Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

4 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.46/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$114.46

52 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.56

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	599	118.10	707	28
Medium 2	424	114.42	486	16thin
Medium 3	490	101.77	499	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $208 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 sale52 hd

114.46

—

NC average5 barns · 552 hd

126.02

−11.56

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	1,801	112.57	2,028	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	82.89	1,066	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	816	54.65	446	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	107.25/cwt	100.00–113.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.41/cwt	108.00–128.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.13/cwt	120.00–150.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	98.89/cwt	95.00–115.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	736	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	300	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	119.77/cwt	114.00–125.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.33/cwt	144.00–166.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	134.64/cwt	126.00–150.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.10/cwt	120.00–143.00	827	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.68/cwt	139.00–151.00	750	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	116.89/cwt	111.00–122.00	505	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	328	120.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.35/cwt	116.00–130.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	343	115.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.19/cwt	115.00–126.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	113.28/cwt	110.00–116.00	769	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	61.82/cwt	60.00–65.00	558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	764	50.34/cwt	38.00–56.00	385	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	85.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,114	28
Bulls	—	—	1,692	108.97/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,844	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	71.84/cwt	61.00–79.00	783	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	92.07/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,378	10
Bulls	—	—	1,965	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	98.39/cwt	95.00–100.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	103.00–107.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	878	82.04/cwt	80.00–84.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	692	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	106.88/cwt	100.00–116.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	113.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 188Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 89Year ago 50

4 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	100.00–113.00	107.25
5	—	627	108.00–128.00	118.41
3	—	575	120.00–150.00	133.13
5	—	823	95.00–115.00	98.89
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
4	—	680	105.00–110.00	108.28
5	—	518	130.00–145.00	136.47
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
3	—	463	135.00–141.00	137.03
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
2	—	878	80.00–84.00	82.04
2	—	583	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	692	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
4	—	481	144.00–166.00	155.33
6	—	383	130.00–140.00	134.73
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
6	—	621	120.00–143.00	133.10
7	—	515	139.00–151.00	145.68
2	—	438	140.00–144.00	142.03
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	114.00–125.00	119.77
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
3	—	328	118.00–124.00	120.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
3	—	437	126.00–150.00	134.64
5	—	570	116.00–130.00	123.35
3	—	518	115.00–126.00	120.19
7	—	679	110.00–116.00	113.28
4	—	475	125.00–131.00	128.02
3	—	622	100.00–116.00	106.88
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
1	—	845	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
3	—	432	111.00–122.00	116.89
4	—	343	112.00–118.00	115.55
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
4	—	463	112.00–117.00	113.73
2	—	275	118.00–120.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	95.00–100.00	98.39
2	—	465	103.00–107.00	105.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	60.00–65.00	61.82
5	—	764	38.00–56.00	50.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,309	80.00–90.00	85.13
14	—	1,090	61.00–79.00	71.84
10	—	1,497	90.00–95.00	92.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	98.00–112.00	108.97
2	—	1,965	116.00–120.00	117.97

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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