Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 today compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 70.00 1head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.04/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$117.04

37 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$20.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

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	463	122.92	570	22
Medium 2	385	117.19	451	6thin
Medium 3	456	102.54	468	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $102 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 sale37 hd

117.04

—

NC average7 barns · 932 hd

123.03

−6.00

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	1,431	94.04	1,346	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	66.20	815	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	46.00	457	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	428	102.65/cwt	101.00–104.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	102.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	583	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.61/cwt	124.00–130.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	795	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	660	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.65/cwt	124.00–149.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.52/cwt	148.00–160.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	152.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.60/cwt	135.00–157.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	117.63/cwt	111.00–124.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	850	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,431	94.04/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,346	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	67.73/cwt	64.00–73.00	862	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	59.76/cwt	51.00–63.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	103.12/cwt	93.00–109.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	613	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	417	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 188Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 39Year ago 74

Baby calves 70.00 1head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	101.00–104.00	102.65
3	—	570	100.00–104.00	102.30
1	—	330	109.00	109.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	128.00–129.00	128.49
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
5	—	415	124.00–130.00	127.61
3	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.97
5	—	372	124.00–149.00	133.65
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	795	84.00	84.00
3	—	330	125.00–128.00	126.38
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	111.00	111.00
2	—	323	120.00–126.00	123.07
1	—	215	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	104.00	104.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00–146.00	137.88
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
4	—	380	148.00–160.00	151.52
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
2	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.66
3	—	422	135.00–157.00	146.60
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	795	83.00	83.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
2	—	368	111.00–124.00	117.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	104.00–107.00	105.50
2	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
3	—	465	129.00–132.00	130.33
4	—	510	125.00–130.00	127.25
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
4	—	475	93.00–109.00	103.12
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
2	—	613	90.00	90.00
2	—	480	118.00–120.00	119.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	75.00	75.00
28	—	1,272	64.00–73.00	67.73
8	—	1,098	51.00–63.00	59.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	35.00	35.00
1	—	890	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	89.00–103.00	94.04

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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