Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-08-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 4
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
▲ 416 vs last sale 286▲ 247 vs year ago 455 · +54.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 80▲ 23 vs year ago 110 · +20.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings average with quality average . Baby calves 70.00 to 80.00 2 head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.03/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$179.03
253 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$858
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.84
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493189.79936184
Medium and Large 2442156.1869055
Medium and Large 3443127.3256414thin
One grade step is worth $62.47/cwt here — about $372 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 sale253 hd
179.03
—
NC average9 barns · 1,307 hd
195.86
−16.84
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—Average1,632125.772,05318
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19499.111,18372
CowsLean 85-90%Low84976.6165012

Every lot, as filed

86 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—568191.02/cwt177.00–200.001,08520
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377163.91/cwt150.00–180.006187
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 2—479157.55/cwt140.00–178.0075512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473197.00/cwt174.00–210.0093233
HeifersMedium and Large 1—945133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2571
HeifersMedium and Large 1—266211.28/cwt190.00–222.505625
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663167.94/cwt150.00–185.001,1137
HeifersMedium and Large 2—318160.14/cwt150.00–175.005096
HeifersMedium and Large 3—300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723145.45/cwt130.00–170.001,0527
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521185.14/cwt155.00–202.0096535
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321213.72/cwt190.00–220.0068610
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275160.55/cwt150.00–180.004423
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563149.45/cwt140.00–166.008415
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375132.00/cwt132.00–132.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1—868157.29/cwt153.00–164.001,3653
BullsMedium and Large 1—365234.01/cwt200.00–255.0085410
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 3—278127.03/cwt120.00–135.003532
HeifersMedium and Large 3—468125.60/cwt120.00–130.005884
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525127.24/cwt122.00–135.006684
BullsMedium and Large 1—326229.82/cwt210.00–250.0074910
BullsMedium and Large 1—479202.02/cwt190.00–245.0096821
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,018124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2622
HeifersMedium and Large 1—223210.73/cwt190.00–235.004702
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375199.94/cwt190.00–212.0075018
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422158.87/cwt145.00–172.5067012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—529144.81/cwt130.00–160.007667
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805144.50/cwt136.00–153.001,1632
SteersMedium and Large 1—481228.77/cwt200.00–250.001,10014
SteersMedium and Large 1—386237.75/cwt212.00–262.5091810
SteersMedium and Large 1—413243.62/cwt215.00–262.001,00615
SteersMedium and Large 3—290122.00/cwt122.00–122.003541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620168.87/cwt150.00–187.001,04715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423198.53/cwt190.00–207.0084029
SteersMedium and Large 1—855181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5481
SteersMedium and Large 1—529224.41/cwt210.00–235.001,1875
SteersMedium and Large 1—669186.99/cwt175.00–212.001,2513
SteersMedium and Large 1—605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3012
SteersMedium and Large 1—268227.86/cwt200.00–245.006114
SteersMedium and Large 2—575183.14/cwt175.00–187.001,0533
SteersMedium and Large 1—835187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5611
SteersMedium and Large 1—220247.50/cwt247.50–247.505451
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—460262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,20529
SteersMedium and Large 1—573226.51/cwt200.00–247.001,2986
SteersMedium and Large 1—338240.89/cwt215.00–255.008146
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,025129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3221
BullsMedium and Large 1—285231.38/cwt227.50–235.006592
BullsMedium and Large 1—220247.50/cwt247.50–247.505451
BullsMedium and Large 1—723161.91/cwt152.00–170.001,1716
BullsMedium and Large 1—768153.26/cwt135.00–170.001,1775
BullsMedium and Large 3—482116.71/cwt110.00–120.005633
BullsMedium and Large 3—665107.44/cwt100.00–115.007142
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,063132.49/cwt128.00–137.001,4082
BullsMedium and Large 1—528187.66/cwt172.00–200.009919
BullsMedium and Large 1—574183.81/cwt172.00–192.501,0559
BullsMedium and Large 2—745128.00/cwt128.00–128.009541
BullsMedium and Large 2—361169.12/cwt150.00–180.006115
BullsMedium and Large 1—673170.32/cwt159.00–187.501,14613
BullsMedium and Large 1—426219.11/cwt190.00–247.0093315
BullsMedium and Large 1—815145.08/cwt120.00–168.001,1823
BullsMedium and Large 1—623168.06/cwt150.00–195.001,04724
BullsMedium and Large 2—790119.03/cwt114.00–124.009402
BullsMedium and Large 3—520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
BullsMedium and Large 2—305185.00/cwt185.00–185.005641
BullsMedium and Large 2—431155.24/cwt135.00–185.0066912
BullsMedium and Large 2—275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
BullsMedium and Large 2—468164.31/cwt142.00–187.0076917
BullsMedium and Large 3—220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
BullsMedium and Large 3—424114.58/cwt100.00–136.004864
BullsMedium and Large 3—570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2—513156.21/cwt135.00–180.0080112
BullsMedium and Large 2—571161.05/cwt150.00–172.0092014
BullsMedium and Large 2—630143.50/cwt140.00–147.009042
Bulls——1,482119.81/cwt110.00–127.001,7769
Bulls——1,864137.19/cwt128.00–148.002,5578
Bulls——1,13088.00/cwt88.00–88.009941
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09188.52/cwt83.00–93.0096617
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19199.12/cwt94.00–105.001,18136
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,291108.55/cwt106.00–115.001,40119
CowsLean 85-90%—82473.50/cwt60.00–81.006069
CowsLean 85-90%—92385.93/cwt84.00–90.007933

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.