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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 10

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 90▼ 3 vs year ago 88 · −3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 47▼ 25 vs year ago 55 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (3 head) ranged 50.00 to 80.00 per 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 $108.71/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$108.71

17 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.78

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	400	134.00	536	1thin
Medium 2	542	114.90	622	9thin
Medium 3	683	97.15	664	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale17 hd

108.71

—

NC average8 barns · 559 hd

125.49

−16.78

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	1,776	86.73	1,540	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	64.91	831	12

Every lot

40 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. 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	228	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	301	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	149.17/cwt	144.00–154.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	528	106.35/cwt	104.00–108.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	561	116.26/cwt	111.00–119.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	985	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	527	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	80.40/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.51/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	101.12/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,950	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,460	79.10/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,946	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	59.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	677	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	71.15/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,028	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 90Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (3 head) ranged 50.00 to 80.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
1	—	965	60.00	60.00
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
1	—	815	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
1	—	985	81.00	81.00
3	—	528	104.00–108.00	106.35
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	111.00–119.00	116.26
2	—	615	113.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
1	—	385	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
2	—	573	127.00	127.00
3	—	527	125.00–130.00	128.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	228	130.00–134.00	131.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.04
2	—	368	144.00–154.00	149.17
2	—	433	140.00–146.00	142.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,140	57.00–60.00	59.40
6	—	1,445	69.00–73.00	71.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,460	78.00–80.00	79.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	79.00–82.00	80.40
4	—	1,595	86.00–88.00	86.51
2	—	1,928	99.00–103.00	101.12

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	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

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.