Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-07-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
▼ 296 vs last sale 733▼ 113 vs year ago 550 · −20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 169▼ 68 vs year ago 146 · −46.6%
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 were down 1.00 compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 60.00 14 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.77/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$129.77
155 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$28.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.59
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494134.89666116
Medium 2405118.0747827
Medium 3387106.6641212thin
One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about $254 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 sale155 hd
129.77
—
NC average8 barns · 692 hd
126.18
+3.59
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—High1,61893.941,52010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18274.3987940
CowsLean 85-90%Low88149.1243322

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$8751thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2—326137.19/cwt129.00–145.004479
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424141.21/cwt131.00–179.0059916
SteersMedium 3—433106.43/cwt104.00–109.004612
SteersMedium 2—390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
SteersMedium 2—473119.01/cwt118.00–120.005632
SteersMedium 3—373104.83/cwt100.00–110.003912
HeifersMedium 2—414117.38/cwt111.00–120.004869
HeifersMedium 2—605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—765109.99/cwt109.00–111.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—271134.14/cwt128.00–140.003644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—573130.02/cwt120.00–141.0074513
SteersMedium 3—450105.50/cwt104.00–107.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373137.67/cwt127.00–145.0051411
HeifersMedium 3—310104.92/cwt100.00–110.003252
HeifersMedium 2—481116.14/cwt111.00–130.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—466141.89/cwt122.00–152.0066117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—518137.17/cwt120.00–149.0071124
HeifersMedium 3—460108.98/cwt108.00–110.005012
HeifersMedium 2—330121.21/cwt119.00–124.004004
HeifersMedium 3—520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—860105.00/cwt105.00–105.009031
HeifersMedium 2—377119.56/cwt116.00–125.004517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—613130.43/cwt120.00–138.008008
HeifersMedium 3—380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
HeifersMedium 3—408105.20/cwt100.00–110.004294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—476147.05/cwt120.00–170.0070010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—890113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—788141.94/cwt121.00–154.001,11817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—875135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1811
SteersMedium 2—423119.21/cwt113.00–125.005048
SteersMedium 2—300123.00/cwt123.00–123.003691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—736112.84/cwt100.00–123.008316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—659131.78/cwt128.00–135.008684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—417156.48/cwt132.00–176.0065314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—479167.88/cwt145.00–180.0080411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—286147.09/cwt140.00–168.004214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—663140.85/cwt124.00–169.009344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—956142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3586
SteersMedium 3—310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—1,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—915144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—220148.00/cwt148.00–148.003261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—330151.88/cwt135.00–161.0050114
SteersMedium 2—270129.00/cwt129.00–129.003481
SteersMedium 2—233131.94/cwt130.00–134.003072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—531162.41/cwt146.00–169.008629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—378156.12/cwt139.00–171.005907
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—563147.97/cwt142.00–154.008332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—622146.29/cwt136.00–162.009106
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—571136.18/cwt127.00–148.007787
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,005119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—627127.24/cwt120.00–139.0079812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—722119.99/cwt116.00–124.008665
BullsMedium 3—473101.50/cwt101.00–102.004802
BullsMedium 3—575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
HeifersMedium 3—283108.65/cwt105.00–112.003072
HeifersMedium 2—235129.00/cwt129.00–129.003031
BullsMedium 3—665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—762119.07/cwt114.00–124.009073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—830106.62/cwt100.00–113.008852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—905103.98/cwt101.00–107.009412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—668128.96/cwt127.00–131.008612
BullsMedium 2—665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
BullsMedium 2—535113.45/cwt111.00–116.006072
BullsMedium 2—568117.02/cwt116.00–118.006652
BullsMedium 3—420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
BullsMedium 3—500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—512141.61/cwt126.00–155.007255
BullsMedium 2—458120.00/cwt120.00–120.005502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bulls——1,815103.07/cwt100.00–106.001,8712
Bulls——1,24880.94/cwt72.00–89.001,0103
Bulls——1,76298.09/cwt94.00–103.001,7285
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15883.29/cwt81.00–88.009646
CowsLean 85-90%—83639.85/cwt30.00–50.0033312
CowsLean 85-90%—93560.24/cwt55.00–68.0056310
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02459.87/cwt49.00–65.006134
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20874.55/cwt70.00–79.0090130

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.