Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 13
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 133▼ 92 vs year ago 243 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 62▼ 31 vs year ago 63 · −49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 65.00 11 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.11/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$123.11
73 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$26.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.08
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553128.2371046
Medium 2369120.5544518thin
Medium 3384102.013929thin
One grade step is worth $26.22/cwt here — about $317 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 sale73 hd
123.11
—
NC average8 barns · 827 hd
136.18
−13.08
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—Low1,642101.151,6615thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14775.9287126
CowsLean 85-90%Average76561.004671thin

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)1,100$9701thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3220110.00/cwt110.00–110.002421
Steers—Medium 2290129.00/cwt129.00–129.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320163.00/cwt163.00–163.005221
Steers—Medium 2355137.00/cwt137.00–137.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373143.46/cwt138.00–150.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415145.19/cwt134.00–154.006035
Steers—Medium 2420114.95/cwt114.00–116.004832
Steers—Medium 3445105.00/cwt105.00–105.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463144.70/cwt140.00–149.006703
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3245102.00/cwt102.00–102.002501
Heifers—Medium 3285100.00/cwt100.00–100.002851
Heifers—Medium 2326121.82/cwt112.00–128.0039710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328131.00/cwt131.00–131.004302
Heifers—Medium 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Heifers—Medium 3350108.00/cwt108.00–108.003781
Heifers—Medium 2379122.68/cwt117.00–127.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium 3415103.04/cwt100.00–106.004282
Heifers—Medium 2425120.51/cwt120.00–121.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429129.35/cwt124.00–140.005554
Heifers—Medium 3470100.67/cwt100.00–102.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478131.51/cwt121.00–138.006298
Heifers—Medium 2508110.00/cwt110.00–110.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519134.00/cwt129.00–138.0069510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571132.82/cwt132.00–136.007586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619123.37/cwt115.00–131.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681122.80/cwt114.00–128.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773114.38/cwt109.00–120.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298094.00/cwt94.00–94.009211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478141.88/cwt132.00–149.006784
Bulls—Medium 3515109.00/cwt109.00–109.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521137.04/cwt120.00–151.0071412
Bulls—Medium 2525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579137.62/cwt127.00–146.007976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626129.73/cwt121.00–136.008128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662128.51/cwt122.00–134.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733114.47/cwt107.00–122.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773118.54/cwt116.00–121.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825106.75/cwt99.00–121.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945103.00/cwt103.00–103.009731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0521
Bulls——1,730101.92/cwt97.00–107.001,7633
Bulls——1,825112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,0441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76561.00/cwt61.00–61.004671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01866.40/cwt61.00–72.006767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18777.90/cwt74.00–83.0092516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23587.56/cwt86.00–90.001,0813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100970.00/head970.00–970.009701

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.