Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. There were too few comparable feeder steers and bulls the previous sale to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate, good for fancy cattle; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.29/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.29

62 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$40.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	444	143.59	638	43
Medium 2	497	117.96	586	9thin
Medium 3	467	102.81	480	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.78/cwt here — about $158 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 sale62 hd

133.29

—

NC average8 barns · 1,200 hd

133.93

−0.63

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	—	High	1,879	114.85	2,158	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	79.50	1,127	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	72.87	801	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	47.12	376	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	119.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	173.39/cwt	170.00–176.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	210.85/cwt	206.00–216.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	183.34/cwt	180.00–188.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	730	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	427	152.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.63/cwt	134.00–145.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.29/cwt	167.00–173.00	731	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	277	127.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	354	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	403	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	149.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	408	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	486	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	238	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.95/cwt	159.00–167.00	864	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,015	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	385	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.59/cwt	166.00–174.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	663	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	648	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	170.20/cwt	167.00–176.00	803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	62.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	643	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	74.47/cwt	71.00–76.00	814	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	54.50/cwt	51.00–58.00	458	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	744	37.89/cwt	35.00–41.00	282	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,085	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	80.50/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	80.00/cwt	79.00–84.00	931	7
Bulls	—	—	1,879	114.85/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	125.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	478	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	683	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	388	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	138.33/cwt	133.00–141.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	403	130.47/cwt	126.00–135.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	147.79/cwt	141.00–150.00	637	7

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 114Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 91Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	320	115.00–125.00	119.84
2	—	408	119.00	119.00
3	—	683	113.00–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	136.00–144.00	138.63
5	—	381	140.00–148.00	145.27
3	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	563	136.00–140.00	138.34
9	—	529	140.00–145.00	141.55
11	—	465	145.00–149.00	147.98
7	—	431	141.00–150.00	147.79
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–104.00	102.00
2	—	730	94.00–95.00	94.51
2	—	388	101.00–105.00	103.04
2	—	320	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	103.00–106.00	104.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	126.00–135.00	130.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	170.00–176.00	173.39
2	—	625	134.00–145.00	139.63
7	—	429	167.00–173.00	170.29
3	—	527	159.00–167.00	163.95
5	—	470	166.00–174.00	168.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	206.00–216.00	210.85
4	—	374	180.00–188.00	183.34
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	110.00–114.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	124.00	124.00
3	—	427	145.00–160.00	152.58
2	—	518	145.00–153.00	149.14
2	—	473	150.00	150.00
3	—	385	145.00–150.00	146.94
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	124.00–130.00	127.79
2	—	403	121.00–126.00	123.52
2	—	238	140.00–145.00	142.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	590	114.00–120.00	117.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	134.00–138.00	136.01
4	—	553	139.00–142.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	648	124.00	124.00
3	—	565	122.00–130.00	125.28
3	—	485	133.00–141.00	138.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	150.00–151.00	150.32
3	—	472	167.00–176.00	170.20
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	106.00–110.00	108.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	60.00–65.00	62.42
8	—	1,093	71.00–76.00	74.47
7	—	1,164	79.00–84.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	51.00–58.00	54.50
4	—	744	35.00–41.00	37.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	77.00–78.00	77.49
4	—	1,426	79.00–81.00	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,879	111.00–118.00	114.85

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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