Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 11 head

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.46/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$156.46

50 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.94

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	506	158.64	803	47
Medium 2	374	122.28	457	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $346 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 sale50 hd

156.46

—

NC average9 barns · 855 hd

163.40

−6.94

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	1,717	101.19	1,737	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	76.00	864	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	773	41.84	323	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	521	131.72/cwt	120.00–140.00	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	119.72/cwt	114.00–126.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.80/cwt	120.00–138.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.15/cwt	125.00–140.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	152.45/cwt	141.00–174.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	497	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.82/cwt	118.00–125.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.45/cwt	137.00–175.00	685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.24/cwt	149.00–170.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	171.42/cwt	166.00–174.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	171.34/cwt	163.00–176.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	135.90/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	138.70/cwt	136.00–159.00	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.41/cwt	130.00–165.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.39/cwt	113.00–124.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.27/cwt	130.00–168.00	744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	118.44/cwt	110.00–130.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	119.29/cwt	117.00–124.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	41.84/cwt	32.00–50.00	323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	83.91/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,084	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	75.27/cwt	70.00–80.00	823	28
Bulls	—	—	1,950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	102.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	65.69/cwt	62.00–69.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.25/cwt	140.00–161.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 97Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 27Year ago 39

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 11 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	120.00–140.00	131.72
3	—	708	118.00–125.00	122.36
3	—	673	118.00–120.00	118.65
4	—	565	125.00–130.00	127.02
4	—	471	125.00–140.00	135.15
3	—	437	131.00–139.00	136.10
2	—	773	100.00–107.00	103.58
2	—	353	131.00–132.00	131.50
6	—	618	118.00–125.00	121.82
1	—	835	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	114.00–126.00	119.72
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	120.00–138.00	128.80
7	—	486	130.00–165.00	142.41
2	—	730	113.00–124.00	118.39
11	—	519	130.00–168.00	143.27
6	—	658	110.00–130.00	118.44
3	—	770	117.00–124.00	119.29
5	—	574	140.00–161.00	148.25
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	119.00–120.00	119.52
2	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	141.00–174.00	152.45
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
14	—	427	137.00–175.00	160.45
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
3	—	480	149.00–170.00	158.24
1	—	945	127.00	127.00
3	—	574	166.00–174.00	171.42
3	—	517	163.00–176.00	171.34
2	—	788	125.00–147.00	135.90
8	—	639	136.00–159.00	138.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	181.00	181.00
5	—	497	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	116.00–120.00	117.92
1	—	275	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	32.00–50.00	41.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,292	81.00–88.00	83.91
28	—	1,093	70.00–80.00	75.27
8	—	1,038	62.00–69.00	65.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,688	100.00–105.00	102.87
1	—	1,540	85.00	85.00

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