Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 101▼ 53 vs year ago 124 · −42.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 43▼ 13 vs year ago 36 · −36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 3.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . 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 $117.61/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$117.61
33 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$27.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.17
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465126.9759016thin
Medium 2375119.394478thin
Small 1-2325100.003251thin
Medium 345599.334518thin
One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about $138 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 sale33 hd
117.61
—
NC average8 barns · 983 hd
138.79
−21.17
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—High1,26197.091,2245thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26883.191,05512
CowsLean 85-90%Average82453.554414thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$6401thin

Every lot

42 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 3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Steers—Medium 2255118.00/cwt118.00–118.003011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265147.00/cwt147.00–147.003901
Steers—Medium 3300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323140.16/cwt135.00–142.004534
Steers—Medium 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375147.00/cwt147.00–147.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415132.96/cwt132.00–134.005522
Steers—Medium 2430126.00/cwt126.00–126.005421
Steers—Medium 2450124.00/cwt124.00–124.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255133.00/cwt133.00–133.003392
Heifers—Medium 2315120.60/cwt118.00–124.003803
Heifers—Small 1-2325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330129.00/cwt129.00–129.004261
Heifers—Medium 2362120.45/cwt118.00–124.004363
Heifers—Medium 3408100.83/cwt92.00–110.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432124.01/cwt123.00–126.005366
Heifers—Medium 3453105.96/cwt100.00–109.004803
Heifers—Medium 2483116.00/cwt116.00–116.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515132.28/cwt125.00–142.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.87/cwt128.00–143.007843
Heifers—Medium 360882.53/cwt80.00–85.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272588.00/cwt88.00–88.006381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473130.00/cwt130.00–130.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518126.48/cwt125.00–128.006552
Bulls—Medium 2560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753114.50/cwt114.00–115.008622
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3255106.00/cwt106.00–106.002701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09587.13/cwt86.00–88.009542
Bulls——1,16598.10/cwt92.00–104.001,1432
Bulls——1,785115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82256.07/cwt55.00–57.004613
Cows—Lean 85-90%83046.00/cwt46.00–46.003821
Cows—Boner 80-85%97062.00/cwt62.00–62.006011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12080.54/cwt76.00–84.009026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50590.61/cwt89.00–92.001,3645
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2950640.00/head640.00–640.006401

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.