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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 7

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 115▼ 28 vs year ago 104 · −26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 2 vs year ago 35 · +5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 11.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a very light test. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (4 head) ranged 15.00 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.20/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$121.20

28 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$34.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.25

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	541	136.05	736	14thin
Medium 2	613	119.50	732	4thin
Medium 3	640	101.10	647	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.95/cwt here — about $89 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 sale28 hd

121.20

—

NC average8 barns · 504 hd

137.45

−16.25

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	—	High	1,895	108.00	2,047	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	79.44	1,160	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	76.35	945	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	68.68	675	11

Every lot

50 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	328	135.47/cwt	135.00–136.00	444	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	168.92/cwt	162.00–175.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	140.16/cwt	134.00–144.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	135.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	513	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	123.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	142.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	478	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	134.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.41/cwt	124.00–131.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	1,120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	59.69/cwt	58.00–64.00	572	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	74.25/cwt	74.00–75.00	762	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	809	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	82.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,014	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	72.04/cwt	69.00–75.00	908	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,033	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	81.92/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,203	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 115Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
2	—	570	100.00–110.00	105.09
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	111.96
2	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	124.00–131.00	127.41
3	—	465	140.00–149.00	142.97
5	—	528	130.00–141.00	134.58
4	—	576	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
3	—	558	121.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	325	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
2	—	513	100.00–104.00	102.01
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	130.00–141.00	135.80
2	—	473	137.00–138.00	137.50
5	—	376	134.00–144.00	140.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	162.00–175.00	168.92
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00–136.00	135.47
1	—	360	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	126.00	126.00
2	—	328	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,468	81.00–83.00	81.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,227	80.00–85.00	82.68
2	—	1,260	69.00–75.00	72.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	74.00–75.00	74.25
5	—	958	58.00–64.00	59.69
2	—	955	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,815	106.00	106.00

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	670.00	670.00

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.