Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-03-03

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 3
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 468 vs last sale 831▼ 533 vs year ago 896 · −59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 178▼ 78 vs year ago 177 · −44.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality attractive .

Baby calve 70.00 to 75.00 5 head

19 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 $164.80/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$164.80
123 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$68.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.31
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487168.54821110
Medium 2382135.9151912thin
Medium 3555100.005551thin
One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $266 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 sale123 hd
164.80
—
NC average8 barns · 1,030 hd
153.49
+11.31
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—Average1,769111.811,97813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24388.711,10369
CowsLean 85-90%Low89663.945735thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220193.12/cwt170.00–202.004254
Steers—Medium 2243156.90/cwt147.00–167.003812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273196.20/cwt180.00–210.005367
Steers—Medium 2288152.29/cwt139.00–162.004396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321210.95/cwt200.00–232.0067710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376216.08/cwt180.00–235.0081226
Steers—Medium 2388137.55/cwt135.00–140.005342
Steers—Medium 2422136.87/cwt131.00–140.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427194.42/cwt176.00–211.0083016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478215.02/cwt192.00–230.001,0286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519204.10/cwt186.00–220.001,05921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563208.53/cwt207.00–210.001,1742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627190.85/cwt168.00–203.001,1973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670183.88/cwt180.00–196.001,2324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712163.28/cwt137.00–180.001,1635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810156.10/cwt140.00–172.001,2642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2238145.05/cwt140.00–150.003452
Heifers—Medium 2278140.95/cwt140.00–142.003922
Heifers—Medium 2303145.04/cwt140.00–150.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324180.58/cwt170.00–186.005858
Heifers—Medium 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387180.24/cwt177.00–195.0069813
Heifers—Medium 2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423178.32/cwt150.00–192.0075423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479170.39/cwt150.00–180.0081616
Heifers—Medium 2495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518163.64/cwt150.00–170.0084821
Heifers—Medium 2520122.43/cwt115.00–130.006372
Heifers—Medium 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577161.83/cwt150.00–166.0093416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603158.00/cwt156.00–159.009535
Heifers—Medium 2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676147.12/cwt134.00–160.009956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705113.00/cwt106.00–120.007972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2465138.01/cwt120.00–150.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472187.04/cwt172.00–205.0088320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524163.49/cwt150.00–175.008578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584166.40/cwt155.00–178.009726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618160.28/cwt144.00–167.0099112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655161.32/cwt158.00–166.001,0573
Bulls—Medium 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718150.67/cwt150.00–152.001,0823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 384097.00/cwt97.00–97.008151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,379104.55/cwt97.00–109.001,4425
Bulls——2,013116.34/cwt112.00–126.002,3428
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87569.93/cwt64.00–73.006124
Cows—Lean 85-90%98040.00/cwt40.00–40.003921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05770.83/cwt60.00–75.007499
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09484.91/cwt78.00–89.0092926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40696.35/cwt90.00–109.001,35534

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.