Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-02-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
586 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 440▲ 359 vs year ago 227 · +158.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 105▲ 77 vs year ago 85 · +90.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers were mostly 14.00 to 16.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.04/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$139.04
180 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$40.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2457145.79666129
Medium 2504123.4462247
Medium 3397104.824164thin
One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $250 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 sale180 hd
139.04
—
NC average7 barns · 556 hd
133.67
+5.37
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,727107.011,84812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48480.311,19228
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20674.9290328
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01066.9267617

Every lot

78 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285172.54/cwt170.00–175.004922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327167.37/cwt160.00–174.0054710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331182.56/cwt180.00–190.0060410
Steers—Medium 2333143.04/cwt141.00–144.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363191.96/cwt189.00–194.006973
Steers—Medium 3373116.97/cwt116.00–118.004362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380178.56/cwt175.00–186.0067913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384166.12/cwt160.00–173.0063817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416174.77/cwt168.00–180.0072711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422153.48/cwt150.00–160.006489
Steers—Medium 2425141.57/cwt140.00–143.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443190.00/cwt190.00–190.008425
Steers—Medium 2452140.00/cwt140.00–140.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472154.81/cwt150.00–160.0073113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474170.97/cwt170.00–176.008106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485166.74/cwt166.00–167.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514173.44/cwt166.00–175.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514154.83/cwt152.00–159.007965
Steers—Medium 2Value Added545143.00/cwt143.00–143.007793
Steers—Medium 2568135.02/cwt130.00–140.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575153.77/cwt151.00–157.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616160.90/cwt155.00–165.009917
Steers—Medium 2628136.49/cwt135.00–138.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684147.34/cwt146.00–150.001,0083
Steers—Medium 2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009303
Steers—Medium 2Value Added748133.00/cwt133.00–133.009952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278150.85/cwt150.00–152.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320162.39/cwt156.00–166.005204
Heifers—Medium 2331125.83/cwt123.00–131.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345143.50/cwt140.00–147.004952
Heifers—Medium 2363124.33/cwt120.00–130.004517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368145.03/cwt139.00–151.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376163.54/cwt160.00–169.0061512
Heifers—Medium 3383105.53/cwt101.00–110.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404156.00/cwt156.00–156.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407157.30/cwt154.00–160.006403
Heifers—Medium 3410104.10/cwt100.00–108.004272
Heifers—Medium 2412125.80/cwt120.00–130.005185
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy423134.00/cwt134.00–134.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432148.23/cwt141.00–151.0064010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006894
Heifers—Medium 2471128.17/cwt123.00–130.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.37/cwt136.00–147.0067529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475152.18/cwt148.00–159.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505144.83/cwt144.00–145.007316
Heifers—Medium 2523127.20/cwt124.00–129.006654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528136.56/cwt130.00–141.0072120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.01/cwt130.00–138.0076712
Heifers—Medium 2570121.82/cwt116.00–127.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601134.51/cwt130.00–139.008084
Heifers—Medium 2623121.48/cwt120.00–126.007574
Heifers—Medium 2668114.81/cwt110.00–119.007675
Heifers—Medium 2713114.01/cwt110.00–116.008134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478154.13/cwt149.00–160.0073710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527158.59/cwt155.00–162.0083615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571153.44/cwt150.00–156.008767
Bulls—Medium 2580136.79/cwt132.00–141.007934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618146.55/cwt140.00–151.0090615
Bulls—Medium 2620133.55/cwt132.00–135.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663136.29/cwt131.00–141.009047
Bulls—Medium 2693125.51/cwt123.00–128.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722133.34/cwt130.00–135.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775126.60/cwt126.00–127.009815
Bulls—Medium 2776113.80/cwt110.00–119.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835116.98/cwt115.00–119.009772
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321094.00/cwt94.00–94.001971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37586.00/cwt84.00–89.001,1832
Bulls——1,678104.26/cwt101.00–107.001,7495
Bulls——1,916118.17/cwt115.00–121.002,2645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00068.97/cwt67.00–71.0069011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01453.75/cwt53.00–54.005454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06082.00/cwt82.00–82.008692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15060.32/cwt60.00–61.006943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20681.50/cwt80.00–84.0098310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21773.45/cwt70.00–76.0089415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36364.00/cwt64.00–64.008722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47875.41/cwt72.00–76.001,1157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49983.83/cwt82.00–87.001,25719

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.