Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-02-18

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 18
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 586▲ 606 vs year ago 23 · +2,634.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 162▲ 115 vs year ago 59 · +194.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Four-weight feeder steers were sharply higher, there were too few comparable five- and six-weights available to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate, good for fancy and value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average with some attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.72/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$131.72
201 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$31.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473139.32659138
Medium 2477118.0556445
Medium 3457107.7049218thin
One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $167 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 sale201 hd
131.72
—
NC average8 barns · 1,143 hd
134.24
−2.52
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—Low1,59099.151,5779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41477.041,09027
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12971.8881166
CowsLean 85-90%Average83951.424315thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271175.03/cwt170.00–180.004749
Steers—Medium 2Value Added318140.00/cwt140.00–140.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319172.02/cwt164.00–176.0054911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy321157.30/cwt150.00–161.005058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329183.89/cwt180.00–190.006057
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy345121.00/cwt121.00–121.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367187.62/cwt179.00–193.0068915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369167.45/cwt160.00–175.0061815
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy375118.08/cwt115.00–120.004433
Steers—Medium 2378130.00/cwt130.00–130.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy384153.26/cwt152.00–154.005894
Steers—Medium 2Fancy390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410179.09/cwt176.00–188.0073411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy424146.93/cwt144.00–152.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426171.97/cwt169.00–174.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462184.00/cwt184.00–184.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473159.01/cwt158.00–160.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487173.43/cwt170.00–175.008457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506179.00/cwt179.00–179.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506152.78/cwt151.00–154.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518136.59/cwt130.00–140.007085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566161.00/cwt161.00–161.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615132.46/cwt130.00–135.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190154.43/cwt152.00–157.002932
Heifers—Medium 2230133.17/cwt128.00–136.003063
Heifers—Medium 2285130.33/cwt126.00–135.003713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287154.80/cwt150.00–157.004443
Heifers—Medium 2319123.95/cwt118.00–128.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy323139.95/cwt134.00–146.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327155.28/cwt150.00–160.0050813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330167.45/cwt166.00–169.005532
Heifers—Medium 3343101.99/cwt100.00–104.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367143.95/cwt140.00–150.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379157.99/cwt154.00–162.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380132.38/cwt130.00–136.005035
Heifers—Medium 3390108.03/cwt106.00–110.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404160.00/cwt160.00–160.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420129.73/cwt125.00–136.005453
Heifers—Medium 3421109.16/cwt106.00–110.004605
Heifers—Medium 2424119.59/cwt118.00–121.005077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430144.43/cwt140.00–150.0062113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy458133.51/cwt131.00–136.006112
Heifers—Medium 2468123.05/cwt117.00–126.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476143.71/cwt138.00–148.0068423
Heifers—Medium 3476110.76/cwt110.00–114.005275
Heifers—Medium 2517117.09/cwt116.00–118.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525125.61/cwt120.00–130.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526136.14/cwt134.00–137.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565122.05/cwt120.00–124.006902
Heifers—Medium 3570104.74/cwt100.00–108.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572134.95/cwt130.00–137.0077216
Heifers—Medium 2573115.68/cwt111.00–120.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618131.74/cwt130.00–135.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619122.60/cwt119.00–128.0075916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660109.98/cwt107.00–114.007264
Heifers—Medium 2683100.00/cwt100.00–100.006832
Heifers—Medium 2720102.18/cwt100.00–105.007366
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464171.75/cwt164.00–176.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy471142.02/cwt140.00–146.0066910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473150.82/cwt147.00–156.007137
Bulls—Medium 2485122.50/cwt117.00–128.005942
Bulls—Medium 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513162.36/cwt159.00–165.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525152.83/cwt148.00–158.0080216
Bulls—Medium 2525117.49/cwt116.00–119.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy537138.40/cwt134.00–144.007435
Bulls—Medium 2563116.00/cwt115.00–117.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566144.59/cwt138.00–150.0081812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy566132.05/cwt126.00–136.007474
Bulls—Medium 3583106.99/cwt104.00–110.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584151.98/cwt151.00–153.008884
Bulls—Medium 2600111.00/cwt110.00–112.006662
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy61090.00/cwt90.00–90.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615146.60/cwt145.00–148.009028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy633134.01/cwt130.00–138.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668139.48/cwt135.00–141.009324
Bulls—Medium 2670114.52/cwt112.00–117.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy678122.36/cwt120.00–125.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717135.00/cwt134.00–136.009685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760125.34/cwt120.00–131.009533
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333384.00/cwt84.00–84.002804
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14082.98/cwt81.00–85.009463
Bulls——1,808118.97/cwt117.00–121.002,1512
Bulls——1,819101.36/cwt99.00–104.001,8444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83349.00/cwt49.00–49.004083
Cows—Lean 85-90%84855.04/cwt53.00–57.004672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06162.72/cwt59.00–66.0066515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14481.04/cwt79.00–84.0092711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15072.80/cwt69.00–76.0083740
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39874.55/cwt70.00–77.001,04217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44281.26/cwt79.00–84.001,17210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975926.92/cwt850.00–1,000.009,0372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001

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.