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
Bulls—Average1,505121.291,8256thin
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 1—445172.00/cwt172.00–172.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—495162.00/cwt156.00–168.008022
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525149.00/cwt149.00–149.007821
BullsMedium and Large 2—580147.00/cwt147.00–147.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574168.77/cwt162.00–173.009694
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433135.99/cwt135.00–137.005892
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468171.32/cwt170.00–174.008023
SteersMedium and Large 2—455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006461
SteersMedium and Large 2—260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
SteersMedium and Large 1—465203.00/cwt203.00–203.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522171.34/cwt168.00–176.008943
BullsMedium and Large 1—305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005951
BullsMedium and Large 1—577184.67/cwt180.00–187.001,0663
BullsMedium and Large 3—363103.45/cwt102.00–105.003762
BullsMedium and Large 3—565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
BullsMedium and Large 3—530128.00/cwt128.00–128.006781
BullsMedium and Large 2—625143.65/cwt140.00–149.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623177.51/cwt174.00–181.001,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1—755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
BullsMedium and Large 1—605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
BullsMedium and Large 1—487182.32/cwt178.00–191.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1—527170.16/cwt160.00–177.008975
BullsMedium and Large 2—450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1—365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—800625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bulls——1,505121.29/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.