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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 29

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 100▼ 129 vs year ago 191 · −67.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 39▼ 25 vs year ago 62 · −40.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compare 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 .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.85/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$174.85

22 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$22.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	179.88	990	17thin
Medium and Large 2	363	157.78	573	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.10/cwt here — about $417 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

174.85

—

NC average7 barns · 566 hd

178.48

−3.63

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	1,458	116.35	1,696	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	101.37	1,291	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	725	63.50	460	2thin

Every lot

37 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 2	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	145.14/cwt	136.00–160.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	185.62/cwt	170.00–197.50	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,082	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,134	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,185	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	195.54/cwt	190.00–206.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	151.95/cwt	147.50–156.00	494	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	199.21/cwt	196.00–202.50	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	196.55/cwt	194.00–199.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	198.02/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	181.95/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	159.37/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,091	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	116.35/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,696	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	670	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	315	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	928	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	812	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	96.29/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,085	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	106.89/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,525	17

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 May 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 100Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
1	—	235	177.50	177.50
3	—	363	136.00–160.00	145.14
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
2	—	478	170.00	170.00
4	—	521	170.00–197.50	185.62
1	—	435	182.50	182.50
2	—	713	158.00–160.00	159.00
1	—	685	158.00	158.00
1	—	785	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	196.00–202.50	199.21
2	—	730	150.00–169.00	159.37
1	—	875	145.00	145.00
2	—	475	194.00–199.00	196.55
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
3	—	308	190.00–206.00	195.54
2	—	508	193.00–203.00	198.02
2	—	763	140.00–146.00	143.03
2	—	563	170.00–194.00	181.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
2	—	325	147.50–156.00	151.95
2	—	375	150.00–165.00	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	182.00	182.00
1	—	570	202.00	202.00
1	—	685	178.00	178.00
2	—	525	190.00–191.00	190.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,427	103.00–111.00	106.89
13	—	1,127	90.00–101.00	96.29
2	—	928	87.00–88.00	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	114.00–118.00	116.35

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.