Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-04-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 10
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▼ 283 vs last sale 738▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 89▲ 99 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 steady. Feeder cattle were steady. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.02/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$133.02
187 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$23.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2440134.88594164
Medium 2377121.0345620
Medium 3362111.004013thin
One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $193 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 sale187 hd
133.02
—
NC average6 barns · 521 hd
131.98
+1.04
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—High1,37778.761,0847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54061.039403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09654.3959662
CowsLean 85-90%Low90239.4335615

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2155130.00/cwt130.00–130.002021
Steers—Medium 3205115.00/cwt115.00–115.002361
Steers—Medium 2220124.00/cwt124.00–124.002731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223134.35/cwt132.00–136.003003
Steers—Medium 2267120.26/cwt116.00–125.003213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279144.62/cwt130.00–154.0040317
Steers—Medium 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324139.62/cwt130.00–146.0045216
Steers—Medium 2332120.57/cwt116.00–128.004006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369140.98/cwt130.00–160.0052035
Steers—Medium 2375127.51/cwt127.00–128.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421133.94/cwt129.00–148.0056433
Steers—Medium 2423123.33/cwt119.00–128.005224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473137.29/cwt128.00–140.0064911
Steers—Medium 2512116.01/cwt110.00–120.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513140.10/cwt127.00–148.0071914
Steers—Medium 2550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578135.05/cwt130.00–138.007815
Steers—Medium 3580108.00/cwt108.00–108.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.97/cwt114.00–128.0075618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666117.23/cwt114.00–123.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725112.92/cwt107.00–119.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750107.00/cwt106.00–108.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840102.49/cwt101.00–104.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860103.00/cwt103.00–103.008861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228135.00/cwt135.00–135.003083
Heifers—Medium 2233122.53/cwt122.00–123.002852
Heifers—Medium 2263120.67/cwt117.00–124.003175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274134.97/cwt124.00–138.003707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315135.16/cwt120.00–140.0042613
Heifers—Medium 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348141.00/cwt141.00–141.004912
Heifers—Medium 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382131.03/cwt124.00–138.0050110
Heifers—Medium 2387117.69/cwt115.00–120.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427127.56/cwt120.00–133.0054525
Heifers—Medium 2445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474124.80/cwt121.00–136.0059216
Heifers—Medium 3479106.12/cwt100.00–110.005085
Heifers—Medium 2483114.31/cwt110.00–118.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524118.57/cwt115.00–124.0062110
Heifers—Medium 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Heifers—Medium 2531110.81/cwt108.00–114.0058815
Heifers—Medium 2579109.47/cwt106.00–114.0063413
Heifers—Medium 262084.00/cwt84.00–84.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626106.47/cwt104.00–110.006679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667102.65/cwt102.00–103.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293760.00/cwt60.00–60.005625
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479129.12/cwt120.00–146.0061820
Bulls—Medium 3515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005362
Bulls—Medium 2520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524126.16/cwt121.00–130.006619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571124.83/cwt120.00–128.007139
Bulls—Medium 3583103.48/cwt102.00–105.006032
Bulls—Medium 2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620104.98/cwt103.00–107.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678107.99/cwt102.00–113.007328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745107.00/cwt107.00–107.007971
Bulls—Medium 1-275598.00/cwt98.00–98.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276398.96/cwt92.00–104.007554
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340069.00/cwt69.00–69.002764
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26772.90/cwt72.00–74.009243
Bulls——1,37279.21/cwt77.00–80.001,0873
Bulls——1,72095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82644.75/cwt44.00–46.003704
Cows—Lean 85-90%93037.49/cwt32.00–41.0034911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00443.76/cwt38.00–47.0043910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08254.08/cwt48.00–59.0058538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20162.83/cwt60.00–71.0075514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54061.03/cwt60.00–62.009403
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,0401

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.