Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Quality average with offerings moderate .

Baby calves 20.00 to 30.00 6 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.15/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$122.15

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

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	572	124.21	711	51
Medium 2	402	117.70	473	7thin
Medium 3	447	107.38	480	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $230 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 sale63 hd

122.15

—

NC average9 barns · 1,607 hd

137.83

−15.68

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	1,494	110.53	1,651	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	77.83	902	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	864	49.36	426	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	380	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.55/cwt	123.00–136.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.32/cwt	121.00–133.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	128.71/cwt	127.00–131.00	530	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	493	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.81/cwt	100.00–128.00	734	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	107.00–113.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.83/cwt	141.00–161.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.88/cwt	145.00–172.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.07/cwt	140.00–175.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	152.60/cwt	130.00–175.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	146.83/cwt	132.00–160.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.97/cwt	144.00–161.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.61/cwt	137.00–169.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.83/cwt	106.00–115.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.49/cwt	135.00–159.00	804	12
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	43.93/cwt	40.00–48.00	370	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	60.21/cwt	58.00–62.00	546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	86.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,032	6
Bulls	—	—	1,283	102.28/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,584	114.06/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,807	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	68.05/cwt	60.00–73.00	712	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	79.16/cwt	74.00–84.00	944	25
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	113.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.77/cwt	110.00–129.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.88/cwt	113.00–138.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	102.28/cwt	100.00–106.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.30/cwt	134.00–168.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.96/cwt	130.00–153.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	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 Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 125Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 58

Baby calves 20.00 to 30.00 6 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	112.00–115.00	113.44
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
1	—	230	123.00	123.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	107.00–110.00	108.46
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	109.00	109.00
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	380	129.00	129.00
11	—	480	123.00–136.00	130.55
7	—	526	121.00–133.00	128.32
1	—	1,070	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
3	—	412	127.00–131.00	128.71
16	—	618	100.00–128.00	118.81
6	—	568	125.00–132.00	129.68
2	—	710	107.00–113.00	110.00
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	133.00–137.00	134.97
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	158.00	158.00
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
3	—	415	141.00–161.00	150.83
2	—	325	145.00–172.00	157.88
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
3	—	463	140.00–175.00	156.07
4	—	516	130.00–175.00	152.60
7	—	623	132.00–160.00	146.83
7	—	376	144.00–161.00	151.97
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
4	—	568	137.00–169.00	154.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	728	106.00–115.00	109.83
2	—	780	102.00–104.00	103.01
1	—	870	109.00	109.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
12	—	568	135.00–159.00	141.49
8	—	669	110.00–129.00	121.77
8	—	621	113.00–138.00	126.88
7	—	525	134.00–168.00	149.30
9	—	474	130.00–153.00	137.96
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–118.00	113.86
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
3	—	668	100.00–106.00	102.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	842	40.00–48.00	43.93
3	—	907	58.00–62.00	60.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	85.00–90.00	86.99
9	—	1,046	60.00–73.00	68.05
25	—	1,193	74.00–84.00	79.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	98.00–108.00	102.28
7	—	1,584	110.00–122.00	114.06

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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