Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings heavy with quality average. 5 head of hogs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.69/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$177.69

341 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$63.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	188.72	914	243
Medium and Large 2	414	158.12	654	75
Medium and Large 3	467	125.01	584	23

One grade step is worth $63.70/cwt here — about $330 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 sale341 hd

177.69

—

NC average8 barns · 1,128 hd

173.17

+4.52

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	1,626	116.84	1,900	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	2,040	103.00	2,101	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	95.63	1,167	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	896	69.78	625	28

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)	1,125	$1,330	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	199.01/cwt	184.00–230.00	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	283	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	197.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	362	226.01/cwt	220.00–233.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	188.32/cwt	171.00–205.00	795	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	143.49/cwt	134.00–154.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	166.59/cwt	156.00–186.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.89/cwt	118.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.71/cwt	164.00–193.00	1,021	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	197.96/cwt	182.00–208.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	127.85/cwt	110.00–146.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	183.47/cwt	170.00–196.00	972	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	155.17/cwt	133.00–176.00	748	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	151.98/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	194.59/cwt	180.00–220.00	722	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	163.85/cwt	140.00–180.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	189.07/cwt	173.00–203.00	902	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	162.20/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	165.34/cwt	142.00–176.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	161.34/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.60/cwt	140.00–170.00	669	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	144.49/cwt	135.00–155.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	162.62/cwt	142.00–182.00	379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	124.32/cwt	121.00–134.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	124.97/cwt	110.00–136.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	487	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	167.58/cwt	155.00–174.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	164.03/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,099	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	220.39/cwt	200.00–242.50	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	245.14/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.88/cwt	105.00–130.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.85/cwt	148.00–181.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	157.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	173.50/cwt	163.00–180.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	211.15/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	172.61/cwt	157.00–188.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	171.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	173.32/cwt	162.50–186.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	219.78/cwt	200.00–235.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	214.62/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	210.35/cwt	193.00–229.00	1,096	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	202.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	225.54/cwt	200.00–245.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	211.01/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,184	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	192.52/cwt	185.00–210.00	834	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	202.28/cwt	185.00–215.00	651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	183.69/cwt	172.50–215.00	1,047	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.14/cwt	112.00–133.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	127.41/cwt	110.00–137.50	610	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	80.94/cwt	80.00–83.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	72.36/cwt	70.00–79.00	643	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,040	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	94.40/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,139	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	206.66/cwt	185.00–242.00	769	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	138.42/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	165.61/cwt	155.00–184.00	1,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	205.85/cwt	195.00–230.00	587	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	207.60/cwt	207.00–210.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	201.10/cwt	180.00–244.00	953	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	172.93/cwt	157.50–192.00	1,065	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	151.59/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	190.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.99/cwt	140.00–172.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	157.54/cwt	147.00–172.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	155.76/cwt	142.50–170.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	174.26/cwt	164.00–187.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.83/cwt	155.00–167.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	160.13/cwt	149.00–172.50	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	164.11/cwt	150.00–178.00	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	199.35/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,049	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	122.64/cwt	114.00–134.00	2,190	19
Bulls	—	—	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	109.08/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,533	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	61.48/cwt	58.00–68.00	547	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	85.91/cwt	79.00–89.00	982	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	104.01/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,344	26

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 462Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 113Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	324	184.00–230.00	199.01
35	—	422	171.00–205.00	188.32
10	—	610	156.00–186.00	166.59
26	—	565	164.00–193.00	180.71
5	—	284	182.00–208.00	197.96
2	—	918	110.00–146.00	127.85
23	—	530	170.00–196.00	183.47
2	—	823	144.00–160.00	151.98
24	—	371	180.00–220.00	194.59
2	—	858	155.00–156.00	155.50
28	—	477	173.00–203.00	189.07
5	—	773	156.00–173.00	162.20
3	—	735	160.00–164.00	161.34
10	—	670	156.00–172.00	164.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	212.00	212.00
10	—	521	190.00–200.00	197.92
12	—	362	220.00–233.00	226.01
7	—	418	210.00	210.00
13	—	487	199.00	199.00
5	—	576	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	134.00–154.00	143.49
14	—	482	133.00–176.00	155.17
6	—	281	140.00–180.00	163.85
11	—	374	142.00–176.00	165.34
14	—	422	140.00–170.00	158.60
4	—	519	135.00–155.00	144.49
6	—	233	142.00–182.00	162.62
10	—	341	155.00–174.00	167.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
6	—	531	121.00–134.00	124.32
7	—	438	110.00–136.00	124.97
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
5	—	479	110.00–137.50	127.41
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	177.00	177.00
2	—	380	148.00–181.00	163.85
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
8	—	574	145.00–160.00	157.96
5	—	426	163.00–180.00	173.50
1	—	255	182.50	182.50
10	—	474	160.00–175.00	171.92
3	—	325	162.50–186.00	173.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	118.00–130.00	123.89
1	—	400	117.50	117.50
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
2	—	385	125.00–135.00	130.06
2	—	325	105.00–130.00	117.88
1	—	485	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	200.00–242.50	220.39
18	—	481	200.00–238.00	211.15
2	—	715	157.00–188.00	172.61
1	—	280	201.00	201.00
10	—	427	200.00–235.00	219.78
19	—	521	193.00–229.00	210.35
8	—	612	200.00–210.00	202.51
8	—	381	200.00–245.00	225.54
1	—	210	215.00	215.00
16	—	561	191.00–220.00	211.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	242.50–247.00	245.14
1	—	735	179.00	179.00
9	—	524	211.00–227.00	214.62
5	—	469	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	433	185.00–210.00	192.52
10	—	322	185.00–215.00	202.28
21	—	570	172.50–215.00	183.69
16	—	372	185.00–242.00	206.66
2	—	925	131.00–146.00	138.42
11	—	669	155.00–184.00	165.61
12	—	285	195.00–230.00	205.85
5	—	243	207.00–210.00	207.60
17	—	474	180.00–244.00	201.10
21	—	616	157.50–192.00	172.93
5	—	772	141.00–160.00	151.59
1	—	830	154.00	154.00
6	—	718	147.00–172.00	157.54
25	—	526	175.00–220.00	199.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
4	—	473	112.00–133.00	125.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	177.50	177.50
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
2	—	213	185.00–195.00	190.29
4	—	425	140.00–172.00	161.99
7	—	476	142.50–170.00	155.76
6	—	266	164.00–187.00	174.26
2	—	360	155.00–167.00	160.83
8	—	570	149.00–172.50	160.13
1	—	940	108.00	108.00
11	—	525	150.00–178.00	164.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	80.00–83.00	80.94
16	—	888	70.00–79.00	72.36
9	—	889	58.00–68.00	61.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,207	90.00–99.00	94.40
17	—	1,143	79.00–89.00	85.91
26	—	1,292	100.00–113.00	104.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,786	114.00–134.00	122.64
1	—	1,020	92.00	92.00
11	—	1,405	100.00–115.00	109.08

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	—	1,050	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,740.00	1,740.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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