Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 7
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 202▲ 28 vs year ago 208 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 57▲ 9 vs year ago 44 · +20.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00 3 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.43/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$112.43
82 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540118.1463838
Medium 2469111.2052120
Medium 3421104.4244024
One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $198 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 sale82 hd
112.43
—
NC average8 barns · 1,074 hd
120.18
−7.75
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—High1,49495.911,4335thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33968.6792029
CowsLean 85-90%Low85440.893499thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210167.00/cwt167.00–167.003511
Steers—Medium 3265105.00/cwt105.00–105.002781
Steers—Medium 2280128.55/cwt127.00–130.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285148.00/cwt148.00–148.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321152.25/cwt137.00–166.004898
Steers—Medium 2325119.50/cwt119.00–120.003882
Steers—Medium 3350108.00/cwt108.00–108.003781
Steers—Medium 2368121.90/cwt120.00–124.004492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377147.32/cwt140.00–158.005553
Steers—Medium 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Medium 3410103.04/cwt100.00–106.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421144.40/cwt130.00–158.006088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464146.19/cwt140.00–152.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513139.32/cwt133.00–145.007156
Steers—Medium 2520122.06/cwt118.00–128.006353
Steers—Medium 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550138.00/cwt132.00–144.007592
Steers—Medium 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610120.00/cwt113.00–127.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895111.00/cwt111.00–111.009931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Heifers—Medium 2240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
Heifers—Medium 2319119.25/cwt116.00–121.003804
Heifers—Medium 3323106.26/cwt103.00–110.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345127.00/cwt124.00–130.004382
Heifers—Medium 2350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
Heifers—Medium 3368105.90/cwt102.00–109.003907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375128.26/cwt126.00–130.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414127.23/cwt120.00–130.005276
Heifers—Medium 3429104.30/cwt100.00–110.004477
Heifers—Medium 2440115.46/cwt112.00–119.005082
Heifers—Medium 2482115.23/cwt112.00–120.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485125.76/cwt124.00–128.006104
Heifers—Medium 3490101.98/cwt100.00–104.005002
Heifers—Medium 2518109.51/cwt109.00–110.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.03/cwt123.00–130.006535
Heifers—Medium 3525100.05/cwt91.00–107.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570120.96/cwt115.00–124.006897
Heifers—Medium 2571111.74/cwt108.00–115.006384
Heifers—Medium 3575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
Heifers—Medium 262091.45/cwt82.00–96.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633101.67/cwt101.00–103.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271593.00/cwt93.00–93.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276897.64/cwt94.00–100.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475137.28/cwt128.00–147.006528
Bulls—Medium 2478117.02/cwt114.00–120.005592
Bulls—Medium 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium 2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Bulls—Medium 3566103.15/cwt92.00–110.005844
Bulls—Medium 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581133.26/cwt131.00–139.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619121.12/cwt100.00–127.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663121.98/cwt120.00–124.008092
Bulls—Medium 268590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745104.00/cwt104.00–104.007751
Bulls—Medium 287080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47694.14/cwt90.00–97.001,3904
Bulls——1,565103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82639.75/cwt30.00–49.003288
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08050.00/cwt50.00–50.005401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24165.96/cwt60.00–69.0081918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50073.11/cwt70.00–77.001,09711

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.