Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 2,00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 110.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.56/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$169.56

124 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$74.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

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	454	181.03	822	96
Medium 2	382	135.49	518	23
Medium 3	378	106.08	401	5thin

One grade step is worth $74.96/cwt here — about $421 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 sale124 hd

169.56

—

NC average7 barns · 458 hd

172.39

−2.83

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	1,461	101.85	1,488	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	81.01	984	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	50.47	407	20

Every lot, as filed

79 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 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.98/cwt	140.00–176.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	159.89/cwt	140.00–175.00	751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.89/cwt	140.00–170.00	547	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.87/cwt	105.00–130.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	163.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.69/cwt	150.00–176.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.73/cwt	130.00–158.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	122.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	124.46/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	104.19/cwt	100.00–108.00	383	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	286	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	153.72/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	387	137.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	533	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	223	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	124.40/cwt	115.00–130.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	189.57/cwt	171.00–201.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	179.20/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	253	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	392	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	132.21/cwt	120.00–146.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	165.00/cwt	150.00–179.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	191.86/cwt	161.00–205.00	984	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	188.41/cwt	182.00–190.00	507	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	184.72/cwt	169.00–199.00	835	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	182.58/cwt	169.00–200.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	151.96/cwt	138.00–163.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	161.82/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,071	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	187.78/cwt	160.00–209.00	787	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	174.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.19/cwt	150.00–180.00	764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.82/cwt	100.00–132.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	54.65/cwt	50.00–62.00	448	12
Bulls	—	—	1,227	90.59/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,112	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	40.67/cwt	34.00–46.00	318	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	75.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	830	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	67.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	699	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	87.62/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,164	37
Bulls	—	—	1,453	103.95/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,510	9
Bulls	—	—	1,784	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	148.92/cwt	140.00–157.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	131.42/cwt	124.00–140.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	164.29/cwt	143.00–185.00	861	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	151.27/cwt	122.00–171.00	856	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	128.80/cwt	110.00–145.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	123.34/cwt	114.00–137.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	125.19/cwt	121.00–129.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	151.41/cwt	130.00–162.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	103.67/cwt	101.00–106.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1

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 Feb 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 763Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 204Year ago 174

Baby calves 50.00 to 110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
3	—	360	101.00–106.00	103.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	140.00–176.00	161.98
20	—	470	140.00–175.00	159.89
16	—	340	140.00–170.00	160.89
5	—	710	105.00–130.00	122.87
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
3	—	220	160.00–170.00	163.11
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
5	—	580	130.00–150.00	141.87
10	—	380	150.00–176.00	163.69
5	—	525	130.00–158.00	144.73
2	—	753	105.00–110.00	107.49
5	—	628	120.00–140.00	135.89
4	—	264	150.00–179.00	165.00
2	—	668	124.00–130.00	127.06
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
3	—	410	120.00–126.00	122.61
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	327	114.00–137.00	123.34
2	—	368	121.00–129.00	125.19
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	110.00–139.00	124.46
4	—	718	147.00–162.00	153.72
12	—	384	171.00–201.00	189.57
2	—	573	170.00–188.00	179.20
1	—	855	151.00	151.00
11	—	513	161.00–205.00	191.86
11	—	269	182.00–190.00	188.41
9	—	452	169.00–199.00	184.72
8	—	331	169.00–200.00	182.58
5	—	609	138.00–163.00	151.96
5	—	662	140.00–169.00	161.82
24	—	419	160.00–209.00	187.78
2	—	230	170.00–180.00	174.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	100.00–108.00	104.19
1	—	270	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	130.00–145.00	137.78
2	—	223	145.00–150.00	147.58
4	—	478	115.00–130.00	124.40
2	—	253	150.00–160.00	154.95
8	—	420	120.00–146.00	132.21
2	—	315	131.00–136.00	133.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
10	—	477	150.00–180.00	160.19
2	—	865	100.00–132.00	115.82
3	—	715	135.00–145.00	141.05
1	—	900	127.00	127.00
6	—	661	140.00–157.00	148.92
14	—	524	143.00–185.00	164.29
1	—	970	131.00	131.00
11	—	566	122.00–171.00	151.27
6	—	776	110.00–145.00	128.80
6	—	618	130.00–162.00	151.41
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
6	—	476	124.00–140.00	131.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	820	50.00–62.00	54.65
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
7	—	781	34.00–46.00	40.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,105	70.00–80.00	75.09
4	—	1,039	64.00–69.00	67.31
37	—	1,329	81.00–96.00	87.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,227	85.00–94.00	90.59
9	—	1,453	97.00–109.00	103.95
6	—	1,784	110.00–116.00	113.70

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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