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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

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

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 121▼ 72 vs year ago 126 · −57.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 57▼ 25 vs year ago 44 · −56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 hog

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 $145.10/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$145.10

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$2.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.96

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	568	145.20	825	21
Medium 2	290	143.00	415	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about $410 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

145.10

—

NC average8 barns · 1,161 hd

156.06

−10.96

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	1,429	116.41	1,663	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	91.71	1,080	15

Every lot

25 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	232.20/cwt	220.00–250.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	203.63/cwt	186.00–237.00	863	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,119	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	186.46/cwt	171.00–201.00	1,068	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	177.27/cwt	154.00–189.00	1,067	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	150.88/cwt	140.00–163.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	155.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	137.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	944	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	111.60/cwt	108.00–115.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	130.09/cwt	115.00–146.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	121.12/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	759	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	87.52/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,029	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	98.42/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,182	7

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 121Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 57Year ago 44

1 hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
1	—	635	158.00	158.00
2	—	705	114.00–118.00	116.00
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00–146.00	130.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	171.00–201.00	186.46
5	—	546	205.00	205.00
4	—	331	220.00–250.00	232.20
3	—	602	154.00–189.00	177.27
4	—	424	186.00–237.00	203.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	140.00–163.00	150.88
4	—	613	154.00	154.00
4	—	580	130.00–155.00	137.87
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
6	—	514	155.00–159.00	155.98
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	725	108.00–115.00	111.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	83.00–90.00	87.52
7	—	1,201	93.00–104.00	98.42
1	—	1,025	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	120.00–122.00	121.12
1	—	1,360	107.00	107.00

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.