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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 14

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 234▼ 88 vs year ago 214 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 55▼ 20 vs year ago 64 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer 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 $119.26/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$119.26

42 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

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	577	121.72	702	29
Medium 2	317	121.59	386	7thin
Medium 3	434	104.68	454	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $247 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 sale42 hd

119.26

—

NC average8 barns · 868 hd

124.05

−4.79

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	1,411	98.74	1,394	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	83.67	1,084	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	57.97	513	4thin

Every lot

41 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 and Large 1-2	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	158.24/cwt	144.00–162.00	576	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	395	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	158.09/cwt	154.00–163.00	664	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	163.21/cwt	156.00–173.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	150.74/cwt	144.00–159.00	779	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	267	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	325	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	363	123.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	137.25/cwt	125.00–147.00	509	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	427	104.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	134.40/cwt	126.00–140.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	137.75/cwt	134.00–143.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	104.62/cwt	102.00–108.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	99.05/cwt	93.00–109.00	867	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	517	98.81/cwt	90.00–110.00	511	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	139.79/cwt	124.00–148.00	732	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	129.35/cwt	114.00–139.00	801	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	114.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	99.24/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,330	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,362	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	480	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	59.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	547	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	70.37/cwt	70.00–71.00	788	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	80.54/cwt	75.00–83.00	959	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	89.60/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,278	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	950.91/cwt	760.00–1,110.00	10,460	2

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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 234Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	90.00–110.00	98.81
1	—	565	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	124.00–148.00	139.79
4	—	619	114.00–139.00	129.35
2	—	680	110.00–119.00	114.50
4	—	560	139.00–140.00	139.25
2	—	475	135.00–145.00	140.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	125.00–147.00	137.25
5	—	508	134.00–143.00	137.75
4	—	463	126.00–140.00	134.40
3	—	639	108.00	108.00
2	—	683	106.00–107.00	106.49
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
1	—	310	121.00	121.00
3	—	720	102.00–108.00	104.62
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
3	—	875	93.00–109.00	99.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	119.00–125.00	121.66
2	—	363	121.00–125.00	123.07
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	100.00–110.00	104.41
1	—	470	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	154.00–163.00	158.09
4	—	460	156.00–173.00	163.21
8	—	364	144.00–162.00	158.24
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
5	—	517	144.00–159.00	150.74
1	—	600	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
2	—	395	113.00–117.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	56.00	56.00
2	—	913	57.00–63.00	59.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	70.00–71.00	70.37
12	—	1,426	84.00–96.00	89.60
10	—	1,191	75.00–83.00	80.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	92.00–106.00	99.24
1	—	1,195	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,985	119.00	119.00

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	2	—	1,100	760.00–1,110.00	950.91

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.