	110.00–138.00	768	27
Heifers	Medium 2	—	677	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	108.88/cwt	100.00–115.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.11/cwt	126.00–150.00	598	23
Heifers	Medium 2	—	334	110.55/cwt	102.00–120.00	369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.20/cwt	110.00–133.00	757	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.32/cwt	123.00–147.00	638	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.70/cwt	110.00–130.00	791	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	128.76/cwt	120.00–141.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.67/cwt	126.00–156.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.27/cwt	110.00–133.00	760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	151.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	934	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	117.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	842	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.54/cwt	141.00–165.00	874	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	118.64/cwt	115.00–121.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.94/cwt	140.00–162.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.03/cwt	150.00–169.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	146.94/cwt	139.00–154.00	394	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	123.05/cwt	117.00–134.00	648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	159.32/cwt	152.00–171.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.49/cwt	162.00–166.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.91/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	144.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	182.18/cwt	178.00–186.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.61/cwt	130.00–158.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	133.38/cwt	124.00–146.00	372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.86/cwt	108.00–125.00	857	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.01/cwt	120.00–140.00	740	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.62/cwt	100.00–116.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	118.28/cwt	109.00–120.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	323	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	758	98.04/cwt	95.00–103.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.43/cwt	124.00–148.00	699	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	619	103.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	111.61/cwt	105.00–120.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	112.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	637	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	95.02/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,518	13
Bulls	—	—	1,183	78.81/cwt	75.00–83.00	932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	70.18/cwt	64.00–79.00	832	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	66.12/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,006	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	59.06/cwt	50.00–66.00	633	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	43.99/cwt	40.00–49.00	405	11

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 Oct 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 684Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 106Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	100.00–115.00	106.04
11	—	375	110.00–123.00	116.40
2	—	270	120.00–121.00	120.53
2	—	628	100.00–107.00	103.43
5	—	417	108.00–119.00	113.06
6	—	482	106.00–118.00	114.53
2	—	738	90.00–100.00	95.05
2	—	677	102.00–105.00	103.46
4	—	564	100.00–115.00	108.88
1	—	220	129.00	129.00
5	—	334	102.00–120.00	110.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	123.00–147.00	135.45
31	—	479	120.00–147.00	135.72
26	—	529	120.00–141.00	130.56
4	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.91
12	—	324	130.00–157.00	143.22
27	—	573	110.00–138.00	134.08
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
9	—	376	126.00–156.00	140.67
18	—	627	110.00–133.00	121.27
9	—	676	116.00–120.00	118.33
9	—	714	112.00–120.00	117.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	158.00–162.00	159.98
1	—	225	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	110.00–120.00	116.65
1	—	205	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
5	—	478	115.00–121.00	118.64
12	—	527	117.00–134.00	123.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	618	140.00–155.00	151.18
11	—	573	141.00–165.00	152.54
11	—	428	140.00–162.00	151.94
7	—	332	150.00–169.00	160.03
3	—	712	135.00	135.00
4	—	268	139.00–154.00	146.94
8	—	369	152.00–171.00	159.32
8	—	523	162.00–166.00	162.49
9	—	469	140.00–150.00	145.03
3	—	867	120.00–134.00	125.91
11	—	662	138.00–150.00	144.97
2	—	220	178.00–186.00	182.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	430	126.00–150.00	139.11
19	—	630	110.00–133.00	120.20
18	—	482	123.00–147.00	132.32
16	—	672	110.00–130.00	117.70
5	—	314	120.00–141.00	128.76
6	—	369	130.00–158.00	144.61
4	—	279	124.00–146.00	133.38
16	—	715	108.00–125.00	119.86
17	—	578	120.00–140.00	128.01
5	—	765	100.00–116.00	108.62
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
17	—	528	124.00–148.00	132.43
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
6	—	480	109.00–120.00	118.28
2	—	323	115.00–120.00	117.36
3	—	758	95.00–103.00	98.04
3	—	418	110.00–120.00	116.28
4	—	619	100.00–109.00	103.43
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
7	—	521	105.00–120.00	111.61
12	—	565	110.00–119.00	112.77
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,598	86.00–101.00	95.02
3	—	1,183	75.00–83.00	78.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,185	64.00–79.00	70.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,521	60.00–71.00	66.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,072	50.00–66.00	59.06
11	—	921	40.00–49.00	43.99

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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