Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00 7 head

6 Head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.29/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$122.29

113 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$25.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

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	472	130.83	618	69
Medium 2	449	112.89	507	22
Medium 3	449	104.88	471	22

One grade step is worth $25.95/cwt here — about $147 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 sale113 hd

122.29

—

NC average8 barns · 1,082 hd

119.71

+2.58

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	1,274	87.43	1,114	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	68.91	856	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	47.60	410	24

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
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.37/cwt	123.00–141.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	116.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	559	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	417	103.23/cwt	100.00–108.00	430	3
Steers	Large 3	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.83/cwt	141.00–166.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	513	106.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.72/cwt	125.00–144.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	117.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.37/cwt	125.00–138.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	141.09/cwt	132.00–150.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	424	105.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	135.51/cwt	125.00–149.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	131.43/cwt	125.00–137.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	102.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	277	120.86/cwt	112.00–131.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.44/cwt	115.00–126.00	753	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	483	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	522	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.49/cwt	143.00–184.00	703	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	122.21/cwt	119.00–126.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	160.20/cwt	140.00–174.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	142.49/cwt	123.00–161.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.15/cwt	150.00–183.00	606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	138.73/cwt	123.00–146.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	152.97/cwt	140.00–164.00	881	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	106.60/cwt	101.00–112.00	440	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.63/cwt	106.00–124.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	147.55/cwt	138.00–158.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.73/cwt	145.00–166.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.28/cwt	120.00–150.00	661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	109.25/cwt	100.00–121.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	653	95.48/cwt	91.00–100.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.43/cwt	120.00–151.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.24/cwt	108.00–134.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	476	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	103.02/cwt	100.00–107.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	118.79/cwt	113.00–123.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.10/cwt	127.00–157.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.90/cwt	114.00–143.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.97/cwt	106.00–120.00	806	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	957	69.31/cwt	62.00–74.00	663	7
Bulls	—	—	1,205	79.49/cwt	72.00–91.00	958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,518	98.85/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,501	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	77.21/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,165	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	59.45/cwt	58.00–60.00	640	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	55.40/cwt	45.00–65.00	487	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	39.80/cwt	30.00–48.00	336	12
Bulls	—	—	1,517	110.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	67.20/cwt	61.00–73.00	784	57

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 Dec 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 925Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 136Year ago 155

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00 7 head

6 Head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
3	—	417	100.00–108.00	103.23
2	—	483	106.00–110.00	107.99
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	277	112.00–131.00	120.86
2	—	390	114.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	141.00–166.00	154.83
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
20	—	420	143.00–184.00	167.49
7	—	334	140.00–174.00	160.20
11	—	612	123.00–161.00	142.49
14	—	374	150.00–183.00	162.15
4	—	656	123.00–146.00	138.73
8	—	576	140.00–164.00	152.97
3	—	725	106.00–124.00	116.63
2	—	278	138.00–158.00	147.55
11	—	526	145.00–166.00	159.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	123.00–141.00	130.37
8	—	569	125.00–144.00	131.72
10	—	523	125.00–138.00	128.37
1	—	195	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
2	—	253	132.00–150.00	141.09
2	—	225	160.00–167.00	163.58
2	—	760	115.00–123.00	119.05
5	—	314	125.00–149.00	135.51
8	—	462	125.00–137.00	131.43
9	—	374	130.00–140.00	131.89
5	—	620	115.00–126.00	121.44
4	—	659	119.00–126.00	122.21
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	112.00–120.00	116.76
5	—	374	114.00–120.00	117.53
5	—	521	109.00–111.00	110.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	653	91.00–100.00	95.48
1	—	315	111.00	111.00
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
3	—	283	120.00–123.00	120.97
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	100.00–110.00	106.13
5	—	424	100.00–110.00	105.44
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	102.90
5	—	476	100.00–110.00	105.14
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	89.00	89.00
3	—	468	113.00–123.00	118.79
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	480	100.00–107.00	103.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
13	—	478	120.00–150.00	138.28
3	—	772	100.00–121.00	109.25
12	—	574	120.00–151.00	134.43
6	—	670	108.00–134.00	122.24
8	—	521	127.00–157.00	142.10
4	—	625	114.00–143.00	129.90
8	—	720	106.00–120.00	111.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	101.00–112.00	106.60
1	—	360	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	62.00–74.00	69.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	72.00–91.00	79.49
6	—	1,518	95.00–104.00	98.85
6	—	1,517	105.00–116.00	110.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,509	74.00–84.00	77.21
9	—	1,076	58.00–60.00	59.45
57	—	1,166	61.00–73.00	67.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	45.00–65.00	55.40
12	—	845	30.00–48.00	39.80

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