Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-11-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 678▼ 22 vs year ago 710 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 148▲ 7 vs year ago 142 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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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 moderate with quality average to plain .

Baby calves 20.00 to 75.00 21 head

9 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.22/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$125.22
227 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$28.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.01
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502131.03658157
Medium 2396115.4145752
Medium 3365102.9337618thin
One grade step is worth $28.10/cwt here — about $282 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 sale227 hd
125.22
—
NC average8 barns · 1,019 hd
122.21
+3.01
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—Low1,52094.431,43526
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21164.1077672
CowsLean 85-90%Average84948.1340914

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)1,133$6756

Every lot, as filed

81 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—476141.31/cwt120.00–148.0067328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—417139.04/cwt126.00–154.0058020
SteersMedium 3—321105.57/cwt100.00–112.003394
SteersMedium 3—240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
SteersMedium 2—428122.36/cwt120.00–125.005243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—573126.67/cwt115.00–137.0072617
HeifersMedium 2—598110.99/cwt110.00–116.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—523130.96/cwt117.00–139.0068538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—278134.13/cwt128.00–140.003733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660129.96/cwt125.00–135.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
HeifersMedium 2—228118.32/cwt117.00–120.002706
HeifersMedium 2—88083.95/cwt80.00–88.007392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—81391.98/cwt90.00–94.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—330132.55/cwt130.00–139.004376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—369134.84/cwt130.00–144.0049815
HeifersMedium 2—318118.92/cwt110.00–128.003789
HeifersMedium 2—269118.62/cwt113.00–121.0031912
HeifersMedium 2—418114.85/cwt110.00–120.004802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—93592.00/cwt92.00–92.008603
HeifersMedium 2—511114.38/cwt110.00–117.005847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—617122.11/cwt110.00–128.0075316
HeifersMedium 3—510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
HeifersMedium 3—321101.77/cwt100.00–107.003276
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—664122.11/cwt109.00–136.008117
SteersMedium 3—362102.73/cwt100.00–108.003723
SteersMedium 2—317126.63/cwt120.00–130.004013
SteersMedium 3—480104.00/cwt104.00–104.004991
SteersMedium 2—386122.04/cwt111.00–130.004715
SteersMedium 2—279128.57/cwt115.00–136.003596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—428134.62/cwt124.00–144.0057624
SteersMedium 3—280101.00/cwt101.00–101.002831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—215150.74/cwt140.00–162.003242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—483151.81/cwt130.00–157.0073312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—324144.17/cwt130.00–156.004678
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—632130.83/cwt127.00–140.008276
SteersMedium 3—437106.05/cwt100.00–110.004633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—778122.65/cwt116.00–129.009542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—525143.29/cwt115.00–156.0075211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—557147.70/cwt142.00–155.008237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—670128.24/cwt117.00–140.008592
SteersMedium 2—215134.00/cwt134.00–134.002881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—377146.39/cwt134.00–167.0055215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—278141.05/cwt140.00–142.003922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—938125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—478136.53/cwt126.00–149.0065328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—625128.99/cwt110.00–144.0080613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—520140.17/cwt121.00–157.0072941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—82397.68/cwt90.00–105.008046
BullsMedium 3—595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
CowsLean 85-90%—83354.15/cwt50.00–59.004515
HeifersMedium 3—58396.66/cwt94.00–100.005643
HeifersMedium 2—375116.78/cwt113.00–121.004384
HeifersMedium 2—465116.53/cwt112.00–120.005424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—723124.21/cwt113.00–136.008988
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—576138.72/cwt120.00–154.0079928
BullsMedium 2—480119.71/cwt112.00–126.005754
BullsMedium 3—450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
HeifersMedium 3—274106.16/cwt100.00–110.002917
HeifersMedium 3—470104.00/cwt104.00–104.004891
BullsMedium 2—78090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
BullsMedium 2—561114.76/cwt111.00–118.006444
BullsMedium 2—82582.00/cwt82.00–82.006771
BullsMedium 2—521114.50/cwt112.00–116.005974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—87996.59/cwt90.00–101.008495
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,200750.00/head600.00–900.007502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—850500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,275663.73/head550.00–750.006642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bulls——1,33183.92/cwt70.00–88.001,1175
Bulls——1,54295.30/cwt76.00–100.001,47017
Bulls——1,663103.85/cwt101.00–107.001,7274
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22964.94/cwt60.00–69.0079850
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22471.56/cwt70.00–74.008769
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13055.69/cwt50.00–59.0062913
CowsLean 85-90%—87141.89/cwt30.00–48.003658
CowsLean 85-90%—75568.00/cwt68.00–68.005131

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.