Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-01-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 10
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,080 head
▲ 693 vs last sale 387▲ 1,080 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 155▲ 237 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was good ;market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality moderate

Baby calves 5.00 to 15.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.55/cwt on 320 head.
Average price
$136.55
320 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3
$36.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2400141.005641thin
Medium and Large 1-2470139.09654281
Medium 2373120.5945031
Medium 3416104.844367thin
One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about $128 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 sale320 hd
136.55
—
NC average8 barns · 969 hd
139.61
−3.05
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—High1,39970.0298025
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56758.6491929
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11053.08589115
CowsLean 85-90%High83340.1933528

Every lot

92 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2175124.00/cwt124.00–124.002171
Steers—Medium 2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218143.92/cwt139.00–150.003145
Steers—Medium 2260120.79/cwt118.00–124.003143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278145.46/cwt130.00–159.0040415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325146.89/cwt130.00–168.0047742
Steers—Medium 2331118.55/cwt114.00–124.003925
Steers—Medium 3345108.00/cwt108.00–108.003731
Steers—Medium 3368107.02/cwt106.00–108.003942
Steers—Medium 2374120.61/cwt113.00–126.004514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375146.83/cwt130.00–165.0055147
Steers—Medium 1-2400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416140.48/cwt118.00–155.0058435
Steers—Medium 2424120.79/cwt116.00–127.0051216
Steers—Medium 3428105.42/cwt101.00–110.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475147.59/cwt141.00–155.0070150
Steers—Medium 2475114.00/cwt114.00–114.005421
Steers—Medium 3488100.50/cwt100.00–101.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528142.37/cwt139.00–145.0075218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573133.95/cwt129.00–144.0076815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607128.71/cwt120.00–135.0078113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659121.09/cwt112.00–124.0079811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722110.02/cwt107.00–115.007946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782115.75/cwt115.00–116.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-282589.70/cwt88.00–100.007407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918102.00/cwt101.00–103.009362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3195110.00/cwt110.00–110.002151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215137.00/cwt137.00–137.002951
Heifers—Medium 3215101.00/cwt101.00–101.002171
Heifers—Medium 2245118.00/cwt116.00–120.002892
Heifers—Medium 3263105.93/cwt100.00–112.002795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268133.60/cwt130.00–140.003583
Heifers—Medium 2290123.93/cwt120.00–128.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324135.83/cwt127.00–144.0044012
Heifers—Medium 3334108.00/cwt108.00–108.003614
Heifers—Small 335098.00/cwt98.00–98.003431
Heifers—Medium 3365108.00/cwt108.00–108.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373129.43/cwt122.00–138.0048313
Heifers—Medium 2380117.10/cwt110.00–126.004459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427128.16/cwt120.00–138.0054732
Heifers—Medium 2427117.66/cwt110.00–121.005025
Heifers—Medium 3428104.22/cwt100.00–110.004466
Heifers—Medium 3452105.22/cwt104.00–110.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455125.83/cwt120.00–130.0057312
Heifers—Medium 2475116.73/cwt110.00–124.0055412
Heifers—Small 350590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Heifers—Medium 2518113.24/cwt110.00–120.0058714
Heifers—Medium 3524106.23/cwt104.00–109.0055710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532117.69/cwt109.00–125.0062623
Heifers—Medium 2569113.79/cwt108.00–116.0064720
Heifers—Medium 3575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585116.33/cwt116.00–117.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618109.20/cwt102.00–126.0067528
Heifers—Medium 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655101.00/cwt101.00–101.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672106.03/cwt100.00–111.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273397.79/cwt90.00–103.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275295.74/cwt91.00–110.007204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470119.52/cwt113.00–128.0056217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474131.49/cwt118.00–145.0062311
Bulls—Medium 3482103.63/cwt100.00–106.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518136.26/cwt119.00–144.0070615
Bulls—Medium 3520109.63/cwt105.00–119.005705
Bulls—Medium 2521115.54/cwt113.00–120.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564128.10/cwt120.00–141.0072218
Bulls—Medium 2568115.23/cwt110.00–120.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627118.35/cwt110.00–128.007427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677110.53/cwt100.00–126.007489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270898.93/cwt90.00–104.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Medium 276590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Bulls—Medium 380580.00/cwt80.00–80.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288584.00/cwt84.00–84.007431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Dairy Steers—Large 357348.00/cwt48.00–48.0027510
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14464.13/cwt60.00–70.0073410
Bulls——1,45273.94/cwt70.00–78.001,07412
Bulls——1,79079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,4142
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,53064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,6191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80735.70/cwt32.00–39.0028813
Cows—Lean 85-90%83050.00/cwt50.00–50.004151
Cows—Lean 85-90%85743.65/cwt40.00–47.0037414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07446.33/cwt40.00–49.0049831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10554.04/cwt50.00–59.0059771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22563.89/cwt61.00–70.0078313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55055.30/cwt50.00–59.0085716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58962.75/cwt60.00–69.0099713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900567.78/cwt510.00–640.005,1102

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.