Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 11.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a very light test. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (4 head) ranged 15.00 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.20/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$121.20

28 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$34.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.25

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	541	136.05	736	14thin
Medium 2	613	119.50	732	4thin
Medium 3	640	101.10	647	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.95/cwt here — about $89 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 sale28 hd

121.20

—

NC average8 barns · 504 hd

137.45

−16.25

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	1,895	108.00	2,047	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	79.44	1,160	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	76.35	945	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	68.68	675	11

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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
Bulls	Medium 3	—	1,120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	123.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	168.92/cwt	162.00–175.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	328	135.47/cwt	135.00–136.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	513	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	523	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.41/cwt	124.00–131.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	82.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,014	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	74.25/cwt	74.00–75.00	762	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	59.69/cwt	58.00–64.00	572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,173	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	81.92/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,203	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	72.04/cwt	69.00–75.00	908	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	478	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.16/cwt	134.00–144.00	527	5

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 115Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
2	—	570	100.00–110.00	105.09
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	111.96
2	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.43
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	124.00–131.00	127.41
3	—	465	140.00–149.00	142.97
5	—	528	130.00–141.00	134.58
4	—	576	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
3	—	558	121.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	325	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
2	—	513	100.00–104.00	102.01
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	130.00–141.00	135.80
2	—	473	137.00–138.00	137.50
5	—	376	134.00–144.00	140.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	162.00–175.00	168.92
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00–136.00	135.47
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	126.00	126.00
2	—	328	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,468	81.00–83.00	81.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,227	80.00–85.00	82.68
2	—	1,260	69.00–75.00	72.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	74.00–75.00	74.25
5	—	958	58.00–64.00	59.69
2	—	955	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,815	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	670.00	670.00

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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