Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 28
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 72▼ 78 vs year ago 145 · −53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 20▼ 31 vs year ago 62 · −50.0%
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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 light with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 3 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.44/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$170.44
34 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527183.8296917thin
Medium and Large 2510164.3183813thin
Medium and Large 3464133.536194thin
One grade step is worth $50.29/cwt here — about $350 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 sale34 hd
170.44
—
NC average8 barns · 790 hd
180.30
−9.86
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—High1,511120.991,8286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13699.721,13321
CowsLean 85-90%Low84072.006051thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1535207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1618205.04/cwt202.00–208.001,2672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230142.66/cwt140.00–145.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255177.00/cwt177.00–177.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308158.71/cwt150.00–167.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420166.00/cwt155.00–176.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487184.30/cwt180.00–187.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520182.34/cwt170.00–188.009484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570156.00/cwt156.00–156.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384200.52/cwt195.00–205.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413185.89/cwt180.00–192.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455132.05/cwt127.00–137.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469195.07/cwt188.00–200.009154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517156.74/cwt150.00–160.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559175.91/cwt170.00–178.009834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575175.90/cwt172.00–180.001,0112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620135.08/cwt130.00–140.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690158.99/cwt158.00–160.001,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700167.00/cwt157.00–177.001,1692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Dairy Steers—Large 3765144.97/cwt140.00–150.001,1092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235112.61/cwt110.00–116.001,3913
Bulls——1,787129.37/cwt127.00–133.002,3123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84072.00/cwt72.00–72.006051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01089.55/cwt88.00–94.009045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111101.52/cwt99.00–104.001,12811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319105.92/cwt105.00–108.001,3975

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.