Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-06

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 6
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 191▼ 14 vs year ago 115 · −12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 62▲ 14 vs year ago 29 · +48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down a 1.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 4.00 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 $121.01/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$121.01
52 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$22.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.14
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507125.7763836
Medium 2427114.3948810thin
Medium 3468103.504846thin
One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about $154 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 sale52 hd
121.01
—
NC average8 barns · 800 hd
130.15
−9.14
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—High1,565109.201,7097thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24982.421,02925
CowsLean 85-90%Low88357.795107thin

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)1,100$1,0751thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2220128.00/cwt128.00–128.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium 2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324150.08/cwt141.00–159.004866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365157.70/cwt151.00–163.005765
Steers—Medium 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413146.15/cwt140.00–153.006046
Steers—Medium 2425119.00/cwt119.00–119.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455164.50/cwt160.00–169.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595167.00/cwt167.00–167.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2220138.00/cwt138.00–138.003041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290137.00/cwt137.00–137.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326133.78/cwt132.00–136.004364
Heifers—Medium 2338114.00/cwt114.00–114.003853
Heifers—Medium 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Heifers—Medium 2365119.00/cwt119.00–119.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368134.80/cwt129.00–141.004962
Heifers—Medium 2408117.96/cwt116.00–120.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418125.72/cwt124.00–131.005264
Heifers—Medium 3433101.00/cwt101.00–101.004372
Heifers—Medium 3460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477131.42/cwt127.00–146.0062710
Heifers—Medium 2500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Heifers—Medium 3545104.00/cwt104.00–104.005671
Heifers—Medium 3580104.00/cwt104.00–104.006031
Heifers—Medium 2590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628120.28/cwt104.00–126.0075510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670107.75/cwt104.00–114.007224
Heifers—Medium 276590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2455123.00/cwt123.00–123.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561133.92/cwt124.00–163.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676116.59/cwt108.00–134.007884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium 276084.00/cwt84.00–84.006381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423101.82/cwt97.00–107.001,4493
Bulls——1,671114.74/cwt110.00–119.001,9174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
Cows—Lean 85-90%85050.00/cwt50.00–50.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%89656.91/cwt51.00–65.005105
Cows—Boner 80-85%98465.06/cwt61.00–70.006404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13379.26/cwt76.00–84.008988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40189.71/cwt85.00–97.001,25713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.