Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-10-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
925 head
▲ 744 vs last sale 181▲ 362 vs year ago 563 · +64.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 30▲ 26 vs year ago 108 · +24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate to light ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to light . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 35.00 to 80.00 10 head

30 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 $123.18/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$123.18
266 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$21.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516126.83655206
Medium 2467115.4253933
Medium 3444104.8846627
One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $189 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 sale266 hd
123.18
—
NC average7 barns · 811 hd
125.16
−1.97
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—Average1,64897.511,60722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25565.9982877
CowsLean 85-90%Average97651.5750313

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)1,200$9001thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220154.09/cwt152.00–156.003392
Steers—Medium 2220142.23/cwt137.00–147.003132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267167.34/cwt150.00–174.004479
Steers—Medium 2290124.61/cwt118.00–131.003612
Steers—Medium 2313138.46/cwt130.00–154.004333
Steers—Medium 3317114.43/cwt104.00–135.003633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329148.22/cwt136.00–162.0048817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368153.32/cwt130.00–173.0056432
Steers—Medium 2375125.07/cwt120.00–130.004693
Steers—Medium 3420102.86/cwt90.00–120.004324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426140.80/cwt130.00–150.0060020
Steers—Medium 2436120.00/cwt110.00–129.005235
Steers—Medium 2453114.48/cwt110.00–119.005192
Steers—Medium 3476106.63/cwt101.00–110.005084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478148.28/cwt134.00–160.0070918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.54/cwt125.00–159.0071316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570149.58/cwt144.00–155.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616135.62/cwt123.00–143.0083512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671135.75/cwt121.00–139.009119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723126.83/cwt118.00–131.0091717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2179142.00/cwt142.00–142.002544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230165.69/cwt141.00–173.0038110
Heifers—Medium 3268105.33/cwt100.00–110.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293142.00/cwt142.00–142.004165
Heifers—Medium 3326105.21/cwt100.00–110.003434
Heifers—Medium 2330113.98/cwt113.00–115.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333138.66/cwt130.00–149.004626
Heifers—Medium 3366108.96/cwt105.00–111.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367140.08/cwt120.00–151.0051418
Heifers—Medium 2371119.92/cwt117.00–124.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419131.59/cwt120.00–149.0055122
Heifers—Medium 2425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Heifers—Medium 3433105.53/cwt100.00–110.004574
Heifers—Medium 2467115.74/cwt110.00–120.005415
Heifers—Medium 3468103.78/cwt100.00–110.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471133.47/cwt120.00–150.0062937
Heifers—Medium 3520104.86/cwt100.00–110.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523128.94/cwt120.00–142.0067426
Heifers—Medium 2524109.98/cwt106.00–114.005766
Heifers—Medium 3565104.74/cwt98.00–110.005926
Heifers—Medium 2571111.58/cwt109.00–116.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574123.38/cwt110.00–137.0070818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617109.90/cwt100.00–141.0067821
Heifers—Medium 263098.00/cwt98.00–98.006171
Heifers—Medium 366089.00/cwt89.00–89.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669114.10/cwt104.00–120.0076321
Heifers—Medium 271894.49/cwt91.00–98.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720104.46/cwt100.00–110.0075215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750102.00/cwt100.00–104.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819104.92/cwt90.00–114.008595
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2468114.94/cwt110.00–120.005389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474132.35/cwt126.00–147.0062716
Bulls—Medium 3478104.40/cwt100.00–110.004997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524122.39/cwt115.00–136.0064119
Bulls—Medium 2525114.58/cwt110.00–120.0060210
Bulls—Medium 3527105.70/cwt100.00–111.0055711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559129.94/cwt126.00–140.007264
Bulls—Medium 2572112.69/cwt110.00–116.0064510
Bulls—Medium 3576105.37/cwt100.00–108.006078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622114.00/cwt100.00–135.0070936
Bulls—Medium 262892.54/cwt90.00–100.005815
Bulls—Medium 364090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Bulls—Medium 365593.00/cwt93.00–93.006091
Bulls—Medium 266490.34/cwt90.00–92.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669114.80/cwt100.00–127.007687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715111.53/cwt107.00–116.007972
Bulls—Medium 273586.03/cwt82.00–90.006322
Bulls—Medium 276590.99/cwt89.00–93.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768104.97/cwt100.00–111.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281599.00/cwt99.00–99.008071
Bulls—Medium 281590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348084.00/cwt84.00–84.004031
Dairy Steers—Large 361099.00/cwt99.00–99.006041
Dairy Steers—Large 386092.00/cwt92.00–92.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41888.58/cwt87.00–90.001,2564
Bulls——1,69999.49/cwt95.00–107.001,69018
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96548.09/cwt30.00–57.0046410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01363.15/cwt58.00–70.006403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11576.00/cwt76.00–76.008471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17361.96/cwt50.00–65.0072728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30568.14/cwt66.00–73.0088948
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.