Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.43/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$112.43

82 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$13.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

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	540	118.14	638	38
Medium 2	469	111.20	521	20
Medium 3	421	104.42	440	24

One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $198 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 sale82 hd

112.43

—

NC average8 barns · 1,074 hd

120.18

−7.75

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	1,494	95.91	1,433	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	68.67	920	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	854	40.89	349	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	571	111.74/cwt	108.00–115.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	119.25/cwt	116.00–121.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	429	104.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	115.46/cwt	112.00–119.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	106.26/cwt	103.00–110.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.03/cwt	123.00–130.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	103.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	125.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.26/cwt	126.00–130.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.40/cwt	130.00–158.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.25/cwt	137.00–166.00	489	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	121.90/cwt	120.00–124.00	449	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	122.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	138.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.32/cwt	133.00–145.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	147.32/cwt	140.00–158.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	113.00–127.00	732	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	388	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.28/cwt	128.00–147.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	39.75/cwt	30.00–49.00	328	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	94.14/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,390	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	65.96/cwt	60.00–69.00	819	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	73.11/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,097	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.26/cwt	131.00–139.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.12/cwt	100.00–127.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	115.23/cwt	112.00–120.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	566	103.15/cwt	92.00–110.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	91.45/cwt	82.00–96.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	97.64/cwt	94.00–100.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	127.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	105.90/cwt	102.00–109.00	390	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	100.05/cwt	91.00–107.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	101.67/cwt	101.00–103.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.96/cwt	115.00–124.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	438	2

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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 202Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 44

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	108.00–115.00	111.74
4	—	319	116.00–121.00	119.25
2	—	518	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	440	112.00–119.00	115.46
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
3	—	482	112.00–120.00	115.23
3	—	620	82.00–96.00	91.45
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	100.00–110.00	104.30
2	—	323	103.00–110.00	106.26
2	—	490	100.00–104.00	101.98
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
7	—	368	102.00–109.00	105.90
4	—	525	91.00–107.00	100.05
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
5	—	522	123.00–130.00	125.03
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
4	—	485	124.00–128.00	125.76
4	—	375	126.00–130.00	128.26
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
3	—	768	94.00–100.00	97.64
6	—	414	120.00–130.00	127.23
3	—	633	101.00–103.00	101.67
7	—	570	115.00–124.00	120.96
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
2	—	345	124.00–130.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	105.00	105.00
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
2	—	410	100.00–106.00	103.04
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	120.00–124.00	121.90
3	—	520	118.00–128.00	122.06
2	—	325	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	280	127.00–130.00	128.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	140.00–152.00	146.19
1	—	210	167.00	167.00
8	—	421	130.00–158.00	144.40
8	—	321	137.00–166.00	152.25
2	—	550	132.00–144.00	138.00
6	—	513	133.00–145.00	139.32
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
3	—	377	140.00–158.00	147.32
2	—	610	113.00–127.00	120.00
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	120.00–124.00	121.98
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
8	—	475	128.00–147.00	137.28
6	—	581	131.00–139.00	133.26
5	—	619	100.00–127.00	121.12
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	114.00–120.00	117.02
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
4	—	566	92.00–110.00	103.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	826	30.00–49.00	39.75
1	—	1,080	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,241	60.00–69.00	65.96
11	—	1,500	70.00–77.00	73.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,476	90.00–97.00	94.14

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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