Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-11-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 678▼ 22 vs year ago 710 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 148▲ 7 vs year ago 142 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 20.00 to 75.00 21 head

9 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 $125.22/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$125.22
227 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$28.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.01
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502131.03658157
Medium 2396115.4145752
Medium 3365102.9337618thin
One grade step is worth $28.10/cwt here — about $282 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 sale227 hd
125.22
—
NC average8 barns · 1,019 hd
122.21
+3.01
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—Low1,52094.431,43526
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21164.1077672
CowsLean 85-90%Average84948.1340914

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)1,133$6756

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215150.74/cwt140.00–162.003242
Steers—Medium 2215134.00/cwt134.00–134.002881
Steers—Medium 3240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278141.05/cwt140.00–142.003922
Steers—Medium 2279128.57/cwt115.00–136.003596
Steers—Medium 3280101.00/cwt101.00–101.002831
Steers—Medium 2317126.63/cwt120.00–130.004013
Steers—Medium 3321105.57/cwt100.00–112.003394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324144.17/cwt130.00–156.004678
Steers—Medium 3362102.73/cwt100.00–108.003723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377146.39/cwt134.00–167.0055215
Steers—Medium 2386122.04/cwt111.00–130.004715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417139.04/cwt126.00–154.0058020
Steers—Medium 2428122.36/cwt120.00–125.005243
Steers—Medium 3437106.05/cwt100.00–110.004633
Steers—Medium 3480104.00/cwt104.00–104.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483151.81/cwt130.00–157.0073312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525143.29/cwt115.00–156.0075211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557147.70/cwt142.00–155.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632130.83/cwt127.00–140.008276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670128.24/cwt117.00–140.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778122.65/cwt116.00–129.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2228118.32/cwt117.00–120.002706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium 2269118.62/cwt113.00–121.0031912
Heifers—Medium 3274106.16/cwt100.00–110.002917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278134.13/cwt128.00–140.003733
Heifers—Medium 2318118.92/cwt110.00–128.003789
Heifers—Medium 3321101.77/cwt100.00–107.003276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330132.55/cwt130.00–139.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369134.84/cwt130.00–144.0049815
Heifers—Medium 2375116.78/cwt113.00–121.004384
Heifers—Medium 2418114.85/cwt110.00–120.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428134.62/cwt124.00–144.0057624
Heifers—Medium 2465116.53/cwt112.00–120.005424
Heifers—Medium 3470104.00/cwt104.00–104.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.31/cwt120.00–148.0067328
Heifers—Medium 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Heifers—Medium 2511114.38/cwt110.00–117.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523130.96/cwt117.00–139.0068538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573126.67/cwt115.00–137.0072617
Heifers—Medium 358396.66/cwt94.00–100.005643
Heifers—Medium 2598110.99/cwt110.00–116.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617122.11/cwt110.00–128.0075316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660129.96/cwt125.00–135.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281391.98/cwt90.00–94.007482
Heifers—Medium 288083.95/cwt80.00–88.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293592.00/cwt92.00–92.008603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Bulls—Medium 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478136.53/cwt126.00–149.0065328
Bulls—Medium 2480119.71/cwt112.00–126.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520140.17/cwt121.00–157.0072941
Bulls—Medium 2521114.50/cwt112.00–116.005974
Bulls—Medium 2561114.76/cwt111.00–118.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576138.72/cwt120.00–154.0079928
Bulls—Medium 3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625128.99/cwt110.00–144.0080613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664122.11/cwt109.00–136.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723124.21/cwt113.00–136.008988
Bulls—Medium 278090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282397.68/cwt90.00–105.008046
Bulls—Medium 282582.00/cwt82.00–82.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287996.59/cwt90.00–101.008495
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33183.92/cwt70.00–88.001,1175
Bulls——1,54295.30/cwt76.00–100.001,47017
Bulls——1,663103.85/cwt101.00–107.001,7274
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75568.00/cwt68.00–68.005131
Cows—Lean 85-90%83354.15/cwt50.00–59.004515
Cows—Lean 85-90%87141.89/cwt30.00–48.003658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13055.69/cwt50.00–59.0062913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22471.56/cwt70.00–74.008769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22964.94/cwt60.00–69.0079850
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200750.00/head600.00–900.007502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,275663.73/head550.00–750.006642

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.