Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 26
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 125▼ 77 vs year ago 283 · −27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 44▲ 7 vs year ago 58 · +12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Quality average with offerings moderate .

Baby calves 20.00 to 30.00 6 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.15/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$122.15
63 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$16.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.68
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572124.2171151
Medium 2402117.704737thin
Medium 3447107.384805thin
One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $230 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 sale63 hd
122.15
—
NC average9 barns · 1,607 hd
137.83
−15.68
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—Average1,494110.531,65110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15977.8390240
CowsLean 85-90%Low86449.364269thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270144.00/cwt144.00–144.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Steers—Medium 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.88/cwt145.00–172.005132
Steers—Medium 2365134.97/cwt133.00–137.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376151.97/cwt144.00–161.005717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415150.83/cwt141.00–161.006263
Steers—Medium 2420121.00/cwt121.00–121.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463156.07/cwt140.00–175.007233
Steers—Medium 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516152.60/cwt130.00–175.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568154.61/cwt137.00–169.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623146.83/cwt132.00–160.009157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2230123.00/cwt123.00–123.002831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium 2330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380129.00/cwt129.00–129.004901
Heifers—Medium 2380113.44/cwt112.00–115.004312
Heifers—Medium 3380108.46/cwt107.00–110.004122
Heifers—Medium 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412128.71/cwt127.00–131.005303
Heifers—Medium 2415128.00/cwt128.00–128.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.55/cwt123.00–136.0062711
Heifers—Medium 3500109.00/cwt109.00–109.005451
Heifers—Medium 2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526128.32/cwt121.00–133.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568129.68/cwt125.00–132.007376
Heifers—Medium 2570113.00/cwt113.00–113.006441
Heifers—Medium 3575101.00/cwt101.00–101.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618118.81/cwt100.00–128.0073416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710110.00/cwt107.00–113.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474137.96/cwt130.00–153.006549
Bulls—Medium 3495106.00/cwt106.00–106.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525149.30/cwt134.00–168.007847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568141.49/cwt135.00–159.0080412
Bulls—Medium 2570113.86/cwt110.00–118.006492
Bulls—Medium 2600101.00/cwt101.00–101.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621126.88/cwt113.00–138.007888
Bulls—Medium 2668102.28/cwt100.00–106.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669121.77/cwt110.00–129.008158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728109.83/cwt106.00–115.008007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780103.01/cwt102.00–104.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,283102.28/cwt98.00–108.001,3123
Bulls——1,584114.06/cwt110.00–122.001,8077
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84243.93/cwt40.00–48.003706
Cows—Lean 85-90%90760.21/cwt58.00–62.005463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04668.05/cwt60.00–73.007129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18686.99/cwt85.00–90.001,0326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19379.16/cwt74.00–84.0094425

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.