Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2019-11-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 1
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 892▲ 661 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 162▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average

baby calves 15.00 to 25.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.10/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$105.10
151 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$21.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.14
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548111.4761164
Medium 2476109.0351931
Medium 3433100.7843730
Small 338289.7134226
One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $268 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 sale151 hd
105.10
—
NC average8 barns · 1,250 hd
106.24
−1.14
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—Low1,65279.061,30612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54054.7384326
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19451.6361749
CowsLean 85-90%Average91439.2135812

Every lot

99 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2170120.00/cwt120.00–120.002041
Steers—Medium 3210100.00/cwt100.00–100.002101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223130.00/cwt130.00–130.002902
Steers—Medium 3273100.00/cwt100.00–100.002732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276135.50/cwt130.00–140.003744
Steers—Medium 3321100.58/cwt100.00–104.003237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327136.76/cwt121.00–144.0044718
Steers—Small 332794.81/cwt92.00–97.003104
Steers—Medium 2335117.00/cwt117.00–117.003921
Steers—Medium 3368103.80/cwt100.00–110.003826
Steers—Medium 2370117.00/cwt117.00–117.004331
Steers—Small 337792.12/cwt88.00–97.003473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380134.85/cwt121.00–144.0051222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420131.25/cwt120.00–140.0055127
Steers—Medium 2429115.59/cwt114.00–118.004965
Steers—Medium 3429102.57/cwt100.00–110.004404
Steers—Small 343390.09/cwt85.00–100.003904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452125.32/cwt121.00–130.005663
Steers—Medium 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Steers—Small 1-2505123.00/cwt123.00–123.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523123.90/cwt114.00–128.006487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560119.58/cwt113.00–125.006703
Steers—Medium 3568105.99/cwt104.00–108.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630113.78/cwt100.00–121.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665113.46/cwt111.00–118.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733117.93/cwt114.00–122.008642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3180100.00/cwt100.00–100.001801
Heifers—Small 322083.73/cwt80.00–88.001842
Heifers—Medium 3230102.45/cwt100.00–105.002362
Heifers—Medium 3Value Added250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
Heifers—Small 325590.00/cwt90.00–90.002301
Heifers—Medium 3273109.06/cwt108.00–110.002982
Heifers—Medium 2285116.00/cwt116.00–116.003311
Heifers—Medium 3320105.41/cwt104.00–107.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325128.68/cwt122.00–136.004182
Heifers—Small 333094.42/cwt90.00–100.003124
Heifers—Medium 2334113.76/cwt112.00–119.003805
Heifers—Medium 2365113.05/cwt111.00–115.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367130.56/cwt124.00–143.004793
Heifers—Small 337190.32/cwt84.00–98.0033510
Heifers—Medium 3377104.85/cwt100.00–110.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414122.95/cwt117.00–126.0050912
Heifers—Small 342490.20/cwt85.00–98.003824
Heifers—Medium 2425115.48/cwt114.00–117.004912
Heifers—Medium 3430104.48/cwt104.00–105.004492
Heifers—Medium 3460104.54/cwt100.00–110.004814
Heifers—Small 346890.13/cwt82.00–100.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480118.28/cwt115.00–121.005689
Heifers—Medium 2481114.49/cwt112.00–117.0055110
Heifers—Small 350583.00/cwt83.00–83.004191
Heifers—Medium 351995.20/cwt80.00–104.004948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522114.71/cwt114.00–118.0059911
Heifers—Medium 2529108.21/cwt102.00–110.005726
Heifers—Medium 356097.85/cwt86.00–108.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570112.19/cwt109.00–113.006395
Heifers—Medium 2595107.00/cwt107.00–107.006371
Heifers—Small 359580.00/cwt80.00–80.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618105.16/cwt90.00–111.0065010
Heifers—Medium 263886.49/cwt85.00–88.005522
Heifers—Medium 265084.00/cwt84.00–84.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-268094.00/cwt94.00–94.006391
Heifers—Medium 369570.00/cwt70.00–70.004871
Heifers—Medium 271580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271692.28/cwt80.00–97.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,06373.00/cwt73.00–73.007762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-237583.00/cwt83.00–83.003111
Bulls—Small 345988.65/cwt80.00–99.004074
Bulls—Medium 2465112.80/cwt110.00–116.005255
Bulls—Medium 3467101.34/cwt98.00–105.004736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472122.01/cwt114.00–128.0057616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512115.66/cwt113.00–120.005926
Bulls—Medium 2518107.42/cwt105.00–110.005562
Bulls—Medium 3521100.67/cwt90.00–108.005249
Bulls—Small 353596.00/cwt96.00–96.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561120.37/cwt114.00–124.006759
Bulls—Medium 2570110.00/cwt108.00–112.006275
Bulls—Medium 358195.27/cwt80.00–106.005544
Bulls—Medium 260083.00/cwt83.00–83.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616103.58/cwt95.00–114.006386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-266399.26/cwt95.00–107.006583
Bulls—Medium 266586.00/cwt86.00–86.005721
Bulls—Medium 367376.92/cwt74.00–80.005182
Bulls—Medium 370062.00/cwt62.00–62.004341
Bulls—Medium 270580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006482
Bulls—Medium 275072.00/cwt72.00–72.005401
Bulls—Medium 375565.00/cwt65.00–65.004911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357350.00/cwt50.00–50.002876
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04062.00/cwt62.00–62.006451
Bulls——1,67884.35/cwt82.00–86.001,4154
Bulls——1,72578.47/cwt75.00–80.001,3547
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81045.79/cwt44.00–48.003713
Cows—Lean 85-90%94937.01/cwt30.00–45.003519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18653.38/cwt48.00–74.0063325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19543.43/cwt36.00–47.0051915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21660.44/cwt57.00–65.007359
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49843.03/cwt41.00–45.006452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51253.05/cwt47.00–56.0080216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60861.03/cwt59.00–64.009818

This sale against other markets

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.