Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 20
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 71▲ 108 vs year ago 82 · +131.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 50 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 4.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 compared to last week. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active .Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 90.00 4 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.87/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$121.87
69 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$26.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.08
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562126.6971244
Medium 2397116.7546314thin
Medium 3413110.0045410thin
Small 3445100.004451thin
One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $267 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 sale69 hd
121.87
—
NC average7 barns · 676 hd
125.95
−4.08
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—Average1,482115.321,7093thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24289.381,11025
CowsLean 85-90%Low87150.784425thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225140.50/cwt140.00–141.003162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265143.00/cwt143.00–143.003791
Steers—Medium 2275138.00/cwt138.00–138.003801
Steers—Medium 328099.98/cwt99.00–101.002802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318144.64/cwt130.00–154.004605
Steers—Medium 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Steers—Medium 2340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370150.84/cwt132.00–167.005587
Steers—Medium 3378110.97/cwt110.00–112.004192
Steers—Medium 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435154.11/cwt144.00–168.006703
Steers—Medium 2475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487145.42/cwt134.00–164.0070810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538146.73/cwt130.00–163.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616149.96/cwt121.00–163.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728135.00/cwt135.00–135.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225139.00/cwt139.00–139.003131
Heifers—Medium 3235118.00/cwt118.00–118.002771
Heifers—Medium 2260122.88/cwt120.00–126.003192
Heifers—Medium 3290110.50/cwt105.00–116.003202
Heifers—Medium 2313121.70/cwt118.00–125.003814
Heifers—Medium 2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380129.66/cwt129.00–130.004933
Heifers—Medium 3395115.00/cwt110.00–120.004542
Heifers—Medium 2425112.00/cwt112.00–112.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429137.60/cwt130.00–141.005904
Heifers—Small 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium 2451110.00/cwt110.00–110.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467125.70/cwt120.00–130.005873
Heifers—Medium 3467108.34/cwt104.00–111.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511130.23/cwt126.00–140.006657
Heifers—Medium 3535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573130.94/cwt126.00–138.0075012
Heifers—Medium 2590115.00/cwt114.00–116.006792
Heifers—Medium 3590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610119.15/cwt110.00–128.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688122.63/cwt122.00–126.008446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710104.52/cwt101.00–108.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755113.24/cwt111.00–114.008554
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470146.22/cwt130.00–160.006874
Bulls—Medium 2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511133.01/cwt132.00–138.006807
Bulls—Medium 2560115.97/cwt113.00–119.006492
Bulls—Medium 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571135.92/cwt120.00–153.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640134.46/cwt129.00–140.008612
Bulls—Medium 2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671125.36/cwt113.00–145.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717117.06/cwt111.00–126.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2798134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365107.98/cwt107.00–109.001,4742
Bulls——1,715130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80858.51/cwt58.00–59.004732
Cows—Lean 85-90%91345.62/cwt40.00–52.004173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08875.18/cwt69.00–79.008186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26289.09/cwt80.00–92.001,12411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331100.43/cwt94.00–106.001,3378

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.