Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-02-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 115▼ 28 vs year ago 104 · −26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 2 vs year ago 35 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 11.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a very light test. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (4 head) ranged 15.00 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.20/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$121.20
28 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$34.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.25
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541136.0573614thin
Medium 2613119.507324thin
Medium 3640101.1064710thin
One grade step is worth $34.95/cwt here — about $89 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 sale28 hd
121.20
—
NC average8 barns · 504 hd
137.45
−16.25
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—High1,895108.002,0472thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46079.441,1604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23876.359456thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98268.6867511

Every lot, as filed

50 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 3—1,12090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0081
BullsMedium 2—620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
BullsMedium 3—670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
BullsMedium 3—75080.00/cwt80.00–80.006001
HeifersMedium 2—350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
HeifersMedium 2—265124.00/cwt124.00–124.003291
HeifersMedium 3—660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
HeifersMedium 2—558123.01/cwt121.00–124.006863
HeifersMedium 3—700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—380168.92/cwt162.00–175.006424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—635138.00/cwt138.00–138.008761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—328135.47/cwt135.00–136.004442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
HeifersMedium 2—325122.00/cwt122.00–122.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—430124.00/cwt124.00–124.005331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
SteersMedium 2—275126.00/cwt126.00–126.003471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008361
SteersMedium 2—328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
HeifersMedium 3—513102.01/cwt100.00–104.005232
SteersMedium 3—965100.00/cwt100.00–100.009651
Dairy SteersLarge 3—78583.00/cwt83.00–83.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—425135.80/cwt130.00–141.005775
BullsMedium 3—570105.09/cwt100.00–110.005992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—615127.41/cwt124.00–131.007842
BullsMedium 2—470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—465142.97/cwt140.00–149.006653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—528134.58/cwt130.00–141.007115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—576137.00/cwt137.00–137.007894
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0331
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22566.00/cwt66.00–66.008091
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22782.68/cwt80.00–85.001,0143
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02674.25/cwt74.00–75.007624
CowsLean 85-90%—95859.69/cwt58.00–64.005725
CowsLean 85-90%—95580.00/cwt80.00–80.007642
Bulls——1,975110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1731
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46881.92/cwt81.00–83.001,2033
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26072.04/cwt69.00–75.009082
Bulls——1,815106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,050670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,0351
BullsMedium 3—71087.00/cwt87.00–87.006181
BullsMedium 3—525111.96/cwt110.00–114.005882
HeifersMedium 3—645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
HeifersMedium 3—490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
HeifersMedium 3—415112.00/cwt112.00–112.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—473137.50/cwt137.00–138.006502
BullsMedium 3—478107.43/cwt105.00–110.005142
BullsMedium 2—680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—376140.16/cwt134.00–144.005275

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.