Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-07-15

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 15
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
733 head
▲ 236 vs last sale 497▼ 20 vs year ago 753 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 161▲ 30 vs year ago 139 · +21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ( 26 head ) ranged 25.00 to 115.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.61/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$130.61
194 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$33.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499138.00689140
Medium 2426116.0849531
Medium 1-2490116.005681thin
Medium 3390104.7140822
One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $281 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 sale194 hd
130.61
—
NC average7 barns · 954 hd
127.09
+3.52
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—Average1,613100.611,62323
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19174.6088899
CowsLean 85-90%Average90055.9450321

Every lot

83 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2283128.00/cwt128.00–128.003622
Steers—Medium 3288102.05/cwt100.00–104.002942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Steers—Medium 2316123.27/cwt115.00–128.003906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331157.81/cwt140.00–172.0052218
Steers—Medium 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Steers—Medium 2365120.65/cwt111.00–128.004407
Steers—Medium 3368106.83/cwt100.00–110.003933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376158.92/cwt130.00–180.0059825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410181.81/cwt181.00–186.007456
Steers—Medium 3418104.51/cwt100.00–110.004374
Steers—Medium 2426120.91/cwt116.00–128.0051513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427146.79/cwt130.00–175.0062728
Steers—Medium 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005012
Steers—Medium 2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468157.87/cwt134.00–179.0073918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501188.00/cwt188.00–188.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515183.00/cwt183.00–183.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529151.64/cwt123.00–166.008026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586166.84/cwt148.00–177.0097814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621135.96/cwt120.00–166.0084410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674149.63/cwt130.00–164.001,0096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730130.42/cwt109.00–145.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763116.97/cwt114.00–120.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2268123.65/cwt120.00–128.003314
Heifers—Medium 3275103.11/cwt100.00–109.002843
Heifers—Medium 2325119.29/cwt114.00–126.003887
Heifers—Medium 3325102.46/cwt100.00–105.003332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336139.37/cwt130.00–146.004686
Heifers—Medium 3370106.27/cwt100.00–110.0039310
Heifers—Medium 2375118.47/cwt116.00–120.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385134.38/cwt121.00–151.0051720
Heifers—Medium 3420108.64/cwt107.00–110.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427146.12/cwt122.00–162.0062420
Heifers—Medium 2428121.62/cwt119.00–126.005213
Heifers—Medium 2468116.18/cwt110.00–120.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469138.80/cwt120.00–158.0065129
Heifers—Medium 3487106.61/cwt100.00–110.005193
Heifers—Medium 1-2490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Heifers—Medium 2513112.78/cwt110.00–115.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528141.56/cwt120.00–156.0074722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571138.94/cwt124.00–147.0079322
Heifers—Medium 2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626135.41/cwt120.00–143.0084810
Heifers—Medium 2635101.41/cwt96.00–108.006443
Heifers—Medium 2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673125.97/cwt106.00–135.008486
Heifers—Medium 367581.00/cwt81.00–81.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704116.98/cwt108.00–130.008244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2467117.56/cwt111.00–121.005497
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475141.83/cwt125.00–170.0067413
Bulls—Medium 3480104.32/cwt100.00–110.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521135.65/cwt120.00–159.0070722
Bulls—Medium 2525117.25/cwt110.00–130.006168
Bulls—Medium 3526104.76/cwt100.00–110.005516
Bulls—Medium 2565113.85/cwt112.00–116.006436
Bulls—Medium 3565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568139.63/cwt128.00–157.0079316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622126.80/cwt110.00–150.0078928
Bulls—Medium 2640102.00/cwt100.00–104.006532
Bulls—Medium 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675120.29/cwt106.00–143.0081215
Bulls—Medium 267896.44/cwt93.00–100.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706121.03/cwt110.00–131.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781109.75/cwt100.00–129.008574
Bulls—Medium 285080.00/cwt80.00–80.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2877100.00/cwt100.00–100.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2922103.98/cwt100.00–109.009593
Bulls—Medium 295088.00/cwt88.00–88.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34390.50/cwt90.00–91.001,2152
Bulls——1,52199.04/cwt92.00–104.001,50614
Bulls——1,874106.63/cwt104.00–111.001,9987
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77065.21/cwt61.00–70.005022
Cows—Lean 85-90%87844.83/cwt40.00–47.003946
Cows—Lean 85-90%93059.64/cwt50.00–69.0055513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10068.31/cwt63.00–70.0075129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21976.33/cwt71.00–83.0093063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30985.11/cwt84.00–86.001,1147

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.