Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality attractive .

Baby calve 70.00 to 75.00 5 head

19 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.80/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$164.80

123 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.31

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	168.54	821	110
Medium 2	382	135.91	519	12thin
Medium 3	555	100.00	555	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $266 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 sale123 hd

164.80

—

NC average8 barns · 1,030 hd

153.49

+11.31

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	1,769	111.81	1,978	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	88.71	1,103	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	63.94	573	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	278	140.95/cwt	140.00–142.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	122.43/cwt	115.00–130.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	161.83/cwt	150.00–166.00	934	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	180.58/cwt	170.00–186.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	163.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	848	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	147.12/cwt	134.00–160.00	995	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	136.87/cwt	131.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	388	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.24/cwt	177.00–195.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	178.32/cwt	150.00–192.00	754	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.00/cwt	106.00–120.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	158.00/cwt	156.00–159.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	183.88/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	190.85/cwt	168.00–203.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	208.53/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	215.02/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	243	156.90/cwt	147.00–167.00	381	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	152.29/cwt	139.00–162.00	439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	196.20/cwt	180.00–210.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	204.10/cwt	186.00–220.00	1,059	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	210.95/cwt	200.00–232.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	193.12/cwt	170.00–202.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	216.08/cwt	180.00–235.00	812	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	156.10/cwt	140.00–172.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	194.42/cwt	176.00–211.00	830	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	163.28/cwt	137.00–180.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	160.28/cwt	144.00–167.00	991	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.49/cwt	150.00–175.00	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	166.40/cwt	155.00–178.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	161.32/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,057	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	69.93/cwt	64.00–73.00	612	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	96.35/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,355	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	84.91/cwt	78.00–89.00	929	26
Bulls	—	—	1,379	104.55/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,442	5
Bulls	—	—	2,013	116.34/cwt	112.00–126.00	2,342	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	70.83/cwt	60.00–75.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	138.01/cwt	120.00–150.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	187.04/cwt	172.00–205.00	883	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	303	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	170.39/cwt	150.00–180.00	816	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	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 Mar 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 831Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 178Year ago 177

Baby calve 70.00 to 75.00 5 head

19 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	140.00–142.00	140.95
2	—	520	115.00–130.00	122.43
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	238	140.00–150.00	145.05
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
2	—	303	140.00–150.00	145.04
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	150.00–166.00	161.83
8	—	324	170.00–186.00	180.58
21	—	518	150.00–170.00	163.64
6	—	676	134.00–160.00	147.12
13	—	387	177.00–195.00	180.24
23	—	423	150.00–192.00	178.32
2	—	705	106.00–120.00	113.00
5	—	603	156.00–159.00	158.00
16	—	479	150.00–180.00	170.39
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	131.00–140.00	136.87
2	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	243	147.00–167.00	156.90
6	—	288	139.00–162.00	152.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	180.00–196.00	183.88
3	—	627	168.00–203.00	190.85
2	—	563	207.00–210.00	208.53
6	—	478	192.00–230.00	215.02
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
7	—	273	180.00–210.00	196.20
21	—	519	186.00–220.00	204.10
10	—	321	200.00–232.00	210.95
4	—	220	170.00–202.00	193.12
26	—	376	180.00–235.00	216.08
2	—	810	140.00–172.00	156.10
16	—	427	176.00–211.00	194.42
5	—	712	137.00–180.00	163.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	144.00–167.00	160.28
8	—	524	150.00–175.00	163.49
1	—	750	151.00	151.00
6	—	584	155.00–178.00	166.40
3	—	718	150.00–152.00	150.67
3	—	655	158.00–166.00	161.32
20	—	472	172.00–205.00	187.04
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00–150.00	138.01
1	—	680	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	40.00	40.00
4	—	875	64.00–73.00	69.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,406	90.00–109.00	96.35
26	—	1,094	78.00–89.00	84.91
9	—	1,057	60.00–75.00	70.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	97.00–109.00	104.55
8	—	2,013	112.00–126.00	116.34

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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