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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 273▼ 45 vs year ago 221 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 88▲ 17 vs year ago 51 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. 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 $110.00/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$110.00

48 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

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	448	120.71	541	12thin
Medium 2	478	107.19	512	21
Medium 3	452	105.35	476	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about $65 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 sale48 hd

110.00

—

NC average8 barns · 834 hd

118.64

−8.65

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	1,420	89.43	1,270	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	68.30	834	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	883	53.26	470	5thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	208	127.75/cwt	120.00–133.00	266	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	145.92/cwt	130.00–160.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	148.11/cwt	130.00–165.00	544	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	372	105.18/cwt	101.00–110.00	391	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	132.53/cwt	130.00–142.00	573	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	129.22/cwt	120.00–138.00	605	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	265	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	353	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	131.47/cwt	124.00–145.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	414	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	455	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	457	114.15/cwt	114.00–115.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	481	106.75/cwt	104.00–110.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	508	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	116.51/cwt	114.00–119.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	558	101.64/cwt	100.00–104.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	628	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	663	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	128.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	475	104.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	563	101.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	107.70/cwt	100.00–114.00	726	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	99.73/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	82.57/cwt	73.00–92.00	1,233	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	485	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	570	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	45.63/cwt	41.00–50.00	406	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	59.36/cwt	56.00–62.00	658	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	67.90/cwt	63.00–73.00	818	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	76.71/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,048	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 273Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 88Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
7	—	457	114.00–115.00	114.15
2	—	663	90.00–95.00	92.49
2	—	628	90.00–91.00	90.51
1	—	290	111.00	111.00
7	—	414	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	114.00–119.00	116.51
3	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
3	—	363	124.00–145.00	131.47
2	—	470	121.00–122.00	121.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	109.00	109.00
2	—	508	105.00	105.00
2	—	420	100.00–106.00	103.14
4	—	481	104.00–110.00	106.75
3	—	558	100.00–104.00	101.64
3	—	353	105.00–110.00	107.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
3	—	208	120.00–133.00	127.75
4	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.77
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	126.00	126.00
1	—	335	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	130.00–160.00	145.92
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
7	—	367	130.00–165.00	148.11
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
3	—	468	120.00–138.00	129.22
5	—	432	130.00–142.00	132.53
1	—	275	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	101.00–110.00	105.18
1	—	460	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	755	90.00–95.00	92.48
5	—	674	100.00–114.00	107.70
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
1	—	905	107.00	107.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	458	120.00–135.00	128.44
2	—	570	118.00–126.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00–109.00	104.55
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
3	—	563	100.00–106.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	64.00	64.00
2	—	890	41.00–50.00	45.63
2	—	873	54.00–57.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	74.00–81.00	76.71
32	—	1,205	63.00–73.00	67.90
8	—	1,109	56.00–62.00	59.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	96.00–103.00	99.73
3	—	1,493	73.00–92.00	82.57

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.