Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 75.00 to 85.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.95/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$119.95

49 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

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	604	121.55	735	34
Medium 2	363	118.21	429	11thin
Medium 3	379	111.18	421	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $313 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 sale49 hd

119.95

—

NC average8 barns · 735 hd

129.54

−9.59

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	1,529	100.10	1,530	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	78.05	970	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	41.42	341	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	285	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	362	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.03/cwt	140.00–177.00	527	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	164.00/cwt	132.00–180.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.73/cwt	122.00–131.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.23/cwt	122.00–137.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	154.64/cwt	146.00–165.00	340	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	164.33/cwt	155.00–168.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.59/cwt	149.00–156.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.97/cwt	130.00–175.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.74/cwt	124.00–157.00	801	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	36.27/cwt	32.00–40.00	293	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	74.56/cwt	69.00–79.00	865	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.14/cwt	57.00–67.00	759	4
Bulls	—	—	2,135	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	99.21/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	84.36/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,117	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	838	680.75/cwt	630.00–730.00	5,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	105.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	117.17/cwt	105.00–130.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	120.78/cwt	114.00–125.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	321	117.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 165Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calves 75.00 to 85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	118.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	215	133.00	133.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	140.00–177.00	163.03
1	—	475	163.00	163.00
9	—	422	132.00–180.00	164.00
2	—	220	146.00–165.00	154.64
1	—	260	164.00	164.00
5	—	606	155.00–168.00	164.33
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
2	—	583	172.00	172.00
2	—	375	149.00–156.00	152.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–135.00	126.19
1	—	255	133.00	133.00
2	—	928	106.00–109.00	107.53
2	—	615	110.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
11	—	528	122.00–131.00	126.73
2	—	580	124.00–126.00	125.01
4	—	431	122.00–137.00	128.23
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,015	100.00–108.00	105.00
2	—	953	108.00–111.00	109.50
1	—	320	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	100.00–110.00	105.18
2	—	473	105.00–130.00	117.17
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	114.00–125.00	120.78
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
5	—	321	112.00–121.00	117.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
4	—	471	130.00–175.00	144.97
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
5	—	569	124.00–157.00	140.74
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.54
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	32.00–40.00	36.27
1	—	875	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,160	69.00–79.00	74.56
4	—	1,183	57.00–67.00	64.14
16	—	1,324	82.00–89.00	84.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,315	96.00–102.00	99.21
1	—	1,350	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	630.00–730.00	680.75

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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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

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