Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-05-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 574▼ 126 vs year ago 683 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 166▼ 24 vs year ago 168 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

15 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 $153.56/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$153.56
189 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$48.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.22
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475156.91745171
Medium 1-2310145.004501thin
Medium 2395123.0548614thin
Medium 3385108.004163thin
One grade step is worth $48.91/cwt here — about $330 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 sale189 hd
153.56
—
NC average8 barns · 776 hd
157.78
−4.22
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—High1,529101.521,55210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25277.68972104
CowsLean 85-90%Average81953.1843514

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228155.98/cwt146.00–170.003564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275155.42/cwt131.00–167.004277
Steers—Medium 3305104.00/cwt104.00–104.003171
Steers—Medium 1-2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324159.06/cwt139.00–170.0051511
Steers—Medium 2340117.79/cwt114.00–125.004006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.39/cwt138.00–181.0059527
Steers—Medium 2385137.18/cwt133.00–139.005285
Steers—Medium 2420118.00/cwt118.00–118.004962
Steers—Medium 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427161.88/cwt130.00–178.0069148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466159.09/cwt138.00–179.0074114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522152.81/cwt140.00–161.007989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575160.36/cwt140.00–167.0092226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620153.24/cwt136.00–160.0095010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674151.73/cwt133.00–157.001,0235
Steers—Medium 273094.00/cwt94.00–94.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731131.43/cwt129.00–138.009615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,033110.01/cwt109.00–111.001,1362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2228125.05/cwt124.00–126.002852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230132.00/cwt132.00–132.003041
Heifers—Medium 3240106.00/cwt106.00–106.002541
Heifers—Medium 2265120.55/cwt113.00–129.003192
Heifers—Medium 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280141.49/cwt141.00–142.003962
Heifers—Medium 2320121.75/cwt118.00–126.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324132.28/cwt125.00–140.004297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369137.61/cwt132.00–146.0050811
Heifers—Medium 2389121.45/cwt115.00–127.004724
Heifers—Medium 2400112.00/cwt112.00–112.004481
Heifers—Medium 3413110.00/cwt110.00–110.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418142.84/cwt139.00–148.0059714
Heifers—Medium 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium 2469118.59/cwt110.00–124.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472143.98/cwt127.00–156.0068029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518144.53/cwt133.00–153.0074925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570139.61/cwt120.00–148.0079632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618125.26/cwt118.00–130.0077412
Heifers—Medium 263098.00/cwt98.00–98.006171
Heifers—Medium 266590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674126.37/cwt126.00–127.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703100.50/cwt100.00–101.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2460114.49/cwt114.00–115.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473155.37/cwt134.00–169.0073532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527148.77/cwt134.00–163.0078424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578137.01/cwt121.00–144.0079214
Bulls—Medium 2581114.53/cwt111.00–118.006654
Bulls—Medium 3585104.25/cwt104.00–105.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619130.99/cwt110.00–144.0081112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669130.75/cwt114.00–137.0087510
Bulls—Medium 2680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731114.00/cwt100.00–124.008335
Bulls—Medium 275094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2789111.02/cwt108.00–116.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281092.00/cwt92.00–92.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873104.55/cwt99.00–110.009132
Bulls—Medium 290587.00/cwt87.00–87.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291591.00/cwt91.00–91.008331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25886.00/cwt84.00–88.001,0822
Bulls——1,37896.04/cwt92.00–99.001,3233
Bulls——1,727111.01/cwt107.00–115.001,9175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78644.73/cwt40.00–50.003525
Cows—Lean 85-90%83356.86/cwt50.00–74.004748
Cows—Lean 85-90%86566.00/cwt66.00–66.005711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03263.67/cwt57.00–68.0065711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22076.18/cwt69.00–79.0092952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35183.35/cwt80.00–90.001,12641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3785500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9501

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.