Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 2
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 546▲ 10 vs year ago 451 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 200▲ 0 vs year ago 122 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer intertest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average.

Baby calves 25.00 to 30.00 4 head

3 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.57/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$139.57
159 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$37.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507143.89729133
Medium 2448120.9054120
Medium 3455106.054836thin
One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about $246 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 sale159 hd
139.57
—
NC average8 barns · 732 hd
136.87
+2.70
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—High1,609108.511,74611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22678.6196484
CowsLean 85-90%Low84955.9347514

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)945$9305

Every lot

75 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 and Large 1-2225161.00/cwt161.00–161.003621
Steers—Medium 2265135.56/cwt130.00–140.003593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278168.25/cwt150.00–181.004683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium 2320125.86/cwt120.00–130.004033
Steers—Medium 3320105.84/cwt100.00–111.003392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322176.13/cwt150.00–192.005679
Steers—Medium 2350132.00/cwt132.00–132.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370165.09/cwt150.00–192.0061119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Medium 3419100.98/cwt100.00–103.004233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421172.82/cwt148.00–188.0072819
Steers—Medium 2435122.97/cwt120.00–126.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482171.66/cwt153.00–182.0082711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519165.57/cwt140.00–177.0085911
Steers—Medium 2545126.00/cwt126.00–126.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570166.44/cwt150.00–183.009495
Steers—Medium 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618147.74/cwt140.00–166.009134
Steers—Medium 2635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664156.55/cwt134.00–169.001,03913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715153.26/cwt121.00–165.001,0966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770143.86/cwt133.00–155.001,1082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220139.00/cwt139.00–139.003061
Heifers—Medium 2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
Heifers—Medium 2273129.91/cwt120.00–140.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284149.56/cwt140.00–160.004257
Heifers—Medium 2308125.78/cwt121.00–130.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332157.17/cwt135.00–174.005227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372158.70/cwt140.00–168.0059012
Heifers—Medium 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423149.90/cwt130.00–166.0063416
Heifers—Medium 2426126.52/cwt118.00–136.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.17/cwt130.00–164.0071519
Heifers—Medium 2475122.58/cwt120.00–128.005823
Heifers—Medium 3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Heifers—Medium 3510108.16/cwt100.00–116.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520138.51/cwt120.00–158.0072019
Heifers—Medium 2528114.50/cwt114.00–115.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570144.80/cwt129.00–154.0082521
Heifers—Medium 2585111.99/cwt110.00–114.006553
Heifers—Medium 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617133.71/cwt128.00–138.0082514
Heifers—Medium 2635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium 2660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671129.27/cwt119.00–136.008677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726119.78/cwt100.00–129.008707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763123.45/cwt118.00–129.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2467124.98/cwt120.00–130.005846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468159.62/cwt140.00–178.0074716
Bulls—Medium 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518149.98/cwt125.00–174.0077715
Bulls—Medium 2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Bulls—Medium 2555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572155.96/cwt125.00–169.0089219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621142.19/cwt108.00–161.0088318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676133.84/cwt115.00–147.0090515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723115.21/cwt105.00–136.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780108.61/cwt104.00–112.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845108.00/cwt108.00–108.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,000106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23591.58/cwt91.00–92.001,1312
Bulls——1,508107.03/cwt105.00–109.001,6144
Bulls——1,839116.47/cwt112.00–118.002,1425
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82451.02/cwt40.00–58.004209
Cows—Lean 85-90%89464.76/cwt60.00–73.005795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08967.59/cwt60.00–73.0073619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25479.55/cwt74.00–84.0099847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29887.80/cwt85.00–96.001,14018
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3825900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,008883.88/head750.00–950.008843

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.