Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 2
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 161▲ 42 vs year ago 90 · +46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 39▲ 16 vs year ago 55 · +29.1%
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 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 30.00 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 $157.18/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$157.18
56 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1617161.7199830
Medium and Large 2517153.7079524
Medium and Large 3568131.007432thin
One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about $255 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 sale56 hd
157.18
—
NC average8 barns · 1,192 hd
178.74
−21.56
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—Average1,648114.441,8864thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25690.111,13255
CowsLean 85-90%Average94077.277265thin

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)1,300$1,5501thin

Every lot

50 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 1290225.00/cwt225.00–225.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365153.48/cwt140.00–170.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413147.37/cwt140.00–157.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472201.99/cwt184.00–212.009535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521199.29/cwt185.00–210.001,0386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563146.05/cwt142.00–150.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571192.31/cwt180.00–202.001,09811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610131.10/cwt120.00–138.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630188.36/cwt171.00–210.001,1875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658167.06/cwt162.00–172.001,0992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720158.48/cwt157.00–160.001,1412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,030157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315204.00/cwt204.00–204.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328140.99/cwt140.00–142.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433155.14/cwt150.00–160.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483167.01/cwt152.00–182.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517168.00/cwt160.00–182.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519152.66/cwt142.00–160.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573163.94/cwt160.00–170.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575153.38/cwt150.00–157.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608139.61/cwt122.00–155.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619154.35/cwt140.00–172.009554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675153.45/cwt150.00–157.001,0362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721155.43/cwt137.00–162.001,1218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,648114.44/cwt111.00–118.001,8864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91883.70/cwt81.00–86.007682
Cows—Lean 85-90%95572.98/cwt70.00–76.006973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12879.41/cwt72.00–84.008968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241100.95/cwt98.00–103.001,2538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28690.08/cwt86.00–97.001,15839
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.