Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 26
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 76▼ 60 vs year ago 188 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 85▼ 13 vs year ago 89 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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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 heavy with quality average. 8 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 $158.24/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$158.24
43 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.27
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576170.2898025
Medium and Large 2490143.9870515thin
Medium and Large 3388129.175023thin
One grade step is worth $41.12/cwt here — about $478 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 sale43 hd
158.24
—
NC average9 barns · 1,590 hd
196.51
−38.27
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—Low1,356112.371,5249thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27197.921,24460
CowsLean 85-90%Average80269.825603thin

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)1,125$1,6882thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305202.50/cwt202.50–202.506181
Steers—Medium and Large 2470174.00/cwt174.00–174.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1519231.75/cwt210.00–247.501,2034
Steers—Medium and Large 2545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3361
Steers—Medium and Large 1655212.68/cwt209.00–218.001,3933
Steers—Medium and Large 2700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1705166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1775169.20/cwt158.00–181.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1850159.00/cwt155.00–163.001,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 1930167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5531
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388151.37/cwt145.00–157.505872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390137.50/cwt137.50–137.505361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417149.09/cwt142.00–153.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432189.01/cwt180.00–191.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455183.00/cwt183.00–183.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468147.50/cwt147.50–147.506902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530182.72/cwt172.00–187.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540158.00/cwt158.00–158.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573181.98/cwt170.00–190.001,0434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618161.85/cwt145.00–181.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628132.86/cwt128.00–138.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675149.85/cwt140.00–160.001,0112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680117.50/cwt117.50–117.507991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1990122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270218.99/cwt210.00–237.505914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325169.85/cwt165.00–175.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330205.25/cwt200.00–211.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382203.92/cwt200.00–207.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390163.48/cwt142.50–185.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414201.45/cwt190.00–210.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473172.56/cwt152.50–182.508165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523197.22/cwt188.00–206.001,0312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525143.47/cwt140.00–147.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712162.34/cwt159.00–165.001,1563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22596.38/cwt90.00–101.001,1812
Bulls——1,394116.94/cwt110.00–121.001,6307
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76864.23/cwt62.00–66.004932
Cows—Lean 85-90%87081.00/cwt81.00–81.007051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12389.47/cwt85.00–94.001,00516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32299.80/cwt95.00–105.001,31936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335106.38/cwt106.00–107.001,4208
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.