Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-06-23

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 23
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 670▼ 45 vs year ago 647 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 100▼ 48 vs year ago 167 · −28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

16 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 $188.56/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$188.56
234 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.23
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515201.991,040182
Medium and Large 2440160.2670529
Medium and Large 3529117.9262423
One grade step is worth $84.08/cwt here — about $416 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 sale234 hd
188.56
—
NC average9 barns · 1,613 hd
197.79
−9.23
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—Low1,734118.842,06116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26399.841,26156
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,32599.002,3021thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87379.9469819

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$7751thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1326244.62/cwt235.00–260.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1380238.80/cwt210.00–267.5090710
Steers—Medium and Large 1427234.11/cwt210.00–245.001,00020
Steers—Medium and Large 1464212.76/cwt200.00–235.009876
Steers—Medium and Large 2469171.81/cwt163.00–190.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 3518132.50/cwt132.50–132.506862
Steers—Medium and Large 1526212.39/cwt200.00–237.001,11711
Steers—Medium and Large 2539163.00/cwt163.00–163.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 1573205.33/cwt200.00–217.001,1778
Steers—Medium and Large 1617211.96/cwt190.00–217.501,30820
Steers—Medium and Large 1660201.45/cwt200.00–205.001,3309
Steers—Medium and Large 2695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1728179.03/cwt170.00–188.001,3032
Steers—Medium and Large 1790181.18/cwt165.00–184.001,43113
Steers—Medium and Large 1820193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5831
Steers—Medium and Large 1935154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1950160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280205.14/cwt197.00–215.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280179.47/cwt172.00–187.505032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325172.42/cwt160.00–180.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334222.72/cwt210.00–228.0074416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364160.99/cwt152.50–177.005865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370219.80/cwt200.00–255.0081317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370115.91/cwt110.00–122.504292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424159.43/cwt140.00–170.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429214.08/cwt200.00–242.0091820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475209.83/cwt200.00–230.0099725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478130.35/cwt126.00–147.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483151.63/cwt147.00–157.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523155.11/cwt147.50–162.508112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526208.42/cwt180.00–217.501,09648
Heifers—Medium and Large 3542115.71/cwt101.00–117.0062712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573156.51/cwt145.00–170.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576194.84/cwt173.00–212.501,12220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623169.01/cwt160.00–182.501,0535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3634110.00/cwt110.00–110.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661170.54/cwt150.00–185.001,1277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690138.00/cwt138.00–138.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734162.98/cwt155.00–168.001,1967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773162.57/cwt158.00–170.001,2573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1826160.66/cwt150.00–172.001,3276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878145.21/cwt130.00–160.001,2752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1908145.90/cwt134.00–158.001,3252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287219.22/cwt215.00–227.506293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332235.03/cwt230.00–240.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343185.50/cwt185.00–186.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377218.20/cwt200.00–240.0082311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378173.30/cwt170.00–175.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423211.47/cwt190.00–235.008957
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423124.91/cwt110.00–140.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433178.07/cwt170.00–187.507714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477205.08/cwt190.00–220.0097816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479175.95/cwt150.00–187.008439
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495132.50/cwt132.50–132.506561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519197.48/cwt180.00–212.001,02521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523163.73/cwt150.00–170.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565132.50/cwt132.50–132.507491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566158.23/cwt135.00–180.008965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575198.64/cwt180.00–215.001,14212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608110.99/cwt110.00–112.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634179.41/cwt160.00–192.501,13714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665164.92/cwt160.00–175.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713156.85/cwt150.00–161.001,1186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1779160.73/cwt150.00–176.001,2526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818161.54/cwt157.00–166.001,3212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1863151.51/cwt147.50–155.001,3083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920156.96/cwt150.00–164.001,4442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1950161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365104.48/cwt102.00–106.001,4262
Bulls——1,735118.86/cwt114.00–123.002,06211
Bulls——1,977128.36/cwt125.00–131.002,5383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84975.69/cwt70.00–82.0064313
Cows—Lean 85-90%92689.15/cwt85.00–92.008266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05190.09/cwt84.00–94.0094714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312100.99/cwt95.00–105.001,32534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,424112.04/cwt106.00–128.001,5958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,32599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,3021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.