Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 4
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
52 head
15 vs last sale 67 81 vs year ago 133 · 60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
8 vs last sale 31 23 vs year ago 62 · 37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 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 were light with quality average .

Baby calves 120.00 to 130.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.79/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$181.79
28 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$734
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.15
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580186.241,08125
Medium and Large 2423165.987022thin
Medium and Large 3340102.003471thin
One grade step is worth $84.24/cwt here — about $734 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 sale28 hd
181.79
NC average7 barns · 632 hd
190.94
−9.15
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
BullsHigh1,865127.002,3691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261105.781,33427
CowsLean 85-90%Average83590.927593thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1743162.48/cwt158.00–167.001,2072
HeifersMedium and Large 1665184.40/cwt178.00–191.001,2262
HeifersMedium and Large 1454205.41/cwt192.00–210.009338
HeifersMedium and Large 2423165.98/cwt165.00–167.007022
BullsMedium and Large 1623152.45/cwt150.00–155.009502
HeifersMedium and Large 1556203.01/cwt199.00–205.001,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 1385187.00/cwt187.00–187.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 3340102.00/cwt102.00–102.003471
HeifersMedium and Large 1970139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3481
HeifersMedium and Large 1415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
SteersMedium and Large 2575189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0871
SteersMedium and Large 1467219.33/cwt215.00–222.001,0243
SteersMedium and Large 1728172.42/cwt150.00–195.001,2552
SteersMedium and Large 1570227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2941
SteersLarge 3715134.00/cwt134.00–134.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 1818149.99/cwt144.00–159.001,2274
Dairy SteersLarge 3600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
SteersMedium and Large 1305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006711
SteersMedium and Large 2375156.83/cwt145.00–170.005882
SteersMedium and Large 2343179.96/cwt175.00–185.006172
BullsMedium and Large 1990157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5541
BullsMedium and Large 2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
BullsMedium and Large 2520172.00/cwt172.00–172.008941
BullsMedium and Large 2490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
BullsMedium and Large 2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
BullsMedium and Large 3540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
CowsLean 85-90%83590.92/cwt88.00–93.007593
CowsBoner 80-85%92091.00/cwt91.00–91.008371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305102.84/cwt96.00–106.001,34215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232111.14/cwt107.00–121.001,36911
Bulls1,865127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 1505181.00/cwt181.00–181.009141

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.