Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 95.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.37/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$151.37

307 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$51.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

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	499	156.22	779	258
Medium 2	400	132.78	531	37
Medium 3	429	104.26	447	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.97/cwt here — about $332 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 sale307 hd

151.37

—

NC average8 barns · 1,473 hd

147.23

+4.14

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	1,542	107.07	1,651	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	82.45	1,026	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	54.58	466	24

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	477	106.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	197.16/cwt	172.00–214.00	929	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	174.69/cwt	154.00–189.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	193.02/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,106	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	132.40/cwt	120.00–145.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	122.83/cwt	110.00–125.00	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.45/cwt	140.00–180.00	696	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.69/cwt	130.00–157.00	923	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.76/cwt	110.00–149.00	902	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	463	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	161.05/cwt	140.00–191.00	765	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	174.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	168.93/cwt	140.00–185.00	637	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	840	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	136.47/cwt	122.00–164.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	134.33/cwt	124.00–148.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	165.04/cwt	140.00–176.00	530	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.59/cwt	128.00–168.00	851	30
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	265	114.17/cwt	111.00–117.00	303	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	136.81/cwt	123.00–152.00	497	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	358	109.60/cwt	100.00–115.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	196.85/cwt	170.00–213.00	638	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	132.26/cwt	120.00–150.00	565	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	127.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	416	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	134.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	148.50/cwt	125.00–168.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	196.24/cwt	170.00–230.00	734	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	191.29/cwt	180.00–200.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	164.96/cwt	140.00–189.00	1,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	194.80/cwt	170.00–215.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	213.55/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	180.54/cwt	160.00–196.00	1,116	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	183.82/cwt	164.00–206.00	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	188.47/cwt	162.00–229.00	809	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	146.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	179.34/cwt	163.00–190.00	859	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	118.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	153.92/cwt	126.00–168.00	887	17
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	116.54/cwt	110.00–125.00	548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	60.39/cwt	50.00–66.00	527	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	42.95/cwt	33.00–50.00	349	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	89.46/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,254	51
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	532	102.58/cwt	100.00–108.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	374	106.74/cwt	106.00–107.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.02/cwt	130.00–164.00	782	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	125.07/cwt	117.00–138.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	183.07/cwt	160.00–191.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	324	126.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	148.52/cwt	120.00–160.00	994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.26/cwt	120.00–163.00	908	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	147.00/cwt	134.00–160.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	124.48/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	166.55/cwt	150.00–181.00	879	18
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	141.86/cwt	126.00–155.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	135.53/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	132.38/cwt	122.00–140.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	103.35/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,509	12
Bulls	—	—	1,711	115.23/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,972	10
Bulls	—	—	1,188	88.64/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	79.17/cwt	73.00–84.00	884	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	67.59/cwt	60.00–71.00	713	15

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 409Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 130Year ago 112

Baby calves 50.00 to 95.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	100.00–110.00	106.57
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
2	—	265	111.00–117.00	114.17
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
4	—	358	100.00–115.00	109.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	471	172.00–214.00	197.16
18	—	573	160.00–215.00	193.02
16	—	324	170.00–213.00	196.85
8	—	717	125.00–168.00	148.50
31	—	374	170.00–230.00	196.24
4	—	225	180.00–200.00	191.29
8	—	669	140.00–189.00	164.96
4	—	276	170.00–215.00	194.80
2	—	840	150.00	150.00
14	—	618	160.00–196.00	180.54
15	—	515	164.00–206.00	183.82
36	—	429	162.00–229.00	188.47
1	—	755	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.57
11	—	363	123.00–152.00	136.81
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
11	—	427	120.00–150.00	132.26
4	—	325	120.00–138.00	127.87
2	—	273	130.00–139.00	134.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	193.00	193.00
10	—	518	212.00–215.00	213.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	284	154.00–189.00	174.69
7	—	803	110.00–125.00	122.83
37	—	423	140.00–180.00	164.45
19	—	625	130.00–157.00	147.69
8	—	674	110.00–149.00	133.76
30	—	475	140.00–191.00	161.05
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
2	—	230	170.00–180.00	174.78
37	—	377	140.00–185.00	168.93
2	—	763	105.00–115.00	110.05
16	—	321	140.00–176.00	165.04
30	—	569	128.00–168.00	149.59
44	—	518	130.00–164.00	151.02
4	—	732	117.00–138.00	125.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	158.00	158.00
4	—	578	179.00	179.00
4	—	658	162.00	162.00
3	—	762	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	120.00–145.00	132.40
8	—	424	122.00–164.00	136.47
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
10	—	380	124.00–148.00	134.33
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
6	—	324	120.00–140.00	126.67
2	—	523	123.00–124.00	123.48
2	—	260	134.00–160.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.18
1	—	340	101.00	101.00
3	—	532	100.00–108.00	102.58
4	—	374	106.00–107.00	106.74
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	714	140.00–150.00	146.82
23	—	479	163.00–190.00	179.34
2	—	915	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	860	115.00–122.00	118.48
17	—	576	126.00–168.00	153.92
4	—	430	160.00–191.00	183.07
9	—	669	120.00–160.00	148.52
16	—	621	120.00–163.00	146.26
2	—	813	119.00–130.00	124.48
18	—	528	150.00–181.00	166.55
1	—	960	116.00	116.00
4	—	771	120.00–148.00	135.53
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	110.00–125.00	116.54
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
7	—	474	126.00–155.00	141.86
2	—	518	130.00–140.00	134.93
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
4	—	580	122.00–140.00	132.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	873	50.00–66.00	60.39
8	—	813	33.00–50.00	42.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,402	85.00–104.00	89.46
41	—	1,116	73.00–84.00	79.17
15	—	1,055	60.00–71.00	67.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	96.00–108.00	103.35
10	—	1,711	110.00–126.00	115.23
2	—	1,188	87.00–90.00	88.64

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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