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

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 461▼ 15 vs year ago 613 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 122▲ 52 vs year ago 123 · +42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 5.00 to 15.00 18 head

35 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 $132.49/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$132.49
206 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$32.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517138.95718154
Medium 2512114.7558843
Medium 3453106.784849thin
One grade step is worth $32.17/cwt here — about $234 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 sale206 hd
132.49
—
NC average7 barns · 650 hd
135.62
−3.12
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—Low1,563104.651,63617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14977.10886109
CowsLean 85-90%Low89359.5253123

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)925$7382thin

Every lot

80 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 2205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273147.94/cwt146.00–150.004042
Steers—Medium 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium 2317125.77/cwt120.00–140.003995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320164.54/cwt144.00–178.0052712
Steers—Medium 3322106.42/cwt100.00–110.003433
Steers—Medium 2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375161.52/cwt140.00–181.0060611
Steers—Medium 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Steers—Medium 2420122.48/cwt121.00–124.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426161.17/cwt140.00–186.0068725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479176.97/cwt150.00–189.0084814
Steers—Medium 2480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524155.57/cwt140.00–170.008157
Steers—Medium 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571156.69/cwt140.00–174.008959
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614151.55/cwt129.00–165.009317
Steers—Medium 2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664158.71/cwt120.00–167.001,05413
Steers—Medium 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721135.51/cwt126.00–150.009776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755122.00/cwt122.00–122.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875133.56/cwt130.00–137.001,1692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2218116.48/cwt112.00–122.002544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322153.54/cwt130.00–169.0049418
Heifers—Medium 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373153.01/cwt130.00–167.0057111
Heifers—Medium 2373123.02/cwt114.00–127.004594
Heifers—Medium 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Heifers—Medium 3415108.00/cwt106.00–110.004482
Heifers—Medium 2430122.73/cwt119.00–125.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435141.78/cwt130.00–151.006178
Heifers—Medium 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471145.54/cwt126.00–154.0068525
Heifers—Medium 2477121.15/cwt116.00–126.005785
Heifers—Medium 3514103.75/cwt100.00–110.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522137.44/cwt120.00–146.0071737
Heifers—Medium 2532114.26/cwt108.00–119.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573134.37/cwt120.00–150.0077017
Heifers—Medium 2574113.53/cwt109.00–119.0065215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626121.28/cwt110.00–135.0075914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668128.92/cwt114.00–140.0086112
Heifers—Medium 2680103.97/cwt100.00–108.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709131.69/cwt118.00–136.0093411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Heifers—Medium 281090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Heifers—Medium 291089.00/cwt89.00–89.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470127.62/cwt111.00–136.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482151.77/cwt136.00–173.0073214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512147.48/cwt125.00–171.0075515
Bulls—Medium 2535111.00/cwt111.00–111.005941
Bulls—Medium 3540102.64/cwt100.00–108.005543
Bulls—Medium 3551104.50/cwt100.00–108.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572138.45/cwt122.00–159.0079230
Bulls—Medium 2573115.19/cwt111.00–120.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616138.59/cwt125.00–155.0085420
Bulls—Medium 2670106.01/cwt105.00–107.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672130.59/cwt114.00–147.008786
Bulls—Medium 3675106.43/cwt104.00–109.007182
Bulls—Medium 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729122.39/cwt100.00–137.008929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774124.46/cwt107.00–132.009634
Bulls—Medium 2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827116.80/cwt100.00–129.009668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2923110.56/cwt106.00–115.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2973109.02/cwt108.00–110.001,0612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34088.53/cwt82.00–92.001,1864
Bulls——1,526103.21/cwt96.00–110.001,5757
Bulls——1,756117.07/cwt111.00–127.002,0566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76570.00/cwt70.00–70.005361
Cows—Lean 85-90%88665.30/cwt64.00–68.005799
Cows—Lean 85-90%90754.72/cwt47.00–59.0049613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02166.91/cwt60.00–73.0068328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15179.03/cwt74.00–84.0091067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39888.22/cwt85.00–93.001,23314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2875700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.