Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate to light. Quality average . Market will be closed next Friday .

Baby calves 10.00 to 60.00 8 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.35/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$128.35

155 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$30.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.65

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	487	134.47	655	114
Medium 2	433	116.50	504	24
Medium 3	403	104.07	419	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $236 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 sale155 hd

128.35

—

NC average8 barns · 867 hd

118.70

+9.65

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	1,692	97.42	1,648	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	73.12	994	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	45.05	438	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Fancy	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	186.49/cwt	186.00–187.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	192.46/cwt	185.00–194.00	724	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	104.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	138.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.26/cwt	116.00–143.00	696	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.42/cwt	125.00–144.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.23/cwt	120.00–145.00	646	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.74/cwt	120.00–134.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	138.04/cwt	122.00–146.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.25/cwt	102.00–133.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	120.20/cwt	115.00–126.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	372	102.30/cwt	94.00–110.00	381	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	150.48/cwt	140.00–161.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	432	106.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	461	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	315	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	125.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	474	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	433	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	433	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	166.10/cwt	140.00–186.00	626	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	121.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.67/cwt	151.00–160.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	145.68/cwt	128.00–159.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.23/cwt	139.00–166.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.36/cwt	135.00–177.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.66/cwt	130.00–172.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	166.07/cwt	147.00–184.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	153.99/cwt	141.00–160.00	350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.08/cwt	136.00–185.00	679	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	153.30/cwt	121.00–168.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.21/cwt	120.00–139.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.17/cwt	130.00–168.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	115.45/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	69.31/cwt	63.00–73.00	914	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	60.72/cwt	60.00–62.00	752	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.57/cwt	50.00–59.00	529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	78.40/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,110	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	34.83/cwt	30.00–40.00	333	5
Bulls	—	—	1,622	114.60/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,273	78.56/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	98.14/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,742	5
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.01/cwt	120.00–150.00	684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.28/cwt	126.00–150.00	794	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	131.52/cwt	123.00–135.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	101.69/cwt	94.00–110.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	579	108.76/cwt	108.00–110.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.40/cwt	100.00–129.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	875	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 Dec 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 464Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 144Year ago 141

Baby calves 10.00 to 60.00 8 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
2	—	410	186.00–187.00	186.49
10	—	376	185.00–194.00	192.46
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	100.00–110.00	104.80
2	—	433	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	134.00	134.00
2	—	525	118.00	118.00
2	—	378	120.00–131.00	125.32
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	140.00–186.00	166.10
2	—	703	118.00–124.00	121.01
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
4	—	285	151.00–160.00	157.67
3	—	502	128.00–159.00	145.68
4	—	480	139.00–166.00	153.23
7	—	584	135.00–177.00	162.36
4	—	618	130.00–172.00	150.66
8	—	321	147.00–184.00	166.07
3	—	227	141.00–160.00	153.99
21	—	424	136.00–185.00	160.08
8	—	666	121.00–168.00	153.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	130.00–145.00	138.17
31	—	522	116.00–143.00	133.26
12	—	431	125.00–144.00	136.42
21	—	471	120.00–145.00	137.23
11	—	567	120.00–134.00	129.74
11	—	374	122.00–146.00	138.04
2	—	220	130.00–150.00	140.68
6	—	668	102.00–133.00	123.25
3	—	287	140.00–161.00	150.48
8	—	621	123.00–135.00	131.52
2	—	723	120.00–122.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	114.00	114.00
2	—	520	114.00–115.00	114.51
3	—	287	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
9	—	378	115.00–126.00	120.20
2	—	338	117.00–120.00	118.51
4	—	579	108.00–110.00	108.76
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	94.00–110.00	102.30
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
6	—	432	100.00–110.00	106.66
2	—	573	94.00–110.00	101.69
2	—	280	100.00–102.00	101.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	120.00–139.00	132.21
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
3	—	657	132.00–138.00	135.02
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
6	—	478	130.00–168.00	150.17
2	—	885	111.00–120.00	115.45
12	—	522	120.00–150.00	131.01
17	—	574	126.00–150.00	138.28
2	—	705	100.00–129.00	114.40
1	—	1,075	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
3	—	510	110.00–118.00	114.04
2	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,318	63.00–73.00	69.31
3	—	1,238	60.00–62.00	60.72
20	—	1,416	74.00–86.00	78.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	50.00–59.00	53.57
5	—	955	30.00–40.00	34.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	108.00–120.00	114.60
2	—	1,273	71.00–84.00	78.56
5	—	1,775	93.00–104.00	98.14
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,320	80.00	80.00

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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