Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-10-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 28
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 684▲ 161 vs year ago 517 · +31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 106▲ 48 vs year ago 100 · +48.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$127.89
210 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$20.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510132.48675164
Medium 2457111.5551046
One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $165 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 sale210 hd
127.89
—
NC average8 barns · 1,178 hd
126.00
+1.89
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—Average1,52091.981,39816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18570.1883237
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52166.121,00621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04656.4759164

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)1,025$9632thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2205117.00/cwt117.00–117.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220182.18/cwt178.00–186.004012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268146.94/cwt139.00–154.003944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332160.03/cwt150.00–169.005317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369159.32/cwt152.00–171.005888
Steers—Medium 2383116.65/cwt110.00–120.004473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428151.94/cwt140.00–162.0065011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.03/cwt140.00–150.006809
Steers—Medium 2478118.64/cwt115.00–121.005675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523162.49/cwt162.00–166.008508
Steers—Medium 2527123.05/cwt117.00–134.0064812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573152.54/cwt141.00–165.0087411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605158.00/cwt158.00–158.0095610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618151.18/cwt140.00–155.0093423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662144.97/cwt138.00–150.0096011
Steers—Medium 2705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712135.00/cwt135.00–135.009613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867125.91/cwt120.00–134.001,0923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Heifers—Medium 2220129.00/cwt129.00–129.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225179.00/cwt179.00–179.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy263159.98/cwt158.00–162.004212
Heifers—Medium 2270120.53/cwt120.00–121.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275134.91/cwt130.00–140.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324143.22/cwt130.00–157.0046412
Heifers—Medium 2334110.55/cwt102.00–120.003695
Heifers—Medium 2375116.40/cwt110.00–123.0043711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376140.67/cwt126.00–156.005299
Heifers—Medium 2417113.06/cwt108.00–119.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424135.45/cwt123.00–147.0057415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.72/cwt120.00–147.0065031
Heifers—Medium 2482114.53/cwt106.00–118.005526
Heifers—Medium 2525106.04/cwt100.00–115.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529130.56/cwt120.00–141.0069126
Heifers—Medium 2564108.88/cwt100.00–115.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573134.08/cwt110.00–138.0076827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627121.27/cwt110.00–133.0076018
Heifers—Medium 2628103.43/cwt100.00–107.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676118.33/cwt116.00–120.008009
Heifers—Medium 2677103.46/cwt102.00–105.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714117.96/cwt112.00–120.008429
Heifers—Medium 273895.05/cwt90.00–100.007012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2279133.38/cwt124.00–146.003724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2314128.76/cwt120.00–141.004045
Bulls—Medium 2323117.36/cwt115.00–120.003792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369144.61/cwt130.00–158.005346
Bulls—Medium 2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Bulls—Medium 2418116.28/cwt110.00–120.004863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430139.11/cwt126.00–150.0059823
Bulls—Medium 2480118.28/cwt109.00–120.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482132.32/cwt123.00–147.0063818
Bulls—Medium 2521111.61/cwt105.00–120.005817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528132.43/cwt124.00–148.0069917
Bulls—Medium 2565112.77/cwt110.00–119.0063712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578128.01/cwt120.00–140.0074017
Bulls—Medium 2619103.43/cwt100.00–109.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630120.20/cwt110.00–133.0075719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672117.70/cwt110.00–130.0079116
Bulls—Medium 2690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715119.86/cwt108.00–125.0085716
Bulls—Medium 2730101.00/cwt101.00–101.007371
Bulls—Medium 275898.04/cwt95.00–103.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765108.62/cwt100.00–116.008315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Bulls—Medium 283090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18378.81/cwt75.00–83.009323
Bulls——1,59895.02/cwt86.00–101.001,51813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92143.99/cwt40.00–49.0040511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07259.06/cwt50.00–66.0063353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18570.18/cwt64.00–79.0083237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52166.12/cwt60.00–71.001,00621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100775.00/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.