Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 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 $152.43/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$152.43

82 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	162.32	768	45
Medium and Large 2	371	147.50	547	25
Medium and Large 3	415	125.63	522	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $246 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

152.43

—

NC average8 barns · 1,306 hd

163.06

−10.62

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	1,567	106.22	1,664	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	96.02	1,156	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	54.45	468	5thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	147.96/cwt	133.00–153.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	153.50/cwt	143.00–169.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.93/cwt	148.00–156.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.91/cwt	163.00–202.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.26/cwt	122.00–137.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.32/cwt	135.00–152.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.59/cwt	160.00–173.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	170.96/cwt	167.50–175.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	124.70/cwt	110.00–130.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	148.16/cwt	137.00–157.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.68/cwt	155.00–156.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.96/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	216.17/cwt	184.00–246.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	152.52/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	195.14/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	167.73/cwt	154.00–175.00	701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.23/cwt	184.00–218.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	178.40/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	227.86/cwt	209.00–245.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	221.85/cwt	206.00–231.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	203.65/cwt	185.00–210.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.98/cwt	178.00–180.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.64/cwt	176.00–193.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	614	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	52.31/cwt	50.00–55.00	435	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	102.30/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,313	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	89.74/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,010	11
Bulls	—	—	1,798	114.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,057	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	153.73/cwt	136.00–158.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	160.55/cwt	147.00–172.50	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	195.77/cwt	195.00–196.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.22/cwt	150.00–169.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.64/cwt	172.00–174.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	153.16/cwt	138.00–165.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	153.62/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	173.46/cwt	163.00–190.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.47/cwt	134.00–137.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	199.62/cwt	191.00–212.50	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.43/cwt	161.00–183.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.79/cwt	131.00–148.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 102Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
3	—	475	122.00–137.00	130.26
4	—	330	110.00–130.00	124.70
1	—	375	126.00	126.00
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	133.00–153.00	147.96
6	—	369	143.00–169.00	153.50
3	—	218	149.00	149.00
2	—	573	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	465	135.00–152.00	143.32
1	—	305	152.00	152.00
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
6	—	408	137.00–157.00	148.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	148.00–156.00	151.93
5	—	377	163.00–202.00	173.91
7	—	327	160.00–173.00	170.59
2	—	223	167.50–175.00	170.96
2	—	603	142.00–146.00	144.01
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
3	—	520	155.00–156.00	155.68
4	—	673	141.00–156.00	150.96
5	—	495	167.00	167.00
2	—	706	149.00–156.00	152.52
11	—	418	154.00–175.00	167.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
2	—	333	184.00–246.00	216.17
1	—	505	186.00	186.00
3	—	568	186.00–200.00	195.14
6	—	470	184.00–218.00	207.23
3	—	625	160.00–190.00	178.40
2	—	368	209.00–245.00	227.86
7	—	438	206.00–231.00	221.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	185.00–210.00	203.65
2	—	460	178.00–180.00	178.98
5	—	306	215.00	215.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
3	—	432	176.00–193.00	181.64
4	—	235	195.00–196.00	195.77
1	—	955	103.00	103.00
4	—	619	138.00–165.00	153.16
4	—	676	147.00–164.00	153.62
8	—	568	163.00–190.00	173.46
1	—	780	141.00	141.00
6	—	271	191.00–212.50	199.62
3	—	530	161.00–183.00	169.43
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	134.00–137.00	135.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	136.00–158.00	153.73
2	—	278	147.00–172.50	160.55
3	—	480	150.00–169.00	159.22
3	—	373	172.00–174.00	172.64
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	147.00–150.00	148.50
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
2	—	518	131.00–148.00	139.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	63.00	63.00
4	—	831	50.00–55.00	52.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,283	98.00–110.00	102.30
11	—	1,125	84.00–94.00	89.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	112.00–117.00	114.43
1	—	1,640	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,030	86.00	86.00

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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