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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 4

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 128▲ 152 vs year ago 80 · +190.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 86▲ 8 vs year ago 40 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate 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 $133.66/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$133.66

81 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$39.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

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	461	139.56	643	64
Medium 2	354	119.68	424	10thin
Medium 3	395	99.71	394	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.84/cwt here — about $249 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 sale81 hd

133.66

—

NC average8 barns · 1,202 hd

130.05

+3.61

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	1,750	110.33	1,931	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	80.55	913	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	790	60.00	474	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	215	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	230	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	159.21/cwt	142.00–180.00	498	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	368	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	169.23/cwt	140.00–183.00	640	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	163.29/cwt	140.00–179.00	697	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	172.70/cwt	153.00–185.00	827	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	159.43/cwt	156.00–169.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	154.32/cwt	137.00–167.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	948	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	240	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	247	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	265	126.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	335	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	368	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	143.07/cwt	130.00–189.00	544	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	141.25/cwt	120.00–150.00	597	15
Heifers	—	Medium 3	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	147.08/cwt	136.00–155.00	713	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.20/cwt	123.00–148.00	720	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	141.52/cwt	130.00–145.00	791	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	120.55/cwt	110.00–126.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	729	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	156.30/cwt	141.00–169.00	736	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	152.25/cwt	138.00–158.00	805	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	568	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	142.84/cwt	125.00–156.00	816	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	115.43/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,887	103.54/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,954	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	68.60/cwt	63.00–74.00	713	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	80.93/cwt	75.00–85.00	896	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	87.45/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,086	11

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 128Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 86Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
2	—	368	130.00–136.00	133.14
1	—	610	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	143.00–145.00	143.98
4	—	561	137.00–167.00	154.32
13	—	479	153.00–185.00	172.70
12	—	427	140.00–179.00	163.29
14	—	378	140.00–183.00	169.23
6	—	313	142.00–180.00	159.21
2	—	668	140.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
5	—	527	156.00–169.00	159.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
3	—	265	120.00–130.00	126.60
1	—	240	124.00	124.00
2	—	370	117.00–119.00	118.01
1	—	615	91.00	91.00
1	—	490	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	120.00–150.00	141.25
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
3	—	617	110.00–126.00	120.55
7	—	559	130.00–145.00	141.52
2	—	675	106.00–110.00	108.06
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
8	—	521	123.00–148.00	138.20
12	—	485	136.00–155.00	147.08
12	—	380	130.00–189.00	143.07
3	—	327	129.00–130.00	129.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	101.00	101.00
1	—	240	103.00	103.00
2	—	368	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	125.00–156.00	142.84
1	—	885	104.00	104.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
6	—	529	138.00–158.00	152.25
1	—	905	107.00	107.00
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
9	—	471	141.00–169.00	156.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	100.00–104.00	101.97
1	—	790	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,107	75.00–85.00	80.93
11	—	1,242	86.00–91.00	87.45
7	—	1,039	63.00–74.00	68.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	95.00–106.00	103.54
4	—	1,648	113.00–119.00	115.43

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.