Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-05-15

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 15
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 744▲ 560 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 115▲ 93 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 2.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were up 3.00 to 6.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average. 17 head of hogs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.65/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$131.65
148 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$27.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512133.13682135
Medium 2385120.834659thin
Medium 3396105.994204thin
One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about $262 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 sale148 hd
131.65
—
NC average9 barns · 1,126 hd
132.87
−1.22
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—Average1,39891.381,27714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48266.099797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12064.0671859
CowsLean 85-90%Low81250.824124thin

Every lot

76 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 1-2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium 2240124.00/cwt124.00–124.002981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280151.20/cwt140.00–162.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322145.84/cwt130.00–169.004708
Steers—Medium 3325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335156.00/cwt156.00–156.005233
Steers—Medium 2374120.92/cwt117.00–124.004524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381146.93/cwt130.00–166.0056018
Steers—Medium 2417118.94/cwt110.00–126.004963
Steers—Medium 3420107.98/cwt106.00–110.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.34/cwt128.00–157.0059425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427156.00/cwt156.00–156.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469134.58/cwt129.00–143.006317
Steers—Medium 2480123.00/cwt123.00–123.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524134.43/cwt122.00–140.0070412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.0071514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605129.33/cwt129.00–131.0078212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639120.00/cwt120.00–120.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674113.48/cwt105.00–126.0076511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770103.63/cwt101.00–105.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828102.05/cwt99.00–105.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843104.00/cwt104.00–104.008776
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190131.00/cwt131.00–131.002491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225139.97/cwt129.00–150.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280132.63/cwt125.00–140.003712
Heifers—Medium 3300104.00/cwt104.00–104.003121
Heifers—Medium 2305116.00/cwt116.00–116.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329135.67/cwt125.00–144.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355142.00/cwt142.00–142.005042
Heifers—Medium 2360118.00/cwt118.00–118.004251
Heifers—Medium 3375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386137.14/cwt122.00–145.005299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430125.89/cwt118.00–140.0054119
Heifers—Medium 3430104.27/cwt100.00–108.004486
Heifers—Medium 2434114.98/cwt110.00–120.004994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471122.82/cwt116.00–128.0057824
Heifers—Medium 3478107.11/cwt104.00–110.005122
Heifers—Medium 1-2480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005711
Heifers—Medium 2482112.04/cwt110.00–114.005405
Heifers—Medium 3510101.00/cwt101.00–101.005151
Heifers—Medium 2518111.48/cwt110.00–113.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526118.81/cwt114.00–126.0062520
Heifers—Medium 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553114.00/cwt114.00–114.006302
Heifers—Medium 2567111.03/cwt109.00–114.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618105.52/cwt100.00–114.0065210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-269591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274584.00/cwt84.00–84.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275497.67/cwt96.00–98.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288075.00/cwt75.00–75.006601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3466108.46/cwt106.00–110.005054
Bulls—Medium 2475115.21/cwt110.00–120.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476130.79/cwt120.00–139.0062325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526121.51/cwt113.00–141.0063932
Bulls—Medium 3530105.51/cwt100.00–109.005594
Bulls—Medium 2533113.31/cwt110.00–117.006043
Bulls—Medium 3566105.98/cwt103.00–109.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576117.97/cwt110.00–132.0068022
Bulls—Medium 2580112.80/cwt110.00–115.0065410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624110.54/cwt98.00–124.0069015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666107.25/cwt99.00–115.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273295.76/cwt89.00–102.007019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277594.47/cwt93.00–96.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283088.00/cwt88.00–88.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289096.00/cwt96.00–96.008541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12876.01/cwt74.00–78.008572
Bulls——1,37790.71/cwt84.00–97.001,2499
Bulls——1,640103.62/cwt101.00–107.001,6993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80846.06/cwt44.00–48.003722
Cows—Lean 85-90%81555.58/cwt54.00–57.004532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04453.90/cwt47.00–57.0056314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09464.22/cwt60.00–67.0070329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23472.67/cwt64.00–79.0089716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40050.00/cwt50.00–50.007001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43576.00/cwt75.00–77.001,0912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52665.15/cwt62.00–68.009944

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.