Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 4.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 compared to last week. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active .Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 90.00 4 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.87/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$121.87

69 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$26.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

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	562	126.69	712	44
Medium 2	397	116.75	463	14thin
Medium 3	413	110.00	454	10thin
Small 3	445	100.00	445	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $267 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 sale69 hd

121.87

—

NC average7 barns · 676 hd

125.95

−4.08

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	—	Average	1,482	115.32	1,709	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	89.38	1,110	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	50.78	442	5thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 and Large 1-2	—	511	130.23/cwt	126.00–140.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	122.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.52/cwt	101.00–108.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.15/cwt	110.00–128.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	313	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	99.98/cwt	99.00–101.00	280	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	378	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	149.96/cwt	121.00–163.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	145.42/cwt	134.00–164.00	708	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.11/cwt	144.00–168.00	670	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.84/cwt	132.00–167.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	144.64/cwt	130.00–154.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.73/cwt	130.00–163.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	133.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.36/cwt	113.00–145.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	45.62/cwt	40.00–52.00	417	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	58.51/cwt	58.00–59.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	89.09/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,124	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	75.18/cwt	69.00–79.00	818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	100.43/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,337	8
Bulls	—	—	1,365	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.92/cwt	120.00–153.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	146.22/cwt	130.00–160.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	117.06/cwt	111.00–126.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	110.50/cwt	105.00–116.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	115.97/cwt	113.00–119.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	451	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	496	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	235	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	467	108.34/cwt	104.00–111.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	121.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.94/cwt	126.00–138.00	750	12

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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 71Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 50

Baby calves 90.00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	126.00–140.00	130.23
6	—	688	122.00–126.00	122.63
4	—	755	111.00–114.00	113.24
2	—	710	101.00–108.00	104.52
3	—	467	120.00–130.00	125.70
3	—	380	129.00–130.00	129.66
2	—	610	110.00–128.00	119.15
1	—	225	139.00	139.00
4	—	429	130.00–141.00	137.60
12	—	573	126.00–138.00	130.94
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	120.00–126.00	122.88
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
4	—	451	110.00	110.00
4	—	313	118.00–125.00	121.70
2	—	590	114.00–116.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	105.00–116.00	110.50
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
2	—	395	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	118.00	118.00
3	—	467	104.00–111.00	108.34
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	99.00–101.00	99.98
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	110.00–112.00	110.97
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	155.00	155.00
4	—	795	141.00	141.00
4	—	616	121.00–163.00	149.96
10	—	487	134.00–164.00	145.42
3	—	435	144.00–168.00	154.11
2	—	225	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
7	—	370	132.00–167.00	150.84
5	—	318	130.00–154.00	144.64
3	—	728	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	143.00	143.00
2	—	538	130.00–163.00	146.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	132.00–138.00	133.01
5	—	671	113.00–145.00	125.36
3	—	798	134.00	134.00
1	—	820	129.00	129.00
2	—	640	129.00–140.00	134.46
5	—	571	120.00–153.00	135.92
4	—	470	130.00–160.00	146.22
3	—	717	111.00–126.00	117.06
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	560	113.00–119.00	115.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	40.00–52.00	45.62
2	—	808	58.00–59.00	58.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,262	80.00–92.00	89.09
6	—	1,088	69.00–79.00	75.18
8	—	1,331	94.00–106.00	100.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	107.00–109.00	107.98
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00

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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