Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-18

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 18
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 125 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 9 vs year ago 44 · −20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00 to70.00 3 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.93/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$179.93
57 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.66
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505193.0497536
Medium and Large 2471161.6276217thin
Medium and Large 3424139.755924thin
One grade step is worth $53.29/cwt here — about $382 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 sale57 hd
179.93
—
NC average7 barns · 958 hd
188.59
−8.66
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—High1,557135.332,1073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,309102.971,34726
CowsLean 85-90%Average88782.937353thin

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)1,450$1,6501thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1390220.01/cwt218.00–222.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 2408162.09/cwt147.00–177.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1600203.50/cwt200.00–207.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1655204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3361
Steers—Medium and Large 2675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255211.00/cwt202.00–220.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328172.63/cwt170.00–175.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377154.88/cwt142.00–162.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380127.00/cwt127.00–127.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417204.82/cwt188.00–217.008549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464170.19/cwt162.00–173.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475196.67/cwt190.00–200.009349
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480158.00/cwt158.00–158.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524192.77/cwt188.00–197.001,0104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538151.59/cwt145.00–158.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575145.79/cwt140.00–152.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588194.02/cwt192.00–195.001,1413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616183.38/cwt181.00–188.001,1305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638160.96/cwt158.00–164.001,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868142.04/cwt137.00–147.001,2332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333225.07/cwt224.00–227.007498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355215.00/cwt215.00–215.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390174.47/cwt172.00–177.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408174.73/cwt162.00–187.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412211.18/cwt200.00–220.008705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470219.59/cwt200.00–230.001,03213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485178.50/cwt175.00–182.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578158.91/cwt152.00–166.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658155.93/cwt150.00–162.001,0262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670175.68/cwt172.00–180.001,1773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940158.00/cwt157.00–159.001,4852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,235165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0381
Bulls——1,660111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8431
Bulls——1,775130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85084.40/cwt81.00–88.007172
Cows—Lean 85-90%96080.00/cwt80.00–80.007681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02588.63/cwt88.00–90.009083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306107.94/cwt107.00–111.001,4109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371102.84/cwt96.00–106.001,41014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.