Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-12-15

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 15
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 284 vs last sale 708▲ 27 vs year ago 397 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 168▲ 51 vs year ago 78 · +65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby claves 130.00 1 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.03/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$170.03
157 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$500
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.98
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518190.0298490
Medium and Large 2447154.7769147
Medium and Large 3418115.9448520
One grade step is worth $74.08/cwt here — about $500 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 sale157 hd
170.03
—
NC average8 barns · 723 hd
177.01
−6.98
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—High1,742120.642,10119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29691.011,17980
CowsLean 85-90%Low86366.3457213

Every lot

85 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3370105.00/cwt105.00–105.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1380229.65/cwt222.00–237.508732
Steers—Medium and Large 1427229.70/cwt225.00–232.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 2435152.50/cwt152.50–152.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2538160.00/cwt160.00–160.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1560212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 1628223.82/cwt222.00–225.001,4066
Steers—Medium and Large 1650207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3461
Steers—Medium and Large 11,225157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,9231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3195115.00/cwt115.00–115.002241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215155.12/cwt150.00–160.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225118.47/cwt105.00–130.002674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265184.91/cwt180.00–190.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275171.36/cwt140.00–185.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315213.61/cwt190.00–225.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323156.39/cwt140.00–165.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375203.16/cwt190.00–217.507626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378156.69/cwt140.00–172.505927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421210.88/cwt190.00–220.0088814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427165.86/cwt150.00–182.507088
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440132.00/cwt132.00–132.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471162.58/cwt142.00–175.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474117.12/cwt105.00–132.505557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478208.28/cwt192.00–217.0099615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520201.04/cwt180.00–217.501,04514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530133.21/cwt120.00–140.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579185.35/cwt170.00–200.001,0738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579143.04/cwt125.00–152.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620157.43/cwt140.00–172.0097613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671155.47/cwt150.00–165.001,0435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690132.59/cwt120.00–140.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715156.37/cwt150.00–160.001,1186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735127.50/cwt127.50–127.509371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3865106.00/cwt106.00–106.009171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228233.21/cwt230.00–235.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1267235.65/cwt232.00–240.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313176.16/cwt172.50–180.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317225.38/cwt207.00–235.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360146.62/cwt140.00–150.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365117.00/cwt117.00–117.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371237.17/cwt200.00–250.0088010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427221.73/cwt200.00–242.0094713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428114.74/cwt100.00–130.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430174.83/cwt170.00–180.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475218.48/cwt190.00–250.001,03821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475168.54/cwt150.00–187.008017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514202.05/cwt180.00–217.501,0399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522153.23/cwt130.00–170.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574195.92/cwt172.00–217.001,12517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578159.71/cwt147.50–180.009237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620184.91/cwt170.00–212.001,1465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623148.09/cwt120.00–162.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665193.52/cwt187.00–207.001,2873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673114.45/cwt112.00–117.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695140.00/cwt125.00–155.009732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711163.09/cwt155.00–175.001,1606
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780132.45/cwt125.00–140.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823143.47/cwt127.00–165.001,1814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1973126.03/cwt122.00–130.001,2262
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17899.38/cwt97.00–100.001,1715
Bulls——1,795118.77/cwt114.00–124.002,1324
Bulls——2,002132.02/cwt125.00–142.002,64310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84660.24/cwt50.00–70.005109
Cows—Lean 85-90%90080.08/cwt75.00–84.007214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10582.24/cwt74.00–85.0090914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32990.89/cwt86.00–97.001,20856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377103.98/cwt98.00–115.001,43210

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.