Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-10-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 21
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 738▲ 13 vs year ago 671 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 151▼ 14 vs year ago 120 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 up 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 20.00 to 90.00 27 head

2 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 $121.00/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$121.00
222 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$22.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522125.69656164
Medium 1-2355125.004441thin
Medium 2446112.9950423
Medium 3441103.6545734
One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $199 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 sale222 hd
121.00
—
NC average6 barns · 920 hd
124.89
−3.89
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—Average1,54993.861,45417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22365.4380061
CowsLean 85-90%Low94846.5444110

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$9251thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2243114.49/cwt114.00–115.002782
Steers—Medium 2270129.42/cwt123.00–135.003494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279148.63/cwt140.00–160.004155
Steers—Medium 3315107.05/cwt104.00–110.003372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329158.86/cwt136.00–170.0052311
Steers—Medium 2333125.94/cwt118.00–134.004192
Steers—Medium 2368117.48/cwt113.00–127.004324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380155.08/cwt135.00–173.0058931
Steers—Medium 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004242
Steers—Medium 2415115.04/cwt111.00–118.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424143.39/cwt130.00–167.0060819
Steers—Medium 3443107.99/cwt106.00–110.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
Steers—Medium 2478129.00/cwt129.00–129.006172
Steers—Medium 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524140.78/cwt125.00–149.0073814
Steers—Medium 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560147.00/cwt130.00–149.0082316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614138.85/cwt121.00–145.008535
Steers—Medium 262091.00/cwt91.00–91.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672133.94/cwt127.00–140.009005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726131.86/cwt111.00–140.009578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767134.67/cwt128.00–138.001,0336
Steers—Medium 3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823131.88/cwt131.00–132.001,0858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Heifers—Medium 2225111.00/cwt111.00–111.002501
Heifers—Medium 3230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
Heifers—Medium 2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Heifers—Medium 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286135.94/cwt130.00–144.003896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309134.33/cwt125.00–142.004156
Heifers—Medium 2319115.31/cwt111.00–126.003685
Heifers—Medium 3340104.49/cwt104.00–105.003552
Heifers—Medium 2350119.00/cwt119.00–119.004171
Heifers—Medium 1-2355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004441
Heifers—Medium 3361105.13/cwt100.00–111.003807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373131.76/cwt120.00–142.0049112
Heifers—Medium 2410118.04/cwt116.00–120.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427132.40/cwt120.00–140.0056524
Heifers—Medium 3430107.27/cwt100.00–110.004618
Heifers—Medium 3452105.34/cwt100.00–110.004763
Heifers—Medium 2455111.00/cwt111.00–111.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475135.49/cwt120.00–144.0064430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514129.49/cwt120.00–143.0066619
Heifers—Medium 3518100.00/cwt100.00–100.005187
Heifers—Medium 2530112.01/cwt110.00–114.005946
Heifers—Medium 2555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568123.94/cwt114.00–131.0070428
Heifers—Medium 3572101.04/cwt92.00–108.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628110.14/cwt100.00–120.0069214
Heifers—Medium 265393.00/cwt93.00–93.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669106.02/cwt100.00–111.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727114.89/cwt100.00–135.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766106.82/cwt104.00–110.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842103.00/cwt100.00–106.008676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877100.67/cwt100.00–102.008833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470119.34/cwt118.00–120.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472136.99/cwt123.00–155.0064717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521127.50/cwt120.00–140.0066428
Bulls—Medium 3525103.56/cwt102.00–105.005442
Bulls—Medium 2533113.13/cwt110.00–118.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574124.39/cwt120.00–132.0071413
Bulls—Medium 3574103.26/cwt100.00–108.005934
Bulls—Medium 2577113.78/cwt110.00–118.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615119.11/cwt100.00–125.0073327
Bulls—Medium 262591.00/cwt91.00–91.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668110.11/cwt100.00–120.0073612
Bulls—Medium 267593.00/cwt93.00–93.006281
Bulls—Medium 368586.00/cwt86.00–86.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720109.29/cwt104.00–114.007876
Bulls—Medium 274090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276798.69/cwt96.00–100.007573
Bulls—Medium 378080.00/cwt80.00–80.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285894.50/cwt94.00–95.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291594.95/cwt90.00–100.008692
Bulls—Medium 296589.00/cwt89.00–89.008591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 323070.00/cwt70.00–70.001611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32384.82/cwt83.00–87.001,1226
Bulls——1,641102.80/cwt101.00–104.001,6874
Bulls——1,68996.51/cwt91.00–99.001,6307
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93041.83/cwt35.00–45.003896
Cows—Lean 85-90%97453.61/cwt50.00–56.005224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12656.09/cwt51.00–60.0063212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14678.07/cwt74.00–86.008955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25866.54/cwt61.00–71.0083744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.