Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-06-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 2
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 426▲ 153 vs year ago 514 · +29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 80▲ 29 vs year ago 136 · +21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $187.27/cwt on 233 head. That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −11.41 against this barn's trailing median of $198.68.
Average price
$187.27
233 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$463
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.30
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557200.151,114170
Medium and Large 2458169.3777538
Medium and Large 3513126.8665125
One grade step is worth $73.29/cwt here — about $463 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 sale233 hd
187.27
—
NC average7 barns · 821 hd
184.97
+2.30
This barn, trailing median26 sales
198.68
−11.41
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

26 sales
238208178147median 198.6803/0604/1706/1208/0710/30
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.56, low $161.49, median $198.68 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,609120.371,93619
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26599.071,253109
CowsLean 85-90%Average86379.0068212

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)1,500$1,4251thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1283234.96/cwt230.00–240.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1322241.19/cwt220.00–260.0077710
Steers—Medium and Large 1363220.79/cwt200.00–240.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1418235.95/cwt200.00–257.0098612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,15943
Steers—Medium and Large 2427185.00/cwt185.00–185.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1475233.05/cwt200.00–250.001,1079
Steers—Medium and Large 1522224.25/cwt200.00–240.001,17111
Steers—Medium and Large 2523182.01/cwt180.00–184.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 2550184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1568230.46/cwt210.00–238.001,30923
Steers—Medium and Large 1617219.51/cwt200.00–232.001,35412
Steers—Medium and Large 1670210.37/cwt204.00–220.001,4093
Steers—Medium and Large 1713180.98/cwt160.00–192.001,2903
Steers—Medium and Large 1800183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4641
Steers—Medium and Large 11,120128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281219.07/cwt200.00–250.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325223.45/cwt207.00–243.0072611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350214.00/cwt214.00–214.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372218.94/cwt200.00–252.0081422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393183.04/cwt177.00–189.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414214.81/cwt190.00–238.0088921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427171.67/cwt155.00–182.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471209.72/cwt192.00–232.5098818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479161.04/cwt144.00–188.007717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480142.00/cwt142.00–142.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518203.90/cwt180.00–218.001,05625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518142.46/cwt140.00–145.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577204.41/cwt192.00–212.001,17923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624191.62/cwt180.00–200.001,19612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728173.14/cwt150.00–180.001,2606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1756161.77/cwt141.00–181.001,2237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1945124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4341
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,110134.02/cwt132.00–136.001,4882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245222.00/cwt222.00–222.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274238.40/cwt210.00–255.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275174.11/cwt160.00–195.004794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329240.68/cwt205.00–265.0079210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370235.13/cwt210.00–260.0087010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371178.67/cwt160.00–190.006635
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428217.18/cwt192.00–242.5093015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433174.58/cwt160.00–185.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470209.45/cwt190.00–242.0098415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474159.59/cwt150.00–188.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479126.50/cwt120.00–140.006067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509128.00/cwt128.00–128.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524198.89/cwt187.50–212.001,04225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533166.73/cwt150.00–182.008896
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566168.96/cwt150.00–180.009568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579204.56/cwt190.00–221.001,18427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620199.31/cwt180.00–214.001,23612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628132.00/cwt132.00–132.008296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662187.75/cwt150.00–209.001,24321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730161.68/cwt150.00–175.001,1809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777158.92/cwt150.00–171.001,23511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813150.48/cwt130.00–168.001,2233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1883149.51/cwt146.00–153.001,3202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1923147.22/cwt136.00–159.001,3592
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,030138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Dairy Steers—Large 3378145.00/cwt145.00–145.005485
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,496116.52/cwt104.00–122.001,74314
Bulls——1,924131.16/cwt124.00–136.002,5245
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82887.70/cwt84.00–93.007264
Cows—Lean 85-90%88174.65/cwt69.00–90.006588
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10187.68/cwt83.00–91.0096520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27498.07/cwt92.00–102.001,24956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350107.67/cwt103.00–114.001,45433
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.