Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 11
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 52▼ 80 vs year ago 133 · −60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 39▼ 22 vs year ago 62 · −35.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 lower 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 claves 140.00 1head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.09/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$164.09
22 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$632
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1615181.711,11814thin
Medium and Large 2482148.417165thin
Medium and Large 3450108.004863thin
One grade step is worth $73.71/cwt here — about $632 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 sale22 hd
164.09
—
NC average8 barns · 716 hd
193.78
−29.69
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—Average1,805126.342,2817thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13697.631,10930
CowsLean 85-90%Low93370.386573thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 1383225.10/cwt220.00–230.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 2530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 2633176.05/cwt172.00–180.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 2745137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335102.00/cwt102.00–102.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432147.35/cwt145.00–152.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470195.00/cwt195.00–195.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525198.04/cwt192.00–200.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561188.36/cwt180.00–197.001,0572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425147.00/cwt147.00–147.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460175.00/cwt170.00–180.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545147.00/cwt147.00–147.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673160.59/cwt152.00–169.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610115.93/cwt112.00–121.001,8662
Bulls——1,883130.51/cwt127.00–134.002,4585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93370.38/cwt60.00–80.006573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11086.74/cwt80.00–94.0096310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127100.40/cwt95.00–105.001,13213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191108.03/cwt106.00–114.001,2877

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.