Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-03-31

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 31
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 838▲ 161 vs year ago 578 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 150▼ 20 vs year ago 157 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 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 .

2 head hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.11/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$166.11
231 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.20
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494174.16861171
Medium and Large 2423146.8962151
Medium and Large 3359122.094389thin
One grade step is worth $52.08/cwt here — about $423 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 sale231 hd
166.11
—
NC average8 barns · 1,298 hd
163.91
+2.20
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—High1,570110.091,72915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69096.001,6222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21990.271,10063
CowsLean 85-90%Low87768.3359929

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$6751thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 and Large 3—280126.00/cwt126.00–126.003531
SteersMedium and Large 3—325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—662205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3577
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624159.41/cwt148.00–167.0099512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726141.01/cwt120.00–155.001,0245
SteersMedium and Large 3—423124.21/cwt120.00–128.005252
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470176.94/cwt164.00–186.0083224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572162.53/cwt154.00–172.0093024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—970108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—845129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383145.43/cwt130.00–170.005578
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377190.44/cwt170.00–202.0071821
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677150.43/cwt130.00–162.001,0185
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430151.64/cwt145.00–160.006527
HeifersMedium and Large 2—680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524172.10/cwt152.00–185.0090242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320148.96/cwt140.00–170.004779
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473150.54/cwt130.00–164.007129
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578137.65/cwt130.00–148.007964
HeifersMedium and Large 3—272127.28/cwt120.00–130.003464
HeifersMedium and Large 3—343113.70/cwt107.50–120.003902
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321187.73/cwt170.00–204.0060311
BullsMedium and Large 1—421191.87/cwt180.00–202.0080817
HeifersMedium and Large 2—274162.72/cwt135.00–170.004465
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522138.66/cwt130.00–149.007246
SteersMedium and Large 2—205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426188.47/cwt170.00–199.0080319
HeifersMedium and Large 1—286189.85/cwt170.00–205.005435
SteersMedium and Large 2—480167.00/cwt167.00–167.008021
SteersMedium and Large 2—360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
SteersMedium and Large 3—395134.00/cwt134.00–134.005291
SteersMedium and Large 1—617197.58/cwt180.00–210.001,2195
SteersMedium and Large 2—269168.64/cwt160.00–176.004545
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1983
SteersMedium and Large 1—680192.54/cwt189.00–202.001,30912
SteersMedium and Large 1—469212.14/cwt198.00–222.0099511
SteersMedium and Large 1—331226.31/cwt195.00–247.5074919
SteersMedium and Large 1—516205.00/cwt180.00–218.001,05822
SteersMedium and Large 2—415160.59/cwt150.00–174.006663
SteersMedium and Large 2—555137.50/cwt137.50–137.507631
SteersMedium and Large 1—425213.14/cwt192.00–235.0090614
SteersMedium and Large 1—725171.42/cwt165.00–179.001,2433
SteersMedium and Large 1—571201.82/cwt180.00–219.001,1527
SteersMedium and Large 1—970134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1—223192.53/cwt190.00–195.004292
SteersMedium and Large 1—275199.85/cwt182.00–209.005505
SteersMedium and Large 2—319165.04/cwt160.00–170.005266
SteersMedium and Large 1—775173.35/cwt166.00–178.001,3433
SteersMedium and Large 1—382229.16/cwt190.00–257.5087526
BullsMedium and Large 1—260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
BullsMedium and Large 1—516185.01/cwt160.00–210.0095517
BullsMedium and Large 1—665153.76/cwt143.00–161.001,0234
BullsMedium and Large 1—895164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4681
BullsMedium and Large 3—588121.00/cwt120.00–122.007112
BullsMedium and Large 3—500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,77095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6821
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10079.48/cwt74.00–83.0087411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—518121.14/cwt117.00–125.006282
BullsMedium and Large 3—385112.00/cwt112.00–112.004311
BullsMedium and Large 1—715152.56/cwt140.00–162.001,0915
BullsMedium and Large 1—766152.05/cwt139.00–159.001,1655
BullsMedium and Large 1—940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 1—630154.57/cwt130.00–164.0097415
BullsMedium and Large 1—960124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 2—768102.51/cwt100.00–105.007872
BullsMedium and Large 1—383215.04/cwt188.00–225.008249
BullsMedium and Large 1—574165.06/cwt150.00–180.0094715
BullsMedium and Large 1—469198.21/cwt180.00–210.0093026
BullsMedium and Large 1—823123.77/cwt116.00–133.001,0194
BullsMedium and Large 2—473158.11/cwt132.00–176.0074810
BullsMedium and Large 2—537140.66/cwt128.00–154.007553
BullsMedium and Large 2—565138.04/cwt134.00–140.007803
BullsMedium and Large 2—389174.13/cwt168.00–176.006778
BullsMedium and Large 2—655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
BullsMedium and Large 1—320189.47/cwt180.00–200.006067
BullsMedium and Large 2—425152.78/cwt142.00–172.006493
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 3—750675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—800675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bulls——1,811116.89/cwt112.00–120.002,1178
Bulls——1,12089.00/cwt89.00–89.009971
Bulls——1,324104.54/cwt100.00–110.001,3846
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17290.21/cwt84.00–94.001,05738
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44098.92/cwt95.00–106.001,42414
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5621
CowsLean 85-90%—88061.65/cwt51.00–77.0054312
CowsLean 85-90%—87672.61/cwt70.00–81.0063616
CowsLean 85-90%—86580.00/cwt80.00–80.006921

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.