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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 151▼ 56 vs year ago 114 · −49.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 94▼ 70 vs year ago 91 · −76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle sold well but with a light run due to weather it was noncomparable . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings light 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 $115.31/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$115.31

20 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.56

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	597	119.92	716	11thin
Medium 2	483	117.51	567	4thin
Medium 3	436	103.41	451	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $265 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 sale20 hd

115.31

—

NC average8 barns · 1,000 hd

138.87

−23.56

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	74.65	960	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	57.71	527	4thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	160.68/cwt	150.00–174.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	169.65/cwt	163.00–176.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	368	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	370	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	120.31/cwt	116.00–129.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	117.06/cwt	110.00–124.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	134.73/cwt	127.00–142.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	57.71/cwt	52.00–61.00	527	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	996	66.81/cwt	64.00–68.00	665	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	75.80/cwt	72.00–80.00	996	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,605	82.40/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,323	3

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 151Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 94Year ago 91

Cattle sold well but with a light run due to weather it was noncomparable . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
4	—	530	127.00–142.00	134.73
1	—	495	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	163.00–176.00	169.65
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
1	—	450	152.00	152.00
4	—	383	150.00–174.00	160.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	121.00	121.00
2	—	378	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	245	139.00	139.00
1	—	295	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
2	—	673	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	533	116.00–129.00	120.31
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
2	—	635	110.00–124.00	117.06
2	—	425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	101.00–105.00	103.04
2	—	368	100.00–101.00	100.48
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	81.00–83.00	82.40
4	—	996	64.00–68.00	66.81
7	—	1,314	72.00–80.00	75.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	52.00–61.00	57.71

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.