Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-12-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 4
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
25 vs last sale 138 160 vs year ago 273 · 58.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
38 vs last sale 72 54 vs year ago 88 · 61.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 2.00 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 35.00 to 50.00 3 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.49/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$158.49
49 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.16
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585165.8397035
Medium and Large 2499147.8173811thin
Medium and Large 3522112.005843thin
One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $386 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 sale49 hd
158.49
NC average7 barns · 830 hd
172.65
−14.16
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
BullsLow1,667110.561,8437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23187.601,07818
CowsLean 85-90%Low88568.656083thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
SteersMedium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 2265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 2510137.52/cwt135.00–140.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 1810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 3565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 2570145.40/cwt140.00–152.008294
HeifersMedium and Large 1574161.93/cwt160.00–170.009295
HeifersMedium and Large 1775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 1720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1484185.01/cwt171.00–190.0089511
HeifersMedium and Large 3495112.00/cwt112.00–112.005541
HeifersMedium and Large 1683160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0937
SteersMedium and Large 2495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
SteersMedium and Large 2395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005811
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added472214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0106
SteersMedium and Large 3480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
SteersMedium and Large 3440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1925138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2771
SteersMedium and Large 2255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
SteersMedium and Large 2410182.00/cwt182.00–182.007461
BullsMedium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
BullsMedium and Large 1840112.00/cwt112.00–112.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1990125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 1335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
BullsMedium and Large 1865118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0211
BullsMedium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27979.80/cwt78.00–82.001,0214
CowsLean 85-90%94561.97/cwt60.00–64.005862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41095.47/cwt95.00–96.001,3462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18588.89/cwt84.00–94.001,05312
CowsLean 85-90%76582.00/cwt82.00–82.006271
Bulls1,82798.56/cwt90.00–106.001,8013
Bulls1,488124.41/cwt120.00–127.001,8513
Bulls1,725105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8111
BullsMedium and Large 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
BullsMedium and Large 1283211.95/cwt200.00–225.006002
BullsMedium and Large 1633162.92/cwt140.00–177.001,03116
BullsMedium and Large 1470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
BullsMedium and Large 1523183.07/cwt175.00–195.009573
BullsMedium and Large 1663158.46/cwt155.00–162.001,0512
BullsMedium and Large 1780132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 1524165.06/cwt157.00–170.008657
BullsMedium and Large 1700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
BullsMedium and Large 1433196.80/cwt180.00–210.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 1600151.00/cwt151.00–151.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 2415154.64/cwt145.00–165.006422

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.