Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-01-23

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 23
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
154 vs last sale 226 8 vs year ago 64 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
26 vs last sale 66 5 vs year ago 45 · 11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00 to 70.00 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.08/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$131.08
22 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$24.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.80
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489134.6065718thin
Medium 2255130.003321thin
Medium 3342110.333773thin
One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about $281 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 sale22 hd
131.08
NC average8 barns · 1,133 hd
135.87
−4.80
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
BullsAverage1,857106.711,9816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27676.1797233

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-2455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573146.33/cwt146.00–147.008383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615131.33/cwt115.00–142.008083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720117.85/cwt110.00–124.008493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363139.48/cwt139.00–140.005062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371180.22/cwt164.00–200.006695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590157.00/cwt157.00–157.009261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405196.00/cwt196.00–196.007941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
SteersMedium 2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
SteersMedium 2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530151.21/cwt140.00–162.008012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310161.31/cwt150.00–184.005003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245161.00/cwt161.00–161.003941
HeifersMedium 3415111.00/cwt111.00–111.004611
HeifersMedium 3360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618165.02/cwt163.00–167.001,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2464141.45/cwt130.00–150.006565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523131.39/cwt123.00–140.006879
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532133.82/cwt127.00–146.007123
SteersMedium 2323135.71/cwt130.00–141.004382
HeifersMedium 2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
HeifersMedium 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
Bulls1,54596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08563.60/cwt60.00–67.006903
Bulls1,919108.85/cwt107.00–112.002,0895
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19174.54/cwt69.00–78.0088817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43281.21/cwt79.00–84.001,16313

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.