Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 31
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
53 vs last sale 117 33 vs year ago 97 · 34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
21 vs last sale 33 27 vs year ago 27 · +100.0%
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 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00 1 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.61/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$160.61
24 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$414
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.33
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524177.4592915thin
Medium and Large 2581147.998605thin
Medium and Large 3455113.235154thin
One grade step is worth $64.23/cwt here — about $414 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 sale24 hd
160.61
NC average8 barns · 691 hd
178.94
−18.33
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
BullsAverage1,505121.291,8256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181102.021,20536
CowsLean 85-90%Average84383.257025thin

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)800$6251thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1445172.00/cwt172.00–172.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 2495162.00/cwt156.00–168.008022
HeifersMedium and Large 2525149.00/cwt149.00–149.007821
BullsMedium and Large 2580147.00/cwt147.00–147.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1574168.77/cwt162.00–173.009694
HeifersMedium and Large 2295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
HeifersMedium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 2433135.99/cwt135.00–137.005892
HeifersMedium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 1468171.32/cwt170.00–174.008023
SteersMedium and Large 2455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006461
SteersMedium and Large 2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
SteersMedium and Large 1465203.00/cwt203.00–203.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1700182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2741
HeifersMedium and Large 1522171.34/cwt168.00–176.008943
BullsMedium and Large 1305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005951
BullsMedium and Large 1577184.67/cwt180.00–187.001,0663
BullsMedium and Large 3363103.45/cwt102.00–105.003762
BullsMedium and Large 3565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
BullsMedium and Large 3530128.00/cwt128.00–128.006781
BullsMedium and Large 2625143.65/cwt140.00–149.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1623177.51/cwt174.00–181.001,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
BullsMedium and Large 1605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
BullsMedium and Large 1487182.32/cwt178.00–191.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1527170.16/cwt160.00–177.008975
BullsMedium and Large 2450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2800625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bulls1,505121.29/cwt114.00–127.001,8256
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09390.94/cwt86.00–94.0099412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,122103.75/cwt98.00–108.001,16413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,346112.07/cwt110.00–116.001,50811
CowsLean 85-90%77892.98/cwt92.00–94.007232
CowsLean 85-90%88776.76/cwt70.00–81.006813

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.