Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-23

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 23
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 523▼ 201 vs year ago 712 · −28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 124▼ 45 vs year ago 139 · −32.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

7 head Baby calves 50.00 to 75.00. Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Demand moderate : market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Quality was average with offerings moderate .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.97/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$130.97
178 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$32.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.77
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544135.90739144
Medium 2473117.1255417thin
Medium 3429103.0244217thin
One grade step is worth $32.88/cwt here — about $297 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 sale178 hd
130.97
—
NC average9 barns · 1,565 hd
138.74
−7.77
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—High1,666101.401,68916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21478.9495848
CowsLean 85-90%Average89464.135738thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$1,0632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$8006

Every lot

81 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 1-2234173.60/cwt165.00–175.004067
Steers—Medium 2272119.80/cwt112.00–130.003263
Steers—Medium 3322101.58/cwt100.00–105.003273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334171.14/cwt140.00–185.005726
Steers—Medium 2337130.47/cwt121.00–140.004403
Steers—Medium 2368124.29/cwt120.00–129.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370168.97/cwt150.00–184.0062516
Steers—Medium 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430161.09/cwt140.00–186.0069326
Steers—Medium 2442133.98/cwt130.00–138.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471162.26/cwt154.00–175.007647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515163.73/cwt143.00–174.0084311
Steers—Medium 2535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Steers—Medium 3545104.00/cwt104.00–104.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577146.19/cwt126.00–158.008445
Steers—Medium 2580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615155.88/cwt130.00–165.0095916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674152.92/cwt126.00–161.001,03114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731144.34/cwt110.00–156.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772132.96/cwt127.00–137.001,0263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826148.11/cwt144.00–149.001,22310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002992
Heifers—Medium 3283111.00/cwt111.00–111.003142
Heifers—Medium 3303105.54/cwt101.00–110.003202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335151.49/cwt140.00–168.0050710
Heifers—Medium 2355112.00/cwt112.00–112.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.16/cwt130.00–162.005547
Heifers—Medium 338397.00/cwt97.00–97.003723
Heifers—Medium 3407103.44/cwt100.00–110.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419150.89/cwt128.00–160.0063223
Heifers—Medium 2443118.99/cwt118.00–120.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477141.07/cwt128.00–154.0067316
Heifers—Medium 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium 2490121.05/cwt116.00–126.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515139.67/cwt120.00–150.0071923
Heifers—Medium 3515105.66/cwt100.00–110.005443
Heifers—Medium 2539116.99/cwt114.00–120.006314
Heifers—Medium 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
Heifers—Medium 2568111.02/cwt109.00–114.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571131.41/cwt120.00–146.0075018
Heifers—Medium 361090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
Heifers—Medium 2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616126.02/cwt108.00–136.0077611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679124.33/cwt110.00–138.0084415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712116.02/cwt110.00–120.008267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773121.12/cwt100.00–128.0093611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800112.50/cwt110.00–115.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900106.00/cwt106.00–106.009541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Bulls—Medium 3460101.00/cwt101.00–101.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474146.17/cwt130.00–170.0069315
Bulls—Medium 2517116.72/cwt114.00–120.006033
Bulls—Medium 3520107.50/cwt107.00–108.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523138.46/cwt122.00–151.0072420
Bulls—Medium 3561104.25/cwt100.00–110.005854
Bulls—Medium 2573112.24/cwt110.00–119.0064310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577135.55/cwt120.00–153.0078217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624129.46/cwt113.00–143.008088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669126.36/cwt110.00–139.008458
Bulls—Medium 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Medium 271794.94/cwt90.00–100.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728119.40/cwt100.00–128.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009901
Bulls—Medium 378080.00/cwt80.00–80.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868110.00/cwt110.00–110.009554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15277.64/cwt73.00–87.008943
Bulls——1,776115.39/cwt111.00–119.002,0495
Bulls——1,789101.56/cwt93.00–108.001,8178
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84561.00/cwt61.00–61.005151
Cows—Lean 85-90%90164.58/cwt60.00–68.005827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16569.55/cwt58.00–73.0081010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19579.46/cwt74.00–84.0095030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34688.74/cwt85.00–94.001,1948
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975838.46/head800.00–875.008382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2988736.71/head675.00–800.007372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150826.09/head800.00–850.008262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.