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
BullsAverage1,875108.102,0268thin
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 1366195.22/cwt185.00–200.007155
BullsMedium and Large 2280189.46/cwt180.00–200.005302
BullsMedium and Large 1414212.86/cwt195.00–227.5088112
BullsMedium 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
BullsMedium 21,025110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 1671158.80/cwt155.00–165.001,0664
BullsMedium 2670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 2772138.26/cwt130.00–145.001,0673
HeifersMedium and Large 3220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
HeifersMedium 2712135.00/cwt135.00–135.009613
HeifersMedium and Large 2516171.83/cwt160.00–177.508874
HeifersMedium 2475138.93/cwt130.00–160.006604
HeifersMedium and Large 2578171.86/cwt165.00–175.009937
HeifersMedium and Large 2823148.75/cwt147.50–150.001,2242
HeifersLarge 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1615174.44/cwt165.00–180.001,0736
HeifersMedium and Large 1695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 2424171.90/cwt165.00–175.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 1845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 2213156.62/cwt150.00–162.503342
HeifersMedium and Large 2365177.50/cwt177.50–177.506481
HeifersMedium 1480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
HeifersMedium 1300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 1260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 1750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1370191.52/cwt180.00–205.007099
HeifersMedium 2430148.50/cwt147.00–150.006392
SteersMedium and Large 3573162.45/cwt160.00–165.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 1480197.45/cwt185.00–205.0094818
HeifersMedium 1610177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0831
HeifersMedium 2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 1423196.50/cwt180.00–215.0083119
HeifersMedium 1583162.47/cwt155.00–170.009472
HeifersMedium and Large 2625157.45/cwt155.00–160.009845
HeifersMedium and Large 2472166.71/cwt160.00–170.007873
HeifersMedium and Large 2722149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0766
HeifersMedium 2612144.00/cwt140.00–147.008813
HeifersMedium and Large 1730161.22/cwt160.00–162.501,1772
HeifersMedium and Large 3695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
HeifersMedium and Large 3375146.11/cwt142.00–150.005482
HeifersMedium and Large 3470144.84/cwt135.00–150.006813
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
HeifersLarge 2495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy890147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy540162.48/cwt160.00–165.008772
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy675147.22/cwt135.00–160.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 2664158.82/cwt137.00–165.001,0557
HeifersMedium and Large 3742122.54/cwt110.00–130.009094
BullsMedium 1720129.93/cwt125.00–135.009352
BullsMedium 1590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 3326147.64/cwt135.00–160.004814
HeifersMedium and Large 3578145.03/cwt135.00–150.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 2320174.80/cwt160.00–185.005599
HeifersMedium and Large 2272169.02/cwt160.00–177.504603
BullsMedium and Large 1955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 1860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
BullsMedium 1422157.31/cwt150.00–162.506643
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed477236.82/cwt230.00–240.001,1303
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430249.63/cwt245.00–252.501,07313
BullsMedium 1630161.43/cwt150.00–172.501,0172
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
BullsMedium 1480157.66/cwt150.00–165.007572
BullsMedium and Large 1616159.87/cwt150.00–175.009855
Dairy HeifersLarge 372555.00/cwt55.00–55.003991
Dairy HeifersLarge 3340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Dairy HeifersLarge 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435258.29/cwt255.00–265.001,1243
SteersLarge 1795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed553253.36/cwt240.00–257.001,40119
Dairy HeifersLarge 357571.24/cwt70.00–72.504102
Dairy SteersLarge 325285.00/cwt85.00–85.002141
Dairy SteersLarge 3440119.02/cwt117.00–125.005244
SteersMedium and Large 1618200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2365
SteersMedium and Large 1373212.79/cwt200.00–240.007946
SteersLarge 1465189.03/cwt180.00–197.508792
SteersLarge 1320172.50/cwt172.50–172.505521
SteersMedium and Large 1680212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed477251.24/cwt250.00–255.001,1988
SteersMedium and Large 1420224.18/cwt200.00–242.509429
SteersMedium and Large 1571205.99/cwt200.00–210.001,17614
SteersMedium and Large 1720186.24/cwt172.50–190.001,3416
SteersMedium and Large 1524209.10/cwt192.50–225.001,0965
SteersMedium 1520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
SteersMedium and Large 2725165.14/cwt160.00–170.001,1972
SteersMedium and Large 2578181.29/cwt180.00–182.501,0482
SteersMedium and Large 2388182.48/cwt180.00–185.007082
SteersMedium and Large 2478188.80/cwt180.00–197.509022
SteersMedium 1955147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4091
SteersMedium 1570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
SteersMedium and Large 2245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
SteersMedium and Large 3355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
SteersMedium and Large 2278186.71/cwt180.00–190.005193
SteersMedium and Large 2980157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5391
SteersLarge 1590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
SteersMedium 1335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 1510193.61/cwt185.00–200.009879
HeifersMedium 1427158.01/cwt150.00–170.006753
HeifersLarge 1570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
HeifersLarge 1335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
SteersMedium and Large 1238210.16/cwt205.00–215.005002
SteersMedium and Large 1487215.73/cwt200.00–247.501,0519
HeifersMedium and Large 1567185.67/cwt180.00–200.001,0537
HeifersMedium and Large 1307181.68/cwt175.00–185.005586
HeifersLarge 1620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
HeifersMedium 1505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
SteersMedium and Large 3305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
SteersMedium and Large 2328195.65/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 1315206.65/cwt200.00–225.006514
BullsMedium and Large 1808161.19/cwt155.00–167.501,3022
HeifersMedium 1Fleshy635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009612
BullsMedium 1508165.07/cwt160.00–170.008392
BullsMedium 1910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1468207.57/cwt195.00–217.509714
BullsMedium and Large 1576187.55/cwt180.00–195.001,0804
BullsMedium and Large 11,010130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3131
BullsMedium 2333167.56/cwt165.00–170.005582
BullsMedium and Large 2412195.61/cwt185.00–202.008063
BullsMedium and Large 1770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1505217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0961
BullsMedium 2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1718160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1492
BullsLarge 345090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
BullsMedium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
BullsMedium and Large 2665165.91/cwt162.00–170.001,1032
BullsMedium 2265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
BullsMedium and Large 2571161.81/cwt155.00–165.0092411
BullsMedium 2565135.13/cwt130.00–140.007632
BullsMedium and Large 3465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007442
BullsMedium and Large 3345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
BullsMedium 2480145.05/cwt130.00–150.006964
BullsMedium and Large 2528166.00/cwt152.50–175.008767
BullsMedium and Large 3583147.47/cwt140.00–155.008604
BullsMedium and Large 2825124.04/cwt120.00–127.001,0233
BullsLarge 3370102.03/cwt82.00–120.003782
BullsMedium and Large 3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
BullsMedium and Large 2612155.05/cwt145.00–160.009493
BullsMedium and Large 3426152.42/cwt130.00–175.006494
BullsMedium and Large 2473195.24/cwt190.00–200.009232
BullsLarge 374585.00/cwt65.00–105.006332
BullsMedium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 2735152.50/cwt150.00–155.001,1212
BullsMedium and Large 3278156.33/cwt147.50–165.004352
BullsMedium and Large 3785122.50/cwt122.50–122.509621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,008.33/head725.00–1,375.001,0086
Bulls1,941112.11/cwt106.00–116.002,1767
Bulls1,41080.00/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.