Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-12-16

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 16
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 464▼ 271 vs year ago 668 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 144▼ 63 vs year ago 141 · −44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate to light. Quality average . Market will be closed next Friday .

Baby calves 10.00 to 60.00 8 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.35/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$128.35
155 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$30.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.65
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487134.47655114
Medium 2433116.5050424
Medium 3403104.0741917thin
One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $236 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 sale155 hd
128.35
—
NC average8 barns · 867 hd
118.70
+9.65
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—High1,69297.421,64811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36073.1299441
CowsLean 85-90%Average97345.0543811

Every lot

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3220110.00/cwt110.00–110.002421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227153.99/cwt141.00–160.003503
Steers—Medium 2235134.00/cwt134.00–134.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285157.67/cwt151.00–160.004494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321166.07/cwt147.00–184.005338
Steers—Medium 2330136.00/cwt136.00–136.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
Steers—Medium 3370104.80/cwt100.00–110.003882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376192.46/cwt185.00–194.0072410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377166.10/cwt140.00–186.0062615
Steers—Medium 2378125.32/cwt120.00–131.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410186.49/cwt186.00–187.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424160.08/cwt136.00–185.0067921
Steers—Medium 3433100.00/cwt100.00–100.004332
Steers—Medium 2435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480153.23/cwt139.00–166.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502145.68/cwt128.00–159.007313
Steers—Medium 2525118.00/cwt118.00–118.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584162.36/cwt135.00–177.009487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618150.66/cwt130.00–172.009314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666153.30/cwt121.00–168.001,0218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703121.01/cwt118.00–124.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220140.68/cwt130.00–150.003092
Heifers—Medium 3280101.02/cwt100.00–102.002832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287150.48/cwt140.00–161.004323
Heifers—Medium 2287130.00/cwt130.00–130.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318138.17/cwt130.00–145.004397
Heifers—Medium 3320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Heifers—Medium 2338118.51/cwt117.00–120.004012
Heifers—Medium 3372102.30/cwt94.00–110.003816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374138.04/cwt122.00–146.0051611
Heifers—Medium 2378120.20/cwt115.00–126.004549
Heifers—Medium 2400114.00/cwt114.00–114.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431136.42/cwt125.00–144.0058812
Heifers—Medium 3432106.66/cwt100.00–110.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471137.23/cwt120.00–145.0064621
Heifers—Medium 2520114.51/cwt114.00–115.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522133.26/cwt116.00–143.0069631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567129.74/cwt120.00–134.0073611
Heifers—Medium 3573101.69/cwt94.00–110.005832
Heifers—Medium 2579108.76/cwt108.00–110.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621131.52/cwt123.00–135.008178
Heifers—Medium 262595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Heifers—Medium 2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668123.25/cwt102.00–133.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723121.00/cwt120.00–122.008752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Bulls—Medium 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478150.17/cwt130.00–168.007186
Bulls—Medium 2478122.41/cwt120.00–125.005852
Bulls—Medium 2510114.04/cwt110.00–118.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522131.01/cwt120.00–150.0068412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.28/cwt126.00–150.0079417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618132.21/cwt120.00–139.008176
Bulls—Medium 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657135.02/cwt132.00–138.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705114.40/cwt100.00–129.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885115.45/cwt111.00–120.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,075114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27378.56/cwt71.00–84.001,0002
Bulls——1,622114.60/cwt108.00–120.001,8593
Bulls——1,77598.14/cwt93.00–104.001,7425
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,32080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,8561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95534.83/cwt30.00–40.003335
Cows—Lean 85-90%98853.57/cwt50.00–59.005296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23860.72/cwt60.00–62.007523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31869.31/cwt63.00–73.0091418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41678.40/cwt74.00–86.001,11020

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.