Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 24
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 146▼ 7 vs year ago 198 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 50▼ 13 vs year ago 51 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 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 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.46/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$114.46
59 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$18.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.65
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508121.7161931
Medium 2465111.1751711thin
Medium 3433103.3844817thin
One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $171 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 sale59 hd
114.46
—
NC average7 barns · 1,093 hd
124.11
−9.65
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—Low1,37885.521,1782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19765.5878527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,83560.001,1011thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93642.814015thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$9001thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2277124.70/cwt122.00–128.003453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280150.98/cwt150.00–152.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309145.00/cwt130.00–152.004486
Steers—Medium 2365112.00/cwt112.00–112.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374141.10/cwt132.00–159.0052811
Steers—Medium 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416136.59/cwt130.00–145.0056811
Steers—Medium 2420117.65/cwt112.00–124.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475152.94/cwt145.00–160.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518139.65/cwt135.00–144.007232
Steers—Medium 2533110.51/cwt110.00–111.005892
Steers—Medium 2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Steers—Medium 362090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3273107.46/cwt107.00–108.002932
Heifers—Medium 2315118.45/cwt117.00–120.003732
Heifers—Medium 3327106.05/cwt101.00–110.003473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335124.97/cwt124.00–126.004192
Heifers—Medium 2355124.00/cwt124.00–124.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362129.59/cwt127.00–134.004693
Heifers—Medium 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419123.80/cwt121.00–125.005195
Heifers—Medium 3425109.67/cwt109.00–110.004663
Heifers—Medium 2430112.97/cwt111.00–114.004863
Heifers—Medium 2475118.00/cwt118.00–118.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477122.57/cwt120.00–125.005855
Heifers—Medium 3478100.00/cwt100.00–100.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.12/cwt116.00–128.006304
Heifers—Medium 2520108.00/cwt108.00–108.005621
Heifers—Medium 357195.06/cwt90.00–100.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007024
Heifers—Medium 2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624118.99/cwt111.00–126.007427
Heifers—Medium 262893.55/cwt91.00–96.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458136.69/cwt134.00–138.006263
Bulls—Medium 2465117.28/cwt115.00–120.005453
Bulls—Medium 3513100.00/cwt100.00–100.005132
Bulls—Medium 2523110.97/cwt110.00–112.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529130.83/cwt126.00–134.006929
Bulls—Medium 2570114.65/cwt111.00–117.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.16/cwt124.00–136.007552
Bulls—Medium 3580101.00/cwt101.00–101.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638112.01/cwt110.00–114.007152
Bulls—Medium 265090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium 272386.51/cwt83.00–90.006252
Bulls—Medium 288580.00/cwt80.00–80.007081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,37885.52/cwt84.00–87.001,1782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93541.01/cwt30.00–48.003834
Cows—Lean 85-90%94050.00/cwt50.00–50.004701
Cows—Boner 80-85%99558.35/cwt58.00–59.005813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21265.15/cwt60.00–70.0079021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29775.83/cwt71.00–84.009843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,1011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.