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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

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

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 164▲ 2 vs year ago 126 · +1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 61▲ 37 vs year ago 49 · +75.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 4.00 to 8.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

4 head of hogs

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 $133.13/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$133.13

45 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

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	480	134.55	646	42
Medium 2	305	129.00	393	1thin
Medium 3	483	105.50	509	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $137 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 sale45 hd

133.13

—

NC average8 barns · 1,163 hd

131.89

+1.24

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	1,716	112.69	1,934	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	80.66	943	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	798	50.50	403	2thin

Every lot

42 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 and Large 1-2	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	165.15/cwt	159.00–172.00	621	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	166.68/cwt	144.00–188.00	697	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	166.20/cwt	150.00–173.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	171.98/cwt	171.00–173.00	917	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	151.69/cwt	136.00–159.00	883	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.02/cwt	130.00–148.00	529	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	140.70/cwt	134.00–147.00	597	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	142.26/cwt	124.00–151.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	135.02/cwt	119.00–146.00	702	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.96/cwt	128.00–142.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	105.94/cwt	101.00–111.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	159.88/cwt	151.00–169.00	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	145.18/cwt	134.00–153.00	826	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	133.57/cwt	109.00–149.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	108.50/cwt	102.00–115.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	990	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	99.96/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	119.06/cwt	110.00–127.00	2,143	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	494	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	67.65/cwt	60.00–73.00	706	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	89.72/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,057	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	80.24/cwt	74.00–85.00	967	38

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 164Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 61Year ago 49

4 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	76.00	76.00
1	—	555	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	102.00–115.00	108.50
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
2	—	770	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	815	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	159.00	159.00
4	—	569	134.00–153.00	145.18
5	—	481	151.00–169.00	159.88
4	—	613	109.00–149.00	133.57
1	—	1,075	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,015	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
4	—	582	136.00–159.00	151.69
5	—	471	150.00–173.00	166.20
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
5	—	376	159.00–172.00	165.15
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
2	—	533	171.00–173.00	171.98
10	—	418	144.00–188.00	166.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	124.00–151.00	142.26
8	—	378	130.00–148.00	140.02
5	—	424	134.00–147.00	140.70
2	—	333	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
2	—	673	101.00–111.00	105.94
3	—	570	128.00–142.00	134.96
11	—	520	119.00–146.00	135.02
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	40.00	40.00
1	—	810	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,205	74.00–85.00	80.24
12	—	1,043	60.00–73.00	67.65
19	—	1,178	86.00–96.00	89.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,800	110.00–127.00	119.06
3	—	1,548	98.00–105.00	99.96

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.