Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-11-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 21
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 196▲ 47 vs year ago 125 · +37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 36▼ 3 vs year ago 80 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 3.00 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 average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 25.00 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 $112.96/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$112.96
67 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561119.2366929
Medium 2448110.4249419thin
Medium 3379105.9340119thin
One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $268 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 sale67 hd
112.96
—
NC average7 barns · 1,200 hd
128.78
−15.82
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—Low1,533101.921,56213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20274.2589344
CowsLean 85-90%Low86134.983014thin

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)700$5751thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3220110.00/cwt110.00–110.002421
Steers—Medium 2223126.87/cwt120.00–133.002832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278151.86/cwt131.00–168.004226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318157.08/cwt140.00–164.005009
Steers—Medium 2335117.00/cwt117.00–117.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371150.06/cwt140.00–160.005577
Steers—Medium 2383120.04/cwt114.00–126.004602
Steers—Medium 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Steers—Medium 2420118.51/cwt118.00–119.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433136.98/cwt134.00–140.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483135.90/cwt130.00–140.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3228102.11/cwt100.00–104.002332
Heifers—Medium 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Heifers—Medium 3333107.36/cwt102.00–110.003583
Heifers—Medium 2338115.01/cwt113.00–117.003892
Heifers—Medium 3355107.19/cwt101.00–110.003814
Heifers—Medium 2365115.61/cwt110.00–119.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412125.31/cwt121.00–128.005163
Heifers—Medium 2419113.32/cwt110.00–119.004758
Heifers—Medium 3424104.90/cwt100.00–110.004455
Heifers—Medium 3465109.03/cwt107.00–110.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478125.61/cwt122.00–130.006005
Heifers—Medium 2495113.00/cwt111.00–115.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533121.40/cwt117.00–127.006475
Heifers—Medium 3535106.00/cwt106.00–106.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572124.81/cwt114.00–135.007147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617109.21/cwt100.00–117.006745
Heifers—Medium 263894.45/cwt90.00–99.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658120.05/cwt116.00–124.007902
Heifers—Medium 275584.00/cwt84.00–84.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276092.00/cwt92.00–92.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282095.00/cwt95.00–95.007791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473126.34/cwt120.00–140.005983
Bulls—Medium 3475106.00/cwt106.00–106.005041
Bulls—Medium 3532102.50/cwt100.00–108.005455
Bulls—Medium 2545108.00/cwt108.00–108.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Bulls—Medium 2560110.99/cwt110.00–112.006222
Bulls—Medium 357099.62/cwt90.00–106.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633104.68/cwt100.00–110.006633
Bulls—Medium 265090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Bulls—Medium 365084.00/cwt84.00–84.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Bulls—Medium 277091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880103.00/cwt103.00–103.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299092.00/cwt92.00–92.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,020104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,06091.00/cwt91.00–91.009651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05076.00/cwt76.00–76.007981
Bulls——1,47799.49/cwt97.00–103.001,4696
Bulls——1,669108.66/cwt104.00–115.001,8146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86134.98/cwt30.00–46.003014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01059.00/cwt59.00–59.005961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09869.23/cwt64.00–74.0076020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30179.27/cwt75.00–85.001,03123
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3700575.00/head575.00–575.005751

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.