Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-07-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 507▼ 222 vs year ago 733 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 125▼ 42 vs year ago 169 · −24.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 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 3,00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average . 4 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.27/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −35.75 against this barn's trailing median of $202.02.
Average price
$166.27
149 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.63
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573179.401,02882
Medium and Large 2500155.8678058
Medium and Large 3547113.756229thin
One grade step is worth $65.65/cwt here — about $406 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

26 sales
238212187162median 202.0202/0603/2705/1507/1009/25
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.56, low $175.77, median $202.02 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale149 hd
166.27
—
NC average8 barns · 931 hd
177.90
−11.63
This barn, trailing median26 sales
202.02
−35.75
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—Low1,626120.331,9579thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18399.951,18272
CowsLean 85-90%Low91682.4575514

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)1,150$9412thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$5001thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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—730166.12/cwt160.00–172.501,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370201.58/cwt200.00–207.507465
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—955114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569145.26/cwt137.50–155.008278
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523140.06/cwt130.00–150.007333
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673176.69/cwt172.50–182.501,1894
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3456
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426191.24/cwt185.00–202.508159
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375153.18/cwt132.50–175.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418155.19/cwt140.00–172.006494
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471155.08/cwt145.00–170.007305
HeifersMedium and Large 1—343200.49/cwt185.00–219.006884
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315111.07/cwt107.50–115.003502
HeifersMedium and Large 3—433132.46/cwt130.00–135.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 3—522116.58/cwt110.00–120.006093
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
BullsMedium and Large 1—422208.25/cwt185.00–230.008799
BullsMedium and Large 1—672163.30/cwt152.50–175.001,09713
BullsMedium and Large 1—520189.73/cwt172.00–202.0098716
HeifersMedium and Large 3—680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368117.27/cwt110.00–132.004323
BullsMedium and Large 2—320165.30/cwt150.00–185.005293
BullsMedium and Large 2—220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—278169.88/cwt160.00–180.004723
HeifersMedium and Large 1—288202.57/cwt200.00–205.005832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624170.93/cwt150.00–182.501,06711
SteersMedium and Large 3—305132.00/cwt132.00–132.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475194.75/cwt180.00–203.0092520
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529189.74/cwt180.00–199.001,00415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572186.95/cwt170.00–210.001,06914
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—623180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—801150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2024
SteersMedium and Large 1—539227.49/cwt217.00–230.001,2265
SteersMedium and Large 1—478238.44/cwt220.00–247.501,14011
SteersMedium and Large 1—305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
SteersMedium and Large 2—432164.69/cwt155.00–177.007115
SteersMedium and Large 2—524156.21/cwt155.00–160.008194
SteersMedium and Large 2—823127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0453
SteersMedium and Large 1—375226.57/cwt210.00–245.008502
SteersMedium and Large 1—621222.19/cwt205.00–235.001,3804
SteersMedium and Large 1—425222.50/cwt222.50–222.509461
SteersMedium and Large 1—577227.50/cwt227.00–228.001,3133
SteersMedium and Large 1—800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
SteersMedium and Large 1—705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
SteersMedium and Large 1—661201.69/cwt190.00–212.001,3335
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,170128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4981
BullsMedium and Large 1—626169.24/cwt159.00–182.501,05911
BullsMedium and Large 1—383215.28/cwt200.00–235.008253
BullsMedium and Large 1—815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
BullsMedium and Large 1—250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
BullsMedium and Large 1—790157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2441
CowsLean 85-90%—96177.17/cwt73.00–85.007429
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09091.05/cwt80.00–96.0099217
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17999.72/cwt95.00–105.001,17637
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,279108.83/cwt106.00–116.001,39218
BullsMedium and Large 2—290147.00/cwt147.00–147.004261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285138.44/cwt135.00–142.003952
BullsMedium and Large 1—718146.06/cwt130.00–166.001,0496
BullsMedium and Large 1—482191.58/cwt180.00–205.009236
BullsMedium and Large 2—526153.05/cwt140.00–167.5080510
BullsMedium and Large 2—466165.36/cwt145.00–185.0077113
BullsMedium and Large 3—425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
BullsMedium and Large 3—545107.00/cwt107.00–107.005831
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,060128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 1—317211.59/cwt190.00–235.006716
BullsMedium and Large 3—480100.52/cwt100.00–101.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2—603135.06/cwt120.00–150.008142
BullsMedium and Large 2—429163.80/cwt150.00–180.007037
BullsMedium and Large 3—563122.90/cwt117.00–132.006923
BullsMedium and Large 1—868140.39/cwt120.00–155.001,2193
BullsMedium and Large 2—368175.10/cwt170.00–180.006442
BullsMedium and Large 3—690113.00/cwt113.00–113.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2—673138.34/cwt130.00–145.009313
BullsMedium and Large 2—579149.04/cwt130.00–167.5086316
BullsMedium and Large 3—610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
BullsMedium and Large 1—574180.03/cwt175.00–190.001,0334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—800500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,150941.30/head850.00–1,025.009412
Bulls——1,11597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0821
Bulls——1,585118.60/cwt111.00–124.001,8805
Bulls——1,865131.00/cwt128.00–136.002,4433
CowsLean 85-90%—83491.96/cwt89.00–95.007675

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.