Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-05-30

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 30
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 124▲ 100 vs year ago 91 · +109.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 54▲ 15 vs year ago 47 · +31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 85.00 4 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.74/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$144.74
68 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$44.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.33
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2454149.7167957
Medium 2365124.264548thin
Medium 3378105.003973thin
One grade step is worth $44.71/cwt here — about $282 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 sale68 hd
144.74
—
NC average7 barns · 458 hd
153.07
−8.33
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—Average1,589107.151,7036thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21980.5898238
CowsLean 85-90%Low80447.5138213

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)950$9156

Every lot

55 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 2220139.00/cwt139.00–139.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222158.05/cwt149.00–175.003514
Steers—Medium 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272157.70/cwt150.00–160.004295
Steers—Medium 2280124.50/cwt120.00–129.003492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313157.44/cwt153.00–177.004936
Steers—Medium 2315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Steers—Medium 2350117.00/cwt117.00–117.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368147.40/cwt130.00–165.005429
Steers—Medium 3375105.00/cwt105.00–105.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413143.58/cwt130.00–148.005934
Steers—Medium 2443120.54/cwt113.00–128.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483156.00/cwt156.00–156.007535
Steers—Medium 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528142.99/cwt140.00–144.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572153.18/cwt152.00–156.0087612
Steers—Medium 2590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673134.61/cwt129.00–142.009068
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240139.00/cwt139.00–139.003341
Heifers—Medium 2260126.00/cwt126.00–126.003281
Heifers—Medium 2305115.00/cwt115.00–115.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318130.51/cwt129.00–132.004152
Heifers—Medium 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365127.08/cwt125.00–129.004642
Heifers—Medium 2380118.50/cwt116.00–121.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415127.27/cwt123.00–130.005289
Heifers—Medium 3430105.91/cwt102.00–110.004552
Heifers—Medium 2440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Heifers—Medium 2468115.62/cwt113.00–120.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485130.32/cwt124.00–133.0063212
Heifers—Medium 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515121.99/cwt117.00–129.006283
Heifers—Medium 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Heifers—Medium 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568125.98/cwt125.00–128.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606118.94/cwt111.00–120.007219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468152.95/cwt135.00–165.007168
Bulls—Medium 2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium 2510114.53/cwt111.00–118.005842
Bulls—Medium 3510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514135.61/cwt130.00–144.006978
Bulls—Medium 2555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572135.66/cwt129.00–148.007769
Bulls—Medium 2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624119.66/cwt110.00–135.007475
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21897.64/cwt96.00–100.001,1893
Bulls——1,960116.66/cwt111.00–120.002,2873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73938.73/cwt31.00–48.002866
Cows—Lean 85-90%86055.03/cwt50.00–66.004737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00167.63/cwt64.00–72.006778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16180.81/cwt74.00–84.0093815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39487.25/cwt85.00–95.001,21615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2925885.14/head800.00–975.008854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/head975.00–975.009752

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.