Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-10-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 27
● Final159 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 793▼ 18 vs year ago 678 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 146▼ 39 vs year ago 148 · −26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 35.00-100.00 5 head

4 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.57/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$170.57
191 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$47.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.45
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487187.7991586
Large 1508171.678733thin
Medium and Large 2533163.0786959
Medium 1498161.1580210thin
Large 2528152.508042thin
Medium and Large 3505141.5371418thin
Medium 2542140.7576313thin
One grade step is worth $47.04/cwt here — about $152 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 sale191 hd
170.57
—
NC average7 barns · 1,132 hd
165.12
+5.45
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—Average1,875108.102,0268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46087.911,28314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19486.291,03033
CowsLean 85-90%Low96370.2267724

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 (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0086

Every lot, as filed

159 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—366195.22/cwt185.00–200.007155
BullsMedium and Large 2—280189.46/cwt180.00–200.005302
BullsMedium and Large 1—414212.86/cwt195.00–227.5088112
BullsMedium 2—725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
BullsMedium 2—1,025110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 1—671158.80/cwt155.00–165.001,0664
BullsMedium 2—670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 2—772138.26/cwt130.00–145.001,0673
HeifersMedium and Large 3—220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
HeifersMedium 2—712135.00/cwt135.00–135.009613
HeifersMedium and Large 2—516171.83/cwt160.00–177.508874
HeifersMedium 2—475138.93/cwt130.00–160.006604
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578171.86/cwt165.00–175.009937
HeifersMedium and Large 2—823148.75/cwt147.50–150.001,2242
HeifersLarge 2—560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615174.44/cwt165.00–180.001,0736
HeifersMedium and Large 1—695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424171.90/cwt165.00–175.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 1—845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 2—213156.62/cwt150.00–162.503342
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365177.50/cwt177.50–177.506481
HeifersMedium 1—480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
HeifersMedium 1—300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370191.52/cwt180.00–205.007099
HeifersMedium 2—430148.50/cwt147.00–150.006392
SteersMedium and Large 3—573162.45/cwt160.00–165.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480197.45/cwt185.00–205.0094818
HeifersMedium 1—610177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0831
HeifersMedium 2—315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423196.50/cwt180.00–215.0083119
HeifersMedium 1—583162.47/cwt155.00–170.009472
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625157.45/cwt155.00–160.009845
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472166.71/cwt160.00–170.007873
HeifersMedium and Large 2—722149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0766
HeifersMedium 2—612144.00/cwt140.00–147.008813
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730161.22/cwt160.00–162.501,1772
HeifersMedium and Large 3—695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375146.11/cwt142.00–150.005482
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470144.84/cwt135.00–150.006813
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
HeifersLarge 2—495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—890147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—540162.48/cwt160.00–165.008772
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—675147.22/cwt135.00–160.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 2—664158.82/cwt137.00–165.001,0557
HeifersMedium and Large 3—742122.54/cwt110.00–130.009094
BullsMedium 1—720129.93/cwt125.00–135.009352
BullsMedium 1—590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 3—326147.64/cwt135.00–160.004814
HeifersMedium and Large 3—578145.03/cwt135.00–150.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320174.80/cwt160.00–185.005599
HeifersMedium and Large 2—272169.02/cwt160.00–177.504603
BullsMedium and Large 1—955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 1—860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
BullsMedium 1—422157.31/cwt150.00–162.506643
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—477236.82/cwt230.00–240.001,1303
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—430249.63/cwt245.00–252.501,07313
BullsMedium 1—630161.43/cwt150.00–172.501,0172
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
BullsMedium 1—480157.66/cwt150.00–165.007572
BullsMedium and Large 1—616159.87/cwt150.00–175.009855
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—72555.00/cwt55.00–55.003991
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—435258.29/cwt255.00–265.001,1243
SteersLarge 1—795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—553253.36/cwt240.00–257.001,40119
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—57571.24/cwt70.00–72.504102
Dairy SteersLarge 3—25285.00/cwt85.00–85.002141
Dairy SteersLarge 3—440119.02/cwt117.00–125.005244
SteersMedium and Large 1—618200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2365
SteersMedium and Large 1—373212.79/cwt200.00–240.007946
SteersLarge 1—465189.03/cwt180.00–197.508792
SteersLarge 1—320172.50/cwt172.50–172.505521
SteersMedium and Large 1—680212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—477251.24/cwt250.00–255.001,1988
SteersMedium and Large 1—420224.18/cwt200.00–242.509429
SteersMedium and Large 1—571205.99/cwt200.00–210.001,17614
SteersMedium and Large 1—720186.24/cwt172.50–190.001,3416
SteersMedium and Large 1—524209.10/cwt192.50–225.001,0965
SteersMedium 1—520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
SteersMedium and Large 2—725165.14/cwt160.00–170.001,1972
SteersMedium and Large 2—578181.29/cwt180.00–182.501,0482
SteersMedium and Large 2—388182.48/cwt180.00–185.007082
SteersMedium and Large 2—478188.80/cwt180.00–197.509022
SteersMedium 1—955147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4091
SteersMedium 1—570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
SteersMedium and Large 2—245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
SteersMedium and Large 3—355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
SteersMedium and Large 2—278186.71/cwt180.00–190.005193
SteersMedium and Large 2—980157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5391
SteersLarge 1—590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
SteersMedium 1—335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510193.61/cwt185.00–200.009879
HeifersMedium 1—427158.01/cwt150.00–170.006753
HeifersLarge 1—570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
HeifersLarge 1—335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
SteersMedium and Large 1—238210.16/cwt205.00–215.005002
SteersMedium and Large 1—487215.73/cwt200.00–247.501,0519
HeifersMedium and Large 1—567185.67/cwt180.00–200.001,0537
HeifersMedium and Large 1—307181.68/cwt175.00–185.005586
HeifersLarge 1—620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
HeifersMedium 1—505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
SteersMedium and Large 3—305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
SteersMedium and Large 2—328195.65/cwt190.00–200.006424
CowsLean 85-90%—92966.96/cwt60.00–75.006227
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06881.97/cwt78.00–84.0087511
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01091.89/cwt90.00–93.009282
CowsLean 85-90%—71332.79/cwt24.00–50.002344
BullsMedium and Large 1—315206.65/cwt200.00–225.006514
BullsMedium and Large 1—808161.19/cwt155.00–167.501,3022
HeifersMedium 1Fleshy—635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009612
BullsMedium 1—508165.07/cwt160.00–170.008392
BullsMedium 1—910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1—468207.57/cwt195.00–217.509714
BullsMedium and Large 1—576187.55/cwt180.00–195.001,0804
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,010130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3131
BullsMedium 2—333167.56/cwt165.00–170.005582
BullsMedium and Large 2—412195.61/cwt185.00–202.008063
BullsMedium and Large 1—770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1—505217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0961
BullsMedium 2—440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1—718160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1492
BullsLarge 3—45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
BullsMedium and Large 2—335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
BullsMedium and Large 2—665165.91/cwt162.00–170.001,1032
BullsMedium 2—265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
BullsMedium and Large 2—571161.81/cwt155.00–165.0092411
BullsMedium 2—565135.13/cwt130.00–140.007632
BullsMedium and Large 3—465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007442
BullsMedium and Large 3—345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
BullsMedium 2—480145.05/cwt130.00–150.006964
BullsMedium and Large 2—528166.00/cwt152.50–175.008767
BullsMedium and Large 3—583147.47/cwt140.00–155.008604
BullsMedium and Large 2—825124.04/cwt120.00–127.001,0233
BullsLarge 3—370102.03/cwt82.00–120.003782
BullsMedium and Large 3—520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
BullsMedium and Large 2—612155.05/cwt145.00–160.009493
BullsMedium and Large 3—426152.42/cwt130.00–175.006494
BullsMedium and Large 2—473195.24/cwt190.00–200.009232
BullsLarge 3—74585.00/cwt65.00–105.006332
BullsMedium and Large 3—685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 2—735152.50/cwt150.00–155.001,1212
BullsMedium and Large 3—278156.33/cwt147.50–165.004352
BullsMedium and Large 3—785122.50/cwt122.50–122.509621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,008.33/head725.00–1,375.001,0086
Bulls——1,941112.11/cwt106.00–116.002,1767
Bulls——1,41080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1281
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45889.63/cwt87.00–94.001,30711
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46781.59/cwt78.00–84.001,1973
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22981.78/cwt80.00–84.001,0057
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18487.51/cwt84.00–92.001,03626

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.