Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-10-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 20
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 653▲ 109 vs year ago 684 · +15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 140▲ 40 vs year ago 106 · +37.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 75.00 to 130.00 2 head

12 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.50/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$172.50
295 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$405
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510188.11960178
Medium and Large 2435156.0967993
Medium and Large 3461120.3555524
One grade step is worth $67.76/cwt here — about $405 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 sale295 hd
172.50
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NC average8 barns · 1,211 hd
173.72
−1.21
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—High1,609110.441,77719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18887.641,04194
CowsLean 85-90%Low83964.935456thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1205225.00/cwt225.00–225.004611
Steers—Medium and Large 1270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1368222.10/cwt200.00–235.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1435210.03/cwt207.00–220.009144
Steers—Medium and Large 1466231.00/cwt205.00–237.001,0768
Steers—Medium and Large 1521210.39/cwt205.00–225.001,09617
Steers—Medium and Large 2565175.98/cwt175.00–180.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 1572215.06/cwt210.00–225.001,2305
Steers—Medium and Large 1676195.85/cwt190.00–201.001,32412
Steers—Medium and Large 1731189.74/cwt185.00–200.001,38714
Steers—Medium and Large 1778193.51/cwt190.00–197.001,5062
Steers—Medium and Large 1975172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225226.63/cwt215.00–235.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238164.21/cwt140.00–190.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272167.80/cwt150.00–187.504565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285201.08/cwt192.50–210.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318201.95/cwt185.00–225.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326162.87/cwt150.00–180.0053112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361155.63/cwt140.00–177.5056213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377196.09/cwt182.00–210.0073913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383118.60/cwt102.00–130.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419130.81/cwt127.00–135.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425194.85/cwt180.00–215.0082826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425163.42/cwt140.00–177.0069516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471159.85/cwt137.50–177.5075324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473200.44/cwt180.00–220.0094824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3489116.75/cwt100.00–135.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523187.75/cwt170.00–215.0098242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527145.48/cwt130.00–162.507678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570184.72/cwt170.00–212.001,05316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572136.91/cwt130.00–150.0078311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582120.81/cwt112.50–127.507033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618178.45/cwt160.00–187.001,10321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677173.36/cwt150.00–187.501,17414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719145.67/cwt120.00–165.001,0476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210230.00/cwt230.00–230.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223171.07/cwt155.00–187.503812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272216.35/cwt200.00–230.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288174.87/cwt160.00–190.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320105.00/cwt105.00–105.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324204.80/cwt192.50–210.006649
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368164.46/cwt145.00–180.0060511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373213.82/cwt192.50–232.5079814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418168.28/cwt155.00–187.0070312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420116.89/cwt100.00–135.004916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427200.65/cwt185.00–235.0085710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467193.24/cwt182.00–210.0090226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469161.56/cwt140.00–182.0075815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473120.73/cwt102.00–140.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520150.95/cwt140.00–160.0078513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523179.32/cwt165.00–192.5093817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575113.02/cwt102.00–120.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577182.62/cwt175.00–207.501,05411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577150.03/cwt132.00–160.0086618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623151.63/cwt140.00–157.509456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625170.54/cwt155.00–187.501,06614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672175.64/cwt168.00–205.001,18010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672135.82/cwt122.00–150.009137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724166.27/cwt160.00–172.001,2045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758150.47/cwt132.00–165.001,1415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810161.04/cwt155.00–167.001,3042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42395.76/cwt92.00–100.001,3633
Bulls——1,623112.80/cwt104.00–120.001,83115
Bulls——1,965119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83062.11/cwt50.00–75.005165
Cows—Lean 85-90%88579.00/cwt79.00–79.006991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09380.10/cwt70.00–84.0087527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20389.56/cwt85.00–95.001,07758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37597.85/cwt96.00–103.001,3459

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.