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

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 386 vs last sale 688▼ 716 vs year ago 1,018 · −70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 149▼ 71 vs year ago 151 · −47.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 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 light with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00 to 150.00 6 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.19/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$123.19
96 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$24.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485128.5762370
Medium 2401115.0346111thin
Medium 3376104.1139115thin
One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $232 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 sale96 hd
123.19
—
NC average8 barns · 1,183 hd
118.77
+4.43
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—Average1,68199.171,66715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19667.9581352
CowsLean 85-90%High89551.844645thin

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)1,138$9464thin

Every lot

69 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 3215100.00/cwt100.00–100.002151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2237150.35/cwt140.00–155.003563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277150.60/cwt140.00–172.004176
Steers—Medium 2283132.91/cwt131.00–135.003762
Steers—Medium 2310126.00/cwt126.00–126.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317151.41/cwt140.00–160.004806
Steers—Medium 2362125.29/cwt121.00–130.004543
Steers—Medium 3378110.00/cwt110.00–110.004162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.23/cwt130.00–158.0055414
Steers—Medium 2418119.49/cwt119.00–120.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423142.37/cwt129.00–152.0060214
Steers—Medium 3430105.33/cwt100.00–110.004535
Steers—Medium 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482140.52/cwt139.00–141.006776
Steers—Medium 2485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518127.29/cwt120.00–136.006594
Steers—Medium 3535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578128.59/cwt125.00–135.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628118.00/cwt117.00–119.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736127.28/cwt116.00–131.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Medium 2235112.00/cwt112.00–112.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
Heifers—Medium 2283122.16/cwt116.00–128.003462
Heifers—Medium 2300124.00/cwt124.00–124.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331133.85/cwt126.00–141.004435
Heifers—Medium 3337105.37/cwt100.00–110.003556
Heifers—Medium 3375103.34/cwt100.00–107.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379130.82/cwt125.00–140.004966
Heifers—Medium 2380116.00/cwt116.00–116.004411
Heifers—Medium 3413103.06/cwt101.00–105.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424135.15/cwt125.00–143.0057317
Heifers—Medium 2440115.99/cwt115.00–117.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468130.75/cwt122.00–140.0061214
Heifers—Medium 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517124.35/cwt116.00–130.006438
Heifers—Medium 2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578125.43/cwt120.00–130.007259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615112.97/cwt100.00–129.006955
Heifers—Medium 263095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665119.96/cwt115.00–125.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720113.00/cwt113.00–113.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753118.00/cwt118.00–118.008892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
Bulls—Medium 3465103.03/cwt100.00–106.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471135.66/cwt129.00–149.006395
Bulls—Medium 2480116.00/cwt116.00–116.005571
Bulls—Medium 3513100.00/cwt100.00–100.005132
Bulls—Medium 2515111.02/cwt110.00–112.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519127.24/cwt119.00–139.006607
Bulls—Medium 3565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577119.79/cwt117.00–126.006919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623118.70/cwt105.00–124.007409
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682114.78/cwt109.00–120.007835
Bulls—Medium 273597.00/cwt97.00–97.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771106.80/cwt105.00–108.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50885.94/cwt84.00–88.001,2962
Bulls——1,62697.70/cwt92.00–102.001,5898
Bulls——1,838106.82/cwt103.00–114.001,9635
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84760.35/cwt60.00–61.005113
Cows—Lean 85-90%96839.07/cwt30.00–48.003782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09156.57/cwt54.00–59.006175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13165.81/cwt60.00–69.0074427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31073.69/cwt70.00–80.0096520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,138946.43/head800.00–1,050.009464

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.