Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 24
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 299 vs last sale 348▼ 74 vs year ago 721 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 98▼ 58 vs year ago 225 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (24 head) ranged 10.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.29/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$152.29
213 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$53.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527159.87842176
Medium 2367122.8845122
Medium 3382106.4940715thin
One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about $435 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 sale213 hd
152.29
—
NC average7 barns · 584 hd
147.73
+4.56
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—High1,741114.101,98618
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25291.311,143117
CowsLean 85-90%Low90555.0049811

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)1,100$8901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$7451thin

Every lot

78 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 3200116.00/cwt116.00–116.002321
Steers—Medium 2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002732
Steers—Medium 2268133.60/cwt130.00–140.003583
Steers—Medium 2330121.93/cwt117.00–130.004024
Steers—Medium 3335103.58/cwt100.00–110.003474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337166.63/cwt138.00–179.005629
Steers—Medium 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384154.65/cwt140.00–178.005949
Steers—Medium 2387117.31/cwt116.00–119.004543
Steers—Medium 3412105.16/cwt100.00–120.004336
Steers—Medium 2420120.21/cwt115.00–127.005059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426164.65/cwt140.00–180.0070129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472169.32/cwt140.00–183.0079921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517160.76/cwt144.00–181.0083138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572159.25/cwt130.00–179.0091133
Steers—Medium 2585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
Steers—Medium 3595106.00/cwt106.00–106.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624157.98/cwt130.00–169.0098625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719138.23/cwt120.00–150.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780129.35/cwt128.00–130.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135116.01/cwt114.00–118.001,3172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210153.00/cwt153.00–153.003211
Heifers—Medium 3220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Heifers—Medium 2295132.00/cwt132.00–132.003891
Heifers—Medium 2315118.00/cwt118.00–118.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318143.51/cwt140.00–150.004563
Heifers—Medium 3324105.53/cwt100.00–110.003429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368143.65/cwt132.00–160.005296
Heifers—Medium 3371105.69/cwt100.00–110.003929
Heifers—Medium 2380114.00/cwt114.00–114.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425149.86/cwt136.00–161.0063717
Heifers—Medium 3425103.82/cwt100.00–110.004416
Heifers—Medium 2440118.02/cwt114.00–120.005193
Heifers—Medium 2463122.58/cwt119.00–129.005683
Heifers—Medium 3464105.33/cwt100.00–110.004896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474151.31/cwt130.00–166.0071739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513147.16/cwt131.00–163.0075517
Heifers—Medium 3528102.72/cwt100.00–110.005424
Heifers—Medium 2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Heifers—Medium 3570103.48/cwt100.00–110.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.10/cwt124.00–157.0082939
Heifers—Medium 2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618133.40/cwt124.00–147.008249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659132.87/cwt120.00–139.008768
Heifers—Medium 273093.00/cwt93.00–93.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470122.00/cwt115.00–129.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474150.38/cwt133.00–174.0071315
Bulls—Medium 3476102.52/cwt100.00–110.004884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530154.93/cwt140.00–174.0082115
Bulls—Medium 3530106.27/cwt100.00–110.005635
Bulls—Medium 2537116.68/cwt116.00–118.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573141.91/cwt120.00–160.0081314
Bulls—Medium 3585105.07/cwt100.00–109.006153
Bulls—Medium 2593113.33/cwt110.00–115.006723
Bulls—Medium 2605107.34/cwt106.00–110.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623132.99/cwt117.00–145.0082921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674128.90/cwt115.00–145.0086910
Bulls—Medium 272098.51/cwt97.00–100.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723123.39/cwt117.00–130.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855113.00/cwt113.00–113.009661
Bulls—Medium 289591.00/cwt91.00–91.008141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 322080.00/cwt80.00–80.001761
Dairy Steers—Large 337080.00/cwt80.00–80.002961
Dairy Steers—Large 341584.00/cwt84.00–84.003491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2331
Bulls——1,720110.50/cwt80.00–118.001,90112
Bulls——1,864127.56/cwt121.00–135.002,3785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83550.98/cwt40.00–71.004265
Cows—Lean 85-90%96458.35/cwt54.00–64.005626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02871.32/cwt62.00–79.0073322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15885.82/cwt80.00–90.0099429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368100.39/cwt91.00–111.001,37366
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2750745.00/head745.00–745.007451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100890.00/head890.00–890.008901

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.