Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 225▲ 43 vs year ago 121 · +35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 31 · +19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 20.00 3head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.14/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$125.14
56 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$26.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.99
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501129.4064845
Medium 2489110.435407thin
Medium 3457102.964704thin
One grade step is worth $26.44/cwt here — about $178 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 sale56 hd
125.14
—
NC average8 barns · 1,257 hd
139.13
−13.99
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—High1,673110.201,8448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27482.891,05625
CowsLean 85-90%Low97557.005561thin

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)1,035$1,2335

Every lot

56 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 2205141.00/cwt141.00–141.002891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235162.00/cwt162.00–162.003811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282161.34/cwt149.00–173.004553
Steers—Medium 3305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325133.00/cwt133.00–133.004321
Steers—Medium 2330124.00/cwt124.00–124.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355151.49/cwt151.00–152.005382
Steers—Medium 3355109.00/cwt109.00–109.003871
Steers—Medium 2370117.00/cwt117.00–117.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415150.83/cwt130.00–170.0062611
Steers—Medium 2425119.00/cwt119.00–119.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476172.10/cwt160.00–185.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520178.44/cwt177.00–180.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570157.99/cwt145.00–177.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610154.00/cwt154.00–154.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3260106.00/cwt106.00–106.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318132.04/cwt128.00–138.004203
Heifers—Medium 2335118.99/cwt118.00–120.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386137.52/cwt132.00–140.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416132.73/cwt125.00–141.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474132.25/cwt127.00–137.006278
Heifers—Medium 2495112.00/cwt110.00–114.005542
Heifers—Medium 2518110.00/cwt110.00–110.005702
Heifers—Medium 3522101.94/cwt100.00–106.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523130.31/cwt128.00–133.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577126.87/cwt120.00–134.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618120.29/cwt115.00–126.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720114.36/cwt108.00–121.008232
Heifers—Medium 273091.00/cwt91.00–91.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820109.50/cwt105.00–114.008982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Bulls—Medium 2475119.00/cwt119.00–119.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478137.75/cwt123.00–152.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515140.41/cwt125.00–167.0072310
Bulls—Medium 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573140.38/cwt132.00–151.008047
Bulls—Medium 2575116.00/cwt116.00–116.006671
Bulls—Medium 3595107.00/cwt107.00–107.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605133.02/cwt125.00–140.008053
Bulls—Medium 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670119.54/cwt110.00–130.008018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712123.05/cwt109.00–145.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Bulls—Medium 288580.00/cwt80.00–80.007081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668116.26/cwt113.00–119.001,9393
Bulls——1,676106.57/cwt104.00–110.001,7865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97557.00/cwt57.00–57.005561
Cows—Boner 80-85%98367.05/cwt64.00–72.006593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21080.61/cwt74.00–85.0097513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46391.47/cwt86.00–100.001,3389
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,287.80/head1,000.00–1,500.001,2883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1502

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.