Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.76/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$204.76

244 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$537

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

$98.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

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	447	213.54	955	213
Medium 2	365	150.14	548	26
Medium 3	365	114.59	418	5thin

One grade step is worth $98.95/cwt here — about $537 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 sale244 hd

204.76

—

NC average8 barns · 1,025 hd

198.27

+6.49

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	1,521	110.37	1,678	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	91.25	1,171	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	64.09	524	9thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2Value Added	—	320	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	165.95/cwt	150.00–180.00	783	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.61/cwt	136.00–174.00	894	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.95/cwt	140.00–185.00	865	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	173.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	149.48/cwt	130.00–162.00	928	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	431	155.01/cwt	144.00–160.00	668	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	509	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	185.88/cwt	160.00–202.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	154.59/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	180.69/cwt	160.00–195.00	773	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	213.13/cwt	180.00–235.00	708	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	489	134.13/cwt	128.00–144.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	219	136.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	179.47/cwt	162.00–201.00	668	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	134.20/cwt	125.00–145.00	570	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	340	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	364	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	462	164.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	758	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	150.41/cwt	140.00–160.00	492	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	269	137.79/cwt	133.00–150.00	371	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	151.64/cwt	140.00–164.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	200.82/cwt	175.00–224.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	167.05/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	214.35/cwt	180.00–248.00	793	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	204.49/cwt	184.00–235.00	969	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	192.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	516	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	218	151.06/cwt	150.00–152.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	210.37/cwt	170.00–221.00	1,191	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	205.63/cwt	170.00–249.00	870	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	156.71/cwt	140.00–174.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	201.07/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,116	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,210	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	189.39/cwt	160.00–209.00	890	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	163.76/cwt	150.00–176.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	169.50/cwt	150.00–190.00	886	16
Bulls	Medium 3	—	477	109.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	58.65/cwt	47.00–64.00	493	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	947	71.45/cwt	60.00–79.00	677	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	97.37/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,354	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	86.54/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,036	27
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	135.64/cwt	127.00–140.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	140.75/cwt	135.00–150.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	584	129.68/cwt	120.00–141.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	113.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	144.68/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	144.83/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	142.17/cwt	120.00–155.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	114.08/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	127.00/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	129.45/cwt	120.00–145.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	151.06/cwt	130.00–166.00	946	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.89/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,002	11
Bulls	—	—	1,343	93.34/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,254	5
Bulls	—	—	1,227	102.05/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	119.54/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,994	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	74.98/cwt	74.00–76.00	580	3

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 363Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 99Year ago 178

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	232.00	232.00
5	—	557	223.00	223.00
36	—	448	249.00	249.00
13	—	540	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
2	—	435	115.00–119.00	116.98
1	—	235	132.00	132.00
1	—	340	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	144.00–160.00	155.01
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
3	—	462	160.00–166.00	164.01
3	—	327	140.00–160.00	150.41
6	—	269	133.00–150.00	137.79
4	—	381	140.00–164.00	151.64
2	—	218	150.00–152.00	151.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	332	180.00–235.00	213.13
9	—	514	175.00–224.00	200.82
8	—	624	150.00–180.00	167.05
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
2	—	233	200.00–210.00	204.95
30	—	370	180.00–248.00	214.35
19	—	474	184.00–235.00	204.49
6	—	268	185.00–200.00	192.36
12	—	566	170.00–221.00	210.37
46	—	423	170.00–249.00	205.63
3	—	733	140.00–174.00	156.71
2	—	670	198.00–204.00	201.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	150.00–180.00	165.95
21	—	571	136.00–174.00	156.61
35	—	521	140.00–185.00	165.95
2	—	268	170.00–177.00	173.47
4	—	774	100.00–120.00	110.00
13	—	621	130.00–162.00	149.48
14	—	327	160.00–202.00	185.88
5	—	667	152.00–161.00	154.59
21	—	428	160.00–195.00	180.69
19	—	372	162.00–201.00	179.47
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
3	—	368	110.00–120.00	113.93
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	128.00–144.00	134.13
3	—	528	120.00–130.00	126.24
4	—	219	132.00–142.00	136.88
8	—	425	125.00–145.00	134.20
3	—	323	127.00–140.00	135.64
4	—	358	135.00–150.00	140.75
5	—	584	120.00–141.00	129.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	176.00	176.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	470	160.00–209.00	189.39
7	—	566	150.00–176.00	163.76
16	—	523	150.00–190.00	169.50
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
4	—	729	130.00–152.00	144.68
4	—	769	130.00–152.00	144.83
2	—	915	100.00–128.00	114.08
3	—	825	123.00–132.00	127.00
9	—	626	130.00–166.00	151.06
11	—	660	130.00–170.00	151.89
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	100.00–118.00	109.88
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	120.00–155.00	142.17
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
4	—	530	120.00–145.00	129.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	47.00–64.00	58.65
3	—	773	74.00–76.00	74.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	60.00–79.00	71.45
37	—	1,391	92.00–105.00	97.37
27	—	1,197	80.00–90.00	86.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	86.00–97.00	93.34
3	—	1,227	100.00–103.00	102.05
12	—	1,668	112.00–129.00	119.54

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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