Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-03

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 3
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 427▲ 118 vs year ago 396 · +29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 68▲ 12 vs year ago 124 · +9.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 30.00 1 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.64/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$131.64
209 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$31.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513136.68702164
Medium 2404115.7446835
Medium 3381104.7039810thin
One grade step is worth $31.98/cwt here — about $303 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 sale209 hd
131.64
—
NC average7 barns · 620 hd
128.97
+2.67
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—Low1,668105.251,75620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15479.5591889
CowsLean 85-90%Average89956.0750410

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3223107.52/cwt106.00–109.002402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232150.54/cwt147.00–153.003496
Steers—Medium 2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274156.50/cwt150.00–165.0042912
Steers—Medium 3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Steers—Medium 3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Steers—Medium 2320127.33/cwt127.00–128.004073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329164.12/cwt150.00–179.005406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360184.00/cwt184.00–184.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372164.10/cwt154.00–170.006109
Steers—Medium 2395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427160.18/cwt141.00–180.0068425
Steers—Medium 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472166.67/cwt140.00–171.0078714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525161.09/cwt140.00–171.0084617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568161.32/cwt145.00–174.0091615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641161.21/cwt142.00–165.001,03311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665158.99/cwt153.00–165.001,0575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725142.00/cwt136.00–148.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757127.37/cwt120.00–131.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3210100.00/cwt100.00–100.002101
Heifers—Medium 2224113.77/cwt110.00–115.002554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium 2282119.46/cwt113.00–130.003377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286143.24/cwt136.00–149.004104
Heifers—Medium 3290104.00/cwt104.00–104.003023
Heifers—Medium 2324124.16/cwt120.00–128.004028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329143.20/cwt130.00–155.004718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367146.59/cwt135.00–160.0053815
Heifers—Medium 2387121.29/cwt120.00–124.004693
Heifers—Medium 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004462
Heifers—Medium 2425120.76/cwt116.00–126.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431142.89/cwt126.00–152.0061622
Heifers—Medium 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481142.80/cwt126.00–151.0068731
Heifers—Medium 2490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
Heifers—Medium 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520140.54/cwt122.00–152.0073126
Heifers—Medium 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium 3570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573137.19/cwt122.00–153.0078619
Heifers—Medium 2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006335
Heifers—Medium 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629128.20/cwt110.00–136.0080615
Heifers—Medium 266590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674118.62/cwt105.00–128.0079913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718111.00/cwt111.00–111.007973
Heifers—Medium 272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786104.71/cwt100.00–106.008236
Heifers—Medium 279098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
Bulls—Medium 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473147.39/cwt137.00–155.006979
Bulls—Medium 2510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525152.16/cwt134.00–164.0079912
Bulls—Medium 2560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574143.15/cwt121.00–158.0082218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624124.28/cwt117.00–143.007767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677121.32/cwt117.00–128.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710115.08/cwt110.00–121.008173
Bulls—Medium 272091.00/cwt91.00–91.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768113.52/cwt108.00–119.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52588.30/cwt86.00–90.001,3472
Bulls——1,597102.99/cwt97.00–107.001,64512
Bulls——1,858115.42/cwt110.00–124.002,1456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86761.05/cwt54.00–67.005296
Cows—Lean 85-90%94648.61/cwt40.00–52.004604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05566.75/cwt60.00–73.0070425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12779.48/cwt74.00–84.0089632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25789.62/cwt85.00–97.001,12732

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.