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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 9

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▼ 461 vs last sale 925▼ 206 vs year ago 670 · −30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 136▼ 11 vs year ago 155 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00 7 head

6 Head of hogs

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 $122.29/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$122.29

113 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$25.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

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	472	130.83	618	69
Medium 2	449	112.89	507	22
Medium 3	449	104.88	471	22

One grade step is worth $25.95/cwt here — about $147 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 sale113 hd

122.29

—

NC average8 barns · 1,082 hd

119.71

+2.58

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	1,274	87.43	1,114	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	68.91	856	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	47.60	410	24

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	277	120.86/cwt	112.00–131.00	335	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	147.55/cwt	138.00–158.00	410	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	160.20/cwt	140.00–174.00	535	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	162.15/cwt	150.00–183.00	606	14
Steers	—	Large 3	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	390	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	449	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	417	103.23/cwt	100.00–108.00	430	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	167.49/cwt	143.00–184.00	703	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	154.83/cwt	141.00–166.00	743	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	483	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.73/cwt	145.00–166.00	840	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	152.97/cwt	140.00–164.00	881	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	142.49/cwt	123.00–161.00	872	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	138.73/cwt	123.00–146.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	116.63/cwt	106.00–124.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	141.09/cwt	132.00–150.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	283	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	342	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	135.51/cwt	125.00–149.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	368	102.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	379	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	131.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	117.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	130.37/cwt	123.00–141.00	548	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	424	105.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	131.43/cwt	125.00–137.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	476	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	479	116.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	513	106.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	521	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	128.37/cwt	125.00–138.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	131.72/cwt	125.00–144.00	749	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	121.44/cwt	115.00–126.00	753	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	653	95.48/cwt	91.00–100.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	122.21/cwt	119.00–126.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	119.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	905	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	118.79/cwt	113.00–123.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	138.28/cwt	120.00–150.00	661	13
Bulls	—	Medium 3	480	103.02/cwt	100.00–107.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	142.10/cwt	127.00–157.00	740	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	134.43/cwt	120.00–151.00	772	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	129.90/cwt	114.00–143.00	812	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	122.24/cwt	108.00–134.00	819	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	111.97/cwt	106.00–120.00	806	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	109.25/cwt	100.00–121.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	367	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	413	106.60/cwt	101.00–112.00	440	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	957	69.31/cwt	62.00–74.00	663	7
Bulls	—	—	1,205	79.49/cwt	72.00–91.00	958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,517	110.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,518	98.85/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,501	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	39.80/cwt	30.00–48.00	336	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	55.40/cwt	45.00–65.00	487	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	59.45/cwt	58.00–60.00	640	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	67.20/cwt	61.00–73.00	784	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	77.21/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,165	22

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 Dec 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 925Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 136Year ago 155

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00 7 head

6 Head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
3	—	417	100.00–108.00	103.23
2	—	483	106.00–110.00	107.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	277	112.00–131.00	120.86
2	—	390	114.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	141.00–166.00	154.83
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
20	—	420	143.00–184.00	167.49
7	—	334	140.00–174.00	160.20
11	—	612	123.00–161.00	142.49
14	—	374	150.00–183.00	162.15
4	—	656	123.00–146.00	138.73
8	—	576	140.00–164.00	152.97
3	—	725	106.00–124.00	116.63
2	—	278	138.00–158.00	147.55
11	—	526	145.00–166.00	159.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	123.00–141.00	130.37
8	—	569	125.00–144.00	131.72
10	—	523	125.00–138.00	128.37
1	—	195	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
2	—	253	132.00–150.00	141.09
2	—	225	160.00–167.00	163.58
2	—	760	115.00–123.00	119.05
5	—	314	125.00–149.00	135.51
8	—	462	125.00–137.00	131.43
9	—	374	130.00–140.00	131.89
5	—	620	115.00–126.00	121.44
4	—	659	119.00–126.00	122.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	112.00–120.00	116.76
5	—	374	114.00–120.00	117.53
5	—	521	109.00–111.00	110.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	653	91.00–100.00	95.48
1	—	315	111.00	111.00
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
3	—	283	120.00–123.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	100.00–110.00	106.13
5	—	424	100.00–110.00	105.44
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	102.90
5	—	476	100.00–110.00	105.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	89.00	89.00
3	—	468	113.00–123.00	118.79
1	—	680	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	480	100.00–107.00	103.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
13	—	478	120.00–150.00	138.28
3	—	772	100.00–121.00	109.25
12	—	574	120.00–151.00	134.43
6	—	670	108.00–134.00	122.24
8	—	521	127.00–157.00	142.10
4	—	625	114.00–143.00	129.90
8	—	720	106.00–120.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	101.00–112.00	106.60
1	—	360	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	62.00–74.00	69.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	72.00–91.00	79.49
6	—	1,518	95.00–104.00	98.85
6	—	1,517	105.00–116.00	110.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,509	74.00–84.00	77.21
9	—	1,076	58.00–60.00	59.45
57	—	1,166	61.00–73.00	67.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	45.00–65.00	55.40
12	—	845	30.00–48.00	39.80

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.