Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; 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 $150.74/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$150.74

56 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$49.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.62

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	160.95	873	33
Medium and Large 2	401	146.53	587	16thin
Medium 3	425	115.00	489	1thin
Medium and Large 3	501	111.79	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $49.15/cwt here — about $313 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 sale56 hd

150.74

—

NC average5 barns · 868 hd

166.36

−15.62

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	1,669	114.41	1,910	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	92.95	1,127	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	75.97	708	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.30/cwt	137.50–164.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	198.00/cwt	193.00–203.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.03/cwt	132.00–146.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	149.54/cwt	146.00–153.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	156.54/cwt	149.00–160.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.25/cwt	101.00–130.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	145.10/cwt	134.00–150.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.00/cwt	141.00–154.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	226.32/cwt	200.00–247.50	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	188.52/cwt	181.00–203.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.34/cwt	149.00–160.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	196.42/cwt	182.00–204.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	178.27/cwt	170.00–187.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	155.93/cwt	148.00–164.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	215.48/cwt	203.00–226.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	202.64/cwt	195.00–210.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	200.36/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	213.93/cwt	200.00–252.50	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.98/cwt	157.00–171.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.26/cwt	180.00–217.00	860	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.11/cwt	136.00–152.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.28/cwt	154.00–162.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	133.34/cwt	125.00–146.00	951	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	79.46/cwt	79.00–80.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	80.32/cwt	71.00–89.00	885	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	94.89/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,105	7
Bulls	—	—	1,807	120.31/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,174	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	103.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,425	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	104.59/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	198.68/cwt	187.50–210.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.02/cwt	130.00–150.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	794	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 54Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 19Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	530	101.00–130.00	114.25
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	137.50–164.00	150.30
2	—	573	132.00–146.00	139.03
2	—	243	146.00–153.00	149.54
3	—	270	149.00–160.00	156.54
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
5	—	476	130.00–150.00	141.02
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	120.00–135.00	131.32
5	—	617	134.00–150.00	145.10
4	—	581	141.00–154.00	148.00
3	—	385	181.00–203.00	188.52
2	—	530	149.00–160.00	154.34
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
8	—	424	182.00–204.00	196.42
2	—	468	170.00–187.00	178.27
2	—	760	116.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	310	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.17
2	—	575	138.00–141.00	139.54
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	193.00–203.00	198.00
2	—	833	132.00–135.00	133.49
3	—	572	157.00–171.00	162.98
9	—	425	180.00–217.00	202.26
4	—	670	136.00–152.00	146.11
4	—	616	154.00–162.00	158.28
4	—	713	125.00–146.00	133.34
10	—	368	187.50–210.00	198.68
1	—	794	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	200.00–247.50	226.32
3	—	425	203.00–226.00	215.48
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
2	—	275	195.00–210.00	202.64
2	—	535	193.00–208.00	200.36
5	—	317	200.00–252.50	213.93
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
1	—	470	217.50	217.50
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	148.00–164.00	155.93
2	—	390	152.00–159.00	155.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	79.00–80.00	79.46
1	—	930	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	71.00–89.00	80.32
7	—	1,164	90.00–99.00	94.89
6	—	1,379	100.00–107.00	103.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,807	114.00–125.00	120.31
3	—	1,440	103.00–106.00	104.59

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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