Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-04-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 232▲ 29 vs year ago 227 · +12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 48▲ 52 vs year ago 42 · +123.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

3 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 $117.44/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$117.44
89 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$18.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534121.6164961
Medium 2477111.4253118thin
Medium 3401102.8041210thin
One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $237 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 sale89 hd
117.44
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NC average8 barns · 1,187 hd
133.31
−15.87
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—Low1,574103.141,62413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20377.1492852
CowsLean 85-90%Low81353.194326thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220142.00/cwt142.00–142.003121
Steers—Medium 3225126.00/cwt126.00–126.002841
Steers—Medium 2233130.46/cwt126.00–134.003044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278150.10/cwt142.00–158.004173
Steers—Medium 2290121.00/cwt121.00–121.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306153.91/cwt126.00–168.004714
Steers—Medium 2308130.63/cwt125.00–136.004022
Steers—Medium 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374141.35/cwt141.00–142.005293
Steers—Medium 2417124.83/cwt118.00–132.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418167.07/cwt150.00–185.006987
Steers—Medium 3433103.02/cwt100.00–106.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478171.00/cwt171.00–171.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528147.07/cwt120.00–176.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635142.82/cwt126.00–161.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665134.61/cwt125.00–149.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735126.00/cwt126.00–126.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2243119.01/cwt118.00–120.002892
Heifers—Medium 3268100.00/cwt100.00–100.002682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295146.00/cwt146.00–146.004311
Heifers—Medium 2318121.56/cwt119.00–124.003872
Heifers—Medium 3320105.91/cwt104.00–108.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328131.40/cwt129.00–134.004312
Heifers—Medium 2370120.86/cwt116.00–127.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.69/cwt131.00–143.005193
Heifers—Medium 3385104.10/cwt100.00–108.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434130.47/cwt120.00–142.005668
Heifers—Medium 3435106.00/cwt106.00–106.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468133.82/cwt120.00–147.0062610
Heifers—Medium 2478117.34/cwt114.00–124.005613
Heifers—Medium 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514120.86/cwt114.00–127.0062113
Heifers—Medium 356098.50/cwt90.00–107.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573121.75/cwt119.00–125.006984
Heifers—Medium 262098.00/cwt98.00–98.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623112.82/cwt105.00–120.0070314
Heifers—Medium 268596.51/cwt95.00–98.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693103.01/cwt101.00–105.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271398.00/cwt98.00–98.006992
Heifers—Medium 273086.00/cwt86.00–86.006281
Heifers—Medium 283593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287591.00/cwt91.00–91.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295584.00/cwt84.00–84.008021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472150.42/cwt130.00–174.007109
Bulls—Medium 2475117.92/cwt116.00–120.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519137.50/cwt129.00–154.007147
Bulls—Medium 2523113.02/cwt110.00–115.005915
Bulls—Medium 3535106.49/cwt106.00–107.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570143.27/cwt125.00–157.0081710
Bulls—Medium 3570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620118.50/cwt115.00–130.007358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665118.87/cwt104.00–130.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2938100.50/cwt100.00–101.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2983108.99/cwt108.00–110.001,0712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3293107.00/cwt107.00–107.003145
Dairy Steers—Large 3343112.00/cwt112.00–112.003845
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458101.51/cwt94.00–109.001,4808
Bulls——1,54087.57/cwt87.00–88.001,3492
Bulls——1,908117.87/cwt114.00–120.002,2493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78340.68/cwt31.00–46.003193
Cows—Lean 85-90%84365.70/cwt64.00–67.005543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02862.37/cwt60.00–64.006414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15974.58/cwt67.00–79.0086427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29283.25/cwt80.00–87.001,07621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,2251

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.