Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-03-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 27
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
38 vs last sale 140 26 vs year ago 128 · 20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
6 vs last sale 35 45 vs year ago 86 · 52.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.55/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$147.55
37 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.86
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493153.0975521
Medium and Large 2379140.2853216thin
One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about $223 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 sale37 hd
147.55
NC average8 barns · 1,464 hd
162.41
−14.86
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
BullsAverage1,821114.532,0865thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51095.001,4351thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24592.911,15725
CowsLean 85-90%Low83258.674884thin

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$7251thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
HeifersMedium and Large 2319143.98/cwt130.00–155.004596
HeifersMedium and Large 2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
HeifersMedium and Large 1423156.89/cwt151.00–172.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 1565148.41/cwt145.00–152.008392
SteersMedium and Large 1555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 2418165.93/cwt162.00–170.006942
SteersMedium and Large 2505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 2585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 1516152.47/cwt140.00–159.0078710
HeifersMedium and Large 2475148.00/cwt148.00–148.007031
SteersMedium and Large 1358213.09/cwt205.00–217.007633
SteersMedium and Large 1428203.47/cwt202.00–205.008712
SteersMedium and Large 1523195.57/cwt187.00–200.001,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1372169.26/cwt164.00–174.006303
SteersMedium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
SteersMedium and Large 1322209.42/cwt195.00–232.006743
SteersMedium and Large 2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 2389141.00/cwt141.00–141.005484
BullsMedium and Large 1610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0071
BullsMedium and Large 1585164.00/cwt164.00–164.009591
BullsMedium and Large 1454199.62/cwt196.00–217.009066
BullsMedium and Large 2450163.00/cwt163.00–163.007341
BullsMedium and Large 2577143.95/cwt137.00–155.008313
BullsMedium and Large 2400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005681
CowsLean 85-90%83752.22/cwt50.00–57.004373
Bulls1,303106.30/cwt105.00–108.001,3852
Bulls2,167120.01/cwt115.00–123.002,6013
CowsLean 85-90%81578.00/cwt78.00–78.006361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,350101.57/cwt98.00–105.001,37111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20289.81/cwt84.00–95.001,08010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06676.84/cwt71.00–81.008194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950725.00/head725.00–725.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 2428136.54/cwt130.00–140.005843
BullsMedium and Large 1535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
BullsMedium and Large 1392207.67/cwt207.00–208.008143
BullsMedium and Large 1290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
BullsMedium and Large 1418203.93/cwt200.00–205.008525
BullsMedium and Large 1915132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2081

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.