Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-12-18

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 18
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
15 vs last sale 46 143 vs year ago 174 · 82.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
8 vs last sale 33 64 vs year ago 89 · 71.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady 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 50.00 to 60.00 4 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.31/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$146.31
16 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
29.79
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487163.737974thin
Medium and Large 2457145.9166710thin
Medium and Large 3790113.508972thin
One grade step is worth $50.23/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale16 hd
146.31
NC average8 barns · 725 hd
176.10
−29.79
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
BullsAverage1,593111.251,7722thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45397.901,42324

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1513170.85/cwt165.00–177.008762
BullsMedium and Large 1265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
BullsMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
BullsMedium and Large 1455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1345182.00/cwt182.00–182.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 1305172.00/cwt172.00–172.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 2325137.00/cwt137.00–137.004451
HeifersMedium and Large 1643148.96/cwt140.00–158.009582
SteersMedium and Large 2720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
HeifersMedium and Large 2445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 2665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 2375162.00/cwt162.00–162.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 2588131.28/cwt122.00–145.007723
HeifersMedium and Large 2470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006911
HeifersMedium and Large 2263172.62/cwt170.00–175.004542
HeifersMedium and Large 3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
BullsMedium and Large 1410195.00/cwt195.00–195.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 3890107.00/cwt107.00–107.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0532
Bulls1,593111.25/cwt110.00–112.001,7722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30992.85/cwt91.00–95.001,2154
CowsBoner 80-85%1,519101.80/cwt97.00–113.001,54618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15072.95/cwt65.00–82.008392

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.