Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 11
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 52▼ 80 vs year ago 133 · −60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 39▼ 22 vs year ago 62 · −35.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 lower 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 claves 140.00 1head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.09/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$164.09
22 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$632
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.69
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1615181.711,11814thin
Medium and Large 2482148.417165thin
Medium and Large 3450108.004863thin
One grade step is worth $73.71/cwt here — about $632 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 sale22 hd
164.09
—
NC average8 barns · 716 hd
193.78
−29.69
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—Average1,805126.342,2817thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13697.631,10930
CowsLean 85-90%Low93370.386573thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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—470195.00/cwt195.00–195.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525198.04/cwt192.00–200.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2—550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1—460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—835141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0991
SteersMedium and Large 1—383225.10/cwt220.00–230.008622
SteersMedium and Large 1—440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1—778159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 2—432147.35/cwt145.00–152.006373
SteersMedium and Large 2—250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
SteersMedium and Large 2—530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1—630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 2—745137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1—550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561188.36/cwt180.00–197.001,0572
SteersMedium and Large 2—633176.05/cwt172.00–180.001,1142
BullsMedium and Large 2—570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1—845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 1—535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1—635192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2191
BullsMedium and Large 1—365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
BullsMedium and Large 3—400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
BullsMedium and Large 2—425147.00/cwt147.00–147.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
BullsMedium and Large 2—673160.59/cwt152.00–169.001,0812
BullsMedium and Large 1—405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
BullsMedium and Large 2—545147.00/cwt147.00–147.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335102.00/cwt102.00–102.003421
BullsMedium and Large 2—460175.00/cwt170.00–180.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls——1,610115.93/cwt112.00–121.001,8662
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11086.74/cwt80.00–94.0096310
CowsLean 85-90%—93370.38/cwt60.00–80.006573
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,127100.40/cwt95.00–105.001,13213
Bulls——1,883130.51/cwt127.00–134.002,4585
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,191108.03/cwt106.00–114.001,2877

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.