Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-01-06

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 6
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 279▼ 72 vs year ago 492 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 121▼ 3 vs year ago 160 · −1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 4.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle up 6.00 to 10.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was very good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average to attractive.

Baby calves 15.00 to 95.00 9 head 4 head of hogs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.65/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$138.65
157 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$39.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.62
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506145.94739121
Medium 2491117.7257824
Medium 3461106.9249312thin
One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $246 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 sale157 hd
138.65
—
NC average7 barns · 690 hd
131.03
+7.62
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—Average1,565102.241,60016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29977.641,008120
CowsLean 85-90%Low93552.0648710

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)1,000$9501thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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—285136.89/cwt134.00–140.003902
HeifersMedium 2—393127.04/cwt120.00–134.004992
HeifersMedium 2—73593.50/cwt93.00–94.006872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—472150.08/cwt135.00–159.0070824
HeifersMedium 3—245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
HeifersMedium 2—480125.32/cwt119.00–134.006026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—319172.94/cwt150.00–181.005524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—98596.00/cwt96.00–96.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—574137.93/cwt125.00–146.0079215
HeifersMedium 3—380106.00/cwt106.00–106.004032
HeifersMedium 2—295133.00/cwt133.00–133.003921
SteersMedium 2—285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
SteersMedium 3—525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
SteersMedium 3—420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—717106.65/cwt103.00–110.007653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—437154.28/cwt140.00–173.0067422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—625130.02/cwt128.00–132.008132
SteersMedium 3—250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501
SteersMedium 2—205134.00/cwt134.00–134.002751
SteersMedium 2—418120.98/cwt114.00–130.005064
SteersMedium 2—315120.43/cwt116.00–125.003792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—380165.71/cwt140.00–186.0063011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—676130.77/cwt128.00–134.008845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—720138.00/cwt138.00–138.009941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—622146.61/cwt130.00–170.0091210
SteersMedium 2—478127.04/cwt115.00–140.006072
SteersMedium 2—575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,055101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—768121.48/cwt115.00–128.009332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—879108.25/cwt103.00–110.009524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—673145.09/cwt130.00–152.009764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—414208.78/cwt151.00–234.0086424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—473181.94/cwt167.00–191.0086119
SteersMedium 2—83598.00/cwt98.00–98.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—770128.69/cwt126.00–130.009913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—210149.00/cwt149.00–149.003131
SteersMedium 2—385128.35/cwt117.00–140.004942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—376203.13/cwt172.00–232.0076415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—585162.41/cwt152.00–173.009502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—838116.03/cwt107.00–125.009722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—327190.26/cwt170.00–233.0062211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—521170.27/cwt150.00–181.008879
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—630131.25/cwt116.00–147.008272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—520159.07/cwt145.00–175.0082718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—724131.69/cwt126.00–134.0095313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—900116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—576144.25/cwt122.00–158.0083111
BullsMedium 2—70098.00/cwt98.00–98.006861
CowsLean 85-90%—94848.20/cwt38.00–59.004576
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21774.65/cwt70.00–79.0090857
CowsLean 85-90%—91557.86/cwt54.00–63.005294
Bulls——1,578100.86/cwt94.00–107.001,5929
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06666.14/cwt60.00–69.0070512
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44583.68/cwt80.00–89.001,20951
Bulls——1,523110.90/cwt108.00–114.001,6895
Bulls——1,61586.78/cwt86.00–88.001,4012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000950.00/head950.00–950.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—653130.46/cwt121.00–140.008522
BullsMedium 2—518119.03/cwt118.00–122.006174
BullsMedium 2—572119.00/cwt115.00–126.006813
BullsMedium 2—470126.79/cwt122.00–132.005963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—858110.99/cwt108.00–114.009522
HeifersMedium 3—513108.97/cwt100.00–118.005593
HeifersMedium 2—307123.78/cwt111.00–134.003804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—830111.00/cwt111.00–111.009211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—476159.47/cwt140.00–183.0075911
HeifersMedium 2—65597.00/cwt97.00–97.006351
HeifersMedium 3—460106.00/cwt106.00–106.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—523141.82/cwt120.00–155.0074227
HeifersMedium 3—570107.04/cwt104.00–110.006104
HeifersMedium 2—77388.06/cwt86.00–90.006812
HeifersMedium 2—580119.50/cwt111.00–128.006932
HeifersMedium 2—439123.00/cwt113.00–135.005404
HeifersMedium 3—250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501

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.