Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-08-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 19
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
751 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 641▲ 101 vs year ago 650 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 108▲ 31 vs year ago 145 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 3..00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 75.00 11head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.07/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$138.07
282 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$37.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.41
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507142.21721239
Medium 1-2333133.004422thin
Medium 2422120.4850825
Medium 3419104.2543616thin
One grade step is worth $37.96/cwt here — about $285 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 sale282 hd
138.07
—
NC average8 barns · 1,242 hd
138.48
−0.41
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—High1,641109.061,79016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29685.671,110141
CowsLean 85-90%Low84959.975097thin

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)1,038$9872thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200176.00/cwt176.00–176.003521
Steers—Medium 2233131.42/cwt130.00–133.003062
Steers—Medium 2265132.00/cwt120.00–144.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278173.41/cwt159.00–184.004826
Steers—Medium 1-2285154.00/cwt154.00–154.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318193.82/cwt190.00–196.006165
Steers—Medium 2320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328166.17/cwt144.00–185.005459
Steers—Medium 2369124.43/cwt116.00–134.004594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377165.23/cwt144.00–183.0062311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403196.00/cwt196.00–196.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413199.34/cwt199.00–200.008233
Steers—Medium 3423101.29/cwt100.00–105.004284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428164.65/cwt140.00–183.0070540
Steers—Medium 2430123.00/cwt120.00–126.005292
Steers—Medium 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473160.16/cwt140.00–186.0075819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480187.48/cwt187.00–190.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521169.49/cwt145.00–180.0088316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527182.00/cwt182.00–182.0095911
Steers—Medium 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575166.51/cwt147.00–177.0095719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626160.92/cwt140.00–175.001,00719
Steers—Medium 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666154.53/cwt127.00–173.001,02912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721132.36/cwt124.00–140.009544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823140.53/cwt132.00–149.001,1572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3210100.00/cwt100.00–100.002101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003171
Heifers—Medium 2238127.86/cwt120.00–134.003043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265144.49/cwt136.00–154.003833
Heifers—Medium 2265118.00/cwt118.00–118.003131
Heifers—Medium 1-2280131.00/cwt131.00–131.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318141.02/cwt130.00–153.0044810
Heifers—Medium 2333122.89/cwt118.00–127.004093
Heifers—Medium 3342104.04/cwt100.00–108.003563
Heifers—Medium 2370118.00/cwt116.00–120.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377150.31/cwt135.00–174.0056717
Heifers—Medium 3381101.80/cwt100.00–105.003885
Heifers—Medium 1-2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.70/cwt130.00–163.0062839
Heifers—Medium 3423108.47/cwt107.00–110.004592
Heifers—Medium 2425120.21/cwt120.00–121.005115
Heifers—Medium 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479148.43/cwt125.00–159.0071152
Heifers—Medium 2479125.95/cwt120.00–131.006034
Heifers—Medium 2500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
Heifers—Medium 3515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529141.97/cwt120.00–152.0075149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572139.27/cwt132.00–148.0079721
Heifers—Medium 2578116.24/cwt115.00–118.006724
Heifers—Medium 3578105.33/cwt100.00–108.006093
Heifers—Medium 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624132.03/cwt120.00–141.0082423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677129.26/cwt112.00–140.0087518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755117.38/cwt112.00–124.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815118.00/cwt118.00–118.009621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2468126.00/cwt126.00–126.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480155.93/cwt132.00–173.0074820
Bulls—Medium 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525147.52/cwt130.00–172.0077428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579145.66/cwt130.00–161.0084340
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622140.80/cwt120.00–152.0087618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671136.65/cwt129.00–143.009175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716129.90/cwt106.00–139.0093016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775123.28/cwt114.00–132.009556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2833119.95/cwt113.00–124.009994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867120.47/cwt114.00–124.001,0444
Bulls—Medium 289593.00/cwt93.00–93.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,085114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,439104.99/cwt95.00–109.001,5116
Bulls——1,75086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,5051
Bulls——1,764114.34/cwt110.00–123.002,0179
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81352.32/cwt47.00–57.004252
Cows—Lean 85-90%86463.03/cwt50.00–69.005455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05667.92/cwt60.00–70.0071711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20782.35/cwt73.00–86.0099469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44092.62/cwt87.00–102.001,33461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,038986.75/head975.00–1,000.009872

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.