Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-17

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 17
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 338 vs last sale 686▼ 226 vs year ago 574 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 156▼ 49 vs year ago 147 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Slaughter cattle were up 6.00 to 8.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings fairly light with heat and quality average . Baby calves (19 head) 10.00 to 40.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.59/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$138.59
152 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$36.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.41
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518142.22736133
Medium 2508117.2659612thin
Medium 3439106.204677thin
One grade step is worth $36.03/cwt here — about $270 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 sale152 hd
138.59
—
NC average8 barns · 707 hd
126.18
+12.41
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—Low1,456107.341,56319
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29094.211,21554
CowsLean 85-90%Average85452.274477thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)600$7001thin

Every lot

72 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 3215110.00/cwt110.00–110.002371
Steers—Medium 2228128.87/cwt124.00–136.002944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002972
Steers—Medium 2275127.63/cwt124.00–131.003512
Steers—Medium 2313131.63/cwt126.00–137.004122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333166.21/cwt144.00–181.005535
Steers—Medium 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377175.57/cwt159.00–181.0066213
Steers—Medium 2377126.86/cwt120.00–131.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400184.00/cwt184.00–184.007361
Steers—Medium 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426164.74/cwt140.00–179.0070215
Steers—Medium 2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474162.07/cwt143.00–176.0076811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517163.96/cwt160.00–170.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578164.31/cwt152.00–169.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619156.80/cwt137.00–166.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3210110.00/cwt110.00–110.002312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003414
Heifers—Medium 2290126.00/cwt126.00–126.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330139.07/cwt135.00–142.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366144.76/cwt132.00–155.005307
Heifers—Medium 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium 3405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430146.86/cwt130.00–157.0063116
Heifers—Medium 2435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465153.78/cwt131.00–161.0071526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525136.00/cwt120.00–151.0071418
Heifers—Medium 3525105.19/cwt100.00–110.005522
Heifers—Medium 2540115.33/cwt115.00–116.006233
Heifers—Medium 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572143.27/cwt130.00–155.0082035
Heifers—Medium 2579117.79/cwt114.00–119.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615124.81/cwt115.00–133.007688
Heifers—Medium 2620104.00/cwt104.00–104.006451
Heifers—Medium 3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662138.71/cwt127.00–148.0091811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728106.77/cwt100.00–110.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467154.45/cwt140.00–161.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520150.43/cwt133.00–162.007828
Bulls—Medium 2560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Bulls—Medium 3578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588144.79/cwt141.00–147.008515
Bulls—Medium 3610101.00/cwt101.00–101.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615140.31/cwt136.00–148.008637
Bulls—Medium 366090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665139.92/cwt130.00–151.009309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725128.23/cwt120.00–134.009305
Bulls—Medium 372592.00/cwt92.00–92.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008391
Bulls—Medium 383085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2833107.49/cwt105.00–110.008952
Bulls—Medium 283590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2985100.00/cwt100.00–100.009851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0781
Bulls——1,388102.49/cwt95.00–110.001,42311
Bulls——1,601117.30/cwt111.00–125.001,8787
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85045.08/cwt38.00–51.003834
Cows—Lean 85-90%86061.85/cwt58.00–69.005323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04073.66/cwt73.00–74.007663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26389.21/cwt80.00–94.001,12721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33399.77/cwt95.00–106.001,33030
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3600700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2900800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.