Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week 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 average .

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.66/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$117.66

61 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$20.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

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	511	124.77	637	33
Medium 2	405	112.79	457	17thin
Medium 3	375	103.84	389	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $248 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 sale61 hd

117.66

—

NC average8 barns · 1,079 hd

125.23

−7.58

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	1,664	91.27	1,519	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	65.47	846	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	48.24	431	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	507	110.32/cwt	107.00–114.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.80/cwt	120.00–150.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	103.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	153.82/cwt	140.00–159.00	601	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.00	396	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	137.54/cwt	136.00–139.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	118.75/cwt	116.00–120.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.50/cwt	105.00–122.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.07/cwt	148.00–156.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	155.23/cwt	153.00–162.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	127.80/cwt	127.00–128.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	155.74/cwt	132.00–164.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.12/cwt	140.00–164.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	148.08/cwt	134.00–160.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	120.44/cwt	112.00–126.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.65/cwt	110.00–136.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.88/cwt	128.00–132.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	44.65/cwt	44.00–45.00	398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	53.60/cwt	44.00–59.00	535	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	72.17/cwt	70.00–80.00	883	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	66.42/cwt	62.00–69.00	933	24
Bulls	—	—	1,508	85.11/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	95.37/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.93/cwt	124.00–136.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.09/cwt	118.00–139.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	367	103.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	118.69/cwt	116.00–121.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	117.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	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 Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 191Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 38Year ago 62

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	107.00–114.00	110.32
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
3	—	428	116.00–120.00	118.75
2	—	240	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	270	116.00–121.00	118.69
3	—	360	115.00–120.00	117.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	120.00–131.00	124.58
7	—	475	120.00–150.00	132.80
1	—	915	89.00	89.00
2	—	425	128.00–129.00	128.49
1	—	885	99.00	99.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
5	—	395	127.00–128.00	127.80
2	—	305	129.00	129.00
4	—	626	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
2	—	425	100.00–107.00	103.66
2	—	220	100.00–105.00	102.67
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
3	—	367	100.00–110.00	103.86
1	—	275	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	140.00–159.00	153.82
2	—	615	105.00–122.00	113.50
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	290	148.00–156.00	152.07
4	—	232	153.00–162.00	155.23
4	—	509	132.00–164.00	155.74
6	—	438	140.00–164.00	150.12
7	—	321	134.00–160.00	148.08
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
4	—	717	110.00–136.00	129.65
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	126.00–127.00	126.48
2	—	278	136.00–139.00	137.54
4	—	420	112.00–126.00	120.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
6	—	523	128.00–132.00	129.88
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
4	—	670	124.00–136.00	132.93
3	—	565	118.00–139.00	127.09
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	460	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	44.00–45.00	44.65
1	—	895	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	999	44.00–59.00	53.60
9	—	1,223	70.00–80.00	72.17
24	—	1,404	62.00–69.00	66.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	81.00–88.00	85.11
3	—	1,768	93.00–97.00	95.37

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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