Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-01-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 24
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
21 vs last sale 85 43 vs year ago 107 · 40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
15 vs last sale 30 18 vs year ago 27 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, there were too few head to establish an adequate market comparison, however a higher undertone was noted especially for slaughter cattle. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 75.00 to 140.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.35/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$129.35
25 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$43.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.28
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437137.3260018thin
Medium 2606114.806965thin
Medium 354094.005082thin
One grade step is worth $43.32/cwt here — about $93 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 sale25 hd
129.35
NC average4 barns · 207 hd
125.07
+4.28
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
BullsHigh1,700103.501,7602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35374.381,00635
CowsLean 85-90%Low77343.933402thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 1-2483145.92/cwt143.00–149.007052
BullsMedium 21,015107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0861
BullsMedium 2660117.49/cwt117.00–118.007752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508136.00/cwt135.00–137.006912
BullsMedium 2820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615135.47/cwt132.00–139.008332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
SteersMedium 2425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
HeifersMedium 2350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368136.00/cwt136.00–136.005002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370174.00/cwt174.00–174.006441
SteersMedium 21,050109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1451
SteersMedium 2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423152.94/cwt147.00–158.006474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2412139.98/cwt138.00–142.005778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006011
HeifersMedium 21,085100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0851
HeifersMedium 2660113.50/cwt113.00–114.007492
HeifersMedium 2275122.00/cwt122.00–122.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540132.50/cwt132.00–133.007162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
BullsMedium 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285137.00/cwt137.00–137.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461137.49/cwt137.00–138.006344
HeifersMedium 374592.00/cwt92.00–92.006851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
BullsMedium 368088.00/cwt88.00–88.005981
BullsMedium 353582.00/cwt82.00–82.004391
BullsMedium 2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008011
BullsMedium 2758103.03/cwt100.00–106.007812
HeifersMedium 333596.00/cwt96.00–96.003221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46078.97/cwt76.00–82.001,15318
Bulls1,915109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0871
Bulls1,48598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4551
CowsLean 85-90%77343.93/cwt43.00–45.003402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25963.87/cwt60.00–66.008046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22872.59/cwt70.00–75.0089111

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.