Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 13
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 101▼ 69 vs year ago 196 · −35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 54▲ 6 vs year ago 36 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.07/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$136.07
51 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.80
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1632150.2694922
Medium and Large 2503142.1571513thin
Medium and Large 3498111.6255616thin
One grade step is worth $38.64/cwt here — about $393 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 sale51 hd
136.07
—
NC average8 barns · 1,156 hd
169.87
−33.80
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—Average1,538112.541,7317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28989.191,15026
CowsLean 85-90%Low83364.995414thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1350197.00/cwt197.00–197.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1660172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1352
Steers—Medium and Large 1725167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200147.00/cwt147.00–147.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250152.00/cwt152.00–152.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368154.49/cwt140.00–170.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375121.16/cwt117.00–125.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422145.68/cwt142.00–150.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470159.56/cwt154.00–165.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485104.47/cwt100.00–114.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528157.96/cwt150.00–161.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555155.00/cwt150.00–160.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573112.40/cwt110.00–115.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580148.00/cwt148.00–148.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665130.26/cwt120.00–141.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215152.50/cwt150.00–155.003282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295222.00/cwt222.00–222.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305205.00/cwt205.00–205.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323130.00/cwt130.00–130.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368123.52/cwt120.00–127.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463106.05/cwt100.00–120.004915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473177.00/cwt177.00–177.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495162.00/cwt162.00–162.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513114.28/cwt110.00–117.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577157.97/cwt150.00–167.009115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582139.78/cwt127.00–150.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623141.74/cwt127.00–158.008835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680138.00/cwt138.00–138.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685104.93/cwt100.00–110.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 372596.00/cwt96.00–96.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733118.39/cwt110.00–130.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,070124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3271
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,100102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348111.40/cwt109.00–114.001,5023
Bulls——1,48099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4651
Bulls——1,748118.20/cwt115.00–122.002,0663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83364.99/cwt56.00–72.005414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16979.71/cwt74.00–84.009328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28290.34/cwt85.00–95.001,15811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43798.20/cwt96.00–100.001,4117

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.