Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-08-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 5
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 426▼ 278 vs year ago 733 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 85▼ 55 vs year ago 165 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (14 head) ranged 10.00 to 75.00 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 $134.29/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$134.29
154 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$34.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.62
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510140.23715122
Medium 2467115.0253720
Medium 3422106.0244712thin
One grade step is worth $34.22/cwt here — about $267 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 sale154 hd
134.29
—
NC average9 barns · 884 hd
139.91
−5.62
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—Low1,644100.801,65714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21079.2595971
CowsLean 85-90%Low85662.6853711

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215142.00/cwt141.00–143.003052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273153.51/cwt152.00–155.004192
Steers—Medium 3275101.00/cwt101.00–101.002781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309162.63/cwt158.00–177.005035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367157.84/cwt135.00–177.0057916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378184.57/cwt181.00–188.006982
Steers—Medium 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Steers—Medium 3410108.00/cwt108.00–108.004431
Steers—Small 341599.00/cwt99.00–99.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423156.20/cwt130.00–179.0066117
Steers—Medium 2440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483163.77/cwt150.00–174.0079110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy498180.00/cwt180.00–180.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500184.00/cwt184.00–184.009201
Steers—Medium 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529156.20/cwt132.00–175.008269
Steers—Medium 2545126.00/cwt126.00–126.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571162.52/cwt136.00–175.009284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589150.00/cwt150.00–150.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632140.56/cwt130.00–150.0088811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656159.23/cwt142.00–167.001,04511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714147.80/cwt130.00–161.001,0558
Steers—Medium 3730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773148.95/cwt147.00–151.001,1512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2948126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2213125.76/cwt122.00–130.002682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245146.00/cwt146.00–146.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273144.11/cwt139.00–146.003934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309146.93/cwt145.00–150.0045417
Heifers—Medium 3310104.67/cwt104.00–106.003243
Heifers—Medium 3370111.00/cwt111.00–111.004111
Heifers—Medium 2380116.88/cwt114.00–120.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393161.52/cwt160.00–162.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428154.35/cwt130.00–163.0066114
Heifers—Medium 3428107.77/cwt100.00–113.004613
Heifers—Medium 2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium 3462106.63/cwt104.00–110.004933
Heifers—Medium 2470117.54/cwt113.00–120.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479147.71/cwt124.00–154.0070814
Heifers—Medium 2516111.20/cwt110.00–112.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520136.96/cwt120.00–152.0071225
Heifers—Medium 3540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005621
Heifers—Medium 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium 2565113.93/cwt110.00–116.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575135.56/cwt125.00–141.0077915
Heifers—Medium 261092.00/cwt92.00–92.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624134.60/cwt125.00–138.0084011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678123.31/cwt118.00–130.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712126.35/cwt118.00–135.009006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787120.64/cwt118.00–124.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820118.00/cwt118.00–118.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863116.98/cwt110.00–124.001,0102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481152.68/cwt134.00–176.0073416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Bulls—Medium 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521146.05/cwt130.00–174.0076111
Bulls—Medium 2535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570150.38/cwt130.00–165.0085714
Bulls—Medium 3595106.00/cwt106.00–106.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626140.28/cwt136.00–145.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668133.51/cwt110.00–144.0089212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727129.62/cwt125.00–132.009425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773132.32/cwt120.00–153.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835116.49/cwt116.00–117.009732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935102.00/cwt102.00–102.009541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333281.00/cwt81.00–81.002693
Dairy Steers—Large 339586.00/cwt86.00–86.003401
Dairy Steers—Large 344070.00/cwt70.00–70.003081
Dairy Steers—Large 347595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45588.04/cwt84.00–92.001,2813
Bulls——1,668100.37/cwt97.00–104.001,6747
Bulls——1,744111.13/cwt107.00–119.001,9384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83464.21/cwt63.00–65.005365
Cows—Lean 85-90%84868.71/cwt67.00–72.005833
Cows—Lean 85-90%90254.10/cwt44.00–65.004883
Cows—Boner 80-85%98665.83/cwt60.00–68.006498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13575.27/cwt70.00–80.0085431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33886.47/cwt81.00–91.001,15732

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.