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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 58▼ 90 vs year ago 217 · −41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 21▼ 21 vs year ago 61 · −34.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 105.00 3 head

7 pigs

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 $143.19/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$143.19

47 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$41.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

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	530	149.44	792	38
Medium 2	469	119.46	560	7thin
Medium 3	235	107.50	253	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.94/cwt here — about $539 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 sale47 hd

143.19

—

NC average7 barns · 1,013 hd

143.11

+0.09

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	—	High	1,411	104.68	1,477	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	81.53	1,021	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	52.69	455	3thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	223	136.64/cwt	124.00–149.00	305	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	240	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	170.75/cwt	169.00–172.50	435	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	270	163.50/cwt	159.00–168.00	441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	176.77/cwt	160.00–200.00	571	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	146.47/cwt	138.00–156.00	476	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	174.34/cwt	154.00–190.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	190.14/cwt	170.00–205.00	820	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	195.68/cwt	187.00–204.00	939	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	192.08/cwt	180.00–203.00	997	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,342	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	130.60/cwt	119.00–141.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	163.73/cwt	158.00–169.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	156.77/cwt	141.00–168.00	743	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	153.47/cwt	128.00–164.00	807	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	145.77/cwt	136.00–154.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	135.47/cwt	125.00–143.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	177.31/cwt	156.00–190.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	174.37/cwt	155.00–193.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	182.69/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	594	135.53/cwt	131.00–137.00	805	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	174.96/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,099	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	160.20/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	146.78/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,226	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,242	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,256	102.57/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,288	7
Bulls	—	—	1,955	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,191	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	58.53/cwt	57.00–60.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	361	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	63.21/cwt	60.00–68.00	666	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	80.66/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,028	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	90.03/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,181	12

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 58Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 21Year ago 61

Baby calves 50.00 to 105.00 3 head

7 pigs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	128.00–164.00	153.47
3	—	410	158.00–169.00	163.73
2	—	370	150.00–154.00	152.05
10	—	474	141.00–168.00	156.77
1	—	605	146.00	146.00
4	—	660	125.00–143.00	135.47
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
10	—	565	136.00–154.00	145.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	275	119.00–141.00	130.60
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	450	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	170.00–205.00	190.14
6	—	323	160.00–200.00	176.77
5	—	370	154.00–190.00	174.34
2	—	480	187.00–204.00	195.68
2	—	255	169.00–172.50	170.75
1	—	945	142.00	142.00
4	—	519	180.00–203.00	192.08
2	—	608	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	210	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	138.00–156.00	146.47
2	—	223	124.00–149.00	136.64
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
2	—	270	159.00–168.00	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	173.00–178.00	174.96
2	—	1,080	112.00–118.00	114.96
3	—	480	156.00–190.00	177.31
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
2	—	723	138.00–156.00	146.78
3	—	562	178.00–187.00	182.69
2	—	510	155.00–193.00	174.37
1	—	840	146.00	146.00
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
4	—	665	157.00–166.00	160.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	594	131.00–137.00	135.53
1	—	525	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	74.00–86.00	80.66
5	—	1,053	60.00–68.00	63.21
12	—	1,312	87.00–94.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	41.00	41.00
2	—	855	57.00–60.00	58.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	110.00–114.00	112.08
7	—	1,256	95.00–106.00	102.57

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.