Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-05-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 12
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 870▲ 13 vs year ago 557 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 172▼ 17 vs year ago 144 · −11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Trend

Compared to last week, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower with feeder cattle selling steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 1 hog

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.23/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$170.23
213 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$485
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505177.25895161
Medium and Large 2432154.4066744
Medium and Large 3354115.984108thin
One grade step is worth $61.27/cwt here — about $485 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 sale213 hd
170.23
—
NC average8 barns · 1,539 hd
176.10
−5.87
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—Average1,322110.271,45715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,81591.001,6521thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16990.051,05371
CowsLean 85-90%Low94671.3067416

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1222216.74/cwt212.00–219.004813
Steers—Medium and Large 1314233.34/cwt217.00–240.0073311
Steers—Medium and Large 1378226.83/cwt210.00–237.008578
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added408234.00/cwt234.00–234.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1438217.62/cwt200.00–225.009536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452210.00/cwt210.00–210.009493
Steers—Medium and Large 1473208.91/cwt200.00–215.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1534202.20/cwt188.00–214.001,0807
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added543210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added551216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1907
Steers—Medium and Large 1573204.42/cwt200.00–210.001,1714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616210.95/cwt209.00–215.001,29912
Steers—Medium and Large 1645194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1659189.30/cwt185.00–197.001,2477
Steers—Medium and Large 1855165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2239156.70/cwt150.00–170.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283120.19/cwt110.00–137.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287160.16/cwt151.00–170.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1296190.88/cwt185.00–202.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327161.86/cwt155.00–174.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329190.43/cwt176.00–198.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375190.90/cwt170.00–204.0071627
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380118.65/cwt107.00–130.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385158.85/cwt150.00–166.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422183.28/cwt170.00–196.0077319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435165.84/cwt160.00–170.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464177.14/cwt161.00–185.0082213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464157.96/cwt140.00–177.0073313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520173.31/cwt150.00–186.0090118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520127.00/cwt124.00–130.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574136.41/cwt120.00–148.007835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576172.10/cwt150.00–187.0099126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622168.75/cwt154.00–184.001,05010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677156.28/cwt140.00–173.001,05814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772153.56/cwt140.00–161.001,1853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818154.65/cwt149.00–160.001,2653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218206.35/cwt197.50–215.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274208.80/cwt191.00–230.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290171.00/cwt171.00–171.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320155.63/cwt140.00–175.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323213.62/cwt192.00–237.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377206.94/cwt194.00–247.0078018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429187.19/cwt180.00–198.0080315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433159.77/cwt150.00–172.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474193.12/cwt180.00–230.0091512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474161.56/cwt140.00–179.007668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524153.89/cwt135.00–168.008064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530188.92/cwt175.00–202.001,00123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570182.14/cwt168.00–195.001,03810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578152.50/cwt120.00–172.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624170.95/cwt151.00–190.001,06724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673169.06/cwt161.00–188.001,1388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713160.76/cwt155.00–170.001,1465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763154.18/cwt148.00–159.001,1764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1828139.17/cwt130.00–149.001,1525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870148.00/cwt146.00–150.001,2882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1916134.22/cwt130.00–140.001,2294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1970129.29/cwt120.00–136.001,2543
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Dairy Steers—Large 3375121.00/cwt121.00–121.004541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11392.43/cwt90.00–95.001,0292
Bulls——1,185106.34/cwt98.00–115.001,2607
Bulls——1,551120.79/cwt117.00–125.001,8736
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93567.64/cwt60.00–82.006328
Cows—Lean 85-90%95674.96/cwt70.00–84.007178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04782.08/cwt76.00–85.0085919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21091.42/cwt87.00–98.001,10645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237102.89/cwt100.00–109.001,2737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,6521

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.