Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-01-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 13
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 420▲ 10 vs year ago 566 · +1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 157▲ 4 vs year ago 143 · +2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 thus week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby claves 10.00 to 95.00 7 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.97/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$159.97
193 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$65.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.27
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507173.87881137
Medium 2324128.9341848
Medium 3455108.134928thin
One grade step is worth $65.73/cwt here — about $389 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 sale193 hd
159.97
—
NC average8 barns · 710 hd
164.24
−4.27
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—High1,744102.631,78918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27274.0794293
CowsLean 85-90%Low92748.5345018

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)1,100$9493thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$6001thin

Every lot

77 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 2227131.43/cwt120.00–142.002988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258153.29/cwt150.00–160.003953
Steers—Medium 2286131.30/cwt120.00–148.0037610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321180.57/cwt155.00–220.0058014
Steers—Medium 2324127.59/cwt110.00–143.0041315
Steers—Medium 3332107.35/cwt102.00–110.003563
Steers—Medium 2372127.37/cwt118.00–140.004749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377200.27/cwt160.00–232.0075531
Steers—Medium 3383109.01/cwt108.00–110.004182
Steers—Medium 2425124.10/cwt120.00–136.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429173.29/cwt150.00–210.0074326
Steers—Medium 3465111.00/cwt111.00–111.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472183.78/cwt164.00–189.008679
Steers—Medium 2483133.92/cwt129.00–139.006472
Steers—Medium 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528170.85/cwt158.00–181.0090213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572166.35/cwt157.00–177.009525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612160.12/cwt132.00–169.0098014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661162.93/cwt144.00–166.001,0779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778140.82/cwt133.00–151.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858142.62/cwt134.00–151.001,2243
Steers—Medium 3900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,073114.70/cwt102.00–127.001,2312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,205122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,325116.12/cwt108.00–124.001,5392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2235122.00/cwt122.00–122.002871
Heifers—Medium 2273122.68/cwt120.00–130.003356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279151.38/cwt140.00–178.004227
Heifers—Medium 2317126.17/cwt116.00–135.004006
Heifers—Medium 3320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332145.71/cwt132.00–160.004849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374153.87/cwt138.00–174.0057515
Heifers—Medium 2376124.27/cwt111.00–137.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422161.71/cwt138.00–180.0068214
Heifers—Medium 2427120.64/cwt117.00–125.005153
Heifers—Medium 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464153.22/cwt141.00–160.0071116
Heifers—Medium 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium 2473125.58/cwt120.00–130.005946
Heifers—Medium 3528111.96/cwt103.00–121.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532141.07/cwt130.00–155.0075022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574138.78/cwt121.00–148.0079724
Heifers—Medium 3580105.58/cwt101.00–110.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622137.56/cwt134.00–140.008567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665128.71/cwt110.00–140.0085611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770111.07/cwt100.00–122.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965100.00/cwt100.00–100.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,017111.43/cwt106.00–120.001,1333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,168110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium 2483126.82/cwt120.00–134.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484151.86/cwt130.00–170.0073520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517149.17/cwt135.00–168.0077121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576147.77/cwt135.00–155.0085115
Bulls—Medium 2610102.50/cwt100.00–105.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630142.24/cwt131.00–151.0089612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670138.54/cwt126.00–145.0092812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735132.27/cwt125.00–139.009723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840112.00/cwt112.00–112.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860111.00/cwt111.00–111.009551
Bulls—Medium 286090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3405107.00/cwt107.00–107.004331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48378.79/cwt71.00–83.001,1683
Bulls——1,73799.70/cwt94.00–105.001,7325
Bulls——1,825111.25/cwt107.00–118.002,03010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90158.16/cwt50.00–66.005249
Cows—Lean 85-90%95338.89/cwt30.00–50.003719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17064.10/cwt54.00–67.0075017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28173.75/cwt68.00–78.0094548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31780.67/cwt79.00–85.001,06228
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100949.24/head700.00–1,050.009493

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.