Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.49/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$144.49

41 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$38.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

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	567	146.39	830	39
Medium 2	628	107.50	675	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $155 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 sale41 hd

144.49

—

NC average8 barns · 808 hd

137.21

+7.28

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	1,520	94.50	1,436	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	76.14	932	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	54.04	454	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.36/cwt	128.00–146.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.42/cwt	165.00–174.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	461	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	121.33/cwt	114.00–128.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.97/cwt	163.00–169.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.74/cwt	133.00–145.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.92/cwt	126.00–150.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	173.60/cwt	172.00–174.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	162.17/cwt	151.00–172.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,227	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	160.10/cwt	145.00–173.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.78/cwt	132.00–163.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	107.43/cwt	102.00–113.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.37/cwt	141.00–166.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	120.67/cwt	111.00–131.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.82/cwt	120.00–153.00	798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	73.52/cwt	66.00–76.00	889	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	45.53/cwt	40.00–51.00	408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	79.59/cwt	77.00–85.00	992	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	60.43/cwt	51.00–66.00	482	4
Bulls	—	—	1,035	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	787	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.75/cwt	110.00–124.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.98/cwt	133.00–143.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	108.13/cwt	106.00–110.00	346	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 230Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 90Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
3	—	420	114.00–128.00	121.33
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	165.00–174.00	168.42
2	—	430	163.00–169.00	165.97
1	—	520	173.00	173.00
5	—	488	172.00–174.00	173.60
2	—	273	151.00–172.00	162.17
1	—	1,040	118.00	118.00
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	154.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	84.00	84.00
6	—	516	128.00–146.00	141.36
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
5	—	470	133.00–145.00	139.74
4	—	429	126.00–150.00	140.92
1	—	375	144.00	144.00
2	—	623	110.00–124.00	116.75
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
2	—	563	133.00–143.00	137.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	99.00	99.00
2	—	320	106.00–110.00	108.13
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	119.00	119.00
2	—	483	117.00–119.00	118.03
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	145.00–173.00	160.10
8	—	575	132.00–163.00	151.78
2	—	785	102.00–113.00	107.43
8	—	526	141.00–166.00	157.37
5	—	669	111.00–131.00	120.67
3	—	610	120.00–153.00	130.82
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,209	66.00–76.00	73.52
1	—	1,095	64.00	64.00
18	—	1,247	77.00–85.00	79.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	40.00–51.00	45.53
4	—	798	51.00–66.00	60.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	76.00	76.00
1	—	2,005	113.00	113.00

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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