Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 5
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 145▲ 35 vs year ago 98 · +35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 62▲ 22 vs year ago 40 · +55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 1.00 to 2.00 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 . Quality plain to average with offerings moderate .

Baby calves 25.00 to 45.00 3 head

2 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.43/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$121.43
40 head · 383 lb average
Value per head Derived
$465
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$27.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.29
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452135.3061114thin
Medium 2322117.1137717thin
Medium 3391108.004229thin
One grade step is worth $27.30/cwt here — about $189 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 sale40 hd
121.43
—
NC average7 barns · 582 hd
134.72
−13.29
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—Low1,38899.031,3744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07373.6679116
CowsLean 85-90%Low76552.3140022

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)967$8143thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2200148.00/cwt148.00–148.002961
Steers—Medium 3225100.47/cwt100.00–101.002262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280158.35/cwt153.00–164.004433
Steers—Medium 2281133.51/cwt113.00–145.003754
Steers—Medium 2300126.00/cwt126.00–126.003781
Steers—Medium 3305106.00/cwt106.00–106.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334153.60/cwt143.00–168.005138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363149.63/cwt146.00–156.005433
Steers—Medium 2373121.10/cwt118.00–124.004522
Steers—Medium 3395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429138.90/cwt133.00–145.005966
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3205110.00/cwt110.00–110.002261
Heifers—Medium 2230112.00/cwt112.00–112.002581
Heifers—Medium 2283120.57/cwt117.00–126.003416
Heifers—Medium 3285104.00/cwt104.00–104.002961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310132.00/cwt132.00–132.004091
Heifers—Medium 2319117.23/cwt114.00–121.003746
Heifers—Medium 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355139.40/cwt131.00–145.004953
Heifers—Medium 2362114.00/cwt113.00–115.004133
Heifers—Medium 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428137.50/cwt137.00–138.005892
Heifers—Medium 3435107.00/cwt107.00–107.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466137.76/cwt134.00–141.006424
Heifers—Medium 3470107.75/cwt105.00–110.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503136.00/cwt135.00–137.006842
Heifers—Medium 2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405146.00/cwt146.00–146.005911
Bulls—Medium 2465119.00/cwt119.00–119.005531
Bulls—Medium 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Bulls—Medium 3538109.49/cwt109.00–110.005892
Bulls—Medium 2555119.00/cwt119.00–119.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Bulls—Medium 3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298592.00/cwt92.00–92.009061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3591
Bulls——1,24391.06/cwt90.00–92.001,1322
Bulls——1,830104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75448.21/cwt40.00–57.0036417
Cows—Lean 85-90%80366.24/cwt64.00–68.005325
Cows—Boner 80-85%93664.84/cwt41.00–73.006076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14976.82/cwt74.00–80.008838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18387.49/cwt86.00–89.001,0352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025859.15/head725.00–975.008592

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.