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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 28

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 217▲ 12 vs year ago 43 · +27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 61▼ 20 vs year ago 48 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $125.16/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$125.16

20 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$24.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

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	455	130.79	596	14thin
Medium 2	447	117.67	526	3thin
Medium 3	420	106.40	447	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.39/cwt here — about $149 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 sale20 hd

125.16

—

NC average8 barns · 850 hd

130.86

−5.70

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	1,650	108.00	1,782	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	79.51	1,143	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	54.64	592	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	163.25/cwt	146.00–172.00	516	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	143.55/cwt	130.00–170.00	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	159.69/cwt	133.00–178.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	106.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	140.58/cwt	139.00–144.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	130.67/cwt	114.00–141.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	159.38/cwt	152.00–167.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	820	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	54.64/cwt	53.00–57.00	592	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	73.44/cwt	68.00–78.00	954	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	845	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	83.51/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,261	13

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 217Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 61Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	121.00	121.00
2	—	373	135.00–141.00	138.06
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
5	—	427	139.00–144.00	140.58
3	—	515	114.00–141.00	130.67
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	100.00–110.00	106.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	169.00	169.00
4	—	316	146.00–172.00	163.25
3	—	378	130.00–170.00	143.55
1	—	645	144.00	144.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
4	—	423	133.00–178.00	159.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	119.00	119.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
2	—	458	152.00–167.00	159.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	84.00	84.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,510	80.00–89.00	83.51
1	—	1,320	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,299	68.00–78.00	73.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	53.00–57.00	54.64

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.