Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-10-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 925▼ 62 vs year ago 800 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 134▲ 19 vs year ago 132 · +14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.11/cwt on 314 head.
Average price
$125.11
314 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$23.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.92
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502128.37644252
Medium 2432115.6949940
Medium 3441104.9746322
One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about $181 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 sale314 hd
125.11
—
NC average7 barns · 870 hd
119.20
+5.92
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—Average1,75294.091,64820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26064.5881493
CowsLean 85-90%Average94447.7445017

Every lot

79 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 2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Steers—Medium 2275134.55/cwt133.00–136.003702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285151.64/cwt140.00–167.004324
Steers—Medium 3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325152.84/cwt130.00–166.0049721
Steers—Medium 3335106.00/cwt106.00–106.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373151.45/cwt130.00–170.0056527
Steers—Medium 3375107.54/cwt103.00–110.004033
Steers—Medium 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423141.63/cwt121.00–165.0059938
Steers—Medium 2431117.81/cwt115.00–122.005084
Steers—Medium 3460107.00/cwt107.00–107.004921
Steers—Medium 2470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471151.03/cwt130.00–169.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527139.38/cwt124.00–150.0073511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583139.54/cwt122.00–156.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622133.94/cwt125.00–150.0083311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663141.65/cwt126.00–151.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725120.94/cwt112.00–139.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775127.84/cwt119.00–143.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827126.47/cwt115.00–139.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Heifers—Medium 3265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002652
Heifers—Medium 2278123.35/cwt120.00–128.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287135.30/cwt130.00–141.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328137.87/cwt122.00–154.0045212
Heifers—Medium 2338115.71/cwt112.00–120.003913
Heifers—Medium 2366118.27/cwt115.00–120.004338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374133.69/cwt120.00–146.0050031
Heifers—Medium 3381106.59/cwt100.00–110.004066
Heifers—Medium 2418115.63/cwt110.00–118.004838
Heifers—Medium 3419105.69/cwt100.00–110.004437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425137.74/cwt120.00–149.0058540
Heifers—Medium 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
Heifers—Medium 2476116.45/cwt110.00–119.0055410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478134.92/cwt120.00–150.0064545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518127.10/cwt115.00–147.0065835
Heifers—Medium 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium 2528111.65/cwt109.00–116.005906
Heifers—Medium 2570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573124.31/cwt117.00–131.0071239
Heifers—Medium 3574100.00/cwt100.00–100.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619116.38/cwt100.00–127.0072019
Heifers—Medium 265094.00/cwt94.00–94.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675110.22/cwt100.00–123.0074414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712107.73/cwt100.00–111.007678
Heifers—Medium 3755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771106.74/cwt101.00–110.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283093.00/cwt93.00–93.007721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2463122.01/cwt120.00–124.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473133.58/cwt120.00–159.0063222
Bulls—Medium 3490105.00/cwt105.00–105.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519127.96/cwt117.00–149.0066421
Bulls—Medium 2524113.01/cwt110.00–117.005928
Bulls—Medium 3529104.02/cwt102.00–109.005505
Bulls—Medium 2561110.50/cwt109.00–113.006206
Bulls—Medium 356794.99/cwt90.00–100.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573125.99/cwt116.00–149.0072219
Bulls—Medium 260893.95/cwt90.00–98.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624122.55/cwt111.00–130.0076515
Bulls—Medium 265594.00/cwt94.00–94.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668113.21/cwt106.00–125.0075613
Bulls—Medium 367089.00/cwt89.00–89.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708105.76/cwt100.00–115.007494
Bulls—Medium 271590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Bulls—Medium 277587.30/cwt80.00–91.006777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280093.00/cwt93.00–93.007441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3273110.63/cwt110.00–112.003023
Dairy Steers—Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69889.28/cwt81.00–93.001,5169
Bulls——1,73198.62/cwt94.00–104.001,70710
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,44092.00/cwt92.00–92.002,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92844.39/cwt37.00–50.0041212
Cows—Lean 85-90%98155.77/cwt51.00–58.005475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11581.00/cwt81.00–81.009031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20059.98/cwt55.00–63.0072035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29967.12/cwt64.00–74.0087257

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.