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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 19

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 176▲ 84 vs year ago 90 · +93.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 68▲ 42 vs year ago 47 · +89.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Market will be closed Friday the 23 and Monday the 26 .

Baby calves 120.00 to 130.00 3 head

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.97/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$130.97

50 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$35.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.20

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	432	141.88	612	30
Medium 2	305	122.78	375	10thin
Medium 3	342	106.42	364	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.46/cwt here — about $248 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 sale50 hd

130.97

—

NC average7 barns · 446 hd

151.17

−20.20

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	—	Low	1,455	95.17	1,385	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	71.96	928	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	45.05	396	6thin

Every lot

58 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	223	132.72/cwt	122.00–139.00	296	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	291	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	267	106.96/cwt	101.00–110.00	286	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	313	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	344	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	154.24/cwt	134.00–162.00	500	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	327	116.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	382	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	353	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	141.45/cwt	130.00–152.00	528	11
Steers	—	Medium 3	380	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	390	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	412	106.06/cwt	98.00–110.00	437	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	144.14/cwt	130.00–152.00	614	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	117.69/cwt	117.00–118.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	104.27/cwt	100.00–109.00	339	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	368	112.95/cwt	112.00–114.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	380	97.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	125.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	640	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	494	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	524	99.01/cwt	95.00–104.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	105.49/cwt	100.00–115.00	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	93.55/cwt	90.00–97.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	101.02/cwt	97.00–105.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	235	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	200	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,301	85.53/cwt	74.00–92.00	1,113	5
Bulls	—	—	1,508	98.40/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	109.55/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	39.83/cwt	33.00–46.00	342	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	512	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	994	59.74/cwt	59.00–60.00	594	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	69.73/cwt	62.00–73.00	844	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	76.50/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,093	27

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 176Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 68Year ago 47

Baby calves 120.00 to 130.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	100.00	100.00
4	—	524	95.00–104.00	99.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
2	—	825	97.00–105.00	101.02
4	—	668	100.00–115.00	105.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–97.00	93.55
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	78.00	78.00
1	—	235	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	134.00–162.00	154.24
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
10	—	426	130.00–152.00	144.14
11	—	373	130.00–152.00	141.45
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,125	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	122.00–139.00	132.72
3	—	327	115.00–120.00	116.88
1	—	260	112.00	112.00
2	—	353	121.00–126.00	123.52
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00–105.00	102.57
2	—	313	110.00	110.00
3	—	267	101.00–110.00	106.96
3	—	412	98.00–110.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	121.00	121.00
5	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.53
1	—	645	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	117.00–118.00	117.69
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	368	112.00–114.00	112.95
2	—	270	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
2	—	380	96.00–100.00	97.97
1	—	580	92.00	92.00
1	—	640	78.00	78.00
2	—	255	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	110.00	110.00
3	—	325	100.00–109.00	104.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	59.00–60.00	59.74
33	—	1,211	62.00–73.00	69.73
27	—	1,429	74.00–84.00	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	33.00–46.00	39.83
2	—	923	55.00–56.00	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	74.00–92.00	85.53
2	—	1,683	109.00–110.00	109.55
6	—	1,508	94.00–103.00	98.40

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.