Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

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 moderate with quality average . Baby calves 55.00 to 80.00.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $179.94/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$179.94

55 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$63.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	191.91	924	36
Medium and Large 2	440	160.69	707	17thin
Medium and Large 3	553	128.00	707	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.91/cwt here — about $217 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 sale55 hd

179.94

—

NC average8 barns · 1,058 hd

178.86

+1.08

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	—	Average	1,538	115.71	1,780	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	93.70	1,378	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	71.62	664	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	607	168.69/cwt	146.00–174.00	1,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	154.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	174.43/cwt	170.00–179.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.56/cwt	158.00–167.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	223.30/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.01/cwt	181.00–184.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	217.06/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	209.76/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	171.80/cwt	165.00–179.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	222.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	130.05/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	217.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	208.89/cwt	200.00–218.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	194.84/cwt	186.00–212.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	161.49/cwt	146.00–178.00	601	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	76.82/cwt	74.00–79.00	695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,653	101.26/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,674	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	92.83/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,345	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	113.90/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.78/cwt	140.00–160.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	164.68/cwt	161.00–170.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	161.60/cwt	153.00–170.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	206.30/cwt	192.00–227.50	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	209.98/cwt	182.50–220.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	214.45/cwt	210.00–222.50	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	208.67/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	183.99/cwt	162.00–199.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	147.36/cwt	140.00–156.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.38/cwt	139.00–144.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	191.13/cwt	181.00–217.50	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.92/cwt	130.00–162.50	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.41/cwt	140.00–156.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	130.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	624	2

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 120Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 37Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	607	146.00–174.00	168.69
3	—	567	150.00–160.00	154.03
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
2	—	478	170.00–179.00	174.43
2	—	523	158.00–167.00	162.56
1	—	665	156.00	156.00
3	—	375	181.00–184.00	182.01
2	—	810	120.00–127.00	123.50
1	—	1,000	131.00	131.00
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
2	—	433	165.00–179.00	171.80
1	—	975	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	126.00–135.00	130.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	140.00–156.00	147.36
2	—	425	139.00–144.00	141.38
2	—	368	130.00–162.50	145.92
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
3	—	473	140.00–156.00	145.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	210.00–243.00	223.30
1	—	255	197.50	197.50
1	—	245	205.00	205.00
3	—	558	212.00–227.00	217.06
1	—	650	214.00	214.00
6	—	621	180.00–219.00	209.76
4	—	528	210.00–230.00	222.88
2	—	918	124.00–136.00	130.05
1	—	730	160.00	160.00
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
2	—	388	210.00–225.00	217.45
2	—	425	200.00–218.00	208.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
4	—	481	186.00–212.00	194.84
1	—	655	146.00	146.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
5	—	367	192.00–227.50	206.30
5	—	316	182.50–220.00	209.98
3	—	272	210.00–222.50	214.45
2	—	808	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	187.00	187.00
3	—	558	206.00–212.00	208.67
4	—	620	162.00–199.00	183.99
5	—	524	181.00–217.50	191.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	146.00–178.00	161.49
1	—	295	178.00	178.00
4	—	476	140.00–160.00	150.78
3	—	557	161.00–170.00	164.68
2	—	415	153.00–170.00	161.60
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	610	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	74.00–79.00	76.82
1	—	995	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	99.00–105.00	101.26
26	—	1,449	88.00–97.00	92.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	108.00–116.00	113.90
4	—	1,644	117.00–120.00	117.98

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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