Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 2.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle down 2.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00 4 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.41/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$121.41

77 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	455	132.00	601	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	127.68	652	53
Medium 2	472	111.76	527	9thin
Medium 3	413	103.11	426	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $175 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 sale77 hd

121.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,253 hd

130.41

−9.00

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	1,636	108.54	1,776	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	76.76	936	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	43.53	359	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	325	105.82/cwt	102.00–110.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.32/cwt	129.00–142.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	110.32/cwt	106.00–122.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	119.49/cwt	116.00–123.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	90.64/cwt	85.00–94.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	133.25/cwt	130.00–141.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	103.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	741	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	105.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	425	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.96/cwt	131.00–141.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.17/cwt	120.00–140.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	161.37/cwt	152.00–172.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	168.63/cwt	166.00–173.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.58/cwt	122.00–143.00	842	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	243	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	304	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	118.23/cwt	112.00–125.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.75/cwt	158.00–170.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.43/cwt	122.00–159.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	164.52/cwt	150.00–176.00	691	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	126.37/cwt	115.00–133.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.73/cwt	122.00–152.00	748	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.10/cwt	115.00–140.00	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.47/cwt	115.00–125.00	791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	39.80/cwt	35.00–43.00	345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	84.14/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,029	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	76.59/cwt	70.00–79.00	951	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	63.27/cwt	60.00–67.00	661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,045	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	121.94/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,494	100.78/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,506	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	95.97/cwt	92.00–100.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	521	98.54/cwt	90.00–104.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	104.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.54/cwt	130.00–153.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	427	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	277	103.57/cwt	100.00–106.00	287	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	101.34/cwt	94.00–106.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.28/cwt	121.00–140.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	544	2

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 55Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 28Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 30.00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	102.00–110.00	105.82
3	—	427	107.00–110.00	108.63
3	—	277	100.00–106.00	103.57
4	—	468	94.00–106.00	101.34
2	—	573	90.00–100.00	94.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	129.00–142.00	134.32
5	—	621	106.00–122.00	110.32
8	—	368	130.00–141.00	133.25
3	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.37
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	805	92.00	92.00
8	—	571	131.00–141.00	136.96
8	—	526	120.00–140.00	135.17
11	—	433	121.00–140.00	127.28
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
4	—	426	116.00–123.00	119.49
3	—	655	85.00–94.00	90.64
1	—	305	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
2	—	243	120.00–130.00	125.05
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
2	—	423	112.00–125.00	118.23
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	102.00–108.00	105.04
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	152.00–172.00	161.37
3	—	365	166.00–173.00	168.63
2	—	635	122.00–143.00	132.58
2	—	475	158.00–170.00	163.75
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
4	—	570	122.00–159.00	142.43
11	—	420	150.00–176.00	164.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	115.00–133.00	126.37
2	—	773	104.00–107.00	105.52
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
17	—	524	122.00–152.00	142.73
9	—	582	115.00–140.00	130.10
4	—	668	115.00–125.00	118.47
8	—	478	130.00–153.00	140.54
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	92.00–100.00	95.97
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	90.00–104.00	98.54
2	—	465	100.00–109.00	104.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	35.00–43.00	39.80
1	—	740	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	80.00–93.00	84.14
23	—	1,242	70.00–79.00	76.59
3	—	1,045	60.00–67.00	63.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,926	118.00–127.00	121.94
4	—	1,494	92.00–106.00	100.78

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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