Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-09-09

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 461▼ 15 vs year ago 613 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 122▲ 52 vs year ago 123 · +42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 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 to down 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 15.00 18 head

35 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.49/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$132.49
206 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$32.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517138.95718154
Medium 2512114.7558843
Medium 3453106.784849thin
One grade step is worth $32.17/cwt here — about $234 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 sale206 hd
132.49
—
NC average7 barns · 650 hd
135.62
−3.12
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—Low1,563104.651,63617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14977.10886109
CowsLean 85-90%Low89359.5253123

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)925$7382thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—774124.46/cwt107.00–132.009634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—973109.02/cwt108.00–110.001,0612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—482151.77/cwt136.00–173.0073214
HeifersMedium 3—455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—668128.92/cwt114.00–140.0086112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—709131.69/cwt118.00–136.0093411
HeifersMedium 2—218116.48/cwt112.00–122.002544
HeifersMedium 2—680103.97/cwt100.00–108.007073
HeifersMedium 2—91089.00/cwt89.00–89.008101
HeifersMedium 3—415108.00/cwt106.00–110.004482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—435141.78/cwt130.00–151.006178
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
HeifersMedium 2—477121.15/cwt116.00–126.005785
HeifersMedium 2—81090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
HeifersMedium 2—532114.26/cwt108.00–119.006086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—626121.28/cwt110.00–135.0075914
SteersMedium 3—385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—471145.54/cwt126.00–154.0068525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—573134.37/cwt120.00–150.0077017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—522137.44/cwt120.00–146.0071737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—322153.54/cwt130.00–169.0049418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373153.01/cwt130.00–167.0057111
SteersMedium 2—205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
SteersMedium 2—620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
SteersMedium 2—317125.77/cwt120.00–140.003995
SteersMedium 2—360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
SteersMedium 2—275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
SteersMedium 3—322106.42/cwt100.00–110.003433
SteersMedium 2—570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—426161.17/cwt140.00–186.0068725
SteersMedium 2—720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—479176.97/cwt150.00–189.0084814
SteersMedium 2—480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006191
SteersMedium 2—420122.48/cwt121.00–124.005142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—571156.69/cwt140.00–174.008959
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—721135.51/cwt126.00–150.009776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—875133.56/cwt130.00–137.001,1692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—755122.00/cwt122.00–122.009211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—375161.52/cwt140.00–181.0060611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—524155.57/cwt140.00–170.008157
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—273147.94/cwt146.00–150.004042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—805137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—755156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1787
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—614151.55/cwt129.00–165.009317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—664158.71/cwt120.00–167.001,05413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—320164.54/cwt144.00–178.0052712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—672130.59/cwt114.00–147.008786
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—572138.45/cwt122.00–159.0079230
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—512147.48/cwt125.00–171.0075515
CowsLean 85-90%—90754.72/cwt47.00–59.0049613
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39888.22/cwt85.00–93.001,23314
CowsLean 85-90%—76570.00/cwt70.00–70.005361
CowsLean 85-90%—88665.30/cwt64.00–68.005799
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02166.91/cwt60.00–73.0068328
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15179.03/cwt74.00–84.0091067
Bulls——1,34088.53/cwt82.00–92.001,1864
Bulls——1,756117.07/cwt111.00–127.002,0566
Bulls——1,526103.21/cwt96.00–110.001,5757
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—975775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—875700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium 2—670106.01/cwt105.00–107.007103
BullsMedium 2—810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—827116.80/cwt100.00–129.009668
BullsMedium 3—675106.43/cwt104.00–109.007182
BullsMedium 3—540102.64/cwt100.00–108.005543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—923110.56/cwt106.00–115.001,0202
HeifersMedium 3—514103.75/cwt100.00–110.005334
BullsMedium 2—700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
BullsMedium 2—470127.62/cwt111.00–136.006004
BullsMedium 3—551104.50/cwt100.00–108.005764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—880126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—616138.59/cwt125.00–155.0085420
HeifersMedium 2—430122.73/cwt119.00–125.005284
HeifersMedium 2—373123.02/cwt114.00–127.004594
HeifersMedium 2—574113.53/cwt109.00–119.0065215
BullsMedium 2—535111.00/cwt111.00–111.005941
BullsMedium 2—573115.19/cwt111.00–120.006607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—729122.39/cwt100.00–137.008929
HeifersMedium 3—390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
HeifersMedium 3—345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801

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.