Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-09-18

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 18
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 125 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 9 vs year ago 44 · −20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 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 45.00 to70.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.93/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$179.93
57 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.66
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505193.0497536
Medium and Large 2471161.6276217thin
Medium and Large 3424139.755924thin
One grade step is worth $53.29/cwt here — about $382 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 sale57 hd
179.93
—
NC average7 barns · 958 hd
188.59
−8.66
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—High1,557135.332,1073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,309102.971,34726
CowsLean 85-90%Average88782.937353thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1—505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
BullsMedium and Large 1—355215.00/cwt215.00–215.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 2—638160.96/cwt158.00–164.001,0272
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328172.63/cwt170.00–175.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377154.88/cwt142.00–162.005843
HeifersMedium and Large 1—255211.00/cwt202.00–220.005382
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—588194.02/cwt192.00–195.001,1413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475196.67/cwt190.00–200.009349
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575145.79/cwt140.00–152.008382
HeifersMedium and Large 2—538151.59/cwt145.00–158.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
SteersMedium and Large 2—408162.09/cwt147.00–177.006612
SteersMedium and Large 1—655204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—868142.04/cwt137.00–147.001,2332
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417204.82/cwt188.00–217.008549
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616183.38/cwt181.00–188.001,1305
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524192.77/cwt188.00–197.001,0104
SteersMedium and Large 1—565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
SteersMedium and Large 2—675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1—390220.01/cwt218.00–222.008584
SteersMedium and Large 1—600203.50/cwt200.00–207.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 2—605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008891
BullsMedium and Large 1—670175.68/cwt172.00–180.001,1773
BullsMedium and Large 1—333225.07/cwt224.00–227.007498
BullsMedium and Large 2—535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1—940158.00/cwt157.00–159.001,4852
BullsMedium and Large 1—740172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2731
CowsLean 85-90%—85084.40/cwt81.00–88.007172
CowsLean 85-90%—96080.00/cwt80.00–80.007681
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02588.63/cwt88.00–90.009083
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,306107.94/cwt107.00–111.001,4109
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,371102.84/cwt96.00–106.001,41014
Bulls——1,775130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3081
Bulls——1,660111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8431
Bulls—Non-Traditional—1,235165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2—330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
BullsMedium and Large 2—485178.50/cwt175.00–182.008662
BullsMedium and Large 2—408174.73/cwt162.00–187.007132
BullsMedium and Large 2—390174.47/cwt172.00–177.006802
BullsMedium and Large 3—455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
BullsMedium and Large 3—565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1—470219.59/cwt200.00–230.001,03213
BullsMedium and Large 1—570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2081
BullsMedium and Large 1—412211.18/cwt200.00–220.008705
BullsMedium and Large 1—270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2—578158.91/cwt152.00–166.009182
BullsMedium and Large 2—658155.93/cwt150.00–162.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480158.00/cwt158.00–158.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—464170.19/cwt162.00–173.007905
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380127.00/cwt127.00–127.004831

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.