Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-03-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 54▼ 24 vs year ago 164 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 19▼ 26 vs year ago 61 · −42.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.74/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$150.74
56 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.62
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542160.9587333
Medium and Large 2401146.5358716thin
Medium 3425115.004891thin
Medium and Large 3501111.795606thin
One grade step is worth $49.15/cwt here — about $313 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 sale56 hd
150.74
—
NC average5 barns · 868 hd
166.36
−15.62
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—High1,669114.411,9108thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21292.951,12719
CowsLean 85-90%Average93275.977083thin

Every lot

58 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 1275202.64/cwt195.00–210.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 2283155.93/cwt148.00–164.004412
Steers—Medium and Large 1317213.93/cwt200.00–252.506785
Steers—Medium and Large 1378226.32/cwt200.00–247.508555
Steers—Medium and Large 2390155.46/cwt152.00–159.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1425215.48/cwt203.00–226.009163
Steers—Medium and Large 1470217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1535200.36/cwt193.00–208.001,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 1575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243149.54/cwt146.00–153.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270156.54/cwt149.00–160.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310179.00/cwt179.00–179.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368150.30/cwt137.50–164.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385188.52/cwt181.00–203.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424196.42/cwt182.00–204.008338
Heifers—Medium 3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468178.27/cwt170.00–187.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476141.02/cwt130.00–150.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480103.00/cwt103.00–103.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530154.34/cwt149.00–160.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530114.25/cwt101.00–130.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573139.03/cwt132.00–146.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581148.00/cwt141.00–154.008604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617145.10/cwt134.00–150.008955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675131.32/cwt120.00–135.008865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760117.99/cwt116.00–120.008972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368198.68/cwt187.50–210.0073110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373165.17/cwt160.00–170.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425202.26/cwt180.00–217.008609
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485198.00/cwt193.00–203.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555108.00/cwt108.00–108.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572162.98/cwt157.00–171.009323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575139.54/cwt138.00–141.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616158.28/cwt154.00–162.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670146.11/cwt136.00–152.009794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713133.34/cwt125.00–146.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1794130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1833133.49/cwt132.00–135.001,1122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440104.59/cwt103.00–106.001,5063
Bulls——1,807120.31/cwt114.00–125.002,1745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93069.00/cwt69.00–69.006421
Cows—Lean 85-90%93379.46/cwt79.00–80.007412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10280.32/cwt71.00–89.008856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16494.89/cwt90.00–99.001,1057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,379103.33/cwt100.00–107.001,4256

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.