Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-02-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 28
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▲ 632 vs last sale 143▲ 775 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 52▲ 169 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 down 2.00 to 4.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings of cattle were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 90.00 23 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.90/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$118.90
236 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$31.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.48
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447126.02563137
Medium 2480113.4854556
Medium 3380105.6440134
Small 340594.453829thin
One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $181 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 sale236 hd
118.90
—
NC average8 barns · 1,008 hd
120.38
−1.48
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—Low1,64185.411,40217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53264.9199525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11260.1566977
CowsLean 85-90%Average84544.9138013

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2160132.00/cwt132.00–132.002111
Steers—Medium 3170111.00/cwt111.00–111.001891
Steers—Medium 2195131.50/cwt127.00–136.002562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223137.67/cwt131.00–154.003074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273149.27/cwt130.00–161.0040810
Steers—Medium 2286124.13/cwt119.00–127.003555
Steers—Medium 3290104.00/cwt104.00–104.003021
Steers—Medium 2322121.51/cwt117.00–128.003917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326148.50/cwt123.00–169.0048430
Steers—Medium 3332103.42/cwt100.00–110.003433
Steers—Medium 2372121.38/cwt120.00–123.004523
Steers—Medium 3375103.00/cwt103.00–103.003861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378144.28/cwt130.00–164.0054531
Steers—Medium 2418121.96/cwt120.00–125.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420146.87/cwt132.00–159.0061757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474144.70/cwt130.00–157.0068616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.38/cwt137.00–156.0075612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566137.81/cwt125.00–142.0078010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617131.82/cwt124.00–140.008136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711117.00/cwt117.00–117.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3180115.00/cwt115.00–115.002071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215143.00/cwt143.00–143.003071
Heifers—Medium 2270121.27/cwt114.00–126.003274
Heifers—Small 327096.42/cwt95.00–98.002602
Heifers—Medium 3274106.65/cwt102.00–114.002927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280134.37/cwt130.00–138.003764
Heifers—Medium 2323120.66/cwt118.00–124.003903
Heifers—Small 332894.47/cwt90.00–99.003102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329134.73/cwt130.00–137.0044310
Heifers—Medium 3331103.66/cwt100.00–110.003436
Heifers—Medium 3373105.67/cwt101.00–108.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375133.95/cwt128.00–139.0050221
Heifers—Medium 2386118.31/cwt115.00–120.004574
Heifers—Medium 3418108.21/cwt105.00–110.004525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420130.10/cwt120.00–136.0054643
Heifers—Small 342595.57/cwt94.00–97.004062
Heifers—Medium 2431117.61/cwt114.00–120.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464124.80/cwt121.00–131.0057925
Heifers—Medium 3469104.32/cwt100.00–110.004896
Heifers—Medium 2473117.80/cwt112.00–125.0055710
Heifers—Medium 3513103.25/cwt100.00–105.005304
Heifers—Medium 2517113.29/cwt110.00–115.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527117.94/cwt115.00–120.0062218
Heifers—Small 353292.38/cwt90.00–94.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553117.00/cwt116.00–118.006472
Heifers—Medium 2560112.11/cwt106.00–115.0062810
Heifers—Medium 262094.53/cwt90.00–98.005867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624104.02/cwt100.00–108.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662107.15/cwt105.00–108.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273082.00/cwt82.00–82.005991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477133.80/cwt125.00–151.0063822
Bulls—Medium 2486122.42/cwt114.00–124.005956
Bulls—Medium 3488108.48/cwt107.00–110.005292
Bulls—Medium 3520106.57/cwt104.00–109.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524130.41/cwt120.00–138.0068314
Bulls—Small 352599.00/cwt99.00–99.005201
Bulls—Medium 2530115.98/cwt110.00–118.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567126.99/cwt120.00–140.0072016
Bulls—Medium 2588112.51/cwt110.00–115.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614108.87/cwt100.00–120.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677105.98/cwt100.00–112.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718104.28/cwt94.00–111.007496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282698.00/cwt98.00–98.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294091.00/cwt91.00–91.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296593.45/cwt90.00–97.009022
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 318577.00/cwt77.00–77.001421
Dairy Steers—Large 321590.00/cwt90.00–90.0019410
Dairy Steers—Large 346558.00/cwt58.00–58.002701
Dairy Steers—Large 350550.00/cwt50.00–50.002531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1301
Bulls——1,63085.46/cwt80.00–89.001,39315
Bulls——2,02591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82039.64/cwt30.00–47.003258
Cows—Lean 85-90%88653.35/cwt50.00–58.004735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06147.27/cwt40.00–54.0050215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10960.08/cwt50.00–66.0066645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16571.70/cwt64.00–79.0083517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36540.00/cwt40.00–40.005461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51062.58/cwt54.00–69.0094517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61174.11/cwt70.00–79.001,1947
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,6451

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.