Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Trend

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

Baby calves 55.00 to 70.00 4 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $180.72/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$180.72

49 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$62.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	187.04	1,103	39
Medium and Large 2	449	169.54	760	7thin
Medium and Large 3	473	124.67	590	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.37/cwt here — about $512 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 sale49 hd

180.72

—

NC average8 barns · 1,234 hd

181.69

−0.96

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	1,712	120.44	2,062	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	95.31	1,164	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	86.44	725	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	181.28/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	223.14/cwt	201.00–245.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.34/cwt	160.00–186.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	164.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.15/cwt	116.00–126.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	166.04/cwt	162.00–170.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	231.15/cwt	210.00–240.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.30/cwt	141.00–160.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	227.47/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	162.99/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	154.37/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	213.35/cwt	206.00–224.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,214	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	86.15/cwt	84.00–89.00	799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	102.74/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,300	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	91.60/cwt	90.00–93.00	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	85.07/cwt	83.00–88.00	927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	93.00/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,156	6
Bulls	—	—	1,712	120.44/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	203.69/cwt	185.00–222.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.82/cwt	132.00–171.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	151.98/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	150.95/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	219.76/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	216.66/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	159.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,083	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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 120Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 37

Correction to Trend

Baby calves 55.00 to 70.00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	146.00	146.00
6	—	618	160.00–197.00	181.28
2	—	388	201.00–245.00	223.14
3	—	428	206.00–224.00	213.35
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
2	—	263	200.00–220.00	210.10
1	—	855	142.00	142.00
4	—	488	185.00–222.00	203.69
1	—	840	146.00	146.00
4	—	788	146.00–155.00	151.98
4	—	714	140.00–159.00	150.95
3	—	529	215.00–222.00	219.76
4	—	575	205.00–227.00	216.66
3	—	678	155.00–165.00	159.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	132.00–171.00	150.82
2	—	385	175.00–185.00	180.06
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	116.00–126.00	121.15
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.36
2	—	323	150.00–160.00	154.65
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
4	—	475	141.00–160.00	155.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	160.00–186.00	175.34
3	—	485	160.00–170.00	164.08
2	—	525	162.00–170.00	166.04
2	—	605	152.00–155.00	153.50
3	—	670	146.00–161.00	154.37
7	—	572	150.00–162.00	156.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	242.00	242.00
1	—	510	211.00	211.00
7	—	357	210.00–240.00	231.15
3	—	458	212.00–235.00	227.47
1	—	435	252.00	252.00
2	—	918	160.00–166.00	162.99
1	—	630	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	84.00–89.00	86.15
1	—	735	77.00	77.00
2	—	758	90.00–93.00	91.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	100.00–109.00	102.74
3	—	1,090	83.00–88.00	85.07
6	—	1,243	91.00–97.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	114.00–127.00	120.44

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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