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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 4

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

896 head

▲ 387 vs last sale 509▲ 406 vs year ago 490 · +82.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 112▲ 28 vs year ago 149 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle this week were 4.00 higher this week compared to last . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was good : market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00 to 130.00 14 head

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.62/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$130.62

338 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	484	134.25	650	285
Medium 2	477	113.64	542	33
Medium 3	444	106.92	475	20

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $175 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 sale338 hd

130.62

—

NC average8 barns · 939 hd

130.78

−0.16

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	1,657	106.25	1,760	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	78.59	951	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	50.22	453	15

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	160.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	359	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	228	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	228	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	164.41/cwt	150.00–174.00	439	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	270	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	335	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	168.14/cwt	146.00–180.00	536	25
Steers	—	Medium 3	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	334	124.85/cwt	114.00–135.00	417	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	159.17/cwt	140.00–180.00	591	34
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	125.83/cwt	120.00–136.00	471	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	380	113.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	431	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	160.01/cwt	135.00–183.00	682	54
Steers	—	Medium 3	440	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	900	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	167.04/cwt	134.00–178.00	797	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	872	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	157.71/cwt	136.00–170.00	814	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	149.09/cwt	135.00–157.00	869	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	145.80/cwt	126.00–155.00	914	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	143.74/cwt	125.00–158.00	969	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	138.04/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,012	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	128.20/cwt	110.00–135.00	987	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	213	117.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	250	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	142.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	328	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	245	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	268	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	290	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	146.19/cwt	130.00–155.00	395	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	281	126.08/cwt	114.00–138.00	354	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	143.53/cwt	134.00–156.00	464	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	138.21/cwt	120.00–152.00	517	28
Heifers	—	Medium 2	376	125.72/cwt	123.00–130.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	112.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	139.23/cwt	120.00–150.00	592	42
Heifers	—	Medium 2	432	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	151.55/cwt	148.00–154.00	709	13
Heifers	—	Medium 3	473	105.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	140.02/cwt	125.00–150.00	666	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	761	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.64/cwt	119.00–156.00	708	39
Heifers	—	Medium 2	529	111.56/cwt	109.00–116.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	533	106.71/cwt	101.00–110.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	574	111.38/cwt	110.00–116.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	124.17/cwt	116.00–130.00	721	28
Heifers	—	Medium 3	586	101.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	114.43/cwt	100.00–120.00	715	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	110.25/cwt	100.00–118.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	103.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	751	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	773	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	860	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	705	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	151.03/cwt	135.00–175.00	711	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	488	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	510	106.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.68/cwt	125.00–163.00	744	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	134.33/cwt	124.00–150.00	763	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	568	115.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	125.89/cwt	115.00–135.00	775	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	118.53/cwt	110.00–128.00	789	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	111.31/cwt	100.00–127.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.67/cwt	101.00–110.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	96.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	519	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	192	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	196	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,253	83.79/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,050	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	99.03/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,505	10
Bulls	—	—	1,905	119.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	2,281	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	45.38/cwt	37.00–50.00	396	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	57.49/cwt	53.00–65.00	544	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	64.21/cwt	58.00–68.00	629	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	75.79/cwt	69.00–80.00	898	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	87.52/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,160	44

This sale against other markets

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Mar 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 509Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 112Year ago 149

Baby calves 45.00 to 130.00 14 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	169.00	169.00
5	—	496	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	110.00–120.00	113.46
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	110.00–118.00	114.00
2	—	228	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	124.00	124.00
2	—	408	120.00	120.00
7	—	374	120.00–136.00	125.83
4	—	334	114.00–135.00	124.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	627	126.00–155.00	145.80
54	—	426	135.00–183.00	160.01
16	—	267	150.00–174.00	164.41
28	—	477	134.00–178.00	167.04
6	—	770	110.00–135.00	128.20
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
7	—	224	150.00–175.00	160.34
19	—	516	136.00–170.00	157.71
25	—	319	146.00–180.00	168.14
34	—	371	140.00–180.00	159.17
9	—	733	120.00–142.00	138.04
18	—	583	135.00–157.00	149.09
7	—	674	125.00–158.00	143.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	140.00–150.00	142.50
12	—	323	134.00–156.00	143.53
14	—	270	130.00–155.00	146.19
28	—	581	116.00–130.00	124.17
23	—	625	100.00–120.00	114.43
6	—	758	102.00	102.00
39	—	522	119.00–156.00	135.64
42	—	425	120.00–150.00	139.23
28	—	374	120.00–152.00	138.21
54	—	476	125.00–150.00	140.02
4	—	724	100.00–108.00	103.75
11	—	662	100.00–118.00	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	148.00	148.00
13	—	468	148.00–154.00	151.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	82.00	82.00
2	—	475	109.00–115.00	111.97
3	—	213	114.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	432	120.00–124.00	121.25
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
8	—	574	110.00–116.00	111.38
5	—	529	109.00–116.00	111.56
4	—	281	114.00–138.00	126.08
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
4	—	376	123.00–130.00	125.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	106.00–110.00	108.06
4	—	586	100.00–105.00	101.24
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
3	—	533	101.00–110.00	106.71
4	—	418	110.00–118.00	112.01
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	100.00–110.00	105.37
1	—	245	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	121.00	121.00
1	—	570	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	192	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
3	—	718	100.00–127.00	111.31
15	—	568	124.00–150.00	134.33
8	—	666	110.00–128.00	118.53
3	—	785	101.00–110.00	105.67
2	—	868	94.00–100.00	96.96
1	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
15	—	616	115.00–135.00	125.89
19	—	471	135.00–175.00	151.03
19	—	525	125.00–163.00	141.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	488	121.00–124.00	122.51
4	—	568	110.00–120.00	115.71
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
3	—	532	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
2	—	665	97.00–100.00	98.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	460	111.00	111.00
3	—	510	100.00–110.00	106.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	980	58.00–68.00	64.21
58	—	1,185	69.00–80.00	75.79
44	—	1,325	81.00–99.00	87.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	872	37.00–50.00	45.38
6	—	946	53.00–65.00	57.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,520	92.00–108.00	99.03
4	—	1,253	80.00–88.00	83.79
12	—	1,905	110.00–125.00	119.76

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.