Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 27
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 190▲ 70 vs year ago 118 · +59.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 42▲ 54 vs year ago 35 · +154.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher compared to last week. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.80/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$123.80
57 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$28.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.55
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541131.6871237
Medium 2415115.4747910thin
Medium 3444102.9445710thin
One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $255 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 sale57 hd
123.80
—
NC average8 barns · 937 hd
129.34
−5.55
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—Low1,257103.351,2999thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15086.0598962
CowsLean 85-90%Average83557.674823thin

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)1,000$8504thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2235125.97/cwt120.00–130.002963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270144.00/cwt144.00–144.003891
Steers—Medium 2270126.00/cwt126.00–126.003401
Steers—Medium 3342102.02/cwt100.00–106.003493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350147.00/cwt147.00–147.005151
Steers—Medium 2370121.85/cwt118.00–130.004514
Steers—Medium 3383102.06/cwt100.00–106.003913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425147.56/cwt130.00–160.006274
Steers—Medium 2428120.60/cwt118.00–123.005162
Steers—Medium 3428100.00/cwt100.00–100.004284
Steers—Medium 2460113.00/cwt113.00–113.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483157.23/cwt146.00–168.007593
Steers—Medium 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium 2525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553143.45/cwt133.00–154.007932
Steers—Medium 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675137.64/cwt130.00–147.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756131.00/cwt131.00–131.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2964108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0417
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2277116.84/cwt113.00–120.003243
Heifers—Medium 2320121.00/cwt121.00–121.003871
Heifers—Medium 3330105.25/cwt100.00–111.003472
Heifers—Medium 3365100.00/cwt100.00–100.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378133.75/cwt130.00–140.005063
Heifers—Medium 2395122.00/cwt120.00–124.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429138.20/cwt130.00–145.005934
Heifers—Medium 3440103.00/cwt103.00–103.004531
Heifers—Medium 2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464132.09/cwt130.00–138.006134
Heifers—Medium 3478107.95/cwt106.00–110.005162
Heifers—Medium 2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium 353095.00/cwt95.00–95.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535138.74/cwt135.00–146.0074211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563131.71/cwt126.00–135.007425
Heifers—Medium 3563102.51/cwt100.00–105.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620119.02/cwt117.00–120.007383
Heifers—Medium 2620104.59/cwt99.00–110.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667123.34/cwt120.00–128.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735108.00/cwt108.00–108.007941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3468100.65/cwt100.00–102.004713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483153.92/cwt150.00–159.007433
Bulls—Medium 3500102.00/cwt102.00–102.005101
Bulls—Medium 2520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536154.59/cwt140.00–165.0082910
Bulls—Medium 3550104.00/cwt104.00–104.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576148.99/cwt132.00–159.008586
Bulls—Medium 2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Bulls—Medium 2608102.02/cwt100.00–104.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610125.31/cwt114.00–137.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717108.64/cwt101.00–120.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778103.58/cwt100.00–107.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2923100.52/cwt93.00–108.009282
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328395.00/cwt95.00–95.002692
Dairy Steers—Large 3339108.00/cwt108.00–108.003666
Dairy Steers—Large 338180.00/cwt80.00–80.003054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,156104.84/cwt100.00–115.001,2124
Bulls——1,32792.15/cwt87.00–96.001,2233
Bulls——1,353117.16/cwt116.00–118.001,5852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82062.00/cwt62.00–62.005081
Cows—Lean 85-90%84355.51/cwt55.00–56.004682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03073.89/cwt68.00–79.0076114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10986.23/cwt80.00–90.0095631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32295.75/cwt91.00–107.001,26617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2800650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502

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.