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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 23

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 226▲ 8 vs year ago 64 · +12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 66▼ 5 vs year ago 45 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00 to 70.00 2 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 $131.08/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$131.08

22 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	489	134.60	657	18thin
Medium 2	255	130.00	332	1thin
Medium 3	342	110.33	377	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about $281 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 sale22 hd

131.08

—

NC average8 barns · 1,133 hd

135.87

−4.80

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	1,857	106.71	1,981	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	76.17	972	33

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	161.31/cwt	150.00–184.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	323	135.71/cwt	130.00–141.00	438	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	180.22/cwt	164.00–200.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	151.21/cwt	140.00–162.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	165.02/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,020	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	141.45/cwt	130.00–150.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.39/cwt	123.00–140.00	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	133.82/cwt	127.00–146.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	131.33/cwt	115.00–142.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	117.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	849	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	108.85/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,089	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	63.60/cwt	60.00–67.00	690	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	74.54/cwt	69.00–78.00	888	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	81.21/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,163	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 226Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 66Year ago 45

Baby calves 65.00 to 70.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	148.00	148.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
3	—	573	146.00–147.00	146.33
3	—	615	115.00–142.00	131.33
3	—	720	110.00–124.00	117.85
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
3	—	532	127.00–146.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	139.00–140.00	139.48
5	—	464	130.00–150.00	141.45
9	—	523	123.00–140.00	131.39
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	111.00	111.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
5	—	371	164.00–200.00	180.22
1	—	590	157.00	157.00
1	—	405	196.00	196.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	530	140.00–162.00	151.21
3	—	310	150.00–184.00	161.31
1	—	245	161.00	161.00
2	—	618	163.00–167.00	165.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
2	—	323	130.00–141.00	135.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,919	107.00–112.00	108.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	60.00–67.00	63.60
17	—	1,191	69.00–78.00	74.54
13	—	1,432	79.00–84.00	81.21

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.