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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 21

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 126▼ 22 vs year ago 186 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 44▼ 9 vs year ago 70 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

33 head of hogs

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 $141.88/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$141.88

55 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$41.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.76

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	436	147.78	644	42
Medium 1-2	320	139.00	445	1thin
Medium 2	309	126.42	391	9thin
Medium 3	430	106.67	459	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about $186 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 sale55 hd

141.88

—

NC average9 barns · 1,093 hd

156.64

−14.76

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	1,547	111.37	1,723	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	90.91	1,159	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	46.69	402	4thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	257	130.31/cwt	128.00–139.00	335	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	144.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	397	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	154.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	519	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	159.19/cwt	130.00–167.00	591	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	121.12/cwt	119.00–123.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	145.30/cwt	130.00–160.00	623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	152.70/cwt	141.00–161.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	144.25/cwt	130.00–157.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	139.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	230	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	285	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	312	117.07/cwt	112.00–124.00	365	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	128.49/cwt	126.00–132.00	416	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	137.50/cwt	132.00–155.00	510	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	141.93/cwt	139.00–145.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	132.31/cwt	120.00–144.00	630	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	119.85/cwt	110.00–136.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	124.15/cwt	110.00–134.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	110.78/cwt	103.00–119.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	467	102.11/cwt	100.00–111.00	477	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.62/cwt	129.00–147.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.13/cwt	120.00–140.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	920	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	88.02/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	126.66/cwt	119.00–134.00	2,284	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	46.69/cwt	40.00–58.00	402	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	963	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	654	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	84.44/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,068	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	97.41/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,279	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	825.83/cwt	775.00–850.00	9,340	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,101.30/cwt	950.00–1,240.00	12,665	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 126Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 44Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 2

33 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	270	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	120.00–144.00	132.31
4	—	515	110.00–136.00	119.85
6	—	572	110.00–134.00	124.15
2	—	685	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	265	137.00	137.00
12	—	371	132.00–155.00	137.50
2	—	415	139.00–145.00	141.93
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
4	—	324	126.00–132.00	128.49
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
2	—	628	103.00–119.00	110.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	105.00–106.00	105.51
1	—	230	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	81.00	81.00
3	—	312	112.00–124.00	117.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	257	128.00–139.00	130.31
2	—	373	119.00–123.00	121.12
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	129.00–131.00	130.01
6	—	468	141.00–161.00	152.70
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
8	—	371	130.00–167.00	159.19
6	—	517	130.00–157.00	144.25
7	—	429	130.00–160.00	145.30
1	—	230	144.00	144.00
5	—	274	140.00–148.00	144.87
3	—	337	150.00–160.00	154.04
2	—	605	135.00–144.00	139.46
1	—	550	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
6	—	521	129.00–147.00	135.62
2	—	573	120.00–140.00	130.13
1	—	840	114.00	114.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
5	—	450	150.00–151.00	150.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	88.00	88.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	100.00–111.00	102.11
1	—	680	89.00	89.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	66.00–70.00	67.92
20	—	1,313	91.00–107.00	97.41
13	—	1,265	76.00–89.00	84.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	40.00–58.00	46.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	119.00–134.00	126.66
3	—	1,225	86.00–90.00	88.02
1	—	1,235	105.00	105.00

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	4	—	1,131	775.00–850.00	825.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	950.00–1,240.00	1,101.30

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.