Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.79/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$125.79

44 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.47

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	461	136.81	630	23
Medium 2	422	118.18	499	14thin
Medium 3	464	104.81	486	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $144 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 sale44 hd

125.79

—

NC average8 barns · 1,093 hd

136.26

−10.47

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	1,380	98.93	1,366	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	80.22	1,065	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	778	56.46	439	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	202.31/cwt	196.00–209.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	124.65/cwt	120.00–134.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 2Guaranteed Open	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	126.53/cwt	122.00–134.00	534	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	184.00/cwt	154.00–195.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	123.00/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	180.25/cwt	160.00–199.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	148.00/cwt	144.00–152.00	582	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	935	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	173.71/cwt	151.00–191.00	658	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	88.03/cwt	86.00–90.00	628	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	181.02/cwt	178.00–185.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.20/cwt	126.00–152.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.70/cwt	140.00–178.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.00/cwt	129.00–149.00	836	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	76.06/cwt	70.00–79.00	847	28
Bulls	—	—	1,378	101.33/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,396	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	83.71/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,248	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	63.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	85.70/cwt	78.00–92.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	103.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	568	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.39/cwt	135.00–144.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	139.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	117.56/cwt	114.00–124.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.96/cwt	130.00–146.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	118.96/cwt	114.00–121.00	509	5

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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 72Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 40Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	196.00–209.00	202.31
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	132.00	132.00
3	—	422	122.00–134.00	126.53
2	—	318	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	154.00–195.00	184.00
1	—	700	147.00	147.00
2	—	995	116.00–130.00	123.00
8	—	423	160.00–199.00	180.25
1	—	525	178.00	178.00
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
4	—	379	151.00–191.00	173.71
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	120.00–134.00	124.65
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
4	—	393	144.00–152.00	148.00
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
5	—	464	135.00–144.00	139.39
4	—	440	136.00–142.00	139.99
4	—	335	130.00–146.00	138.96
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	106.00	106.00
1	—	315	109.00	109.00
1	—	355	107.00	107.00
2	—	510	100.00–107.00	103.43
2	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.42
Heifers — Medium 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	124.00	124.00
2	—	333	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	465	114.00–124.00	117.56
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
5	—	428	114.00–121.00	118.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	88.00	88.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
3	—	713	86.00–90.00	88.03
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	178.00–185.00	181.02
5	—	571	126.00–152.00	139.20
2	—	468	140.00–178.00	158.70
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
6	—	624	129.00–149.00	134.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
2	—	485	116.00–119.00	117.50
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,114	70.00–79.00	76.06
1	—	1,135	64.00	64.00
38	—	1,491	80.00–89.00	83.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	43.00	43.00
2	—	810	60.00–66.00	63.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	94.00–107.00	101.33
1	—	1,845	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,155	78.00–92.00	85.70

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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