Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-04-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 1
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 561▼ 12 vs year ago 590 · −2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 231▼ 13 vs year ago 170 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 17 vs year ago 18 · −94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.15/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$158.15
188 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$56.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.48
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464160.21744178
Medium 2371133.504956thin
Medium 3487103.695044thin
One grade step is worth $56.52/cwt here — about $240 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 sale188 hd
158.15
—
NC average8 barns · 716 hd
154.67
+3.48
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—Average1,584111.151,76026
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23279.3997898
CowsLean 85-90%Average87361.2353510

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228168.69/cwt147.00–189.003852
Steers—Medium 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278171.19/cwt150.00–183.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326159.48/cwt153.00–180.0052017
Steers—Medium 2370131.67/cwt130.00–135.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373154.51/cwt140.00–170.0057622
Steers—Medium 2420133.00/cwt131.00–135.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422194.38/cwt174.00–200.0082026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428153.72/cwt140.00–169.0065830
Steers—Medium 3428107.37/cwt100.00–115.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476154.26/cwt138.00–170.0073422
Steers—Medium 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514160.88/cwt138.00–175.0082717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572151.04/cwt136.00–166.0086410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577159.00/cwt159.00–159.009175
Steers—Medium 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623148.11/cwt141.00–159.0092310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670146.49/cwt128.00–159.0098110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805122.99/cwt122.00–124.009902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278147.23/cwt139.00–159.004094
Heifers—Medium 2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Heifers—Medium 2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322143.32/cwt130.00–158.0046111
Heifers—Medium 3343100.00/cwt100.00–100.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371144.58/cwt130.00–158.0053612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428145.83/cwt125.00–157.0062426
Heifers—Medium 2435122.05/cwt120.00–124.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480142.26/cwt126.00–153.0068321
Heifers—Medium 2481122.06/cwt120.00–128.005874
Heifers—Medium 3485114.28/cwt100.00–150.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523144.20/cwt120.00–152.0075413
Heifers—Medium 353590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Heifers—Medium 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573136.20/cwt120.00–152.0078015
Heifers—Medium 2574110.48/cwt110.00–112.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619117.97/cwt110.00–126.0073014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628128.00/cwt128.00–128.0080413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687112.94/cwt100.00–126.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712124.00/cwt124.00–124.0088311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722113.10/cwt110.00–119.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765105.07/cwt100.00–110.008042
Heifers—Medium 276890.00/cwt90.00–90.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815103.00/cwt103.00–103.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915106.00/cwt106.00–106.009701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420146.00/cwt146.00–146.006131
Bulls—Medium 2468118.55/cwt113.00–122.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475146.84/cwt130.00–162.0069725
Bulls—Medium 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.43/cwt122.00–151.0072013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571136.63/cwt121.00–150.0078016
Bulls—Medium 2580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629133.53/cwt118.00–144.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676133.55/cwt110.00–145.009036
Bulls—Medium 269590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729118.41/cwt108.00–124.008634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783121.06/cwt108.00–127.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828120.45/cwt118.00–123.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2921115.63/cwt105.00–124.001,0655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
Dairy Steers—Large 347093.55/cwt92.00–95.004402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,518105.90/cwt98.00–110.001,60813
Bulls——1,585119.36/cwt114.00–126.001,89212
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,42581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,9641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84365.39/cwt61.00–69.005514
Cows—Lean 85-90%89358.46/cwt44.00–70.005226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03369.88/cwt62.00–74.0072222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24579.89/cwt74.00–85.0099556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41688.44/cwt86.00–92.001,25220
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001

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.