Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-01-26

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 26
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 291▼ 172 vs year ago 501 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 149▲ 19 vs year ago 106 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light 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 $197.68/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$197.68
132 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$83.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.98
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487211.101,02997
Medium and Large 2422168.8171228
Medium and Large 3511127.206507thin
One grade step is worth $83.90/cwt here — about $379 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 sale132 hd
197.68
—
NC average7 barns · 638 hd
191.70
+5.98
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—Low1,605124.201,99310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,299115.561,50190
CowsLean 85-90%Average84585.017185thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1380271.56/cwt247.00–300.001,03210
Steers—Medium and Large 2410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1422286.84/cwt282.00–290.001,2105
Steers—Medium and Large 1494277.54/cwt270.00–282.501,3714
Steers—Medium and Large 1505250.82/cwt235.00–272.001,2675
Steers—Medium and Large 1589248.46/cwt232.50–252.501,4635
Steers—Medium and Large 1650187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1739211.91/cwt205.00–213.001,5667
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225225.00/cwt225.00–225.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281205.16/cwt200.00–220.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281169.78/cwt160.00–180.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323165.04/cwt150.00–187.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327206.48/cwt200.00–210.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360142.00/cwt142.00–142.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379231.00/cwt205.00–252.0087516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419174.86/cwt160.00–195.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425230.85/cwt210.00–247.5098113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460127.00/cwt127.00–127.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467164.94/cwt150.00–187.007706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469219.92/cwt200.00–245.001,03122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520209.84/cwt187.00–229.001,09112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570203.91/cwt180.00–227.501,1626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577171.41/cwt165.00–182.009893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609181.70/cwt160.00–192.001,1076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623113.79/cwt102.00–132.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669181.84/cwt167.00–195.001,21710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732161.38/cwt150.00–167.001,1813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235255.00/cwt255.00–255.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268258.40/cwt257.00–260.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305185.00/cwt185.00–185.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335245.77/cwt217.00–272.008238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376259.48/cwt217.50–297.509769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419266.87/cwt225.00–290.001,1187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421189.72/cwt185.00–197.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469270.16/cwt247.50–287.001,26712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470182.66/cwt175.00–190.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505183.28/cwt175.00–190.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518217.86/cwt200.00–267.001,12914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571224.56/cwt217.50–232.501,2826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575187.21/cwt175.00–192.001,0764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620203.95/cwt192.00–212.501,2645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620142.60/cwt130.00–155.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,2802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715174.79/cwt162.00–182.501,2503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1757172.35/cwt170.00–175.001,3053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818162.87/cwt145.00–172.001,3325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1930141.01/cwt140.00–142.001,3112
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,025129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,307121.30/cwt120.00–124.001,5853
Bulls——1,355112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5181
Bulls——1,513108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6342
Bulls——1,936137.52/cwt130.00–149.002,6624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78070.00/cwt70.00–70.005461
Cows—Lean 85-90%86188.76/cwt80.00–96.007644
Cows—Boner 80-85%89786.96/cwt80.00–93.007803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139107.64/cwt97.00–115.001,22638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447123.46/cwt117.00–139.001,78649

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.