Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-07-18

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 18
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 181▼ 20 vs year ago 163 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 76▲ 13 vs year ago 34 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 4.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.96/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$138.96
50 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$43.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.02
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462147.5968134
Medium 2365122.9244914thin
Medium 3400104.504182thin
One grade step is worth $43.09/cwt here — about $263 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 sale50 hd
138.96
—
NC average7 barns · 678 hd
148.97
−10.02
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—Average1,674106.091,7765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18875.1289325
CowsLean 85-90%Average81553.364354thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)950$6301thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2228123.67/cwt118.00–130.002822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232137.73/cwt132.00–141.003203
Steers—Medium 2260126.00/cwt126.00–126.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Steers—Medium 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317149.47/cwt147.00–154.004743
Steers—Medium 2345122.00/cwt122.00–122.004211
Steers—Medium 2372125.12/cwt122.00–128.004653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374151.98/cwt130.00–160.005688
Steers—Medium 2419121.45/cwt115.00–128.005097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.67/cwt154.00–155.007273
Steers—Medium 3485109.00/cwt109.00–109.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538142.35/cwt138.00–164.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580163.92/cwt140.00–175.009516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640124.88/cwt110.00–140.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693124.55/cwt110.00–139.008632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200126.00/cwt126.00–126.002521
Heifers—Medium 2235121.00/cwt121.00–121.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275134.00/cwt134.00–134.003691
Heifers—Medium 2295111.00/cwt111.00–111.003271
Heifers—Medium 3295106.00/cwt106.00–106.003131
Heifers—Medium 3333110.49/cwt110.00–111.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365135.12/cwt132.00–138.004932
Heifers—Medium 3372106.55/cwt100.00–110.003965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415122.89/cwt120.00–126.005102
Heifers—Medium 3428103.57/cwt100.00–112.004436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465126.04/cwt122.00–130.005862
Heifers—Medium 3473105.08/cwt100.00–110.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529133.05/cwt123.00–138.007046
Heifers—Medium 2545108.00/cwt108.00–108.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567127.58/cwt117.00–134.007239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479138.65/cwt127.00–162.006647
Bulls—Medium 2520110.52/cwt110.00–111.005752
Bulls—Medium 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540128.41/cwt119.00–138.006932
Bulls—Medium 3573103.02/cwt94.00–109.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610126.97/cwt125.00–129.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273094.03/cwt92.00–96.006862
Bulls—Medium 279080.00/cwt80.00–80.006321
Bulls—Medium 385575.00/cwt75.00–75.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286794.99/cwt91.00–100.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,07089.00/cwt89.00–89.009521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570102.06/cwt99.00–104.001,6023
Bulls——1,830112.13/cwt109.00–116.002,0522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79556.14/cwt51.00–60.004463
Cows—Lean 85-90%87545.00/cwt45.00–45.003941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06068.50/cwt68.00–69.007262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13374.14/cwt70.00–78.0084019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51683.09/cwt82.00–85.001,2604
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950630.00/head630.00–630.006301

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.