Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 17
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 114▼ 9 vs year ago 143 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 54▼ 22 vs year ago 47 · −46.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher 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 were moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $212.97/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$212.97
36 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$695
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.26
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1608216.111,31434
Medium and Large 2388159.656192thin
One grade step is worth $56.46/cwt here — about $695 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 sale36 hd
212.97
—
NC average8 barns · 573 hd
211.71
+1.26
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—Average1,095114.001,2481thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,223104.841,28320
CowsLean 85-90%Low73080.005841thin

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)850$7901thin

Every lot

51 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 1363212.25/cwt185.00–235.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 2388159.65/cwt152.00–167.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1430224.35/cwt212.00–237.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1480245.99/cwt245.00–247.001,1812
Steers—Medium and Large 1525211.86/cwt202.00–220.001,1124
Steers—Medium and Large 1566218.18/cwt200.00–225.001,2355
Steers—Medium and Large 1629221.73/cwt197.00–230.001,3954
Steers—Medium and Large 1679221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5016
Steers—Medium and Large 1703216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5182
Steers—Medium and Large 1778194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5093
Steers—Medium and Large 1810204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6522
Steers—Medium and Large 1885197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280167.00/cwt167.00–167.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390183.00/cwt183.00–183.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437151.27/cwt142.00–162.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480192.00/cwt192.00–192.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521180.78/cwt160.00–188.009426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566181.33/cwt160.00–190.001,02612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635166.98/cwt164.00–170.001,0602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684169.34/cwt168.00–170.001,1583
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320207.00/cwt207.00–207.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373128.34/cwt125.00–132.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415182.47/cwt180.00–185.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415161.00/cwt161.00–161.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460185.00/cwt185.00–185.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485164.59/cwt160.00–169.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513149.42/cwt145.00–152.007675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580183.06/cwt176.00–190.001,0622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2591167.09/cwt140.00–176.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620138.90/cwt135.00–143.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621165.24/cwt152.00–177.001,0264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 372091.00/cwt91.00–91.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,095114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73080.00/cwt80.00–80.005841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09389.94/cwt88.00–92.009832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129103.65/cwt101.00–106.001,1707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307108.31/cwt107.00–110.001,41611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850790.00/head790.00–790.007901

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.