Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-02-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 185▲ 403 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 75▲ 167 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 4.00 to 6.00. Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 .Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle were moderate with quality of cattle average .

Baby calves 5.00 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 $144.32/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$144.32
123 head · 399 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$42.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2403146.65591115
Medium 2322121.333913thin
Medium 3369104.593865thin
One grade step is worth $42.05/cwt here — about $205 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 sale123 hd
144.32
—
NC average8 barns · 560 hd
143.12
+1.20
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—High1,71796.501,65728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59781.591,30319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07970.2475895
CowsLean 85-90%Low85142.373616thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195160.00/cwt160.00–160.003121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2231157.09/cwt141.00–165.003638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280159.23/cwt135.00–175.0044611
Steers—Medium 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002802
Steers—Medium 2288123.49/cwt122.00–125.003562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323153.56/cwt130.00–178.0049616
Steers—Medium 3335104.00/cwt104.00–104.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381144.67/cwt130.00–160.0055124
Steers—Medium 2390117.00/cwt117.00–117.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423139.58/cwt128.00–157.0059027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475148.57/cwt138.00–158.0070612
Steers—Medium 3475109.48/cwt109.00–110.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535153.49/cwt139.00–160.008217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554141.78/cwt136.00–148.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630132.95/cwt130.00–136.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-291596.00/cwt96.00–96.008782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223144.00/cwt144.00–144.003214
Heifers—Medium 2235113.00/cwt113.00–113.002661
Heifers—Medium 3240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Heifers—Small 326590.00/cwt90.00–90.002391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.23/cwt134.00–150.003865
Heifers—Medium 2295112.00/cwt112.00–112.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323143.26/cwt127.00–156.004639
Heifers—Medium 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371135.49/cwt128.00–148.005039
Heifers—Medium 3375108.54/cwt105.00–114.004075
Heifers—Medium 2380112.00/cwt112.00–112.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422127.85/cwt120.00–134.0054014
Heifers—Medium 3428102.60/cwt100.00–105.004392
Heifers—Medium 2440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463127.66/cwt123.00–135.0059115
Heifers—Medium 2478115.77/cwt114.00–118.005535
Heifers—Medium 2519112.86/cwt108.00–116.005868
Heifers—Small 352094.98/cwt94.00–96.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523120.98/cwt120.00–124.006334
Heifers—Medium 3528105.27/cwt100.00–110.005566
Heifers—Medium 3563101.99/cwt100.00–104.005742
Heifers—Medium 2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Small 357093.00/cwt93.00–93.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610108.00/cwt108.00–108.006591
Heifers—Medium 2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665102.02/cwt100.00–103.006783
Heifers—Medium 269080.00/cwt80.00–80.005521
Heifers—Medium 270084.00/cwt84.00–84.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272099.28/cwt93.00–105.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287082.00/cwt82.00–82.007131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005631
Bulls—Medium 2465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469132.48/cwt126.00–150.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518124.39/cwt110.00–149.0064412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578125.94/cwt120.00–137.007289
Bulls—Medium 2578116.51/cwt114.00–119.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611120.02/cwt116.00–124.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662115.32/cwt113.00–119.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720107.00/cwt107.00–107.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780104.00/cwt104.00–104.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286092.00/cwt92.00–92.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00592.00/cwt92.00–92.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08590.00/cwt90.00–90.009771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35876.09/cwt75.00–77.001,0332
Bulls——1,66387.09/cwt85.00–89.001,4486
Bulls——1,769101.37/cwt90.00–117.001,79320
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77746.76/cwt41.00–53.003633
Cows—Lean 85-90%92537.97/cwt31.00–44.003513
Cows—Boner 80-85%92849.79/cwt44.00–53.004628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04462.30/cwt54.00–69.0065033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12278.12/cwt68.00–89.0087754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57050.00/cwt50.00–50.007851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58884.72/cwt79.00–94.001,34516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67872.30/cwt68.00–76.001,2132

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.