Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 14
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 236▲ 60 vs year ago 136 · +44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 53▼ 20 vs year ago 56 · −35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 60.00 2head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.78/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$133.78
60 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$37.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479143.6568940
Medium 2381121.6146310thin
Medium 3420106.4744710thin
One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about $242 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 sale60 hd
133.78
—
NC average8 barns · 599 hd
141.74
−7.95
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—Low1,56797.501,5287thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11365.6873119
CowsLean 85-90%Average77946.023595thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3205102.50/cwt102.50–102.502101
Steers—Medium 2275126.55/cwt120.00–131.003484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Steers—Medium 3285102.00/cwt102.00–102.002911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323152.83/cwt134.00–172.0049415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368156.69/cwt149.00–167.005773
Steers—Medium 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Steers—Medium 2416118.73/cwt115.00–125.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423147.12/cwt133.00–165.006226
Steers—Medium 3433109.24/cwt108.00–110.004734
Steers—Medium 2470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Steers—Medium 3532104.42/cwt100.00–109.005563
Steers—Medium 2575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620133.00/cwt133.00–133.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732129.54/cwt125.00–130.0094811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2268115.47/cwt111.00–119.003093
Heifers—Medium 3330108.67/cwt108.00–110.003593
Heifers—Medium 2335111.00/cwt111.00–111.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378128.09/cwt125.00–131.004843
Heifers—Medium 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Heifers—Medium 3405104.50/cwt104.00–105.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414127.00/cwt124.00–130.005264
Heifers—Medium 2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Heifers—Medium 2463117.46/cwt116.00–119.005446
Heifers—Medium 3469105.33/cwt97.00–110.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.87/cwt125.00–131.006072
Heifers—Medium 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium 352599.53/cwt96.00–103.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527124.79/cwt121.00–130.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570118.96/cwt115.00–123.006784
Heifers—Medium 262092.05/cwt90.00–94.005712
Heifers—Medium 362581.00/cwt81.00–81.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627106.55/cwt100.00–114.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790114.00/cwt114.00–114.009011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2463112.05/cwt110.00–114.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474135.31/cwt127.00–154.006417
Bulls—Medium 352999.68/cwt93.00–105.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007301
Bulls—Medium 2580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
Bulls—Medium 260096.00/cwt96.00–96.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615112.20/cwt100.00–125.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Bulls—Medium 273099.00/cwt99.00–99.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1141
Bulls——1,60199.10/cwt91.00–109.001,5875
Bulls——1,655102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73341.37/cwt40.00–43.003033
Cows—Lean 85-90%84853.00/cwt53.00–53.004492
Cows—Boner 80-85%94854.22/cwt51.00–56.005143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04364.27/cwt60.00–67.0067010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31373.75/cwt70.00–76.009686

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.