Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
16 vs last sale 121 25 vs year ago 130 · 19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
29 vs last sale 72 14 vs year ago 57 · 24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
0 vs last sale 1 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average. Baby calves 70.00.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $190.19/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$190.19
45 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.06
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524197.541,03438
Medium and Large 2584150.278787thin
One grade step is worth $47.28/cwt here — about $156 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 sale45 hd
190.19
NC average8 barns · 947 hd
180.13
+10.06
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
BullsAverage1,477112.721,6643thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,775100.001,7751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15995.751,10927
CowsLean 85-90%Low91583.437636thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1418216.34/cwt192.00–235.009047
BullsMedium and Large 1723152.23/cwt147.00–158.001,1014
BullsMedium and Large 2608140.49/cwt138.00–143.008542
BullsMedium and Large 1683161.42/cwt154.00–169.001,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 2230145.22/cwt140.00–150.003342
HeifersMedium and Large 2425154.17/cwt146.00–166.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 3485137.00/cwt137.00–137.006641
HeifersMedium and Large 3430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 1580166.00/cwt166.00–166.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 2535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 1765149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 3255136.00/cwt132.00–140.003472
HeifersMedium and Large 2385152.20/cwt140.00–166.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 2469149.16/cwt140.00–167.007005
HeifersMedium and Large 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1430171.99/cwt165.00–180.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 1482165.99/cwt165.00–168.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 1628158.02/cwt154.00–162.009922
HeifersMedium and Large 11,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 2255153.00/cwt153.00–153.003901
SteersMedium and Large 1328202.62/cwt190.00–217.006653
SteersMedium and Large 1555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 2445181.00/cwt181.00–181.008051
SteersMedium and Large 1428232.36/cwt205.50–247.009954
HeifersMedium and Large 1521163.22/cwt159.00–167.008504
BullsMedium and Large 1755148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
BullsMedium and Large 1627197.85/cwt193.00–207.001,2413
BullsMedium and Large 1572196.49/cwt188.00–206.001,1243
BullsMedium and Large 1830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
CowsLean 85-90%81568.00/cwt68.00–68.005541
CowsLean 85-90%1,490105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5651
CowsLean 85-90%79681.89/cwt76.00–89.006524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,775100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11385.81/cwt79.00–89.009556
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242103.87/cwt100.00–116.001,2909
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11994.63/cwt90.00–99.001,05912
Bulls1,420103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4631
Bulls1,505117.58/cwt112.00–121.001,7702
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
BullsMedium and Large 1376232.42/cwt220.00–237.508747
BullsMedium and Large 2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
BullsMedium and Large 2590162.44/cwt155.00–170.009582
BullsMedium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
BullsMedium and Large 2670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111
HeifersMedium and Large 3370135.53/cwt135.00–136.005012
BullsMedium and Large 1476208.22/cwt197.00–223.009917

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.