Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-07-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
▼ 296 vs last sale 733▼ 113 vs year ago 550 · −20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 169▼ 68 vs year ago 146 · −46.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were down 1.00 compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 60.00 14 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.77/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$129.77
155 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$28.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.59
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494134.89666116
Medium 2405118.0747827
Medium 3387106.6641212thin
One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about $254 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 sale155 hd
129.77
—
NC average8 barns · 692 hd
126.18
+3.59
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—High1,61893.941,52010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18274.3987940
CowsLean 85-90%Low88149.1243322

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$8751thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220148.00/cwt148.00–148.003261
Steers—Medium 2233131.94/cwt130.00–134.003072
Steers—Medium 2270129.00/cwt129.00–129.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286147.09/cwt140.00–168.004214
Steers—Medium 2300123.00/cwt123.00–123.003691
Steers—Medium 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330151.88/cwt135.00–161.0050114
Steers—Medium 3373104.83/cwt100.00–110.003912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378156.12/cwt139.00–171.005907
Steers—Medium 2390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417156.48/cwt132.00–176.0065314
Steers—Medium 2423119.21/cwt113.00–125.005048
Steers—Medium 3433106.43/cwt104.00–109.004612
Steers—Medium 3450105.50/cwt104.00–107.004752
Steers—Medium 2473119.01/cwt118.00–120.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479167.88/cwt145.00–180.0080411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531162.41/cwt146.00–169.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563147.97/cwt142.00–154.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622146.29/cwt136.00–162.009106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663140.85/cwt124.00–169.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788141.94/cwt121.00–154.001,11817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added956142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
Heifers—Medium 2235129.00/cwt129.00–129.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271134.14/cwt128.00–140.003644
Heifers—Medium 3283108.65/cwt105.00–112.003072
Heifers—Medium 3310104.92/cwt100.00–110.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326137.19/cwt129.00–145.004479
Heifers—Medium 2330121.21/cwt119.00–124.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373137.67/cwt127.00–145.0051411
Heifers—Medium 2377119.56/cwt116.00–125.004517
Heifers—Medium 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium 3408105.20/cwt100.00–110.004294
Heifers—Medium 2414117.38/cwt111.00–120.004869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424141.21/cwt131.00–179.0059916
Heifers—Medium 3460108.98/cwt108.00–110.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466141.89/cwt122.00–152.0066117
Heifers—Medium 2481116.14/cwt111.00–130.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518137.17/cwt120.00–149.0071124
Heifers—Medium 3520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573130.02/cwt120.00–141.0074513
Heifers—Medium 2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613130.43/cwt120.00–138.008008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659131.78/cwt128.00–135.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736112.84/cwt100.00–123.008316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765109.99/cwt109.00–111.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860105.00/cwt105.00–105.009031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Bulls—Medium 2458120.00/cwt120.00–120.005502
Bulls—Medium 3473101.50/cwt101.00–102.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476147.05/cwt120.00–170.0070010
Bulls—Medium 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512141.61/cwt126.00–155.007255
Bulls—Medium 2535113.45/cwt111.00–116.006072
Bulls—Medium 2568117.02/cwt116.00–118.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571136.18/cwt127.00–148.007787
Bulls—Medium 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627127.24/cwt120.00–139.0079812
Bulls—Medium 3665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Bulls—Medium 2665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668128.96/cwt127.00–131.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722119.99/cwt116.00–124.008665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762119.07/cwt114.00–124.009073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830106.62/cwt100.00–113.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905103.98/cwt101.00–107.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24880.94/cwt72.00–89.001,0103
Bulls——1,76298.09/cwt94.00–103.001,7285
Bulls——1,815103.07/cwt100.00–106.001,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83639.85/cwt30.00–50.0033312
Cows—Lean 85-90%93560.24/cwt55.00–68.0056310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02459.87/cwt49.00–65.006134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15883.29/cwt81.00–88.009646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20874.55/cwt70.00–79.0090130
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.