Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 25.00 to 35.00 5 head 1 hog.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.61/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$141.61

47 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$37.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

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	478	146.71	701	36
Medium 2	361	130.61	472	8thin
Medium 3	452	109.67	495	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $206 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 sale47 hd

141.61

—

NC average8 barns · 1,403 hd

149.49

−7.88

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	1,595	104.39	1,665	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	85.38	1,037	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	809	57.13	462	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	290	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.60/cwt	140.00–160.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.90/cwt	133.00–161.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	147.96/cwt	138.00–156.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	129.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	133.50/cwt	126.00–141.00	401	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	443	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	213.16/cwt	200.00–223.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	197.17/cwt	190.00–202.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	192.55/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.53/cwt	133.00–160.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	216.22/cwt	195.00–238.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	212.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.35/cwt	117.00–132.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	192.89/cwt	186.00–200.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.04/cwt	126.00–132.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	333	1
Bulls	—	—	2,190	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	63.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	533	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	91.48/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,245	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	69.47/cwt	66.00–72.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	81.24/cwt	75.00–87.00	885	20
Bulls	—	—	1,586	105.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,674	5
Bulls	—	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	125.50/cwt	119.00–132.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.26/cwt	166.00–175.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	148.56/cwt	140.00–163.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	135.64/cwt	132.00–143.00	642	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 Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 127Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	134.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	383	125.00–132.00	129.63
2	—	300	126.00–141.00	133.50
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	95.00	95.00
8	—	370	140.00–160.00	153.60
2	—	650	126.00–130.00	128.00
9	—	466	133.00–161.00	150.90
4	—	569	138.00–156.00	147.96
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
4	—	518	133.00–160.00	148.53
5	—	409	140.00–163.00	148.56
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	135.00–140.00	137.51
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	200.00–223.00	213.16
1	—	280	217.00	217.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
10	—	466	190.00–202.00	197.17
7	—	524	187.00–194.00	192.55
2	—	380	195.00–238.00	216.22
1	—	660	177.00	177.00
4	—	305	200.00–220.00	212.95
1	—	885	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	157.00	157.00
1	—	525	179.00	179.00
2	—	770	117.00–132.00	124.35
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
2	—	473	186.00–200.00	192.89
2	—	680	126.00–132.00	129.04
3	—	565	166.00–175.00	170.26
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
2	—	565	119.00–132.00	125.50
3	—	473	132.00–143.00	135.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	45.00	45.00
2	—	843	60.00–66.00	63.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,361	88.00–96.00	91.48
4	—	963	66.00–72.00	69.47
20	—	1,089	75.00–87.00	81.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	113.00	113.00
5	—	1,586	100.00–110.00	105.55
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	725.00	725.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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