Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-11-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 28
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 172▼ 42 vs year ago 166 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 77▼ 38 vs year ago 108 · −35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 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 average .

Baby calves 30.00 to 100.00 12 head

2 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.58/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$107.58
30 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$10.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.29
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2608114.036937thin
Medium 2533106.8957015thin
Medium 3468103.234838thin
One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $210 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 sale30 hd
107.58
—
NC average3 barns · 329 hd
125.87
−18.29
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—High1,54293.871,44710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26670.3489143
CowsLean 85-90%Average85147.244029thin

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)1,100$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$7751thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285144.42/cwt140.00–149.004122
Steers—Medium 3300104.00/cwt104.00–104.003121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Steers—Medium 2380126.40/cwt120.00–131.004803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390149.00/cwt140.00–158.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418143.44/cwt142.00–145.006002
Steers—Medium 3440109.00/cwt109.00–109.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.06/cwt120.00–136.007795
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3265108.00/cwt108.00–108.002861
Heifers—Medium 2273118.72/cwt113.00–125.003242
Heifers—Medium 2315119.00/cwt119.00–119.003751
Heifers—Medium 3340107.00/cwt107.00–107.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400122.00/cwt122.00–122.004881
Heifers—Medium 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium 2505114.00/cwt114.00–114.005761
Heifers—Medium 3510102.94/cwt100.00–106.005252
Heifers—Medium 2561108.42/cwt106.00–114.006087
Heifers—Medium 3565102.48/cwt100.00–105.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.46/cwt115.00–118.007282
Heifers—Medium 264396.00/cwt96.00–96.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668112.64/cwt105.00–120.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276593.00/cwt93.00–93.007111
Heifers—Medium 277586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Bulls—Medium 2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562121.53/cwt118.00–132.006837
Bulls—Medium 2570107.93/cwt106.00–110.006152
Bulls—Medium 3580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630119.00/cwt119.00–119.007501
Bulls—Medium 264598.00/cwt98.00–98.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16075.40/cwt72.00–80.008752
Bulls——1,57697.42/cwt94.00–104.001,5357
Bulls——2,065106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,1891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78537.86/cwt35.00–45.002974
Cows—Lean 85-90%84060.00/cwt60.00–60.005041
Cows—Lean 85-90%92053.42/cwt50.00–60.004914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05358.40/cwt50.00–63.006154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18768.93/cwt64.00–74.0081826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49176.85/cwt75.00–79.001,14613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.