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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 31

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 64▲ 96 vs year ago 19 · +505.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 17 vs year ago 16 · +106.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower with a limited comparison the previous week. Demand was good at lower prices; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (7 head) brought 5.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.73/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$141.73

35 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$39.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.93

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	376	150.68	567	23
Medium 2	411	131.25	540	8thin
Medium 3	403	111.25	448	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.43/cwt here — about $119 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 sale35 hd

141.73

—

NC average8 barns · 510 hd

152.66

−10.93

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	1,712	91.88	1,573	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	68.25	838	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	67.22	1,027	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	65.37	645	7thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	296	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	327	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	147.23/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	157.80/cwt	154.00–159.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	185	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	237	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	372	125.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	138.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	141.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	527	118.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	127.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	146.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	467	122.59/cwt	118.00–126.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	138.69/cwt	136.00–140.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	112.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	112.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	95.82/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,661	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	620	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	60.82/cwt	58.00–63.00	590	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	475	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	73.99/cwt	73.00–75.00	749	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	764	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	858	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	75.52/cwt	75.00–76.00	974	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	944	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	68.03/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,048	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 64Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	131.00–133.00	131.99
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
5	—	579	125.00–133.00	127.72
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
4	—	434	137.00–142.00	138.97
5	—	462	138.00–145.00	141.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	103.00	103.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	116.00–120.00	118.28
3	—	372	122.00–130.00	125.78
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
1	—	185	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	161.00	161.00
4	—	439	154.00–159.00	157.80
2	—	383	158.00–162.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	116.00	116.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	146.00–150.00	148.00
1	—	260	151.00	151.00
4	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
5	—	418	140.00–150.00	144.94
3	—	380	146.00–150.00	147.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	315	139.00	139.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
3	—	423	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	109.00–115.00	112.01
2	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,075	87.00	87.00
3	—	483	136.00–140.00	138.69
5	—	665	110.00–117.00	112.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	144.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	500	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	118.00–126.00	122.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
2	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,540	66.00–71.00	68.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	58.00–63.00	60.82
1	—	990	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,012	73.00–75.00	73.99
1	—	940	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,235	69.00–70.00	69.49
2	—	1,290	75.00–76.00	75.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,733	94.00–97.00	95.82

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.