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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 26

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

546 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 751▲ 28 vs year ago 518 · +5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 176▲ 85 vs year ago 115 · +73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 3.00 to 6.00 this compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby 10.00 to 60.0 8 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 $136.63/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$136.63

199 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$35.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	521	143.89	750	143
Medium 2	452	122.07	551	40
Medium 3	410	108.14	443	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $307 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 sale199 hd

136.63

—

NC average7 barns · 1,032 hd

137.38

−0.75

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	1,377	95.01	1,308	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	80.40	1,013	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	54.67	509	15

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	180.65/cwt	160.00–200.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	193.49/cwt	166.00–218.00	534	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	278	144.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	402	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	290	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	325	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	187.77/cwt	142.00–210.00	608	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	183.78/cwt	154.00–206.00	682	25
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	137.99/cwt	122.00–160.00	515	6
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	421	128.52/cwt	117.00–136.00	541	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	165.30/cwt	140.00–181.00	703	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	178.40/cwt	168.00–187.00	840	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	908	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	171.27/cwt	159.00–179.00	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	165.00/cwt	144.00–180.00	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	154.26/cwt	133.00–167.00	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	153.22/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,050	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	156.42/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,129	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	145.81/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,095	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	146.76/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,200	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	218	125.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	275	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	245	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	113.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	306	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	157.07/cwt	140.00–168.00	441	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	303	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	157.84/cwt	130.00–177.00	510	11
Heifers	—	Medium 3	333	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	157.39/cwt	130.00–178.00	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	126.28/cwt	120.00–138.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	412	128.01/cwt	123.00–135.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	151.58/cwt	138.00–172.00	643	17
Heifers	—	Medium 3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	471	126.94/cwt	122.00–135.00	598	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	146.83/cwt	137.00–160.00	693	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	145.46/cwt	124.00–167.00	753	27
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	112.75/cwt	108.00–117.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	529	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	141.37/cwt	120.00–154.00	806	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	116.70/cwt	111.00–120.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	583	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	136.25/cwt	118.00–143.00	828	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	625	105.03/cwt	102.00–110.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	133.24/cwt	120.00–139.00	889	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	121.90/cwt	119.00–128.00	886	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	124.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,037	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	112.55/cwt	108.00–117.00	968	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	124.17/cwt	112.00–136.00	581	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	159.50/cwt	140.00–173.00	764	16
Bulls	—	Medium 3	495	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	154.06/cwt	130.00–170.00	810	20
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	157.04/cwt	144.00–165.00	900	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	143.40/cwt	128.00–166.00	891	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	126.12/cwt	110.00–134.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	120.98/cwt	110.00–129.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	979	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,022	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	1,070	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	245	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	225	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	261	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,119	85.65/cwt	80.00–90.00	958	5
Bulls	—	—	1,463	97.29/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,177	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	51.32/cwt	34.00–57.00	478	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	63.87/cwt	61.00–67.00	596	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	68.23/cwt	60.00–73.00	787	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	86.67/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,070	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	79.79/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,044	74

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 Aug 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 751Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 176Year ago 115

Baby 10.00 to 60.0 8 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	333	110.00–112.00	110.96
1	—	245	111.00	111.00
2	—	583	104.00	104.00
2	—	460	110.00	110.00
4	—	529	100.00–110.00	104.16
4	—	270	110.00–119.00	113.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	119.00–128.00	121.90
2	—	860	108.00–117.00	112.55
1	—	750	128.00	128.00
13	—	472	137.00–160.00	146.83
16	—	570	120.00–154.00	141.37
4	—	281	140.00–168.00	157.07
3	—	832	122.00–126.00	124.69
15	—	374	130.00–178.00	157.39
27	—	518	124.00–167.00	145.46
18	—	667	120.00–139.00	133.24
17	—	424	138.00–172.00	151.58
11	—	323	130.00–177.00	157.84
7	—	608	118.00–143.00	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	122.00–135.00	126.94
6	—	374	120.00–138.00	126.28
3	—	575	111.00–120.00	116.70
3	—	218	120.00–130.00	125.93
6	—	523	108.00–117.00	112.75
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
5	—	625	102.00–110.00	105.03
2	—	303	133.00–140.00	136.47
5	—	412	123.00–135.00	128.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.00	112.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
6	—	373	122.00–160.00	137.99
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
5	—	278	135.00–150.00	144.67
7	—	421	117.00–136.00	128.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	143.00–158.00	153.22
10	—	471	168.00–187.00	178.40
15	—	620	133.00–167.00	154.26
8	—	818	145.00–147.00	146.76
7	—	722	156.00–159.00	156.42
25	—	371	154.00–206.00	183.78
7	—	527	159.00–179.00	171.27
5	—	751	143.00–157.00	145.81
14	—	324	142.00–210.00	187.77
22	—	425	140.00–181.00	165.30
5	—	579	144.00–180.00	165.00
2	—	233	160.00–200.00	180.65
9	—	276	166.00–218.00	193.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	183.00	183.00
2	—	528	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	92.00	92.00
1	—	315	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	129.00	129.00
3	—	665	110.00–134.00	126.12
2	—	873	115.00–119.00	117.04
14	—	621	128.00–166.00	143.40
16	—	479	140.00–173.00	159.50
1	—	1,040	108.00	108.00
2	—	823	116.00–122.00	118.94
8	—	573	144.00–165.00	157.04
20	—	526	130.00–170.00	154.06
3	—	718	110.00–129.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	87.00	87.00
5	—	468	112.00–136.00	124.17
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	118.38
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	61.00–67.00	63.87
11	—	931	34.00–57.00	51.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,153	60.00–73.00	68.23
48	—	1,234	85.00–92.00	86.67
74	—	1,308	74.00–84.00	79.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	80.00–90.00	85.65
3	—	1,463	93.00–100.00	97.29
2	—	1,893	115.00	115.00

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.