Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady 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 moderate with quality average .

2 head hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.11/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$166.11

231 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$52.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	174.16	861	171
Medium and Large 2	423	146.89	621	51
Medium and Large 3	359	122.09	438	9thin

One grade step is worth $52.08/cwt here — about $423 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 sale231 hd

166.11

—

NC average8 barns · 1,298 hd

163.91

+2.20

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	—	High	1,570	110.09	1,729	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	96.00	1,622	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	90.27	1,100	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	68.33	599	29

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3	—	280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.41/cwt	148.00–167.00	995	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	141.01/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.94/cwt	164.00–186.00	832	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.53/cwt	154.00–172.00	930	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.43/cwt	130.00–170.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	190.44/cwt	170.00–202.00	718	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	150.43/cwt	130.00–162.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	172.10/cwt	152.00–185.00	902	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.96/cwt	140.00–170.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	150.54/cwt	130.00–164.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	137.65/cwt	130.00–148.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	127.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	113.70/cwt	107.50–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	187.73/cwt	170.00–204.00	603	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	191.87/cwt	180.00–202.00	808	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	162.72/cwt	135.00–170.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	138.66/cwt	130.00–149.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	188.47/cwt	170.00–199.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	189.85/cwt	170.00–205.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	197.58/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	168.64/cwt	160.00–176.00	454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	192.54/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,309	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	212.14/cwt	198.00–222.00	995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	226.31/cwt	195.00–247.50	749	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	205.00/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,058	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.59/cwt	150.00–174.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.14/cwt	192.00–235.00	906	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	171.42/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	201.82/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.85/cwt	182.00–209.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	173.35/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	229.16/cwt	190.00–257.50	875	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	185.01/cwt	160.00–210.00	955	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	153.76/cwt	143.00–161.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	79.48/cwt	74.00–83.00	874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	121.14/cwt	117.00–125.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.56/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	152.05/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.57/cwt	130.00–164.00	974	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	215.04/cwt	188.00–225.00	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.06/cwt	150.00–180.00	947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	198.21/cwt	180.00–210.00	930	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	123.77/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.11/cwt	132.00–176.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	140.66/cwt	128.00–154.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.04/cwt	134.00–140.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	174.13/cwt	168.00–176.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	189.47/cwt	180.00–200.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.78/cwt	142.00–172.00	649	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	750	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	116.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,117	8
Bulls	—	—	1,120	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,324	104.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,384	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	90.21/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,057	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	98.92/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,424	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	61.65/cwt	51.00–77.00	543	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	72.61/cwt	70.00–81.00	636	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 838Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 150Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

2 head hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	126.00	126.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	120.00–128.00	124.21
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	205.00	205.00
3	—	560	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	167.00	167.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
5	—	269	160.00–176.00	168.64
3	—	415	150.00–174.00	160.59
1	—	555	137.50	137.50
6	—	319	160.00–170.00	165.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	180.00–210.00	197.58
12	—	680	189.00–202.00	192.54
11	—	469	198.00–222.00	212.14
19	—	331	195.00–247.50	226.31
22	—	516	180.00–218.00	205.00
14	—	425	192.00–235.00	213.14
3	—	725	165.00–179.00	171.42
7	—	571	180.00–219.00	201.82
1	—	970	134.00	134.00
2	—	223	190.00–195.00	192.53
5	—	275	182.00–209.00	199.85
3	—	775	166.00–178.00	173.35
26	—	382	190.00–257.50	229.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	624	148.00–167.00	159.41
5	—	726	120.00–155.00	141.01
24	—	470	164.00–186.00	176.94
24	—	572	154.00–172.00	162.53
1	—	970	108.00	108.00
1	—	845	129.00	129.00
21	—	377	170.00–202.00	190.44
5	—	677	130.00–162.00	150.43
42	—	524	152.00–185.00	172.10
1	—	200	205.00	205.00
11	—	321	170.00–204.00	187.73
19	—	426	170.00–199.00	188.47
5	—	286	170.00–205.00	189.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	130.00–170.00	145.43
7	—	430	145.00–160.00	151.64
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
9	—	320	140.00–170.00	148.96
9	—	473	130.00–164.00	150.54
4	—	578	130.00–148.00	137.65
5	—	274	135.00–170.00	162.72
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
6	—	522	130.00–149.00	138.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	272	120.00–130.00	127.28
2	—	343	107.50–120.00	113.70
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	117.00–125.00	121.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	421	180.00–202.00	191.87
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
17	—	516	160.00–210.00	185.01
4	—	665	143.00–161.00	153.76
1	—	895	164.00	164.00
5	—	715	140.00–162.00	152.56
5	—	766	139.00–159.00	152.05
1	—	940	108.00	108.00
15	—	630	130.00–164.00	154.57
1	—	960	124.00	124.00
9	—	383	188.00–225.00	215.04
15	—	574	150.00–180.00	165.06
26	—	469	180.00–210.00	198.21
4	—	823	116.00–133.00	123.77
7	—	320	180.00–200.00	189.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	100.00–105.00	102.51
10	—	473	132.00–176.00	158.11
3	—	537	128.00–154.00	140.66
3	—	565	134.00–140.00	138.04
8	—	389	168.00–176.00	174.13
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
3	—	425	142.00–172.00	152.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,610	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,100	74.00–83.00	79.48
38	—	1,172	84.00–94.00	90.21
14	—	1,440	95.00–106.00	98.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	880	51.00–77.00	61.65
16	—	876	70.00–81.00	72.61
1	—	865	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,811	112.00–120.00	116.89
1	—	1,120	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,324	100.00–110.00	104.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	675.00	675.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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