Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-07-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 507▼ 222 vs year ago 733 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 125▼ 42 vs year ago 169 · −24.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 3,00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 4 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.27/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −32.41 against this barn's trailing median of $198.68.
Average price
$166.27
149 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.63
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573179.401,02882
Medium and Large 2500155.8678058
Medium and Large 3547113.756229thin
One grade step is worth $65.65/cwt here — about $406 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 sale149 hd
166.27
—
NC average8 barns · 931 hd
177.90
−11.63
This barn, trailing median26 sales
198.68
−32.41
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—Low1,626120.331,9579thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18399.951,18272
CowsLean 85-90%Low91682.4575514

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)1,150$9412thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$5001thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 3305132.00/cwt132.00–132.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 1375226.57/cwt210.00–245.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1425222.50/cwt222.50–222.509461
Steers—Medium and Large 2432164.69/cwt155.00–177.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 1478238.44/cwt220.00–247.501,14011
Steers—Medium and Large 2524156.21/cwt155.00–160.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 1539227.49/cwt217.00–230.001,2265
Steers—Medium and Large 1577227.50/cwt227.00–228.001,3133
Steers—Medium and Large 1621222.19/cwt205.00–235.001,3804
Steers—Medium and Large 1661201.69/cwt190.00–212.001,3335
Steers—Medium and Large 1705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
Steers—Medium and Large 2823127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278169.88/cwt160.00–180.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285138.44/cwt135.00–142.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288202.57/cwt200.00–205.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315111.07/cwt107.50–115.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343200.49/cwt185.00–219.006884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368117.27/cwt110.00–132.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370201.58/cwt200.00–207.507465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375153.18/cwt132.50–175.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418155.19/cwt140.00–172.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426191.24/cwt185.00–202.508159
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433132.46/cwt130.00–135.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471155.08/cwt145.00–170.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475194.75/cwt180.00–203.0092520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522116.58/cwt110.00–120.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523140.06/cwt130.00–150.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529189.74/cwt180.00–199.001,00415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569145.26/cwt137.50–155.008278
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572186.95/cwt170.00–210.001,06914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624170.93/cwt150.00–182.501,06711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673176.69/cwt172.50–182.501,1894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730166.12/cwt160.00–172.501,2132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1801150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290147.00/cwt147.00–147.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317211.59/cwt190.00–235.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320165.30/cwt150.00–185.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368175.10/cwt170.00–180.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383215.28/cwt200.00–235.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422208.25/cwt185.00–230.008799
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429163.80/cwt150.00–180.007037
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466165.36/cwt145.00–185.0077113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480100.52/cwt100.00–101.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482191.58/cwt180.00–205.009236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520189.73/cwt172.00–202.0098716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526153.05/cwt140.00–167.5080510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545107.00/cwt107.00–107.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563122.90/cwt117.00–132.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574180.03/cwt175.00–190.001,0334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579149.04/cwt130.00–167.5086316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603135.06/cwt120.00–150.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626169.24/cwt159.00–182.501,05911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672163.30/cwt152.50–175.001,09713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673138.34/cwt130.00–145.009313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690113.00/cwt113.00–113.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718146.06/cwt130.00–166.001,0496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1868140.39/cwt120.00–155.001,2193
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,060128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3571
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,170128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0821
Bulls——1,585118.60/cwt111.00–124.001,8805
Bulls——1,865131.00/cwt128.00–136.002,4433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83491.96/cwt89.00–95.007675
Cows—Lean 85-90%96177.17/cwt73.00–85.007429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09091.05/cwt80.00–96.0099217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17999.72/cwt95.00–105.001,17637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279108.83/cwt106.00–116.001,39218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150941.30/head850.00–1,025.009412

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.