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
BullsAverage1,805126.342,2817thin
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 1470195.00/cwt195.00–195.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 1525198.04/cwt192.00–200.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 2450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 3395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1835141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 1700157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0991
SteersMedium and Large 1383225.10/cwt220.00–230.008622
SteersMedium and Large 1440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1778159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 2432147.35/cwt145.00–152.006373
SteersMedium and Large 2250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
SteersMedium and Large 2530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 2745137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1561188.36/cwt180.00–197.001,0572
SteersMedium and Large 2633176.05/cwt172.00–180.001,1142
BullsMedium and Large 2570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 1535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1635192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2191
BullsMedium and Large 1365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
BullsMedium and Large 3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
BullsMedium and Large 2425147.00/cwt147.00–147.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
BullsMedium and Large 2673160.59/cwt152.00–169.001,0812
BullsMedium and Large 1405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
BullsMedium and Large 2545147.00/cwt147.00–147.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 3335102.00/cwt102.00–102.003421
BullsMedium and Large 2460175.00/cwt170.00–180.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls1,610115.93/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
Bulls1,883130.51/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.