Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-07-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 602▲ 10 vs year ago 497 · +2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 119▼ 36 vs year ago 161 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last sale . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 65.00 to 125.00 3 head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.38/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$190.38
172 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$530
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$83.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515202.381,042133
Medium and Large 2460159.8573629
Medium and Large 3430119.2351210thin
One grade step is worth $83.15/cwt here — about $530 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 sale172 hd
190.38
—
NC average1 barns · 172 hd
190.38
+0.00
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—High1,596118.921,89810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19399.501,18780
CowsLean 85-90%Average81774.9761210

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,0587

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 3285142.00/cwt142.00–142.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 1320230.36/cwt220.00–240.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 2365197.00/cwt197.00–197.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1377240.00/cwt200.00–260.0090513
Steers—Medium and Large 1443214.97/cwt210.00–220.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 1467226.61/cwt220.00–230.001,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 2480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1522214.99/cwt200.00–227.001,12217
Steers—Medium and Large 1579215.40/cwt200.00–230.001,2475
Steers—Medium and Large 2595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1613226.48/cwt215.00–230.001,38815
Steers—Medium and Large 1655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Steers—Medium and Large 2730159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Steers—Medium and Large 1750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230215.00/cwt215.00–215.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258204.82/cwt197.50–212.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263130.29/cwt120.00–140.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305132.00/cwt132.00–132.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325162.37/cwt157.00–165.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328205.13/cwt195.00–210.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367205.10/cwt192.50–227.5075313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378156.96/cwt147.00–170.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425119.88/cwt110.00–130.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429224.51/cwt200.00–235.0096325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429172.04/cwt160.00–185.007388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470217.37/cwt190.00–235.001,02227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475166.36/cwt160.00–175.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522208.40/cwt190.00–227.001,08813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560210.47/cwt190.00–219.001,17915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571151.90/cwt150.00–157.508674
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621180.48/cwt160.00–195.001,12117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678168.08/cwt160.00–182.501,1405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726157.54/cwt140.00–170.001,1447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780140.26/cwt120.00–160.001,0942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,050118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285227.00/cwt227.00–227.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333217.82/cwt192.00–267.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369183.48/cwt172.50–187.506774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384226.81/cwt197.50–255.0087113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424171.42/cwt150.00–185.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435209.91/cwt190.00–227.0091314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467176.98/cwt160.00–185.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478111.22/cwt110.00–112.505322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485203.29/cwt192.00–235.009869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519210.42/cwt182.50–225.001,09216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525164.53/cwt160.00–175.008646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568200.13/cwt182.00–212.001,13710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574167.87/cwt155.00–180.0096410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615167.44/cwt165.00–170.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626193.09/cwt185.00–207.501,2097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662140.05/cwt130.00–152.509273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670188.76/cwt180.00–195.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5442
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,015124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,060112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395114.61/cwt110.00–119.001,5997
Bulls——2,065128.98/cwt126.00–131.002,6633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78369.25/cwt68.00–72.005423
Cows—Lean 85-90%83177.42/cwt75.00–80.006437
Cows—Boner 80-85%99589.16/cwt80.00–93.0088719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17299.62/cwt94.00–104.001,16841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,426109.06/cwt105.00–115.001,55520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,038845.18/head625.00–1,050.008452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,210.43/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2104

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.