Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 5
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 62▲ 60 vs year ago 101 · +59.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 37▲ 4 vs year ago 43 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $184.66/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$184.66
66 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498193.2596250
Medium and Large 2502157.7879316thin
One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $169 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 sale66 hd
184.66
—
NC average8 barns · 1,127 hd
186.76
−2.10
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—High1,399116.791,6346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,367101.471,38735
CowsLean 85-90%Low78970.455563thin

Every lot

56 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 1215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1370279.66/cwt257.00–300.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1534211.02/cwt200.00–223.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 1585214.51/cwt214.00–215.001,2552
Steers—Medium and Large 1630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 1700197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3791
Steers—Medium and Large 1800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288167.96/cwt150.00–185.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360123.00/cwt123.00–123.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373195.28/cwt190.00–201.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383161.03/cwt157.00–165.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426155.83/cwt152.00–162.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438191.31/cwt190.00–194.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471193.40/cwt186.00–201.009117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536190.97/cwt187.00–194.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563179.63/cwt170.00–189.001,0112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570143.08/cwt140.00–146.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625167.85/cwt160.00–174.001,0493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678171.52/cwt170.00–173.001,1632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774152.07/cwt137.00–161.001,1775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223227.28/cwt215.00–235.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273205.00/cwt205.00–205.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318206.30/cwt195.00–212.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371206.23/cwt192.00–217.007657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411198.76/cwt192.00–209.008176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429167.11/cwt155.00–175.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463171.45/cwt162.00–181.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481197.48/cwt192.00–201.009509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528203.69/cwt199.00–210.001,0754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533143.66/cwt125.00–160.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580167.21/cwt155.00–179.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590200.50/cwt185.00–216.001,1832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603192.00/cwt185.00–198.001,1583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675127.52/cwt125.00–130.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677165.14/cwt147.00–189.001,1184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717163.95/cwt146.00–175.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820148.67/cwt121.00–176.001,2192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1858148.50/cwt148.00–149.001,2742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305114.75/cwt111.00–124.001,4975
Bulls——1,870127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,3751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76864.17/cwt60.00–68.004932
Cows—Lean 85-90%83083.00/cwt83.00–83.006891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11488.64/cwt86.00–91.009874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29197.63/cwt92.00–102.001,26014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489107.65/cwt104.00–119.001,60317

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.