Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-03-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 11
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 896▼ 665 vs year ago 1,204 · −55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 177▲ 13 vs year ago 165 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle down 3.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 45 .00 4 head

3 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.68/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$116.68
196 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$17.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529120.26637134
Medium 2437113.6349734
Medium 3415103.2542828
One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $208 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 sale196 hd
116.68
—
NC average8 barns · 1,210 hd
126.43
−9.75
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—Average1,676113.551,90314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28782.211,058130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75077.001,3481thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low83360.2050216

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2205121.00/cwt121.00–121.002481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2231166.98/cwt164.00–169.003865
Steers—Medium 2268125.20/cwt119.00–128.003363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277161.00/cwt145.00–170.004467
Steers—Medium 3305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325155.28/cwt139.00–166.0050516
Steers—Medium 2325126.25/cwt116.00–134.004108
Steers—Medium 2376126.05/cwt122.00–130.004744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377145.35/cwt130.00–155.0054821
Steers—Medium 3383103.84/cwt100.00–110.003984
Steers—Medium 2416120.79/cwt116.00–129.005025
Steers—Medium 3423106.51/cwt100.00–110.004516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424141.80/cwt130.00–159.0060129
Steers—Medium 3470108.04/cwt106.00–110.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471139.46/cwt134.00–144.0065717
Steers—Medium 2475122.58/cwt120.00–125.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515132.21/cwt129.00–136.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611131.94/cwt123.00–136.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753124.00/cwt124.00–124.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223154.31/cwt150.00–158.003442
Heifers—Medium 2226127.14/cwt114.00–139.002874
Heifers—Medium 2273120.50/cwt114.00–126.003292
Heifers—Medium 3273108.66/cwt100.00–116.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321133.18/cwt126.00–145.004288
Heifers—Medium 2323118.06/cwt110.00–126.003812
Heifers—Medium 3336104.13/cwt100.00–111.003507
Heifers—Medium 3362105.28/cwt100.00–110.003815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363131.16/cwt121.00–160.004768
Heifers—Medium 2385120.68/cwt114.00–126.004655
Heifers—Medium 2418114.82/cwt110.00–120.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.08/cwt125.00–144.0055922
Heifers—Medium 3431104.03/cwt100.00–110.004484
Heifers—Medium 2469114.87/cwt114.00–116.005399
Heifers—Medium 3475101.01/cwt100.00–104.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481128.01/cwt120.00–139.0061627
Heifers—Medium 3522100.41/cwt97.00–104.005243
Heifers—Medium 2528108.25/cwt106.00–110.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530118.04/cwt114.00–121.006267
Heifers—Medium 357298.98/cwt91.00–105.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578116.06/cwt111.00–122.0067123
Heifers—Medium 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624109.28/cwt102.00–114.0068210
Heifers—Medium 262894.49/cwt94.00–95.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671101.86/cwt94.00–110.0068316
Heifers—Medium 268082.00/cwt82.00–82.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713101.32/cwt100.00–104.007223
Heifers—Medium 274582.00/cwt82.00–82.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287593.66/cwt84.00–103.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292598.58/cwt91.00–106.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297596.00/cwt96.00–96.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01592.00/cwt92.00–92.009341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Bulls—Medium 2435111.00/cwt111.00–111.004831
Bulls—Medium 3450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004861
Bulls—Medium 2464118.36/cwt115.00–124.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481132.12/cwt120.00–140.0063516
Bulls—Medium 3518104.81/cwt100.00–108.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520124.39/cwt118.00–136.0064712
Bulls—Medium 2525115.76/cwt114.00–119.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561125.03/cwt121.00–130.007016
Bulls—Medium 2568112.33/cwt110.00–115.006389
Bulls—Medium 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622118.44/cwt105.00–126.0073711
Bulls—Medium 268098.00/cwt98.00–98.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681120.19/cwt110.00–125.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716112.23/cwt101.00–120.008047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 336084.00/cwt84.00–84.003021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26894.78/cwt91.00–98.001,2022
Bulls——1,427102.70/cwt95.00–107.001,4663
Bulls——1,849121.34/cwt110.00–130.002,2449
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83161.56/cwt56.00–68.0051213
Cows—Lean 85-90%84254.31/cwt54.00–55.004573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00866.47/cwt62.00–69.006708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16576.39/cwt70.00–82.0089055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42088.86/cwt83.00–97.001,26267
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,7131

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.