Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 29
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 164▲ 17 vs year ago 128 · +13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 37▲ 23 vs year ago 39 · +59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 3.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 15.00 4 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.08/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$154.08
43 head · 413 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$59.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2423160.2367836
Medium 2356126.054496thin
Medium 3380101.003841thin
One grade step is worth $59.23/cwt here — about $294 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 sale43 hd
154.08
—
NC average7 barns · 619 hd
157.75
−3.67
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—Average1,427108.031,5416thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26881.311,03144
CowsLean 85-90%Average83564.005341thin

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)1,200$9601thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2213132.59/cwt126.00–140.002822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2244174.99/cwt154.00–180.004275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275173.36/cwt170.00–175.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319168.20/cwt161.00–174.005374
Steers—Medium 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377151.77/cwt140.00–163.005723
Steers—Medium 3380101.00/cwt101.00–101.003841
Steers—Medium 2413122.05/cwt114.00–130.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424153.75/cwt146.00–163.006526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472158.42/cwt138.00–177.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521155.80/cwt137.00–174.008128
Steers—Medium 2550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568168.92/cwt163.00–175.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3210100.00/cwt100.00–100.002101
Heifers—Medium 2240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
Heifers—Medium 2270126.00/cwt126.00–126.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332126.65/cwt126.00–127.004203
Heifers—Medium 3335109.00/cwt109.00–109.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358131.47/cwt130.00–133.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413132.29/cwt126.00–138.005466
Heifers—Medium 3423100.49/cwt100.00–101.004252
Heifers—Medium 2450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477136.99/cwt134.00–140.006533
Heifers—Medium 3490108.00/cwt108.00–108.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520134.98/cwt122.00–142.007029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573131.88/cwt118.00–138.007566
Heifers—Medium 2605103.00/cwt103.00–103.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615122.54/cwt118.00–127.007542
Heifers—Medium 267090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805117.50/cwt117.00–118.009462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476142.48/cwt134.00–156.006785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520129.86/cwt120.00–139.006754
Bulls—Medium 2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568132.74/cwt120.00–149.007545
Bulls—Medium 2575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605144.00/cwt144.00–144.008711
Bulls—Medium 2615101.00/cwt101.00–101.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722115.38/cwt114.00–118.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Bulls—Medium 284588.00/cwt88.00–88.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00589.00/cwt89.00–89.008941
Bulls——1,460107.15/cwt106.00–108.001,5642
Bulls——1,545114.96/cwt112.00–117.001,7763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83564.00/cwt64.00–64.005341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03170.23/cwt69.00–72.007244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21580.33/cwt74.00–84.0097628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47187.30/cwt85.00–93.001,28412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200960.00/head960.00–960.009601

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.