Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

3 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.44/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$117.44

89 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.87

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	534	121.61	649	61
Medium 2	477	111.42	531	18thin
Medium 3	401	102.80	412	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $237 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 sale89 hd

117.44

—

NC average8 barns · 1,187 hd

133.31

−15.87

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	1,574	103.14	1,624	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	77.14	928	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	813	53.19	432	6thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium 3	—	433	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	130.47/cwt	120.00–142.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	98.50/cwt	90.00–107.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	120.86/cwt	116.00–127.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.86/cwt	114.00–127.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	268	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.40/cwt	129.00–134.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	124.83/cwt	118.00–132.00	521	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	351	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	121.56/cwt	119.00–124.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	225	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.82/cwt	126.00–161.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.61/cwt	125.00–149.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.35/cwt	141.00–142.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.69/cwt	131.00–143.00	519	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	233	130.46/cwt	126.00–134.00	304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	312	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	130.63/cwt	125.00–136.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	153.91/cwt	126.00–168.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.10/cwt	142.00–158.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	817	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	293	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	314	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.07/cwt	150.00–185.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.07/cwt	120.00–176.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.27/cwt	125.00–157.00	817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.87/cwt	104.00–130.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	40.68/cwt	31.00–46.00	319	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	65.70/cwt	64.00–67.00	554	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	74.58/cwt	67.00–79.00	864	27
Bulls	—	—	1,540	87.57/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	117.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,249	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	62.37/cwt	60.00–64.00	641	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	83.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,076	21
Bulls	—	—	1,458	101.51/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,480	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.82/cwt	120.00–147.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	105.91/cwt	104.00–108.00	339	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.50/cwt	129.00–154.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	104.10/cwt	100.00–108.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	117.34/cwt	114.00–124.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.42/cwt	130.00–174.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.50/cwt	115.00–130.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	243	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	96.51/cwt	95.00–98.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.82/cwt	105.00–120.00	703	14

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 232Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 48Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

3 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	100.00–106.00	103.02
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	118.00–132.00	124.83
1	—	290	121.00	121.00
4	—	233	126.00–134.00	130.46
2	—	308	125.00–136.00	130.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	123.00	123.00
5	—	635	126.00–161.00	142.82
3	—	665	125.00–149.00	134.61
3	—	374	141.00–142.00	141.35
1	—	220	142.00	142.00
4	—	306	126.00–168.00	153.91
3	—	278	142.00–158.00	150.10
3	—	478	171.00	171.00
7	—	418	150.00–185.00	167.07
2	—	528	120.00–176.00	147.07
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	120.00–142.00	130.47
2	—	713	98.00	98.00
2	—	693	101.00–105.00	103.01
13	—	514	114.00–127.00	120.86
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
2	—	328	129.00–134.00	131.40
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
3	—	377	131.00–143.00	137.69
10	—	468	120.00–147.00	133.82
4	—	573	119.00–125.00	121.75
14	—	623	105.00–120.00	112.82
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	98.00	98.00
1	—	730	86.00	86.00
5	—	370	116.00–127.00	120.86
1	—	835	93.00	93.00
2	—	318	119.00–124.00	121.56
3	—	478	114.00–124.00	117.34
2	—	243	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	685	95.00–98.00	96.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	90.00–107.00	98.50
2	—	268	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	106.00	106.00
2	—	320	104.00–108.00	105.91
2	—	385	100.00–108.00	104.10
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	107.00	107.00
5	—	343	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	108.00–110.00	108.99
10	—	570	125.00–157.00	143.27
2	—	938	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	665	104.00–130.00	118.87
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
7	—	519	129.00–154.00	137.50
9	—	472	130.00–174.00	150.42
8	—	620	115.00–130.00	118.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	570	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	475	116.00–120.00	117.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	31.00–46.00	40.68
3	—	843	64.00–67.00	65.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,159	67.00–79.00	74.58
4	—	1,028	60.00–64.00	62.37
21	—	1,292	80.00–87.00	83.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	87.00–88.00	87.57
3	—	1,908	114.00–120.00	117.87
8	—	1,458	94.00–109.00	101.51

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle