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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 23

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 165▼ 16 vs year ago 140 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 48▲ 23 vs year ago 31 · +74.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 75.00 to 85.00

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 $119.95/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$119.95

49 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

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	604	121.55	735	34
Medium 2	363	118.21	429	11thin
Medium 3	379	111.18	421	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $313 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 sale49 hd

119.95

—

NC average8 barns · 735 hd

129.54

−9.59

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	1,529	100.10	1,530	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	78.05	970	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	41.42	341	5thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	154.64/cwt	146.00–165.00	340	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	362	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	163.03/cwt	140.00–177.00	527	8
Steers	—	Medium 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	152.59/cwt	149.00–156.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	164.00/cwt	132.00–180.00	692	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,003	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	164.33/cwt	155.00–168.00	996	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	285	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	321	117.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	362	120.78/cwt	114.00–125.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	128.23/cwt	122.00–137.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	473	117.17/cwt	105.00–130.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	126.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.73/cwt	122.00–131.00	669	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	998	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,044	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	105.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,066	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	144.97/cwt	130.00–175.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	140.74/cwt	124.00–157.00	801	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	99.21/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,202	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,413	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	809	36.27/cwt	32.00–40.00	293	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	543	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	74.56/cwt	69.00–79.00	865	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	64.14/cwt	57.00–67.00	759	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	84.36/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,117	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	838	680.75/cwt	630.00–730.00	5,705	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 May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 165Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calves 75.00 to 85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	118.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	215	133.00	133.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	140.00–177.00	163.03
1	—	475	163.00	163.00
9	—	422	132.00–180.00	164.00
2	—	220	146.00–165.00	154.64
1	—	260	164.00	164.00
5	—	606	155.00–168.00	164.33
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
2	—	583	172.00	172.00
2	—	375	149.00–156.00	152.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–135.00	126.19
1	—	255	133.00	133.00
2	—	928	106.00–109.00	107.53
2	—	615	110.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
11	—	528	122.00–131.00	126.73
2	—	580	124.00–126.00	125.01
4	—	431	122.00–137.00	128.23
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,015	100.00–108.00	105.00
2	—	953	108.00–111.00	109.50
1	—	320	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	100.00–110.00	105.18
2	—	473	105.00–130.00	117.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	114.00–125.00	120.78
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
5	—	321	112.00–121.00	117.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
4	—	471	130.00–175.00	144.97
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
5	—	569	124.00–157.00	140.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.54
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	32.00–40.00	36.27
1	—	875	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,160	69.00–79.00	74.56
4	—	1,183	57.00–67.00	64.14
16	—	1,324	82.00–89.00	84.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,315	96.00–102.00	99.21
1	—	1,350	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	630.00–730.00	680.75

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.