Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-11-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 10
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 505▲ 433 vs year ago 302 · +143.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 114▲ 128 vs year ago 80 · +160.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 8.00 to 12.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 145.00 1 head

4 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.46/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$158.46
262 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.87
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531168.50894155
Medium and Large 2457152.8769879
Medium and Large 3489118.6758028
One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about $314 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 sale262 hd
158.46
—
NC average8 barns · 1,217 hd
168.33
−9.87
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—High1,472115.841,70632
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24990.951,136117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,96086.001,6861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89469.2461917

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)1,117$1,0763thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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—325181.62/cwt180.00–187.5059010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522168.21/cwt150.00–180.0087832
HeifersMedium and Large 3—572121.06/cwt100.00–130.006927
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379180.72/cwt177.00–185.006858
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431179.61/cwt170.00–187.0077411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574169.44/cwt150.00–180.0097320
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618161.03/cwt132.50–170.0099522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563142.17/cwt130.00–150.0080011
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473119.55/cwt107.50–135.005655
HeifersMedium and Large 2—205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
HeifersMedium and Large 2—672127.59/cwt120.00–135.008573
HeifersMedium and Large 1—223186.91/cwt180.00–195.004172
HeifersMedium and Large 1—950131.25/cwt125.00–137.501,2472
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 3—295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424163.97/cwt140.00–175.0069516
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473155.16/cwt140.00–177.0073410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—319161.43/cwt140.00–177.5051512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—818110.00/cwt110.00–110.009002
HeifersMedium and Large 3—677114.19/cwt110.00–120.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415122.80/cwt112.00–130.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285162.08/cwt150.00–170.004623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625124.96/cwt110.00–140.007813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528144.92/cwt140.00–150.007655
BullsMedium and Large 1—517164.88/cwt150.00–177.0085211
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,005121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,2262
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390127.50/cwt120.00–135.004972
HeifersMedium and Large 1—938123.53/cwt112.00–135.001,1592
HeifersMedium and Large 3—520111.98/cwt110.00–116.005823
HeifersMedium and Large 1—277187.33/cwt182.50–190.005193
HeifersMedium and Large 1—714144.21/cwt120.00–150.001,0307
HeifersMedium and Large 1—672150.33/cwt140.00–167.501,0105
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380160.58/cwt140.00–180.0061012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470178.74/cwt170.00–190.0084028
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,110156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7321
SteersMedium and Large 2—370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
SteersMedium and Large 3—535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
SteersMedium and Large 1—527200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,0543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,015117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,080110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1—420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
SteersMedium and Large 1—820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 1—750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 1—323213.37/cwt200.00–225.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 2—435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
SteersMedium and Large 1—566203.07/cwt197.50–207.501,1498
SteersMedium and Large 1—475209.36/cwt205.00–220.009946
SteersMedium and Large 1—377215.99/cwt210.00–217.008147
SteersMedium and Large 1—666182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,2159
SteersMedium and Large 1—632183.78/cwt180.00–186.001,16110
SteersMedium and Large 1—720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1—915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2—593170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0082
BullsMedium and Large 3—385127.47/cwt125.00–130.004912
BullsMedium and Large 2—780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
BullsMedium and Large 3—531119.28/cwt107.00–130.006337
BullsMedium and Large 3—473122.38/cwt115.00–130.005792
BullsMedium and Large 3—568118.57/cwt110.00–130.006736
BullsMedium and Large 3—428126.55/cwt122.00–130.005423
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,96086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6861
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24890.82/cwt85.00–95.001,13372
BullsMedium and Large 1—995127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2641
BullsMedium and Large 2—583144.63/cwt133.00–167.0084310
BullsMedium and Large 1—923130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2002
BullsMedium and Large 1—473188.17/cwt175.00–210.008903
BullsMedium and Large 1—319206.76/cwt195.00–222.006605
BullsMedium and Large 1—820134.88/cwt130.00–140.001,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1—774134.26/cwt120.00–142.501,0399
BullsMedium and Large 2—367159.81/cwt147.00–175.005873
BullsMedium and Large 1—363201.02/cwt190.00–220.0073011
BullsMedium and Large 1—426187.11/cwt180.00–200.0079718
BullsMedium and Large 1—672150.24/cwt130.00–160.001,01025
BullsMedium and Large 1—563172.24/cwt160.00–190.0097026
BullsMedium and Large 1—720146.86/cwt140.00–157.001,0576
BullsMedium and Large 3—255100.00/cwt100.00–100.002551
BullsMedium and Large 2—423163.08/cwt140.00–177.5069016
BullsMedium and Large 1—622145.18/cwt140.00–160.0090318
BullsMedium and Large 2—278155.74/cwt140.00–185.004338
BullsMedium and Large 2—673133.36/cwt130.00–140.008985
BullsMedium and Large 2—529142.77/cwt135.00–152.507555
BullsMedium and Large 2—476163.57/cwt145.00–175.0077917
BullsMedium and Large 2—332160.55/cwt137.50–175.005335
BullsMedium and Large 2—627129.27/cwt120.00–142.008115
BullsMedium and Large 3—720102.50/cwt102.50–102.507381
BullsMedium and Large 2—235170.96/cwt165.00–175.004023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1171,076.49/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0763
Bulls——1,622123.05/cwt116.00–136.001,99616
Bulls——1,21586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0451
Bulls——1,330110.14/cwt100.00–114.001,46515
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35599.84/cwt96.00–109.001,35326
CowsLean 85-90%—91581.17/cwt74.00–88.007433
CowsLean 85-90%—89066.68/cwt60.00–77.0059314
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10679.26/cwt70.00–84.0087719

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.