Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-12-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 8
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
708 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 671▲ 244 vs year ago 464 · +52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 214▲ 24 vs year ago 144 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.27/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$173.27
291 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.17
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516182.63943208
Medium and Large 2452159.3072162
Medium and Large 3476121.7257921
One grade step is worth $60.91/cwt here — about $364 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 sale291 hd
173.27
—
NC average7 barns · 885 hd
175.44
−2.17
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—Average1,587121.401,92738
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24487.641,09083
CowsLean 85-90%Average86969.4960414

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)1,225$1,7252thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250142.50/cwt142.50–142.503561
Steers—Medium and Large 1268224.10/cwt210.00–232.506013
Steers—Medium and Large 2295192.50/cwt192.50–192.505681
Steers—Medium and Large 1367226.96/cwt205.00–252.508335
Steers—Medium and Large 1416239.84/cwt217.50–247.509988
Steers—Medium and Large 1455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 2485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1520198.81/cwt190.00–217.501,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 1567196.56/cwt190.00–207.501,1149
Steers—Medium and Large 1626181.36/cwt170.00–190.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 1668184.31/cwt160.00–199.001,23114
Steers—Medium and Large 1722167.59/cwt142.50–180.001,2105
Steers—Medium and Large 2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
Steers—Medium and Large 1915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230179.76/cwt170.00–187.504133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263205.00/cwt205.00–205.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270176.23/cwt160.00–190.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323125.14/cwt122.50–127.504042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328194.31/cwt185.00–212.5063712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330175.64/cwt167.50–180.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added339215.00/cwt215.00–215.007297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372162.65/cwt147.50–175.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383187.03/cwt180.00–197.507168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added409218.60/cwt217.50–219.0089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414166.39/cwt160.00–177.506899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423190.60/cwt180.00–202.5080619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433130.04/cwt120.00–137.505633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466125.31/cwt112.50–132.505845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468203.89/cwt200.00–212.5095421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470182.75/cwt170.00–200.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474159.98/cwt137.50–177.5075812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518119.26/cwt110.00–127.506186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523178.73/cwt170.00–200.0093528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527147.24/cwt130.00–157.507768
Heifers—Medium and Large 3553117.85/cwt110.00–122.506523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571177.23/cwt160.00–195.001,01221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574147.62/cwt132.50–157.508479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623160.00/cwt140.00–172.5099718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633150.00/cwt150.00–150.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665159.82/cwt135.00–170.001,06318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720157.03/cwt130.00–180.001,13111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785146.27/cwt145.00–147.501,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785121.00/cwt121.00–121.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810126.75/cwt120.00–140.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230232.50/cwt232.50–232.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235182.50/cwt182.50–182.504291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258193.79/cwt190.00–197.505002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279219.22/cwt205.00–225.006129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323178.40/cwt172.50–187.505766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328204.29/cwt200.00–210.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377169.23/cwt140.00–185.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380102.50/cwt102.50–102.503901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383213.89/cwt192.50–240.008198
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405127.50/cwt127.50–127.505161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414213.80/cwt190.00–247.5088517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431163.37/cwt140.00–180.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469189.37/cwt180.00–202.5088817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478163.73/cwt142.50–182.5078318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521173.20/cwt162.50–195.0090224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522112.41/cwt100.00–120.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529151.90/cwt135.00–160.008047
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560119.84/cwt102.50–137.506712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572170.81/cwt160.00–190.0097719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574151.16/cwt132.50–162.508686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608147.50/cwt147.50–147.508972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620164.09/cwt150.00–180.001,01716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660117.50/cwt117.50–117.507761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665155.76/cwt140.00–165.001,0367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725144.38/cwt130.00–165.001,0476
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763136.95/cwt130.00–145.001,0454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810122.50/cwt122.50–122.509921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3815110.12/cwt100.00–120.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1858139.95/cwt122.50–157.501,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920137.42/cwt130.00–145.001,2642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1995145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4431
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,025132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3581
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,190108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3537120.00/cwt120.00–120.006443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270105.16/cwt100.00–110.001,3369
Bulls——1,675116.97/cwt111.00–123.001,95914
Bulls——1,695135.29/cwt125.00–145.002,29315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85662.80/cwt59.00–70.005388
Cows—Lean 85-90%88778.41/cwt74.00–87.506956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10580.19/cwt73.00–85.0088626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30390.09/cwt86.00–96.001,17451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34699.15/cwt97.00–106.001,3356
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.