Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Quality average with offerings moderate .

Baby calves 10.00 to 55.00 5 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$118.80

49 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$20.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.25

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	551	127.51	702	27
Medium 2	498	109.86	547	8thin
Medium 3	412	107.11	441	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $262 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

118.80

—

NC average8 barns · 691 hd

126.05

−7.25

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	1,646	102.41	1,686	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	71.97	816	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	48.41	419	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.88/cwt	126.00–137.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.35/cwt	120.00–139.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	483	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	122.50/cwt	116.00–129.00	404	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	416	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	116.71/cwt	115.00–119.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	108.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	156.08/cwt	150.00–162.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	143.77/cwt	131.00–158.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.70/cwt	130.00–175.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	747	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	403	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	948	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	113.93/cwt	112.00–116.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	150.83/cwt	136.00–170.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.27/cwt	120.00–153.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.01/cwt	125.00–155.00	811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.52/cwt	117.00–130.00	880	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	75.72/cwt	72.00–78.00	908	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	64.67/cwt	61.00–69.00	658	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	80.76/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	59.83/cwt	58.00–62.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	42.70/cwt	33.00–49.00	364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	99.59/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,479	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	106.65/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	135.60/cwt	129.00–148.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.38/cwt	116.00–130.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	106.67/cwt	102.00–111.00	345	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	288	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 143Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 64

Baby calves 10.00 to 55.00 5 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
2	—	455	116.00–120.00	118.02
2	—	430	112.00–116.00	113.93
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	126.00–137.00	129.88
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
10	—	573	120.00–139.00	129.35
2	—	470	134.00–138.00	136.09
2	—	665	110.00–116.00	112.98
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
2	—	615	120.00–123.00	121.51
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	107.00	107.00
2	—	460	100.00–110.00	104.95
7	—	430	100.00–110.00	108.62
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
2	—	323	102.00–111.00	106.67
1	—	285	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	116.00–129.00	122.50
3	—	428	115.00–119.00	116.71
1	—	370	118.00	118.00
2	—	283	117.00–118.00	117.48
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	108.00	108.00
2	—	403	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	150.00–162.00	156.08
2	—	323	131.00–158.00	143.77
3	—	435	130.00–175.00	145.70
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	174.00	174.00
4	—	366	136.00–170.00	150.83
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	120.00–130.00	124.91
3	—	528	120.00–153.00	132.27
11	—	575	125.00–155.00	141.01
6	—	718	117.00–130.00	122.52
6	—	458	129.00–148.00	135.60
3	—	632	116.00–130.00	125.38
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	91.00	91.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
2	—	516	116.00–119.00	117.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	104.00–105.00	104.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	72.00–78.00	75.72
6	—	1,018	61.00–69.00	64.67
2	—	1,255	80.00–82.00	80.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	58.00–62.00	59.83
4	—	853	33.00–49.00	42.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	96.00–101.00	99.59
2	—	1,888	104.00–109.00	106.65

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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