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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 6

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

574 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 745▼ 199 vs year ago 773 · −25.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 161▲ 42 vs year ago 124 · +33.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 55.00 12 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 $129.28/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$129.28

192 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	486	133.42	649	153
Medium 2	393	119.65	471	19thin
Medium 3	410	106.74	438	20

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $211 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 sale192 hd

129.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,029 hd

131.99

−2.71

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	—	Low	1,416	92.70	1,313	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	75.06	911	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	53.30	465	13

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	163.17/cwt	140.00–184.00	379	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	169.08/cwt	140.00–184.00	453	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	280	110.50/cwt	101.00–120.00	309	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	283	132.61/cwt	120.00–140.00	375	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	317	104.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	331	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	162.84/cwt	142.00–175.00	547	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	363	129.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	471	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	156.58/cwt	140.00–176.00	586	11
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	159.53/cwt	130.00–179.00	667	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	201.70/cwt	175.00–207.00	847	36
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	114.18/cwt	108.00–130.00	480	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	161.15/cwt	156.00–172.00	748	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	151.08/cwt	120.00–169.00	790	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	161.13/cwt	121.00–167.00	949	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	149.63/cwt	131.00–157.00	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,186	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	238	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	298	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	272	129.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	352	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	148.51/cwt	138.00–159.00	407	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	285	112.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	321	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	132.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	307	109.37/cwt	107.00–111.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	350	109.00/cwt	101.00–117.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	355	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	139.37/cwt	124.00–145.00	528	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	139.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	593	30
Heifers	—	Medium 2	424	116.15/cwt	110.00–126.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	427	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	468	106.33/cwt	104.00–110.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	141.93/cwt	130.00–170.00	674	21
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	134.51/cwt	120.00–142.00	698	18
Heifers	—	Medium 3	532	100.67/cwt	95.00–107.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	128.56/cwt	117.00–143.00	737	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	117.02/cwt	100.00–133.00	730	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	106.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	711	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	123.62/cwt	121.00–126.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.46/cwt	127.00–166.00	724	36
Bulls	—	Medium 3	505	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	115.65/cwt	114.00–118.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	134.71/cwt	120.00–156.00	702	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	118.90/cwt	110.00–131.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	135.94/cwt	120.00–159.00	778	15
Bulls	—	Medium 3	578	108.44/cwt	104.00–113.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.66/cwt	113.00–138.00	769	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	117.70/cwt	110.00–128.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	109.00/cwt	102.00–118.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	105.13/cwt	100.00–118.00	807	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	83.95/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,070	10
Bulls	—	—	1,486	99.07/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,472	7
Bulls	—	—	1,722	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	510	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	44.57/cwt	40.00–51.00	388	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	59.57/cwt	57.00–63.00	534	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,014	62.49/cwt	54.00–65.00	634	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	73.70/cwt	68.00–78.00	850	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	81.73/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,120	41
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	1

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 May 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 745Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 161Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 55.00 12 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	101.00–117.00	109.00
5	—	427	100.00–110.00	103.96
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
3	—	532	95.00–107.00	100.67
3	—	285	110.00–117.00	112.64
3	—	307	107.00–111.00	109.37
3	—	468	104.00–110.00	106.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	117.00–143.00	128.56
3	—	307	127.00–135.00	132.35
18	—	519	120.00–142.00	134.51
28	—	379	124.00–145.00	139.37
21	—	624	100.00–133.00	117.02
8	—	274	138.00–159.00	148.51
30	—	424	125.00–150.00	139.86
5	—	667	100.00–110.00	106.64
21	—	475	130.00–170.00	141.93
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
4	—	866	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	272	125.00–134.00	129.42
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
3	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.64
5	—	424	110.00–126.00	116.15
2	—	515	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	355	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	238	120.00–130.00	125.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	129.00	129.00
3	—	363	120.00–135.00	129.63
3	—	422	120.00–130.00	125.79
4	—	283	120.00–140.00	132.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	589	121.00–167.00	161.13
3	—	232	140.00–184.00	163.17
26	—	418	130.00–179.00	159.53
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
6	—	464	156.00–172.00	161.15
10	—	336	142.00–175.00	162.84
7	—	905	131.00	131.00
10	—	268	140.00–184.00	169.08
7	—	623	131.00–157.00	149.63
11	—	374	140.00–176.00	156.58
13	—	523	120.00–169.00	151.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	420	175.00–207.00	201.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	108.00–130.00	114.18
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	280	101.00–120.00	110.50
3	—	317	100.00–110.00	104.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	110.00–128.00	117.70
5	—	768	100.00–118.00	105.13
1	—	925	96.00	96.00
17	—	521	120.00–156.00	134.71
15	—	617	113.00–138.00	124.66
36	—	475	127.00–166.00	152.46
4	—	719	102.00–118.00	109.00
15	—	572	120.00–159.00	135.94
1	—	875	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	104.00–113.00	108.44
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
2	—	505	101.00–104.00	102.51
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
2	—	473	121.00–126.00	123.62
4	—	565	110.00–131.00	118.90
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
3	—	518	114.00–118.00	115.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	68.00	68.00
6	—	870	40.00–51.00	44.57
6	—	896	57.00–63.00	59.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,370	79.00–87.00	81.73
53	—	1,153	68.00–78.00	73.70
16	—	1,014	54.00–65.00	62.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	78.00–89.00	83.95
3	—	1,722	106.00–108.00	106.99
7	—	1,486	93.00–104.00	99.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.