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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 2

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 174▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 89▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 8.00 1 head

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 $108.45/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$108.45

29 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$14.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.35

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	567	112.64	639	11thin
Medium 2	487	108.91	530	13thin
Medium 3	453	98.02	444	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.62/cwt here — about $194 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 sale29 hd

108.45

—

NC average3 barns · 267 hd

118.80

−10.35

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	1,715	97.65	1,675	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	71.00	866	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	47.39	464	4thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	215	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	277	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	318	117.69/cwt	112.00–123.00	374	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	105.04/cwt	103.00–107.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	433	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	113.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	109.10/cwt	100.00–117.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	92.21/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.13/cwt	121.00–129.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.04/cwt	119.00–129.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	109.02/cwt	105.00–113.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	113.71/cwt	111.00–115.00	757	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	948	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	99.15/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,393	2
Bulls	—	—	2,290	104.97/cwt	104.00–106.00	2,404	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	41.52/cwt	40.00–43.00	388	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	53.25/cwt	50.00–57.00	545	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	59.82/cwt	57.00–62.00	648	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	69.30/cwt	63.00–74.00	815	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	77.31/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,034	13

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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 0

Baby calves 8.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	119.00–129.00	124.04
4	—	666	111.00–115.00	113.71
2	—	493	121.00–125.00	122.99
2	—	523	121.00–129.00	125.13
2	—	643	105.00–113.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	90.00–95.00	92.21
3	—	318	112.00–123.00	117.69
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
2	—	480	115.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	433	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	589	110.00–120.00	113.23
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
3	—	615	100.00–117.00	109.10
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
2	—	418	103.00–107.00	105.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,405	98.00–101.00	99.15
2	—	2,290	104.00–106.00	104.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	57.00–62.00	59.82
22	—	1,176	63.00–74.00	69.30
13	—	1,337	75.00–82.00	77.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	40.00–43.00	41.52
2	—	1,023	50.00–57.00	53.25

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.