Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
108 vs last sale 234 88 vs year ago 214 · 41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
11 vs last sale 55 20 vs year ago 64 · 31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 1 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.26/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$119.26
42 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$17.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.79
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577121.7270229
Medium 2317121.593867thin
Medium 3434104.684546thin
One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $247 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 sale42 hd
119.26
NC average8 barns · 868 hd
124.05
−4.79
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
BullsAverage1,41198.741,3947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29583.671,08425
CowsLean 85-90%Low88657.975134thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 351798.81/cwt90.00–110.005115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371137.25/cwt125.00–147.005096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2508137.75/cwt134.00–143.007005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463134.40/cwt126.00–140.006224
HeifersMedium 2267121.66/cwt119.00–125.003253
HeifersMedium 2363123.07/cwt121.00–125.004472
HeifersMedium 2450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420158.09/cwt154.00–163.0066410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2639108.00/cwt108.00–108.006903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2683106.49/cwt106.00–107.007272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900103.00/cwt103.00–103.009271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310121.00/cwt121.00–121.003751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720104.62/cwt102.00–108.007533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460163.21/cwt156.00–173.007514
SteersMedium 2305124.00/cwt124.00–124.003781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364158.24/cwt144.00–162.005768
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280142.00/cwt142.00–142.003981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
SteersMedium 2395115.00/cwt113.00–117.004542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517150.74/cwt144.00–159.007795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524139.79/cwt124.00–148.007329
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619129.35/cwt114.00–139.008014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680114.50/cwt110.00–119.007792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560139.25/cwt139.00–140.007804
BullsMedium 3565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475140.16/cwt135.00–145.006662
CowsLean 85-90%85856.00/cwt56.00–56.004802
CowsLean 85-90%91359.94/cwt57.00–63.005472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12070.37/cwt70.00–71.007883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42689.60/cwt84.00–96.001,27812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19180.54/cwt75.00–83.0095910
Bulls1,34099.24/cwt92.00–106.001,3305
Bulls1,19576.00/cwt76.00–76.009081
Bulls1,985119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,3621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100950.91/cwt760.00–1,110.0010,4602
HeifersMedium 2245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825108.00/cwt108.00–108.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-287599.05/cwt93.00–109.008673
HeifersMedium 3427104.41/cwt100.00–110.004465
HeifersMedium 3470106.00/cwt106.00–106.004981

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.