Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-04-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 578▼ 15 vs year ago 676 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 157▲ 42 vs year ago 138 · +30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

9 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.17/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$165.17
249 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$62.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.80
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486169.00822230
Medium 2376124.5546813thin
Medium 3373106.313976thin
One grade step is worth $62.69/cwt here — about $425 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 sale249 hd
165.17
—
NC average8 barns · 799 hd
161.37
+3.80
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—Average1,725101.181,74532
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20278.12939101
CowsLean 85-90%Average88755.1949025

Every lot

79 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 2240114.00/cwt114.00–114.002741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263164.59/cwt154.00–171.004333
Steers—Medium 3265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Steers—Medium 3310101.00/cwt101.00–101.003131
Steers—Medium 2318125.80/cwt120.00–129.004003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324166.15/cwt140.00–180.0053814
Steers—Medium 2372127.96/cwt124.00–130.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378164.75/cwt140.00–183.0062324
Steers—Medium 3380107.00/cwt107.00–107.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398197.00/cwt197.00–197.007845
Steers—Medium 3415104.94/cwt100.00–110.004362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416156.19/cwt140.00–184.0065040
Steers—Medium 2429123.97/cwt116.00–138.005326
Steers—Medium 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468202.62/cwt180.00–207.0094847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475153.33/cwt136.00–163.0072811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526161.76/cwt134.00–175.0085119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,00712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579154.26/cwt140.00–166.008939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603159.00/cwt159.00–159.0095912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619145.66/cwt140.00–158.009028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675143.97/cwt143.00–145.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680153.78/cwt145.00–159.001,04617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705131.52/cwt118.00–139.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3230106.78/cwt102.00–112.002462
Heifers—Medium 2265119.00/cwt119.00–119.003151
Heifers—Medium 3270105.19/cwt100.00–110.002842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278148.82/cwt131.00–170.004145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329145.78/cwt142.00–150.004809
Heifers—Medium 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372141.80/cwt130.00–150.0052713
Heifers—Medium 2385123.30/cwt118.00–126.004753
Heifers—Medium 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium 2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.47/cwt120.00–156.0060130
Heifers—Medium 3433110.00/cwt110.00–110.004762
Heifers—Medium 2470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005501
Heifers—Medium 3470106.57/cwt100.00–113.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474138.74/cwt120.00–151.0065835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519134.48/cwt124.00–146.0069829
Heifers—Medium 2528113.32/cwt110.00–116.005983
Heifers—Medium 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570131.57/cwt126.00–140.0075016
Heifers—Medium 2578111.01/cwt110.00–112.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616124.67/cwt110.00–136.0076812
Heifers—Medium 2635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656117.40/cwt114.00–120.007705
Heifers—Medium 267396.28/cwt90.00–103.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715108.53/cwt100.00–110.007767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763109.33/cwt104.00–114.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876110.00/cwt110.00–110.009647
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478150.37/cwt130.00–163.0071933
Bulls—Medium 2483122.99/cwt122.00–124.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517134.71/cwt120.00–144.0069623
Bulls—Medium 3535104.00/cwt104.00–104.005561
Bulls—Medium 2543119.00/cwt118.00–120.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572133.27/cwt120.00–142.0076224
Bulls—Medium 2575113.00/cwt113.00–113.006501
Bulls—Medium 260895.02/cwt90.00–100.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621138.97/cwt120.00–146.0086314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679134.86/cwt113.00–145.0091610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735132.00/cwt132.00–132.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755113.66/cwt113.00–114.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2814116.44/cwt110.00–123.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945105.00/cwt105.00–105.009921
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Dairy Steers—Large 3470104.00/cwt104.00–104.004891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37887.43/cwt83.00–94.001,2056
Bulls——1,709103.14/cwt95.00–110.001,76318
Bulls——1,828114.99/cwt111.00–121.002,1026
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,59383.29/cwt80.00–87.002,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87262.15/cwt60.00–64.005429
Cows—Lean 85-90%89651.28/cwt43.00–59.0045916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06967.19/cwt59.00–72.0071821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21986.99/cwt84.00–95.001,06019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24379.12/cwt73.00–84.0098361
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,008977.07/cwt925.00–1,075.009,8493

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.