Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-08-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 21
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
27 vs last sale 99 92 vs year ago 164 · 56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
5 vs last sale 25 17 vs year ago 37 · 45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 45.00 to 85.00 5 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.92/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$164.92
30 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$818
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.60
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521172.2689718thin
Medium and Large 2440156.8169011thin
Medium and Large 3660122.008051thin
One grade step is worth $50.26/cwt here — about $92 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 sale30 hd
164.92
NC average8 barns · 1,161 hd
185.52
−20.60
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
BullsAverage1,155120.001,3861thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,298102.951,33721

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
BullsMedium and Large 2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
BullsMedium and Large 2485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1317212.22/cwt207.00–215.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1375197.00/cwt197.00–197.007391
BullsMedium and Large 1455184.00/cwt184.00–184.008371
SteersMedium and Large 2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Dairy SteersLarge 3540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
Dairy SteersLarge 3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Dairy SteersLarge 3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Dairy SteersLarge 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1535172.62/cwt160.00–185.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 2295172.00/cwt172.00–172.005071
SteersMedium and Large 1540206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 1330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
SteersMedium and Large 2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
SteersMedium and Large 2250172.00/cwt172.00–172.004301
HeifersMedium and Large 2415159.71/cwt142.00–167.006634
HeifersMedium and Large 1600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1910120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 2500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006851
HeifersMedium and Large 2477155.42/cwt142.00–164.007415
HeifersMedium and Large 1315178.61/cwt170.00–190.005633
HeifersMedium and Large 3660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1895134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 1571161.07/cwt152.00–180.009204
HeifersMedium and Large 1375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 11,000147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 1470187.53/cwt185.00–190.008812
BullsMedium and Large 2584164.98/cwt164.00–166.009634
HeifersMedium and Large 1417191.07/cwt182.00–200.007973
BullsMedium and Large 3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
BullsMedium and Large 2428158.47/cwt157.00–160.006782
BullsMedium and Large 2513160.99/cwt145.00–168.008264
BullsMedium and Large 1605167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0101
Bulls1,155120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282101.46/cwt96.00–106.001,30110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,446109.20/cwt108.00–112.001,5798
CowsBoner 80-85%95891.28/cwt89.00–94.008743

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.