Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 19
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 130▼ 114 vs year ago 190 · −60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 37▲ 43 vs year ago 42 · +102.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $178.18/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$178.18
38 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.76
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517190.8798623
Medium and Large 2441162.3771613thin
Medium and Large 3568135.007662thin
One grade step is worth $55.87/cwt here — about $220 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 sale38 hd
178.18
—
NC average8 barns · 1,129 hd
187.94
−9.76
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—Average1,578122.011,9267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,186101.021,19863
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73090.001,5571thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low82571.105872thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1445197.00/cwt197.00–197.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1615187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 1730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340177.00/cwt177.00–177.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415204.26/cwt201.00–210.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429163.16/cwt150.00–172.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470190.66/cwt183.00–198.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490131.00/cwt130.00–132.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545133.00/cwt133.00–133.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235206.00/cwt206.00–206.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283182.09/cwt172.00–192.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384221.27/cwt220.00–224.008503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420157.90/cwt150.00–165.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423200.37/cwt192.00–215.008486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472161.34/cwt145.00–175.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473199.25/cwt199.00–200.009424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540194.03/cwt191.00–197.001,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540137.00/cwt137.00–137.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595133.00/cwt133.00–133.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667161.31/cwt152.00–170.001,0763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,000136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,392127.71/cwt124.00–131.001,7783
Bulls——1,718117.73/cwt116.00–119.002,0234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82571.10/cwt68.00–75.005872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05288.83/cwt80.00–94.0093411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180100.30/cwt95.00–105.001,18433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274109.32/cwt106.00–112.001,39319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5571

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.