Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 5
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 78▼ 60 vs year ago 151 · −39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 20▼ 36 vs year ago 94 · −38.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 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 75.00 6 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.41/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$177.41
47 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.46
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469197.0892525
Medium and Large 2426164.3970017thin
Medium and Large 3489123.306035thin
One grade step is worth $73.78/cwt here — about $322 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 sale47 hd
177.41
—
NC average7 barns · 865 hd
202.86
−25.46
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—High1,656117.951,9547thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,306104.371,36337
CowsLean 85-90%Low99580.007961thin

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 · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218208.43/cwt202.00–215.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225132.00/cwt132.00–132.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288206.05/cwt200.00–212.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310205.90/cwt200.00–212.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311181.63/cwt175.00–187.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1353210.94/cwt202.00–220.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378176.61/cwt160.00–190.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416214.21/cwt200.00–221.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455157.00/cwt157.00–157.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476209.04/cwt190.00–222.009958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530123.53/cwt122.00–125.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535141.11/cwt135.00–147.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574149.37/cwt135.00–170.008574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580118.72/cwt110.00–127.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828132.55/cwt130.00–135.001,0982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318237.96/cwt220.00–255.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383264.26/cwt242.00–282.001,0125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421253.23/cwt242.00–265.001,0664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476238.95/cwt212.00–267.001,1377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525216.95/cwt212.00–222.001,1392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567213.83/cwt205.00–218.001,2125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717164.42/cwt155.00–170.001,1793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820114.00/cwt114.00–114.009351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01596.00/cwt96.00–96.009741
Bulls——1,714119.93/cwt115.00–124.002,0565
Bulls——2,010130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99580.00/cwt80.00–80.007961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247102.84/cwt96.00–107.001,28220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30989.34/cwt89.00–90.001,1694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395111.34/cwt108.00–116.001,55313

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.