Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 27
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 127▲ 59 vs year ago 55 · +107.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 32 vs year ago 28 · +114.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . Baby calves 25.00 to 35.00 5 head 1 hog.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.61/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$141.61
47 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$37.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478146.7170136
Medium 2361130.614728thin
Medium 3452109.674953thin
One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $206 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 sale47 hd
141.61
—
NC average8 barns · 1,403 hd
149.49
−7.88
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—High1,595104.391,6657thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21585.381,03748
CowsLean 85-90%Low80957.134623thin

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)1,300$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$7251thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280217.00/cwt217.00–217.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305212.95/cwt200.00–220.006494
Steers—Medium 2370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380216.22/cwt195.00–238.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421213.16/cwt200.00–223.008977
Steers—Medium 2443137.51/cwt135.00–140.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466197.17/cwt190.00–202.0091910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524192.55/cwt187.00–194.001,0097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
Heifers—Medium 2290134.50/cwt134.00–135.003902
Heifers—Medium 2300133.50/cwt126.00–141.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370153.60/cwt140.00–160.005688
Heifers—Medium 2383129.63/cwt125.00–132.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409148.56/cwt140.00–163.006085
Heifers—Medium 3440112.00/cwt112.00–112.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466150.90/cwt133.00–161.007039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518148.53/cwt133.00–160.007694
Heifers—Medium 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569147.96/cwt138.00–156.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650128.00/cwt126.00–130.008322
Heifers—Medium 3655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02095.00/cwt95.00–95.009691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473192.89/cwt186.00–200.009122
Bulls—Medium 2473135.64/cwt132.00–143.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525179.00/cwt179.00–179.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565170.26/cwt166.00–175.009623
Bulls—Medium 2565125.50/cwt119.00–132.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635157.00/cwt157.00–157.009971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680129.04/cwt126.00–132.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls—Medium 273092.00/cwt92.00–92.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770124.35/cwt117.00–132.009572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825113.00/cwt113.00–113.009321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04590.00/cwt90.00–90.009411
Bulls——1,586105.55/cwt100.00–110.001,6745
Bulls——2,190113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,4751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74045.00/cwt45.00–45.003331
Cows—Lean 85-90%84363.19/cwt60.00–66.005332
Cows—Boner 80-85%96369.47/cwt66.00–72.006694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08981.24/cwt75.00–87.0088520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36191.48/cwt88.00–96.001,24524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.