Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.39/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$150.39

28 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$37.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	154.47	816	17thin
Medium and Large 2	371	150.21	558	9thin
Medium and Large 3	475	116.50	553	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.97/cwt here — about $262 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 sale28 hd

150.39

—

NC average8 barns · 780 hd

167.38

−16.99

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	107.00	1,835	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	93.72	1,141	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	817	64.12	524	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	147.11/cwt	139.00–152.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.93/cwt	143.00–155.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.74/cwt	115.00–153.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	205.71/cwt	200.00–211.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	139.94/cwt	125.00–155.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	166.52/cwt	164.00–169.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	194.33/cwt	180.00–207.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	156.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	179.46/cwt	173.00–186.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.59/cwt	174.00–188.00	840	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	101.30/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,381	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	90.51/cwt	84.00–94.00	996	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	58.68/cwt	56.00–61.00	471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,835	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	73.34/cwt	68.00–81.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.61/cwt	150.00–164.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.04/cwt	174.00–176.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	160.60/cwt	152.00–164.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.84/cwt	140.00–153.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 216Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 38Year ago 94

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light 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	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	139.00–152.00	147.11
2	—	450	147.00–150.00	148.50
1	—	215	167.00	167.00
3	—	422	140.00–153.00	148.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	143.00–155.00	148.93
3	—	668	115.00–153.00	137.74
2	—	608	125.00–155.00	139.94
2	—	388	164.00–169.00	166.52
2	—	428	174.00–176.00	175.04
5	—	489	152.00–164.00	160.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
2	—	263	135.00–140.00	137.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	203.00	203.00
2	—	468	200.00–211.00	205.71
2	—	278	180.00	180.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
2	—	385	190.00–205.00	197.50
3	—	405	180.00–207.00	194.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	167.00	167.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	240	158.00	158.00
2	—	290	150.00–160.00	154.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	162.00	162.00
2	—	533	170.00–174.00	172.03
2	—	443	173.00–186.00	179.46
3	—	465	174.00–188.00	180.59
4	—	379	205.00	205.00
4	—	576	150.00–164.00	158.61
1	—	660	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	154.00–159.00	156.51
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,363	97.00–105.00	101.30
10	—	1,100	84.00–94.00	90.51
4	—	963	68.00–81.00	73.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	56.00–61.00	58.68
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	107.00	107.00

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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