Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-05-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
55 vs last sale 557 187 vs year ago 689 · 27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
26 vs last sale 144 22 vs year ago 96 · +22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 35.00 to 60.00 4 head

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.73/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$129.73
179 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$23.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.15
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540130.95707165
Medium 2405118.6048010thin
Medium 3438107.254694thin
One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $237 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 sale179 hd
129.73
NC average8 barns · 881 hd
130.88
−1.15
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
BullsLow1,718104.561,79716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19376.1690978
CowsLean 85-90%Average82049.6540712

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268142.56/cwt130.00–154.003822
HeifersMedium 2560112.00/cwt110.00–114.006272
BullsMedium 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
HeifersMedium 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373138.51/cwt127.00–147.0051712
HeifersMedium 2445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
HeifersMedium 2265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003181
HeifersMedium 2200120.00/cwt120.00–120.002401
HeifersMedium 3315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
HeifersMedium 3570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472138.49/cwt122.00–145.0065421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765112.02/cwt100.00–116.008579
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328142.95/cwt136.00–148.004694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567135.48/cwt120.00–147.0076818
HeifersMedium 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
HeifersMedium 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
SteersMedium 3255111.00/cwt111.00–111.002831
SteersMedium 2280124.31/cwt114.00–140.003483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333153.14/cwt132.00–170.005108
SteersMedium 3370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517137.77/cwt120.00–149.0071230
HeifersMedium 2358119.49/cwt118.00–121.004282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536155.92/cwt130.00–159.0083617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568153.01/cwt144.00–159.0086916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718133.32/cwt128.00–137.009573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2938126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,18213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718103.80/cwt100.00–110.007454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626119.60/cwt110.00–138.0074919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678140.29/cwt127.00–149.009515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618146.36/cwt146.00–150.0090511
SteersMedium 2Fleshy535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420139.48/cwt130.00–148.0058624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465152.95/cwt140.00–161.007117
Dairy SteersLarge 3515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823110.00/cwt110.00–110.009052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375155.72/cwt134.00–172.0058420
SteersMedium 2420124.00/cwt124.00–124.005211
SteersMedium 2395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429153.01/cwt136.00–171.0065626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573131.44/cwt121.00–147.0075316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513146.47/cwt127.00–160.007519
BullsMedium and Large 1-292093.00/cwt93.00–93.008561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2726108.38/cwt100.00–116.007874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760110.48/cwt107.00–114.008402
BullsMedium 3535104.00/cwt104.00–104.005562
CowsLean 85-90%86067.12/cwt64.00–70.005772
Bulls1,28082.28/cwt76.00–88.001,0532
CowsLean 85-90%81246.15/cwt40.00–53.0037510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29182.87/cwt80.00–90.001,07026
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06865.57/cwt62.00–68.0070010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16274.53/cwt69.00–79.0086642
Bulls1,832112.14/cwt107.00–116.002,0549
Bulls1,68999.82/cwt90.00–104.001,6865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478143.53/cwt130.00–157.0068616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670120.30/cwt106.00–133.0080611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619127.45/cwt110.00–136.0078916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855103.00/cwt103.00–103.008811
BullsMedium 2525116.80/cwt112.00–120.006134
BullsMedium 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
HeifersMedium 2515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
HeifersMedium 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2852107.74/cwt90.00–111.0091813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840104.00/cwt104.00–104.008741
BullsMedium 2488122.46/cwt120.00–125.005982
BullsMedium 3468106.70/cwt105.00–109.004993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670118.63/cwt116.00–123.007955
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2229142.66/cwt131.00–152.003274

How this sale compares

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.