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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 256▼ 132 vs year ago 187 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 94▼ 28 vs year ago 56 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 60.00 to 115.00 3 head

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.57/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$112.57

20 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$22.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.03

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	585	122.76	719	11thin
Medium 2	696	100.11	697	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.65/cwt here — about $22 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

112.57

—

NC average8 barns · 597 hd

138.60

−26.03

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	2,050	113.00	2,317	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	75.82	930	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	58.24	550	2thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	324	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	258	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	220	125.33/cwt	123.00–128.00	276	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	130.97/cwt	128.00–134.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	128.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	119.59/cwt	114.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	113.25/cwt	104.00–123.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	830	83.01/cwt	81.00–85.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	220	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	279	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	270	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	305	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,050	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,317	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	58.24/cwt	55.00–63.00	550	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	70.92/cwt	65.00–76.00	731	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	61.37/cwt	60.00–63.00	652	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	84.56/cwt	77.00–93.00	1,228	10

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 256Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 94Year ago 56

Baby calves 60.00 to 115.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	128.00–134.00	130.97
2	—	360	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	540	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
2	—	220	123.00–128.00	125.33
1	—	255	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	81.00–85.00	83.01
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
1	—	580	113.00	113.00
3	—	473	120.00–122.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	104.00–123.00	113.25
3	—	620	114.00–130.00	119.59
3	—	512	124.00–130.00	128.05
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.49
1	—	750	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	140.00–148.00	143.83
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
2	—	320	150.00–151.00	150.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	144.00	144.00
2	—	258	135.00–137.00	136.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	127.00	127.00
1	—	270	113.00	113.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	55.00–63.00	58.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	77.00–93.00	84.56
9	—	1,031	65.00–76.00	70.92
3	—	1,062	60.00–63.00	61.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	113.00	113.00

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.