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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 6

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 167▲ 75 vs year ago 76 · +98.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 69▲ 57 vs year ago 37 · +154.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . 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 $132.43/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$132.43

56 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$35.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

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	543	135.74	737	46
Medium 2	406	124.59	505	7thin
Medium 3	439	99.96	438	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.78/cwt here — about $299 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 sale56 hd

132.43

—

NC average8 barns · 808 hd

134.63

−2.20

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	1,491	103.75	1,547	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	89.87	1,129	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	790	46.00	363	8thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	142.70/cwt	138.00–147.00	321	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	268	144.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	387	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	193.59/cwt	171.00–215.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	395	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	198.57/cwt	187.00–211.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	182.21/cwt	176.00–189.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium 3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	169.08/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,023	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,087	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	149.50/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,060	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,074	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	255	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	142.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	383	126.04/cwt	124.00–129.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	139.63/cwt	137.00–144.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	423	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	140.51/cwt	131.00–149.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.70/cwt	120.00–145.00	687	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.66/cwt	123.00–149.00	789	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	900	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	107.06/cwt	104.00–110.00	819	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	457	105.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	481	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	523	115.05/cwt	113.00–117.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	149.25/cwt	144.00–156.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	145.95/cwt	130.00–155.00	911	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	113.35/cwt	109.00–121.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,176	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	113.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	103.00/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,597	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	61.43/cwt	56.00–66.00	484	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	40.86/cwt	30.00–47.00	323	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	74.01/cwt	71.00–78.00	782	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	86.34/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,014	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	96.36/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,323	31

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 167Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 69Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	120.00–145.00	131.70
7	—	475	131.00–149.00	140.51
4	—	369	138.00–145.00	142.08
2	—	765	104.00–110.00	107.06
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
5	—	565	123.00–149.00	139.66
5	—	419	137.00–144.00	139.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
3	—	383	124.00–129.00	126.04
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	255	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	145.00	145.00
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
9	—	657	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	98.00–102.00	99.94
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	168.00	168.00
11	—	605	160.00–171.00	169.08
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
2	—	370	171.00–215.00	193.59
2	—	420	187.00–211.00	198.57
6	—	473	176.00–189.00	182.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
2	—	225	138.00–147.00	142.70
5	—	268	140.00–149.00	144.56
1	—	300	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	107.00	107.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	175.00	175.00
2	—	773	139.00	139.00
8	—	709	148.00–151.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	109.00–121.00	113.35
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
3	—	533	144.00–156.00	149.25
3	—	567	140.00–151.00	143.59
2	—	683	126.00–128.00	127.02
1	—	1,005	117.00	117.00
1	—	895	105.00	105.00
4	—	624	130.00–155.00	145.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
2	—	523	113.00–117.00	115.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	100.00–110.00	105.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	71.00–78.00	74.01
31	—	1,373	91.00–105.00	96.36
30	—	1,175	80.00–90.00	86.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	56.00–66.00	61.43
6	—	790	30.00–47.00	40.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,475	110.00–118.00	113.00
5	—	1,550	98.00–109.00	103.00

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.