Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-02-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 24
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
422 vs last sale 409 322 vs year ago 509 · +63.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
48 vs last sale 130 66 vs year ago 112 · +58.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 95.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.37/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$151.37
307 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$51.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.14
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499156.22779258
Medium 2400132.7853137
Medium 3429104.2644712thin
One grade step is worth $51.97/cwt here — about $332 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 sale307 hd
151.37
NC average8 barns · 1,473 hd
147.23
+4.14
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
BullsAverage1,542107.071,65124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24482.451,026107
CowsLean 85-90%Average85354.5846624

Every lot, as filed

85 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
SteersMedium 3477106.57/cwt100.00–110.005083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471197.16/cwt172.00–214.0092930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2284174.69/cwt154.00–189.004967
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added637158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy398239.00/cwt239.00–239.009516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573193.02/cwt160.00–215.001,10618
HeifersMedium 2474132.40/cwt120.00–145.006287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2803122.83/cwt110.00–125.009867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423164.45/cwt140.00–180.0069637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625147.69/cwt130.00–157.0092319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674133.76/cwt110.00–149.009028
SteersMedium 2463142.57/cwt140.00–145.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475161.05/cwt140.00–191.0076530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230174.78/cwt170.00–180.004022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377168.93/cwt140.00–185.0063737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763110.05/cwt105.00–115.008402
SteersMedium 3425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
HeifersMedium 2424136.47/cwt122.00–164.005798
HeifersMedium 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
HeifersMedium 2380134.33/cwt124.00–148.0051010
HeifersMedium 2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321165.04/cwt140.00–176.0053016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569149.59/cwt128.00–168.0085130
HeifersMedium 3425105.18/cwt100.00–110.004472
SteersMedium 3265114.17/cwt111.00–117.003032
SteersMedium 2363136.81/cwt123.00–152.0049711
SteersMedium 3505114.00/cwt114.00–114.005761
SteersMedium 3358109.60/cwt100.00–115.003924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2324196.85/cwt170.00–213.0063816
SteersMedium 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
SteersMedium 2427132.26/cwt120.00–150.0056511
SteersMedium 2325127.87/cwt120.00–138.004164
SteersMedium 2273134.29/cwt130.00–139.003672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717148.50/cwt125.00–168.001,0658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374196.24/cwt170.00–230.0073431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225191.29/cwt180.00–200.004304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669164.96/cwt140.00–189.001,1048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2276194.80/cwt170.00–215.005384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518213.55/cwt212.00–215.001,10610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618180.54/cwt160.00–196.001,11614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515183.82/cwt164.00–206.0094715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429188.47/cwt162.00–229.0080936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714146.82/cwt140.00–150.001,0486
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479179.34/cwt163.00–190.0085923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2915117.47/cwt115.00–120.001,0752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860118.48/cwt115.00–122.001,0192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576153.92/cwt126.00–168.0088717
BullsMedium 3470116.54/cwt110.00–125.005483
CowsLean 85-90%87360.39/cwt50.00–66.0052716
CowsLean 85-90%81342.95/cwt33.00–50.003498
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40289.46/cwt85.00–104.001,25451
HeifersMedium 3340101.00/cwt101.00–101.003431
HeifersMedium 3532102.58/cwt100.00–108.005463
HeifersMedium 3374106.74/cwt106.00–107.003994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518151.02/cwt130.00–164.0078244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732125.07/cwt117.00–138.009164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430183.07/cwt160.00–191.007874
HeifersMedium 2324126.67/cwt120.00–140.004106
HeifersMedium 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added762133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0133
HeifersMedium 3280105.00/cwt105.00–105.002941
HeifersMedium 2523123.48/cwt123.00–124.006462
BullsMedium 299581.00/cwt81.00–81.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669148.52/cwt120.00–160.009949
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621146.26/cwt120.00–163.0090816
HeifersMedium 2260147.00/cwt134.00–160.003822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2813124.48/cwt119.00–130.001,0122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528166.55/cwt150.00–181.0087918
BullsMedium 2474141.86/cwt126.00–155.006727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2771135.53/cwt120.00–148.001,0454
BullsMedium 2518134.93/cwt130.00–140.006992
BullsMedium 2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
BullsMedium 2580132.38/cwt122.00–140.007684
Bulls1,460103.35/cwt96.00–108.001,50912
Bulls1,711115.23/cwt110.00–126.001,97210
Bulls1,18888.64/cwt87.00–90.001,0532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11679.17/cwt73.00–84.0088441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05567.59/cwt60.00–71.0071315

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.