Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-01-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 12
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 475▼ 338 vs year ago 576 · −58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 201▼ 58 vs year ago 147 · −39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 55.00 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 $160.18/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$160.18
71 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$437
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.91
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553174.9896836
Medium and Large 2452153.7169527
Medium and Large 3460115.405308thin
One grade step is worth $59.58/cwt here — about $437 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 sale71 hd
160.18
—
NC average8 barns · 646 hd
175.08
−14.91
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—High1,771115.662,04816
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25399.891,25255
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73090.631,5682thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98683.4082310

Every lot

60 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 1377230.42/cwt200.00–275.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 1423244.72/cwt232.00–257.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 2448160.00/cwt160.00–160.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 1470260.94/cwt255.00–267.001,2262
Steers—Medium and Large 1528255.39/cwt220.00–268.001,34824
Steers—Medium and Large 1567243.38/cwt200.00–255.001,3809
Steers—Medium and Large 1611226.66/cwt215.00–252.001,3857
Steers—Medium and Large 1676216.78/cwt210.00–225.001,4654
Steers—Medium and Large 1855147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2571
Steers—Medium and Large 1935141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233162.50/cwt162.50–162.503792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235100.00/cwt100.00–100.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324165.98/cwt160.00–175.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373153.26/cwt140.00–165.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417180.00/cwt180.00–180.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423162.63/cwt150.00–180.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468165.37/cwt150.00–180.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470124.89/cwt120.00–130.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478183.36/cwt182.50–185.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3502109.14/cwt100.00–127.505483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509190.39/cwt170.00–200.0096914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527137.62/cwt130.00–152.507253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562174.96/cwt172.00–187.009835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568135.73/cwt120.00–147.507713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615161.48/cwt157.50–165.009935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615157.50/cwt157.50–157.509691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725137.66/cwt130.00–145.009982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828128.11/cwt119.00–137.501,0612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325177.85/cwt170.00–185.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355232.39/cwt225.00–240.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365145.14/cwt140.00–150.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423148.43/cwt140.00–155.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463160.60/cwt150.00–175.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465240.56/cwt222.50–257.501,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510146.06/cwt140.00–152.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514224.48/cwt202.00–255.001,1545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564214.82/cwt200.00–230.001,2125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565137.00/cwt137.00–137.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583137.51/cwt135.00–140.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618180.24/cwt160.00–200.001,1142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678207.10/cwt197.00–220.001,4043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710200.94/cwt197.00–205.001,4272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710134.41/cwt122.00–147.009542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540104.56/cwt103.00–105.001,6104
Bulls——1,838124.55/cwt121.00–129.002,2895
Bulls——1,855115.65/cwt110.00–120.002,1457
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94586.60/cwt83.00–92.008187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08375.94/cwt75.00–78.008223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17191.35/cwt80.00–96.001,07024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279103.36/cwt98.00–109.001,32223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,426115.51/cwt110.00–118.001,6478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73090.63/cwt87.00–95.001,5682

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.