Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-12-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
66 vs last sale 605 254 vs year ago 925 · 27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
28 vs last sale 186 78 vs year ago 136 · +57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were steady 2.00 to 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings heavy with quality average.

Baby calves 55.00 to 140.00 5 head.

21 head of hogs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.34/cwt on 242 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits 23.71 against this barn's trailing median of $202.05.
Average price
$178.34
242 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$417
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.17
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523185.80972187
Medium and Large 2472161.2276045
Medium and Large 3479115.8455410thin
One grade step is worth $69.97/cwt here — about $417 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

27 sales
238212186161median 202.0512/1902/2004/1706/1208/07
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.56, low $174.90, median $202.05 across 27 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 sale242 hd
178.34
NC average8 barns · 1,084 hd
172.17
+6.17
This barn, trailing median27 sales
202.05
−23.71
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
BullsHigh1,488113.221,68524
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23789.091,102138
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,80585.001,5341thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93067.3062620

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)1,075$1,1613thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2374164.63/cwt140.00–180.006167
HeifersMedium and Large 2574145.22/cwt140.00–150.008345
HeifersMedium and Large 3613122.51/cwt120.00–125.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 2638137.96/cwt130.00–160.008807
HeifersMedium and Large 2330157.36/cwt150.00–175.005197
HeifersMedium and Large 2680135.46/cwt120.00–155.009214
HeifersMedium and Large 2215177.00/cwt177.00–177.003811
HeifersMedium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
HeifersMedium and Large 3530116.10/cwt100.00–132.506152
HeifersMedium and Large 1615173.93/cwt150.00–187.501,07014
HeifersMedium and Large 1716168.02/cwt160.00–180.001,2035
HeifersMedium and Large 2513141.09/cwt130.00–150.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 1333183.36/cwt175.00–190.006116
HeifersMedium and Large 2260171.08/cwt162.50–180.004452
HeifersMedium and Large 1282194.41/cwt180.00–207.005483
HeifersMedium and Large 11,050109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1451
HeifersMedium and Large 1820129.97/cwt125.00–135.001,0662
HeifersMedium and Large 1470191.75/cwt180.00–215.0090119
BullsMedium and Large 3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
BullsMedium and Large 2920130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1961
HeifersMedium and Large 1517188.26/cwt162.00–205.0097319
HeifersMedium and Large 1240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 1435185.21/cwt174.00–195.0080613
HeifersMedium and Large 1579176.02/cwt162.00–187.501,01927
BullsMedium and Large 2579159.80/cwt150.00–167.009255
BullsMedium and Large 1627165.74/cwt150.00–185.001,03920
BullsMedium and Large 3555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1773150.42/cwt140.00–177.501,1635
HeifersMedium and Large 1670165.49/cwt150.00–175.001,10914
HeifersMedium and Large 1382189.73/cwt170.00–202.5072519
HeifersMedium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 2426162.28/cwt150.00–172.006915
HeifersMedium and Large 3380129.49/cwt110.00–147.504922
SteersMedium and Large 1718173.65/cwt165.00–182.001,2472
SteersMedium and Large 1639186.70/cwt175.00–195.001,19317
HeifersMedium and Large 3567119.05/cwt107.00–130.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2466160.17/cwt147.00–170.0074610
HeifersMedium and Large 3690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
SteersMedium and Large 1428216.73/cwt210.00–225.009283
SteersMedium and Large 1516199.23/cwt190.00–207.501,0286
SteersMedium and Large 1487203.20/cwt195.00–210.009907
SteersMedium and Large 1298232.50/cwt232.50–232.506932
SteersMedium and Large 1660185.99/cwt185.00–187.001,2282
SteersMedium and Large 1373204.58/cwt200.00–210.007634
SteersMedium and Large 3475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009922
SteersMedium and Large 1775171.14/cwt162.50–180.001,3262
SteersMedium and Large 1567199.09/cwt190.00–210.001,12913
SteersMedium and Large 2775168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 2480185.00/cwt185.00–185.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
SteersMedium and Large 1305216.24/cwt205.00–225.006604
SteersMedium and Large 2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009103
SteersMedium and Large 2585164.05/cwt152.50–176.009602
BullsMedium and Large 1571189.74/cwt170.00–207.001,08321
BullsMedium and Large 11,045130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3591
BullsMedium and Large 1378205.67/cwt190.00–222.5077718
BullsMedium and Large 2526152.74/cwt140.00–170.008035
BullsMedium and Large 3433115.03/cwt110.00–120.004982
BullsMedium and Large 3470120.43/cwt100.00–135.005663
CowsLean 85-90%94175.67/cwt72.00–79.007126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,80585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5341
CowsLean 85-90%92563.71/cwt56.00–70.0058914
BullsMedium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005672
BullsMedium and Large 2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
BullsMedium and Large 3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
BullsMedium and Large 1920145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3341
BullsMedium and Large 2280179.73/cwt175.00–185.005032
BullsMedium and Large 2625118.72/cwt117.50–120.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2775145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1241
BullsMedium and Large 2381173.62/cwt147.00–185.006615
BullsMedium and Large 1722153.68/cwt140.00–162.001,1107
BullsMedium and Large 1774159.19/cwt145.00–178.001,2326
BullsMedium and Large 1328202.99/cwt190.00–215.0066610
BullsMedium and Large 2720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2323159.48/cwt155.00–172.505154
BullsMedium and Large 1884138.24/cwt127.50–155.001,2224
BullsMedium and Large 1815156.83/cwt152.00–164.001,2784
BullsMedium and Large 1419193.02/cwt182.00–205.0080927
BullsMedium and Large 1980130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2741
BullsMedium and Large 2428173.05/cwt157.00–180.007419
BullsMedium and Large 1245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
BullsMedium and Large 1285220.83/cwt200.00–235.006299
BullsMedium and Large 2469162.96/cwt140.00–177.007649
BullsMedium and Large 1472191.45/cwt180.00–207.5090431
BullsMedium and Large 1672159.94/cwt150.00–170.001,0759
BullsMedium and Large 1526193.79/cwt172.00–205.001,01917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,161.43/head900.00–1,300.001,1613
Bulls1,802126.00/cwt121.00–132.002,27110
Bulls1,481113.36/cwt110.00–119.001,6795
Bulls1,14398.94/cwt90.00–108.001,1319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,397102.27/cwt99.00–110.001,42911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28691.25/cwt87.00–98.001,17381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11182.14/cwt73.00–86.0091346

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.