Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average. 2 head Baby calves 120.00 to 150.00; 5 head hogs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.11/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$168.11

265 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$68.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	178.35	821	195
Medium and Large 2	446	148.68	663	46
Medium 2	429	137.24	588	4thin
Medium and Large 3	475	120.13	571	18thin
Medium 3	325	110.00	358	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.35/cwt here — about $463 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 sale265 hd

168.11

—

NC average5 barns · 654 hd

162.48

+5.63

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	1,517	111.78	1,696	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	95.99	1,475	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	94.98	1,124	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	69.87	628	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	417	221.62/cwt	190.00–250.00	924	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	220.62/cwt	182.00–255.00	715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	229.37/cwt	187.00–250.00	862	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.46/cwt	170.00–252.50	625	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	150.30/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,001	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	165.37/cwt	150.00–180.00	857	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	158.20/cwt	150.00–167.00	906	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	196.91/cwt	170.00–217.50	731	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	125.48/cwt	120.00–131.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	194.00/cwt	180.00–208.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.17/cwt	155.00–159.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.23/cwt	170.00–208.00	810	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	152.30/cwt	133.00–162.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	194.60/cwt	180.00–212.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.63/cwt	130.00–141.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.02/cwt	160.00–187.00	822	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	148.71/cwt	140.00–160.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.22/cwt	130.00–169.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	155.85/cwt	140.00–165.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	162.52/cwt	152.00–172.00	535	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	208.02/cwt	180.00–230.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	204.39/cwt	180.00–242.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	156.72/cwt	152.00–162.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	204.01/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	202.54/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	202.42/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	166.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.92/cwt	140.00–175.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	165.45/cwt	150.00–181.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	221.80/cwt	194.00–234.00	1,058	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	198.34/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,230	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	169.03/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	160.10/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,068	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	138.14/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	182.94/cwt	164.00–200.00	949	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	218.53/cwt	180.00–252.50	708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	60.08/cwt	54.00–64.00	524	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	90.19/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,371	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	91.20/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,030	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	78.54/cwt	71.00–84.00	818	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	101.79/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,286	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	101.78/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	77.22/cwt	70.00–83.00	709	8
Bulls	—	—	1,246	90.33/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,126	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	122.46/cwt	110.00–128.00	2,035	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	124.88/cwt	107.00–135.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	116.92/cwt	105.00–124.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.81/cwt	120.00–140.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	171.40/cwt	170.00–172.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	164.19/cwt	130.00–173.00	1,013	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	169.72/cwt	164.00–179.00	974	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	147.05/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	199.63/cwt	180.00–229.00	930	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	214.29/cwt	185.00–241.00	898	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	214.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.56/cwt	148.00–170.00	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	144.82/cwt	130.00–174.00	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	219.70/cwt	182.00–252.50	815	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.34/cwt	150.00–167.50	752	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	142.11/cwt	134.00–165.00	816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	109.26/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,589	4

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 676Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 117Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	417	190.00–250.00	221.62
22	—	324	182.00–255.00	220.62
21	—	376	187.00–250.00	229.37
4	—	216	180.00–230.00	208.02
9	—	279	180.00–242.00	204.39
5	—	580	200.00–213.00	204.01
4	—	521	190.00–220.00	202.54
9	—	663	186.00–209.00	202.42
2	—	728	150.00–181.00	165.45
12	—	477	194.00–234.00	221.80
17	—	620	190.00–210.00	198.34
3	—	780	150.00–178.00	169.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	150.00–152.00	151.00
4	—	325	150.00–164.00	156.29
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
1	—	660	201.00	201.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
2	—	265	152.00–162.00	156.72
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
2	—	443	160.00–172.00	166.03
2	—	378	140.00–175.00	156.92
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
1	—	220	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	246.00	246.00
1	—	325	251.00	251.00
7	—	483	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	325	170.00–252.50	192.46
8	—	666	130.00–167.00	150.30
24	—	518	150.00–180.00	165.37
26	—	573	150.00–167.00	158.20
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
28	—	371	170.00–217.50	196.91
2	—	708	120.00–131.00	125.48
2	—	220	180.00–208.00	194.00
25	—	419	170.00–208.00	193.23
5	—	617	133.00–162.00	152.30
7	—	266	180.00–212.00	194.60
26	—	467	160.00–187.00	176.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	190.00	190.00
10	—	526	170.00–172.00	171.40
4	—	380	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	118.00–125.00	121.53
2	—	273	155.00–159.00	157.17
2	—	705	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	528	130.00–141.00	135.63
5	—	412	140.00–160.00	148.71
13	—	477	130.00–169.00	151.22
8	—	379	140.00–165.00	155.85
8	—	329	152.00–172.00	162.52
4	—	574	120.00–140.00	130.81
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
2	—	465	137.00–141.00	138.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
2	—	573	110.00–116.00	112.99
4	—	481	107.00–135.00	124.88
6	—	517	105.00–124.00	116.92
1	—	420	122.50	122.50
3	—	225	130.00–135.00	132.63
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	667	130.00–167.00	160.10
3	—	777	137.00–140.00	138.14
22	—	519	164.00–200.00	182.94
12	—	324	180.00–252.50	218.53
15	—	617	130.00–173.00	164.19
17	—	574	164.00–179.00	169.72
3	—	715	140.00–151.00	147.05
15	—	466	180.00–229.00	199.63
1	—	975	112.00	112.00
19	—	419	185.00–241.00	214.29
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
3	—	292	210.00–220.00	214.10
11	—	371	182.00–252.50	219.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	473	126.00–130.00	127.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	162.00	162.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
9	—	423	148.00–170.00	158.56
9	—	532	130.00–174.00	144.82
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
11	—	472	150.00–167.50	159.34
7	—	574	134.00–165.00	142.11
1	—	390	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	872	54.00–64.00	60.08
8	—	918	70.00–83.00	77.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	88.00–93.00	90.19
4	—	1,554	96.00–108.00	101.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,129	85.00–96.00	91.20
7	—	1,041	71.00–84.00	78.54
38	—	1,263	97.00–111.00	101.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	80.00–97.00	90.33
13	—	1,662	110.00–128.00	122.46
4	—	1,454	108.00–110.00	109.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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