Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 151▼ 65 vs year ago 190 · −34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 32▼ 6 vs year ago 50 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last . 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 4 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.63/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$121.63
46 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$28.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605126.1176337
Medium 2616104.866467thin
Medium 355097.505362thin
One grade step is worth $28.61/cwt here — about $227 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 sale46 hd
121.63
—
NC average7 barns · 600 hd
133.22
−11.58
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—Average1,555103.291,6077thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10874.6882815
CowsLean 85-90%Low79953.6942913

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)1,088$8792thin

Every lot

51 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 and Large 1-2210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003471
Steers—Medium 2240146.00/cwt146.00–146.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.67/cwt166.00–175.004612
Steers—Medium 2335121.00/cwt121.00–121.004051
Steers—Medium 2360133.01/cwt132.00–134.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376157.38/cwt148.00–164.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431153.93/cwt143.00–160.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464142.73/cwt135.00–156.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520141.49/cwt141.00–142.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2200122.00/cwt122.00–122.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375133.99/cwt133.00–135.005022
Heifers—Medium 2390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433135.50/cwt135.00–136.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465131.42/cwt120.00–138.006114
Heifers—Medium 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Medium 2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516129.70/cwt122.00–138.006696
Heifers—Medium 2520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568130.28/cwt124.00–138.0074010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Heifers—Medium 266096.00/cwt96.00–96.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725106.74/cwt100.00–115.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785121.00/cwt121.00–121.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863107.00/cwt106.00–108.009232
Heifers—Medium 288090.00/cwt90.00–90.007921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478140.14/cwt132.00–146.006704
Bulls—Medium 2487116.68/cwt112.00–121.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532131.43/cwt110.00–145.006997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565129.96/cwt124.00–139.007347
Bulls—Medium 2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617124.17/cwt110.00–136.007667
Bulls—Medium 362590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
Bulls—Medium 2635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668120.33/cwt110.00–125.008048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium 271587.00/cwt87.00–87.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830112.01/cwt110.00–114.009302
Bulls—Medium 292587.00/cwt87.00–87.008051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0701
Bulls——1,623105.00/cwt95.00–109.001,7046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75650.35/cwt41.00–58.0038110
Cows—Lean 85-90%94364.82/cwt61.00–67.006113
Cows—Boner 80-85%99165.67/cwt62.00–70.006515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13478.54/cwt71.00–84.008919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,088879.31/head700.00–1,025.008792

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.