Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 8
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 419▼ 57 vs year ago 598 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 112▼ 71 vs year ago 175 · −40.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 95.00 to 165.00 7 head

4 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 $206.13/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$206.13
168 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$400
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516216.611,119132
Medium and Large 2480174.5883729
Medium and Large 3517139.057197thin
One grade step is worth $77.56/cwt here — about $400 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 sale168 hd
206.13
—
NC average7 barns · 733 hd
191.44
+14.69
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—Average1,717127.302,1859thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221101.271,23665
CowsLean 85-90%Average89576.696867thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210252.50/cwt252.50–252.505302
Steers—Medium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 1278255.05/cwt250.00–260.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1338261.28/cwt260.00–262.508832
Steers—Medium and Large 2340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2357216.73/cwt210.00–230.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360272.50/cwt272.50–272.509811
Steers—Medium and Large 1376256.90/cwt247.50–267.509666
Steers—Medium and Large 1423256.32/cwt255.00–257.501,0842
Steers—Medium and Large 2460217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1472247.49/cwt227.00–257.501,16811
Steers—Medium and Large 3505182.50/cwt182.50–182.509221
Steers—Medium and Large 1526238.77/cwt220.00–243.001,25620
Steers—Medium and Large 2543210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 2568208.31/cwt200.00–217.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1586231.36/cwt220.00–237.501,35613
Steers—Medium and Large 1615226.68/cwt212.50–232.501,39413
Steers—Medium and Large 2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 1687220.72/cwt200.00–227.001,51612
Steers—Medium and Large 1715206.86/cwt190.00–215.001,4794
Steers—Medium and Large 1768205.05/cwt200.00–210.001,5752
Steers—Medium and Large 1915187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7111
Steers—Medium and Large 1965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
Steers—Medium and Large 11,010136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230210.00/cwt210.00–210.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286210.02/cwt207.50–215.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320222.50/cwt220.00–225.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370188.67/cwt180.00–200.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379240.40/cwt220.00–247.509118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427203.06/cwt200.00–207.008677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428224.50/cwt200.00–242.0096118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440142.13/cwt110.00–175.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466223.43/cwt210.00–235.001,04120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480181.97/cwt160.00–200.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522221.37/cwt200.00–232.501,15624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531147.86/cwt140.00–155.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569158.81/cwt150.00–165.009044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571215.59/cwt200.00–230.001,23115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628204.46/cwt187.00–212.001,28421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673194.64/cwt177.50–205.001,3106
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675118.55/cwt112.00–125.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678170.51/cwt170.00–171.001,1562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712189.45/cwt184.00–193.001,3499
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266218.56/cwt200.00–228.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308230.00/cwt230.00–230.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317200.87/cwt200.00–202.506373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added365265.00/cwt265.00–265.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365168.25/cwt150.00–187.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371237.74/cwt220.00–250.008824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added411258.61/cwt257.50–262.001,0634
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429242.40/cwt222.00–255.001,0408
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434180.31/cwt157.00–190.007837
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471233.64/cwt215.00–250.001,1005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471180.19/cwt170.00–195.0084911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521182.11/cwt160.00–205.0094912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573156.06/cwt140.00–165.008944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580172.11/cwt170.00–180.009987
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616174.09/cwt160.00–187.001,0724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678144.98/cwt140.00–150.009832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1686183.17/cwt162.00–192.501,25710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713162.58/cwt155.00–170.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720184.78/cwt177.00–190.001,3304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1816150.44/cwt145.00–162.001,2284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1970142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005942
Dairy Steers—Large 3400117.00/cwt117.00–117.004681
Dairy Steers—Large 3975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,120108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2101
Bulls——1,582122.37/cwt115.00–128.001,9365
Bulls——2,140141.96/cwt136.00–145.003,0383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Cows—Lean 85-90%89774.80/cwt70.00–80.006716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04489.27/cwt80.00–94.0093218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150101.28/cwt95.00–105.001,16520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391109.26/cwt106.00–114.001,52027

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.