Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-02-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
▲ 543 vs last sale 220▲ 177 vs year ago 586 · +30.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 66▲ 42 vs year ago 162 · +25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 7.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average to attractive .

Baby calves 55.00 3 head

5 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 $144.41/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$144.41
258 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$45.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.96
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520151.71789198
Medium 2448124.8955945
Medium 3386106.5841115thin
One grade step is worth $45.13/cwt here — about $378 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 sale258 hd
144.41
—
NC average8 barns · 1,266 hd
139.45
+4.96
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—Average1,642103.581,70130
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21876.26929116
CowsLean 85-90%Low86850.5843923

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)1,183$1,1523thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Steers—Medium 3223105.69/cwt100.00–111.002362
Steers—Medium 3275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280185.16/cwt170.00–207.5051810
Steers—Medium 2290138.30/cwt127.00–150.004012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317190.06/cwt160.00–215.0060219
Steers—Medium 2328143.62/cwt123.00–152.004714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372202.89/cwt169.00–227.0075526
Steers—Medium 2375141.99/cwt122.00–158.005326
Steers—Medium 3375101.01/cwt100.00–102.003792
Steers—Medium 2424128.63/cwt120.00–141.005454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425196.01/cwt167.00–221.0083340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468188.87/cwt161.00–214.0088416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516188.68/cwt170.00–200.0097414
Steers—Medium 2525147.00/cwt147.00–147.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557179.98/cwt171.00–191.001,0026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615158.90/cwt140.00–182.009779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,22911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657161.13/cwt144.00–178.001,05910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710133.52/cwt132.00–135.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771156.03/cwt139.00–163.001,2037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3226107.67/cwt100.00–118.002434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230177.00/cwt177.00–177.004071
Heifers—Medium 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279163.02/cwt150.00–170.004557
Heifers—Medium 2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319164.11/cwt143.00–177.0052410
Heifers—Medium 2323132.83/cwt130.00–139.004294
Heifers—Medium 2370126.48/cwt116.00–137.004686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371167.35/cwt150.00–178.0062118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422158.70/cwt130.00–178.0067021
Heifers—Medium 2428126.97/cwt120.00–137.005437
Heifers—Medium 3428109.51/cwt107.00–111.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470162.42/cwt140.00–179.0076334
Heifers—Medium 2473125.43/cwt120.00–130.0059312
Heifers—Medium 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491177.00/cwt177.00–177.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008335
Heifers—Medium 2521120.00/cwt120.00–120.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523147.63/cwt130.00–159.0077225
Heifers—Medium 3532106.65/cwt100.00–110.005673
Heifers—Medium 2563117.95/cwt114.00–122.006642
Heifers—Medium 3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567149.65/cwt135.00–167.0084920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590168.00/cwt168.00–168.009913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624131.66/cwt110.00–147.0082212
Heifers—Medium 2667100.00/cwt100.00–100.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668135.93/cwt120.00–144.0090813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,01010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729114.62/cwt100.00–130.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293890.00/cwt90.00–90.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,14290.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2476129.12/cwt120.00–140.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477178.06/cwt150.00–198.0084913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520171.32/cwt150.00–191.0089116
Bulls—Medium 2520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Bulls—Medium 3522111.25/cwt100.00–130.005813
Bulls—Medium 3558107.31/cwt104.00–110.005993
Bulls—Medium 2565126.42/cwt120.00–134.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571156.27/cwt140.00–169.0089215
Bulls—Medium 2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626149.36/cwt120.00–160.0093518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669137.90/cwt120.00–156.0092311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720128.16/cwt118.00–134.009233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762128.11/cwt120.00–136.009765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824106.53/cwt100.00–120.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286596.00/cwt96.00–96.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17485.83/cwt80.00–90.001,0086
Bulls——1,659104.35/cwt100.00–110.001,73113
Bulls——1,878112.36/cwt110.00–115.002,11011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81741.83/cwt33.00–60.0034211
Cows—Lean 85-90%91558.61/cwt50.00–76.0053612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08864.93/cwt52.00–69.0070617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18476.14/cwt70.00–80.0090173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40084.01/cwt81.00–89.001,17626
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,152.46/head900.00–1,275.001,1523

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.