Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2019-11-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 8
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
986 head
▲ 325 vs last sale 661▲ 986 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 131▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were moderate with quality average .

baby calves 15.00 to 30.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $122.53/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$122.53
190 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$39.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.05
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2457130.25595122
Large 2305120.003661thin
Medium 2382115.2344131
Medium 3384105.1040430
Small 338190.663456thin
One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $250 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 sale190 hd
122.53
—
NC average8 barns · 897 hd
122.48
+0.05
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—Average1,52476.721,16917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55154.8085018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15253.8762076
CowsLean 85-90%Low89635.943229thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195131.00/cwt131.00–131.002551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Steers—Medium 2215126.00/cwt126.00–126.002711
Steers—Medium 3235109.00/cwt109.00–109.002561
Steers—Small 324090.00/cwt90.00–90.002161
Steers—Medium 2253115.50/cwt115.00–116.002922
Steers—Medium 3255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282140.81/cwt131.00–146.003977
Steers—Large 2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319138.55/cwt122.00–146.0044219
Steers—Medium 2333115.00/cwt115.00–115.003832
Steers—Medium 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003404
Steers—Medium 2373118.89/cwt115.00–126.0044312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374129.90/cwt120.00–140.0048621
Steers—Medium 3376105.15/cwt100.00–110.003958
Steers—Small 339394.03/cwt90.00–98.003702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418129.24/cwt120.00–147.0054028
Steers—Small 342088.64/cwt88.00–90.003723
Steers—Medium 3421105.73/cwt100.00–110.0044513
Steers—Medium 2426111.34/cwt110.00–120.0047413
Steers—Medium 2455111.00/cwt111.00–111.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467127.92/cwt125.00–132.005973
Steers—Medium 3473104.19/cwt100.00–108.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.66/cwt120.00–135.0065911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583125.40/cwt121.00–132.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619123.56/cwt110.00–131.007657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662128.93/cwt110.00–135.0085414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773126.02/cwt125.00–127.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Medium 3275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002752
Heifers—Medium 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium 2313116.06/cwt113.00–118.003634
Heifers—Small 331891.34/cwt90.00–94.002903
Heifers—Medium 3332103.68/cwt100.00–109.003445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337121.90/cwt116.00–126.0041110
Heifers—Medium 3371105.37/cwt90.00–110.003917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372123.49/cwt119.00–126.0045911
Heifers—Small 337596.36/cwt90.00–99.003614
Heifers—Medium 2385114.00/cwt114.00–114.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415120.87/cwt118.00–126.0050220
Heifers—Small 342589.86/cwt86.00–94.003822
Heifers—Medium 2434114.41/cwt113.00–115.004975
Heifers—Medium 3436104.81/cwt100.00–110.004575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455116.00/cwt116.00–116.005283
Heifers—Medium 3463103.46/cwt102.00–105.004792
Heifers—Small 346390.00/cwt90.00–90.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473117.17/cwt117.00–118.005546
Heifers—Medium 2476111.77/cwt110.00–114.005329
Heifers—Small 350589.30/cwt86.00–96.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516114.23/cwt114.00–116.005899
Heifers—Medium 3520100.83/cwt90.00–108.005244
Heifers—Medium 2523111.00/cwt111.00–111.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578118.63/cwt116.00–120.006865
Heifers—Medium 3578100.04/cwt86.00–108.005786
Heifers—Small 358091.00/cwt91.00–91.005281
Heifers—Medium 2582110.67/cwt110.00–111.006443
Heifers—Medium 261886.53/cwt84.00–89.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626108.10/cwt99.00–119.0067714
Heifers—Medium 266080.00/cwt80.00–80.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665108.22/cwt103.00–111.007205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272292.40/cwt89.00–98.006673
Heifers—Small 377099.00/cwt99.00–99.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283072.00/cwt72.00–72.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291070.00/cwt70.00–70.006371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446124.00/cwt124.00–124.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469121.05/cwt118.00–124.0056811
Bulls—Medium 3472104.75/cwt100.00–110.0049414
Bulls—Medium 2474112.31/cwt110.00–118.0053216
Bulls—Small 348097.01/cwt96.00–98.004662
Bulls—Medium 3516102.54/cwt91.00–107.0052914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517119.16/cwt114.00–124.006165
Bulls—Medium 2522111.29/cwt108.00–114.0058110
Bulls—Medium 3570104.21/cwt89.00–109.0059414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572118.53/cwt115.00–121.006786
Bulls—Medium 2572111.33/cwt110.00–116.0063712
Bulls—Medium 260092.00/cwt92.00–92.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623104.12/cwt94.00–116.0064915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267398.97/cwt91.00–104.006668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272995.87/cwt84.00–109.0069910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766103.24/cwt102.00–104.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42879.64/cwt76.00–83.001,1377
Bulls——1,50567.03/cwt60.00–70.001,0096
Bulls——1,71986.15/cwt82.00–92.001,4814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89635.94/cwt30.00–43.003229
Cows—Boner 80-85%99544.00/cwt44.00–44.004381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10644.68/cwt40.00–49.0049417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16454.45/cwt50.00–59.0063443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17963.30/cwt60.00–68.0074615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53348.54/cwt48.00–49.007442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54955.16/cwt50.00–59.0085415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61562.00/cwt62.00–62.001,0011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,1001

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.