Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-06-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 24
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 299 vs last sale 348▼ 74 vs year ago 721 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 98▼ 58 vs year ago 225 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (24 head) ranged 10.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.29/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$152.29
213 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$53.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.56
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527159.87842176
Medium 2367122.8845122
Medium 3382106.4940715thin
One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about $435 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 sale213 hd
152.29
—
NC average7 barns · 584 hd
147.73
+4.56
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—High1,741114.101,98618
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25291.311,143117
CowsLean 85-90%Low90555.0049811

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)1,100$8901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$7451thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2—440118.02/cwt114.00–120.005193
BullsMedium 2—89591.00/cwt91.00–91.008141
BullsMedium 2—470122.00/cwt115.00–129.005732
BullsMedium 2—72098.51/cwt97.00–100.007092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—474150.38/cwt133.00–174.0071315
BullsMedium 2—593113.33/cwt110.00–115.006723
BullsMedium 2—605107.34/cwt106.00–110.006493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—530154.93/cwt140.00–174.0082115
BullsMedium 3—530106.27/cwt100.00–110.005635
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—750745.00/head745.00–745.007451
Bulls——1,864127.56/cwt121.00–135.002,3785
Bulls——1,37090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2331
CowsLean 85-90%—83550.98/cwt40.00–71.004265
Bulls——1,720110.50/cwt80.00–118.001,90112
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,368100.39/cwt91.00–111.001,37366
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15885.82/cwt80.00–90.0099429
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02871.32/cwt62.00–79.0073322
CowsLean 85-90%—96458.35/cwt54.00–64.005626
BullsMedium 3—476102.52/cwt100.00–110.004884
BullsMedium 3—585105.07/cwt100.00–109.006153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—674128.90/cwt115.00–145.0086910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—723123.39/cwt117.00–130.008922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—623132.99/cwt117.00–145.0082921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Dairy SteersLarge 3—41584.00/cwt84.00–84.003491
Dairy SteersLarge 3—37080.00/cwt80.00–80.002961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—472169.32/cwt140.00–183.0079921
SteersMedium 2—585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—426164.65/cwt140.00–180.0070129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—1,135116.01/cwt114.00–118.001,3172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—517160.76/cwt144.00–181.0083138
Dairy SteersLarge 3—22080.00/cwt80.00–80.001761
SteersMedium 2—210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—337166.63/cwt138.00–179.005629
SteersMedium 2—330121.93/cwt117.00–130.004024
SteersMedium 2—420120.21/cwt115.00–127.005059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—572159.25/cwt130.00–179.0091133
SteersMedium 3—200116.00/cwt116.00–116.002321
SteersMedium 3—412105.16/cwt100.00–120.004336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—384154.65/cwt140.00–178.005949
SteersMedium 3—375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004133
SteersMedium 2—268133.60/cwt130.00–140.003583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—780129.35/cwt128.00–130.001,0093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—571145.10/cwt124.00–157.0082939
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—210153.00/cwt153.00–153.003211
SteersMedium 3—335103.58/cwt100.00–110.003474
BullsMedium 2—537116.68/cwt116.00–118.006273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—573141.91/cwt120.00–160.0081314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—855113.00/cwt113.00–113.009661
HeifersMedium 2—545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
HeifersMedium 2—463122.58/cwt119.00–129.005683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—659132.87/cwt120.00–139.008768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—368143.65/cwt132.00–160.005296
HeifersMedium 3—570103.48/cwt100.00–110.005903
HeifersMedium 3—220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—474151.31/cwt130.00–166.0071739
HeifersMedium 3—464105.33/cwt100.00–110.004896
HeifersMedium 3—425103.82/cwt100.00–110.004416
HeifersMedium 3—528102.72/cwt100.00–110.005424
HeifersMedium 2—73093.00/cwt93.00–93.006791
HeifersMedium 2—315118.00/cwt118.00–118.003721
SteersMedium 2—387117.31/cwt116.00–119.004543
HeifersMedium 2—380114.00/cwt114.00–114.004331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—513147.16/cwt131.00–163.0075517
HeifersMedium 2—585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
HeifersMedium 3—371105.69/cwt100.00–110.003929
HeifersMedium 3—324105.53/cwt100.00–110.003429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—935145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—618133.40/cwt124.00–147.008249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—76594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
HeifersMedium 2—295132.00/cwt132.00–132.003891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—318143.51/cwt140.00–150.004563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—425149.86/cwt136.00–161.0063717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—719138.23/cwt120.00–150.009945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—624157.98/cwt130.00–169.0098625
SteersMedium 3—595106.00/cwt106.00–106.006311

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.