Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 4.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle down 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was light ; market activity and buyer interest were slow . Offerings moderate with quality average to plain .

Baby calves 10.00 to 20.00 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.74/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$108.74

53 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

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	534	115.89	619	28
Medium 2	531	104.08	552	12thin
Medium 3	456	97.62	445	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $174 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 sale53 hd

108.74

—

NC average6 barns · 770 hd

122.12

−13.38

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	—	Low	1,630	96.53	1,573	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	65.76	804	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	44.69	370	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	390	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	533	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	104.50/cwt	100.00–111.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	558	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	327	102.61/cwt	100.00–108.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.09/cwt	130.00–153.00	461	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	443	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	487	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	119.33/cwt	113.00–126.00	453	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	665	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.39/cwt	132.00–143.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.07/cwt	117.00–135.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	111.05/cwt	106.00–116.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.56/cwt	132.00–143.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.68/cwt	117.00–134.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	96.03/cwt	82.00–106.00	552	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	962	58.56/cwt	56.00–60.00	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	44.69/cwt	42.00–48.00	370	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	67.56/cwt	62.00–72.00	870	20
Bulls	—	—	1,190	85.97/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	107.09/cwt	106.00–108.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	107.74/cwt	102.00–110.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	760	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	3

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 55Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 to 20.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	124.00–126.00	125.00
4	—	473	120.00–134.00	125.38
1	—	335	121.00	121.00
2	—	438	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
8	—	616	100.00–111.00	104.50
4	—	520	115.00–124.00	119.97
1	—	715	97.00	97.00
4	—	574	115.00–124.00	117.66
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	114.00–118.00	115.98
3	—	618	90.00–91.00	90.33
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
2	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	94.00	94.00
2	—	420	100.00–101.00	100.52
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	265	112.00	112.00
3	—	310	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00–104.00	101.95
3	—	327	100.00–108.00	102.61
2	—	430	100.00–106.00	103.07
1	—	665	73.00	73.00
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
10	—	327	130.00–153.00	141.09
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
4	—	365	132.00–143.00	135.39
2	—	620	117.00–135.00	126.07
2	—	738	106.00–116.00	111.05
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	380	113.00–126.00	119.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	132.00–143.00	137.56
6	—	519	120.00–135.00	128.26
4	—	575	117.00–134.00	128.68
2	—	663	108.00–110.00	108.98
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	82.00–106.00	96.03
4	—	470	102.00–110.00	107.74
1	—	760	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	56.00–60.00	58.56
20	—	1,288	62.00–72.00	67.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	827	42.00–48.00	44.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	84.00–88.00	85.97
2	—	2,070	106.00–108.00	107.09

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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