Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-11-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 10
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 505▲ 433 vs year ago 302 · +143.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 114▲ 128 vs year ago 80 · +160.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 8.00 to 12.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 145.00 1 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 $158.46/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$158.46
262 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531168.50894155
Medium and Large 2457152.8769879
Medium and Large 3489118.6758028
One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about $314 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 sale262 hd
158.46
—
NC average8 barns · 1,217 hd
168.33
−9.87
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—High1,472115.841,70632
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24990.951,136117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,96086.001,6861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89469.2461917

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)1,117$1,0763thin

Every lot

96 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 1323213.37/cwt200.00–225.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1377215.99/cwt210.00–217.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 1420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1475209.36/cwt205.00–220.009946
Steers—Medium and Large 1527200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1566203.07/cwt197.50–207.501,1498
Steers—Medium and Large 2593170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1632183.78/cwt180.00–186.001,16110
Steers—Medium and Large 1666182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,2159
Steers—Medium and Large 1720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 1820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
Steers—Medium and Large 1915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 11,110156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223186.91/cwt180.00–195.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277187.33/cwt182.50–190.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285162.08/cwt150.00–170.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319161.43/cwt140.00–177.5051512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325181.62/cwt180.00–187.5059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379180.72/cwt177.00–185.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380160.58/cwt140.00–180.0061012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390127.50/cwt120.00–135.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415122.80/cwt112.00–130.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424163.97/cwt140.00–175.0069516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431179.61/cwt170.00–187.0077411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470178.74/cwt170.00–190.0084028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473155.16/cwt140.00–177.0073410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473119.55/cwt107.50–135.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520111.98/cwt110.00–116.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522168.21/cwt150.00–180.0087832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528144.92/cwt140.00–150.007655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563142.17/cwt130.00–150.0080011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572121.06/cwt100.00–130.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574169.44/cwt150.00–180.0097320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618161.03/cwt132.50–170.0099522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625124.96/cwt110.00–140.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672150.33/cwt140.00–167.501,0105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672127.59/cwt120.00–135.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3677114.19/cwt110.00–120.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714144.21/cwt120.00–150.001,0307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2818110.00/cwt110.00–110.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1938123.53/cwt112.00–135.001,1592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950131.25/cwt125.00–137.501,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,015117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,080110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235170.96/cwt165.00–175.004023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255100.00/cwt100.00–100.002551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278155.74/cwt140.00–185.004338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319206.76/cwt195.00–222.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332160.55/cwt137.50–175.005335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363201.02/cwt190.00–220.0073011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367159.81/cwt147.00–175.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385127.47/cwt125.00–130.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423163.08/cwt140.00–177.5069016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426187.11/cwt180.00–200.0079718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428126.55/cwt122.00–130.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473188.17/cwt175.00–210.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473122.38/cwt115.00–130.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476163.57/cwt145.00–175.0077917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517164.88/cwt150.00–177.0085211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529142.77/cwt135.00–152.507555
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531119.28/cwt107.00–130.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563172.24/cwt160.00–190.0097026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568118.57/cwt110.00–130.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583144.63/cwt133.00–167.0084310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622145.18/cwt140.00–160.0090318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627129.27/cwt120.00–142.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672150.24/cwt130.00–160.001,01025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673133.36/cwt130.00–140.008985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720146.86/cwt140.00–157.001,0576
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720102.50/cwt102.50–102.507381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1774134.26/cwt120.00–142.501,0399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820134.88/cwt130.00–140.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1923130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1995127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,005121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,2262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0451
Bulls——1,330110.14/cwt100.00–114.001,46515
Bulls——1,622123.05/cwt116.00–136.001,99616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89066.68/cwt60.00–77.0059314
Cows—Lean 85-90%91581.17/cwt74.00–88.007433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10679.26/cwt70.00–84.0087719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24890.82/cwt85.00–95.001,13372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35599.84/cwt96.00–109.001,35326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,96086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,076.49/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0763

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.