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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 16

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 153▲ 141 vs year ago 85 · +165.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 78▲ 36 vs year ago 30 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 4 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 $122.87/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$122.87

86 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.95

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	552	125.77	694	61
Medium 2	418	117.90	493	21
Medium 3	373	104.79	390	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $304 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 sale86 hd

122.87

—

NC average8 barns · 1,234 hd

136.83

−13.95

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	1,789	100.25	1,794	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	74.81	964	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	49.90	462	10

Every lot

64 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 and Large 1-2	226	150.28/cwt	140.00–157.00	340	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	272	142.52/cwt	138.00–150.00	388	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	432	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	164.84/cwt	150.00–180.00	537	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	376	129.52/cwt	119.00–143.00	487	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	154.17/cwt	134.00–166.00	581	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	418	123.19/cwt	116.00–140.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	105.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	442	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	152.96/cwt	135.00–185.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	163.53/cwt	156.00–174.00	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	148.52/cwt	141.00–160.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	147.45/cwt	137.00–159.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	146.12/cwt	126.00–155.00	921	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	140.02/cwt	134.00–146.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,201	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	235	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	263	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	277	125.14/cwt	121.00–132.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	355	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	373	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	118.78/cwt	116.00–121.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	131.01/cwt	120.00–140.00	548	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	124.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	474	119.15/cwt	117.00–120.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	140.25/cwt	138.00–143.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.82/cwt	120.00–140.00	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	125.73/cwt	120.00–136.00	736	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	117.24/cwt	106.00–125.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	104.34/cwt	95.00–120.00	751	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,416	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	146.88/cwt	135.00–165.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	143.23/cwt	128.00–151.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	125.40/cwt	116.00–138.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	121.45/cwt	112.00–130.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	115.08/cwt	108.00–126.00	839	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	101.79/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,659	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	108.45/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,115	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,435	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	54.28/cwt	52.00–61.00	502	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	45.52/cwt	42.00–48.00	422	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	65.10/cwt	63.00–67.00	686	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	74.40/cwt	68.00–78.00	973	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	81.52/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,072	6

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 153Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 78Year ago 30

Baby calves 25.00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
6	—	621	106.00–125.00	117.24
6	—	720	95.00–120.00	104.34
8	—	585	120.00–136.00	125.73
4	—	491	138.00–143.00	140.25
10	—	527	120.00–140.00	133.82
19	—	418	120.00–140.00	131.01
1	—	1,085	106.00	106.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	140.00–144.00	142.03
1	—	1,200	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	87.00	87.00
3	—	430	120.00–128.00	124.58
1	—	235	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
6	—	474	117.00–120.00	119.15
5	—	370	116.00–121.00	118.78
3	—	277	121.00–132.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	100.00–110.00	105.07
1	—	450	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
6	—	376	119.00–143.00	129.52
4	—	418	116.00–140.00	123.19
3	—	272	138.00–150.00	142.52
2	—	875	95.00	95.00
2	—	325	130.00–136.00	132.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	156.00–174.00	163.53
4	—	579	137.00–159.00	147.45
4	—	630	126.00–155.00	146.12
2	—	703	134.00–146.00	140.02
8	—	421	135.00–185.00	152.96
4	—	226	140.00–157.00	150.28
3	—	527	141.00–160.00	148.52
1	—	255	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,035	116.00	116.00
7	—	377	134.00–166.00	154.17
4	—	326	150.00–180.00	164.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	100.00–110.00	105.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	94.00	94.00
3	—	468	119.00–120.00	119.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	135.00–140.00	137.33
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
7	—	469	135.00–165.00	146.88
4	—	620	116.00–138.00	125.40
6	—	511	128.00–151.00	143.23
5	—	729	108.00–126.00	115.08
4	—	678	112.00–130.00	121.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	42.00–48.00	45.52
5	—	924	52.00–61.00	54.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	63.00–67.00	65.10
6	—	1,315	79.00–90.00	81.52
27	—	1,308	68.00–78.00	74.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,630	100.00–104.00	101.79
2	—	1,950	107.00–110.00	108.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,435	91.00	91.00

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.